[julian]

Well, if people actually read the posts they'd see why Ayumi's videos were really expensive, these ones at least. So for everyone wondering why fairyland was so expensive, PAY ATTENTION GOD DAMMIT!

my name's WOMEN
Look at the set. It was built from scratch. Look at the background, all those things would have cost a bundle to put together, did anyone miss the chandeliers? Make up artists... all the guys are wearing make-up too, and seeing as this is entertainment, they hire only the best. Look at the extras, each one of them is in a unique outfit, more costs. I'm pretty sure that all the drinks were actual wines too... =D.. if you're going to build a set.. might as well throw a party while you're at it. Choreographers for the dance sequences. I'm pretty sure that the number of cameras used was also quite phenomenal... The video was nearly 10 minutes long too. The amount of film that it takes to make a 10 minute video clip would astound you =)

To me, the video screams glamour.

fairyland
Right from the start, it screamed expensive. The island, hiring it out for a video shoot would not be cheap, let alone hiring it out for a whole week. Did anyone else also think that helicopters were used to film a lot of it? Don't tell me it doesn't cost much to hire out a helicopter. Costume design, and if they were there for a week, the cost of accomodation, food, drinks, and looks like they also had time to party. Yes, they did build that wooden shack, and yes, they would have had to get someone to actually design it, and then burn it down, safely, would have cost extra money.

If you're still in doubt, think about the movies that cost over 300 million to make....

JEWEL
The jewels alone already cost them 800million yen. Obviously the CG sequences aren't real diamonds. But I'm sure that the ones she holds and the ones at the start are real. If you're still in doubt, think about how much a 1 carat diamond costs alone. And look at these things at the start. One of the costumes also was quite elaborate... I duno, again this video is just glamour all round.

btw, this list is far from complete.. but these days most videos are made for less than 500k.