Buono, next stop Sweden

It seems like H!P has been getting a few new stamps on their passport recently. With tour stops in Korea and Taiwan last year. But they seem to be setting their sights on the rest of the world. And the next group to go overseas is none other than Buono. They are performing at the Japan Expo in Stockholm, Sweden on May 24th. Much like Anime Expo being the biggest anime/manga convention in the US, Japan Expo is the largest Jpop/Culture event in Northern Europe. If you plan to go check out their official site for more info.

And now the European fans can stop complaining. It seems like H!P didn't forget about the European fans after all. This really is great news, I'm glad to see H!P acts get more recognition all over the world. And it seems like Buono is taking a page out of Tegomass's book. As some of you may know Tegomass debuted in 2006 in Sweden, with the English version of their song Miso Soup. The song did surprisingly well and charted at #12. So, it seems Sweden would be the perfect place to perform.

Now their is one thing I'm not happy about with all this, why did they pick Buono? I mean Buono is a really good group, with fun and catchy songs. But they haven't really been around that long. I would really like to see Berryz Koubou go, since they are more established. I'd like to see their reasoning behind picking Buono, because I can't think of any.

H!P has already been scheduled to perform in Asia, Europe, and North America. So the question that comes to mind is, which country is next? Mexico seems to have a lot of Jpop fans. I've even see videos of Mexican VK stores. So that seems like a likely choice. But it really seems to be anyone's guess as to which lucky country is next.

I'm really liking the whole H!P world domination that's going on. Let's hope they keep this up.

Bu.o.no.- Co.no.mi.chi.

Buono's 6th single, co.no.mi.chi. is being released on January 21st. I always thought the word was konomichi. So now I'm a little confused.

I absolutely love the music for this song. They have really rockish parts and then totally cute parts you'd expect from H!P. But does anyone else notice in the middle of the song the random guy saying yeah a few times? That make me laugh the first time I heard it. I'm really happy though, because this song is 150 times better than Rottara Rottara. This song has that cool rock feel that drew me into Buono to begin with. I'd say this song is my 2nd favorite Buono single. It's gonna be tough to dethronmy top Buono song, Gachinko de Ikou.

I don't think words can describe how much I'm in love with the outfits for the PV. They are amazing and really cute. As for the video it's pretty cute. They walk all over the world and switch outfits accordingly. And that's basically it, but the dance is really cute. Another good thing about this PV is it's pretty Momoko centered which is epic! I love that actually did something with her hair this time. Her hair is starting to get long again, but I think it looks perfect at this length. I'll be really sad if she continues to let it grow.

Watching the PV I noticed similarities with other H!P PVs.

1. W- Aa Ii na

Not only did they copy the entire just walking concept, they also walked in a similar safari setting.


2. Morning Musume Hawaiian Single Medley.

Ok, it's not 100% the same but it is similar even the rainbow part.


3. Buono-Kiss Kiss Kiss

Why do they always drink in their videos?

Cafe Buono pizza

Buono was featured in two 15 second commercials for Pizz-la delivery pizza. Which according to the Pizza-la website is the no.1 delivery pizza. I absolutely love the outfits they are wearing. And everyone looks super cute, especially Airi. The little dance in the middle is very cute too, as expected from Buono. But I can't seem to get past the announcer's creepy voice.

But Buono endorsing it doesn't make me want this pizza. It actually looks really gross. Somehow Hot Hokkiado Potato Gratin Pizza just doesn't sound too appetizing. There's also pieces of corn in it. Just eww. This actually makes me happy that I don't live in Japan. There's a lot of weird Japanese pizza out there. From clams to shrimp and mayonnaise.

Lotta Lotta Buono

 

I've been waiting impatiently for Buono's PV release and it's finally here! I don't know if I'm jumping for joy at this particular video. But Buono can do no wrong in my eyes. They defiantly delivered another hit. I think all of their songs are good but this is my least favorite single by them. The song is just as you'd expect from them happy and upbeat. With their first concert coming up I think we can expect Buono to be around for at least another year or more.

 

Surprisingly Airi and Miyabi stand out the most and Momoko kinda fades into the background to me. Airi looks adorable, she reminds me of Minnie Mouse. Miyavi looks gorgeous in this video. I am a very big fan of the curls she's sporting. But Momoko pretty much looks they same. They stuck a headband in her hair and called it a day. They should at least attempt to change her hairstyle up, like they did in the Honto no Jibun PV. I think the 70's TV show theme explains the Minnie Mouse poka dot dresses. That I wasn't a big fan of at first, but they are defiantly cute. The dances portion of the video kinda falls flat a little bit. But the close up scenes are amazing. Everyone looks so pretty in them. Especially Airi she dominates the cuteness of this video.The dance is pretty simple. It seems like Buono's dances have a pattern. They have a good dance then a stupid one.

So overall I think they song could be a little better but it's still an awesome song. And I'm in love with the video.

Rottara Rottara preview

So I decided not to make a post for Buono's new song preview when it made it's way on youtube about a week ago. Thinking the PV would be out already. Since whenever I make preview posts the PV is released practically the next day, but of course it didn't happen that way. And now my preview post is old news being a week behind. I give up I'm just going to post previews from now on. I'll post my actual review of the song when the PV comes out. So here's the preview. Like you haven't heard it before. ;]