C-ute - Crazy Kanzen na Otona Live

So in a (somewhat) recent concert, more specifically C-ute no honne, C-ute did a special performance of their single Crazy Kanzen na Otona. Where Nakki and Mai tried their hand at pole dancing

fans would love that right? apparently not

comments include

'Is this a strip show or something?'

'Too indecent'

'It's nice they're trying something new, but I'm not digging the skimpy outfit and dance routine'

though there have been some praises, saying it's cool

sugoi

when I first heard about it, I was interested as pole dancing is extremely tough, requires a lot of muscle and endurance. I've never tried it, but I've seen some youtubers talk about trying it (youtube obsessed usagi right here), and also it doesn't look easy.

after watching it, I think the actual pole dancing was fine, but I totally agree with the third comment about skimpy outfits, Airi, Maimi and Chisa are dressed as cops and the outfit is pretty skimpy :/

so that was a bit OTT

but I think a good job well done to Nakki and Mai, I was impressed by them. they must have trained hard (they said for a month), so I hope they're not sad about some people's reactions. it's just the costume designers who should probably tone it down. it's unfortunate pole dancing seems to have a negative connotation for most people, with their minds immediately flicking to strip clubs, but at the end of a day it's an art form. personally i think it's impressive how people have the stamina for it.

anyways here's the video if anyone wants to check it out

performance starts around 27:20

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credit to majide and onehallyu

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Though we may not be following H!P much anymore

but...

If you want up-to-date H!P news

check out my good friend's H!P website!

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P.S. from time to time I will post here 

(especially if theres a good H!P kids vid I find (omg they're not kids anymore...))

so feel free to wander round sometime

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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

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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

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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? 

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Heya!

Wow it's been awhile! I don't know why but always come Easter I will wander back, maybe because once upon a time this blog started in Easter (and I always procrastinate when I'm supposed to revise)

Hope everyone's well, I doubt it anyone still visits, but if you do, thanks! haha

Unfortunately I don't really follow H!P anymore (as it seems unlikely that buono will ever have a comeback), it was H!P obsession then Kpop obsession and now Random american music

but whenever I see H!P's music videos I do check them out

unfortunately not a fan of Berryz latest ones, in a sense putting the english lyrics makes it worse, as now I focus on them, and they're pretty funny...

Anyways there are some posts which I always meant to post, and saved as draft before, so I thought to post them all now. 

Risu and I have been pretty busy with uni

but if you're interested in our random happenings just check out Risu's tumblr, she's been working hard on her art

and also Usa's instagram, I like travelling a lot and love taking pics^^


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minna take it easy!

(we miss you buono!)