When the thread starter asked whether Berryz Koubou’s best song is ‘Asian Celebration’ or ‘Be Genki (Naseba Naru!),’ other posters kept throwing out fresh contenders one after another — ‘Rival,’ ‘Beriview,’ ‘Cinderella,’ ‘Himitsu no U-Ta-Hi-Me’ (Secret Song Princess) — and the thread never really settled, just kept getting more heated. ‘Rival’ had the strongest backing, with posters pointing out it won two categories — Song and MV — at the Song Awards, or three if the Favorite Member category is counted; meanwhile minority picks like ‘Ai wa Itsumo Kimi no Naka ni’ (Love Is Always Inside You) and ‘Mythology – Ai no Album -‘ (Mythology: Album of Love) also stood out.
What people said
1AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:06
Asian Celebration
Be Genki (Naseba Naru!)
2AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:07
Newbie, lol
Veterans say it's 'Suppe' (Special Generation)
3AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:07
Gotta be 'Rival,' no question.
5AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:09
Well, 'Happiness ~Koufuku Kangei!~' is good too.
6AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:10
The one where the fans were all chanting 'whoa, whoa' at Momochi's final live (can't remember the title)
8AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:10
Re: #6
'Icchome icchome, wow!'
10AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:11
Re: #6
'Icchome Rock' (lit. 'Block One Rock')
7AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:10
It's 'Beriview,' obviously.
9AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:10
It's 'MGCS,' obviously.
11AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:11
Gotta be '21-ji made no Cinderella' (Cinderella Until 9pm), no contest.
15AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:15
Re: #11, plus 'Happiness ~Koufuku Kangei!~' — those two.
12AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:12
Re: #8 Re: #10
Was it that one?
The one where the fans doing the call were all lit up in a gorgeous pink
13AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:13
It's 'Koishiteru Toki wa Itsumo' (Whenever I'm In Love), obviously.
14AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:14
'Munasawagi Scarlet' (Restless-Heart Scarlet)
16AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:15
Re: #1
It's either 'Rival' or 'Loving You Too Much.'
17AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:15
The one with the 'Hey there, neighbor~!' call-and-response really gets the crowd going
Though I forget the title
18AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:15
'Rival,' no other option.
19AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:16
Something I was thinking about today
I want someone to sing 'Munasawagi Scarlet' while acting super cocky with way over-the-top theatrics.
21AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:16
Gotta be 'Suppe-shal Generation' (Special Generation).
28AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:20
Man, though, nobody's really feeling OP's picks…
30AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:22
Re: #28
Sorry about that, lol
Every time I watch a Berryz MV I end up thinking 'this one's the best,' so I made this thread on a whim.
29AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:20
'Passion E-CHA E-CHA'
'Aisuru Hito no Namae wo Nikki ni' (Writing My Loved One's Name in My Diary)
Torn between these two.
33AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:26
Re: #29
The 'Aisuru Hito no Namae wo Nikki ni' at SSA (Saitama Super Arena) was great
It starts as a Risako solo and builds to everyone singing.
31AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:23
People call the early stuff 'goofy' now, but back when we were actually listening as fans we just thought 'this is a great song,' no irony about it
And I doubt I'm the only one.
34AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:26
My personal favorite is 'Mythology – Ai no Album -' (Mythology: Album of Love)
But it's not popular.
35AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:26
Wasn't 'Rival' a double winner at the Song Awards?
37AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:28
Re: #35
Song and MV
And if you count the Favorite Member category too, that's a triple crown.
40AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:32
It's a three-way tie for me between 'Monkey Dance,' 'Jingisukan' (Genghis Khan), and 'Cha Cha SING.'
43AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:36
'Ai wa Itsumo Kimi no Naka ni' (Love Is Always Inside You) is my favorite
Though I'm not sure Berryz even needed to be the ones singing it.
44AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:37
Re: #43
I liked the cover Kobushi Factory did of it after Berryz went down to five members.
46AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:41
'Rival' is the kind of song that would suit Buono! just as well, honestly.
47AnonymousNov 6, 2026 22:42
At the end of the day, Sugaya Risako's voice is really what anchors Berryz Koubou.
58AnonymousNov 6, 2026 23:00
'Gag 100' is the one I find myself reaching for again and again.
59AnonymousNov 6, 2026 23:01
They're all Terada's heart-and-soul creations
There's just no way to pick.
61AnonymousNov 6, 2026 23:02
It's either 'Passion E-CHA E-CHA' or 'Himitsu no U-Ta-Hi-Me' (Secret Song Princess).
63AnonymousNov 6, 2026 23:04
Just pick whatever song opens with Chinami's part and you can't go wrong.
64AnonymousNov 6, 2026 23:04
It's actually Tanpopo that's packed with Terada's heart-and-soul work.
66AnonymousNov 6, 2026 23:06
It's kind of sad how many of these are songs nobody could possibly write today.
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
The song that kept coming up throughout the thread, “Rival,” is noted (in replies 35 and 37) as having won two categories — Song and MV — at Hello! Project’s fan-voted “Song Awards,” or three if the Favorite Member category is counted, confirming its status as Berryz Koubou’s signature track even by the numbers. On the other hand, votes were split between songs like “Himitsu no U-Ta-Hi-Me” (Secret Song Princess), “Munasawagi Scarlet,” and “Mythology – Ai no Album -” (Mythology: Album of Love), reflecting the sheer range of songwriters who worked on Berryz Koubou’s catalog. One point worth reading carefully: reply 27’s characterization of “dating yet somehow still unrequited” and the description of the early material as “goofy at first” are both retrospective judgments — reply 31 pushes back, noting that “fans listening at the time just heard them as good songs, plain and simple.” Much of the discussion blended a song’s standalone popularity with memories of live calls and MV impressions, so opinions split along different lines than a simple popularity ranking would suggest.
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