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Originally Posted by jbrat2219
While I understand "different strokes for different folks" there was definitely a general consensus here that we all love ayu for ayu. I know that people trashing the PV aren't directly attacking ayu herself but it does make me look at some of her fans in a different light. Some people clearly want "ayumi hamasaki the product" and not the artist who connects to people through her actual music and not flashy or dramatic PVs and gimmicks.
I know I sound judgy, but I don't care. I guess I'm in a weird place right now and I find myself really connecting to ayu's music this time around and to see some people throwing around their aggressive contempt over a harmless PV bugs me I guess.
But everyone's entitled to their opinion  |
You have no idea how much you & I agree on this one, haha. Sadly, Ayu does big flashy gimmicky concerts 99.9% of the time (the few times she doesn't, she changes it so it is big and flashy and gimmicky). Which means that's what a crapton of ayu fans look for in Ayu stuff. Once upon a time all that polish & production value contributed to conveying the meaning of Ayu's music; in recent years it feels more like she's doing it to keep fans with high production expectations happy (or, upon thought, she's either hiding her genuine feelings behind it or distracting the crowd from her feelings - as though being with us in person makes her too uncomfortable to just lay it all out on the table).
To many fans, that mask is the essence of Ayu to them, but to many others, the lyrics & emotion & connection are the essence of Ayu.