what's wrong with that?

Create elaborate sets that are mostly used as backgrounds, do lots of trickery for special effects and then end up with an inferior video for 20x the price of course.

I agree, at least they put an effort for this music video. :D

Tim Burton used green screen a lot in his Alice in Wonderland =) Why Ayu can't

...Because set might come up as tacky looking? :rolleyes

She looks so hot in that flower outfit! Even if I wind up not liking the song I think I'll at least like the video. I'm preparing for some awesome eye candy Ayu & JUNO wise. :P

Listened to the full version of progress and wow.. I haven't been this impressed with an arrangement of an ayu song since Mirrorcle World. It's SUPERB.

...like Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. :D

There are things that are supposed to be tackey to begin with... it doesn't have to be bad :laugh

OMG~ ayu's dress is very very very gorgeous!
Amazing butterfly dress!
And I hope mannie not jealous looks Juno & ayu in this PV.. LOL

but, I think it's NOT like Alice in Wonderland's concept for background or costum.
Alice's costum usually looks like maid dress.
Ayu's NOT used dress with maid concept!
I think ayu & Juno looks like a 'falling in love' couple *giggle*
I can't make prediction about PV's background setting.

Hey, where's mannie?
Ayu's NOT used her husband as PV model again???
Where's him?

omg ayu is too pretty in those pics of "Why..." :luv2 :heart

@Beauty4123 I saw on abyssalchronicles someone had posted a recording of the version that aired in Akihabara. The quality was not the greatest, but the song still sounds amazing.

Go away leaks *pushes them away*

I love how Juno is showing more cleavage than Ayu.

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Oh dang... Ayu in... sparkle panties?

Oh damn, this is starting to look good <3 I always love Ayu's more abstract/surreal PVs.

And for the record, green screen can and has been used in many instances where it hasn't been tacky.

(I mean, unless you're Hello!Project :laugh)

lmao it's not that I'm already seeing this as disaster. I just believe they would not use it.

PV looks even more promising from these new pictures :heart

Ayu in sparkly underwear? Niiice :D

:luv2 can't wait to see both PVs

i know!!! hahaha! girl, put some clothes on, your sparkles are showing!!! :D

the last two pics look really promising!

those last two pictures...:love totally love the setting! and ayumi's outfit is just so beautiful! she looks gorgeous. :heart and i still love the beach setting of "beloved". :heart so far, i'd say these two PVs are looking to be very, very nice! i can only imagine what the PV for "progress" will look like.

speaking of "progress", i LOVE the full song, even if it's LQ! it's so amazing!! i so can't wait to hear it in HQ. :cool

Omg she looks sexy

But old in the panty pic

The pv pictures look great and I'm really looking forward to all the songs, especially BRILLANTE which there hasn't been much info on yet.

I love progress even in LQ, though certain parts of it remind me of other songs (like blossom, but better) overall I still think it sounds different

Only these sparkly panties could make up for a tacky pv! Looking forward to it!

I love the pix she looks so pretty! & omg I love her sparkle chonies they are so cute lol!

omg the last two pics are really like Alice In Wonderland!

are the walls made of... butterflies too?

you just taught me a new word, haha!

Looking so good!! =D

"progress" is INSANE! Might be one of or my next favorite Ayu song!

YES!! it is!! the arrangement reminded me of Memorial Address but progress is fiercer and more exciting!

Why... looks great!!!!!
and AHHH progress is DRIVING ME CRAZYYYYYYYYYYY

that sparkly panties scene better last more than a few seconds!!
soo gorgeous :heart

OMG!!i can't wait to se more pics,i really like what i see :yes
thanks (AYU)Marionette ^_^

Too sexy~ 8)

progress uploaded by AkenKOIKOI@youtube

^it's soooooo amazing http://www.kolobok.us/smiles/standart/cray.gif

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Thanks so much for sharing! ^_^ Progress sounds so amazing!

I'm in love with Porgress *_* The bridge, the verses, the chorus... AMAZING.

But I have a doubt, in the cm, we could hear violins doing that melody that sounds in the previews we are getting, right after the ballad part, but without guitars. I mean, the first part of the song that was featured in the cm of Tales of Xillia, only violins. Isn't it going to be included on the final song? because I really liked it.

Violin!!! ><
Thanks~

omg!! Want progress in HQ >.<!! It sounds amazing!!!

Can't wait to see the Why pv. I'm sure that pv will be great!!

I hope we'll have a HQ leak or one of the pv (even if in short version) at least the next week!!

I love the violin's part. sounds amazing

Hmm, I like the song. But i dont think i like her voice in some parts. :o
Maybe it's just because the low quality mp3. ;)

Progress... omg...it's so... amazing... :thud

im trying to refrain from listening to it so much..we're still about 1 month away...OMG >.<

The pics 're all amazing!Hope the pvs'll be that great!

I wanna see sparkly panties so bad *O*

oh wow ayu in sparkle black pantiesss..
that's part of "Why..." PV too? or another PV?

Woww....

Progress sound promising...

Love it from the MQ preview.


The PV from this album looks really great...
cant wait to get my copy...

the full version of progress is so fierce! and ayu in sparkly panties made my day :D

i think it's from the "beloved" PV, because it looks like she's on the beach in the background.

thanks for that YT link! "progress" still sounds amazing! it's gonna be fantastic in HQ. :D

Why.. PV looks great from the pics!
Really looking forward to that.
Love the las two pics with the big Ayu.

According to twitter, Why... featuring Juno PV has already begun showing on TV!

I think it's weird to wear such pants in PV with children %)

One week after shooting? O_o

^^What ? Already ??? Is there any opinion about the song ?

^I think it's for Why..., it could be like the beginning of the dream, or something like that !

It must be a rumor... I don't see any new PV in shedule on spaceshower tv

^Ayu answered "うひ(*^^*)", can anyone translate it ? If it means something like "yes", it could be real (though it seems too early...) !

I know it doesnt take all that long to edit a video but I think that a PV would be ready to air so quickly...

Here's the original message if someone wants to translate:
Maybe it's just a preview or some BTS that aired on morning news or something?

Because I checked on SSTV, m-on & MTV Japan and there's nothing about a possible Why... broadcast.

It's like she's excited about the fact that the twitter user could see it~
And yeah, I must have said before it's not the full PV, since the user wants to listen to the full version.

I want to see the preview then! *_*

Now I'm starting to get excited! All this waiting around is getting to me.

I really want to hear a preview of it!

I wonder if I can resist temptation this time...IT DOESNT FEEL LIKE AN ALBUM >.<

^ same! I want to resist but it doesnt feel like an album XP good
thing im going on vacation soon so i wont have time for AHS so my cd's will come and
everything will be a surprise!

I cant wait for the pvs omg

I've decided not to resist. What's the point? To torture myself? I think not.

It's probably on Mezamashi or ZOOM IN SUPER.

Why... is used in an HIS CM like crossroad was. I'm friends with the person who wrote that to Ayu hahaha.

I would like to say that avex x BANDAINAMCO successfully milking fans.
Tales of Xillia preorders already reached 80.000 copy just in 11 weeks. And I've seen in many Tales forums or Japanese blog, that they preorder FIVE just because of progress and the costume itself. I hope this mean that BANDAINAMCO will use ayu again for next tales of like they did with misono :)

That's awesome!
Would you like to share the source with us? =D

http://gematsu.com/2011/07/tales-of-...3-predecessors

For any random blabbering about fans talking that they buy FIVE because of progress, I found in random on gamefaqs forum and some forums ^^a I hope from 80.000 Tales fans that buying TOX, at least 20.000-30.000 of then will buy FIVE too, and that'll awesome :luv2

Thank you very much! ^_^
I hope so too =D

The pre-orders eat the previous games' pre-orders haha.

i just realized now..
five is an album..
so we cant get any instrumental for every new songs....
T,T

someone asked Ayu who composed progress
and she answered のび太ジブリ先生です ... that google translate as Nobita Ghibli sensei %)

That's the nickname for Nakano Yuuta :)

He did Mirrorcle World, a lot of NEXT LEVEL tracks, Microphone, etc.

Mirrorcle World, Microphone and now progress... that man is a genius :P

^He's so versatile too as he also did Sexy little things which is so crazy and out there in comparison to his other tracks. A lot of composers tend to stick to the same formula but the ones that can make many completely different sounding songs and still have them sound amazing are the true talents imo :) I am so happy ayu continues to work with him.

Yup, Nakano Yuuta is awesome :heart

Looking forward to TV news cut on Why... so much!

I know I'm late to the conversation, but...

in those sparkly panties, Ayu looks like she's been vajazzled...

Yeah... but it works, lol.

The Tales of Xillia version of the album seems to be selling more than the CD+DVD this time around! I wonder how limited it'll be since the other CD only is kind of... not being purchased at all on Amazon.

Why... 15s ver. in 林志玲's H.I.S. CM

can't hear it that good, but it sounds like an ayu ballad, for sure. :P it should be interesting to hear JUNO in this type of song.

WOW!!! Why is a ballad! hope it will do very well on every chart...especially on chaku uta...
i love what i hear...i hope it will be another hits from ayu

FIVE shape up becoming like Memorial Address which is every songs on it is amazing

Vajazzled? :laugh

Why sounds good from the preview, can't wait to hear a longer preview. :D

OOOOH it sounds good so far! so excited! Thanks!

Why... does sound good :) It sounds like ayu and JUNO's voices blend nicely :P

Wow, doesn't sound bad at all. Ok, now I have to stop. Heard progress preview way back when it came out, now heard this one. I cannot listen to anymore.

Why... did it have to sound like that?

Haha! Hope it will sound really good when we get the full thing!

Thank you!!
Sounds like Life or RED LINE to me.

It was expected, haha. Medium number~ I like the sound though!

This is the song with the Alice theme? Weird... :laugh

It'll probably end up kind of Moments-y, lol.

yes, he is! all the M-initial great songs! Marionette, Mirrorcle World, Microphone.

i like how he adds the string / orchestra elements into ayu's songs.

sounding good!!I could do with CMs..not the full song :) RESISTANCE!!!! >.<

their voices really go well together, Im pleased with what I heard