Clips Vol.1

This is the first collection of Buono's music videos and there are a total of ten. Buono's videos, particularly the later ones, tend to have some production money behind them and look more expensive than most Hello! Project videos these days. They often go out on location or use additional performers. "Take it Easy!" is shot in a beachside resort town and is all filmed on location. "My Boy" tells a Mission: Impossible-style story in which the three girls are high-tech cat burglars in sleek outfits breaking into an ornate space to steal...well you'll have to see it to find out. (This PV was on the Petit Best 10 DVD.) "Bravo*Bravo" offers two different versions of Buono, one backed by cheerleaders and one backed by a four-woman rock band. My favorite video here is "co.no.mi.chi," which takes the girls to "London," and other exotic locales, all created in the computer. It's my favorite Buono song as well. The girls look fantastic in the video. It's nice to finally see the "Our Songs" video. On the DVD that came with the "We Are Buono" CD, there was "Making of" footage from that video, which really intrigued me. Not only is the main PV here, but also two separate Dance Shot versions and two separate Close-up versions of the same video, including one consisting entirely of shots of the girls filmed on moving cranes with the bridge location drifting behind them. These are then followed by a 49-minute session with the girls as they watch each of the ten main videos and comment on them. All well and good if you understand Japanese, but the inclusion of this feature meant the exclusion of something more important--the Dance Shot versions of the other videos. Why were they not included here? The C-ute and Berryz Kobo single clips collections offer Dance Shot versions. The only way I can see the Buono Dance Shot versions is to go on YouTube. Which is unacceptable to me. I want them on DVD. And, as far as I can tell, they're not available unless you buy the right single edition. And I never know ahead of time which one has the Dance Shot version. And when I do find out it's usually out-of-print already. This gets very frustrating. I want my Dance Shot versions. Buono's one of the top H!P acts at the moment and I enjoyed these videos, but the lack of Dance Shot versions means I take two stars off the rating, 3* instead of 5*.