“A dreamy, mesmerizing single by Japanese music duo Every Little Thing. For those who enjoy the group’s ballads, ‘Sakurabito’ is a pretty solid single.”
GROUP:Â Every Little Thing
CD SINGLE: サクラビト (Sakurabito)
LABEL: avex trax
CATALOG #: AVCD-31356/B
DURATION: 17:23
RELEASE DATE:Â February 13, 2008
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- サクラビト (Sakurabit0)
- オフェリア_act 1 (Ophelia_act 1)
- サクラビト (Instrumental)
- オフェリア_act 1 (Instrumental)
DVD: Region 2, LB, Duration: 5:47 minutes
- サクラビト (Music Video)
The musical unit Every Little Thing released their 34th CD single and ballad “Sakurabito” just in time for the Spring Cherry blossoms in Japan.
I have been a fan of ELT since their debut and of course, back then they were a trio until Mitsuru Igarashi left the group in 2000 and that synth-pop sound was then brought to Igarashi’s latest project known as the group day after tomorrow.
With vocalist Kaori Mochida and guitarist Ichiro Ito continuing the ELT fame, the group has since changed their music from those synth-pop years to be more rock-based, still incorporating the synth but more for arrangements.
In the past, the group have been known for their ballads and in this case, “Sakurabito” is another fine example of the group’s beautiful melodies and whimsical sound.  Featuring lyrics by Kaori Mochida and music by Kunio Tago, the arrangement is just beautiful as Tomoji Sogawa and Every Little Thing come up with a dreamy ballad.
The coupling song “Ophelia_act 1” is courtesy of Takashi Iioka and featuring a French chanson style of music by Ysunari “Nam-Nam” Nakamura and Every Little Thing. In an accordion style of Parisian flair, the song is simple as Mochida hums along to the tune.
The remaining tracks are the instrumental versions of the first two tracks.
As for the DVD, the music video for “Sakurabito” is included and features cherry blossoms and petals falling with various shots of Mochida who is posing in front of a camera to show two versions of her via happiness and sadness, while Ichiro Ito plays the guitar.
As for the CD insert, the insert is a standard bi-fold with lyrics while a flier promoting the group’s 8th album is included.
For Every Little Thing fans, “Sakurabito” is a simple CD single with the main ballad as the primary tack and the coupling track more or less an instrumental with Mochida humming her “la-la-la’s”.
The DVD features a single video that is simple compared to their past ballads such as “Fragile” or “Time Goes By” and personally, I think that those who are budget-mind will not be missing much if they go with the standard normal CD single version of “Sakurabito”, while diehard fans will want the DVD no matter what.
Overall, the single is a solid CD single with two enjoyable tracks. For Every Little Thing fans, definitely a single worth having in your music collection.
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