No Rest For The 'Wicked'. No Shit, I Woke Up At 5:45 This Morning.

What is up peeps? It is Thursday and you know what that means. Nothing. Just kidding, ya’ll! Even though it is Thursday, I am giving a gift for the holiday weekend! The Countdown a full day early!

Chachi’s Top 20 Video Countdown!

We start with a classing j-rock band making a long awaited comeback!

20. L`Arc~en~Ciel – Seventh Heaven (New Entry)

WELL IT IS ABOUT DAMN TIME! If there was ever a band that needed a new video (not named Maximum The Hormone) it was Hyde and the crew! Well they are back and avant-garde with this video! It is…interesting to say the least. Despite its weirdness, it is still good stuff and great to have The Arc back on the scene!
19. Daughtry – It’s Not Over (Last Week #16, two weeks at #1)
Daughtry has been hanging on to the Top 20 for a while but it looks like this may be his last week on here. Don’t worry, he has a new video for ‘Home’ and supposedly is making one for ‘What I Want’ featuring Slash so prepare to see the REAL king of American Idol back soon! He could be bigger than Kelly Clarkson when it is all said and done. And she has some backyard to tend to if you know what I mean. Good stuff!
18. T.I. – Big Things Poppin’ (New Entry)
DAMN YOU MANNIE FRESH! You and your bangin beats had me at hello! Once again, I go back to the abusive relationship that is T.I. and his damn hooks. I am not going to lie…I jam to this a lot. Just like ‘Top Back’ I cant get this song out of my damn head now. Here is to hoping that T.I. FINALLY kicks Fiddy out of the top spot in hip hop. Anyone but MIMS at this point. Can’t stand that dude. The King is back!
17. K-OS – Sunday Morning (Last Week #15)
K-OS has a good run, but it looks like his run may be coming to an end. Not like I have a one hip hop video rule or anything. Is K-OS related to will.i.am in any way shape or form? Just wondering.
16. Three Days Grace – Never Too Late (Last Week #12)
Another video on the downswing. Here is to the hope of some new stuff from these guys soon. Pretty good for Canadians. No Bryan Adams, but still.
15. Foxxi MisQ feat Zeebra – Luxury Ride (Last Week #19)
Yummy. This video moves up four big spots this week because it is THAT DAMN HOT. Yeah, I have a thing for Japanese women who can sing and dance, sue me. If you play guitar…hell yeah. You know, why cant a woman write ME a song? That isn’t about staying 100 feet away from her. That was nice of Mandy Moore to put my restraining order into song for me. That’s why I love her…and send her letters three times a day. POST OFFICE DELIVERS RAIN OR SHINE, MANDY!
14. UVERworld – Zero no Kotae (Last Week #7, Plunge of the Week)

UVERworld has been (arguably) the most successful act on the Countdown (Three #1 videos and another peaking at #2) since its inception and I cant really argue that. This video falls a MASSIVE seven spots which is the biggest drop in a long time. However, ‘endscape’ has really grown on my I must say and may be on here soon.
13. M-Flo feat. Crystal Kay – Love Don’t Cry (Last Week #14)
Crystal Kay shakes up one more spot this week. Did I mention that Crystal Kay is HAWT? If I haven’t, she is so damn fine it hurts. I mean really. Looking at her is like watching the Trasnformers trailer over and over again in HD on a 50 inch LCD. Just thinking….OH MY GOD!!! Couldn’t…hold it in.
12. John Legend – PDA (We Just Don’t Care) (Last Week #10, four weeks at #1)
So Mr. Legend falls out of the Top 10 for the first time since February. After a dominant run including a full month at #1 (longest reign of 2007 so far!) this year may be just as big as last year was for John. Here is for ‘Again’ being the next single and video!
11. Fall Out Boy – Thnks Fr Th Mmrs (Last Week #13)
Wow. Fall Out Boy is taking emo to strange new places. Maybe the Top 10. Hard to believe but much like I do in a suit; they clean up pretty well when they need to.
10. Abingdon Boys School – Howling (Last Week #17, Biggest Mover)

Hell yes! Abingdon Boys School makes a huge leap into the Top 10 this week! This song rocks way past Pluto. Not only that, I had no idea this was the side project of the lead singer of TM Revolution! I need to read up a little more. Man, that explains a whole hell of a lot!
9. Yui – My Generation (Last Week #11)
Well Yui is alone in history. She has had two videos in the Top 10 on TWO separate occasions. That is good work if I say so myself. I was watching this while chatting the other day (when I went to sleep…that is the ultimate badge of lameness right there) and it has grown on me a lot. Oh, and I love acoustic guitar and Japanese women. Yeah…you know it.
8. Kumi Koda – Get Up & Move! (Last Week #6)
My lady love doesn’t make it to the Top Five this time out, falling two spots this week with this saucy…saucy video. She has a new single next month which means there will be a new video ANY DAY NOW.
7. Orange Range – Ika Summer (Last Week #9)
Orange Range hasn’t been up this high in a LONG TIME. You know, they were one of the groups that got me back into J-pop (along with Hikaru Utada, M-Flo, BoA, Bonnie Pink and Kumi Koda) while I was in college and aside from their last album, these guys always give me entertainment. Here is to another kick ass album!
6. Yui – CHE.R.RY (Last Week #4, one week at #1)
NOOOOO! You falls out of the Top Five for the first time in two months! Don’t get me wrong, I still love this video. However, it is no longer my favorite ring tone (you know what it is. 3, 2, 1 MAKE SOME NOISE!) and sadly no longer my favorite song. With all that being said….Yui is still hot and plays guitar. Hell yeah. 5. Rascal Flats – Stand (Last Week #8)

We are into the Top Five and look who is here! Yeah, Rascal Flats. I still like this song, but don’t think I’m going to go all country on you now. The rest of it is still not my cup of tea but this video and song are cool.
4. Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder (Last Week #5)
DAAAH! Maroon 5 inches ever so close to the Top Spot this week with this 80’s-esque video. I forgot to pick up their album on Tuesday, I will grab it on Saturday and tell the peeps how it is. Give it up for Duran Duran 2K7!
3. Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend (Last Week #2)

So after two weeks as the runner up, Avril falls back a spot to the #3 position. It’s hard to knock off the champ, I will give her that. Oh, and the ‘Keep Holding On’ song from the Ergon (BOOOOOO!) soundtrack is not a bad song. Even with that, all of Avril’s surprisingly sexy dancing couldn’t take the throne. We are down to two…
2. Yuna Ito – I’m Here (Last Week #3)

Yuna Ito is one step away! After a lengthy trek, the longest running video is ONE STEP AWAY from her first #1 video! I STILL cannot find a subbed copy of the second episode of ‘Unfair’ (although I have seen the first five with very little idea of what is going on) which is kind of annoying. Good show from what I can tell. Well, with Yuna falling just short, you know who is #1 this week yet again…
1. nobodyknows+ - Hero’s Come Back! (Last Week #1, four weeks at #1)

EVERYBODY STAND UP! It is a full month at #1 for nobodyknows+ as they tie John Legend for the longest reign at #1 of 2007! I actually got some props for the ring tone this week, too! Albeit in the manga section of borders but still. For a first time out, these guys are truly dominating! Much like Naruto is now that it you know…follows the manga kind of. I need to start reading that again. Ichiban, fishes!

Well, that is all for this week! Can nobodyknows+ hold on to #1 for a one two, tree, fo, FIF WEEK! Or will Yuna Ito finally take her place on the top after a three month journey? Don’t forget Avril, Maroon 5 and even a fast moving Orange Range! Tune in next Friday for that!

WICKED IN T-MINUS TWELVE HOURS! CAN I GET A FUCK YEAH?!

Yeah…just a tad bit excited. Add in ‘Pirates of the Caribean: At Worlds End’ on Friday and dare I say this is the best May EVER! I will try to be back either Saturday morning or some time on Sunday for a wrap-up. Until then, stay up peeps.

Chachi Out!