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Old 18th March 2008, 08:20 PM
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The promotional video kinda reminds me of Gwen Stefani's "Early Winter" video. Especially the part when Ayu is in the red dress. I don't get this--it's called "Mirrorcle World" and not ONE mirror was in the video. I expected something entirely different. It was kinda a disappointment.

My favorite part was when she was making fierce faces in the telephone booth.
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Old 18th March 2008, 08:30 PM
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This video was horrible.
In my opinion, it's probably one of the worst pv's she's ever done.
Even songs that I hate, have better videos than this -____-

Ayu's over acting, and scary facial expressions could make a mental institution look friendly >_<
I can't believe how disappointed I am with it tbh, I thought I was in for a really beautiful video after I heard it was set in Paris, and I just feel cheated.

If it wasn't for the first pressing items on the CD+DVD versions of this single, I would change my order right away :/

Laaame.
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Old 18th March 2008, 08:32 PM
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The PV doesn't really work. I wasn't expecting much though because I just couldn't see how shooting outside in France was going to corralate well to MirrorcleWorld.

Also, Ayu's facial expressions are way over exaggerated and get annoying. Still, I love the song. But, if you are going to go through the trouble of shooting a PV in France, make sure it's a great one.
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Old 18th March 2008, 08:34 PM
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Hmmm... It was alright!

The red dress was hot, I wanted to shout: "Watch out for the bull, Ayu!"
The dove thing looked really bad, it was done the wrong way! Overall it was an ok video, it just was lacking something, it didn't really all tie together the right way


But it did make me like the song more
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Old 18th March 2008, 08:35 PM
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It wasn't a bad PV. Kinda weird/random in some areas, but Ayu looked gorgeous and seemed to be having fun so whatever. And I like the beginning when she's marching while singing the first verse.
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Old 18th March 2008, 08:41 PM
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Good to know I'm not the only one who thinks the mirror-breaking part of the song where she makes that crazy diva face is effing hilarious haha.

Lingerie part = useless
Phone booth part = leave it to Ami Suzuki's Bitter...
Red dress part = only good part of the PV... I think it's the only part that reflected the song
Dark feather part = Ningyo-hime 2.0
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Old 18th March 2008, 08:45 PM
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lmao the dark feather part reminded me of alterna's white feather actually.

This PV is really nice! random but I like how it showed a few lifestyles in just one PV.

The red huge dress is just too funny XD.
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Old 18th March 2008, 08:45 PM
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The outfits and scenery were beautiful but that was it. I'm sorry to say it but she acted like an idiot...messing up her face by over-acting, her hands were all over the place >.> especially the bridge part.
Ayu can look very fierce but now she just overdid it imo. You don't have look like a fish when you're singing.

The PV's look beautiful and the guys were amusing. If Ayu hadn't overacted that much then it would've been a great PV.
Couldn't agree any further.
I think the PV was embarrassing a bit.
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Old 18th March 2008, 08:50 PM
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i really like how Ayu looks in the PV)
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Old 18th March 2008, 08:50 PM
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the song is great,, scenery, outfit, ayu are great~
the PV was just *miehhh...* it's kind of horrible~~~

weird~ and i dunno...

the typography at the first...sucks..at least they can do it better..with some curvy font or what..

OMG...
am so dissapointed....
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Old 18th March 2008, 08:51 PM
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I'm a bit disappointed with the pv...it has potential to be a awesome pv but it failed. This new 'director' should totally stick with photography only (atleast with ayu) and whoever put the pv together did a bad job. The walking on the bridge part took up half of the pv and all the random scenes are in the second half. The individual scenes are good but they don't go together the way it did. I love the alterna x A BEST 2 scenes and also the phone booth scene, the red dress was nice too but the running away scene was too funny (which is not suppose to be)..she looked like a snail running way in that dress...XD...the lingerie scenes were not needed and the trench coat scenes were a bit boring.

A pv like this should be directed by Wataru Takeishi not some newbie director wannabe photographer...he is just as bad as Luis Hernandez and Takahide Ishii. ...oh well atleast I still love the song and I'm still keeping all my pre-orders.
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Old 18th March 2008, 08:58 PM
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This video was horrible.
In my opinion, it's probably one of the worst pv's she's ever done.
Even songs that I hate, have better videos than this -____-

Ayu's over acting, and scary facial expressions could make a mental institution look friendly >_<
I can't believe how disappointed I am with it tbh, I thought I was in for a really beautiful video after I heard it was set in Paris, and I just feel cheated.

If it wasn't for the first pressing items on the CD+DVD versions of this single, I would change my order right away :/

Laaame.
I agree with you about everything except about it being one of her worst PVs. I seriously think it is her absolute worst PV EVER. >>

She just stands and sings, walks and sings, does something and sing. She looks awkward and it's cut so randomly. There's not even any interesting shots. It's just... really, really bad.

The beginning though, when she's walking and singing, reminded me of Amuro Namie's Baby Don't Cry PV meeting (d)Lma. Ayu looks stiff and frozen and weird and I don't like it. >>

She could have done something so cool with this song. Oh well~
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Old 18th March 2008, 08:59 PM
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I think the PV is a bit random, funny at times, especially with all the overdone facial expressions, but the outfits are gorgeous, and Ayu in the lingirie scene is hot! I really don't know if there is a real storyline in this PV with all the spies or whatever they are running around, but I like it, I rate it 8/10.

I so would have loved to see her reflecting into a mirror in this PV...
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Old 18th March 2008, 09:00 PM
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hmmm..ayu looks pretty and the scenery is really gorgeous...but there are alot of question marks above my head after watching the pv cos i dun know wats going on...lol...and i feel that when the chorus comes in and the way she move and sing dun really match well...cos i was expecting she will be singing wildly or dancing and jumping like mad at the chorus...but she is still walking ard and singing...kind of mismatch i think
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Old 18th March 2008, 09:09 PM
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I FEEL THE SAME TOO
with a better edition..this video should be better
i don't like some of the cuts in the edition
and some takes are too long and ayu looks like
strick-a-pose-strick-a-pose-strick-a-pose-strick-a-pose-strick-a-pose

and yea...in the first chorus..we need something different..ayu running or something...but not just the same walk
the introduction of the red dress was horrorific too :S
IS A GOOD BUT VERY IMPERFECT VIDEO

REALLY BAD SENSIBILITY BY THE EDITOR

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Old 18th March 2008, 09:15 PM
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The worst part of the PV imo is the bridge walking part. Apart from that it was fine.
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Old 18th March 2008, 09:16 PM
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It was alright but not great. Not enough with Lingerie Ayu xD But I guess if there was anymore with that it would've tarnished Ayu's image a bit and I wouldn't like that too much. I loved the feathery black hair Ayu That and the last Ayu with the white dress were the best parts for me really.
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Old 18th March 2008, 09:17 PM
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I didn't like the video so much :|
I get a feeling that it could have had a concept that was more interesting and stuff, but that's not even the biggest problem... it just feels reaaaaally weird watching it.
Like, the beggining with Ayu walking is waaay too long. She's like that for tje beggining of the song, and when the chorus starts she's STILL like that, and it feels like the music doesn't sync with the video AT ALL!
Waa. It's okay, I guess, but could have been better...

My favorite part was the HEY-HEY-HEY-HEY one. I wish the rest of the PV would be more like that (faster, I mean)
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Old 18th March 2008, 09:20 PM
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its awesome because its so different then her previous PVs.completely unexpected and she wowed everyone.so Ayu
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Old 18th March 2008, 09:21 PM
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Wow, so many negative views about Mirrorcle World's PV! o_o
I'm just happy that it's got ayu eye-candy, she doesn't need to be all deep and thoughtful all the time and at the end of the day eye-candy + sex factor sells and the PV definately has that
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