Berryz Kobo - "Golden Chinatown/Sayonara Usotsuki na Watashi"

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This is clearly the winning A-side
Kaori • Risako 
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The Momochi hair has got to go. It's fine for her TV appearances and whatever, but it looks completely mismatched every time they try to do mature outfits.



Also whatever weird style they're doing on Risako is not working. Saki's hair looks amazing though, and the outfits are great (though I could do without the giant chains).
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welp, TnB pretty much said exactly what I was thinking.



I'll add that I like Chinami's outfit the best and Miyabi's the least.
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I really don't like these outfits.



The second song sounds cooler than the other one.
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I don't like the sleeves on Risako and Maasa. If that's their way of hiding chubby arms, they are doing it wrong. I like the frill sleeves on Momoko and Chinami and wish they had done something with that instead.



Now that Risako has blonde hair, I'm sure her style wont look too terrible. I wish someone had gone for the odango hair. That would have looked cute.
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I like the heart looking detailing on Momoko's top. I have issues with each of the outfits, but I don't feel like typing them out at the moment.
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I don't understand why they try to make Risako look like a boy with boobs. The whole outfit doesn't fit together and what's up with those burning red nails ? They stick out way too much and don't blend together with the rest, just like the hair !

Poor Risako, her styling is abysmal and you can tell from her expression she also knows it sucks.
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She probably just had her nails that color the day she went for the photoshoot. It most likely wasn't planned like that. As proof they don't change your nail color to match, on the 13 Colorful Character cover, Reina has bright pink nails with her blue dress.
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I don't understand why they try to make Risako look like a boy with boobs. The whole outfit doesn't fit together and what's up with those burning red nails ? They stick out way too much and don't blend together with the rest, just like the hair !

Poor Risako, her styling is abysmal and you can tell from her expression she also knows it sucks.

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I was surprised Risako's outfit made her look so shapeless because Maasa's somehow turned out just fine.
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I finally listened to the radio rips (I know, late as hell right?)... I actually really like both songs! Golden Chinatown reminds me more of their old stuff which is really exciting to me. Plus, it gets bonus points for not being all cheesy and HIHIMINNASAN and techno blah.
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Sayonara Usotsuki na Watashi reminds me faintly of Otokomae
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Small covers. I think D might actually be kind of cute, if simple.



But like the upcoming S/mileage double a-side, no b-sides:



1- Golden Chinatown



2- Sayonara Usotsuki no Watashi



3- Golden Chinatown (Instrumental)



4- Sayonara Usotsuki no Watashi (Instrumental)
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Covers look nice small size...I'm worried.
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No B-sides upset me. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... #>/dry.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='<_<' />
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Saki looks really awkward in the regular and on Lim D.

Risako looks awkward in the regular.

Momoko actually looks quite nice in Lim B.

Actually I changed my mind, everyone looks awkward in the regular.
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Regular is fugly



A and B are pretty average



I can't decide if C and D are awful or great... I think I like D the best
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Eh... B or C is probably best... I really hate these, I think they're all ugly <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... hahaha.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hahaha:' />
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Berryz have been getting the ugliest covers. Can someone fire the photo shop people already?
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Berryz have been getting the ugliest covers. Can someone fire the photo shop people already?

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Actually, he's been outsourcing the photoshopping to his kids.
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After looking again, I'd like to add that I find these red outfits fuggin' dreadfully ugly. WHY DO WE CONTINUE TO WEAR UGLY BOXY DRESSES, H!P?!
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Limited C is the only good one in my opinion. The rest can be burned.
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Dresses aside, I think D is actually kind of cute in a retro way.
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They're all awful, ugh. The gold outfits were so cool, they could have done zero background and it would have looked better.



How are there 5 editions but no b-sides? What's going on all those other editions?
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Well, there'd be multiple DVD tracklists... Usually 3 of those versions are CD+DVD.
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