Berryz Koubou Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance PV

thanks to shindy0002 of YouTube 

Dohhhup has put the PV up for Berryz Koubou’s new single, Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance. This is Berryz 17th single, which will be released on July 9th, 2008.

This is a nice single. I think this is probably a direction that Berryz should be taking. The PV for Dschinghis Khan was popular, I believe, because it looked like they had actual fun, and it wasn’t just an act or something. They were able to show their personalities. Especially Chinami. This PV still features Momoko, Risako, and Miyabi as the centers, but it gives a lot of airtime to the other Berryz as well. What’s not surprising is that Chinami again stole the show, but what IS surprising is that Maasa is on the same level as Chinami in this video. She is so cute, and she looks so young! Yurina used to be my favorite Berry, but she just doesn’t strike the same chord with me as she used to. For being the tallest, she still kind of fades into the background. I love her voice still though. Very pleasant.

This song is one that at first I was like, “meh.” But as I continue to listen to it, it’s really growing on me. Especially the “tikitikitiki~” part. Ohoho, very cool. Their outfits with the blue background are very cool. Though, I think the Monkey Suits were a bad idea. I’d rather have seen some cute trendy monkeys, maybe the same outfits they were wearing, except orange and brown with monkey ears and cute monkey tails. I should really be added to Hello!Project’s image consultation for foreign fans. XD Overall, I would say that this will be good for Berryz. A song that the younger can dance to, and that the older will bop their heads too. And anything with Chinami shining will be awesome of course. T-T

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