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Originally Posted by truehappiness
Looking at Ayu's last 20 or so PVs, it's interesting to note that most of them only have one 'look' in them as opposed to the two or three we used to get in older videos or even just one or two 'scenes/backdrops' as opposed to a lot of different cuts from different angles which we normally see in music videos nowadays and even in her 1998-2006 videos.
Up until NEXT LEVEL or Rock'n'Roll Circus we had at least three directors per release compared to now where it's essentially all Masashi Muto. He's not bad but he's done almost eveeeeerrrryyything for the last 2+ years.
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Took the words right out of my mouth, I was going to write the same thing! I missed Ayu and her multiple scenes, multiple outfits. Its really what defined her in the beginning and had the masses scramming for the latest outfit, accessory, etc. I remember Dearest where she had multiple outfits, new scenes, and a story. Yes, Ayu can still hit high points with one outfit ("Days") but the more you have out to show the more likely you'll hit it with the audience.
I miss the PVs which had a story, a vision, or something that we can feed off of. I recently ran into watching "WHATEVER" and its so opposite of what you would expect for a dancey song. I remember "SURREAL" and although it didn't have much of a story, it sent you to a dream.