Berryz Kobo Single V Clips 4

This DVD contains Berryz Kobo's single videos from the last two years. There are eight main videos, five Dance Shot versions, two Close-up versions, a series of TV promotional spots, and a "Making of" segment (length: 12:40) devoted to the photo shoot and video production of their latest single, "Watashi no Mirai no Danna-sama." As one who tends to prefer Dance Shot versions, I'm glad to see the five included here for "Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance," "Madayade," "Dakishimete Dakishimete," "Seishun Bus Guide" and "Watashi no Mirai no Danna-sama." The girls made a dance shot version of "Dschinghis Khan," called "Mongolian Dance Shot," but it's only on the Petit Best 9 DVD. It's a good one, but instead of putting it here, they put in the Close-up version, which is not as interesting. The other Close-up version is for "Rival," in which the poor girls have to feign enthusiasm for some obviously fake snacks. (Why not REAL ones?) "Rival" is also the weakest song in the collection and its two PV's are the dullest of the bunch. The real find on this DVD is "Ryuusei Boy," which was the B-side on the CD single of "Watashi no Mirai no Danna-sama." It's a great song, with some jazzy old-school instrumentals, and my first viewing of this video was the first time I'd heard it. (It's also on BK's latest album, "6th Otakebi.") The video is very nice, sending the girls out into space in tasteful yellow dresses on a field of bright golden light to dance and perform the incredibly catchy song. No other version of the video is included and I'm wondering if, in fact, a Dance Shot even exists. Most of the video is of them dancing anyway, intercut with well-done special effects shots of the cosmos. And it's one of the best Hello! Project songs I've heard in quite some time. I like the "Watashi no Mirai no Danna-sama" video also. The translation of the title is "My Future Husband" and the video has them dancing in a loft somewhere intercut with them looking at a TV screen offering a shot of a Shinjuku crowd scene filled with silhouettes of male passersby, which the girls point at and wonder if their future husband is among them. (Frankly, I wish they'd set their sights a little higher than a crowd scene in Shinjuku.) The Dance Shot version keeps the same room and costumes. The outfits are attractive and the girls look great. The "Making of" segment is, as usual, utterly delightful.