Banana Vault: MERRY CHRISTMAS!

HAVE A VERY MERRY MUSUME CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!




B.A

Buono! 'Bravo☆Bravo' Dance Shot, close-up & PV making-of

Yayay!
My favourite parts of the single V!


Dance-shot (IDOL Buono! ver.)


Dance-shot (ROCK Buono! ver.)


Close-up


Making-of



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Not my favourite dance routine ever, but I LOVE their outfits for ROCK Buono!
Yeah, I know, I've said that a gazillion times now!


B.A

Banana Review: Buono! Rock'n'Buono! 2

I was very VERY pleasantly surprised to see this release!!
And now that it's here... dun dun dun...

REVIEW TIEM!!

Banana A. Banana B.


OPENING


1. Buono! Theme

♪I love music! We are Buono! B-U-O-N-O! BUONO!♪
This song is an awesome theme song!
I love it when they have the name-call-out bit.
do-do-dodo-do ♪Ai-ri!♪
do-do-dodo-do ♪Miya-bi!♪
do-do-dodo-do ♪Momo-KO!♪

MC1
So much red in the audience!! Miyabi! Miyabi! Miyabi!
Airi really fooled me when she started playing 'Rinda Rinda' on guitar!

2. Take it easy!

Whenever I listen to the recording of this song, Momoko's first note always sounds a tiny bit off to be, but in this performance it was PERFECT!! All of them were! And the intermission dance break... Loves it!!

3. MY BOY

It surprised me how their voices changed so quickly! From an up-beat relaxing summery song, to a deep moody up-tempo song! Their voices sounded completely different, but this performance was spot-on also!!

4. Rottara Rottara

Woah, It's been a while since I've heard this song! Still sounds awesome though! Man, this review's going to get pretty boring. Every song is just going to be me gushing about how awesome Buono! is!! Oh well... it's the truth. They are!!

MC2 (Yume to Genjitsu)

LOL MOMO'S FACE!!
This was different from the preview I'd seen before! I guess for the last concert they decided to repeat the prank they played on Momo! XD but this time she joined in! LA-WOO!! I loved seeing Miya laughing at Momo!! HILARITY!

5. Masayume (Miyabi solo)

WOAH! MIYABI!! Her voice was so lovely and clear!! So much improvement from her 08 solo FC event! LOOOOVVVEE!!

6. Jiriri Kiteru (Momoko solo)

O.M.G. was this really Momo!?!? I LOVE THIS PERFORMANCE!! She was brilliant!! Momo really owns the crowd! She was sooo enjoyable to watch!!

7. Natsu Doki Lipstick (Airi Solo)

After the last two solos, I was a little disappointed with Airi's. Maybe it's because I don't like the song that much, or maybe because the other two were SO surprising... I donno, it was a great high-energy performance, but I wasn't blown away.

VTR (Buono Days 2 trailer)

LOLOL @ the wotas screaming "MY BOY!!"
But yeah... Buono! Days 2 was sooo funny! It was a bit weird watching the trailer after watching the entire DVD already though.

8. Goal

COSTUME CHANGE! (EPIC BOOTS) + BAND + HOT ENTRANCE! = EPIC WIN!
Damn, that really gave me goosebumps!!

9. Gachinko de Ikou!

Complete change of pace! I LOVE THIS SONG!

MC3
Cafe Bello! Mini acapella!

10. Honto no Jibun

One word... DEEEEP... BUT!! I love the chemistry between these kids and the band!!
Bakayaro!~♪

11. Renai Rider

This was such a FUN performance! Really enjoyable to watch!! Guitar solo!

12. Kiss!Kiss!Kiss!


This song makes me smile!! I loved the audience interaction of this song from their Hybrid Punch concert, and it's no different here!! Also their little sleeping skit!! SO CUTE!! The guitarist lady really can't hold in her smile!! XD... teehee!

13. My Love

I don't know why, but I love this song so much more now!! For some reason it sounded so good! Maybe it's just because it's live. Buono! are so much better live!!

14. Lady Panther

Another great song! Momo's voice was really strong in this. Actually she's been spot on this whole concert!
Gao! Gao!♪

17. Janakya Mottainai

Buono! definitely wouldn't be Buono! without the band... Their band along with the girls are absolutely amazing!!

ENCORE
MC4 (Happy Birthday to Buono! and Miya)

Miyabi! Miyabi! Miyabi!
Eeee! T-shirts!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUONO! & MIYA!!
Damn, they even make 'Happy Birthday' such a cool song!

18. Warp!

Last number! Great high-energy ending!! I think I like this song more now too!
The audience calls sounded really cool too!
Buono! Towels!! DO NEED! (Did you see the wotas fighting for them when the Buono! girls threw their towels into the audience.. SO LOL!)


Thankyouuuu!!~~


Bai bai!!~~


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Overall Impression:
Buono! just keep getting better and better!!
This is, i think, the most confident I've ever seen them perform! The girls all seemed really energetic and like they were really enjoying themselves! I loved every minute of this concert! They've all improved so much and I can tell they all really love singing and performing! Momo really stood out to me! Her voice was so strong in this! I absolutely adore her Jiriri Kiteru performance. I freaking can't wait to see what they do next!! ONE MILLION STARS!
Oh, also note that you can hear girls cheering for Buono! Not just middle-aged guys!


B.A & B.B

Buono! 'Our Songs' & 3rd Album announced!!

HOOOOLLLEEEYYY MOOOLLLLEEEY!!
This is the best news I've heard all... day XD
Nah, I've been having a string of bad luck lately, but it's seemed to have all washed away and things seem to keep getting better!! But I better not jinx it!



So it's been announced that next year the bananas' ultimate favourite H!P trio Buono! will not only be releasing their 10th single tentatively titled 'Our Songs' but also a THIRD studio album!! GUAAAHHH
That's freakin' awesome news!

The single will have two versions – regular and limited. Both editions will include a trading card, while the limited will also include a DVD.

For the album, I presume it will include singles 'MY BOY', 'Take It Easy!', 'Bravo☆Bravo' and quite possibly 'Our Songs' and then some awesome new album tracks!! Oh, like their new Buono! theme song!... It'll be epic! :D

Release dates:
10th single: 3 February
3rd album: 10 February


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BUONO! 2010!
BANZAII! LOL

I CAN'T WAIT!!

Have you noticed? My last four or five posts have ALL been about Buono!
But that's how it should be, hey? XD

Oh, Guardians4 are getting a new single too, but I don't want to ruin my string of Buono! posts and their new outfits are YELLOW! ZOMG... it's. so. bad...


B.A

Banana Vault: "The Mean Maeda Yuka" (2006)

I have a bit more time, so I'll post something interesting to watch =D

Here is a vid of Maeda Yuuka when she was younger (2006) ↓ (no subs)



Basically, Yuukarin (Aoi-chan) and this other girl, Momo-chan are young idols, and Momo-chan's friend from her hometown came to see her. Knowing they're her friends, Yuukarin says, "Who are these people? Are these your friends? So, these OBVIOUSLY COUNTRY-SIDE LOOKING people are your friends, huh?" then she continues, "Well, I guess hanging around with those kinds of people suits you well". So then, Momo-chan replies firmly, "THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT MY FRIENDS!!" O_o!

Aaanyway, I thought it was somewhat interesting to see the "mean Yuukarin" =p I hope u guys found it interesting too. haha


B.B

ºC-ute 'SHOCK!' 30 Sec. Commercial

ºC-ute's NEW Single, 'SHOCK' 30 sec. commercial!!

HIGH QUALITY


LOW QUALITY


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Awwesoommee!!

I love the setting and the mood to it!
But I wonder if there's only 2 scenes for their PV... again...
I would have liked it better, if the other members had more lines though..
Oh, yea! Everyone were acting as if their in pain, like they were supposed to -in their solo scenes, but for some reason, Maimai looked like she needs more sleep! lol
I thought that was a bit weird.. hahahahahaha
Oookay, I'll stop being mean now... -_-"

Anyway, as B.A mentioned, I'm back in my hometown (Japan), so I might be a bit slow on updating, but I will be posting now and then (and B.A will be posting) so please come back and check out on us sometimes on your spare time! =D


B.B

Banana Vault: Buono! 'Rock'n'Buono! 2' FC DVD preview

Buono's new theme song!!~


Everyone has to watch this second clip over and over again!
PLSKTHNX



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ZOOMMMGGGG!! LOOOLLL!! MOMO!! ♥

This is freakin' awesome!
Can't wait for the full DVD to come out!


B.A

Banana Karaoke: Buono! '-Winter Story-'

-Winter Story- romaji lyrics.


Tsugunaga Momoko / Natsuyaki Miyabi / Suzuki Airi

-Winter Story-
Buono!

ima nani shiteru no? go fun de oide yo
datte machi ni matta fuyu yasumi
toshi ga akeru made mainichi aou yo
datte SCHEDULE wa mou gisshiri

kotoshi no owari to rainen no hajimari
issho ni iretara suteki ja nai?

I wish Merry Christmas for you
And a Happy New Year for you
ni nen goshi de daisuki da yo no kimochi

I wish Merry Christmas with you
And a Happy New Year with you
kimi to tsukuru futari no Winter Story

SANTA CLAUS wa honto ni irunda
sore wa kimi dattari boku dattari
taisetsu na hito ni waratte hoshikute
sore wa ima dake no koto janakute

LOVE YOU. LOVE ME.
LOVE YOU. LOVE ME.
LOVE YOU. LOVE ME.
LOVE YOU. AHHH DOKI!

kotoshi mo Iroiro arimashita kedo mo
rainen mo zutto tonari ni ite

I wish Merry Christmas for you
And a Happy New Year for you
ni nen goshi no arigatou yoroshiku

I wish Merry Christmas for you
And a Happy New Year for you
ni nen goshi de daisuki da yo no kimochi

I wish Merry Christmas with you
And a Happy New Year with you
kitakaze ni mo kokoro wa pokka poka da yo


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B.A

Banana Karaoke: Buono! 'Bravo☆Bravo'

Bravo☆Bravo romaji lyrics.


Tsugunaga Momoko / Natsuyaki Miyabi / Suzuki Airi

Bravo☆Bravo
Buono!

P-A-T-I
P-A-T-I
P-A-T-I

kimi ni hakushu wo okuro okuritai
kimi ni hakushu wo okucchae!
boku ni hakushu wo okuro okuritai
boku ni hakushu wo okucchae!

hajimete kiita kimi no ookina yume
koko janai dokoka ni tobidasutte koto nanda ne

so kono chikyuu no honno ichibu shika
mada shiranaitte hanasu kimi ga iru
nee sono manazashi shinken na kimochi
omowazu HEART doki doki ugokidashita yo BRAVO!

boku ni hakushu wo okuro okuritai
boku ni hakushu wo okucchae!
kimi ni hakushu wo okuro okuritai
kimi ni hakushu wo okucchae!

nantonaku sugite icchau mainichi de
saki no koto nante ima made nanni mo kini shitenai

so katachi no nai yume nara aru kedo
nani wo dousuruka wa korekara sa
nee tabidatsu kimi doko ni itemo sou
onnaji sora no shita ni iru ouen suru yo BRAVO!

P-A-T-I
P-A-T-I
P-A-T-I
P-A-T-I

so ichinen go ni kimi wa doko ni ite
donna kao ni natterun darou ne?

so kimi ga kureta kangaeru HINT
chanto uketometai to omou yo
so kawaru koto wo osorezu ni hashiru
kyou kara kono shunkan kara ookiku JUMP! BRAVO!

P-A-T-I
P-A-T-I


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B.A

Buono! 'Bravo☆Bravo' mp3 download

Bravo☆Bravo.mp3

Winter Story.mp3

Bravo☆Bravo (Instrumental).mp3

Winter Story (Instrumental).mp3

DOWNLOAD

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Aaaaaawwweeesssooommmeeee~~~!!!! XD

P-A-T-I ♪


B.B

Buono! 'Bravo☆Bravo' Live on Music Japan

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P-A-T-I~!
Why are Buono! so awesome!?!?
And dammit I want their shoes!
Too bad Miya didn't get to sing her solo lines!


B.A

Quick updates - Vol.2

I hope this doesn't become a usual thing!
But yeah... A bit slow on the updates because well, nothing that really interests me has been happening... And B.B has also returned to her hometown across the ocean for the summer :(
Aaaaanyway!!


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Morning Musume


Morning Musume's 42nd single was announced waay back now.
It is titled 'Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai' which roughly translates to “why is it wrong if women stand out?”
Four versions of the single will be released - Regular, Limited A, Limited B and Limited C.

Release date: 10 February



The above four members of Morning Musume (Takahasi, Niigaki, JunJun & Linlin) will also be traveling to China from the 9th to the 13th of December. Oh, I guess they're already back in Japan now. LOL. Nevermind!


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ºC-ute


A radio-rip preview to the c/w track of C-ute's upcoming single SHOCK! has been released.
The track is called Ikiyouze!



Release date: 6 January

B.B said she likes the A side more.
I'm pretty indifferent at the moment.


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S/mileage


S/mileage will be releasing a Single V for their third indies single 'Suki-chan'
A preview image of the cover has been released.
It is said to include the PV for Suki-chan along with a Making-Of video.



Release date: 2 January

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Guardians4


Guardians4 are to release a forth single titled 'Going On!.'
They will be singing the title track while the c/w track titled 'Arigatou ~Ookiku Kansha~' will be sung by the new Shugo Chara Egg! line-up including new member Tanabe Nanami (who is freaking adorable, btw.)


Release Date: 27 January
(Single V: 3 February)

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Photobooks

Sugaya Risako
Risako's 4th photobook 'Risou' was released on 27 November.





It still amazes me how mature Risako can look!
But then in the sunflower pictures she is able to go back and look like a little kid!


Nakajima Saki
Nacky's first photobook 'Nacky' was released on 9 December.






Although I didn't like the front cover, there are some really nice pictures in her photobook (from what I've seen.) Especially love that picture of her in the long white dress on the grass with sprinklers going off in the background.


Ishikawa Rika
The cover of Ishikawa Rika's tenth photobook has been released!
It is titled '24 Twenty Four'

Boobies!!

Release date: 24 December


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New Blogs @ Ameba

Fukuda Kanon


Nagate Ayaka



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Other
Yaguchi Mari


I'm not really a Yaguchi fan, but I think this cover is kinda cute!
It is the cover for Yaguchi Mari to Straw Hat’s single 'Kaze o Sagashite' which was used as an opening/ending theme for popular anime One Piece.

'Yaguchi Mari to Straw Hat' is the name of the Hexagon family unit, which features Yaguchi as the main singer.

Release date: 13 January


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Damn! I hope that's it!!...
Yeah, I know ManoVegetable has heaps of stuff coming out, but I'm sick of seeing her vegetable face. So no posts for her! LOL!

Btw... the new Morning Musume group artist picture is totally freaking me out... It looks SO ODD...
I can't stop staring at Sayumi in the middle and it's blowing my mind! Sayumi can't be centre! It's just so messed up!! I didn't think Koharu leaving would make much difference, but it totally does! That picture doesn't look right at all!

Okay, so now I'll list some of the upcoming posts I have to do.
• Kusumi Koharu's graduation memorial picspam post
• Berryz Koubou's concert image collection (featuring Miya's new hair)
• Still working on a Buono! history post... Now I have to add the new Bravo☆Bravo pics to it!
• Christmas picspam!

LOLOL, so much picspam to look forward to!


B.A

Berryz Koubou 'Thank You Very Berry' clips

YAY!
Some clips of our lovely Berryz in their stage production 'Gekidan Gekihalo Dai 7 Kai Koen “Thank You Berry Berry”'

The DVD was released on 9 December.



Intro Clip

What's going on with Captain x Risako here?... that hugging scene was a bit... LOL






Berrys Presenting... DANNY BOY!




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LOVED all the harmonies! They all sounded really good! Risako had one really good high note in Danny Boy! Hope this gets subbed soon so I can see what this Captain x Risako thing is all about!
Sorry for the lack of updates from me lately btw... Er been busy with holidays!

Oh and a big thankyou to the person who posted B.B's Buono! magazine translation on the Hello!Online forums!! :D Our stats skyrocketed!!


B.A

Nakajima Saki 'NACKY' Making Of Videos

Nakajima Saki's First Photobook, 'NACKY' making of Videos!!! X)





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Awwww.. XD


B.B

Banana Image Collection Corner: Guardians 4 + Shugo Chara Egg!

Guardians 4

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Shugo Chara Egg!

their NEW Amulet Diamond ↓

(very short clip from her interview)

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Their new member is so cute! but she seems to be very small from that picture..

(she's almost Akari's shoulder height...)

B.B