Hello Kitty wants to be your BFF. Hello Kitty Hello World is the first full-length Hello Kitty album to ever be released. Although Hello Kitty doesn't sing the songs herself, Sanrio hand picked the writers and performers to insure a high quality level. The album carefully manages to walk the thin line of maintaining the Hello Kitty franchise while having original music that isn’t littered with Hello Kitty references. The artists chosen have similar sounds to artists like Miley Cyrus, Vanessa Hudgens, and Vitamin C. The album has strong reoccurring themes of friendship, positive thinking, and girl power. All of the songs are lighthearted. The songs tend to be quite repetitive, but in a tween’s perspective, the lyrics are easy to learn and sing along to. “Hey Yeah” is basically a children's version of Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl” with Japanese Pop and Harajuku Girl styling.“Do You Really Wanna” is the best track for girls on the CD. It’s a fun power pop song that would fit well with other Top 40 Pop tracks. If I was in a club and this song played, I would never think that it’s related to Hello Kitty. It has a very catchy chorus and fun bridge. Ironically, the only boy’s themed song, “Take It Easy” is the best song on the soundtrack. It is a lighthearted song that harkens to Maroon 5. Although all the songs are positive and happy, I have a problem with two tracks. “Number One Girl” is one step away from jealousy and stalking. It is basically the theme song to the movie Mean Girls and it sticks out like a sore thumb on this album. It has none of the positive, friendly themes the rest of the CD has. “I Smile” disturbs me since there is a creepy lesbian undertone to the song. This is because the lyrics talk a lot about obsessing over your friend and talking to them all day.
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1 - Allison
OMG! For real, a Hello Kitty album. So kewl!