Juujun na Slave - AKB48 Team A

So now I move on to my favourite song of 2014. Team A's 'Juujun na Slave'.

Juujun na Slave was released as a coupling song of AKB's 38th Single Kibouteki Refrain. However the MV was later released as a bonus of the ''Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de tobe!'' Album (2015.01.21) together with the other coupling MVs.

Actually I have really high expectations of Team songs, well not all Team songs -I really don'T like Team B songs that much. And since we are talking about Team A here, the first Team with the star line-up I expected a lot. I mean Team A songs were always pretty amazing (let's not talk about 'Kiss Made Countdown'' that song is just aweful)

So after ''Kimi wa Kimagure'' I really hoped for a more darker, cooler dance number-like song like ''River'' or ''UZA''.
And luckily my praiers were heard because Juujun na Slave is all this...and even more!!

It's dark, it's a cool dance-number and it's a bit like ''UZA'' which is really one of my favourite A-side songs. Well, it has an electronic sound and a few autotune parts which fit in really good. It's really fast paced and -luckily not like UZA- not repetitive in it's refrain. 

Don't get me wrong I really like UZA even if it has a repetitive refrain.

Well, the song's title is really mature and also dark -well, it means Obedient Slave come on- and the MV fits this concept pretty well. Come on the costumes totally look like -you know- SM outfits kind of.

The first moment I listened to this song I was awestruck and really excited and to be honest as soon as I saw the MV's preview I couldn't stop screaming (in a metaphorical sense) in joy.

However back to the Song. Juujun na Slave is Centered by no other than -drumroll- NyanMina. So actually it's a double center with Takamina (Takahashi Minami) and NyanNyan (Kojima Haruna). And they fit perfectly as centers for this song since they have kind of such a relationship -or more like Nyannyan akways ignoring Takamina.

However I still don't get why the Team MVs were included in ''Rhodes'' and not in he actual single, but well can't change it anymore.....

But now let's focus on the actual MV of this awesome song.

So it starts with legs -well actually with thighs. I wonder who they belong to.

Oh, hey Takamina nice .... ehm... ooutfit?

So, handcuffs? well, should have expected that from such a title....

Tomu is really into her role...

So Takamina also gets handcuffs....

And yay \ (*.*) / NyanMina...

That actually looks pretty natural there Tomu, Nao

Paru looks really stunning in this MV

Nyan: ''Hey there, wanna be my slave?''

worst pick upline ever

Nao: ''Sorry. I already have Tomu as my master...''

Annin.....

And Kawaei...

I really don't like how they were always paired together after the incident....

Sakura and Paru...

Karen *-*

Looking quite awesome here...

...and Chiyori, also looking quite good

I really like that hairstyle of Ricchan here

Nyan is tottaly in control of Takamina

Nyan: ''Now I can do everything I want to Minami''

Now let's take a look at the complete Team.

The title -as always.

The set looks awesome with the stage and the prison-like structure

Takamina: ''Damn. Please don't let Acchan see this.''

Nyan: ''Can't promise that''

Takamina: ''No! I have to delete these scenes before she sees this''

Nyan: ''Defenitely won't let you''

Takamina: ''I'm dead.....''

Paru praying for something?

Paru: ''Don't make a strange move or Yui is going to get angry....''

Sakura: ''Whoops''

I really like how Annin looks in this MV..

Ricchan the same. But you can see that her hair colour doesn't match the colour of her eyebrow.

Ehm.. guys what are you doing??

Annin: ''Don't even ask.''

And the totally natrual looking pairing again.

Another pairing.

Fuuko and I can't see the other one

It's really crass how fair everyone's skin is

Oh so Fuuko's ''master'' is Makiho

This dream Combi aigain. Wonder what their shipname would be...

ChiIwa or something?

Karen: ''Nah. I prefer SuuIwa with my Suuchan''

So the ''hot'' phase begins?

Yeah, it defenitely begins now!

What are those gloves?! Their looking aweful!

Wow, Tatsumaki is like 13? Producer what are you doing?

Really Producer-san!!

I really like Tomu in this MV

I don't know why  but I always make screenshots of Kojiharu looking like this....

Love the NyanMina Ship...

Tomu: ''Found you Cameraman...''

Aweful close you two...

Ehm....

Chori: ''Hey, let's party.''

Nyan: ''Count us in''

And to do that let us free all the slaves...

Makiho: ''Don't run away!''

Sakura: ''Have to obey Salt-sama''

Tomu: ''Well, later we will write our '48 shades of Team A'.''

Really bad joke....

Nyan: ''Never do that joke again OP''

Takamina: ''Not funny at all''

Finally the ''not sofamous'' member appear. First off Aamin and Rena.

Aamin looks really awesome in this MV.

Nanami and Nattsun...

Nattsun looks kin dof sassy here

Kayoko and Mariko.
Kayoko: ''We are the best couple here''
Mariko: ''ehm...''

Miyabi and Megu. I really had to look twice here.
Megu looks great here.
Megu: ''Don't look at my girlfriend!!''

Sakiko and Chisato. And Aya and Naana.

Let the show begin

Fuuko: ''Aiin~''

Sasuga Osaka.

I like how Sakiko looks here.

Tastsumakichan is really bored....

Tomu: ''Nao really is a good choice''

Like I said. I love the set.

So, all the ''masters'' are sitting around the stage

Karen: ''Please chose me I'm awesome.''

Nyan: ''Gonna catch'em all.''

Chiyori: ''Nah, too much Nagoya''

Karen:''Don't take me''

Whoa, Paru looking really creepy here. Is she in Salt-mode or what?

Chiyori: ''Shall I take revenge for being pushed out of Hakata?''

Chiyori stahp. Not good. Sasshi will get angry...

Nyan: ''Nah, you are too tall. I prefer someone smaller...''

Takamina's hair looks really cool here.

I love Tomu's outfit

I like those dimpels and that sounds really creepy...

So the new star/front line-up -in which luckily Karen is in. Love that fact!! Finally they did it- gets extra screentime.... seems unfair

And dance scene...

Takamina's expression doesn't fit this MV at all

Karen: ''Sono Hitomi ♫''
Wrong song.......

The new HKT and AKB centers

And put the hands up in the air 

So the handcuffs again... *sigh*

End position... and the three main pairs are on the stage

Like I already said I love Tomu in this MV

Takamina: ''Just do it''

Fuuko: ''Please don't''

I love that background colour 

Paru: ''Well, let's go. I still havejobs to do.''

Fuuko: ''I want to go back to Namba....''

Team A leaving the stage

Bye.....

So that was the awesome MV of Team A's Juujun na Slave.
Somehow I always say the same at the end of a Review

*** Attention Personal Opinion ***

Wow, that was... different. So, just shortly after the daring MV of ''Ambulance'' comes this. Well, just like the title already tells us, this MV/Song is about slaves and masters -luckily not á la 50 shades of grey style. And well, this topic is really risky and mature for AKB standards. However I actually think that AKB's MVs get a bit daring lately -and not just the MVs, some shows also. Kind of hardcore here.

Like I already said I love the NyanMina wCenter because their relationship kind of fit these two. However the other girls did a really good job, too. I especially love Tomu who really looked awesome with that dominant attitude. And Karen and Chiyori were rocking that MV. They looked really realistic.
What I really didn't like -and call me old-fashioned- was Makiho, I mean come on she is like 13, that just seems so wrong. Furthermore I really didn't like that not everyone got equal -or at least a bit more- screentime. I mean just the 12 main pairs got the most screentime and I actually always thought/think that the Team songs should be equal to all members. However I tsill love the fact that Karen is one of the main members, it's finally time that they push her.

All in all, I really love that AKB is doing such daring and mature MVs since these normal, being-cute Idol songs got really boring because they sounded all the same lately -well the A-sides still almost all sound the same- and I really hope they continue with this.

So that's all of my rambling for today.

See you next time -which hopefully will be soon. :)