Buono! Mata Hatsukoi Cider

How have i not seen this?

so cute!

and just for fun

go on....I know you want to

plus I love that pic of them

UsaTEN 

Buono no Pizza la wa

buono + pizza = perfection

making of

lol I wonder if airi's extensions were heavy!

miya's laugh less than 3

did she say merci?

gao!

cheese saikou? lol

i wonder how many pizza's they've eaten

UsaTEN

Impressionable PV

despite H!P being labelled the cheap pv maker

there have been some awesome pvs

and there's always one or two that'll leave you with an incredibly strong impression

and first impressions are especially important right?

for me generally after watching those pvs it's the start of a turning point, i.e. that's when I start to like them

so I thought to list my H!P impressionable pvs

Morning Musume 

I watched this suuch a long time ago!

I think Risu showed me this, and at that time we didn't know it was Morning Musume, but after watching I found out. and then even though I didn't immediately like them after, I used to go back and watch this several times.

I think this is my first momusu pv

It's such a fun song! and the lyrics make me laugh

definitely have to watch it with eng sub

Rika and Miki left a great impression on me

you can tell they all have so much fun singing this

and it's a good way to learn who everyone is

ahh I miss all the OGs!

but morning musume was quite confusing, with all these members coming in and out

so after another impressionable pv, I began to really like them

this song is really catchy

ue ue!

you can't go wrong with miki x ai x reina (and eri) leading

sayumi looks really nice here

Berryz Kobo

The first vid I watched from them is Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance, and of course that really stands out!

another incredibly addicting song

but the pv that made me start liking Berryz was Rival!

Even now I still love to watch it, it's so cute!

and I like what they're wearing

and the hula hoop part was also cute

C-ute

I can't remember for certain which was the first video I watched

I think maybe Shochuu Omimai Moshiagemasu

that's a really pretty pv, I love the scenery, and the sort of story

but the video I that made me like C-ute is...

I just love the set and costumes

not to mention it's an awesome song! I think it was nominated for an award as well

Mano Erina

she recently graduated! all the best^^

I wasn't a fan of her songs really

but after watching this video, I thought, wow. and went and watched her other videos

such a cool video!

it's like an anime game, I love how she's running around ripping the the posters down

something's actually happening

and I thought it was really interesting, the white Mano was the evil one, rather than the black Mano
the sunset is stunning!

it totally showed Mano in a different light (pardon the pun xP)

S/mileage

hmm for S/mileage, I can't really choose which video left the strongest impression

I never really got into S/mileage, cause I guess their image was too young for me. 

I always think they're really little kids, but some of them are older than Mai!

but, I think their indies were really good (apart from their first one), they all had big budget pvs, with some sort of story

even now I'd prefer their indies to singles (with some exceptions)

I didn't really have a turning point, but if I had to choose

this song is seriously catchy!

it was like a 180 turn from ama no jaku (and I didn't like that)

and it's such a bigscale production, for an indie especially

ah I miss Yuuka and Saki

listening to this now, I'm reminded of how cute it is

Suki Chan comes pretty close

Buono!

as soon as I watched this video I was sold

this was my first H!P video ever!

I love everything about it, the sets, the fashion, the scenes loveeee

tbh a lot of buono's pv are impressionable to me

one of the best pv's ever!

another strong one is Rottara Rottara

since I didn't like this song before watching the video. I was addicted afterwards tho

the theme is so cute, and the dance

and I like the lyrics

there are many more impressionable videos

but for this post, I just focused on first impressions

do you remember the video that made you start liking H!P artists? 

UsaTEN

Rock n Buono 4 Final Stages

some past performances I found

Ice Mermaid

I really like this Bsides, even though Buono! B sides are always amazing, this was a great contrast to natsu dakara

My Boy

this is such an epic song!

awesome performance as well

great way to end a concert

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Best of the Best

wow I swore I posted up this performance..? but I can't find it

anyhoo, I found a longer one

I really love these performances! they're pretty recent I'd say

and they totally rocked it, listening to that hatsukoi opening always makes me happy

I'm thankful for sashihara rino for inviting them! they deserve more recognition

if you haven't seen it already, definitely watch it!

I find if funny how Miyabi's also wearing pigtails!

alsoo!

Heavy Rotation

it's nice seeing all these different groups performing together

and woo miya at the front! repping H!P~

I think this perf tends to get taken down, so watch while you can

also I think this is the first time Miya and her cousin from AKB got to perform together, isn't that sweet

UsaTEN

Buono! - Concert Rips

These are from their 2012 Pizza Delivery Concert Tour, they each had a solo stage

these are the concert rips

Miyabi - Blue Sky Blue

definitely not her best performance, but it is nice at certain parts

Airi - My Alright Sky

ahh I really enjoyed this!

Momoko - Urahara

I like how they slowed this version down for a solo

this is one of my favourite songs, it's very captivating 

I can't wait for the concert to be up, but I dunno when that'll be...

I always consider buying Buono! concert dvds, but I want to listen to it first. 

ones which I hope to get one day are; We are Buono Concert, those vocals are saikou! 

and then Rock n Buono 2, though I dunno how easily attainable that is...

hybrid punch was pretty good too

UsaTEN

Buono! - Outfits

how I miss them x3

credit to crunchyroll Buono group

Buono! being the wonderfully talented idols they are, designed their own outfits!

ja jaan!

Momoko

 Airi

Miyabi

awesomee!!

Momoko's really suits her, love the gothi loli look

and I love love Airi's guitar top!

did she get the Hat from miya? xD

and as for Miyabis...

I was wondering what her top was supposed to be..

then I realize it's a rabbit!

and with the skirt as well

it's alice in wonderland theme!

so cute!

wish there's more pictures ><

which outfit is your fave?

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Buono! REAL Rehearsal

loved airi's hatsukoi opening verse

momo looks really nice with a simple ponytail!

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Berikyuu

One of the reasons why I haven't been so updated on H!P is that it's so hard to find their stuff!

like where are all their concerts?

I remember the days when I could easily find their DVD magazines and lives (subbed as well!)

The reason I'm saying this now is, I stumbled across a Berikyuu concert, which happened to be their second concert, which I was soo excited about. but now completely forgotten, due to lack of news.

unfortunately I can't find the whole concert, but I will post some links below (click on the song)

Kiss me Aishiteru

I'm liking the berryz ver!

but seriously, why did they have to wear the most awkward costumes to dance in for this song?

the costume coordinator or whoever made a serious boo boo there

also miya singing airi's parts, miyairi love

Tanjun Sugi na no Watashi

I like how the lines are quite even

Kirai de Kirai de Kirai de

mai really stands out with her jumper!

Seishun Gekijou

love their voices together~

Jet Coaster Medley

DEEP MIND/ bye bye bye/ yuke yuke monkey dance

buono!!~

Honto ni! Blue Jeans Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai

One day when RisUsagi was bored and missing H!P kids, we decided to watch them grow up again

So we created 3 playlists of all their MVs in chronological order (it wasn't until towards the end that Usagi realized on all their channels there were MV playlists, but oh well ours is better cause it's the other way round xP)

so after a loot of clicking I compiled 3 separate playlists

Berryz Koubou

C-ute 

(we even have their indies!)

Buono!

so we can watch them turn from chibis to onnas lol and go down memory lane

it's not much but feel free to use them. it's a lot of fun^^

UsaTEN

H!P Best and Worst Selling singles

hey nice to meet you, I'm Usagi, we met a while back if you remember....

well! it was a stressful couple of months for RisUsagi whilst we were facing our school exams, hence the exponential decrease in posts...but we've never lost our Buono! love, not one bit!

but I find I do miss blogging. so hopefully I'll pick things up again, veerry slowly. 

but enough about Usagi!

The other day I read that C-ute's newest single has surpassed all others and has become their best selling single! this made me think, what about the other groups?

Morning Musume

Best Selling Single - Love Machine

after all these years!

thank goodness for the official channels where we can watch everything easily

I remember when I first got into H!P and was trying to find this mv, it was so hard!

but seeing this makes me think how much momusu has changed! 

my favourite part is the chorus and the nice body body part lol, but it's not my fave momusu single

total sales: 1 760 000

Usa's rating: 6/10

Worst Selling Single - Pyoko Pyoko Ultra

honestly I'm not surprised

as soon as I saw the costumes I had a bad feeling

and the song itself isn't great either

glad this wasn't Risa's graduation single

the costumes...they look like they have yellow lobster claws!

total sales: 34 050

Usa's rating: 3/10 

Berryz Koubou

Best Selling Single - Dschinghis Khan

this is such a hard name to spell!

at first I really didn't like this song

but then I grew to love it (as I did with many other crazy hp songs)

I think Berryz looks so nice here

do you notice the kids are doing wota dances?

total sales: 38 125

Usa's rating: 7.5/10

Worst Selling Single - Fighting Pose wa Date Janai

I didn't mind this single much, it's pretty catchy too

total sales: 10 326

Usa's rating: 6/10

C-ute

Best Selling Single - Aitai Aitai Aitaina

I love this single! with the B sides as well

in fact I prefer Kanashiku Heaven...

I'm also surprised with the TWO B sides, we're getting spoilt

I'm glad this single did so well (I was not a fan of kimi wa jitensha)

however after watching the dance shot, I feel the dance could be better

total sales: 48 480 (and counting)

Usa's rating: 8.5/10

Worst Selling Single - Sekai Ichi HAPPY na Onno no Ko

this single was alright for me, but I didn't like their tones of their dresses and rooms, I thought it kinda clashed

but as Risu described it as "it was practically momoiro sparking part 2" 

so timing I guess

total sales: 19 830

Usa's rating: 6.5/10

Mano Erina

Best Selling Single - Otomo no Inori

I've never really paid attention to Manoeri, but recently I'm liking her more

that being said her first few singles weren't interesting to me

but I kinda miss her playing piano, they should give her a really fast and impressive piece to show off her skills, she could just play her own instrumental!

total sales: 25 228

Usa's rating: 4/10

Worst Selling Single - My Days for You

I quite like the video, but then again I always like outside videos
the song is alright, but I feel it's better when you watch the video as well

total sales: 12 622

5/10

S/mileage

Best Selling Single - Please Miniskirt Postwoman!

when they added the new members, I felt like S/mileage changed completely

and even though I wasn't a big s/mileage fan, I thought the 4nin worked out pretty well

so I was iffy about the new lineup 

however I quite enjoyed this single, it's certainly my favorite with the new members

and this was yuuka's last single! (she was my fave s/mileage member)
sad she didn't get much lines here

but actually when I first heard the name I thought I wouldn't like it (they love to rub the miniskirt part in...)

total sales: 36 513

Usa's rating: 7/10
(7 for Yuuka)

Worst Selling Single - Koi ni Booing Buu!

once again...the costumes =.=

and the moral of the story is, don't dress up like farm animals

total sales: 20 954

Usa's rating: 3/10

Buono!

Best Selling Single - Honto no Jibun

oh the memories!

love how Airi is dressed up like Amu!

total sales: 42 035

Usa's rating: 9/10

Worst Selling Single - Natsu Dakara

I really liked this song, their vocals are amazing!
this song deserves more love
plus the B side Ice Mermaid totally rocks!
total sales: 12 554
9/10

well there you have it

the comeback post

it's pretty long, I realized...

I doubt anyone would be reading this, but if there is, what do you think about these sales? do you agree with their best and worst sales?

also thanks soo much to the followers for still following, even though we've been a phantom blog 

gomennasai
p.s. sales figures are from j-ongaku and generasia
not totally accurate

EDIT: mano erina and buono's worst selling singles
thanks Shayna and ForeverLove for the tip

UsaTEN

Gomennasai

It's out and eng subbed!

risu and usagi has always wanted to watch it together, but unfortunately couldn't meet up, soo

on sunday night we watched it at the same time

I have to say, it's not for the faint hearted...

I don't know what the rating is..but there's some pretty gory scenes

but those aren't really the scariest parts, somehow I even found it a bit funny

it's quite clever I think, I haven't seen any other H!P horrors but I'm sure this would be near top (if not top xP)

their acting surprised me!

I've always known Momoko's the best H!P kids actress, and she certainly lives up to her name

Miya and Airi surprised me too, Airi plays her role well as the narrator she probably has a lot of practice as she's been in a lot of stuff recently

but miya! omg she's scary! if I didn't know her 'honto no jibun', she'd haunt me I swear!

I'm very impressed with the way she played her role, cause tbh I never thought her as a good actress

and after watching it, i'm glad she wore a wig, makes her character more different than her real self

all in all, if you love horrors you should definitely watch it

but don't force yourself if you don't, it can get pretty freaky

it'll be much more fun watching with friends^^

and if you're not put off by it, RisuTEN has kindly made a playlist~

just in case the playlist won't work go >here<

I think I'll give it 9/10, the blood was a bit excessive...
but japanese horrors are the scariest ne..

if you've watched it, let us know what you think!

p.s. I wonder how it's a true story...

UsaTEN


Ohh Usa, it's not a true story haha otherwise all over the news they'd talk about all these people dying surely!

Anyway, I'll keep it sure so I don't accidently spoil anything;
I was rather surprised how much I enjoyed this actually. I've only seen Keitai Kanojo for a H!P horror but compared to that, this was muuuuuuuch better. Airi's acting here is definitely better although still has a little bit of flaws here and there. There was one particular scene which made me think: "Wow!.. Airi really did a good job! I want to hug her!! ;_;" so I was pretty proud of her for that.Miyabi had to be my favourite actress here. She played her role very well and actually scared me quite a bit! But all in all, as a person who haates horror movies, the horror scenes made me laugh...a lot!
Momoko did a good job playing her bitchy role though every now and then the hilarity of her role compared to her real self made me laugh a lot. Then again, she played the role very "Momo-like".
I was surprised Chisato didn't really appear much since I was expecting a slightly bigger role but her cameo is pretty good too.


Over all, the story isn't the most original...or scariest...and can be a little unrealistic at times... but it is pretty clever and I enjoyed it too. I think this is definite must watch for Buono! fans but even if you're not, it's still a good movie so I definitely recommend this; whether you want to see their acting, simply watch your favourite idols, watch it for the horror...I'd definitely give it at least an A!

9/TEN 
-RisuTEN

Regarde! Mite! Watch!

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Our Vlog

Enjoy^^
hope you like the editing~

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Buono @ Paris

Usaa's Account!

On saturday we went to france via eurostar

getting excited~~

we arrived pretty late, and was met with freezing weather ><

on sunday morning we decided to walk around a bit

and let me tell you I'm jealous of their shops!

Buonoo<33 and berryz too^^

had a loot of H!P CDs, wish they did tshirts too xP

fairy tail~

now for the concert!

When Risu and I arrived there was a massive queue!
it stretched round the corner of the venue

we were like ahh crapp! we're short, we won't be able to see ><

we had to wait a while in the cold as the doors didn't open

so I said, let's strategize! so I said, we should skip merchandise and go straight for stage

then before 6 the queue started to move

and before we know it, we were getting closer!

this is Usagi's first concert! so I was kinda nervous, 

also didn't help that everything was in french xP

when we went in we kept going, omg where are we going? lol

then we saw a big cardboard box and they were giving out glowsticks for free!

we gladly took, it's a must for H!P concerts!

so as Risu said, we managed to bag a good place

and there was still 5 mins before 6, on the screen there was some UFA PV's
I remember when we were going in, it was S/mileage's Chotto Matte Kudasai

and I said to Risu, they're mocking us aren't they, since we had to wait, lool
but it was fun seeing people chanting and jumping up and down to the PVs

right after the DEEP MIND pv a video came on

and it showed when buono opened the letter saying they were going to france

it was a really cute video, it was mixed with buono's pvs, everyone was getting excited

and it said 'are you ready' in french

and by this time everyone was going crazyy

we cheered for a good few minutes going buono! buono! 

and then...they came on!

it was actually surreal!

I saw Airi and Momo first, momo more clearly, and it felt soo strange!

after spazzing over buono for so many years, I fiinally see them!

and Momo looked perfect! like a little doll

I just kept thinking. 'this isn't real'!

and then airi starts singing Hatsukoi Cider

and when she finished her verse everyone screamed 1! 2! 3! 4!

and thats when the party started!

it was sosososo much fun!

I couldn't stop thinking, they're soo pretty!

Momo as I said was a doll, Airi had a really cute smile all the time, and Miyabi was just adorable!!

they're dancing and singing was perfect!

it was just so brilliant to see them stand in front, we were only a few metres away!

it's true that buono are amazing in concerts! they realllly are!
and I got to see Miyabi's Miya beam in person! now I can die happy! lol

they did all their upbeat songs

and chanting I have to say is soo much fun!

it was so loud in there, so I'd try my best to shout their names after each line

they also did their old songs like kokoro no tamago and minna daisuki, which were really nostalgic

I remember loving minna daisuki cause the dance is soo cute!

and at the beginning, the music suddenly came on, so they were a bit startled which was soso cute

they saved rock no kamisama till last

and I thought, ok I'll cheer with all my might!

so I was actually jumping up and down for the last song lol

it realllly was so fun

it was amazing how they'd dance with so much energy non stop

they only had a little MC break, nothing else, I saw Momo swerving to get some water

then later Miyabi quickly had some and Airi followed

as I said Miyabi did her miya beam

other cute moments included them hugging each other happily at the end

and when they read out the french letter, they dropped the envelope and miya and momo did a mini dive for it going Aa~

I wanted to film a lot but the lighting was crazy so was not clear at all on the camera, and when I was filming Juicy Heart the memory was running low, so I had to quickly delete some old pics xP

also on my camera they look a lot more further away than they were

when in fact we saw them really clearly!

and I was surprised they didn't wear their hatsukoi outfits! since that was on their merchandise everywhere

but I'm glad they didn't, these one were soo cute

and I thought they tried to make it a bit French-y lol

they didn't really have a costume change, they just took off their transparent outer skirts

all in all it's a brilliant concert!

the venue was smaller than I imagined, but I quite liked it cause it was cosy

I'm so happy Risu and I finally got to go to their concert ^w^

next time we'll meet them >:D

so we quickly got into the merchandise after a staff had to kick us out (everyone wanted an encore so cheered to the veery end)

and nearly everything was sold out!

so we bought everything that wasn't, which was all their Paris goodies

which was good since those merch was more special I thought

these are all the glowstick wrappers!

inside the venue, ahead was the merchandise and stage

one last look before we left

when we got back we were still pumped up and decided to take a look at our stuff

our ticket^^

our big tshirts

glowsticks

poster

album

I hope Buono gets more and more popular and one day come to england!

that was the next night ever! I will always remember it^^

UsaTEN