Your Opinion to STEP you PV ^_^? - Page 2

tl1029530921 · #21 19th April 2005, 12:20 AM

well..there were 4 Ayu's..the 1st one is like..ditsy ayu, the 2nd one is goth-y ayu, the 3rd one is timid ayu, the 4th one is ...sexy ayu?...and later they dissapeared and only the white dress ayu was left..o_o..

Larisa-chan · #22 19th April 2005, 12:30 AM

haha she's such a Barbie Doll in this PV~

This PV has lots of style going for it, which was really neat. But no substance. No symbolism, so don't bother looking for it ^.^* That guy reminded me of the Tin Man too. I am SO GLAD she didn't dance in this PV. Her acting was pretty cute. I think she needs to find a new director, though, for her PVs. WAY too many recycled elements. The way he films all his PVs is sooo repetitive. How many times has he used that spinning circle? Ourselves, Because of You, and now Step You =/ =\ Didn't he also use the same gray background in BoY? Meh... I enjoyed this PV, but I don't think I'll watch it more than a couple times.

**Love Appears** · #23 19th April 2005, 12:33 AM

Okay, I'm probably just slow, but I just noticed this:

The different Ayus appear as the man turns the dial. For example, he turns it to I at the beginning, and it's just Ayu in the green dress. Then he turns it to II, and the Ayu in black appears, III and Ayu in white, etc. Until all four of them are there. That makes the PV much more interesting and symbolic, I think.

I believe the PV is about someone seeing into the different aspects of her personality. Although the lyrics don't quite fit. Hmm.

#24 19th April 2005, 12:35 AM

The lyrics don't always fit with her PVs tho

truehappiness · #25 19th April 2005, 12:37 AM

Actually, this PV might be about how all the people perceive Ayu to be different 'things' but she's actually every one of those things in one SuperAyu with a hat. lol

It rocked. Crap. I love this PV. [Where's that Wataru Takeishi director? >(]

Although.. I wonder who the guy is.. is it the one from my name's WOMEN?

ll moments ll · #26 19th April 2005, 12:46 AM

i love the 4 different types of ayus. i thought that was really cute!
i love ayu II. lol. and i like the whole theme to it as well. :]

i'm getting used to the song now. i guess it's grown on me.

**Love Appears** · #27 19th April 2005, 01:01 AM

More speculation:

The tin-clad man is, her boyfriend.

The first Ayu he sees is the part of her that makes the first impression, because that's how he first saw her when he looked in at her, without turning any dials.

After while, he "wanted" to see more, thus allowing a darker, more somber side of her to come through. It's not quite clear what the black symbolises here. Perhaps a darker side of the relationship, or possibly obstacles/arguments/sadness. Or it just could be her serious side.

At this point he knows of the Ayu he first saw, and her dark side. But soon discovers, upon turning her switch, that there's even more to her. The white could symbolise innocence, or just a sweet- angelic like quality. Perhaps the childlike side of her.

I believe the fourth Ayu is last revealed because it reflects a more personal side of her - her sexuality. That's just how I interpret it, anyway. She has apparently opened up to him at this point and is truly comfortable and happy with this aspect - note the look on her face.

And again, as mentioned, the scene in which she lies on the numbers in the rain is symbolic of the "complete" Ayumi Hamasaki, after she has revealed all her sides.

So basically, I think it's a personal/relationship thing.

PURIN · #28 19th April 2005, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Larisa-chan

haha she's such a Barbie Doll in this PV~

This PV has lots of style going for it, which was really neat. But no substance. No symbolism, so don't bother looking for it ^.^* That guy reminded me of the Tin Man too. I am SO GLAD she didn't dance in this PV. Her acting was pretty cute. I think she needs to find a new director, though, for her PVs. WAY too many recycled elements. The way he films all his PVs is sooo repetitive. How many times has he used that spinning circle? Ourselves, Because of You, and now Step You =/ =\ Didn't he also use the same gray background in BoY? Meh... I enjoyed this PV, but I don't think I'll watch it more than a couple times.

The director for Ourselves and Because of You are the same , but NOT STEP you.. the director for STEP you is the same as the Moments and INSPIRE one. I didnt like his previous videos, but I was pretty impressed with this one. And the their are so many spinning circles in ayu's PVs...theres even a "SPINNING" merry go round... But overall I thought it was an interesting PV that had a different theme which was quite original. This director does use his similar efects like his flashing out scene changes (VERY obvious in INSPIRE to the point where I start to feel dizzy)

Delirium-Zer0 · #29 19th April 2005, 01:10 AM

It reminds me of the "ourselves" lyrics, how ayu says she has many faces. This is a big deal for her and against the dark sky and overly mechanical setting, her different sides really come through. LX mentioned that the technique of manipulating colors like this has been done, and it has, but here is where I think it really fits and works perfectly. It's not a creative video, but every part of it fits together correctly. The first ayu's cutesy faces are really jarring after being introduced to such a dark set, but once you've watched the whole video you understand why she did it.

Love Appears, i agree with you on the editing along to the music... alot of ayu's videos have that problem though, particularly those directed by wataru takeishi. The editing is rather rough on those and always has been... is it unfortunate that I'm used to it at this point?

and yvette, you're right about it kinda looking like Myst! As soon as I read that I was like "omg she's right!" lol

My feelings on the song? It r0x0rz. I especially like when ayu does pop, but it's dark. Kinda like monochrome, Far away, stuff like that. That's what I think she's best at. As much of a rock fan as I am, i still enjoy songs like STEP you best in the long run.

PickleCookies · #30 19th April 2005, 01:24 AM

:thumbsdown

**Love Appears** · #31 19th April 2005, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by PickleCookies

:thumbsdown

Why? Just curious.

Echiko · #32 19th April 2005, 01:37 AM

LOVE Appears..You made a really good connection! I realized that in Moments, the interpretation also includes ayu's relationship with her boyfriend. ^__^ So I think you can be right! And it's the same director. So I think it's VERY possible that you are right! good job! =D

PickleCookies · #33 19th April 2005, 01:37 AM

Boring, uncreative, and cliché. Looks too much like a bunch of the latest PVs we've seen lately. And the fact that the song sucks doesn't help much either.

Joel · #34 19th April 2005, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by BigJimmyC

I enjoyed it and its symbolism.

i agree... i guess iwht i think it means is that there r four steps of a human being
1.Fun
2.Dark (edgy)
3.Hapiness (she looked ditzy in the white dress)
4.Sexy

i read the translation lyrics about twice and when it says 1 2 step you just like that... i think shes sayin how to find urself or sumthin... when she says 1 2 3 4 you and me... i think she says lets all show all of our selves

and wehn ther thingy spins really fast and all the roman numerals come together and she is in a green shirt (if i remeber) lying on the numbers showing her true self showin all the 4 sides of her in one... i really agree with him on her symbolism... srry if it sounded confusin...

Surreal · #35 19th April 2005, 01:55 AM

I just realised the man at one point of the PV spins in the cage thing himself. All 4 sides are him.

truehappiness · #36 19th April 2005, 01:55 AM

That was weird.

Zeo

gogirlanime · #37 19th April 2005, 02:35 AM

It's not her best, but I'm quite impressed with the effort in the PV, especially in the costumes and the graphics. I really like the black Ayu and the red Ayu. She's getting too sexy though, I don't like the guarder with the red dress... makes her look like Agulera. The first minute, the PV didn't seem to suite the song, but it started to move along nicely, it's her best PV since Moments I would say! She totally remindes me of Madonna in this PV. I really like the dark, sexy, and mature look that Ayu has in the black outfit, she should do that look more often!

Catzi · #38 19th April 2005, 03:24 AM

It was quiet lovely. Yes, very much so. I really liked the part when each of the four Ayu's say a number; I'm not sure why.

And symbolism? Hm.. I thought it was rather, since each of the four Ayu's are seperated in the cage-y-type thing, that the different sides of her are trapped. But since the robot-type man began to spin the dial, he put her together, and thus we get the rainy-Ayu at the end: the Ayu with all the sides combined. However, Love_Appears seems to have a better explaination.

On a side note, I love those outfits.

yamogi · #39 19th April 2005, 03:26 AM

i think the MV means everyone have four side in their mind , not only ayu have,the man also have.i think the man represents everybody(us) that notice her, and they will different side of ayu.
i think the lyric's"1,2,3,4 step you" means that ayu want to find the other side of herself

~*Mabushii*~ · #40 19th April 2005, 03:39 AM

Personally I really love the video. Each of the 4 different Ayu's look awsome in their own way. I really like the super sexy Ayu in red. Not sure why, I don't mind seeing her look all sexy like that at all. It's a change to alot of the cuteyness she tries. I do like the cuteyness she does too though. All of the Ayu's are great in their own way, and together the Ayu in the end is good too. (But I don't like the flowers on the shirt.. but that's just me and my clothing preference hehehe)

I agree alot with what Love Appears said... ^_^v
I can't wait until my CD+DVD gets here.. so I can see this in alot better quality than the WMV.. (since the mpg for some reason seems to crash winamp.. it's the only one that does it.. grrr)