Mizuno Saaya – My Secret PV (Kaichou wa Maid-sama! OP)

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Rikkyo University history major Mizuno Saaya makes her major music debut with the opening theme to Kaichou wa Maid-sama, "My Secret". She actually qualified in a vocal audition held by Smile Company back in 2004 and has appeared in magazines as a "reader model" (a normal reader who gets featured in issues for being exceptionally pretty), but only now is she really taking center stage with a record label from Geneon Universal Entertainment. While simple, the PV for this song pretty much speaks for itself on why 20-year-old Saaya has graced the pages of various magazines. However, I'm just as impressed by her singing ever since I first heard this song as the opening theme of the anime. Admittedly, I had absolutely no idea who she was then, which given how this is her major debut explains why that is. As a member of Smile Company, she's in the same agency as ELISA, whom is equally dazzling with her angelic-like voice. Having listened to Saaya's first single for a while now, I find her voice really pleasant on the ears and am quite fond of the second track "Good Day". Anyway, be sure to check out her official site for a really adorable picture of her. The single "My Secret" was released back on May 26th and like most limited editions, included the PV above with it.

heidi. – Yokan PV (Kaichou wa Maid-sama! ED)

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I wouldn't have known that the ending theme to Kaichou wa Maid-sama was performed by a visual kei rock band had I not seen this PV, so that sort of goes to show how much an artist's appearance really matters to me. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not into the visual kei look whatsoever despite how the flamboyant fad caught on since the 1980s, but that doesn't prevent me from enjoying heidi's seventh single and major debut release "Yokan" either. When I first heard this song three months ago with the badass Usui Takumi-centered ending sequence, the lead in to the first verse immediately caught my attention. (Well that, and the shirtless Usui that came with it.) I still didn't think much of the song after that, but it gradually grew on me more and more over the weeks. What I found most impressive was their vocalist Yoshihiko's range, which you can sort of get a feel for in this song before he starts singing his lungs out. One of the other two songs on this single, "Kodama", gives off a better impression of his singing ability when he's not doing that, which to me sounds a lot better in comparison. In any case, this single was released back on May 26th and along with the limited edition is the PV you see above. Enjoy.