[FIVE] PV's thoughts!

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

FIVE pvs >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Love songs pvs

[truehappiness]

I don't think it helped that two out of five tracks were not Ayu-centric. If this were a normal 14-15 track album it probably would not have affected the release as much, but with only five songs... it was gonna happen, lol.

[YUKARI]

I don't like PVs that much.

BRILLANTE is the best. I love everything about this song, but PV is too dramatic, it makes me feel very sad and depressed. the whole album has a depressive mood, which tbh I don't like ~.~

progress. I loved this PV! it's LA Santa Monica beach, right?

ANother song is extremely boring! I couldn't even watch it till the end.

beloved is OK, a bit boring, but I liked this "hand-thing"

Why... is beautiful, but I'm sure it could be better.

still all the pvs from FIVE are much better than those from Love songs

[Jennie Mae]

I'm a bit let down by the PV for progress. It's such an epic song and so much could be done with it, and it's 90% stock footage of scenery.
ANother song seems pretty mediocre, it looks like they took an hour to shoot it, but it's still alright, Ayu and Naoya look great. Why... is very nice and reminds me of the clown scenes in alterna (with the changing sizes) but I feel like it could have been more.
BRILLANTE is a spectacle, and I'm still trying to figure out what the heck it's all about. When I hear the song I picture a PV more like INSPIRE, but this was close enough.

[truehappiness]

and it's 90% stock footage of scenery.

It's not stock footage. It was shot for the PV specifically.

[gogirlanime]

progress 6/10
I really loved the feeling of the PV during the first part of the song, the slow movement of the school kids in the shadows gave a really nice nostalgic feeling. Then the scrolling was nice at first and I like how she used both America and Japan for hubby and her so it made it more touching. Though I think it would have been nice to have one break for something else in the middle of the scrolling and then finish with the scrolling to Ayu at the end which was awesome too... But I give it a 6/10 because the scrolling just keeps going and going...

ANother song 6/10
Not too bad, nothing special and nothing terrible. I loved the red laser effects on Ayu and the PV suited the song, I think the angles and sometimes the lighting were terrible, you could hardly tell it was Ayu and Naoya. I liked the dancing at the end. I think they could have done more with it

beloved 8/10
This is what a beautiful Ayu ballad PV is all about. Even though there wasn't a story line and it was just a bunch of shots of her being pretty and happy, it was well done, some songs just don't call for a complex story line. I love the little wedding garter she was wearing with the shredded fabric dress, it makes it personal. Then I loved the black dress shots it was breath taking and she looked beautiful. The kids were a little on the Michael Jackson side (not disrespect I am an MJ fan) for me, but still cute. But above all the hands raised and "under the same sky" note at the end was the best, it shows she really listens to her fans and that we are her "beloved" too

Why... 7/10
I don't know how to feel about this PV I was stuck between a 6.5 and 7 so I just bumped it to 7. The PV in itself is very beautiful, well composed and different. Though it would have suited an upbeat song better kinda like how she did Ladies Night. The series of events that happen in the PV are kinda boring and again I think that that's because it's a ballad and you don't want too much going on. Thats the problem, when I think of Alice in Wonderland I think of crazy, color, and excitement, not a duet love song, so trying to "calm down" the theme of Alice in Wonderland it's really appropriate, I think that's the best word to describe it, the themes weren't appropriate for the song.

BRILLANTE 10/10
Perhaps Ayu gave this song this name because in her head she even said, "wow this is BRILLIANT". One of her best songs and PVs in years, I won't waste time explaining why, my feeling are pretty much the same as everyone else, emotion, the ending, naked guys, how well it fits with the song, etc.

Originally Posted by emiko

It's like, all dark and mystical, and then we're in a very real locker room

I give this PV a 10/10 but if I were to pick out the small flaws this is one of them, I wish it would have been all in the past like instead of a locker room had the men carry her stuff around in a pretty room with velvet curtains or something like that. Then Timmy was really annoying (huge props for making the song but please don't be in it if you are going to over act THAT bad) I felt Ayu's acting was great though!

[auss246]

I like all PVs. BRILLANTE was amazing, beloved made me tear up from the second chorus onwards. She looked gorgeous in all of them, I thought.

[Corvina]

progress = The best for me, I'd have never guessed that. Great concept, nicely done. A bit long maybe, so it gets a bit boring. And they could have cut Ayu completely out, cause she appearing there is pretty random. Also she looks weird at the end, don't know what they have done to her.
Another song = Wow, how random and boring. Love what Ayu wears, but the rest is not capturing at all. And the so called dance at the end...just laughable, those are just some random moves.
Why... = Hm, nice settings, nice costumes, nice ideas...but so boring to watch! Could have been so much better. Like the end though.
beloved = That's a nice PV! Ayu looks great, not much overacting and a lovely meaning with using the under the same sky theme from fans.
BRILLANTE = LOL, this PV looks so tacky and Ayu looks horrible! I always have to laugh when Ayu tries to go middle eastern with her look or costumes, doesn't fit at all.
I really, really like the end though and I guess I get what deeper meaning they wanted to show, but....how it's done.
It also gets pretty boring.
I don't know I have this problem with all Five PVs.
Also Ayu is overacting again and this Timmy seems out of place, cause he looks like he's having fun chanting next to her suffering.

A bit better than RnRC and Love songs PVs I guess, but it's alwas a hit or miss with Ayu's PVs for me. Overall ok.

[AyuHamasaki01]

Originally Posted by Corvina

progress = The best for me, I'd have never guessed that. Great concept, nicely done. A bit long maybe, so it gets a bit boring. And they could have cut Ayu completely out, cause she appearing there is pretty random. Also she looks weird at the end, don't know what they have done to her.
Another song = Wow, how random and boring. Love what Ayu wears, but the rest is not capturing at all. And the so called dance at the end...just laughable, those are just some random moves.
Why... = Hm, nice settings, nice costumes, nice ideas...but so boring to watch! Could have been so much better. Like the end though.
beloved = That's a nice PV! Ayu looks great, not much overacting and a lovely meaning with using the under the same sky theme from fans.
BRILLANTE = LOL, this PV looks so tacky and Ayu looks horrible! I always have to laugh when Ayu tries to go middle eastern with her look or costumes, doesn't fit at all.
I really, really like the end though and I guess I get what deeper meaning they wanted to show, but....how it's done.
It also gets pretty boring.
I don't know I have this problem with all Five PVs.
Also Ayu is overacting again and this Timmy seems out of place, cause he looks like he's having fun chanting next to her suffering.

I really agree with what you said. Especially about BRILLANTE.

[HilaryDuffFanboy]

I've always never cared about PVs. The PVs look cheap, but seriously I'd rather high quality music than Ayu spending a few days filming videos.
progress was cheap as but very meaningful, seeing Ayu at the end, after travelling through all those cities, allies, roads, desert plains, everything, that is Ayu's progress

[AyUmIXx]

Progress PV 3/5
first impression: i felt DIZZY lols coz the fast-moving scene which is actually cool coz they made it stopped in front of many random persons then they go on again. but then, it lacks of AYU lols. i mean why not make all those random persons are AYU herself in different outfits maybe? or like she's the one who filming the whole scenes, taking self-cam? lol. sigh, with such awesome song, it deserves much better PV.

ANother song PV 4/5
I like the PV because this is very typical RnB dance PV and i've used to see this type of PV. I like the dance part and everyone dancing in a cool way. I think they don't really show ayu's and Nao's faces are because of they were asked to act cool. I love ayu's outfit definitely, she looks gorgeous but it does remind me of the black version of the bunny outfit. the only thing that is lacking for me is ayu doesn't dance much, wish she could dance much more, even though her dance isn't the best.

Why... PV 5/5
This PV is absolutely my fave, it's the BEST among the FIVE because it has very CLEAR theme of what the PV is about, yea Alice in the wonderland, even it's not very original but i love it has concept. love the scene where ayu lying down with the butterflies covering her eyes also the part where the butterflies covering her body n she woke up wearing the butterfly outfit, that's very gorgeous mini dress! and JUNO is so handsome on the PV, i love the way he kind of whispering on her ears and ayu couldn't see him, it seems. The weird ladies are totally very creepy, the way she walked, not funny for me but strange + creepy. The rose room is so beautiful because it's pink haha.

beloved PV 4/5
when i first DL-ed the video, i thought i was downloading the wrong file with wrong codec or something, because it's almost all black and white scenes throughout the end and i found it's boring even though i really adore the scenery they using, i wonder which beach they went to. and the scene in the studio..hmm it's actually quite random and not suitable with the beach scenes, it looks like she's filming for some fashion ADs, it's actually unnecessary even though she looks extremely stunning, gorgeous, just perfect. and actually i wish the black and white scenes could be lessen n probably when ayu walks along the beach, each of the sceneries/backgrounds could start to get colored like they did at almost end of the video. so what this PV has to get me give 4 out of 5 is the message in the end, where ayu standing with the children and raising their hands to the sky, n the under the same sky message, that's simply wonderful and touching, i did cry! Ayu does listen to the fans' wish!

BRILLANTE PV 4/5
last but not least, BRILLANTE! at first i was quite disappointed bcoz the song was not an upbeat song because how the PV looked like in ViVi magazine pictures. but after few time listen to it, it grows on me so much, it plays inside my head like every time lols, it's liked it giving spell to me XD. so i was curious of how the PV gonna look like. so, ayu's appearance is gorgeous and sexy even though it reminds me of wonder woman lol. then the scene of the men showering with undies n ayu dancing, i found it so so so sexy, then it comes to the boxing arena scene, n ayu is walking in, omg that feels so weird, ayu looks like a cosplayer randomly come into the boxing arena, it'd be better if they could turn the boxing arena into some kind of a dungeon, full of Egyptian warriors doing some fight scenes (gladiators-theme perhaps?) instead of modern boxers to match with ayu's appearance as the queen of egypt? then the scene of ayu sitting on her throne and the men trying to reach her til she is dead with blood teary eyes, that's perfect.
and i agree that Timmy may have been a great composer and choir-vocalist, his acting of chanting is way too overreact haha. i laughed at some of his scenes.

so my rank goes: Why... > ANother song > BRILLANTE > beloved > progress

[ruixiong89]

Oh to add on! I'm glad she left all her dancers out of the spotlight this time. I mean seriously, they've been taking up so much of her limelight and bringing her PVs down, it's time to get Ayu back into the centre stage!

[Jwiz]

Was expecting 2 or at least 1 awesome pv but none of them made the cut

Decent: Beloved, Why and ANother song (boring but at least ayu looked stylish in it )
Disastrous: progress (awesome song, pv was badly put across), Brillante (ew much?)

[amorphose]

progress :: I really love the song and I think the concept for the PV is cool. There's just a few things I think could've been different and it could've been a little bit better than it was, but I'm not complaining. I love the shots in the beginning where it's just here with the red string tied around her wrist.

ANother song feat. URATA NAOYA :: This song >>> Dream ON! While it's got a simple PV I really like the style of the whole thing. I think Urata looks quite good and I think Ayu looks awesomee! I enjoyed this PV too and thought it fit well with the song.

Why... feat. JUNO :: Song is pretty cool; I kind of like the hidden remix better than the original. This was the PV I was most excited for though because of the Alice and Wonderland theme but it didn't really turn out anything like I hoped it would. It wasn't bad though, just not like I wanted it. Did anyone else think that there were totally references to Mirrorcle World (with the butterflies) and Ladies Night (with those creepy women?)

beloved :: I'm assuming this is a fan-inspired PV? A WORLD IS ONE kind of thing? That's sweet.. haha It looks a little overkill at the end though with the mob of children and color surrounding her. I think this was my least favorite PV of all five.

BRILLANTE :: W..t..f? I LOVE this song and being honest, I really think the PV is cool too! I'm confused though... as to why this PV is the way it is? xD I'm gonna need to read someone's interpretation of this PV for sure. haha Either Ayu thinks she's New Age Jesus or she's just really starting to get ~weird~

[Not~Yet]

*hearT_Place*, what a fantastic interpretation about BRILLANTE! I wish I had something intelligent to say to contribute more but nah, I think you got the whole thing pretty much nailed. Well, the storyline the PV implicates can't be far anyway. You know the fact that all the guys were bulky wrestlers seemed just random eyecandy or something at first but with your explanation it makes a lot of sense. More posts like yours here at AHS please!

[Miidoriness]

-progress- 4/5
Very creative and "internationally". While watching the video I couldn't stop but to think "I wonder how much does it take to film this??" Though it's simple... it has variety of views (Tokyo and I think... America?? idk)
-Why...- 5/5
I like this video compare to all the PV from FIVE mini album. Why??? Because it's very interesting!!! and it have AWESOME effects!!! I like the flowers room and at the end of the video the butterflies (I think... it might be leaves. HEY! I watched it in LQ) gathers around the dry tree branches to create Ayu!! AWESOME!!!
-ANother song- 2/5
Hmm... I don't even know where to start... The song alone is great!! but the video is worst than "Why..." WTH?!?!!! I do NOT like it ><
-beloved- 4/5
Simple, black and white... it reminds me of HEAVEN a little... I like it though ^^ fits with the song!!!
-BRILLANTE- 1/5
OMFG!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WORST PV THROUGHOUT THE ALBUM!!!!!! For the first minute into the video, I thought it was a Men's Shower Shampoo commercial. And the lady that's next to Ayu... DANG!! She sounds like a MEN!! (JK JK I know it's not her voice but dang!!) OVERALL the video is a WTF!!!!! Please tell me there's a story behind this so I could give it a better grade cause it makes no sense whatsoever.

SORRY if I sound harsh but that's my personal opinion ^^

[Sirea]

-BRILLANTE- 1/5
OMFG!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WORST PV THROUGHOUT THE ALBUM!!!!!! For the first minute into the video, I thought it was a Men's Shower Shampoo commercial. And the lady that's next to Ayu... DANG!! She sounds like a MEN!! (JK JK I know it's not her voice but dang!!) OVERALL the video is a WTF!!!!! Please tell me there's a story behind this so I could give it a better grade cause it makes no sense whatsoever.

SORRY if I sound harsh but that's my personal opinion ^^

The lady IS a man. That's Timmy, the composer, and that is his voice.

[truehappiness]

There's a lengthy analysis [or two] of the PV in the BRILLANTE thread. And maybe a few here too.

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showpo...9&postcount=53 <-- the one from this thread

Ayu videos really seem to keep people thinking (well, the ones with that intention, lol.) and usually, I think people are pretty much on the money with their interpretations. Not sure about that one Mirrorcle World one a while back though...

[Beauty4123]

progress: totally did not expect a PV like that, lol. at first i wasn't sure it i liked it, since it's pretty different for ayu. but after watching a few more times, i've come to really like it. the song's still great.

Why...: my most favorite PV of FIVE. i just loved the concept & the whole PV was just done so beautifully. i liked ayu in that flower room, and how that model was big at first, then she became small, and ayu became big. it was just such a lovely PV! i love it so much.

beloved: such a beautiful PV. you know, when i was like 2 minutes into the PV & it was still black and white, i was like..."was the PV edited or something?". then when the color came in, i'm like "ohhhh here it is!", haha. but anyway, again, i loved the concept of the PV. those solo shots of ayu were just stunning! and those kids were so cute. it was a really cute PV and the message of it is beautiful, as well.

ANother song: i still don't like the song, but it's grown a bit more of me, i think. the PV was pretty nice, though. i think the only part i didn't like was those dancers, though. i just felt like it was out of place, since ayu & naoya weren't even dancing or anything.

BRILLANTE: i was taken aback at how "interesting" this PV was, lol. i didn't know what to think after i first watched it. i liked it, but i wasn't sure if i loved it. but then just after one more watch, i'm like "...wow. this PV (and song) really is amazing!". it was interesting to see all those half naked men, haha. i loved ayu's look, and i think her & timmy work well together. the ending freaked me out, though. i didn't expect ayu to "die" at the end (she did die, right? that's how i interpreted it because ayu had a blood tear coming from her eye. was she just crying or something? ). but still, it was such a 'brilliant' PV!

[TeamAyu2004]

this may be dumb, but who is Timmy??? I mean he composed the song, but has he done anything else??

lol... im so lost!