So who won?: Sunshine vs Moonlight

[Mandilinn]

In your opinion D:

 

 

Sunshine Dream ~Ichido Kiri no Natsu~

 

 

Boyfriend (Sunshine Ver.)

Eien ("Eternity")

 

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Taiyou to Himawari ("Sun and Sunflower")

 

 

Boyfriend (Moonlight Ver.)

what I want... (unavailable; listen to preview on iTunes)

 

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[Ameton the witch]

sorry happiness but will go with flower in full force

[mochichan]

FLOWER!!!

 

 

Happiness's songs on this single are kinda meh to me, sorrry  -_-

[Mandilinn]

No one likes Eien? I think it's Happiness' best ballad.

[mglsts]

FLOWER for both cases, every song was stronger than the Happiness' counterpart for me.

[Taecmetothefloor]

out of the title tracks, flower's was better, but happiness' wasn't bad

 

But, i did like happeiness' version of boyfriend best.

 

Eien is pretty good, but i have yet to hear or find a version with What i want

 

 

and a side not: while i like rui (that's her name right) and she's a great vocalist, i don't think her voice is really suited much for happiness' style

[SeeYaWithYou]

Not even a contest, Flower's entire single was so far superior to Happiness'

[Krunchii]

Sorry Happiness but Flower is better, I wish Mayu was present in this battle, her girly bright voice would help balance out Ruri's more mature sound

[straycat]

Happiness:

 

Songs:

Sunshine Dream:

Good song but not good enough to be an A-side tbh

Boyfriend:

Good. I see no difference between the two versions. Prefer Happiness' version a little bit more

Eien:

Awesome song 10/10

 

PV:

A hot mess. Concept, song and choreography didn't go well together.

 

Overall:

Not their greatest single. Absence of Mayu was a huge mistake. They should've let her participate in the single, but not the battle itself (events and stuff.) She could've saved the song if she sang it with Ruri.

 

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FLOWER:

 

Songs:

Taiyou to Himawari;

I'm a sucker for ballads and FLOWER's are no exception. 

Boyfriend:

Good. I see no difference between the two versions. Prefer Happiness' version a little bit more.

what I want...:

Not my kind of song. It's okay, I guess. Their other b-sides are much better though

 

PV:

Flawless but it's nothing special from their other PVs. Not enough shots of Chiharu. She got like, 10 seconds total in the PV :/ Even when I went to make gifs for her I had to combine all of her shots to make a decent one OTL

 

Overall:

Good single. A-side is amazing but no Chiharu is just wrong :@

 

In the end, as much as I wanted to love Happiness single more, FLOWER's well-executed concept and solid song won this.

[MoreTokyo]

Flower stepped up their game quite a bit with the release of Taiyou to Himawari! It's arguably their strongest release to date because it showcases their signature sound while still further developing and maturing the sound of the group. Taiyou to Himawari has much more presence and aggression that wasn't prominent in their pass singles. It's nice to see that Flower are growing and attempting to spread out their sound because a lot of their singles have a tendency to sound similarly. Taiyou to Himawari is a much stronger offering than Sunshine Dream. Expected myself to like Sunshine Dream much more because Happiness catch my attention more and have release music that has a bit more variety and presence. However, Happiness handle Boyfriend in a much stronger manner and genuinely put forth a much stronger rendition of the record. Would further mention that I prefer Eien over What I Want. Happiness!

[Mich_]

Taiyou to Himawari > Sunshine Dream by a bit

Boyfriend moonlight version < Boyfriend sunshine version (even though i really think that dance breaks in both really shouldn't have been there...)

what i want <<< Eien. i LOVE Eien

[Tokkiyeon]

I'm not biased with this answer but i prefer FLOWER's style. The single is solid and the pv was awesome.

Happiness' single is awesome too but i don't like the ballad,too simple... and their boyfriend version is funny(upbeat) but the bridge with those screams.... the pv was amazing tok

 

FLOWER <3

[FuyukaiDesu]

A-side: Flower

 

Boyfriend: kinda on the fence about this. I like some parts of happiness' better, and some parts of flower's better. i found that happiness' version was a bit flat and the song just gets stagnant as you listen. like, the vocals were the same throughout the whole song while flower's had more variation. 

also. i just need to get it off my chest. the random dance break bit in both songs is a disaster and kind of ruins both songs for me.  who the heck thought that it would be a good idea to put it in there? seriously. 

 

B-side: I havent actually heard what i want yet. but based on the preview, i think i like Eien more. it's such a pretty song. 

 

MV: Flower. 

 

Overall... moonlight (Flower) wins!  but just because they're my bias 

[Miiko]

Flower: best PV + best A-side.

Happiness: best B-sides.

Overall: Flower <3

[Seulo]

Flower overall

[anh.]

Flower has the better PV and song. I like Happiness' single too, but it's obvious it isn't the same without Mayu. however, Happiness' B-sides are better so I'll go with them this time around

 

they need to get Mayu back into the game asap

[IceHism]

obviously flower wins for title track, kind of equal for b-side though

[yamanaikaze]

I chose flower, also for unbiased - mostly because PV and music didn't seem to match so well for Happiness. (though I doubt one can be absolutely unbiased about music)

[Rio Watanabe]

for beauty = happiness      for songs = flower cep't the b side

/unbiased

[Jotham]

FLOWER beat HAPPINESS hands down with this single (biased and un-biased view)

[DrkSpphrGT]

I prefer Flower's Taiyou to Himawari over Happiness Sunshine Dream but I prefer Happiness Boyfriend (Sunshine version) over Flower Boyfriend (Moonlight version). I think Boyfriend should have been Happiness main track instead.

[DreamSoldier]

What I Want / Flower

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