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Originally Posted by Party_King
ironic that the girl is really look like ayu in evolution pv (hair, make-up)  |
It's not ironic actually, it's likely completely deliberate.
Because of Ayu's success with the songs they arranged & produced, HAL became very sought after in the early 2000s - Dream managed to work with them, and then later Every Little Thing, Ruppina, KinKi Kids, Janne da Arc... Plus other producers started kinda ripping off their sound.
I'm fairly certain avex gave HAL a singer so they could get more of that group on the charts, and that means cashing in on the Ayu formula - high pitched voice, huge eyes, ayu-like hair. HALNA is shown from the back topless on the "Violation of the Rules" album jacket, making them one of several artists to do the LOVEppears thing.
I noticed Masami Mitsuoka/Mizca came up in the first post as well - the first 3 solo songs she ever released, between late 2007 and early 2008, were called "Hana," "Distance love," and "I am" sooooo there's that.
