thoughts on Sweet Season PV

[kagami]

That's a really great interpretation! Made me need to watch the PV again haha.

[*hearT_Place*]

Something else I thought of: I think Ayu's clothes at the end are meant to be symbolic rather than fashionable. It reminds me of "Don't Look Back", when she had this incredibly heavy make up on that made her unrecognizable and made her face look like that of a porcelain doll. Only, in "Sweet Season", it makes her look just the opposite. The subtle smears make her look haggard and weary.
In both PVs, it's like she (or the character she is playing) cakes on the makeup and dresses super stylishly in order to hide how miserable she is.

[AyuGAME]

Nukaru - very interesting interpretation

[Bigtop]

I'm quite neutral here. Made in America does not always mean a great music video here.

[PoetGirl]

it made me cry. Look like she wants to have a family, I thought those kids
she was driving in the car was her kids and they had like... birthday party or simple
barbecue, family event, and person that was with the grill looks like to be her husband,
:'(
and when she wakes up it looks like old pop star who 'wasted' her life on showbussines

[maikaru]

I really like Sweet Season, and I think I like the part where she is home wife instead of druggie... but anyways...

You know what, I think this PV would be the most scary for her, because remember she is afraid of going into the water, and this time she falls backwards into the pool. wow...

[AyuGAME]

^exactly...

even me that can swim, and swim regularly once a week, will think first to going into water in that position...

[hanabi2]

inception~~

[primavera♥]

I love Nukarus interpretation

Anyway ayu in this video totally reminded me of Holden of Catcher in the Rye with the seeming fascination with children
Like in the book. Ayu is at peace watching them. Enjoying their innocence. Their happiness. A nice life
But also like in the book her childhoos wasn't like this. It wasn't totally happy. And when they are taken out of this happy realm of seeing kids enjoying themselves they are taken back to their real lives. Difficult lives. Without the brightness of children
And both seem to not have the ability to completely grow up.

But I don't think that's the theme at all especially with the song. I think what Nukaru said is nice and I agree with it. I was just making an allusion to the book.

I do sometimes wish these weren't left t o endless interpretation lol.


Anyway I LOVE this pv

[Chibi-Chan]

Pointless, boring, BUT I LOVE THE ENDING!!!

I think it's because I hate this whole 'conservative-typical-family-thing'. And I don't like children (please don't stone me >.<). During watching the PV I had to calm down several times because I got aggressions. XD If I had a dream like this I would look exactly like Ayu during the end, but without to much party and it would be a reason for me to drink the whole house bar.

[ayumasing]

When I saw her at the end before she entered the pool, I was thinking, "Are they going to make her go into the pool and mess up the hair and outfit? Nah, I don't think...SHE WENT INTO THE POOL!"
And then saw sad/distressed Ayu. It made my eyes tear up a bit. The PV could have been better, but I think the ending (and Virgin Road!) made up for it.

[ImpactBreaker]

I don't think it was exactly the end that saved it, but the contrast it built. Had this PV only been messed up ayu around a pool it would be aboring PV as well.

To me the concept of the PV is simple: you can have the pretty house, with the pretty pool (material) but if you don't have love around you, than your life is a mess.

[zoomzoom]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

I don't think it was exactly the end that saved it, but the contrast it built. Had this PV only been messed up ayu around a pool it would be aboring PV as well.

To me the concept of the PV is simple: you can have the pretty house, with the pretty pool (material) but if you don't have love around you, than your life is a mess.

I agree, the length of the kids and pool scenes vs the short end scene made the contrast that much bigger and more surprising.

It has to be a reflection of what's on her mind and it's really quite sad if you look at it like fantasy vs reality for her.

I didn't have any problem with the white kids calling her mom, she's the most white looking Asian person ever anyway, lol. In some parts of Virgin Road she didn't look Asian at all.

[1LOVE-T]

I think she's going into a new stage of her life with this PV (along with Virgin Road). They have alot of meaning but it's presented in a more (I guess I could say) "adult" way as opposed to glitz and glam Ayu (compared to her more recent PV's like SLT and Microphone)

I like the meaning of the PV, it's not a bad song or PV, I'm just having a hard time putting this with Ayu.
It makes me sad that she feels this way though

[Queen Bee]

I love the PV and the song. I'm also enjoying reading everyone's take on the PV.

[yamadashun]

both Sweet Season and Virgin Road make me think that ayu is thinking of marry and having her own family.

Virgin Road - wedding and (?)honeymoon
Sweet Season - kids and family party

and i hope there will be a Last Angel PV, continuing with the makeup-smeared ayu at the end of Sweet Season PV. that will be very cool!!

[C+R+E+AYUMI]

oh well, i won't talk about the song because i have nothing to say about it.

About the PV..oh well, it's adorable to me. Ayu's so gorgeous, looks like a 70s mom and she's cute, mommish and sexy at the same time. really, this PV is 10+ and deserved a better song.

but, i was wondering......: Virgin Road (marriage) , Sweet Season (family with kids)....mmmh something is changing in ayu eh eh

[agashi]

boring but beautiful meaning on it XD wish ayu singing in that pv..not the children ..

[yoshino]

It would be better if they focus more on Ayu than the kids!! It got me quite bored at first to see the kids singing.

Well, the pv show that Ayu had children, which is something I can't imagine her being a mom yet!! Towards the ending is what I like, when it shows that it's a dream she had, or probably something she wanted → a family. Can't really figure out what Ayu is thinking, but pretty sure that Ayu is moving on to a new stage in her life!!

I like Nukaru's interpretation!!

[waterballoon]

I love the video, and the song's the best to me on L too