Berryz Kobo - "Golden Chinatown/Sayonara Usotsuki na Watashi"

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Its up on the Berryz channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... ldfg_fM</a>
 

[rallyleo]

In HD, no less. Tsunku probably hasn't figured YouTube out yet.

[smtmissin]

They might think that uploading MV with subtitles would suffice. I mean, many people think subtitles are annoying so they will buy the actual MV.
But really, this is so boring I can't even live through half of it. Even green screen can do much better than this.

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I made some things while watching the video again.

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[Ap2000]

Star, those are unexpectedly hilarious. haha

I don't like that they add hardsubbed lyrics to the MVs, it makes me realize how dumb they are...
The song is pretty ok, actually. Much better than the high-tone infested thing they (H!P in general, really) had in the last 12 months.
For some reason it, very distantly, reminded me of <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Mood_for_Love">In the mood for love</a>
MV and song's rather bear-centric, which I like.

[showraniy]

I love that they weren't saying "China" over and over that whole time! What cutely clever lyrics. I love the PV (MV? Whatever), outfits, and covers. Y'all just nitpicky.

[Kahoryn]

[quote="showraniy"]
I love that they weren't saying "China" over and over that whole time! What cutely clever lyrics. I love the PV (MV? Whatever), outfits, and covers. Y'all just nitpicky.
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That really meant a lot to me too, when I found out it wasn't "China" but "-cchai na". I felt less loathesome of the lyrics. I like this song and the PV and most of the outfits, but I still think the covers are atrocious. H!P has some nice covers, but dis ain't it.

[Haru]

[quote="showraniy"]
I love that they weren't saying "China" over and over that whole time! What cutely clever lyrics. I love the PV (MV? Whatever), outfits, and covers. Y'all just nitpicky.
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I love everything but the PV is pretty boring. But yeah, the cchai na pun is really cute. "Maji desu ka Suka" anyone?

[Ap2000]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="showraniy" data-cid="153829" data-time="1370053299">I love that they weren't saying "China" over and over that whole time! What cutely clever lyrics. I love the PV (MV? Whatever), outfits, and covers. Y'all just nitpicky.</blockquote>
They said it all the time.

[saicoink]

The chorus reminds me a lot of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv0rLpekstQ">Morning Musume's Manatsu no Kousen</a> - it has a very summer feeling and is Tsunku-like composition. I'm afraid to listen to this again since only after one time I got stuck in my head with the first verse - not even the chorus! That said, I do like the chorus because it reminds me of old-school H!P.

[Shoujo Q]

<a href="http://www.mtv81.com/videos/video-inter ... t-2/">Part 2</a> of the Interview with Chinami and Maasa is out.

[pandapanda]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsSxKKV ... ubject6</a>
 
 
Sayonara is up.
 
Risako and Miyabi look aMAzing.

[star]

It is a glorious day! Momoko doesn't have those fugly pigtails and she doesn't look like a troll without them this time. She finally looks normal again.

[NekoKaiSai]

That MV is really good.  Everyone looks and sounds great, the song and lyrics are really good, and the MV is well done.  My only problem is at the beginning the dance looked a lot like the one from WANT!, and then at the end it just looked slightly awkward, but I think that's my dislike of the hand on the crotch especially with a dress.

[pandapanda]

It was surprisingly well done  .  The glass boxes were really cool.
 
 
But those dresses.  Who the heck picked those dresses?

[yuzuriha]

The beginning reminded me "Heroine ni Narou ka" somehow.
 
 
OMG Risako....
 
/edit FIGURED IT OUT
 

[YuuakuRisa]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Star" data-cid="154210" data-time="1370360508">
It is a glorious day! Momoko doesn't have those fugly pigtails and she doesn't look like a troll without them this time. She finally looks normal again.</blockquote>


I would be happy if that became her new regular style.


I loved Miya's lipstick and Risako's expression in the box. SUPER SEXY!!!

[Noa]

I love this one so much more. It makes up for how much I hated the other one. Risako is literally perfect.

[al kusanagi]

Much better than Golden Boringtown.
 
Miya's lipstick looks weird though.

[yuzuriha]

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I love this one so much more. It makes up for how much I hated the other one. Risako is literally perfect.
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Literally.

[Shoujo Q]

I always like Sayonara more, and apparently so did whoever directed this MV. I will hence forth ignore the existence of Chinatown and just enjoy this song. 

[YuuakuRisa]

Sayonara is the loving you too much of this double A-side.

[Kahoryn]

Sugary Risako is so lovelygorgeousbeautiful I love her FOREVER
 
Momoko singing the line "I'll be the real me from today" ... that would be nice if it really meant no more Momochi
 
I wish Saki got more lines.  I really like the depth of her voice.    I always thought Yurina was under-utilized, but after going back through the BK PV's the other night, I learned she is one of the 2nd line centers (her and Momoko).
 
The "Bad at living / bad at loving" part reminds me of the beginning of MM's "SONGS".  They're like the same lyrics there.

Also, I really wish they wouldn't hard-sub the videos. I'd really like to watch without the subtitles. They're super-distracting.

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[quote="Kahoryn"]

Momoko singing the line "I'll be the real me from today" ... that would be nice if it really meant no more Momochi

 
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Lol. I forgot to mention that. Its exactly what I thought of when I watched it.

[smtmissin]

The girls are pretty in red, but the dresses are fugly. They would look much better with skirts and tops.

[Haru]

Golden Chinatown outfits + Sayonara as a song = perfect.

P.S.: this song is badass this video is actually pretty nice god damn whoever says Berryz is dead can go fuck off and die

[Pucchi-Mo]

CRY CRY IN THE BOX

 
The verse about smiling so you wouldn't hate me sounds like just another day in the life of a Jpop idol. 

[freezingkiss]

[quote="Haru"]

P.S.: this song is badass this video is actually pretty nice god damn whoever says Berryz is dead can go fuck off and die
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Right? Even Golden Chinatown is better than the current Smileage and a lot of the current MM stuff. Sayonara is good! Apart from the shapeless sacks of dresses (seriously, put a waistline on them!) it's good. Risako is a queen oh my god. Please give her a solo career. She out-performs everyone. Lack of Captain, Maa and Chinami is annoying but they got more screen time in Chinatown so it's fine I suppose. 

[Kahoryn]

I don't think BK is dead at all.  I don't buy that garbage!  I love BK

[pandapanda]

I think the only thing that may kill BK is graduating members.