Sunrise PV thoughts

[SunshineSlayer]

Add your opinion about the PV here.

Pros:
-It's not directed by Kazuyoshi. Some people were right in suspecting this was Wataru Takeshi. So yay, no completely stupid mouthing and facial expressions from Ayu.
-Interesting setting.
-Much better editing than her PVs have had lately.
-I like the song.

Cons:
-Not much replay value.
-The extreme white lighting gets annoying and does make me wonder if the 2ch comments were accurate in that the reasoning is to make her look younger. Its annoying because she doesn't need it.
-It's disappointing to find out that the leak of the song we have, was indeed the final version. To me, there are still some parts that don't sound finished - like it needed more equalizing and mastering. The beginning sounds very weird to me - her voice is so soft and the PV doesn't seem to match at that point.
-Dancers with headmics are always annoying.
-I miss the originality in her PVs. It is possible to take a fun summer song and turn a meaningful PV out of it. (fairyland)

The song itself, I would rank at least higher than Glitter (which I was never much a fan of.) It may even be tied with Bluebird for me:
1. H
2. &
3. fairyland
4. bluebird
5. Sunrise (maybe tied for 4th)
6. Glitter

[yuki_unmei]

I like it alot. Very energetic and fun. ^^
Ayu looks great and her makeup is really ntural.
I was wondering what they were gonna do with 300 poeple, that structure is so cool.

[truehappiness]

Nothing ~special~, but we knew that from the get-go. Haha.

I like how awesome she looks here [her legs are KILLER!] and the whole partyish atmosphere fits the song well~

The stage is cool too~ no complaints here! Woo~

Wow, I realized Wataru used the same video filter/lens thing/vignetting [look at the edges] he used on fairyland.. hahaha.

-The extreme white lighting gets annoying and does make me wonder if the 2ch comments were accurate in that the reasoning is to make her look younger. Its annoying because she doesn't need it.

I dunno, perhaps it was the light from the sun that caused the washed out look? Doesn't seem like they did much to change it.. hm.. I know I look kinda pale in the sunlight when I'm really kind of Indonesian-toned right now.

[polka-dot-jewel]

I personally love it. True, Ayu has MANY ~extravagant~ PVs, but all her PVs don't need to be like that. If she hadn't done this, we probably would've had another BLUE BIRD PV (and as great as that one is, we really don't need two of them).

I love the stage setup. I love how the audience (aka TA members!) seem to be having a great time. I love the area where the PVs filmed (I bet it's near Odaiba, somewhere in Chiba, or near Yokohama). Ayu seemed to have a great time, too, and I love how her happiness really shined through the PV. I loved her outfit, too, and even though her shoes didn't really match the rest of the outfit, who cares, Ayu still rocked it.

And I loved the end!
"AYUAYUAYUAYUAYUAYU!!!!"
"Yeeeyyyyyyyyy!!! Domo arigatou!!!!!"

I was hoping for an ending like that =3

[noidea]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Add your opinion about the PV here.

Pros:
-Interesting setting.
-Much better editing than her PVs have had lately.

Cons:
-Not much replay value.
-It's disappointing to find out that the leak of the song we have, was indeed the final version. To me, there are still some parts that don't sound finished - like it needed more equalizing and mastering. The beginning sounds very weird to me - her voice is so soft and the PV doesn't seem to match at that point.
-I miss the originality in her PVs. It is possible to take a fun summer song and turn a meaningful PV out of it. (fairyland)

basically this

[pommy48]

It's pretty ok, it's nice at least watching it, but I probably won't watch the PV again, though I had to repeat the beginning a few times cause I couldn't hear Ayu

I'm just glad that Kazu didn't direct it, and I think the location is pretty nice~ Though it's too bright T_T But I'm just happy to see Ayu having a good time~

[hidekirby]

Yeah, better editing and filming (filming is it english?? haha) than the previous PV.
But oh god this is so boring... I almost wanted to watch it accelerated. Almost 5 minutes of the same thing all over again is sooo long (even if I "knew" that there will be just one setting and just ayu singing).
But the main thing is there is like no emotion, any feelings conveyed by this video for me (like the song in itself which sounds really bland, and the covers. At least the whole conveys the same idea! Maybe it is done on purpose ^^") unlike Fligh high video or Humming 7/4 one. You can barely see the fans.
The only thing I like apart from the editing/shooting part is the very end, the only part where there is some "emotion", where you can hear the fans etc...
No hopes at all for Sunset PV.

[PoetGirl]

i like it very much cuz its fun and ayu looks so cute. i like how cheerful it looks.

[JackieRos]

I really don't like it *sigh*
hopefully sunset will be better
although ayu looked so cute!

[Ayumiko]

The #1 pro for me is that Wataru directed and not Shimomura. I can't imagine ayu looking fierce throughout the pv. I prefer happy natural looking ayu.

When I first heard the song and the fact that 300 TA fans will be in the pv, I already expected a pv like humming 7/4...and I think this pv suits the song well...especially with the motto parts, its better with a huge crowd than a few dancers for me. I think if independent had a pv, it'll be something like this.

I really wonder if they built the whole structure or its already there somewhere in Japan...???

[zoomzoom]

It's fun, but no more than that. It fits the song, she looks great and it's an overall nice PV. I wanna rip the headmics off of the dancers though.

Did they really build that huge stage/platform thing for the PVs, or is it just some green screen stuff going on here...

[truehappiness]

Did they really build that huge stage/platform thing for the PVs, or is it just some green screen stuff going on here...

No idea. I have a feeling it's used for some sort of marine shows, but.. oi, haha. NO IDEA. Someone look on Mixi!

[emi♡]

The white light washing everything out is SERIOUSLY annoying lol

But I think it's cool...I mean...I didn't expect much for the PV, but I think it's nice because it's not all weird, or overly stupid/acted.

I also kinda like that it's like, how do you say, like a performance setting? Does she have another PV like this? I don't think she has another quite the same, and I think this was a good song to have one for, just her singing, the dancers doing whatever, and the audience.

And I think it's a little more interesting than other PVs that are just of the artist singing, because she has the beach and such a weird set lol

The only thing, I found myself wanting to see more of the TA members/audience lol I think that would have been cooler...at least at the beginning or end or something. imo there should have been a bit more emphasis on them.

And yeah the headmics on the dancers are annoying...but honestly...the dancers themselves annoyed me for being on the same platform with her lol

I also like...her hair. Like...it's weird that it makes her look so young, but I like it lol Oh and I like that they ended it the way they did.

[fantasma3c]

It actually disappointed me

[love in music]

i wish there was more going on, but it's cute. nothing amazing about it. i'm more looking forward to Sunset.

[mcluva420]

I think her hair was a mess but thats okay
I didnt like the beginning, she sounded weird x_x
The end was awesome

overall, the pv was okay.. nothing extremely special or awesome @_@

[polka-dot-jewel]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

No idea. I have a feeling it's used for some sort of marine shows, but.. oi, haha. NO IDEA. Someone look on Mixi!

They haven't talked about it on mixi. lol But I doubt any of it's green-screened. It's Ayu, and I'm pretty sure Avex is willing to spend more than a few dollars on Ayu, so I wouldn't be surprised if they had built that just for the PVs. Plus, you can clearly see the sunlight shining on Ayu, so, again, I doubt this was green-screened.

[zoomzoom]

Oh I'm sure most of the structure is real, I was just wondering if the whole thing really was real.. they could have done some CGI parts to make it look even bigger, but I wouldn't be surprised if the whole thing is real.

[roanmy]

I thought it was... Ok. A little mundane. The only thing I didn't like at all though was the overly white lights... Like SunshineSlayer said, she doesn't need it.

[Ayumiko]

I guess we'll see in the making of...if they show it.