[CoriKaru]

Originally Posted by bluegie

I think the song (music wise) is a bit too traditional to understand, especially to foreign fans. Like... it's something you expect to hear/see in the 60s or 70s old drama, such as her harmony in the end of the song. And the pv actually boosts that sense to me. (e.g., the phoenix, the cranes, hikki wearing ancient asian clothing flying, etc.).

I didn't really like the song when it first came out cuz I thought it was too oldie, and the ending part wasn't finished in the radio version somehow (her harmony disappeared, only background harmony presented). Once the video came out it totally change my feel to the song.

I will say it was one of the first Japanese songs and videos I heard and saw and when I did I thought, "Wow......this sounds simultaneously alien, foreign and as oriental as anything I'd expect out of Japan and so I thought EVERYTHING in Japan sounded like this. I didnt think there would be different genres or anything. I thought Japanese was a genre and "Sakura DROPS" WAS it and all there was.

And then when I saw the video, I was in ecstasy and thought Japan with all its technological prowess was just popping out and producing gems like this left and right. I was like this is nothing like what I've been subjected to all my life and thought every music video looked like this. All the while not knowing that it wasn't Japan responsible for the magic of this song and video, but Utada and (whatever that dude's name was that she cheated on) alone.

Also I would later discover that Japan too had artists, music and videos just as basic as the ones I had grown up with. I remember the first normal video I saw of some chick just walking down some sidewalk moving her lips to some song that could have very well been made for an American market.There was no magic at all. Grounded all in boring reality. I was devestated. Japan made these too? It was Namie Amuro.