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Berryz Koubou
Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance (PV)
Rating: 7.0/10

After a radio-rip and all that, I could probably say that I fell in love with the song. I don’t know too many people who do like the song, but I am one of the lovers, and I congratulate Berryz on a well done comeback to my iPod shuffle (I just stopped right after VERY BEAUTY, but I have developed a liking for their more recent singles.. just not as much as this ;D). But the PV could just use some twirking..

So, Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance is Berryz most recent single and I, although not too impressed, love the song. For me, it actually beats out Dschingis Khan (if that’s how you spell it), but Yuke Yuke is just pure fun. But can the PV also do for me what the song did?

Fashion Sense – For several scenes, the girls are in a cutesy outfit, but it’s so baggish looking it makes them look fat. They also wear visors, which looks nice on them. There’s also some weird loose vest they’re wearing, but I’m not gonna go there. I sure like how they give Risako, Miyabi & Momoko the purple hot pants, while the others get pink hot pants (that was hint of sarcasm) & the boots just look weird with the mix, but overall, I like the mix, as it’s more (in the obvious sense) awesome than that of those horrendous monkey suits. But it hugs Risako’s “sexy” curves and makes Yurina stand out (of course, she always does.. that’s the freakin’ tallness). I hate the suit on Chinami, she covered her hair and now she looks like a bald monkey (oh snap, that’s cause they ARE wearing monkey suits! -_-). Chinami, I thought you were my favorite! Just, I was excited to see them in monkey suits, but it looks HORRIBLE. Like, the way the girls wear it, just no. And monkeys do not have ears like that!
(7.5/10)

Story / Point – Do you see one? No, I don’t really think there is one. Another H!P PV with a dance shot and up-close shots. There are two dance-shots (the normal suits & monkey suits), but that’s not much of an impression on me. They should have some sort of monkey thing going on here, but NO, just a monkey dance and them singing, dancing and acting foolishly. I am not impressed Berryz. So typical of your PVs. (I think the point here is they’re trying to turn me into a monkey! NOO)
(5.0/10)

Choreography – Maybe I like the song, but I just don’t like this PV, it’s horrendous. The choreography? They could do so much better. Although I like how crazy they get in the dance, they do it massively throughout, which gets a bit annoying. Not only that, but the monkey dance? Not good, not good at all. Although the wackyness and monkey dance gave me the thought that Berryz is just being fun, it’s just another cute-like scheme to get the little kids going, but I did like some of the choreo.. so I guess I can give them a sympathy vote on this part.
(7.0/10)

Special Effects – NONE. I did like how the title came in with the beat, but uh, couldn’t they have done it by not covering the girls.. The only real special effect in here is the banana zooming across the screen and the random switches of each costume scene (but that only gave me a somewhat-epileptic attack HAHA). Still not impressed.
(5.5/10)

Effort – Like what other blogs said, I think they’re trying to hard to be cute. Simply put, they put TOO MUCH effort, and it shows. I mean, monkey suits, putting Chinami and Masaa (the cutest ones, other than Momoko, in Berryz) smack dab in the front (well, Chinami, I don’t mind, but Masaa, not too sure of), and the supposed yelps of the girls and strangest cutesy vocals, and the weird faces, the crazy-ass dancing, should I make a list? Either Tsunku thinks it’s hot for them to try this hard and get some money, or C-ute has just plainly beat Berryz and Berryz want their crown back. Other than that, I think some of the girls have put some good effort, like Saki, she made a nice appearance in the PV and Momoko, Risako & Miyabi sure look good that they don’t need effort. Yurina is just really not in this PV, though. I rarely saw her.. and she’s so freaking noticeable -_-. Chinami and Masaa just tried too hard. It was killed.
(6.5/10)

Sex / Violence – I like Risako’s curves. YUMMY. The other girls are still pretty, but Risako is starting to get to me. Chinami, I don’t know anymore. She’s getting too cute. RISAKO.
(9.0/10 +)

Song – OK, something really good about this after all. The song is great. I like it so much! But, the vocals need some twerking. Like, these girls are trying too hard, and it’s so evident in Chinami and Masaa, with Masaa’s off-key “TE WO AGENAI!” or Chinami’s “BANZAI!” being all randomly added into the mix. Are they trying to be like Yaguchi Mari?! They can never beat “SEXY BEAM!” Anyway, everyone else had alright vocals. I didn’t hear much of Saki.. but they all sang OK. The beat is amazing though. I could listen to the instrumental for days and just dance to it. The song is just pure fun and the beat makes a person go nuts, just like a monkey. I also like the cute-mixed-with-techno effect in the song. I like the drum effects and the nice little tempo changes from time to time, with the song either slowing down then suddenly getting faster. Although the vocals aren’t great, it’s fun to sing along to Berryz! I am on the edge with this song though, because I just don’t like too many of the song’s vocals, but the beat’s great! Although, I didn’t like that random sound change in the middle of the song.. what the heck was that?!
(8.5/10)

Overall Rating: 7.0/10
The PV is a stink bag. It makes the song look like a poor Berryz Koubou comeback, but if you just listen to the song, it’ll be a very good Berryz Koubou comeback. The PV was horrendous, the costumes just looked so bad, the dance is weird, but eventually I could see myself doing it. Chinami and Masaa are overly presented here.. I mean, couldn’t they just make an even amount of eyecandy for each girl? Chinami and Masaa are already cute, but Tsunku, stop making them cuter! Risako is very hot, though. I have developed a liking for her these days =) But for new Berryz listeners, beware of this PV. Just listen to the song!

Berry berry too cute monkeys!