Jeri Jacquin
Coming to DVD from SHOUT! Kids Factory and the mind of Gwen
Stefani is the hit series KUU KUU HARAJUKU: Super Kawaii.
The girls; G,
Love, Angel, Music and Baby along with manager Rudy, are thrilled to be
working in the garden growing vegetables but Luv can’t wait to show them the
Kawaii Fire machine. Made to amplify Kawaii-ness the other girls are a little
nervous about her latest invention. When a festival is a chance for the girls
to perform in the battle of the bands, they are not happy with their bland
costumes. Remembering the Kawaii Fire machine, they create awesome costumes and
work together to put on a great show.
Getting ready
for Super Kawaii Sunday, the girls are thrilled that a famous photographer is
coming to town to find fresh faces. Hitting the shops the girls want to look
their best and be fashion fantastic. When they show up at the mall they are a
little dishearten and think they don’t really have a chance. When photographer
Egal begins to take their picture while they are being themselves, a new Kawaii
level is reached. Now, the camera Egal used has turned into a Kawaii monster
and tries to steal people’s Kawaii! Don’t worry; the girls know just what to
do.
Rudy brings HJ5
doughnuts and the girls notice a rainbow bubble. Ms. Shout wants the girls to
participate in a Bubbleland competition that could lead to a recording
contract. Once at Bubbleland, the girls are shown to their own bubbles before
the competition. Quickly the girls learn Mrs. Shout actually wants quit and has
captured HJ5, the Tanaka Boys and others to make that happen. The girls have to
be clever if they are going to get themselves and everyone else out of the
bubble!
The HJ5 girls
are trapped in a rocket that has launched to destroy an asteroid. The problem
is the rocket has explosives and once in outer space the girls only have twenty
minutes to make something happen. Discovering that the asteroid is named
Sparkle Star, she just needs help to get back on her space course. The girls
figure that the explosive can help Sparkle Star regain her fire.
Rod the Robot
is the girl’s new driver taking them to their next gig. The girls are getting
ready for a performance when the underwater dome they are in springs a leak.
Trying everything from Kawaii bandages and bubble gum, nothing seems to stop
the inevitable. Once out of the dome, the little Octocorns see HJ5 as their
friends and when they run out of gas in their vehicle, they make sure the girls
– and Rudy – get to the surface.
The girls get a
gig at the zoo along with a free pass to visit the animals. All is going well
until Mr. Smyth, the head zoo keeper, cancels the concert because Music has
been banned from the zoo. Her list of rule breaking is put out for the other
girls to see. Luv manages to get her on probation so they can play the concert
but Music thinks she might need special help to stay out of trouble.
Monotone
Records wants to sign the girls to a record contract. The girls aren’t sure
they are a good fit for the label. Immediately the executives want to change
everything about HJ5 and the girls aren’t having it. They also learn that an
evil super computer is controlling musicians to become monotone. They want to
rob them of their individuality and while the girls continue to refuse to
change, they are also planning their escape.
HJ5 performs at
a beach party but critic Heddy Harumph wonders if the group is washed up. Now G
is suffering from stage fright because of what Harumph said. The girls want to
use dream therapy to fix G’s problem before the concert that is only hours
away.
G is also in a
creative rut and with a show coming the girls think it’s a chance for her to
get new ideas else where. Creator Pigment is an artistic genius but doesn’t
really help G with her slump. When a butterfly painting comes to life, it
begins an art attack on Kawaii. Realizing its something Rudy did, they have to
literally formulate an antidote before they all turn to art.
Luv shows the
girls all her latest inventions. Rudy sets up a chance for the girls to perform
on Twisty Tea’s next video. They have to house sit to get the gig but the girls
are all in. That’s when Rudy tells the truth that the girls were supposed to be
watering the plants for over a month. When they see the shriveled up plants,
the girls use on of Luv’s inventions but Rudy once again causes the girls to
stop chaos before Twisty Tea gets home.
Luv creates the
Oops machine that can fix things that have gone wrong. Waking up the next day,
there are five HJ5 gold records on the wall and it’s easy to see Luv is in an
alternate universe. Now highly successful, this other dimension is twisted and
people have no choice in their decisions. HJ5 have become the bad guys and the
kitten-bots want to capture Luv. This isn’t the HJ5 universe Luv wants to be a
part of.
Finally, Rudy
takes the girls to his Aunts beauty salon. Trixie Latrell is the make-over
maven who believes she can give the girls a fantastic new hair look. Angel is
thrilled to be getting a make over for the Honey festival. When it doesn’t go
well, the girls know they need to help Trixie come into the modern age. Using
the internet and social media, HJ5 has a concert and brings the Baubles
magazine editor in to see what’s new and exciting. When hair gets out of
control, HJ5 comes to the rescue!
SHOUT! Factory
has grown into a tremendous multi-platform media company. Releasing new
animated features such as the exquisite Long Way North, and the epic fantasy Beauty And The Beast.
Also their own original horror film, Fender Bender gives fans a good scare. For more of
what SHOUT Factor has to offer please visit www.shoutfactory.com.
The DVD includes the Bonus
Feature of Meet the Voice Cast! as
well as all twelve episodes: The
Kawaiifier, Super Kawaii Sunday, Delectabubbles, Kablooey Chewie, Water Baby,
Music Zoo, The Dotted Line, Life is but a Dream, Oh G, Green House,
Control+Alt+Dimension and Angel Hair.
Also, check out the “kawaii”
soundtrack to the much-loved TV series, available for download now on
itunes.com and Amazon.com or stream it on Apple Music and Spotify. HJ5: KUU KUU
HARAJUKU features the show theme and five new songs from the hit children’s television
series including, Dancing in the
Sunlight, Change It Up and All For
One.
This animated series brings
music, fashion, color, friendship, loyalty and silliness together with so much
fun. The show brings out such an amazing group of characters that all are
unique in their own way yet work together to get themselves out of a lot of
predicaments (to be honest most of them are because of Rudy!).
So enjoy a little fun and
adventure from a group that always wants to do the right thing and take care of
one another – we can all learn from that.
In the end – you can save the
world and still look fabulous doing it!
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