Berryz Koubou – “Ai no Dangan” PV Released

The PV for Berryz Koubou’s 26th single titled Ai no Dangan has been released.

The PV features many scenes that seem to mix a lot together so it’s pretty hard to find a set number, but we get to see quite a lot of them where Berryz  is dancing in front of a projector screen with a background as well as each member posing next to a motorcycle, and while there were a few things that I didn’t like that much I was pretty impressed with the PV and I loved how it turned out.

The dance shot is mixed with many other scenes, such as the start of the PV where the camera records the dance shot on another screen, and while I was a bit confused at first I was impressed when the members came out from behind the screen and continued the dance in front since it really showed off an interesting theme.

The close-up shots don’t appear that much, but they appear both by themselves and on the screen while the members are dancing, which is a great addition since it makes the members stand out more while singing and dancing.

Apart from those two shots I really loved the addition of each member posing around the motorcycle and riding it during the bridge of the song since it gave the PV quite a lot of variety and a nice touch that mixes well with their outfits.

Like I mentioned before the scenes mix quite a lot so it’s difficult to find a name for each scene, but I really loved how the members interacted with the screens, like when each member sang in front of the projected dance shot or when they came out from the colored screens after posing since it is a pretty unique theme that I haven’t seen from other H!P PVs in a while.

There were however a few things that I didn’t like, and for the most part they didn’t stand out that much, although I would have liked to see a different background or setting since the black stage with a projector is a good idea, but it seems a bit overused.

Other than that I loved each one of the scenes since they gave us quite a lot of variety and angles which quickly grab the viewers addition, and despite using only one setting I really liked the effects that they used on the screens and during the other scenes.

Hopefully everyone checks out the PV since it is a great release from Berryz .

The release date is set for 6/8.

Video uploaded by: berryzchannel

[Update] Song Requests For H!P Summer Concert Is Back!

H!P’s system of voting for songs at their summer concert has returned.

For any new fans unfamiliar with this, last year H!P asked fans to vote for their favorite songs and the songs with the highest votes were used at the 2010 summer concerts. Well this year they have decided to do the same with a few changes to the system. The new system this year has 8 keywords and fans submit two songs in each category. I’m not too familiar with Japanese but thanks to SweetBene at JPY the words are Egao, Genki, Yuuki, Party, Love, Renai, Sexy, and Kawaii.

Also new this year is a member voting. Fans vote for 2 members for each category and a reason must be provided so this gets a little tricky for everyone who doesn’t understand the language. From the google translation some of the member categories I can make out so far is “best lover”, and “most likely to care for a family.”

So far looking at the system I’m really excited for the summer concerts. First there will most likely be multiple setlists, which makes me happy because more songs are being performed and it’s a different variety. Also since fans are voting for the songs there’s a possibility that our favorites songs will be performed. Finally the new member voting category seems really fun, especially since it’s fans voting. There was one MC where the members discussed a best lips category and it seems like it was H!P members voting for each other. The results for that MC was quite interesting and this time with fans I’m sure it will be more exciting.

I don’t understand Japanese too much so I can’t vote for now. However once a translation of the page is released I will update with the translation since I’m sure everyone wants a chance to vote. Please look forward to it!

The voting for songs ends on 5/27 and the member voting ends on 6/6.

H!P 2011 Summer Page

[Update] A translation for the categories have been found thanks to S-N-I-P-E-R at H!O and feelmymind at JPY. For anyone interested please read on after the break.