[Single] Show TIME
Artist: 9nine
Release: 04/06/2008

Tracklist:
1. Show TIME
2. Show TIME [Cho-nori★Instrumental]
3. Hyouryuu Shoujo ~Roudoku(漂流少女 ~朗読)

Buy: Only available from Tower Records apparently...


[Album] second 9
Artist: 9nine
Release: 09/07/2008

Tracklist:
1. awake
2. sky
3. Hyouryuu Shoujo ~Roudoku(漂流少女 ~朗読)
4. Cherry
5. MONSTER
6. Merry-Go-Round (メリーゴーランド)
7. Suna no Shiro (砂の城)
8. koi Hana (恋花)
9. Show TIME

Preorder: CDJapan || YesAsia


Some time ago, Amethyst did a write-up on this lesser known group. I hadn't realized they were still active at all till I recently came across this new PV of theirs, which features the song "Show TIME" from their latest single which is out...well waddaya know, today.



A little more edgier than their last batch of songs, I'll give them that. And I like some of the background effects they had going on there. Still, I find them pretty mediocre. Dancing looks half-assed. The girls look almost expressionless. I mean c'mon, put some heart into it!

What I found nice about their first album was how light and happy it felt. Not overly so (H!P-style), but in moderate doses. It was a nice change. In comparison, "Show TIME" comes across as a weak attempt at trying to gain some attitude like some of the more popular J-Pop artistes these days.

Ah well, I bet some people still wouldn't be able to say no to a bunch of cute girls though lol.