KinKi Kids - Swan Song's B-sides
The following songs serve as B-sides in KinKi Kids's 29th single Swan Song which was released last Wed on 28th Oct .
- Samarekadasu (Swan Song) ~another oasis~
- Omokage (Trace) (Regular Edition Track)
- Shinku no Hana (Scarlet Flowers) (Limited Edition Track)
Swan Song's the duo's 29th straight #1's single for that matter .
Since releasing their debut single Glass no Shounen (Boy) 12 years ago , every single of theirs have debuted at the top spot which resulted them in being listed in the Guinness World Records for having the record of the most number of consecutive #1 singles .
Also , this's the duo's 1st single release since both of them turned 30 respectively .
Anyway back to the B-sides of Swan Song themselves . I really like Samarekadasu ~another oasis~ on 1st listen simply because the melody's plain gorgeous & I love the erhu & enka feeling going on in Samarekadasu ~another oasis~ which I find it absolutely lovely .
Only found in the regular edition of Swan Song , it's Omokage . The song I feel's a bit boring , a bit too slow & un-memorable for my liking . It took me quite a lot of listens to exactly remember how Omokage sounds like , of sorts .
As such , I will not consider this to be my fave B-side in Swan Song but I give Omokage credit for having a really beautiful melody .
Only found in the limited edition of Swan Song , it's Shinku no Hana & this's the only upbeat B-side you can find in the single .
Hmmm on 1st listen for Shinku no Hana , I had deja vibes of their 7th single Flower because other than the same associations of the song titles , the styles are almost the same to a certain extent .
Both songs are very Carribean & beach inspired . I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing but I suppose Shinku no Hana's nice to listen to if you're throwing a beach party .
After being in the business for 12 years , KinKi Kids have proven themselves on why they still have it going on & that they're 1 of the most respected seniors in the Johnny's & Associates talent agency .
I sure hope this will not be a Swan Song for the guys as I'm hoping that they will plan something good & hopefully big when they rolled out their 30th single .
When the guys released their 20th single Anniversary , they included a -20th.memorial version- of the A-side in the single so maybe something simliar might result again in the future .
The duo will be releasing their 11th album titled J album on 9th Dec & Swan Song has made the cut on the album as the very 1st track .
