[2/19] Berryz 34th single : Otona na no yo! / 1 Oku 3 Senman Sou Diet Oukoku

[otaku_blue]

its not bad :s I didnt say it was bad.

But like its not much better than this single's MVs.
C-ute's concept was very direct and easy, just mannequins in shopping window. I dig the sets for Ichi Oku more tbh.

[Raami]

Enjoying PV's without looking too much into it, H!P PV's tend to be good or Fail it depends how much you enjoy the Girls themselves in it. I like Otona na no yo better overall as PV.

[Starra]

Honestly, I'm not too pressed by PVs being cheap or whatever. So long as the girls look good, I don't mind how good or bad it is.

[jinqin321]

promotion

Shimizu interview about the new single. a deeper meaning behind the diet song.
http://news.dwango.jp/?itemid=5597

―最近では、モーニング娘。の再ブレイク、後輩であるJuice=Juiceのレコ大新人賞獲得などハロプロでは明るいニュースが多かったですが、ハロプロの再注目をご自身ではどう考えていますか？

清水佐紀
実感はそんなに無いですね…今のモーニング。とかは街に大きなポスターがあったりするのを見ると、ああ、いいなあとは思うんですけど、Berryz工房は我が道を行く感じですから…でも、℃-uteは存在として大きいなと思います。去年の武道館公演も℃-uteが先に決まっていてすごく悔しい思いをしましたし。ライバルというよりは、常に気になる存在ですね。


Can anyone translate this part? There's a seperate thread on 2ch discussing it.

[CaptainBerryzGiraffe]

Again, I never said their MV's were better, I just said it looks like they put more effort into C-ute's than they do Berryz's sometimes.

Plus, I love Ichioku's so much, but I quite dislike kokoro no sakebi... (something about it doesn't catch my ear)

[Zunu]

Can anyone translate this part? There's a seperate thread on 2ch discussing it.

This is by no means a Sohee-level translation... apologies in advance if I'm missing the gist.

- Recently, what with Morning Musume resurgence in popularity, and even your junior group J=J's recent Rookie of the Year award and so forth, and a bunch of other cheerful news, H!P's hot again -- what are your thoughts on that that?

Saki - We're not really experiencing so much of that. For instance when I see the huge number of MM posters in the street, I wish that were us... It's like BK is going about things our own way. But I think in terms of C-ute's presense, they're huge! It was super annoying that it was decided C-ute would perform at Budoukan before we would. It's more than just rivalry, I'm worried about our existence.

[wotakubrandon]

Sakiii D:

[jinqin321]

This is by no means a Sohee-level translation... apologies in advance if I'm missing the gist.

- Recently, what with Morning Musume resurgence in popularity, and even your junior group J=J's recent Rookie of the Year award and so forth, and a bunch of other cheerful news, H!P's hot again -- what are your thoughts on that that?

Saki - We're not really experiencing so much of that. For instance when I see the huge number of MM posters in the street, I wish that were us... It's like BK is going about things our own way. But I think in terms of C-ute's presense, they're huge! It was super annoying that it was decided C-ute would perform at Budoukan before we would. It's more than just rivalry, I'm worried about our existence.

Wow thanks for the translation. But I'm a little bit confused here. Does Saki mean that she felt it's unfair? Does she mean BK should perform at Budoukan before C-ute? I don't want to jump to the answer too fast.

[Zunu]

Not having a high confidence level of my understanding of the nuances, I don't want to sound too definitive, but it seems to me she's just generally frustrated at the direction and relative lack of progress of BK, and worried about their future as a group. More that than any specific event. What are they saying on 2ch?

[jinqin321]

Here's the link. I wish I could understand it. But maybe you can summarize it.

http://www.logsoku.com/r/morningcoffee/1392469901/