Sayonara feat. SpeXial (PV short ver.)
 

Very nice!

omg she looks fierce as fuck at the end when she says "whatever"

Nice to have a longer version than what we got at Cdm!

QUEEN! She looks amazing and the bed scenes are actually quite sexy and well-made :yes
I didn't like the horse sounds though, it's a little tacky.

Give me the end of the pv now!!!!

Goddess, fierce, sexy and dark at the same time.

FINALLY a good MV! <3


and avex has added the english translation! YAY!

^ That's interesting. Why all of sudden they would add a translation for this particular song...

Anywho, I hate the sound effects but she looks amazing and so do some of the guys :P The bed scenes are nice. I don't want to insinuate anything but reading these lyrics and then paired with the video, it makes me wonder if everything is okay in Ayu's personal life...

wow, despite of the CGI looking cheap....that's some sexy stuff in there. I like this, the song works better with the visuals than on it's own. Me likes lol

Agree, agree and agree!!

It looks fantastic!! I love that they added the lyrics at the page, now just put the full version with the full song's translation up lol.

The PV looks great so far, looks like they cut it right when it would become really epic maybe a dancing scene afterwards? I didn't like the song at the first listen but then I listened again and now I'm jamming to it.

Amazing! I love it!

surely because of SpeXial. Instead of putting chinese lyrics they prefered english lyrics.

O-M-G I really really love this PV so far.
Ayu looks fierce and gorgeous, also the bed scenes are good and not awkward to watch. The CG is... good, I guess. Nothing special but not hideous neither. I was a bit suprised by the animal sounds at first though lol. Anyway, I freaking love the beginning. Especially when the guy says the last sentence and Ayu take off her mask. And how she says "Whatever" at the end :heart. Flawless. This pv is gonna be epic!

Omg, seriously, I'm so hyped for this mini now :laugh.

Ah forgot about them lol That makes sense :)

I like a lot the lyrics...

Ayu's life is good with her new husband, her lyrics talk a lot about past loves I think...

Sayonara is the "final" to Nagase I think. Together When, ANother Song, What is forever love? are for Nagase too in my opinion.

The video is so good! Simple but well executed, Ayu is really good at acting now, the bed scenes where she is alone, omg, Incredible.

This is gonna be next tour opening, she in a throne, the cgi background

As I said before. Bow down to this PV. I really love when she's like "I'm so freaking sexy with all these guys in my bed but I can't choose none" :laugh
She's really appearing fantastic in sixxxxxx's videos

wow! this is real quality.
nice concept, love the lighting and the camera moves.

10000∞% better than "flop by flop" and "Summer-shitty diary" videos

Her vocals are so much better than SpeXial's, lol.

Love itttt~ However, I don't think this should be compared to the other two songs which are very much in different genres IMO. I don't know if I want her to perform this live because it's going to be totally strange if SpeXial is not there.

I'm guessing the rumors about her husband came because of this song.

wasn't it just this one dude though? lol

I think the PV will end up switching between all the members of the band. You see about half of them rotate in the bed when it pans away and then pans back.

I loved it so much. She looks so freakin gorgeous
and I really enjoyed even the animal sounds/parts to be honest.

Exactly. It fits the lyrics about leaving a relationship over and over it seems.

lol pfft, i didn't even noticed that, i was entirely staring at ayu all the time xD

the PV is great.... I don't understand the meaning of the horses...

I like the pv, especially the eagle/ horse effects. The song is repetitive and again I don.t like the chorus. I like the edm parts but daishi dance is not my cup of tea. Wifl is probably my least listened ayu song from the last few years.

Everything about this song is so flawless. The melody, the beat, Ayu and the boy bands vocals (the male vocalist is SO good) just wow slay me DAISHI DANCE slay my life

I like it!! She looks great, the PV looks awesome. :heart

The only thing that bothers me is that I would much rather watch them dancing or something instead of those weird CG eagle and horses, but other than that I really really like this video.

It actually made me like the song a bit more.

omg, if you didn't mention it I wouldn't have noticed it lol I was looking mostly at Ayu and didn't pay much attention to the guy on those scenes...

I'm kinda surprised DAISHI DANCE is so divisive but at the same time, his sound is very Japanese EDM and sometimes what the Japanese like is definitely not what the overseas fanbase likes.

Everyone here knows how much shit I talk about Ayu with the love motifs, but this was flat-out impressive, tasteful, and fresh. This was all the things I have hated about Ayu's PVs for the last five years and done respectfully, artistically, and entertaining from the first second to the last. I hardly noticed three minutes passed, and I was entranced with Ayu, with the guys, with the cuts to the rings, to the mountain overlay, to the simplicity but sheer class of Ayu, her movements being refined and sophisticated--nothing like Lelio, or WARNING--her lip sync being on point, beautiful--nothing like Angel or how beautiful you are.

Damn. When Ayu proves you wrong, she does it so goddamn effortlessly; and this is exactly why I have never walked away from her music, even when it wasn't the best she could have done. Because time and fucking time again, Ayumi Hamasaki proves Ayumi Hamasaki is not one PV, or one song, or one album, but an identity she and we all share.

The pv is nice and creative with the eagle/horses. So dark and epic as i believe but i don't like the bed scenes cause she just turned around and around.
By the way, the full songs is also Available
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8i...bFU/view?pli=1

Oh my holy....for the final seconds of the song....

Love it, Love it, love it!!! Getting pumped for the mini!

The music video's concept looks a lot similar to Jaejoong's Music Video "Mine" that was released in 2013, to be honest.

→ https://youtu.be/NjzxInWoqus

I still love it, though. ♡

Oh my god...this PV is positively AMAZING, so far! :blove

First, I've gotta mention how spectacular "Sayonara" is sounding, thank you DAISHI DANCE! :love I've already got it stuck inside my head, even though I've only watched the PV a few times. :P Second, I love the whole sexy & dramatic feel of this PV, especially the bed scenes, which I believe were perfectly done. :D ayu is just so lucky to have been in bed...with almost the whole group of guys. :laugh Their singing in this song's very good, too! And by reading the english lyrics, I'm just in love with "Sayonara", even more. :smitten

Overall, I am absolutely and extremely satisfied with how this PV's turning out & I need to see more....like now, especially after ayu's like "whatever" at the end...:luv2 too fierce!!! I just can't wait to watch the full PV. :tipsy

Then listen to the whole song until final seconds ^^

...I actually just did! :laugh I'm in total love with ayu's last english sentence, at the end. :smitten Seriously, "Sayonara" is perfection. :yes :D

This is the first ayu song ive liked in a long while. I wonder who produced it

WOWWW !!!
i am so amazed!!!!!!!!!!
ayu looks so fierce. her face, her facial expression is sooo hardcore good. im ery suprised, that i like the concept so much.
ayu goodess is back

I believe this song is the best one of the triple of pvs.

Wow, very good song and PV! It seems that AHS is loving them, which is so rare :-)

There's only two different guys with her on the bed. I am just curious who's the male vocals... looks like it's Simon and weijin

EDIT: ok went to watch again and it seems that every spexial members have part to sing

Loved it, but too many bed scenes. It was mostly just ayu laying in bed with some guys pretending to be horses and eagles. Hopefully the next half will bring some variety.

The PV is still build up to something more interesting...there is still about 2 minutes left...hope we will see more CG...I like it so far...

I don't think the CG looks cheap...I think it's well done...

I wonder if the ring scene has meaning on it...there are 2 rings and then change to 3 rings...

Also the bed scene just feature 2 guys so far...maybe that represent her past love?

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I think I don't like their voices?
They seem monotone... Hmm we'll see how I feel when we get the full version haha.

The video looks well done to me. The eagle cry scared me.

I think Ayu definitely outshined them vocally. Whenever their group part comes up, I'm like ehhhh...

Full version of the song at least was uploaded from KKBOX earlier iirc.

lol are u guys serious? I burst out laughing when during the bird/horse bit it was so tacky!

good song though but honestly even Naoya would have been a better male vocalist for this......

There have been much much much much tackier moments.

FLAWLESS. This is why I am still a fan 15 years later!!!

XOXO :laugh

Love the song and the PV reminds me of Ayu and Maro bed scene at Hotel Love Songs Tour, Sayonara is for Maro I guessssss :D

The bed scene though, I hope Ayu would do something rather than rollin and singing LOL

People complaining about the CGI clearly have forgotten Angel Days xD haha

BUT OMFGGGGGGG THIS SONG IS GIVING ME LIFE
Like i've loved and liked a lot of ayu songs recently or grown to like some of the ones originally disappointed me, but THISSSSSS

BUT THISSSSSSSSS

THISSSSSSSSSSS

IS WHAT GIVES ME AIR TO BREATHE!!!!!!!! omfg

its like the song that i'll have on repeat until my ears fall off and my face melts

GJ ayu <3

you are referring to Angel or Angel's Song?

Angel's Song xD

lol the video is straight out of 2000 but hey, maybe that was just EXACTLY what she was going for as A Gift To Her Fans amirite? xD

then I guess you are right about how people forgotten about that pv because you got the song title wrong

The PV is awesome, but I'm not sure about the song yet, it needs to sit on me a bit. It's not a bad song, but it's a bit stagnant, I think the end verse will make or break it for me.

Neonlight Lipstick has a well done CGI, this.....not really lol

As for angels song the bad CG actually looked fine with the way the song was, it wasn't super serious, hence why it didn't bother me. This one however, the song is supposed to be serious, bittersweet and fierce (i could argue on that one since my ears take it as a weak try on that matter) and the CG should fit that, but it doesn't, it looks REALLY fake and cheesy. Still though, the video is good. She needs more of the stuff like that. Sleak and clean, minus the CG of this calibre lol


not even a tiny bit of resemblance. I have no idea where you're seeing the similarities. lol the only thing they have in common is a studio setting, that's all. Not to mention MINE is 1000000 times better as a whole thing. And CG are very well done in that one.

I thought the eagle thing was hilarious too, but in a good way. :D

I like the cheesy CGI in Ayu's videos, for the most part.

My friend said they probably took quite a bit of inspiration (at least the 'look') from some of Woodkid's work and I kinda see it a bit after watching Run Boy Run and Iron.

Funnyish because I think that Jaejoong PV COMPLETELY ripped off Woodkid, lol. Mostly Iron.

I liked it but seriously, it hasn't gotten to me like it has to most of you guys, it's just an ok video for me... And within "sixxxxxx" I'm well served with Summer Diary's beautiful scenario :)

The verses of this song didn't catch me that much but I got really attached to its choruses though!

I kinda hoped she'd have done a 'visual album' a la FIVE, but I guess it wasn't in the cards.

If she wanted to, I'm sure she could do something like she did for &'s videos and recruit new talent/up and coming directors to direct for her. I think Hideaki Sunaga started working with Ayu after that.

Song is great.. But i don't really like the MV..
This is what happened with Warning MV.. Song is great but the MV execution is bad..

With that kind of songs they can make lots of attractive MV. Not only bed scene with a little bit touch of fierce.. I think its such a pity, great song, great costume, but nothing happened at all.. Guess i still need to wait till the release date for the full MVs... But so far i don't really like the MV.

And why they put a boy band there if there is no dance? Only for pose to the camera? This MV is really missing something...

yeeesssss. but somehow it makes me relaying allll the time!

This song will own a concert it's performed at ^^

I like WHATEVER part the most =)

Great CGI, concept, editing & effects..but I would prefer the male vocals to have a re-arrangement to a higher improvisation as they sound too low..something like Urata Naoya would be perfect!
If the PV is fully coloured, it would be even PERFECT!

ok so since this was "choreographed" by lico I suppose there will be some dancing after the cut, otheriwse I'm asking myself what exactly she choreographed...

The bedscene. J/kkkkk

great PV, we need more like this!

The later part better have some dancing scenes. It will be a waste if u got a boy group and they're just for display in the PV....

Not so much of a fan. Those guys sound pretty bad to be honest, and I find the chorus quite anticlimactic... It's not bad though, and apart from the dated sound effects with the animals, the clip is nice I guess. Summer Diary still wins for me, but it's not great either, I need one of the three other songs at least to amaze me!

That was I thought.. It will be such a waste with that kind of costume and boyband in there... But no dance scene.. Only bed scene...

I was expecting a cringe fest, but somehow it turned out pretty decent.

I really like the song, just a shame there's these dull sounding boys there ruining it! The sound... so boyband (I know they are one, but still!) They're totally lost in between the song and Ayu.

I loooove the bed scenes in the video and the rings. I like the group in the video, should have just bought them along for that. I'm glad she's going 'whatever' at the end, otherwise it would just make me sad for her with the lyrics. We all joke about the last few years, but it must have been a pretty shitty time for her.

Didn't like the throne scene, it was a bit cheesy alongside the bed scenes. The two didn't really fit well together. And can they dance instead of posing dramatically?

So far it was fine, the guy vocal is so soft almost remind me of Juno. Voice of a pillow I said lol
The PV it self was sexy, making it monochromatic wins me. It might be better if Ayu lips was red blood, other can be monochromatic. Just like that neo noir movie Sin City.
The CG was fine for me, even that silly horse sound. Wonder what it represent?
Ayu voice is better than ever, no over drag vibra, she's really sing it in control.
Kinda surprise that the guy in bed changed to another member of the band. Ooh Ayu, you're so dirty lol

Eagle + horse = the two guys?

There are two horse, maybe it represent two different guy fighting for something. And the eagle is Ayu, who flew from one guy to another guy lol
Overly thinking...

I thought both the Eagle and the Horses were some symbolism for freedom of some sort.

Kinda felt like Last minute to me AHHA!

orgy?

nah, that already took place in WARNING

OMG - just saw the PV and I love it. It's perfect and one of her best PVs ever. This song is amazing! :luv2

Wow, her voice, the production, the song, her acting, everything is AMAZING. I don't mind the special effects with the eagle and horses or the intro talk, I'm just really impressed with it all.

Looking forward to the full version. This song is enough for me to want to buy the mini album. I might even look into SpeXial because of this, lol.

It's not and orgy if they're taking turns in the bed.

This gotta be her best PV in a LOOOOONG time :yes my only complaint is the boyband, they're hot, but their singing is just so bland (that guy singing in the 2nd verse and chorus, ugh). Besides that, I'm very satisfied. :D

I don't get how eveyone is like "amazing PV" or even "best PV ever". It's just a standard pop music video. Not that I have anything against this PV, it's easy to watch and well made - but that's it. Nothing special, nothing outstanding, nothing creative.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining that Ayu made a typical music video which only goal is to be easy for the eyes. Ayu is a popstar and she has to make such videos to stay relevant and appeal to the masses. And further more pop music isn't meant to be art most of he time but to entertain and that's perfectly fine. But I'm close to falling into despair that not only the masses prefer those kind of videos from her but even her fans. I mean, Ayu truly has some PVs which are really great but those are overlooked or bashed for reasons like "I don't like her hairstyle".
My heart is breaking, honestly. u.u

That said, I really like the song! But well, I always like DAISHI DANCE. ♡

Not being rude, but are you blind or something?
Both M/V are in black & white, mask concept, eagle / eagle's wing and sound effects that both of them contains at the same time. There's plenty other more.,

Love how badass it is! I only wish it hadn't been black and white as I'm not generally that into those (colors, bring me all the colors! + can you imagine how amazing it would have been in color?) but I suppose it has a meaning in it. Ayu looks so fierce!!!

yes you're being rude but you seem like you clearly hadn't paid much attention to MINE MV, so i'll help you out anyways:
1) first that MV is not black and white it's slightly desaturated but in colour with blue tint.
2) there was an owl and a few craws in slo-mo, not a single eagle, it's wings or horses were used (it also had a wolf/dog) plus they were ACTUAL animals not CGI
1) there are no animal sounds in it they only added a sound effect for the fire, and that was the only one
3) the "mask" is not a full face one and it's not made out of jewellery it has holes for mouth and eyes and is actually made out of large rhinestones, plus he never takes it off.
4) he turns into a vampire angel in the end and sings in a church like place and also has a bit at the forest, i saw no thrones or crumbling walls used there.
5) he also has a half face mask with spikes and is chained, he doesn't roll over in the bed half of the music video either lol.

seriously.....lol these two are at the best similar of being done very neat and clean, has a lot of studio shooting, symbolism and high fashion. The concepts are completely different!

I think she secretly wants tomoya back... She might be satisfied with her married life now.. But the bed scenes actually signify her time back when she's with tomoya?? my inference though..

It is probably more apt to say that both Ayu and Jaejoong took concepts and visual aesthetic from Woodkid.

I'm always freaked out by how much people around here are obsessed with a relationship that ended 7 years ago...

The casual Japanese fans/people who may not necessarily be Ayu fans are also pretty obsessed with it too.

i can see that, though they REALLY took it each it's own way.

If it goes like that, then more animals are yet to be annoyed. Why do i suddenly have a feeling this PV might turn into a zoo.:roflmao:roflmao