I started doing these ages ago with the Top 20 Morning Musume songs and promised to do the rest of H!P. Then I promptly forgot all about it... But I'm back now! So here are my top 20 S/mileage/ANGERME songs!
I won't comment on all the songs since it would take too long but I hope you all enjoy this list anyway.
20. Choto Mate Kudasai
19. aMa no Jaku
18. Dondengaeshi
17. Taiki Bansei
I won't comment on all the songs since it would take too long but I hope you all enjoy this list anyway.
20. Choto Mate Kudasai
19. aMa no Jaku
18. Dondengaeshi
17. Taiki Bansei
16. Tachiagirl
(I chose the Submem version of the MV since it's the only one where you get a good look at Fuyuka.)
Short lived 8nin S/mileage... I'm still sad about Fuyuka leaving...
15. Mahou Tsukai Sally
Catchy, cute, easy to sing along to, what's not to like?
14. Otome no Gyakushuu
Such a cool, creepy atmosphere.
13. Watashi
Kanon's solo song! Why did she have to graduate...
12. Suki yo, Junjou Hankouki
There was a time when this was the only 6nin S/mileage song I would listen to. Times have changed, but I still love this song.
11. Itoshima Distance
10. Eighteen Emotion
9. Gashin Shoutan
8. Yattaruchan
This song is so much fun and it's catchy too. I've never liked Kana that much but this is her song. Meimi's solo lines sound really great here to.
7. Atarashii Watashi ni Nare!
I'll be honest, I kind of hated this song when I first heard it but I find the lyrics really interesting.
Wearing different clothes but I look the same Anything I do, it's all the same logic I'm so thick headed Unless I change myself Miracle won't happen Be the new me! Be the new me! Throw away my little prejudice I want to change myself
So over time the song has grown on me and I often find myself singing along to it now. This song is also important because I consider it the birth of sexy S/mileage (whether that's a good thing or not is for you to decide).
6. Uchouten LOVE
Wahoo! The end of 4nin S/mileage and they went out with a bang! Another cute, Super catchy song.
5. Aa Susukino
The vocals in this song are so beautiful. I usually didn't like it when S/mileage did slower songs but this is just perfect.
4. Suki-chan
4nin S/mileage at their best. This song is so catchy and cute. I especially like the part where they whisper "Suki-chan" over and over again.
3. Ee ka!?
I didn't really like this song when I first heard it. The inspirational lyrics are what caught my attention first and then I realised how catchy this song it. The rest is history and now this is my favorite song of 6nin S/mileage.
2. Desugita Kui wa Utarenai
Firstly, the lyrics have a really cool message. I think I've mentioned this before but the lyric "the nail that stands out too much will not be hammered down" refers to a popular japanese phrase which basically means, don't stand out, blend into the crowd. This song is about ANGERME saying "hell no, we're going to stand out and be ourselves". What I probably haven't mentioned is how cool the instrumental is. I sometimes miss the old S/mileage but this song (and the one ahead of it) makes me apreciate the awesomness that is ANGERME.
1. Tsugitsugi Zokuzoku
This song is pure awesomness. That cool whispery bit at the start. That kickass chorus. Just everything about this song is perfect!
Honourable Mention!
I started this list a long time ago, and since then ANGERME released a new single. I didn't want to redo the entire list, but I also wanted this song to get the recognition it deserves. So without further ado, here's ANGERME's Wasurete Ageru, which I would place in position 3.5 in this list if I could.