MOMOLAND BBoom BBoom (Japanese Version) - Single Review (Limited Edition B CD+Photobook Edition)

BBoom BBoom is the debut Japanese single from Korean Pop group MOMOLAND. The girls are off to conquer the Japanese market with the Japanese version of their hit song BBoom BBoom. The physical editions of the single was released this week and I received a copy of the single in the mail this week so let's do a review of it!

MOMOLAND's debut Japanese single BBoom BBoom with member sticker.

BBoom BBoom was released in June 2018 and is available in three editions: Regular CD Only, Limited Edition A CD+DVD and Limited Edition B CD+Photobook. Both Limited Editions and First Press Regular Editions come with an event ticket. No photocard is included with the single however if you ordered or purchased it from certain retailers in Japan, you got a member stick. I purchased the Limited Edition B which contains the following contents:

• CD- 4 track album
• Photobook
• Member Sticker
• Event Ticker
• Plastic Sleeve Cover

Close-up of the front cover.

The design of the photobook is themed around the tropical look of the MV. The front cover has the girls in the beauitful white outfits and the photobook contains photos of this same outfit as the t-shirt look from the MV as well. The back cover has a photo of the girls enjoying a sunset and information about the single. I think the back cover is quite pretty and well designed. One thing about this single is that its giant! I thought it was going to be the same size as most k-pop albums but it's actually about the size of a piece of A4 paper. It's taller than MOMOLAND's Welcome To MOMOLAND Mini Album but much thinner. I was amazed at the size of the single when I got it in the mail. The single is a nice quality paper and is not a hardcover photobook. Kinda reminds me of Orange Caramel's やさしい悪魔 Yasashii Akuma (My Sweet Devil) photobook which I reviewed recently. The CD is housed in a slip sleeve cover at the back of the album. My CD was in perfect condition with no damages and I wish companies would stop with these unprotected covers, one speck of something in the sleeve and your CD is done for. The CD has a green tone to it which matches in with the look of the single.

Back cover.

Front cover.

CD sleeve at the back of the photobook.

BBoom BBoom CD

The main reason I got this edition of the single was for the photobook. MOMOLAND is currently my main group that I follow so it was worth getting this Limited Edition first. The photobook is stunning with a variety of sized images of the girls. Each member gets a selection of images and they all look great. Ahin's page with her in the white dress is my absolute favourite in the entire thing. Enjoy these photos of the photobook!

Song Review: MOMOLAND - BBoom BBoom (Japanese Version)

MOMOLAND have set off to conquer the Japanese market with their first Japanese single BBoom BBoom. The song is the Japanese version of their Korean hit BBoom BBoom released early this year. The song and MV were released yesterday where as the physical single will be released in Japan on the 13th of June 2018. For a review on the original Korean song, please check out my review of MOMOLAND's 3rd Mini Album: Great!

The Japanese version of BBoom BBoom has the same tune as the Korean version. In live performances of the song, the girls would shout 'Great!' which was not featured in the Korean release. This time, the Great has been added to the song which has divided some fans. Some enjoy the addition whilst others aren't too sure about the addition. Personally I think it's quite fun and many fans were yelling Great anyway because they were used to it from the live performances. The girls pronunciation of the Japanese lyrics is superb an the flow of the lyrics is great in the verses, choruses not so much. I feel that the chorus works better with the Korean lyrics. The song keeps in most of the original lyrics, mainly the English ones such as the 'rendezvous' in the first chorus.

Now can we please talk about the rap in the song? That part was a huge part of the original song, but I can't explain what happened in the Japanese version. It seems they turned the  rap in English. Whilst it sounds amazing, it just kinda defeats the purpose of releasing a Japanese version but having an English section. Still sounds great, just a weird choice. Also can we get an English version of BBoom BBoom after that move? Please and thank you!