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6th August 2018, 06:13 PM
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The M(ADE) IN JAPAN era concepts analysis thread!
Overall guide-lines:
-The intention of this thread is discussing the concepts of Ayu's several releases, analysing the lyrics, the music, the visual, the videos and the tour concept. -Everyone's insights about the concept of an era is welcome! -Please, let's avoid the "this era rocked"/"this era sucked" stuff. -And remember, when it's about the interpretation of a creative work, there's no right and wrong, just different impressions. Offenses towards another member discussing the subject will be reported. Other Threads: GUILTY NEXT LEVEL Rock’n’Roll Circus Love Songs FIVE Party Queen LOVE again Colours A one M(A)DE IN JAPAN     01 tasky 02 FLOWER 03 Mad World 04 Breakdown 05 Survivor 06 You are the only one 07 TODAY 08 Mr.Darling 09 Summer Love 10 Many Classic Moments Ayu's lastest full studio album (I'm looking at you, Trouble). It was notorious by being "Beyoncezed" as it was released by surprise in Avex's music streaming service. You can find the album lyrics in here You can find the booklet in here Music Videos Tour Last edited by Andrenekoi; 8th August 2018 at 05:00 PM. 
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6th August 2018, 07:00 PM
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Some stuff I noticed/read:
- I read somewhere that this album is about Ayu feeling tied as an artist due to her japanese heritage, as japanese culture can be pretty harsh and judmental towards women. This is repeated by her symbol being compressed in the album title (A) and it's a theme of both videos from this era. - The MIJ Tour IMO, based on a interpretation from a brazilian fan I reas, shows Ayu as a goddess, Amaratsu, most likely, falling from the sky (tasky) to earth cuz she is annoyed about the expectations people have on her form being a divinity (the whole first section), she lives a life of freedom among humans and get to know their dark and light sides, to the point the darkness almost overhelms her (The Void section), until she is saved by love (that dont need to be a romantic one). At the end of thr concert, some time has passed (as it is shown by her hair being longer) and she is going back to her divine dimention. This can be a metaphor for Ayu's career as an artist. Curiosity: Vogue's last verse is supressed during this tour, so the song ends saying Ayu is fully blown, without saying her petals will fall.
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6th August 2018, 07:12 PM
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I always saw the (A) as meaning "Ayu hasn't been in Japan." I feel with this album, or at least during that era, she decided that Japan is the place for her to be. Even if she feels pressure from Japanese society - or perhaps because of the pressure.
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6th August 2018, 07:24 PM
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Putting the covers of the MIJ in sequence like that, I see someone who has just woken up, realizing that she is tied, then freed herself but is worried after that, perhaps because she doesn't know exactly what to do or because freedom itself is scary.
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6th August 2018, 08:00 PM
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The TA covers might represent the freedom she have found in her fans, Ayu has talked about it a lot in the past, If I'm recalling correctly she said something like with TA she can be free so that connection is possible, because the TA covers are the only ones without the rope.
One of the interviews is Ayu x TA INTERVIEW ABOUT 15th HISTORY, I think. Maybe in Numero Tokyo 2015 too? I have a lot of thoughts about MIJ that I want to share, so I hope I will find enough free time ^^ Quote:
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Last edited by Uknow!; 6th August 2018 at 08:03 PM.
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8th August 2018, 04:23 AM
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