Banana Reviews: ºC-ute Concert Tour 2010 Spring ~SHOCKING Live~

Yes, BA. We really should get back with blogging again... XP

Sorry to leave you the work while I was away, and sorry for those who are always wanting to hear more from us! and thanks for the support!!

We'll be reviewing the "ºC-ute Concert Tour 2010 Spring ~SHOCKING live~" yaaay!

oh, before we start, HERE's the Youtube link if anyone wants to watch the concert

Enjoy X)

Banana A. Banana B.

OPENING

Wooooooaaa....

1. SHOCK!

Awesome song to start the concert with!! I really wasn't into this song when I've first listened to it, but I actually like it now X) Shock! Shock! lol

MC

2. Massara Blue Jeans

I know I've mentioned it so many times (lost count how many), but we really need Kanna to shout at the start..... it's not the same anymore.... T-T

3. Amai Wana

Yes! One of my favourite song!!! X) It's sooo much better live!! I fell in love with those 'wiggly hand flickering" bit. For those that doesn't know what I'm talking about, here's the picture.

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Opening VTR (BGM Akogare MY STAR★ remix ver.)

Yaaaaaa~

4. Akogare My STAR★

Very strong stage performance =D

MC

5.Shigatsu Sengen

Nice ballad, but I still can't get over how bad the PV was for this song. lol

6. Lonely girl's night (Yajima Maimi solo)

Actually, I didn't mind her voice here. Not too manly solo song for the first time =D

7. Seventeen's VOW (Saki, Chisato, Mai)

Uuuurrggh!! What's with their outfits!?!?!? >_<" Why can't they wear stylish suits like in 'Forever Love', and not Daddy's suits!?!? It's sooo wrong.... T-T

MC

I guess, THEY liked it....... -_-"

8. Darling I love you (Chisato solo)

Niiiiiiiice~~!! I'm not so into this song, but it's so nice to see Chissa having a solo song! She sooo deserves it! X)

9. Image Colour (Maimi, Airi)

Yea, the song was ookay. But seriously, their outfit's so disturbing! I don't think it even appeals to the wotas either! ... I might be wrong..??

10. Ikiyouze!

Okay, even with their unflattering outfits, they've done a really good job on making it LOOK cool. and gosh, I think they've all improved their dances sooo much (not just for this song, but in general) O_O!

MC

11. The Party!

Niiiiiiiice!! Wasn't so into this song, but this performance has changed my view =D If you are one of those fans who loves looking at the members interact on stage, you might enjoy watching this X)

MC (Maimi)

12. Endless Love (Mai solo)

Maimai Solo!! Awesome, another solo!! I still don't understand why Chissa and Maimai doesn't get much lines in general. They are both such good singers! Such a waste...

13. Kimi no Senpou (Saki, Chisato, Mai)

Another one of my favourite song I've been wanting to watch!!! If you are a Nakky fan like me, this song is a MUST WATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!

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14. Aa Koi (Airi solo)

Airi~! X) I might sound old here, but she has grown so much as a singer and as a person =D She has this female sexiness? aura in this performance that she didn't have back then when she sang "Tsuugaku Vector". Nice.

15. EVERYDAY Zekkouchou!!

Flag performance!! Dunno, I think I prefer tap dancing performance, but ºC-ute has so many skills now! Impressive.

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MC (Airi)

16. Aishiteru Aishiteru (Saki solo)

Nakky~~~! X) Sooollooo~~! yay! If you are a Nakky fan, better watch this.... but go back and watch 'Kimi no Senpou' again ;) haha

17. FOREVER LOVE

Aaa! It's hard to get used to their new member colours! Airi in Pink is just... wrong.... X( I hope they don't ever change her colour in Buono!....

18. JUMP

Jump! Jump! Jump! Jump!

19. SHINES

I'm starting to reeeaally like this song! I love the atmosphere where everyone waves their towels, and perform as ONE. It's sooo cool! I wish I was at the concert..

20. Seishun Song

Still not my favourite.... song....

ENCORE

21. Campus Life ~Umarete Kite Yokatta~

New single!! but not anymore... lol It's getting a bit too old for me now =I

MC

22. Tokaikko Junjou

Still love this song =) Nice dance performance!

23. Yume ga Aru Kara

Final number! Great choice to sing at the end. It leaves us a relaxing, and warm feeling at the end X)

Bye!

Woa, I haven't seen them do the "ºC-ute deshita~" pose in so long! oh yea, and the 'bye bye' bit seemed really short for a long concert...? don't they usually stay on stage for more than like 3 minutes?? I might be wrong though..

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Overall Impression:
AWESOME! I feel like I might start liking ºC-ute again =D Their singing's got better, great improvement on their dances, and each member's character seems to be stable and stand out more X) I would hate to see a new member join (if they ever do) or see a member go in the future. Because this 5 is a great team =D Now, we just have to actually GO to one of those concerts, right BA? ;)

B.A & B.B

Chissa (ºC-ute) and Momo (Berryz Koubou)

I found this random?? vids and thought I'd share =D


Song: JUMP! - ºC-ute



Song: Shoushitsuten ~Vanishing Point~ - Buono!

TRANSLATION:

Momo: What or which part makes you like this song?
Chissa: Well you know.. All three of you have such a powerful singing voice, and... and... the part where everyone sings together....
M: unison??
C: yea! Well, you know how the "unison" sounds different within each group? I love the smoothness of your voices when you guys sing together as a group.
M: it's so rare to hear such a good comment about me (us) from you X)
C: yea! but I must admit that I'm such a hard core Buono! FAN!!

M: well, what's your favourite song then?
C: Shousssshhhiten!
M: hey, excuse me, if you really are a fan, please be able to say the title properly!
C:SHO U SHI TSU TEN, SHO U SHI TSU TEN
M: "Shoushitsuten ~Vanishing Point~", right?
C: yea, that one. I really love that song. Hey, what's this? Let's sing!
M: hahaha you guys prepared the lyrics for the song

---SINGS---

C: oh such a nice song! I love this song!
M: oh, thank you!
C: but I couldn't sing as nice as Miyabi-chan and Airi.
M: oh really?
C: yea...

M: I need to point out one thing...
C: yea...
M: it's Miya's Main song...
C: I love...... Miyabi-chan.
(both laughs)

C: I love Miyabi-chan and Airi.
M: hold on a second...
C: but I do like "I NEED YOU" too.
M: really?
C: yea. But at first, I thought it was "I NEDD YOU".
M: yea, it's actually "I NEED YOU"
C: yea, "I NEED DYUU"
M: it's "I NEED YOU"
C: yea, "I NEED DYU"

M: why.. did you have to choose "Shoushitsuten"? Couldn't it be "I NEED YOU"??
C: unn..... But..... My most favourite song was "Shoushitsuten"..
M: oh..
C: Speaking of "Shoushitsuten", I've heard that a lot of fans like this song too. Airi once told me that at concerts, she sees people crying when they are singing this song.
M: yea, yea, yea, yea, yea
C: After hearing that, I love it even more.

M: Momo like that song from ºC-ute. ♪Ookina ai de motenashite~♪
C: I knew you would say that.
M: ♪Ookina ai de motenashite~♪ and ♪Capuseru ne♪




TRANSLATION:

C: yea, I'm Okai Chisato.... I'm... right here!!
M: oh cool, cool.
C: pretty good spot on the cover!
(both laughs)
M: pretty good spot on the cover!
C: pretty good spot on the cover! please, please check it out. This one if from "Campus LIFE". The next... ºCute's... oh yours...
M: yea.
C: oh, never mind.
M: huh!?

C: ºC-ute's... new single, "Dance de BACOON" will be released on the 25th of August!! Yay!
M: yay!
C: the lyrics are like, well I would like you guys to listen to when it releases, but...
M: your 'appealing' time, is pretty long....
C: umm... what to say.... umm.... yea, it's that!!
M: what?
C: DANCE!! as the title "Dace de BACOON" says already, the dance is pretty uptight..
M: this right??
(Momo dances)
C: hey, don't show them yet!!
M: it's not released yet....!?
C: it's the 25th of August!! Today is.......
M: sorry, sorry
C: yea, something like this (dances)
M: sorry, sorry

C: ok, ok that's okay, well it's something like this (does the hand) so please look forward to it. yea, your turn!
M: huh, what? oh, oh... this is the anime, 'Inazuma Eleven's ending theme and from the DS game 'Inazuma Eleven 3'. so please listen to it. yea, check it out! ufu! ufu! ahahaha! ufufufu! nhnhnh! eeh!?


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"Dance de BACOON"....... sounds weird... but anyway, gotta look forward to it X)
oh, and I think Chissa and Momo are a good combination ;)


B.B

Banana Vault: 'Hello!Channel Karaoke Battle'

I'd seen clips floating around of Captain and MaiMai from this, but now... finally, the whole segment!! Enjoy!


Tanaka Reina - Aishite Aishite ato Ippun (Morning Musume)
Shimizu Saki - MADAYADE (Berryz Koubou)


Niigaki Risa - Sukiyaki (Morning Musume)
Hagiwara Mai - Bishoujo Shinri (ºC-ute)


Tokunaga Chinami - Koi wo Hipparidako (Berryz Koubou)


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Yeah, Reina totally kicked all their butts. Maybe Niigaki could have picked a better song. And what was Chinami wearing? So unflattering...


B.A

Banana Reviews: Berryz Koubou Festival ~Yokoso Otakebi Land e~

Wow, it's really been so long since we reviewed something!
There are so many concerts -some really good ones- that we should have reviewed but haven't. -__-

Oh well, tomorrow is the official release date for the 'Berryz Koubou Festival ~Yokoso Otakebi Land e~ Live DVD' which features footage from their 6th album release event held at Yomiuri Land Open Theater EAST on 18 April 2010.



I was actually meant to blog this a couple days ago when the concert was still fresh in my brain. I hope I still remember what I was thinking while I was watching it.

Banana A. Banana B!?



OPENING

Eeeeeeeeeeee~~

1. Happiness ~Koufuku Kangei!~

Uuuggh, probably my most unfavourite Berryz single, just because of the line 'We welcome this happiness tonight.' It REALLY annoys me. But it's funny to see Berryz dance to this song now because it's such a kiddy dance, and hearing it with all their deep man voices now. Especially Risako. LOL.

2. Rival

Ahh, that's better. Yay! You know, I never noticed the harmonies in this song... You know, when just two people are singing. I think it was most apparent when it was Captain and Maasa? But you nenver know, it could just be the backing track playing with my ears.

MC1
It's always interesting to hear how much the crowd cheers for each member.
I think Momo won this time, and LOL at the girls who always shout "Miii-Yaaaa"at every event.

3. Sprinter! (Captian solo)

"WAOoo! WOOoo!" Captain overdid it a little with the WAO's and WOO's. But other than that this performance was fine...
Captain has fallen from grace a little in my brain recently. I had a dream about her and she kept yelling at Momoko for some reason (random, i know) but yeah... She's dropped in my ranking. I like her ring though :)

4. Koi wa Happaridako (Chinami solo)

"YAAAAY!!" I see a pattern forming here...
Chinami always sounds like a kid when she sings, so I guess this was a good song for her.

5. 21ji Made no Cinderella (Momoko solo)

I dont know why Momo mouthed the "Yooo! Daladala!" when she clearly wasn't singing it. LOL. Anyway, YAY! MOMO! This used to be one of my favourite Berryz songs to sing!! :D

6. Waracchaou yo BOYFRIEND (Kumai-chan solo)

I was worried for Kumai-chan when I heard this song start, this song has some annoying high parts, but luckily she was pretty good and the backing track covered for her a little. I don't think I can ever like Kumai-chan's singing voice though.

MC2 (Kumai-chan, Captain, Momo, Chinami)

7. Ground Demo Rouka Demo Medatsu Kimi (Maasa & Yurina)


Yay! Our first new song performance!!
ZOMMMGGG!! The dance for this song is SO AWESOME!! IT'S ALL SUPERHERO POSES!! LOLOL XD
The Maasa verse still kicks Kumai-chan's verse's butt. Oh and Maasa is chubby again :( she was looking really good! WHY!?
I like this picture though!


8. Yakimochi o Kudasai! (Captain, Chinami & Risako)

Contrarily this dance was SUPER BORING. Just the three of them going around in a triangle formation. I was kind of disappointed after watching Maasa and Kumai-chan's epic superhero dance. Risako also cain's both these girls with her deep voice.

9. Ai ni wa Ai Desho (Momoko & Miyabi)

YAY! My two favourite Berryz! I love how Momoko can change her expressions. This performance was awesome, but what do you expect from these two :P
That last high note was a little iffy though.

MC3 (Momoko & Miyabi)

10. TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY (Miyabi solo)

I wish Miya would choose a more challenging song. She's has really accurate pitch and I love how her voice has grown. Although that 'waah-ooh' at the end was really off. Something similar happened in the last Berryz concert too.

11. Sakura wa Rakusa (Maasa solo)

Eww, I don't like this song. Maasa is okay though.

12. VERY BEAUTY (Risako solo)

ZOMG, Risako was really amazing at the start of this song, but she kind of lost me at the end of the chorus. He high notes freak me out sometimes. She is better at her manly MADAYADE and things.

MC4

13. Dakishimete Dakishimete

I like how they used the blur effect and cropped stuff out to make it look like the 'Dakishimete Dakishimete' PV. It's been a while since I listened to his song! "HOO! HOO!"

14. Seishun Bus Guide

I wonder if their arms ever get tired from fist pumping the air.

15. Ryuusei Boy

I love the Ryuusei Boy pose. It's so lol. But they cut out my favourite part!! We didn't get to see the one at the end where they do it upside down. The camera was too busy focusing on Risako.

16. Otakebi Boy WAO!

Risako's tongue rolls... so manly. (Wow, I wonder how many times I've called her many this review? lol)

MC5

17. Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda!

Last number! Is this the first time we've seen this song performed live?
AWESOME.

END



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Overall Impression:
I haven't watched Berryz Koubou perform at Yumiuri Land before, so this was really fun to watch! We got to see a lot of new song performances and solos too (which are always my favourite.) I think I had a lot more to say about this before... Uhh, should really start better blogging habits. Did anyone else notice the wota in a Stitch jumpsuit? LOL. Anyways, highlights were probably Maasa & Kumai-chan's superhero dance. I really wasn't expecting that. It was so funny! I was a little disappointed we didn't get to hear 'Kimi no Tomodachi' since it's my favourite new album song. But other than that, it was pretty good! :)


B.A & B.B!?

S/mileage '◯◯ Ganbaranakutemo ee nende!!' artist photos

S/mileage's profile has also been updated with artist photos for their upcoming 2nd single '◯◯ Ganbaranakutemo ee nende!!!'

Official S/mileage page!











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Updated S/mileage Downloads!

Lol, everybody looks so pretty, but Ogawa Saki looks so awkward!!
These outfits are okay, but they're really really similar to the 'Yume Miru 15sai' ones, except with black details and silly hats.

I also just watched the Mano Erina x S/mileage joint concert. It was okaay...


B.A

Berryz Koubou 'Maji Bomber!!' updates

I am yet to mention any updates of Berryz Koubou's 23rd single
'Maji Bomber!!'
Shame on me... LOL

Ta-dah! Really small preview cover images!

(top left: Limited A; bottom left: Limited B; right: Regular)


(Single V cover)


This is the radio rip that came out a while ago, with lyrics!

It's another pretty manly song along the lines of Otakebi Boy WAO! These songs really suit Risako's voice, and they get so catchy after a while.

Unfortunately this single will NOT be a double-A side which we have all become so accustomed to v.v
Instead, the regular and limited editions will contain different B-side tracks.

Regular Edition
1. Maji Bomber!!
2. Otakebi Boy WAO! (Spark Ver.)
3. Maji Bomber!! (Instrumental)

Limited Edition A & B
1. Maji Bomber!!
2. MOON POWER
3. Maji Bomber!! (Instrumental)


We also have updated profile pictures from the official Hello!Project website!

















How cool do Berryz look!? B.A approves!!
Love Chinami's hair, although still don't really like her... But do they always have to put momo in that same pink colour/style. It's been the same for 'Dakishimete Dakishimete' and the first 'Rival' pictures... =\ from the cover of 'Seishun Bus Guide/Rival'

Release date: 14 July
(Single V: 21 July)


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Updated Berryz Downloads with new profile picture =)

I have a bit more free time now, so hopefully I'll get back to blogging...
Although there's not been any really inspiring news lately, especially since Buono! has been kinda inactive lately, with the end of Shugo Chara! and all... *sigh*


B.A

Morning Musume 'Seishun Collection' mp3 Download

Wasn't this song from Dragonball GT?
Morning Musume 'Seishun Collection'


1. Seishun Collection.mp3
2. Tomo.mp3
3. Seishun Collection (Instrumental).mp3

DOWNLOAD


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And we continue to slack with the updates...

Added to Morning Musume Downloads!


B.A