Buono! – Gachinko de Ikou PV

Gachinko de Ikou @ DohhhUP
- Buono

The fourth video for Buono! is out. I’m a little sad though. This is their fourth PV, and Shugo Chara!, the anime that the unit and songs are for, only have so many episodes left. Buono! is definately one of the best units ever formed out of H!P girls. Something about these three make them a winning combination. I hope UFA and H!P are smart enough to keep these girls together even after Shugo Chara! ends.

This video has a very different feel than the other PVs. One of the first things I noticed is the lineup. Usually, it’s Airi, Miyabi, then Momoko. In this PV, the order is switched. Momoko has now taken the middle space, aka the focal point. And Miyabi has shifted to the right. I assume this is because in the previous three PVs, she always has the visual lead. In Hontou no Jibun – she is the cutey sleeping in class. In Renai♥Rider, she is the one who gets stuck with the tricycle and has to run the rest of the way. In Kiss!Kiss!Kiss! – she’s totally the boke, playing the Drumstick Harmonica, and reading the Bunny Shaped book. Haha. Adorable. I think this is definately what changed her position. And this video is no different. She takes the lead in all the visual situations, except for when they’re playing around with the other people not in Buono!. The video starts out with the girls in a smokey basement, looking at a set of Jenga. Then, it moves right into the dancing. The girls all look cute here, and they’re bold clothing has a nice contrast with the muted whiteish background. It moves into the girls then playing around a room, where other non H!P people are present, playing instruments. After some switching between the scenes I mentioned, it goes to them playing cards in the smokey basement. Momoko shifts one of her cards up, when we visit this scene again, Miyabi takes that card. OHNOES it’s the Joker. Momoko jumps for joy, Airi keeps a serious look, and they highfive. Then..I have no idea why, but a mosquito comes in and bites Momoko on the leg, she smacks it and it dies, and she scratches her leg..I have no idea what’s happening from that point. XD The go into a room and throw darts onto a spinning board. Airi doesn’t like what she hits, Miyabi seems not happy not sad. And Momoko is ecstatic about what she got. But Momoko always looks like that. They eventually go back to Jenga. And they actually play for a good amount of time. Is it a surprise that at the end of the Jenga game, Momoko lost? Haha. They also eventually get to the game where you put in the pieces to the barrel, and if you’re the one that causes the head to launch out you lose. That game has now shown up in this video, in the Hello Egg concert, and in a DohhhUP video with Reina.

Airi is usually seen as a cuter member of her group and units. Though, in this PV, she is shown as the serious one during their games in the smokey basement. When she’s playing around with the live band, she looks cuter, but still like she’s being reserved. She shines the most in the up close shots, when she’s wearing the yellow tie. Did anyone else get like, a total flashback of Mr. Moonlight ~ Ai no Big Band? She totally had the suit, the tie and the hair to be in that PV. Haha. So, she wins the up close shot. What cemented it though, is in the lyric t hey say Hyaku, which is Japanese for 100. She puts her hand up, with one finger, and with the other, makes it a 0, and moves it to the side. TOO CUTE. omg. So, it looks like this 1 ->0->0.

Momoko is definately the one I noticed most throughout their game playing scenes. She has a problem. She can NOT look cute EVER. Despite being the oldest, she has that youth charm. She will always be the youngest oldest member of any group she’s in, if you understand what I mean. She has that face made for an Idol. Satoda Mai has said this before, I believe. She has really good movement, in terms of dancing. It all seems so fluid for her, and natural too. Her smile can suck you in, because it’s not there. And you notice her even MORE when she’s not smiling. That’s a gift, let me tell ya.

Miyabi is definately the most beautiful in this PV. She captures me the most during the dancing scenes. With her long hair let down, and the cute way she wears the glasses. She has that Yankee quality that I love. With her clothing and the way she presents herself. She is one of few H!P Kids who I think will make it far as a solo artist, as long as she does things like Old Ayaya, and not New Ayaya, with all the ballads. I’m still looking for her to be in the middle, that’s how much I’ve gotten used to seeing her as the focal point.

In conclusion, this is a very good PV. It is not my favorite, but I still love it.

Pa Pancake Pasucks.

Koharu Kusumi
Pa Pancake 

Well. I called this one. This PV and song totally suck. Koharu sounds like someone is squeezing air out of a dying animal. What happened, Koharu? Balalaika was amazing! WHAT HAPPENED? D: The ONLY saving factor in this video is that there were pancakes. But that is it, seriously yo. Did Tsunku even LISTEN to the single? I don’t think so! Either that, or he has faith in the wota that they’ll just BUY the single because Koharu sings it. Ugh. It’s awful. Such is Koharu. A big stinky fake mess.

The sound she emits when she sings, it’s awful! Please take this video below as proof. At 2:09, listen to Koharu. Naakeeyagaruyeeeee!~! XD it’s funny as shit, I swear.

Everyone else who sang was awesome. I think instead of Koharu, Kamei should’ve been given this Anime roll. By the way, how hot were Niigaki and Kamei in the Bon Kyu concert?
 

 

 

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

J A M E S’ Recommended H!P Listening -
Okai Chisato and Hagiwari Mai
Futari wa NS 
video in VodPod