[YouTube] Sayonara feat. SpeXial (PV short ver.)

[orbitalaspect]

So, the whole video is about Ayu having been put on a throne by someone, basically treated like she was a queen, someone adorned in jewels (you know, diamonds, TONS of them, because whoever it was treated Ayu like a priceless possession). The mask of jewels refers to this person's refusal to see Ayu, the person, that they only saw her as this objectively beautiful possession, but never as an actual person, with emotions, with a heart, with an identity.

Among the animals was an eagle, representing the predatory nature of the person who has done this to Ayu, someone who swooped in and made promises they knew they could never keep. The horses reference the "white knight" stereotype of romance. Horses buck when threatened or in panic, meaning Ayu's persistent attempts to gain this person's love were never really ignored (the memories Ayu has of being consoled when she was sad repeatedly shows that this person at least pretended to be in love) but perceived as a threat. The white horse running into the distance refers to this person's ultimate escape from Ayu. And the castle walls crumbling refer to Ayu's defenses falling to show this person she was being honest with her heart. The knight is noticeably missing, but not so much so... SpeXial represent all the different people this person pretended to be to keep Ayu around. In the cuts, we see the different "personas" reacting as if hurt, and the amalgam of them all in the rotating statute-type poses represents that all of these "different men" are actually just one person, and she's only now realizing this.

Ayu spends most of the video in bed because that's where everyone spends the most time following a hurtful breakup. She never leaves because, like all of us at one time or another, she can't escape the emotions she is experiencing. The desire to relive the memories (the flashbacks we see in the video of her with the guy in very romantic moments) and wonder how this could even be, as it seemed so real that she could close her eyes and relive the truth that turned out to be a lie. It's as if it were happening again at that very moment. But, more so, Ayu is trapped in the exact same place where the romance, the pretend love, all of it happened. And, if you haven't noticed, the person who did this is nowhere to be found, meaning he walked away seemingly unscathed, left the fallout of it all for Ayu to sort through and figure out who she is, who he is, who they were, what happened, why did it happen, how can she stop it from ever happening again, and how can she heal from this while knowing how vulnerable she's made herself. She's angry, but it's a defense tactic, and the reason we see such random sass when she says those two lines in the video is because, in some way, she's in denial that this could happen to her, but that she is also trying to mask that this actually hurt her. It's the only way she thinks she can stop this person from twisting the knife even further, which she now believes they will do if she gives them an opportunity to do so.

Overall, fucking beautiful video, lots of symbolism, and shit actually makes sense here.

[rainbow_smile]

^ I really like your interpretation!

[Uknow!]

^ She's suffering . Yes, the scenes have a sexy point, but can you see her face? It is pain because she broke up a relationship.

[Katsuyuki012]

I just watched the video again and I'm not sure if I'm the only one who noticed it but during Ayu's sentence they wrote "...wanna bilieve..." That makes me so sad. I love sixxxxxx so much and they couldnt even write believe! :/

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[Louass]

Omg what is up with Ayu's team and typos?! Can they really not take 5 minutes to make sure everything they write anywhere is spelled right? It's bad enough that they keep messing up 'countdown live's spelling on the websites and stuff, but to leave a typo in a music video?! Sheesh people get it together

[BlackSilence]

imagine they actually get paid to do this shit, and still can't get it right.lol PROS xD

[Louass]

I wonder if it's the SAME person making all these mistakes all over the place, lol. Shouldn't one get fired for messing something up that bad?! I hated finding typos in my school papers after handing them in; can you imagine watching one of your music videos that thousands of people have viewed/bought and realizing there's a stupid-ass typo? Lmao I'd be livid

[pedronekoi]

This kinda of mistake is happening for a looong time. I get it that japanese (and everyone who don't have english as first language) can mistake some words and got wrong misspelling but Ayu's team looks like they're not even putting much effort on trying to check if everything is alright. I work in an advertising agency and we always check the texts a million times so nothing is wrong. It's so lame that they let this kind of mistake happens...

[Aderianu]

Month or two ago I saw news about mistake at one campaign poster, where was "kill the beaver" instead of "do good". It sounds not really similar, but close. I think designer just joked and forgot to edit it. Thousands copies was printed and sent to all regions before someone notice mistake... After that ayu's team doesn't look so bad for me xD

[oaristos]

To be very honest, it is indeed understandable that some Japanese people might have problems pronouncing and spelling certain words in English, but that's no excuse for professionals who do proofreading for a living. I mean, that's their f-ing job. I'm sure there are tons of English language specialists in Japan who would never make a mistake like that, which makes me believe that avex is simply not hiring personnel with the right skills to work writing, reviewing, and proofreading Ayu's stuff written in English.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by oaristos

To be very honest, it is indeed understandable that some Japanese people might have problems pronouncing and spelling certain words in English, but that's no excuse for professionals who do proofreading for a living. I mean, that's their f-ing job. I'm sure there are tons of English language specialists in Japan who would never make a mistake like that, which makes me believe that avex is simply not hiring personnel with the right skills to work writing, reviewing, and proofreading Ayu's stuff written in English.

I know; it really makes me feel like I shouldn't doubt my own skills if there are people in the professional world who get paid to do this kind of thing and fail at it on a regular basis.

[EndOfTheWorld]

Maybe it is just me but, I almost never notice most of Ayu's typos.
I mean the Countdown typos I do notice because those are crazy but I mostly have learned to just not pay attention to spelling.

[SayukiChoco]

^ Lol same here. Bilieve really hurt my eyes though, when I first saw it. I could not NOT notice it