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WTH, hen did (miss) undrstood become a part of "golden days"? Remember when it released everyone were so angry saying "she needs to drop swetbox" so I guess in a couple of years everyone will go on yapping about how great her golden era next level was. I think MY STORY was her last album that got a more or less good and positive reception here.
WHat's the point of even complaining when you don't even have written any arguments or pointed out anything articular that you don't like? Of course everone's entitled to an opinion, but it's always more interesting to back up with at least some form of analysis. I don't expect everyone to be highly educated in terms of music and film making, but come on..
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Originally Posted by waterballoon
Here is mine:
Sparkle
Some people say the sexy Ayu is a fantasy of Idol Ayu, but I get to differ. I think it's more like a statement that singers/idols in the past are different from them now.
1) 4:3 screen ration during Idol Ayu; TV screens in those days were all 4:3. When sexy Ayu comes along, the screen changes to 16:9; that's a reference to HDTV which is getting popular, even Pokemon anime is switching to 16:9!
2) Idol Ayu is presented as innocent and adorable. Indeed, the 'clean' image was the right way to go back in those days, but when Red sexy Ayu comes along, it's like Britney in 'Oops! I Did It Again'. This, to me, is like how singers become more "sex-ified" in the 90s with idols like Britney and X-Tina. And then she becomes Purple Ayu, which looks like Lady Gaga, showing an even more pronounced sexual evolution in idols in modern times.
3) Idol Ayu, in her short time in the PV, was at least presented as being 'natural'. At least she performed as a natural human being. In Red/Purple Ayu however, we see scenes where she looks like a robot; we also see Purple Ayu putting on this weird head machine at some points in the PV too. This, to me, is a reference to how modern idols are more and more 'manufactured', and like she's asking 'Where's the Originality?'
I'm really sorry if my thoughts about these PVs differ from anyone else's. But this is what I believe.
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THank you so much for writing this, it makes so much sense. Great interpetations.
I agree ith the others who say that NEXT LEVEL Is more about conveying a feeling or the images presented in the song rather than an ctual story. SHe wrote the song on the beaches of Hawaii. BOth the song and the PV really IMO conveys well the feeling of going outside during summer, on vacation fre spirit.