Track Listing
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Gekkou
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Arrow of Pain
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Gekkou (Instrumental)
1. Gekkou
Wow, Gekkou is a pretty ballad from Chihiro. There’s a gorgeous piano melody aligned with some strings in the background. I think this showed more of what Chihiro can do as a singer and it’s a great 2nd A-side. How she sings the chorus is great even though her English is kind of bad, but she’s good with what she has in the song.
2. Arrow of Pain
I didn’t expect Arrow of Pain to be a ballad either, but it’s just as emotional as “Gekkou”. Even though it isn’t as extravagant as the A-side, Arrow of Pain kind of has a mainstream sound with the minor synth inclusion during the song, creating a spacey sound, but it isn’t too tacked on. Alright B-side.
Chihiro’s 2nd single was ballad heavy for sure. Gekkou was the better because of how flowing it all was. Arrow of Pain was still good, just a little less memorable because of less sounds, but it gets an album version on “INSOMNIA” wonder if it’ll be better.
