Earlier today, I noticed something so utterly cool I just had to post about it. Not too long ago, Rie Fu made a small blog entry in English. Well, everyone (or at least her fans) know about her amazing grasp at linguistics, but that’s not what I’m getting at anyway. Here’s a small excerpt from her blog entry:
“(…) Just to keep you up to date with how i am doing, i am currently living and working in japan, starting to get fed up with the Japanese music market selling shit. (don’t translate this..)”
Wow LOL.
She addresses to her fans in a very friendly manner though, and also has asked them to support her by buying her CDs (particularly her upcoming 4th album), if they reside in the US or UK. I don’t mean to be pessimistic, but I’m afraid she most probably won’t be able to sell much. With mild popularity in her homeland, and almost zero promotion worldwide, there’s very little chance her new album would be a success. Ah well, I wish her the best of luck!
In related news, Rie Fu’s 4th album has been postponed in Japan - but that’s too old a news, so never mind.
Filed under: Rie Fu, j-pop | Tags: j-pop, single, Rie Fu, Home, review, download
Rie Fu - Home
Tracklist:
01. Home
02. Wait For Me
03. (They Long To Be) Close To You
I never thought I would ever be into Rie Fu’s musical style, but slowly and gradually she has grown on me immensely and has become one of my most favourite artistes ever. She has a distinct style in this plethora of same-sounding J-pop idols. Apart from YUI, she is the only singer whom I can recognise audibly.
Home is Rie Fu’s 10th single which was released on 23rd January, 2008. The title track of this single is the themesong for the movie Koneko no Namida.
The first track on the album is a sweet, cutesy song Home. As usual, Rie Fu puts heavy emphasis on lyrics over music with well written and poetic songs in Home and makes it sound lovely. The musical instruments are also handled very well and match the pleasant atmosphere of the song. In all, Home is a sweet and cute sort of song, but at times it reminds me of some other Rie Fu songs which are definitely better.
The next track is Wait For Me with such an incredibly heartwarming melody. The whole song is backed by acoustic guitar and piano which suits the mood very well. One thing I really, really love in this song is the beaaautiful chorus which makes me feel all fuzzy inside. Rie Fu’s vocals song quite good in the verses, but (once again) they sound much too generic and like her previous songs. Wait For Me is definitely one of the better Rie Fu songs.
The third track is actually Rie Fu’s cover of the song (They Long To Be) Close To You by The Carpenter. Not having known of this duo before, I checked out the original version of the song before listening to this one and I must say I can’t say which one I love better. Rie Fu doesn’t change much in her cover and makes everything sound exactly like the original.
Overall grade: A-
