introducing AYU VIDEOS to Western Music Circuit (chooice the collection)

[perfectodub]

I alway think about the best material of ayu for introduce her to western music circuit, and one of the most interesting think obviusly are her video clips (hey..ayu has more video clips than madonna!)

so thinking about one DVD exclusive for Europe and the Americas, that include her most brilliant powerful and greatest clips
WHICH VIDEOS DO YOU THINK THAT COULD IMPRESS TO THE WORLD?

this is my chose...i preffer a collection with no more than 15 clips, the most complex and expensive clips with just a few simple ones. including different music style (the different music styles is a very good quality on ayu): pop, rock, R&M, ballad


"Ayumi - GOLDEN VIDEOS COLLECTION"
including English, Spanish, French subtitles

01. evolution
02. Dearest
03. Real me
04. RAINBOW
05. Because of You
06. ourselves
07. my name's WOMEN
08. STEP you
09. HEAVEN
10. Bold & Delicious
11. Startin'
12. part of me
13. Together When...
14. Marionette
15. Glitter/fated (short film)

[Chibi_Venus]

Japanese Pop Meets America -- Ayumi Hamasaki
subtitles in English, Spanish, and French
region 1
5.1 Dolby whatever (XD)

Oh, yeah.

01. LOVE ~Destiny~
02. appears
03. evolution
04. Dearest
05. Free & Easy
06. ourselves
07. Because of You
08. my name's WOMEN
09. HEAVEN
10. Bold & Delicious
11. Pride
12. rainy day
13. Startin'
14. 1 LOVE
15. JEWEL
16. Marionette

I had to narrow it down to a lot. I tried to keep away from pop songs to keep it from having an "anime" feel. I really wanted/tried to include a mix of deep (Dearest, Free & Easy), casual (Bold & Delicious, Pride), and rock (Because of You, Startin', 1 LOVE) songs and PVs.

[Neo Daydream]

I think about what vids would be good to introdue Ayu into the Western world too..

here's my picks:

evolution
RAINBOW
Ourselves
Because of you
STEP you
is this LOVE?
Heaven
Bold & Delicious
Glitter/Fated - Distance Love mini movie
talkin' 2 myself
Together When...
Marionette
(don't) Leave me alone

[perfectodub]

appear is a good one too...
is one of her best early videos

[Eddie Z]

I think all your choices are good, but I think "M" should be at the top of the list. It gets us older young folks going.

[lfe.]

i think all your choices are good, i would add "is this LOVE?" to the list too. for me, i would put step YOU and my names WOMAN on top priority of the list. i have a strong feeling that videos such as those will be the sort of eyecatchers that will get them interested in ayu in the first place. then the others will just enhance that interest.

[KuroixShiroi_Namida]

Yeah is this LOVE? is perfect <3!
Though the main ones which i would love to see in this type of compilation DVD are;
Bold & Delicious, part of Me and marionette. These are must haves !

[perfectodub]

You right...
months ago i though that "part of me" was just another typical ayu ballad...but if you reject thoses similar ballad and just keep "part of me", you can feel that the video and the song are just espectacular.
and yes "my names WOMEN" "STEP you" and "B&D" are very eyecatchers for new audience

[Huaka]

I don't know, I really like these four videos for broad audience liking. They were eye catching to me when I first saw them.

Endless Sorrow
My Name's Women
Because of You
Free and Easy

[perfectodub]

i love free and easy ..at the same time i think the end of the video is a little Disconcerting
endless sorrow is a good one..except for some childish and reiterative signs

[Love Appears]

Ayumi Hamasaki:
Legend
English, French, Spanish subtitles
Region 1 encoded DVD & Blu-ray formats

Includes documentary in english with an overview of Ayu's history, impact in Japan, and a short interview with Ayu herself.
Also includes an optional audio track with commentary for each video.
1. evolution
2. M
3. SURREAL
4. RAINBOW
5. YOU
6. Moments
7. appears
8. Together When...
9. Because of you
10. my name's WOMEN
11. 1 LOVE
12. fairyland
13. Ladies Night
14. ourselves
15. STEP you
16. poker face
17. Dearest
18. part of Me

[majrakun]

You guys have mentioned what I like already~ Yeah, My Name's WOMEN is a must, Part of Me shows the japanese side of Ayu (Lol whatever that means) and Marionette, surely puppet themes always attracts everyone!

[stickyrice]

01. alterna
02. STEP you
03. RAINBOW
04. Dearest
05. M
06. About You
07. my name's WOMAN
08. Because of you
09. appears
10. Moments
11. Marionette
12. Ladie's Night
13. JEWEL
14. rainy day
15. forgiveness

[waterballoon]

I think what should be included would be very unique and Ayu-like videos... those are what makes her stand out the most. So...

A WORLD CLIPS


1. appears
2. vogue
3. Far way
4. SEASONS
5. ever free (the clip of it from one of her concerts)
6. SURREAL
7. Dearest
8. Endless sorrow
9. Free & Easy
10. RAINBOW
11. forgiveness
12. About you
13. my name's WOMEN
14. Moments
15. walking proud
16. STEP you
17. is this LOVE?
18. alterna
19. HEAVEN
20. momentum
21. JEWEL
22. part of Me
23. Marionette

vogue, Far away, SEASONS and ever free would be like a 4-in-1 video... so count it as 1 video in total.

[q_case2alterna]

01. Connected
02. JEWEL
03. Real me
04. Startin'
05. STEP you
06. my name's WOMEN
07. Ladies Night
08. 1 LOVE
09. Moments
10. Endless sorrow
11. Voyage
12. Born To Be...
13. evolution
14. fairyland
15. Bold & Delicious

BONUS TRACK: alterna LIVE from ARENA TOUR 2006 A ~ (miss) understood

[Neo Daydream]

I really don't like my name's WOMEN very much andn i don't think Western ppl would like music very much...

[waterballoon]

Well, perhaps people like me think my name's WOMEN cos of the PV? I mean the PV is really creative and cute...

[Northerner]

Ayumi Hamasaki - A CLIPS: GLOBAL SHOWCASE

1. appears
2. WHATEVER
3. SURREAL
4. evolution
5. M
6. Endless sorrow
7. Dearest
8. Free & Easy
9. RAINBOW
10. ourselves
11. Because of You
12. Moments
13. About You
14. my name's WOMEN
15. is this LOVE?
16. alterna
17. Ladies Night
18. fairyland
19. Bold & Delicious
20. 1 LOVE
21. JEWEL
22. part of Me
23. Distance Love (glitter/fated)
24. Together When...
25. Marionette

[angelwing886]

here's my picks:

blue bird
evolution
Ourselves
Because of you
STEP you
is this LOVE?
Heaven
Bold & Delicious
Together When...
(don't) Leave me alone
appears
walking proud
seasons
M
fly high
fairyland
Love destiny
dearest

[DestinyWishes]

Ayumi Hamasaki : A WORLD United - A CLIPS

1) Kanariya
2) Surreal
3) M
4) Dearest
5) Real Me
6) RAINBOW
7) Ourselves
8) Forgiveness
9) Because of You
10) Inspire
11) Step You
12) Fairyland
13) Alterna
14) Ladies Night
15) 1 LOVE
16) Jewel
17) Momentum
18) Part of Me
19) Marionette