alan – ひとつ

1. ひとつ (Hitotsu)
2. 君想フ空 (Kimi Omou Sora)
3. 東京未明 (Toukyou Mimei)
4. sign
5. ひとつ (Instrumental)
6. 君想フ空 (Instrumental)
7. 東京未明 (Instrumental)

I pretty much fell out of pop music after all the boybands died off, but I’ve been hearing so much — or rather, seeing so much — of alan lately that my curiosity got the best of me. Apparently she’s a Chinese singer of Tibetean descent who made her Japanese debut under Avex late last year. She’s also got quite an impressive musical history. But, her latest single, ひとつ (Hitotsu), not so impressive.

It’s not that it’s particularly bad — her voice is amazing — but it’s just so goddamn boring. I seriously almost fell asleep listening to the 3 tracks (the 4th one doesn’t count because it’s some kind of outro). There’s just nothing that really makes her stand out among all the other diva hopefuls. And not to bash her further, but the more I look at the cover, the more it reminds me of Sion Sono’s Exte.