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JYONGRI – Unchanging Love ~Kimi ga Ireba~

June 26, 2008 at 6:47 pm | In JYONGRI | 4 Comments
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SINGLE REVIEW
JYONGRI – Unchanging Love ~Kimi ga Ireba~

1. Unchanging Love ~Kimi ga Ireba~
2. Trust & Try
3. YOUR SONG
4. Unchanging Love ~Kimi ga Ireba~
/ Instrumental
5. Trust & Try / Instrumental

This is JYONGRI’s 5th single and it was released on June 4, 2008. This single reached #12 on the Oricon Weekly Charts and it has sold 21,496 copies.

At times, Unchanging Love ~Kimi ga Ireba~ sounded similar to JYONGRI’s last R&B infused pop ballad Lullaby For You. It’s less of a ballad than Lullaby For You though since it features faster vocals and a more upbeat rhythm. The verses are boring because the vocals sound a little dry but at least they transition into a vibrant chorus. This is where she begins to put some life into her voice and it’s a considerable change. In the end, this was another good A-side from JYONGRI but the B-sides…man, they’re bad.

Trust & Try is odd and a horrible combination of dance beats, electric guitar, and synth. The overall presentation of this song is just plain sloppy and it felt poorly put together. I had the biggest problem with the chorus because it’s a huge mess. It ranks with Romeo & Juliet as one of her worst B-sides.

There is one word describe her modern rendition of Elton John’s YOUR SONG: AWFUL. What ruins this otherwise okay cover is the rapper that blurts out random crap. It’s totally distracting and some of the things he says are just plain stupid (I wanted to punch him by the time it got to his “solo part”). I guess he was added into the song to make it more “urban” but it didn’t help one single bit.

Overall Rating

3 stars

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“It ranks with Romeo & Juliet as one of her worst B-sides.”
Hahaha. I remember hating R&J the first time I heard it, but it eventually grew on me XD
“You’re Romeoo and I’m Juliettttt. We are truly deeply in loveeeee.” <<== I lol’d.

… Jyongri usually puts out lame B-sides XD.

err let’s hope her new album isn’t lame? XD I liked Unchanging Love, even if it’s a bit boring :P. I think part of it was because I thought the PV looked cool XD.

- Megumi

Comment by Megumi or Tsuki — June 26, 2008 #
I wish I could be as forgiving as you, Lex.
It’s pretty bad when you have released your 5th single and already your ballads sound recycle.
I didn’t like any part of Unchanging Love. NOTHING!
I continued watching the PV only for the giraffes XD!
You don’t like rappers, do you Lex?

Comment by lynethia — June 26, 2008 #
I really enjoyed Unchanging Love- especially the chorus! Haven’t heard the b-sides yet, but if they stink as much as you say then… I’m not looking to forward to them. :/

lol @ Megumi ir Tsuki. Yeah, Romeo & Juliet did suck, but somehow I didn’t delete it so…

Comment by Ty_Sylicus — June 27, 2008 #
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