Give ‘Pride, Bright’ a Bigger Stage: Fans Want Hello! Project’s #1 Fan-Voted Song Seen Outside the Fandom

Isn't this basically the public's image of "Juice" (i.e., Juice=Juice)?
It's got way more appeal than "Kurakura" anyway.

"Tokyo Blur" doesn't need to happen, but I want "Pride, Bright" shown off outside.

Nah, other way around — don't need "Pride, Bright" (aka "Pura-Bura").

Kinda sick of that stuff already, so nah.

Re: #4
Outside audiences aren't sick of it though.

Gotta be "Baba Boon," right? (apparently some kind of fan in-joke)

If "Pride, Bright" were by a top artist, it wouldn't be surprising to see it crack the top 50 on the yearly charts.

Hello! Project Song Awards – Song Category
2013 #1 – Romance no Tochuu (Romance in Progress)
2013 #5 – Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne (You Should Hold Me Before I Even Say So)
2014 #1 – Ijiwaru Shinaide Dakishimete yo (Don't Be Mean, Just Hold Me)
2015 #8 – CHOICE & CHANCE
2015 #9 – Umaretate no Baby Love (Newborn Baby Love)
2016 #3 – Otona no Jijou (Grown-Up Reasons)
2017 #3 – Fiesta! Fiesta!
2018 #4 – Kindan Shoujo (Forbidden Girl)
2019 #1 – "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte nee, Homete Iru no? (When You Say "I Bet You Could Make It on Your Own," Is That Even a Compliment?) (*)
2019 #10 – Bitansan (Mild Sparkle)
2020 #2 – Pop Music
2020 #5 – Suki tte Itte yo (Just Say You Love Me)
2020 #9 – Borderline
2022 #8 – Platonic Planet (Ultimate Juice Ver.)
2023 #1 – Pride, Bright
2024 #2 – Tokyo Blur
2024 #8 – Nai Mono Love (Love for What I Don't Have)
2025 #1 – Look Amazing! Mi Amore
2025 #3 – No More Excuses, I Broke Up With You Just Like That

Forget that, they should do "Date ja Nai yo" (It's Not Just for Show) instead — people would be saying it's a reincarnation of Kanako Oginome.

"Date ja Nai yo" has too strong a flavor, newcomers probably wouldn't go near it. You need something mild and modern-stylish first to reel people in a bit.

I want the stomping-tantrum dance (jitanda dance) to just wipe the floor with outside audiences.

Isn't the public image just "Hito Sore"?

"Hito Sore" is, whatever anyone says, a Karin Miyamoto song.
"Pride, Bright," "Blur," and "Look Amazing! Mi Amore" are basically the Danbara-era Juice=Juice trilogy, right?

The public image is nothing but the "Mi Amore" girls.

The public image is idols flashing their underwear for a photo op, right?

"Pride, Bright" is already in the setlist though.

Re: #16
The point is do it on TV.

"Tokyo Blur" has stylish sound and lyrics, so it wouldn't be embarrassing to show it off outside — that's nice.

"Bitansan" (Mild Sparkle) is great but it's kind of overlooked.

Lucky to have so many candidates to choose from.

Honestly, "Hito Sore" and "Pride, Bright" lay the strong-woman thing on so thick it gave me heartburn — let's go with "Blur" or "Bitansan" instead.

I don't get what's good about "Pride, Bright," same as I don't get Tsunku's songs.

For a day like today, I'd say it calls for "Ketsuron kara Itte Chōdai" (Just Give Me the Bottom Line).

There are people who say "Pride, Bright" is good, but the sound's dated.

The only cool part of "Pride, Bright" is the guitar riff.
That's the peak, and the song just fizzles out after that.

"Blur" has a great beat.
The quiet build before the final chorus is good too.

No, I think it's dated too — dated on a whole different level, like some old tea-commercial jingle.

No, it's not dated.
What counts as "dated" is subjective anyway.

They do perform "Pride, Bright" outside here and there, but "Tokyo Blur" should get more stage time, right?

It's the same as thinking AKB's sound feels dated when you listen to it now.

People can't tell the difference between "I'm just used to hearing it" and "it actually sounds old."

There is a bit of an old-school Avex vibe to the synth chords — like "Pride (bam!) Bright (bam!)" — but the drums and guitar don't sound dated.

Re: #40
Isn't that sound an orchestra hit?

These days, about the only act still making songs with guitar that pushy is B'z.

When people say "dated," what era specifically are they picturing?

If they performed these two songs on TV, I think a lot of viewers would be blown away.

The timeline of music has gotten pretty flat these days anyway.

Unless it's a style that was hugely trendy just a bit ago (like Morning Musume's newer songs), it won't really read as "dated."

Do "Doriro" (fan shorthand for a song title) and leave first-timers stunned.

"Nai Mono Love" actually gets performed more than "Tokyo Blur."