[DAYS]PV Discussion

[waterballoon]

Omg I absolutely LOVED the PV and song... I cried throughout the PV...

Comments on the song:
Days is really amazing. It's like the awesomeness of her winter ballads such as Together When..., momentum and No way to say, and it has that sweet and sad flavor of MY ALL and JEWEL... sorry but Days is an instant favorite for me, and it pwns GREEN, simply because Days sounds so simple and lala-ish, while GREEN is heavy and complicated. Not that I dislike GREEN, I love GREEN!

My interpretation of the PV:
Well, I don't think the first half was a dream... it was more like a 'few days ago' kind of thing. Let's see...

In the beginning, Ayu woke up while hearing the sound of Shu-ya's motorbike, and she runs down the stairs, while bumping onto her friends. She sees Shu-ya and goes all ga-ga...

At the ring scene, it was more like a Shu-ya was using Ayu to see if the ring was good... and Ayu thought he was gonna buy the ring for him, but in the end he didn't, cos he wanted the ring for someone else (or maybe he bought it, but didn't put it on Ayu), and that explained that disappointed expression on Ayu's face.

In any case, she was still 'whatever' about that, and we come to the dance scene. If you ask me, I DON'T THINK that Ayu was a dancer, like she just joined the troupe because Shu-ya was in it. Kind of like if your crush plays soccer, and you join it, for the sake of him... And she was late or smth, so she sees them dance, and once again goes ga-ga over Shu-ya dancing. May I add that that close of her perspective through her eyes was just plain FANTASTIC, since it shows us that Ayu was indeed crazy in love over Shu-ya, and that him dancing was just 'so cool and hot and awesome!' to Ayu.

Then we get to the 'next day' kind of scene. And you notice some changes. She wakes up at 8 01pm instead, there's snow, and her friends are gone. IMO, this just emphasizes the irony of 'yesterday' and 'today'. The same clothes and expression, to me, are like saying 'this situation appears to be same, but in reality...' It's like she's repeating the situation, and she thought the same thing would happen again - Shu-ya would offer her a ride on his motorbike.

Note that Shu-ya gives that "Hey yo!" kind of look, and that's NOT something you would show your girlfriend. It's more like a sign that something bad's gonna happen. And yeah, we know the rest, when Shu-ya passes the helmet to mystery woman, and the ring was highlighted. And Ayu realizes at that moment, that on that day when they were at the ring stall, Shu-ya intended to give the ring to someone else, and not her. And okay she cried. The "eyes" were shown again, and this time, the vision is distorted and blur... kind of like she's lost, as compared to the previous time, when she was so focused on Shu-ya dancing. Irony much.

Then, at the end, we just saw her friends, and Shu-ya's friend. Like, I would say the guys are Shu-ya's friends, and the girls are her friends. So in the end, all of them were there for Ayu. Maybe they all knew that Shu-ya had another girl, and they didn't want to crush her dreams... Whatever it is, it was clear that her friends, like our friends, would always be there for us.

Some LOL things to take note in the PV are:
MAMA GOMI!!! He was like some gay diva with the girls... and yes he was in that "Ayu's friends" group! I think this was what she meant when she blogged about Mama Gomi.

It's interesting to note that the two repeated scenes of the PV are like two different days, one which is not snowing and had friends, and one that had snow and had no friends. IMO, it's not a dream, more like a 'another day' idea. Maybe that's why the song is titled Days.

Whatever it is, I LOVE Days!

[freedreamer]

Originally Posted by ArchangelLegend

Maybe, just maybe, Ayu is being a crybaby when she did not get the ring she wanted. I kinda want to hand her a lollipop when she cried. Making those cute puppy faces in order to get what she wants... please, grow up. ^_^;


There should be a continuation that goes like this...

(Furious, Ayu goes to a dance rehearsal the next day and sees Shuya)

Ayu: Wha wha wha what was that?!!!! (everyone glances at her)

Shuya: Okay, okay, maybe I should practice this dance more...

Ayu: (interupting) Not the dance! The ******* ring!!!

Shuya: Oh I haven't seen that movie in ages. Sadako still creeps me out a bit...

(Ayu grabs Shuya's ear and pulls him down)

Ayu: It's really not a good time to toy with me. (whispers in his ear in the darkest tone she can make it)

(the other dancers get uneasy staring at them)

Shuya: (shivers) Ummm...I know I lied and... (voice continues to tremble) I did promise to get you something ... and I'm really really sorry ... the thing is ... I made another promise to someone else ... (stutters some more incomprehensible sentences)

Ayu: Oh great, just great, you promise the exact same thing to someone else didn't you?! (wonders who could it be)

Shuya: ...sort of... ...well yeah...

Peco: (rushes in) Ayu please calm down, maybe he can make it up to you, just give him time.

Ayu: And why are you defending this lying son of a ... (a sudden sparkle catches her eye, she looks down at Peco's hand and sees the ring)

(a moment of awkward silence passes by as Ayu walks towards a wall and hits her head on it)

Ayu: Oh I see ... of all people ... (looks up in disbelief)

Peco: Oh no no no no no no...it's not what it seems...uuuhhh...it's a present from my parents...who...uuhhh...gave it to me this morning...

Shuya: Yeah it's such a small world isn't it ? She's wearing the exact same ring you wanted...hehe...heh...

(Ayu walks away ignoring them, passes through a door and closes it)

Ayu: (sticks head out of door) By the way Shuya, I slashed your tires... (disappears)

Shuya: Dammit, I just changed them too.


Now that's a twist! O_O

LOL!!! OMG..thats super freaky hahahaha

Originally Posted by waterballoon

Omg I absolutely LOVED the PV and song... I cried throughout the PV...

Comments on the song:
Days is really amazing. It's like the awesomeness of her winter ballads such as Together When..., momentum and No way to say, and it has that sweet and sad flavor of MY ALL and JEWEL... sorry but Days is an instant favorite for me, and it pwns GREEN, simply because Days sounds so simple and lala-ish, while GREEN is heavy and complicated. Not that I dislike GREEN, I love GREEN!

My interpretation of the PV:
Well, I don't think the first half was a dream... it was more like a 'few days ago' kind of thing. Let's see...

In the beginning, Ayu woke up while hearing the sound of Shu-ya's motorbike, and she runs down the stairs, while bumping onto her friends. She sees Shu-ya and goes all ga-ga...

At the ring scene, it was more like a Shu-ya was using Ayu to see if the ring was good... and Ayu thought he was gonna buy the ring for him, but in the end he didn't, cos he wanted the ring for someone else (or maybe he bought it, but didn't put it on Ayu), and that explained that disappointed expression on Ayu's face.

In any case, she was still 'whatever' about that, and we come to the dance scene. If you ask me, I DON'T THINK that Ayu was a dancer, like she just joined the troupe because Shu-ya was in it. Kind of like if your crush plays soccer, and you join it, for the sake of him... And she was late or smth, so she sees them dance, and once again goes ga-ga over Shu-ya dancing. May I add that that close of her perspective through her eyes was just plain FANTASTIC, since it shows us that Ayu was indeed crazy in love over Shu-ya, and that him dancing was just 'so cool and hot and awesome!' to Ayu.

Then we get to the 'next day' kind of scene. And you notice some changes. She wakes up at 8 01pm instead, there's snow, and her friends are gone. IMO, this just emphasizes the irony of 'yesterday' and 'today'. The same clothes and expression, to me, are like saying 'this situation appears to be same, but in reality...' It's like she's repeating the situation, and she thought the same thing would happen again - Shu-ya would offer her a ride on his motorbike.

Note that Shu-ya gives that "Hey yo!" kind of look, and that's NOT something you would show your girlfriend. It's more like a sign that something bad's gonna happen. And yeah, we know the rest, when Shu-ya passes the helmet to mystery woman, and the ring was highlighted. And Ayu realizes at that moment, that on that day when they were at the ring stall, Shu-ya intended to give the ring to someone else, and not her. And okay she cried. The "eyes" were shown again, and this time, the vision is distorted and blur... kind of like she's lost, as compared to the previous time, when she was so focused on Shu-ya dancing. Irony much.

Then, at the end, we just saw her friends, and Shu-ya's friend. Like, I would say the guys are Shu-ya's friends, and the girls are her friends. So in the end, all of them were there for Ayu. Maybe they all knew that Shu-ya had another girl, and they didn't want to crush her dreams... Whatever it is, it was clear that her friends, like our friends, would always be there for us.

Some LOL things to take note in the PV are:
MAMA GOMI!!! He was like some gay diva with the girls... and yes he was in that "Ayu's friends" group! I think this was what she meant when she blogged about Mama Gomi.

It's interesting to note that the two repeated scenes of the PV are like two different days, one which is not snowing and had friends, and one that had snow and had no friends. IMO, it's not a dream, more like a 'another day' idea. Maybe that's why the song is titled Days.

Whatever it is, I LOVE Days!

Now that u mention...I didnt see GOMI! hahaha...

and i think ur interpretation is possible too...hahah
esp the 'another day' idea...
probably...but since it happened in one PV and the open and close eyes thing going on....it seems like a dream

gosh, who knew a simple PV had such significance to it

[keikeiaznqueen]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

My interpretation of the PV:
Well, I don't think the first half was a dream... it was more like a 'few days ago' kind of thing. Let's see...

In the beginning, Ayu woke up while hearing the sound of Shu-ya's motorbike, and she runs down the stairs, while bumping onto her friends. She sees Shu-ya and goes all ga-ga...

At the ring scene, it was more like a Shu-ya was using Ayu to see if the ring was good... and Ayu thought he was gonna buy the ring for him, but in the end he didn't, cos he wanted the ring for someone else (or maybe he bought it, but didn't put it on Ayu), and that explained that disappointed expression on Ayu's face.

In any case, she was still 'whatever' about that, and we come to the dance scene. If you ask me, I DON'T THINK that Ayu was a dancer, like she just joined the troupe because Shu-ya was in it. Kind of like if your crush plays soccer, and you join it, for the sake of him... And she was late or smth, so she sees them dance, and once again goes ga-ga over Shu-ya dancing. May I add that that close of her perspective through her eyes was just plain FANTASTIC, since it shows us that Ayu was indeed crazy in love over Shu-ya, and that him dancing was just 'so cool and hot and awesome!' to Ayu.

Then we get to the 'next day' kind of scene. And you notice some changes. She wakes up at 8 01pm instead, there's snow, and her friends are gone. IMO, this just emphasizes the irony of 'yesterday' and 'today'. The same clothes and expression, to me, are like saying 'this situation appears to be same, but in reality...' It's like she's repeating the situation, and she thought the same thing would happen again - Shu-ya would offer her a ride on his motorbike.

Note that Shu-ya gives that "Hey yo!" kind of look, and that's NOT something you would show your girlfriend. It's more like a sign that something bad's gonna happen. And yeah, we know the rest, when Shu-ya passes the helmet to mystery woman, and the ring was highlighted. And Ayu realizes at that moment, that on that day when they were at the ring stall, Shu-ya intended to give the ring to someone else, and not her. And okay she cried. The "eyes" were shown again, and this time, the vision is distorted and blur... kind of like she's lost, as compared to the previous time, when she was so focused on Shu-ya dancing. Irony much.

Then, at the end, we just saw her friends, and Shu-ya's friend. Like, I would say the guys are Shu-ya's friends, and the girls are her friends. So in the end, all of them were there for Ayu. Maybe they all knew that Shu-ya had another girl, and they didn't want to crush her dreams... Whatever it is, it was clear that her friends, like our friends, would always be there for us.

Some LOL things to take note in the PV are:
MAMA GOMI!!! He was like some gay diva with the girls... and yes he was in that "Ayu's friends" group! I think this was what she meant when she blogged about Mama Gomi.

It's interesting to note that the two repeated scenes of the PV are like two different days, one which is not snowing and had friends, and one that had snow and had no friends. IMO, it's not a dream, more like a 'another day' idea. Maybe that's why the song is titled Days.

Whatever it is, I LOVE Days!

Interesting. In this case, I think "the line between dream and reality has blurred". XDD SEASONS and Days, hmmm? I see how the "another day" interpretation comes about, because to have a dream like that between 8:00 - 8:01 is kinda, well, pushing it, and not only that-- to dream of a similar scene to that of the future (Shuya outside with his motorbike)...

In which case, I think it's better not to think of the PV's scenes in chronological order.

Rather, the first scene is "What Ayu hoped had happened". And the second scene is the flashback. Then the third scene repeat is "What really happened." That way, Ayu doesn't have to have dreamed of it, but instead, the scenes project what Ayu hoped had happened.

I think your 8:01 interpretation of Ayu being "late" by one minute is good. Maybe then, in Ayu's ideal, she wouldn't have been "late". That's why she woke up at 8:00 during the 1st scene, because she wishes that she was on time and Shuya had offered her the helmet.