pimp post: BRIGHT

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Label: Avex and Rhythm Zone


BRIGHT is a four-member girl group comprised of Mi-Mi (Mizuki Inoue), Nanaka (Nanaka Kobayashi), Nagi (Nagisa Shigemura), and Meg (Megumi Nakaya). All four members graduated from Caless, a vocal and dance academy in Osaka. All the members are about 17-18 years old (born in 90-92), and the original 3 members (everyone but Nanaka) started the band when they were 11-12 under the named 子スペラーズ (Ko Spellers). Their name was changed in 2007 when Nanaka joined.

BRIGHT released two indie albums, Brightest e.p. 01 and 02, under Rhythm Republic, before getting signed to Avex. Nagi is considered the "leader" and is alto; Nanaka and Mi-Mi are mezzo-soprano, and Meg is soprano.

Their first releases were not bad at all; however, it is BRIGHT's most recent single, "Kotoba ni Dekinakute," that prompted me to pimp-post.

This single clearly displays their vocal talent the best. The song itself is a beautiful piano with some light R&B, but it is their vocals that really make the song shine. The group is pretty good about alternating solos and chorus leaders, so they all get to shine...usually. At some point.

Nanaka is probably the "prettiest" member, so it makes sense that she tends to hog the solos. Her voice can be nasally, but it has got amazing range. She's also the best dancer, apparently, but I haven't really seen enough of their actually dancing to say.

Mi-Mi, although she's not the technical leader, is sort of in control- she runs their blog. Ver voice is so smooth, mid-range, and beautiful for their R&B. At first she was kind of pitchy, but she kept getting better and better, and with their latest single, she sounds gorgeous.





Nagi is the leader because she's the oldest, but I'm okay with it-her voice is deep and rich and absolutely amazing. She has got talent. Nagi probably has the best potential out of the group, but we'll have to see!

Meg is...thankfully taking the back seat at the moment. She's totally fine in the harmonies, but her solos are lacking the most out of everyone else. She can definately sing high, but it is rather unpolished. I hope she'll improve to be up to par with the rest of them by the next single, because you can tell she's got something there.

Together they harmonize beautifully, and I really think that is their strong point. While they all have their pros and cons, when they are put together- even a capella- they perform instantly and with such fresh talent!

(See 3:16)

Also...they can dance. I hope they do it more in the future, because you can tell they have talent. This video doesn't even display it all-since it is a PV intro, it's meant to make them look good, so the camera isn't the best for dance show off- but it just makes me excited for more. So much more.



Bonus for BRIGHT: there's not that many good girl pop groups in Japan currently. BRIGHT isn't popular, but they will rise for sure: their first album ranked 147; their second, 68, both within a year of each other. Most other girl groups don't have raw talent, but go for more of a visual thing...which will definately work out for these girls. They're gorgeous and have the vocals. Now they just need to release some more up-beat tempo songs so that they can strut their stuff better.

All in all, I must say that BRIGHT is my favorite girlband from Japan. Hopefully they will rise in fame. Cannot wait for more from this amazing group!

Newest single songs:



[Kotoba is for sure the better of the two, but Shining Butterfly, while average, is extremely catchy and upbeat. Can't help but love them.]