I found one thing that the current HANA was missing regarding this matter

Regarding the "OWARI" issue that is currently the talk of the town, how did you all, the fans of HANA (HONEYs), feel about it?

NENE's lyrics and MV for "OWARI" (please view at your own discretion as it is quite intense) are considered to be a criticism of HANA's new song "Burning Flower".

HANA / Burning Flower -Music Video-

No No Girls from which I have been supporting the members of HANA, although the initial shock was significant, now that they have gained attention from the serious HIPHOP scene like this, I cannot stop feeling excited that HANA might grow even bigger.

SKY-HI Regarding the series of events including the president's answer, this article by Jun @ Human Relations Expert who knows the HIPHOP scene well, summarized it very well and almost matched my interpretation. While criticism and abuse are flying around on social media, the ability to verbalize things in a calm manner that convinces people from all walks of life is wonderful, and I realize the greatness of the media called note where such high-quality articles are published in real time.

NENE's plagiarism criticism and my impressions

NENE, who has paved the way for herself as one of the few female rappers in HIPHOP. NENE. I like her unwavering way of life and musicality as one of the few female HIPHOP singers in Japan, and I always check out the new songs of "
Yurufuwa Gang".

However, her works are sprinkled with profanity, so if you carelessly put them in a playlist, it will be a disaster if they play at work or on the train.

Now, this problematic work released by NENE, "OWARI". The lyrics of the chorus are a fierce criticism of "plagiarism".

A "mood board" is originally a "design collection (sample)" containing photos, pictures, etc., of wallpapers, color patterns, etc., that you refer to when thinking about room interiors, event images, designs, etc. Windows that appear when selecting existing illustrations or background colors to insert into web pages or file materials in drawing apps are also called mood boards. As for how it is used by young people recently, it also means a collection of photos that Instagrammers or others have published, such as outfits or interior ideas that you liked and saved to your smartphone.

NENE singing "I'm on your mood board" means "You're choosing my ideas and works (saved on your smartphone) to make your songs, aren't you?" Setting aside this matter, NENE is excellent for bringing this "in-season" phrase to the chorus of a diss track and creating addictiveness to the song itself. It is true that the concept of the "

Burning Flower" MV feels similar to "NENE's "Atsui" or "HEAT" (I won't post the YouTube link because it's too stimulating lol) released last year. The timing might have been a bit bad. However, if you look at the world of Western music, you wouldn't be called a "plagiarist" just because a woman in a swimsuit is saying "Hot Hot" by the poolside in a hit Latin HIPHOP song MV (because everyone does it).

While I didn't feel any plagiarized elements in the MV for "Burning Flower", I did get the impression that the musical style was inspired by Camila Cabello's masterpiece "Havana" (by the way, this Havana is also criticized for being a rip-off of Selena Gomez's "Same Old Love")

Camila Cabello - Havana

The worlds of music and fashion are, in the first place, built by referencing "things created in the past," and in a sense, through "imitation," so I think it's inevitable that the artist themselves or the listeners might feel something is a "rip-off," or even if it doesn't go that far, feel that it is "similar."

And before talking about plagiarism, my honest impression after watching "Burning Flower" was that it might have been a little too early to show the world the HANA members in swimsuits (even if they agreed to it themselves, well, you know). And with this incident as a trigger, my anxiety only grows that HANA fans, who I assume include many minors and children, will be led to the intense MV (and intense lyrics) of NENE.

What NENE and Chanmina have, and what HANA is missing

Returning to the main topic, as I re-watched "No No Girls", which I must have already looped 20 times, and listened to it several times while looking at the lyrics for "OWARI", I realized that there was something still "missing" from the wonderful girl group HANA. That is the essence of "anger".

"Drop", "ROSE", and "Burning Flower" all have edgy lyrics, and their expressions and performances are challenging, but they aren't angry. It feels like their good upbringing comes through, for better or for worse.

NENE's "OWARI" is angry from start to finish. Anger toward

Chanmina, anger toward BMSG, and anger toward the pop world that interprets hip-hop too easily; no one can stop her. However, this song "OWARI" would not have been born without that "anger". The more I listen to it, the more I realize the diversity of the phrases of anger and the power those words possess.

In contrast, the many works I love that Chanmina, who has become the target of that "anger" this time, has created so far, were also driven by "anger" toward heartless people who casually post slanderous comments and people who unilaterally criticize her work.

"Fuxxer", "Beauty", "I'm POP", and "NG", these are lyrics with an impact you can't forget once you hear them, even if the target of the "anger" isn't specified.

Chanmina - I'm a Pop

ME:I was born from Produce101, and even there, Chanmina talked about how she used to write down all her anger in a notebook and pour it into her music.

And then, NoNoGa in the 5th round of auditions, HANA and the other members performed their self-written rap "NG".

Both the "KINISHY" and "SHOWY" teams packed the power of the emotions hidden in each of their hearts into their own lyrics, and showed us a performance that could be called the true essence of NoNoGa.

NG- KINISHY ver from Audition "No No Girls"

NG- SHOWY ver from Audition "No No Girls"

The "anger" that welled up from the depths of their hearts that they showed us here.
Don't you want to see more of this?

Especially KOHARU, who is always smiling and caring for those around her, exposing her emotions in an angry rap like 'Stop calling me a people-pleaser, I'll smile at you too, I'll kill you with kindness (paraphrased)'—I think this is the only time she's done that (I love it).

Ryon-Ryon Sensei told them, 'You are entering a world where you are worth as much as you are favored,' and while I think it's probably better for a newly debuted girl group not to express raw emotions directly, HANA who has debuted seems to be suppressing her 'negative' emotions more than necessary compared to when she was in NoNoGa.

NENE declared war on her saying, 'You didn't even write your own rap, did you?', and now that Chanmina-sensei is a bit weak after giving birth, HANA should be angrier!
No, be angry!

Masterpieces of pop music born from women's anger

"Anger" is considered something to be avoided in daily society, but in the world of music, it is an important factor that connects an artist's strong emotions and talent, and serves as a catalyst for creating "masterpieces." This is true not only for HIPHOP, where the expression of "anger" was the starting point, but also for the world of pop music.

A masterpiece that everyone has surely heard somewhere at least once, 4 Non Blondes's classic "What's Up". A woman turning 25 expresses the unfairness and lack of freedom of living as a woman with words of anger that are almost too simple, saying, "I've been trying so hard, but wait? Is this world run by men? Huh? What does that even mean? I don't get it at all!?"

A powerful singing voice that speaks for the inner cries of all troubled young people, not just women. It is an eternal song of youth that audiences sing along to passionately at overseas music festivals and concerts.

And, speaking of masterpieces that intensely express anger toward a specific person, like in this recent commotion, there is Beyoncé Beyoncé's Destiny's Child's Survivor. It is a song that permeated the appeal of HIPHOP into the pop world through the emotion of "anger".

Destiny's Child - Survivor

It is said that Beyoncé herself turned her anger and disappointment toward the two members who suddenly left the group into lyrics. The exquisite rhythm, which sounds like a one-sided argument despite being a back-and-forth between dissing the other party and praising herself, is incredibly satisfying.

By the way, Beyoncé and the other members were sued for defamation by the former members over the lyrics of this song (they later settled).

Just as there are masterpieces that diss others, there are also masterpieces born as answer songs to being dissed.

As the vocalist of the rock band No Doubt, Gwen Stefani (Gwen Stefani) embodied the fact that women can be leaders in the music world. She, who lived strongly without pandering in a male-dominated society, is an eternal icon for women who spent their youth in the 90s. However, Courtney Love (Courtney Love), who was also active as a female vocalist in the same era, was furious when she compared Gwen to a "cheerleader" in an interview with the American teen magazine "Seventeen".

Having built her career steadily in the gritty rock scene, Gwen must have been worried that the younger generation reading the article would misunderstand her. While a cheerleader has the image of a popular person at the center of the circle, the term can also be used with negative connotations like "pandering to men" or "always concerned with popularity and status."

She turned her answer song to being "called a cheerleader" into the cool, cheerleader-cheer-style masterpiece "Hollaback Girl".

Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl

"Hollaback" refers to when other cheerleaders respond with set words after a cheerleader calls out, and a "Hollaback Girl" is a term mocking a girl who just follows what others tell her to do.

The marching band-like rhythm of American football cheerleading and the slow rap match perfectly, making it a masterpiece that highlights the versatility of Gwen, who can handle everything from rock and roll to HIPHOP.

She plays a cheerleader-style character in the MV, but the lyrics are completely from the perspective of the player.

The essence of "anger" which I think is a little lacking in the current HANA. However, with this matter,

HANA has been given a reason to "get angry". She can write lyrics, and her power to express them should be top-notch. I'm already looking forward to seeing what amazing things she'll do in her next work. Keep livening up the J-POP scene,
HANA


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