Raffi's Fashion Check 4

Hello!Project has put up new profile pictures for Berryz Kobo in their Ai no Dangan PV outfits.

What can I say other then that they are amazing?  Not much.

There isn't much variety between the member wearing the outfits, but nevertheless are they awesome.

Captain:

 - Her hair just keeps getting awesomer as time goes by.

- I like her belt.  Do they all have it? I notice it more on Captain.

Momoko:

 - Cool sunglasses YO.

- She looks like she's about to go skydiving or something.

- Her hair just goes WOOSH!

Chinami:

 - Moar cool hair YO.

- Whats with the ONE big earring?  Lol

- I wanna know what's under her jacket...NOT LIKE THAT JEEZ.

Maasa:

 - aldfjaslfjkalfjkflj just perfection *_*

- Her hair never changes but for some reason I love it more each time.

- OMG BOOTS

Miyabi:

 - Is that a ponytail I see?  If it is that would be epic *_*

- Shutup I like hair okay.

- She reminds me of a sexy Nascar driver.

Yurina:

 - Is this a jumpsuit or a two piece suit?

- She looks like she could be a secret agent or something cool like that.

Risako:

 - Ooooh so awesome idk what to say *_*

- How is she the youngest, im not sure.

I hope this PV is awesome.  I haven't seen any previews yet, mostly because I am too lazy or I just forget.  These outfits are very promising though!

Berryz Seattle Setlist

As we all know already, Berryz Kobo have been in the States for the last couple of days.  How exciting for those fans who were able to attend!!  Not as exciting (yet still exciting nevertheless) for those fans who were unable to get over to Seattle to see the awesomeness that occurred.  Fans all over flew from far and wide to attend this special event.

The concert that Berryz Kobo held was smaller then their average concert would be, seeing that the venue was smaller, and that they had different agendas planned hour by hour.  This is what they performed for their US fans:

1. Ganbarou Nippon Ai wa Katsu

2. Special Generation

3. Heroine ni Narou Ka

4. Shining Power

MC (the girls spoke about the places in Seattle they visited)

5. Piriri to Yukou

6. Happiness Koufuku Kangei

7. Tsukiatteru no Kataomoi

8. Berry Fields

9. Clap

10. Maji Bomber

11. Icchoume Rock

12. Otakebi Boy Wa

MC

13. Rival

(Encore) 14. All For One and One For All

According to staff twitter, over 3500 fans attended the concert!  That's a great thing to hear.  It was a relief to see how many die-hard Berryz fans attended the concert and Sakura-Con all together, after hearing (rumors) that no fans waited for them at the airport upon their arrival.

Part from the concert, the girls attended the coveted autograph sessions, Q&A session with their fans, and the closing ceremonies.  What a fantastic weekend this must have been for any fan who enjoyed it.

Congratulations to Berryz Koubou for making their USA debut!!!

All I can say is that I hope more Hello!Project groups come more often to the States.  (Los Angeles again please!)

7 Berryz Times

 Berryz Kobo's newest album, titled 7 Berryz Times is out.  There are a total of 10 tracks on it, 3 of which are their last three singles, making for 7 brand new songs.  After a good few listens to them, I can say which I liked the best, and which I didn't like that much.
[Not including Tracks: 2,5,9 since they are Heroine ni Narou Ka, Maji Bomber, and Shining Power]

Track 1: Icchoume Rock! (一丁目ロック!)

A good song to open with.  It had a good upbeat feel to it.  Nice to hear Maasa so early into the song too (perk for me).  Everyone had a fair amount of lines here.  Wasn't too excited about the song overall, but it somewhat reminded me of Hero Arawaru (Heroine ni Narou Ka b-side).






Track 3: Bomb Bomb Jump!
Out of all the new songs on this album, this one has to be my favorite.  For some reason, it really got to me.  It has a very 60's feel to it, which appealed to me.  It made me want to dance like they did back in the day.  You know, like "the monkey" and "the swim."  Either way, this song is really catchy, and I loved everyone in it.  Very fun song.








Track 4: Masshiroi ano Kumo (真っ白いあの雲)
This song was my least favorite out of them all.  It's too slow and soft for my taste.  I was never really fond of the slower ballad type songs anyways.  I feel like there is nothing I can do with this song.  I wont really want to listen to it anywhere because it's too slow lol.  Maybe to help me sleep?






Track 6: Joshikai The Night (女子会 The Night)
Ahh this is more what i'm talking about!  A song that's got some step to it!  It's faster and up tempo.  The audio track in the background is great on its own too.  Sounds like it could easily be Berryz next new single...but it's not.  Anyways, i'd consider it my second favorite song on this album.  Oh, and the parts in the song where the girls whisper is the best.

Track 7: Girls Times (ガールズタイムス)
This song was just eh for me.  Didn't find anything particularly special bout it.  Dunno why, but it reminds me of a Christmas song.  Maybe it's because of the instrumentals.  That kinda makes it fun I suppose lol.  Well..it is a fun song, especially with the 'shoobee doo bap bap!'





Track 8: Onna no Pride (女のプライド)
This song really reminds me of Chotto Samishii (Shining Power b-side).  Whenever i'm listening to this song, I get this quirky image in my head of Berryz Kobo sitting around a campfire and singing this together.  Sounds like a "Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda" type of song.  What I mean by that is that by the beat alone, I feel the lyrics are talking about girl power or something (maybe that's because of the title) lol.



Track 10: Magical Future! (マジカルフューチャー!)
Now I know this song has been around for a bit already, but I actually haven't given it a listen until this album came out.  I think Magical Future was a theme song used for Inazuma Eleven, but other then that, I don't think it was put on a CD or anything was it?  Anyways, I like the song,  Maybe my 3rd favorite on the album (not crown worthy).  Has that upbeat tempo that I love so much.  I also really like the intro.  All in all I could definitely listen to this more often.




So all in all there were 3 songs that stood out to me, as I listed above.  Great thing about this album that I could probably listen to it all start to finish without having a problem.  Okay, I might skip Masshiroi ano Kumo, but that depends on how I feel lol.  SO!  What did you think about the album?