Idol

Before the context is lost in a few years, YOASOBI, the band, has been a sensation in the world of J-Pop for a while, not only leaving a humongous fingerprint on the Japanese pop scene, it also in the Anime medium. They have been slaying every other song they do, only bangers and never a miss. But I feel like Idol was the moment they really took over the podium and are as close to being the Anime song face in the industry, and I think that’s still an understatement of how influential and popular this song got.

The whole context of this opening is so ... meta in nature, as it doesn't touch on the whole “Idol” topic with a blend of melancholy and dark undertones whilst also remaining very upbeat and lucky feeling, nailing the style that YOASOBI is known for.

Enough about the song itself, as I’ll never do it justice trying to paint it as the main star when it’s even bigger than that. the visuals were stunning, amazing, and head-bopping as well, it almost tells a tale on its own, I could watch it on mute and still hear the beat inside my skull.

It was mid, But also as with everything its subjective.

I went into this expecting a good anime op, and for the the visuals is really did a great job meeting that. Though i don't really think it differ much from other yoasobi tracks it doesn't really matter. In the end the animations, visuals and pacing is good.

The same could not be said for the song itself though. The writing, in my opinion is fine. The lyric has multiple reference to the anime story, mentioning the character names, calling out how they act according to anime n stuff. Overall this fits pretty well with the visuals.
However ... the reason i don't really like this track as the anime's opening is the melody. The chorus is fine, typical j-pop imo. But i don't really like rap-trap ish of the intro and verses, It just feels out of place for this anime and even for the song itself. It gives me conflicting feeling and not in a good way like yoasobi's other tracks.

To recap, lyric is fine, visual is fine, Hated the trap-rap of the verses. Still did put it in my playlist but I'm not gonna put it on repeat like Tsuyu or yorushika though.

I have watched the MV "Idol" and I must say, the animation is incredibly generic and uninspired. The movements of the characters lack creativity and the overall visuals do not stand out at all. I have seen better animation from underground authors with no real budget.

As for the music, I won't comment much on it as it sounds incredibly generic and lacks any real originality. The overall production is a complete goyslop, and I cannot say that I am impressed by it at all. It's unfortunate to see such a lack of creativity and originality in the anime industry these days.

Regarding YAOISOBI, I must say ... that their music is not to my personal taste. In fact, I find their music to be quite brain-damaging and lacking in artistic merit. However, I understand that taste in music is subjective, and what may not appeal to me may be loved by others. Ultimately, it's up to each individual to decide whether or not they enjoy YAOISOBI's music.