I LOVE the BALLAD PV! :heart It totally owns You were...'s PV hardcore! XD

It was so gorgeous. I think Ayu looked her best since AT08 or the BLUE BIRD covers. She was definitely absolutely gorgeous. The pink dress reminded me a bit of forgiveness for some reason and the little island she was on made me think of Ai Otsuka's Kingyo Hanabi PV. Also, at the person who mentioned Heaven's Postman-- I thought the same thing! haha

I'm not complaining though because this PV was absolutely amazing. Shuya didn't even bother me. His skunk hair is gone and he actually looked kind of good here! XD

I'm a bit confused though-- who was the postman? At first, I thought it was Shuya but then I thought it was Maro... and then I thought maybe it was Ayu? LMAO I couldn't tell cause it was so LQ.

I can't wait to get HQ screencaps of this video. :heart

And I want people's interpretations soon too-- even though it's pretty obvious, people always come up with a unique perspective on things. :)

BALLAD's PV could have been amazing... if it wasn't SO CHEAP... T_T
The field, the "city"... I remember some people thought that Startin' Pv was really cheap because it was a parody of American PVs... so BALLAD's one is another parody haha...!
Shuya is really fine in it (I've never liked him though).
And the cats... There is really no point showing them in animation... WTF? It's the only thing in animation, it's kind of gross...
Well it's a nice PV overall, I won't really complain after all the crappy PV she has done recently.
edit: I LOVE the "flowers" in her hair.

BALLAD's PV looks cheap? LOL I do agree the animated cats looked a little... yeah. But I think the budget on Ayu's eyeshadow for BALLAD was more than the whole budget of the You were... PV. XD

Haha :D
I didn't feel You were... PV was cheap at all... And I don't understand why... I don't know?
What looks cheap here are the CG effects... the whole "virtual city backdrop", the integration of ayu's little island in the air and so on... It's really : /
Maybe it looks better in HQ but I won't bet! :innocent

i don't think CHEAP is the appropriate word to describe the PVs.
i don't understand why so many people complaint that ayu's stuff is so CHEAP nowadays.from AT09 performances,stages,clothings to you were and now,BALLAD also?
o.O

^Huh... apart from some of her PV, I never said something else was cheap actually... And people can have their opinions right? Some people might feel that ARENA TOUR 2009 / You were... PV were cheap, I don't, but I won't complain, just disagree...?
I could also say that I don't understand people who think that this pV is not cheap ahaha (kidding).

Ballad PV was amazing!
I was hoping that it was going to be better then You Were ... :]
She looked amazing and the video was beautiful and sad.
For some reason when shuya is sitting behind all of the clocks waiting for the mail it makes me think of alice in wonderland XD I didnt even notice it was shuya until i read some of the comments on here. I definatley agree with amorphose, he looks much more better with his new hair.
Ballad definatley kicked You Were...'s but! To me the video seemed much more real.

The BALLAD PV is AMAZING. This kind of beauty should only be seen in HQ/HD though. The LQ is pissing me off.

I think you're watching a different PV then all of us >.> "Cheap" and "this PV" can't ever go together in one sentence

i just curious to know that there is a number of comments bout ayu that is using the word CHEAP and i don't mean only you. :irked
ya.people have their own opinion and i think maybe we can use other word to state your opinion other than cheap?i think this actually insulting the whole crew,from the director,ayu,the video editor,the videographers and all other staff

Cheap? Oh no.

As my good friend tasking put it...Ayu's digital hair dye cost more than the entire You Were... PV.

people that complain about BALLAD PV, you are kidding right? i willl defend this pv until my last blood in my body...
i will speak up for this PV...i'm tired reading complain in this forum, i keep silent for this whole time...but this time...i won't

ballad is definately one of ayu's best video in these few years~!

i love her pink outfit and the whole storyline!its like watching a movie to me!haha

Calm down everybody -_- "
For me it really looked "cheap". As I said it may be different in HQ... And I don't think it's insulting at all...
I would have prefer watching the video without telling myself "that doesn't work" yet I couldn't help but noticing something wrong it's like that...
Hope I'm wrong and you're all right though. I will see.
I still like the video even if CG effects are killing a bit the whole thing.

Well I thought "shuya" and "nice" could never be in the same sentence but I put them together ;) .

okay I take it back....this is the BEST PV EVER.

People are throwing the word cheap around a lot lately. To me, this PV does not look 'cheap' at all. I'd really like a REAL explanation on how it looks cheap to you? Besides the animated cats (which weren't really that bad anyway, imo), what exactly looks cheap here?
I think this PV is the best Ayu PV in a long time. She looks gorgeous, and Shu-Ya looks really nice with his hair one color, he should keep it that way. ;)
10/10 (despite the LQ-ness of it)

Lol go for it. I'm just going to sit back and laugh at whoever complains about it, kind of like how I laughed a long, long time at the person who said the song was garbage.

woo~! BALLAD PV!!!
The CM was more epic though LOL
she looks absolutely beautiful & gorgoeous :heart
Shuya didnt do so bad :) i liked how he was also the dark masked mailman :yes
the cats part was kinda random...dislike that part -__-
I actually sorta understood this pv<3
oh my god, its like her ViVi hawaii (i think) + GREEN/Days in motion!! :D

my interpretation.
1. Shuya is dead. Hes in hell, and Ayu is in heaven sending letters to him and hes sending letters too.
2. Ayu is trying to reach him because hes in a coma.
3. Shuya is trying to reach Ayu during his a coma, but fails? :shrug
4. Ayu and Shuya are BOTH tryna reach each other :yes
5. shuya is trapped in his a coma world, but i think hes dead =P
6. the last hospital scene relates to the whole PV :)
7. This is about being in a coma while you're in love...

No the animated part seems really well made. It's the use of animation just for the cats that bothers me a bit.
What looks cheap/seems to be cheap is the integration of the island in the air (and the saturated color of the grass/water), the field which doesn't look real at all (yet I'm fine with this because it isn't a "real" field in the PV, kind of an imaginary one). And it is mainly the city part which seems... "incredible".

yes.exactly.:cool
and yes.i love shu-ya's hair...but i think i'm used to his 2-tone hair and i kinda miss his hair :)