It is SO FRIDAY, peeps! Tonight is Happy Hour followed by T-U-R-T-L-E POWER because TMNT comes out tonight! Shell yeah! Turtle pun…I’ll stop. You know what time it is, so let me just bring it…
CHACHI’S TOP 20 VIDEO COUNTDOWN!!
This week I have another installment of…
Bubbling Under
First I bring you a new video from the current Number One artist:
Namie Amuro – Funky Town
Yummy. That is all I can say. Namie can work some black and some thigh highs. Legs that just say SEX-EEEEEE! She still needs a sandwich but few dance better than Namie (Ciara is on top IMHO followed by BoA and then Kumi Koda). Happy action fun time goodness over here! Can I get a N-A-M-I-E? Yes, I think I can. Next we have a song I have been digging since I got my promo pack in February…
Ne-Yo – Because Of You
Okay, this video is rather simple. Very simple. But you know what? I dig it a lot because it isn’t over extravagant like most R&B videos. Omarion and Chris Brown, I am looking at you. And the James Brown breakdown at the end is pretty spiffy. All in all, I like this video a hell of a lot. Lastly, I have my lady love…
Kumi Koda - But
O_o WOW. I am not for chick-on-chick kissing in videos (THINK ABOUT THE CHILDREN! NOT YOU R. KELLY!) but its Kumi Koda so I will allow it. Miss Koda has actually been wearing clothes and toning down (well, ANYTHING is toning down after Juicy. MY GOD that was hot!) and I likes it. Aisho is better for the whole kimono factor (some people like schoolgirl outfits, I have always dug the kimono) but this video is on point. Oh, and the live performance makes men of boys. I guarantee it.
Now, on to the Countdown! We start with a record breaker on the way out!
20. Nelly Furtado – Say It Right (Last Week #17, #1 for three weeks)
Looks like Nelly Furtado is hanging on with everything she has! After 20 plus weeks, it has been a LONG ride with the majority of that time in the Top 10. Here is to a new video soon, hell maybe even a new album (we all remember the wait between Folklore and Loose so don’t get your hopes up)! Great run for Nelly and I am sure she will be back soon!
19. Yuna Ito – I’m Here (New Entry)
From one saucy lady to another! Yuna Ito makes her first ever appearance on the Top 20 Video Countdown (although Truth came hella close) with this danceable ditty. I have seen the first two episodes of Unfair and from what I can make out of it (I am still downloading the subbed version) it kicks ass. Oh, and the b-side of this single is top notch. Did I mention Yuna is quite nice? If I haven’t, look again. I’ll be at number 18 when you get back…
18. T.I. feat Young Jeezy, Young Dro, Big Kuntry, & B.G. – Top Back (Remix) [Last Week #12, two weeks at #1]
So T.I. is on the way out of the Top 20 after getting his second number one. His album is out soon and I don’t think they are releasing another single fro ‘King’ so it is a T.I.-less Spring for me. To that I say boo.
17. K-OS – Sunday Morning (Last Week #20)
K-OS makes a big move this week in his first foray into the Top 20. This song is a nice break in my Hip Hop folder in my MP3 deck (right between Swizz Beats and Rich Boy) and the video is a nice break from the J-Pop that is dominating my work play list. Catchy little song and high school dances bring back memories. Shitty memories, but still.
16. Three Days Grace – Never Too Late (New Entry)
A high debut this wee from the surprise winner of the Chachi for Rock of the Year (beating out UVERworld and Evanesence)! I still have yet to buy One-X (albeit I have every song off of it) and this one is a favorite of mine. I had no idea it was released as a single or had a video and after watching it….whoa. Needless to say, it is good to have them on here, its been a while!
15. Yui – Rolling Star (Last Week #12, #1 for three weeks, Plunge of the Week)
What more can I say about Yui that I haven’t already said? I am really gonna miss this video but I like CHE.R.RY a lot better now. Also, the new theme to Bleach should be here any minute (and check out Bleach 119! AWESOME!! Kenpachi as a young man is still bad ass!) so I am looking forward to that. This video will definitely be on the Year End Extravaganza.
14. Monkey Majik feat m-flo – Picture Perfect (Last Week #16)
Say hello to my new ringtone! This song has totally grown on me (with m-flo it doesn’t take much) and this video is a LOT better than the crap I had to watch on MTV last night while I worked on my phone. My god, does every video suck ass on MTV or is it just me?! And they are getting rid of MTV One, which had some J-pop videos that Adelphia (now Anal-rape-cast…err…Comcast) DIDN’T HAVE but we have PAX. J-Pop is better than gospel. Fuck off, Christianity and your shitty rock music.
13. TERIYAKI BOYZ feat Kanye West – I Still Love H.E.R. (Last Week #10)
Had to calm down again. The BOYZ fall a little this week and this is less about me not liking the video and more with I needs something new! C’mon, guys lay down some good stuff for the Chachi!
12. Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend (Last Week #15)
Yes, Avril moves up again just a stones throw from the Top 10. I like this video and I don’t care this song should be in the next Bring It On movie (tentatively titled Bring It On One Mo’ Gin: The Re-Broughtening) because it is that damn cheer-tastic. Yes, I said cheer-tastic.
11. May J feat. VERBAL – Here We Go (Last Week #8)
NOOOOOOOO! May J falls out of the Top 10 for the first time since…December? Man, she was hanging around for a while. Rightfully so, this video is HAWT. As is she. She is naice. I like. Well, on to the Top 10!
10. Home Made Kazoku – Nagaraboshi ~Shooting Star~ (Last Week #12)
For the first time, Home Made Kazoku makes a trip to the Top 10! This song is on my MySpace now and officially is on the phone as a ringtone (not sure whose yet). Just got the album fron Jpop & Kpop and it is good listening. Check it out if you are into that kind of thing. Which most of you aren’t but hey: right here, fucky.
9. UVERworld – Zero no Kotae (Last Week #11)
Yeah, you know it. UVERworld makes another run for the Top Spot! So BUGRIGHT debuted at #1 on the Japanese charts when it came out. Well DUUUUUH! Rather have this than U2’s greatest hits any day of the damn week. Fuck Bono. I can’t believe you guys voted for Eminem over Bono. Eminem is overrated but at least he isn’t a fucktard. Man…democracy is a strange mistress.
8. Evanescence – Lithium (Last Week #4)
Amy Lee and the boys fall four big spots and out of the Top Five. Maybe a few more wolves would have done the trick…
7. Yui – CHE.R.RY (Last Week #9)
More Yui! YAAAAAAY!!! This song is ALSO a ringtone for a certain someone (you know who you are, but maybe not because you never call and odds are don’t read the blog but eh, who does?) and this video is actually on right now. Man, I love this song. I even have learned to not be so afraid of deer now. Still don’t trust them, though…
6. Hinoi Team – Dancin’ and Dreamin’ (Last Week #7)
So the Queens of Underage Hawtness move up to one spot away from the Top 5. You know, Hinoi Team has the whole girl group thing locked down with all of them…well sucking. Aside from Foxxi MisQ, they have their moments. Aside from that, this is the only real good video from a girl group, American or not. YA-KYIM (I think that’s how it is spelled out) is OKAY but not awesome. Here is to a Hinoi Team album! Now, to the Top 5!
5. Game feat. Kanye West – Wouldn’t Get Far (Last Week #6)
Once again, The Game is carrying the torch for hip hop in the Top 5. Sad state when the biggest rap album of the year is from a dead man whose work we have ALREADY FUCKING HEARD! Hell, 2Pac has released double the albums posthumously than he did when he was alive! We have heard what, one new Biggie verse sine 1998?! Sad. Hell, when I am liking Rich Boy (who actually kind of sucks but is one of the better things out) you know there is a problem with hip hop because he is from ALABAMA! Man, enough ranting…
4. Bennie K – 1001 Nights (Last Week #5)
Ahhh, some Yuki and Cico to calm me down. If there is one thing I can count on, its that the ladies of Bennie K can calm me down from any fit of anger. Has Bennie K had an official album since Japan-A-Rhythm? I really don’t think so. GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE, NOW! I needs a full fix! Okay, gotta calm down, it is time for the Top Three.
3. Namie Amuro – Baby Don’t Cry (Last Week #1, #1 for three weeks)
Another artist falls short from the four week reign! Namie ties Nelly Furtado (Say It Right) and Yui (Rolling Star) as the longest running Number One videos of 2007. Not much to fret about, she has a new video and a new single so no one is crying, Namie. You don’t have to worry about that! We have a new number one video! Is it John or Chris…..
2. John Legend – PDA (We Just Don’t Care) (Last Week #3)
Moving up one spot to the runner up position, John Legend is attempting to have his 3rd #1 video! You know, aside from my laptop the only place I see this video is on VH1 Soul. That network actually isn’t that bad (they played Anita Baker AND Shalamar!) and has some good stuff! Good to see someone else giving the love up for this video. This song is also a ring tone on the new phone, but with no lady the point is probably moot. Eh, it is my own fault. I love too much. Anyway, peeps we have a NEW NUMBER ONE VIDEO!!!!
1. Daughtry – It’s Not Over (Last Week #2, one week at #1)
HELLS-MOTHERFUCKING-YES!! After an eight week wait, Daughtry finally secures the Number One spot! Kick ass video, rockin’ song and an awesome album! Oh, speaking of American Idol…DEMOCRACY DOESN’T FUCKING WORK! You know what I mean. My god, is America stupid or is this crazy day on Planet Stupid (different than Obvious Day)?! Man, at least we have Daughtry to right the wrong that is American Idol. Everybody give it up for the new Number One video!
Well, that is all for this weeks Countdown! Can Daughtry hold on to the throne for a second week? Or can John Legend secure is 3rd straight Number One video? Or can Bennie K or The Game capture the Top Spot? Don’t forget about Namie, can she pull as Shamrock and take the crown again? Tune in next Friday which is PAYDAY so it is PARTY TIME!! Until then, stay up peeps!
Chachi Out.
