SHI-BOU

Looking at music videos in the Vocaloid scene these days, it often feels like MVs only serve to showcase cuteness. However, I think the MVs for this album all work wonderfully as elements that evoke genuine emotion. In my case, the listening experience with and without watching the MVs was completely different. PinocchioP has always been an artist who utilizes MVs well, but he seems to have reached a high point with this album. Most of the tracks have MVs with Korean subtitles, so I strongly recommend watching them while listening to the album. I also consider the lyrics a major strength of this album. Making warm music that comforts me with creative lyrics—comparing a first encounter with a stranger to a meeting between an alien and an earthling, or expressing the frustrations of growing into an adult through negative onomatopoeia—how could I not be crazy about it? Personally, there was one downside: filling most of the long 1-hour runtime with hectic (?) music felt a bit lacking in consideration for the listener.