Growing Up and Moving On

Hooray for seriously crap titles!! (¬_¬) Oh well, it's about Berryz Koubou growing up and Versailles' new member, so it makes sense. (XD)

Firstly, Berryz Koubou:
Most people (who like Berryz Koubou) will know that their new single Shining Power will be released on the 10th of November. Previews have been released along with a profile picture for it. The song sounds epic, and it's pretty damn catchy. I still can't get the "Shining Shining Shining Power" out of my head (XD) Here's the preview:

 

I can't wait to see the dance for this single, I hope it's good. Don't get me wrong, I loves Maji Bomber, and the dance was good, but it looked a little rag-doll-ish...Oh well. When I first saw the profile picture I was pretty shocked. I realised just how much they had grown. (XD) It's to be expected seeing as 5 of them are 18 and there are 7 members. Actually, Saki's birthday is 22nd November, which makes her 19 in a month. They really have changed a lot from the 12-14 year olds they used to be. (XD) To prove my point:

 

Berryz Koubou, March 2005:

Sorry if it's hard to read the names, but I wrote them with a bloody mouse, give me a break. (XD) Any Berryz Koubou now:

 

 Admittedly some have barely changed, but most have changed a lot. Starting with the oldest, Saki. She hasn't changed too much, except she's matured a lot. Momoko...hasn't changed AT ALL. Chinami, has changed a lot if you ask me. Her face is more mature, she's changed her hair, she has fantastic legs, and she's just grown up in general. (XD)

 

 CASE CLOSED.

 

Onto Maasa! I think it's fairly obvious that she's grown up quite a bit. Her face is a pretty good giveaway. It's a hell of a lot more mature. See?

 

She's amazingly gorgeous. (XD) (To be fair, they all are...XD)

 

Miyabi! She's one of the younger ones, and it shows in the 2005 pic. But now she looks amazing! I adore this pic of her: 

 

Second last, Yurina! Now she amazes me. How hot does she look now? Very. She's been doing a lot of growing up. And up. And up. She's annoyingly tall. Yet she's still cute! That takes skill people.You can tell from the Shining Power picture that she's matured.

And now, last but not least, Risako! Now, if you ask me, she's changed the most. From a cute goofy smile into a mature attention demanding look. She was grown up, a lot. She's still the youngest (obviously) but it doesn't show. Although personally, I prefer this look:

I really can't wait to see the PV for this single. The song itself sounds awesome and the outfits/appearance in general looks fecking amazing. Unfortunately, the single isn't out until November! *falls on floor* Ah well. (¬_¬)

Now that I've gone on about Berryz Koubou for a little while, it's time for Versailles! (Full name = Versailles-Philharmonic Quintet)

People who have known about Versailles for a little while will probably know that their original bassist, Jasmine You, died. I'm unaware about how he died, but apparently it was semi-unexpected. It really is a shame, because he was an awesome bassist, and had a great look.

Although it's depressing that he died (apparently he suffered a lot in his last days too >.<) it's nice to know that the band is slowly moving on from their loss. They now have a new bassist! His name is Masashi. He was the band's supporting bassist during their most recent tour. He was only supposed to support them but it was decided that he would become an official member. I can't comment on him a lot, because I haven't heard him play. Although I gotta say he looks great. He really fits in appearance-wise.

 

And a full Versailles picture:

 

(From left to right the members are Teru, Masashi, Kamijo, Yuki and of course, Hizaki. XD)

They have a new single coming up too, except it's coming out a lot sooner. (XD) It's released on the 27th of October and it's called 'Destiny-The Lovers-' I can't wait! It'll be interesting to see (^^)

 

Well, I should stop talking now. (XD) Bye bye! ^^

-Luna

H!P Calenders

Sorry, couldn't resist. I know I said I was going to continue reviewing the Berryz concert, but hey. I'm inconsistent, sue me. (XD) Besides, personally I think this is slightly more interesting. (=D)

There have been previews of the H!P calenders circling the web for a little while, but I've managed to stumble across a LOT of Berryz Koubou calender scans, which makes me really want the bloody things. (XD) But first, let's go through the others!

Morning Musume:

I'm not going to say much, seeing as Wotaku Now! did a pretty good analysis, but I will say that all of them look pretty damn amazing in this photo. (Except for Aika. Aika looks creepy. If I'm honest.) I really love this photo, but I think it would kill me to see this next year (In a summer month I'm guessing XD) seeing as Linlin, Junjun and Eri are leaving this year. Seems pretty damn stupid to release a calender with all 3 of the leavers in it. *facepalms*

C-ute:

 Admittedly, I'm not as familiar with the C-ute girls as I am with Momusu or Berryz, but their recent stuff isn't bad, and hey they look good in bikinis. (XD) All of them look fantastic.
For those who don't know the C-ute members very well (I barely talk about them) here:

Maimi:

Saki:

Maimai:

Airi:

Chisato:

Out of interest, whose your favourite C-ute girl? I personally can't decide. (XD)

S/mileage:

*slaps self* I'm such a bad wota. I haven't actually heard any of their stuff yet, but I'm fairly sure they're great. (XD) All I know is their names. From left to right, they're Saki, Yuuka, Ayaka and Kanon. They're all adorable, especially Yuuka and Kanon.

Berryz Koubou:

 

Yeah, I know it's not the best photo, and it's not an official preview, but I wanted to continue the bikini theme. (^^) They all look amazing, and there are a couple things I want to point out.

a) They all have super cute smiles.

b) Their hairstyles are awesome.

c) Risako has *ahem* 'grown'

d) Chinami NEEDS to eat. She reminds me of Koharu...

I would put the front cover in this post, but I have NO idea where it's gone. I fail. I'm sorry. (XD) Here are the other anyway:

Personally I think this is a really cute photo. I thought I preferred Chinami's longer hair, but this photo made me fall in love with her current hair. (XD) She just looks gorgeous regardless. (XD) If there's anything wrong with this photo, it's that Maasa's smile looks a little forced, but her school uniform looks really cute. (XD)

Oh the cuteness. (X3) I love both Miya and Saki in this picture, but I have to be honest. Miyabi looks better than Saki in this photo. I'm not sure on Saki's hair in the photo (Miya's is AMAZING), her expression is cute though. (X3)

Would you look at that? MOAR cuteness! *Still refusing believe that Momoko has been 18 for a couple of months now* Yurina looks unbelievably stunning in this photo.

This has got to be one of or my favourite photo that I've seen. I love all of them, but this is brilliant. The setting is gorgeous, the girls look beautiful and it's just amazing. All four of them look cute, and I especially love Maasa and Saki in this photo.

I gotta say, Miyabi's hair is just, quite frankly, fecking weird. And yet I like it. (XD) Oh well. Miyabi's known for her crazy hairstyles. (XD) Chinami and Yurina just look adorable. (X3)

All of the calenders look cute, but if I had money, I would have to get the Berryz Koubou calender. Depressingly, I have no money, therefore I can't. (XD) Which one would you get, assuming you had the money?

Just a Quick Post

So, I recently discovered something. Recently being about 3/4 hours ago. Something fucking glorious.

I think I may have died. IT'S FUCKING WIN. Saki and Miyabi have never been this sexy. I'll quickly (NOT) go through it, in gifs, simply because I can! (XD) (Because the spacing in this post has gone a little weird, for reasons I don't understand, I'm just going to clarify, that the comments about the gif, goes UNDER the gif.)

The intro intrigues me. I've never really heard anything like this from Berryz Koubou before...Because of the title of the YouTube video I know it's only Saki and Miyabi performing. But if I hadn't read the title I would have no idea till this point. I really have to watch the whole of this concert. I may just have to get it on DVD...

 

 My GOD I love this. You can see why Saki's called the best dancer...*drools*

My GOD I really love this. The girls sing really well even though it's been quite a while into the concert (as you can tell by the sweat XD) Then they start dancing again, showing how wonderfully flexible they are. Especially Saki. 

Saki smirks at the camera and the wotas. She knows what she's doing.

I love how well both Miyabi and Saki sing. Miyabi is better than Saki though to be honest. But it's all good, as Saki is better then Miyabi at dancing. It evens out nicely, making these two quite an awesome duo.

How could you not love this?

I could watch this all day. (And I pretty much have XD)

 It's a shame it ends, but it ends brilliantly. With body rolling. Saki's a fecking pro. (XD)

Overall I absolutely adore everything about this video. (XD) The first time I watched I wasn't sure about the song. But after listening to it a couple times, it really grew on me. I love the song, I REALLY love the dance, I love the lights, I love the graphics they put on the screen behind them, and the costumes are fantastic. Admittedly, they're probably uncomfortable, but that clearly didn't stop them from dancing amazingly well. As you probably know I've started 'revewing' Berryz Koubou's new concert tour. I really hope something like this is in it. (I haven't watched the whole thing yet, but part 2 should be coming soon.) They're growing up, and they can pull off stuff like this really well. It's videos like this which make me question, WHERE THE FUCK IS SAKI'S PHOTOBOOK!? Just wondering... Anyway, here's a subbed version for anyone who's interested. (^^)

Bai bai!! ^^

Concert Tour 2010 Shoka ~Umi no ie Otakebi House Review Part 1

Well, when I say review, I mean pure adoration over the concert tour (XD) I don't know how many parts there are going to be, it depends on how long I fangirl over each song/MC/section/whatever. (XD) Anyway, because the DVD technically releases tomorrow there's only one person on YouTube who has put the videos up. And in a strange order, making it harder. (XD) Here's the setlist:

00. Sketch
01. Maji Good Chance Summer
Opening VTR (BG Koi wa Hipparidako)
02. Rival
MC
03. Koi no Jubaku
04. Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda!
MC Tsugunaka & Sudou
05. Yakimochi wo Kudasai! (Shimizu, Tokunaga, Sugaya)
06. Ground Demo Rouka Demo Medatsu Kimi (Sudou, Kumai)
07. Ai ni wa Ai Desho (Tsugunaga Momoko, Natsuyaki Miyabi)
Drama “Umi no Ie Otakebi House (House, home of the sea cry)” (15 minutes watching while sitting)
08. Natsu Wakame
09. Maji Natsu Sugiru (Beatbox)
10. Natsu Remember You
Medley
11. Anshinkan (Shimizu, Tsugunaga, Natsuyaki, Kumai)
12. Passion E-CHA E-CHA (Shimizu, Tsugunaga, Natsuyaki, Kumai)
13.  Fighting Pose wa Date ja nai! (Shimizu, Momoko, Natsuyaki, Kumai)
14. BERRY FIELDS (Tokunaga, Sugaya, Sudou in pineapple outfits)
15. Yume de Do Up (Tokunaga, Sugaya, Sudou)
~Medley Finish
16. Toshoshitsu Taiki (Tokunaga, Sugaya, Sudou)
17. Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance (Shimizu, Tsugunaga, Natsuyaki, Kumai in banana tree outfits)
18. Seishun Bus Guide
19. Ryuusei Boy
20. Otakebi Boy WAO!
21. Yuujou Junjou oh Seishun
Encore
22. Maji Bomber!!
MC
23. Bye Bye Mata ne
  
The person on YouTube gives each part of the concert it's own video, which means I have over 23 to watch. So lets make a start!! (XD)


00) Sketch:

 The wotas are going crazy as usual. I really want to get one of those spinny glowsticks things though. They're awesome! (XD) By the way, in case you were wondering that screen in the middle of the picture is showing a photo of a beach. I haven't watched the whole concert yet, but it's looks like it's going to be beach/summer themed. (^^) The opening music is really cute (X3) (By the way, I apologize for the fail cropping on these pictures, but somebody screwed with the photo editing program, I don't know how to change it back XD)

The lights go up to reveal 4 of the 7 Berryz members. Risako, Yurina, Miyabi and Saki.

My dear sweet Captain leading the whole Intro. (^^) Saki looks quite cute, but she needs to dye her hair back to it's original colour. I don't like her with light brunette hair. Yurina looks really cute too. Risako needs to wear a skirt that suits her, and Miyabi's outfit is meh. (XD) Her voice seems smexier than usual, so that makes up for it. (XD)

 At about 2:22 into the video Maasa and Chinami join in. Maasa owns badass even in a white poofy-ish mini skirt and a bow (XD) Chinami looks adorable, the outfit really suits her, and she looks rather tanned. Maasa looks really pale next to her. (XD)

Saki sounds fecking ADORABLE when she says 'No no no'. X3

At about 4:34 in the video a random wota shouts 'Yurina' AMAZINGLY loud. You can't really see her face, but you can't help but think she feels proud of herself. And why not? (XD) She's not even allowed to have a boyfriend, yet she still has guys shouting her name. What can I say? She's cute. (XD)

Momo comes in soon after the random wota shout, looking cute. (As always.) Carrying a random box. I'm sure it wouldn't be random if I understood what the feck was going on. Oh well. (XD)

And at the end of the video Risako is left all alone. Pretending to text? Either she's going mime, or she leading to the next part!! (XD)


01) Maji Good Chance Summer:

 Ah! Risako was pretending to phone somebody, not texting. Although I fail to see the relevance of this. Being fluent in Japanese would be useful right now. Unfortunately, I am not fluent. Oh well.

The girls start to make their way back on stage, during the intro to the first song of the concert! It sounds cute, looks like it will be quite a fun song. (^^) All the girls are smiling.

Damn! Risako

Slightly fail screenshot. Pain in the ass wouldn't stop moving. (XD) Anyway, Miyabi sounds great too, as expected. (XD) She's not the most popular Berryz member for nothing.

My GOD this is a cute dance. Even Maasa's smiling. There has been no sight of her famous look yet. (XD)

This dance really is cute. (X3)

It's the return of the pinky!! (XD) Momo's so cute (X3)

Chinami and Saki really do look cute (X3)

Oh hello...MaasaXChinami fanservice? Works for me (=P)

DAMN IT WOMAN GET OFF THE PHONE. I am MUCH more interested in watching Chinami and Maasa then listening to you pretending to talk to someone. 

Aw damn. Fanservice moment is over, they're already on separate platforms. DAMN IT RISAKO. (XD)

My...Yurina's legs are looking good. (XD) So are Chinami's...as always. (XD)

The lights go down and the girls run off stage. Seeing as the next part is a VTR, I'm assuming they're getting changed. Already. (XD)


Opening VTR (BGM Koi wa Hipparidako):

 Just a video of them messing around on the beach. It's cute, but nothing special. Oh, apart from Chinami's legs. (XD)

 Wait...What!? (XD) Chinami's in a fish outfit, (I've seen that thing to many times now XD) and Momoko chases her with a net...Right...(XD)

Momoko can fall asleep anywhere. (XD) Well, I hope she's sleeping...*looks at her hands*

 This really is cute. Some people skip the VTRs and MCs. I recommend that you don't skip this, it's quite fun to watch. (X3) Reminds me of Alo Hello.

 The VTR starts to end as it zooms out on the girls with an obviously animated flag. Who are they trying to kid? (XD)

02) Rival:

 DAMN. Those dresses are poofy. (XD) I would love to wear one. I would just stand and twirl. (XD) They're circle skirts, therefore, rather twirly. (XD) They're also very sparkly. I shouldn't like them as much as I do. (XD)

*facepalm* RISAKO. Get those bloody things out of your ears. I HATE hoops.

VERY twirly skirts. (XD)

I love how the wotas chant in this song. (XD) It's awesome (XD) Also, Maasa's smiling! I wonder if she's gonna keep this up? (XD) I hope she does, she has a nice smile. (^^)

Aww. They didn't put a bow in Chinami's hair. (Maybe they ran out of time backstage?) It's a shame, it looked so cute...

LOL Maasa. (XD) (The original point of this screenshot was to say that Miyabi looks gorgeous, and that the wotas are chanted again, but Maasa's face is just way too good for me to ignore. XD)

I really love the lighting here.

NYAH!!!!! MAASA!!! GOD I LOVE YOU!!!! SO FRIGGIN' CUTE!!! (X3) At about 4:03 in the video she shouts something (God knows what, the vids aren't subbed XD) and it's so cute!! X3 Kay. I'll stop fangirling now. (XD)

The girls start to spread out after the song finishes, getting ready for the next part, which is...


MC:



Don't have many comments for this, as they're just talking to the audience, and I don't understand Japanese. (XD) All of the girls talk, except Maasa talks for the longest.

 At about 1:04 Chinami interrupts Maasa by giggling. Maasa seems surprised, so I don't think she was supposed to giggle. (XD) It's quite cute. I don't understand Japanese, but I get a feeling that Maasa playfully told her off afterwards. Maasa made Chinami laugh about 3 times. So cute! (X3) So now, not only do I support ChinamiXMiyabi, but I now support MaasaXChinami too! (XD) I really should stop shipping real people. (XD)

 Ok, so this isn't the best screenshot, but whatever. (XD) Yurina looks beautiful in this outfit, it really suits her. Also, is it me, or does Momoko look scares of Maasa? (XD) Onto the next part!


03) Koi no Jubaku:

 The lighting is epic throughout the whole song.

 All of the girls sing incredibly well in this, especially Risako. Although I couldn't help but notice, Yurina sounds slightly tired? It doesn't surprise me. You can tell that the girls are starting to sweat (A few of them are 'glowing', one of them being Yurina) and it's understandable. They're dancing and singing, and it gets bloody hot under stage lights too. (Believe me, I know.)

 I really like the dance to this! I've never seen the danceshot to Koi no Jubaku. (I've just never been able to find it) but it looks awesome! I shall have to try and learn it. (X3)

 I'm jealous. (XD) I wouldn't be able to walk in those boots, yet they can dance and jump around in them. (You know, without falling over XD)

 IT'S THE LOOK!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, so it's a fail screenshot because Maasa was moving a lot, but it's obvious that the smile is gone and the look has taken it's place! (XD)

 Wait...she's smiling again...Hmm...Oh well. (XD) I know the look will come back. (XD) She puts on that expression more as she gets more exhausted, which again is understandable. It's a pain n the ass to smile all the time on stage. (Also, these wotas are dedicated. XD It's like they rehearse with the girls. They know exactly what to chant, and when. XD)

 I really love this dance!

 I really love the lighting too!

The song ends amazingly well. This has got to be my favourite performance of the concert so far. And with that I shall end this post! It's really long already, without adding other parts to it. (XD) I've put over 45 screenshots into this bloody post. (XD) Please look out for part 2!! (^^)

Bai bai!!