Bikkuri Project

Buono contains my two favorite h!p kids, and yet there’s been barely a peep about them in this blog. I blame the fact that whenever I say “Buono” in my head I either immediately start thinking about U2 or I pronounce it with a weird lisp “Bwouno”. I think it’s time for me to put my personal problems aside and give this group their due, so this entry is focused on determining which of Buono’s four singles is the Buonoest.

There will be 5 points awarded for each first place finish, 3 for second, 1 for third, and none for 4th. Also, I’m going to abbreviate the single titles as follows: Honto no Jibun=HJ, Renai Rider=RR, KissKissKiss=KK, and Gachinko de Ikou= GDI.

Let’s start off with the PVs so we know exactly what we’re dealing with here.

Category 1: Quality of B-side And by “quality” I really mean “how much I like it” Fortunately, Buono usually seems to have good B-sides

1^st- RR Janakya mottainai is the only Buono B-side to make it to my highly exclusive music folder

2^nd- HJ Kokoro no Tamago has high “sticks in your head” levels as well as its own PV

3^rd- GDI Lady Panther gets points for the title alone. The lyrics are all “I’m a panther and I’m going to bite you! Rwarr!”

4^th- KK Minna Daisuki is very much an anime theme. Kind of forgettable.

Category 2: Largeness of Miyabi’s hair (PV) These were difficult shots to get. The problem with Miyabi’s hair is that it tends to be mostly cut out of her close-ups, so if you can’t see well from the crappy screen-shots I’ve provided, you’re just going to have to trust me on this one.

1^st- KK Now that’s what I’m talking about

2^nd- RR Impressive height considering that her hair’s only half up

3^rd- HJ Close, but needs more effort

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4^th- GDI What the hell Miya? You’ve failed me!

Category 3: Coolness of costumes. Buono seems to be the best dressed group in H!P (not that they have much competition), so this category is important.

1^st- KK. Two sets of costumes and both are fabulous. I want!

2^nd- GDI I don’t like Momo’s green wrist scrunchy, but everything else is great, especially the rest of her outfit

3^rd- HJ Cute, not much to hate, but not too exciting. I guess Miyabi’s shirt is somehow a little too ‘cowboy’ for me

4^th- RR I’m sorry, but I just hate the leather short-shorts on Airi. She is not old enough to be wearing S&M gear.

Category 4: Vocal prominence of Airi. Even in this elite group, she seems to get the more solo parts, but it’s much more subtle than in C-ute. This category is to judge how obvious that is.

1^st- RR Airi has both of the big solo sections before the choruses. Also, she has 5 solo lines. The others each have 2.

2^nd- HJ Airi does sings first in each set of solo lines, and her solo at the bridge is twice as long as Momo or Miya’s.

3^rd- GDI Airi officially edges Miya out for “most words” since her solo lines are a bit longer.

4^th- KK Airi has the very first line of the song, but this one seems pretty even generally.

Category 5: Cuteness of dance. I ought to call in the little dancing 6 year old to help me evaluate this, but since she wasn’t available for comment, I’ll have to do this myself.

1^st- KK. They’re just jumping around like little bunnies, aren’t they?

2^nd- HJ. Full of win, especially with the air guitar

3^rd- RR. Some parts are a little awkward, but still damn cute.

4^th- GDI. Hmm. Nothing from this dance really stands out to me.

Category 6: “Specialness” of Momoko in PV. You know what I mean.

1^st- RR. ROFL at the tricycle and the pointing with her pinky. The ukulele just seals the deal.

2^nd- KK Between the bunny picture book, jumping around to try to dust up high and the “harmonica”, it’s an easy choice for second.

3^rd- GDI Momoko knocks over the jenga tower, but it was really the “wtf factor” of the thing with the mosquito that gave it the edge over HJ.

4^th- HJ. Falling asleep in class and being showered with paper is funny, but she’s stepped up her game since then.

Category 7: Visual appeal of cover (Regular)

1^st- GDI The background color is pretty, and Airi doing the buono thing with the jenga block is really cute

2^nd- KK Still cute. I like the limited one a bit better though.

3^rd- HJ Very simple. I’m worried that the red color kind of clashes with Momoko’s shirt.

4^th- RR The way their arms are positioned looks forced and awkward to me

Category 8: Visual appeal of cover (Limited)

1^st- KK No complaints here. They all look stunning and the background is interesting without being overwhelming

2^nd-HJ Nice, clean, but maybe a bit too simple. It’s just their faces and a red background

3^rd-RR It’s cute, but it kind of looks sloppy. The heart is cut off around the edges, and there’s just too much going on

4^th- GDI Sorry, but the suits just aren’t doing it for me, and the wallpaper behind them is the mucky brownish, yellowish, greenish color of pea soup. Yuck.

Category 9: Buononess of PV

1^st- KK This one has the whole package. I like that there are lots of different types of scenes

2^nd- HJ This PV almost has a story if you squint

3^rd- RR Really cute, but maybe not enough going on

4^th- GDI Still don’t really like the suits, and I’m not too fond of the live band either. Stop stealing Buono’s thunder!

Category 10: How much I actually like the song. Not a very important category, but I guess I ought to include it in there somewhere.

1^st- GDI I’m really in love with this right now.

2^nd- RR Another song frequently appearing on my playlists

3^rd- HJ A good start for the group, but not quite as catchy for me

4^th- KK I like the song, I really do, but it gets on my nerves quickly

Now for the final scores.

Gachinko de Ikou- 16

Honto no Jibun- 19

Renai Rider- 24

KissKissKiss- 31

So the Buonoest song is KissKissKiss! I’m glad I got that settled.

Honto no,

~Celestia~

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