New Single Covers for Gachinko de Ikou – Buono!

The new covers for Gachinko de Ikou have been released, read more to see them.

Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! – Buono! Review!

Five exclamation points in the title! Hahaha.

Alright, if I haven’t made it clear yet, Buono! is one of my favorite groups, and I haven’t yet reviewed their latest single, so I’m doing that now! Eventually, I’ll try to review Café Buono!, but I want to review Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! first. Now let’s get to it!

PV
Hm, I like the PV, I think. I like the Renai Rider PV, but this one is quite different so I don’t know which I like more. I’m annoyed that Momoko constantly has to do the cute dork act, though. While some people think she’s adorable, I find her more adorable when she’s just Momo. When she’s reading children’s books or emphasizing her shortness, I find her annoying. However, this could just be the director’s fault and not her’s, so I say STOP MAKING MOMOKO LOOK CHILDISH. Remember in Honto no Jibun when she was taking a nap and all the girls were throwing paper balls at her? Or in Renai Rider when she got the tricycle instead of the mini motorcycle? GR, stop giving Momo the short end of the stick. :(
Er, now, ignoring that whole Momoko rant I had there, I do love other aspects of this PV. The set is cute and there are quite a lot of different scenes. I loved the food bit (the harmonica part)! I also thought the band parts where they were cleaning up were really cute. I wish Airi did a kiss at the end, but I do think her smile was amazing at the end. All in all, the PV is cute, Airi is cute adorable amazing great all around, Miya has cool shoes, and Momo’s just being Momo again.
8/10!

Dance
Like many others, I thought this dance was a little simple, but I like it. It fits with the song, and they did pack this song with a lot of different scenes, so there was no need for a complicated dance that wouldn’t even be featured a lot (in the main PV). I like their funny moves (like sticking out their arms at the beginning) and I like the slowed down bits. I also think incorporating that sleeping part into the dance was a good idea, because I have no idea how they would dance at that bit.
A problem I have with the dance shot that does not affect the girls is that damn camera. If you watch the dance shot, you’ll notice the camera constantly zooming in and out, and I found that incredibly annoying. I wish the camera would just stay still like in their previous dance shots. But, it’s not like that’s the girls fault, so I don’t mind that much.
8/10!

Song
I liked this song, but out of the singles, I think Renai Rider was the best (Nakimushi Shounen being the best album song). The song is catchy and interesting, though. Again, I like the slow parts and the parts where they yell “Jounetsu no kisu! Kono “seishun” ni kisu!” and all of that. Hm, I have no problems with this song, now that I think about it. My only complaint: Airi has one less line than Miya and Momo. >____>
9/10!

Outfits
The outfits are cute but a little too similar to Honto no Jibun’s outfits. i think they should stop with the punk schoolgirl image because it kind of got old when Avril Lavigne started trying to do it. Regardless, I do think the outfits are nice. Not to be biased, but Airi has the best outfit here! I love her pins and socks! I love Momoko’s double-layered skirt, but I am not a big fan of her sweater because it seems a little too small for her (LOL, something too small for Momo?). Miya’s outfit is cool, I have no problems with it. Also, I am in love with Airi’s treble clef earring the way SB is in love with Miya’s heels. The earring is just amazing and I want ittt.
Secondary Outfit
This time, contrary to what I said about Momoko’s earlier sweater, Miya’s top is way too big in this set! I do love her hat and arm sleeve things, though (No idea what those are called). Airi’s outfit this time is a little simple, but still cute. I’m not a fan of Momoko’s leopard shirt, but the ribbons do make her cuter (so do Airi’s bows). Refer to my Buono! eyecandy post if you want to see more pictures of their amazing outfits!
9/10!

Band Version
The Single V of this came with a band version, which shows the scenes where they clean in the hallway and have the instruments. Uh, I find this version cool, but Miya sure is in the middle a lot. Momo also drums in an amusing way. I love Airi no matter what she’s doing, so you know how I feel about her in this video.
8/10!

Minna Daisuki – B-side
I love this B-side! The hop, step, jump parts are an improvement over the ones in Kokoro no Tamago and I really like it. The whole song is very catchy and very Shugo Chara!. I wish there was a dance shot for this like Kokoro, but alas, there isn’t one.
9/10!

Wow, this was a pretty long review, but there was just a lot to cover! Hopefully, Gachinko de Ikou will be just as good, if not better than this single.
Overall: 8.5/10!

YAY BUONO! FOURTH SINGLE

Most of you guys have probably heard, but Buono! will be releasing a new single on August 20th, 2008! The new single will be the fourth ending of the anime Shugo Chara!, for which they’ve sang all the openings and endings for. The title of the single is Gachinko de Ikou!.

I’m hoping their new song will sound a little more like Janakya Mottainai. Of their singles, A and B sides, Janakya Mottainai is the only single not related to the anime. I wonder if this is connected to the fact that it’s one of their best songs (in my opinion). I’m also wondering about the new outfits. They’ve done two school girl style outfits, and I’m hoping the next one will have no references to school, because the whole punk + tie thing is kind of old.

Suzuki Airi is going to be pretty busy with C-ute and Buono! for the next few months. ºC-ute’s sixth single, as I mentioned before, will be released July 30th, 2008. That’s about a month before our Buono! release. I hope she doesn’t overwork herself with all these releases, because, of course, Airi rules.
Oh yeah, Berryz Koubou will be releasing Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance on July 09th, 2008 (forgot to mention that in the earlier post >_<), so they’ll also be working hard! Go go Buono! girls!

Another thing I’m extremely worried about is whether or not this is going to be the last Buono! single. The anime, Shugo Chara!, is expected to have 51 episodes. Episodes 1-13 had Kokoro no Tamago and Honto no Jibun as their op/ed. Then they switched to Renai Rider for the 13-26 for the ending song, and that was the end of the first season. Their latest single, Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! (and their B-side, Minna Daisuki) were again used for the ed/op of episodes 27-40(ish), respectively. Their next single will be used for the last half season as the ending, and then Shugo Chara! won’t need any new songs, unless they plan on continuing the anime. If they are, great, ’cause I LOVE THAT ANIME. But, yeah, will Buono! be getting a fifth single? Is this the last one? I really hope the girls can continue singing past the anime, because they make great music and sell very well. For now, let’s not worry about all that stuff I’ve been speculating on and await their new single!

A Buono! Photomine

So I’ve gone through about 100 pages of this website/BBS and found some cool Buono! pictures. There were also photos of Morning Musume, ºC-ute, and Berryz Koubou from their recent releases, Haromoni@ and live events. There’s more than 100 pages, but I got lazy after 106, I think. Anyways, here are some Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! photos I found!

First off, the three of them together:

Secondly, my favorite, SUZUKI AIRI!♥♥♥:

Thirdly, Maize’s favorite Kid, Natsuyaki Miyabi:

Last, but definitely not least, Ray’s favorite Kid, Momoko Tsugunaga:

So, I know you guys are all probably drowning in nosebleeds now, but some last things before I let you guys scroll back up to look at Airi♥:
If you guys want any of the pictures shown above, just ask me for them! I have the larger, separated versions of each picture. If you don’t like me and don’t want to speak to me, just go here and find them yourself!