[2022.07.13] OCHA NORMA - Koi no Crouching Start / Omatsuri Debut da ze!

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[2022.07.13] OCHA NORMA - Koi no Crouching Start / Omatsuri Debut da ze!

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Announced at the Hello Pro Kenshuusei Recital March 2022 BREATH ~Ibuki~ today, OCHA NORMA will have their major label debut single on 7/13!

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http://helloproject.com/release/detail/EPCE-7694/

Koi no Crouching Start / Omatsuri Debut da ze!

• "Koi no Crouching Start" was used as the theme song for the drama series "Mayonaka ni Hello!" between January and March 2022.
• The Limited A & B edition blu-rays will include MVs, another version of the video, and a making of video.
• The Limited SP edition blu-ray will include different versions of videos, solo singing videos of all 10 members, and other videos (planned, TBA).
• 1 of 11 types (10 solo & 1 kira) of trading cards will be included in the first pressing of Regular A (1st costume) and Regular B (2nd costume).

(thanks to Nayok-Kihara on H!O)

Omatsuri Debut da ze! is written and composed by Hoshibe Shou and Arranged by by both Hoshibe and Sumikama Tomohiro
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And we have a radio rip for "Omatsuri Debut da ze!"



I'm a fan of this.
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Finally something. They've really kept that release a secret so far, except for Crouching Start.
New song sounds interesting, I need an MV tho.
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Crouching Tiger MV will be out tomorrow or tonight if you’re living in Japan.
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Here it is!

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The start was very much not what I was expecting for a first MV for a new H!P group. It was borderline boring if I'm honest. But that ending really got to me. Flashbacks on idol growth always pull the maternal side out of me.
I'm hoping they saved the majority of their budget for the other MV. Because that song deserves a flashy MV.

I've been craving a traditional sounding song from H!P, it's been SO long. (And to think I'm getting one from Tsubaki AND Ocha in the same year!?)

I was toying with the thought that I'd like Ocha to cover Edo no Temari Uta at some point and now I REALLY want them to cover it.
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The regulars are cute.

Also, Koi no Crouching start MV is out.

Track themed MV? I'm all here for it :ph34r:
(Their bloc position/technic is not that bad :hahaha: *track coach here*)
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Shoujo Q wrote: Fri Jun 03, 2022 5:15 am The start was very much not what I was expecting for a first MV for a new H!P group. It was borderline boring if I'm honest. But that ending really got to me. Flashbacks on idol growth always pull the maternal side out of me.
I'm hoping they saved the majority of their budget for the other MV. Because that song deserves a flashy MV.
I think that's probably the plan. Why break the bank on an MV for a months-old song when an off-the-shelf H!P clip -- souped-up with feels-generating old footage -- will suffice? It looks like a debut video, and since it is, I'm fine with it. But yeah, they better go big on "Omatsuri."
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Strong Bacchikoi Seishun vibes. Rather cute, and you see a theme. I agree with JPope and Shoujo, they better be saving for the other song. It does feel like a debut song because it's... quite pretty. Like, you see the effort? Compared to what other H!P groups get, they actually care for wide shots, a proper location, etc. Or little things like the face close ups before the start of the run. And the Mayonaka door.

I thought the flashback part was cheap, though. Why waste several seconds of an MV with footage that's that old? (Though to be fair I didn't like these in the I WISH MV either lol)

But, eh. Cute nonetheless.
I still don't really get the vibe of the group. They have energy like Kobushi, but less chaotic and more cute, yet not as cute as Country Girls, but not as awkward as Tsubaki, yet they feel like a generic Hello! Project group. In fact, they do feel like promoted KSS. Hopefully they'll find a style for themselves soon.
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They strike me as similar to Beyooooonds.

Was the video filmed at the (relatively) new Olympic stadium?

The track scene reminds me of the old H!P sports festivals. Remember those?

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It was filmed at Kumagaya Athletic Stadium in Kumagaya Park, Saitama. (Amped at Jplop)
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"Omatsuri Debut da ze!" PV

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It's cute, I like the vibe. In the first half I was a bit worried since it was a better danceshot close up vid, but the rest made up for it.
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First day #2 with 73k sold units. Pretty damn decent.
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An unfortunate week for OCHA to debut, having to go up against Snow Man, but 73K is legit.
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OCHA maintains their 2nd place spot with 9.5K day 2 sales, pushing their total to just over 83K. They will pass Biyo's "Chopin Senpai" with another 700 sales, which just seems insane to me, lol. They have a legitimate chance to touch 90K.
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I know DJ mentioned this in the general OCHA thread, but might as well put it here for posterity, too.



95.5K first week sales is more than I was expecting, even considering the fact that it's a debut. I figured 60K-70K would be a huge success, and they blew past that on Day 1. To put this in perspective, OCHA is only 4.5K behind the first week for "Megane no Otoko no Ko / Nippon no D・N・A! / Go Waist," and if "Crouching Start" follows the sales trend of Biyo's debut, they will pass 100K by the end of this week. That's frankly stunning to me. I wonder if UF will follow the Biyo blueprint and hit us with a long-player next?
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Certified Gold.

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