iDOLM@STER Dream Symphony

I received two large shipments, too large to take a single shoot of the complete loot, so I'll review the contents right away.

Among the things that I purchased, there are the 4 singles for THE iDOLM@STER Dearly Stars NDS game, the Dream Symphony series. One is for the main theme "HELLO!", and the other 3 are focused on each idol: Mizutani Eri (Hanazawa Kana), Akizuki Ryo (Sanpei Yuuko) and Hidaka Ai (Tomatsu Haruka).


To tell the truth, I bought those only for the Weiss Schwarz promo cards, because weirdly enough it was more expensive to buy each card alone than buy the CD with the card included:


Dream Symphony 00 contains the m@ster version (i.e. extended version) of "HELLO!" sung by the trio and "Happeace", plus the karaoke versions of them. "HELLO!" is a pretty nice song and the main theme in iM@S DS. "Happeace" is good, but forgettable.

Dream Symphony 01 - Precog is Eri's single. Contains the m@ster version of "Precog", "Crossword" and the m@ster versions of "Mahou wo Kakete", "Omoide wo Arigatou" and "HELLO!" sung only by Eri, plus the karaoke version of "Precog" and "Crossword" and a drama bonus track. "Precog" was the last song in Eri scenario and is really good. In the other hand, "Crossword" is a rather mediocre song.

Dream Symphony 02 - Dazzling World is Ryo's single. Contains the m@ster version of "Dazzling World", "Himitsu no Sangoshou" and the m@ster versions of "Agent Yoru wo Yuku", "shinny smile" and "HELLO!" Ryo solo, plus the karaoke versions of "Dazzling World" and "Himitsu no Sangoshou" and a drama bonus track. Again, "Dazzling World" was the last song in Ryo's story and is also very good. "Himitsu no Sangoshou" is also good, so out of the 4 cd's this is the best.

Dream Symphony 03 - Alive is Ai's single. Contains the m@ster version of "ALIVE", "Hanamaru" and the m@ster versions of "Watashi wa Idol", "GO MY WAY!!" and her solo version of "HELLO!", plus the karaoke versions of "ALIVE" and "Hanamaru" and a drama bonus track. Story-wise "ALIVE" was the hit song of Hidaka Mai (Ai's mother) and her last song. Is a slow ballad, that I personally hate (except for a few exceptions, I don't like iM@S slow songs). "Hanamaru" is a bit better, but I don't like Ai's hyperactive voice when singing it.