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Old 6th July 2008, 03:06 PM
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Rainbow PV

I like this song very much, and the PV is interesting, but i heard that there was some scandal because of the PV's homosexual contest or smth.

But i read this on wiki and i guess that's all that this PV represents:
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She wanted the cover of the album to represent her healing mental scars and there was no one around to help her but herself (the same concept was applied in the "RAINBOW" music video).
So does anyone know anything about this scandal or it's just one of stupid rumours? I'm sorry if my question insulted someone...
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Old 6th July 2008, 03:44 PM
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All of the sudden I understand the PV and the A BALLADS cover
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Old 6th July 2008, 04:21 PM
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Old 6th July 2008, 04:30 PM
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yeah
i heard something like that
but i don't belive it

plus i just understood the meaning too!! ^_^
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Old 6th July 2008, 04:59 PM
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Well i've never understood why there were two Ayu on the covers and in the PV XD
I had some thoughts about loneliness and so, but only after i read this on wiki, i really understood XD Scandal doesn't suprise me (if there was any), Japan is still full of taboos.
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Old 6th July 2008, 05:47 PM
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I think I remember seeing something about a scandal too. I guess that's the concept she meant to use, but people misunderstood it, hence the scandal?
Isn't kinda weird, though? I thought Japan didn't see homosexuality as a taboo as much as other countries. (I think I saw a thread here at AHS called "homesecuality in japan", maybe that can clear things up)
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Old 6th July 2008, 10:38 PM
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I don't think there was ever any scandal, just people sort of misunderstanding it at first glance. :\
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Old 6th July 2008, 11:56 PM
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I also thought it was pretty obvious that the A BALLADS cover and RAINBOW PV had nothing to do with homosexuality since Ayu was hugging herSELF and, you know, not another woman lol. It's about loving yourself and realizing that you are your greatest strength and comfort.
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Old 7th July 2008, 12:14 AM
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me too. it's just and album cover and fan service (may be) , imo.
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All of the sudden I understand the PV and the A BALLADS cover
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honestly most of ayumi's PVs that I have watched , are just too complicated to decode exactly what's the story behind each of them
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Old 7th July 2008, 10:07 AM
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I heard someone in Japan made a fuss over it, and was calling it homosexual...but i mean, it was probably like an article in a tabloid or something.
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I think the concept of the RAINBOW PV is beautiful. It gives me strength. ^0^ I never thought of it as homosexual, since the A BALLADS cover is, yeah, Ayu hugging herself, and there is something very comforting about it that just overrides any homosexual tones it may emit (and people may misinterpret.)
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Old 7th July 2008, 01:08 PM
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i never for one second thought about homosexuality when i saw the cover/video
if it was another woman she was hogging, yes, but this is ayu with herself...

people love making scandals out of nothing...
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Wow... so that's what the A Ballads cover was about....
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Old 7th July 2008, 07:31 PM
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i never for one second thought about homosexuality when i saw the cover/video
if it was another woman she was hogging, yes, but this is ayu with herself...

people love making scandals out of nothing...
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Old 8th July 2008, 12:30 AM
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I've always seen both concept as Ayu moving on in life and looking at herself from the past. It's the new and the old Ayu at that time~
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^ Yep and what I like about it is that there isn't a way to tell the two Ayus apart, you know? It's a clever touch - she's different but the change/transformation isn't physical, or might not be obvious enough to people who just look at her on the outside. I honestly think it's one of the prettiest photographs I've seen for any singer/artist.
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haha

honestly most of ayumi's PVs that I have watched , are just too complicated to decode exactly what's the story behind each of them
Haha thas what makes them so great! A friend once told me "Ayumi Hamasaki is a true artist, the Picasso of music videos."

Yea there was controversy because it was with another woman and it was another Ayu. I didn't really see something controversial or 'wrong' when I saw the album cover, but that was probably because my dirty male mind was thinking about the idea of 2 Ayus together

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