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Originally Posted by truehappiness
I wonder if the concepts = Ayu, but the way they're executed = all Kazuyoshi.
Much like how MW was a hot mess until someone "decoded it"... kinda the same way this is unraveling.
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MW is still a hot mess, no matter what.
And yeah, concept is probably Ayumi, but execution is Kazuyoshi. Kazuyoshi could also explain Ayu's supposedly declining acting skills. Most directors will tell the actors what to do so that the shot will turn out how they want, like for example, someone would say to Ayu "stop touching your face so much." ^_^ But with Kazuyoshi being a new director and Ayu being such a huge star, I doubt that he is actually directing her movements (or if he is, then he is even worse than I already think, haha.) But even if he is behind all the execution, I still think that it should ultimately be up to Ayu to have the final say on all aspects of the production. She seemed to in the past have a much more direct impact on the creation of the products, even the PVs, then she seems to do now - at least that is my impression. Just like how she said in the CNN interview that she used to do a lot more, but now more and more she leaves it up to a team of others.
She is on set there just like everyone else and after each take you have the opportunity to see what was just shot. She could have been going "I look stiff in this dance, we should try it again" or "I look kind of akward walking down the street and touching myself so much, we should shoot one more take." But it seems that apparently that type of self criticism isn't happening? Or maybe she honestly does like the way MW and this looks?
btw, I actually do like this PV though.
It's just frustrating that it could have easily been great but wasn't.