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Originally Posted by JinHamasaki
Unfortunately, the industry has changed to the point where CD+DVD do not sell in volumes anymore. I don't think it's Ayu's fault, as I have not seen ANY visually impressive PVs across any J-pop artists nowadays. There's no money in PV making, and so they pulled back on those investments. People aren't buying albums as much, so booklets also suffer. Since Ayu is such a visual artist, a lot of those arts are now lost due to industry changes  |
True however even with a small budget one can make a PV work if they want to. Mad world or Zutto turned out well but Angel and XOXO were a total joke. Whether its a PV, album cover or booklet, outfit etc I think its all about being able to look at a final project objectively and I question of Ayu or her team has that ability despite 15+ years in the industry.
I can't blame the industry's changes for the way things are because there are TONS of visual artists without Ayu's resources who are able to put out great work and PVs without compromising their image or vision.