Morning Musume. 13th album : ⑬ Colorful Character

[Amped]

audio preview of new album song "Be Alive" from Morning Musume's channel
[youtube]jSj0sG5-6nY[/youtube]

this part only of "Be Alive" will be used for the singing exam of the 11th gen audition 3rd round.

lyrics and arrangement info

Be Alive　　／　　モーニング娘。
作詞：つんく　作曲：つんく　編曲：大久保薫

君を守る
星を守る
今日を生きる
明日に繋ぐ
いつか争うことない
優しき時代が
この世界中　包み込むさ

記念のあれを
無くしても
「心にある」とおさめるか

夕暮れの度
泣けてくる
誰かのせいにするのは終わり

有名は孤独の裏返し
さぁ　目指すなら最上の
栄光とプライドだな

君と共に
友と共に
夢と共に
汗と共に
いつか笑いの絶えない
自由な時代が
嫌なことなど　吹き飛ばすさ
君を悲しくさせない時代

Tsunku comments on how the song should be sung (for the audition)

つんく♂より「Be Alive」について
歌に関して、歌は最終的に心で歌うんですが、歌が上手になる秘訣はものまねすることです。
とにかく「あ、この人歌上手い」って思う人を見つけたら雰囲気、歌い方、ブレスの位置まで徹底的にものまねしてください。
なので、この課題曲も何度も何度も良く聞いてものまねしてください。
同時に大事なのが、リズムです。
POPSにはどの曲にもその曲がもつリズムがあります。
そのリズムを早く盗んで歌にそれを感じさせます。
歌詞の意味をかみしめながら細かいリズムまでしっかり覚えてチャレンジください。

[Panic Nancy]

Reina's high notes are gorgeous. Song's okay. I like the title, lol.

[Jessi]

What's Up should be the first song on the album and Be Alive should be the last. A solid concert ender and also it's nice that the two songs used from the audition are off the album. I for one am super excited for this one.

Spoiler: show

Also Masakis Mint looks more like a light blue here... my bad

[Pavlova]

I don't really like the happy album song (what's up something) but it has a rap part and i love the dance so yay for that. I'm learning the dance! I really really love Be Alive though

[Echidna]

lovely song
and gorgeous outfits!!! really love them!! Reina and Zukki look the best
while Mizuki isn't they should pick another shot . dat orange boy also looks bad but he often ruins group photos so, oh well..
sad that Eripon changed her color, but green suits her too but Ayu's color looks closer to violet then blue now.

[bekluvsdiru]

dat orange boy also looks bad but he often ruins group photos so, oh well..

I've just about had it with these comments about Haruka... Can we tone it down just a bit? Its okay or whatever in the H!PS thread... but its getting excessive.

[Panic Nancy]

Yeah. It's gross.

[Echidna]

oh, yes, people can talk for pages about how Zukki is fat and everything, but I can't post about haruka's bad pic. c'mon.

don't want to go offtopic more.

[Noshie]

I really like the lineup for that picture! Especially the center! Dawww Erina and Haruna started using their new colors. They look great! I can't wait for the 11th generation to bring some purple back in the mix (hopefully).

Be Alive is really pretty. I agree that it's a good closer for the album. But, I'm still loving What's Up!

[Pavlova]

She *is* getting chubby. Good, or bad, or irrelevant, it's still true. Haruka supposedly "ruining" group photos is subjective.

Speaking of Zukki, I like how her defenders are like "no, she's just top heavy and has boobs". Clearly, her legs are twice the size of all the other girls. I hope she learns to handle stress better, or else this could eventually be bad for her health not relative to weight or anything but i wish they had nutritionists. With all the dancing and performing they do they need a balanced diet and with a number of the girl's weight rollercoastering before (yossie, nono & aibon, mako..), they clearly don't.