Ex-AKB48 Itano Tomomi releases Ayu-influenced PV

[Mirrorcle Monster]

She just released it for her first post-AKB single, "little". It is VERY ourselves meets GAME in my opinion, the song is great though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD6yu...e_gdata_player

[waterballoon]

omg I love ittttt Tomo-chin

[stepYOU1234]

Oh I'd love Ayu to do another PV like this but with a rockier song. The hands with eyes is very Pan's Labyrinth.

[jiarongisme]

GAME PV, yes. ourselves.... Hmm. But yes, I can see that there's a very heavy influence from Pan's Labyrinth like stepYOU1234 has said. Not just the child-eating monster, but jsut the overall dark fantasy vibe - the design of the creatures and the set.

[Maemi]

About You PV too IMO.

[YUKARI]

oh, I heard about her new single but I wasn't interested in it at all. thanks for saying about ayu's influence.

the fact that akb's and tomo's fans might not know about ayu's influence actually hurts me a bit :/

[tsumekaze_]

tomochin!!!♥♥ definetely inspired! I remember reading somewhere that she likes ayu

[YUKARI]

^ wow wow
is that true?!

you know, I always expected Itano Tomomi & Shinoda Mariko to confess that they are ayu-influenced but they never did :/

[tsumekaze_]

HAHA it is. I heard it at some akbingo or dunno where. The girls all know ayu, if you watch varieties like akbingo where they play games ayu's name ALWAYS come up somehow. In the first ten episodes it came up at least 10 times. One of the girls (meshibe) had to promote her first single solo and when going to the cd shop she fangirled for half an hour about how her single was put next to A COMPLETE. "OH MY GOD I'M NEAR HAMASAKI AYUMI KYAAAA" XD Plus Takamina auditioned with WILL for akb!

[YUKARI]

^ I watched that episode!
but except it I remember no mentions about ayu

[tsumekaze_]

Do you know that game when the girls are part of kentucky burgers and etc and they play shiritori? They came up with "hamasaki ayumi" a couple of times

[AyuGAME]

the PV is so good...but i think her voice is too weak for this kind of song

[LONJJONG]

Yeah I was watching this yesterday and I do really feel that the MV is very ourselves!!
And I ship AYU48 (well this is really weird hahah)

Tomo also did an impersonation of Ayu before on a TV show!! The YouTube video has been deleted... ><

[tsumekaze_]

^ rly!!!? I WANT TO SEE THAT. arghhhhhh
(lol @ ayu48♥)

[Surreal17]

This pv definitely has influence from GAME and ourselves. And also reminds me of A Best covers. But nonetheless, the video is really nice. The song is not very memorable though....Thanks for mentioning it

[NintendoHTF1242]

This girl was in AKB48? The song is great.

[Mirrorcle Monster]

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

This girl was in AKB48? The song is great.

You should check her previous PVs, her solo career is really great and kinda like the anti-akb48 LOL, a-sides are: Dear J, Fui Ni, 10 nen go no Kimi e and 1%

You can see them here: http://vid48.com/search_result.php?q...mi&type=videos

[ExodusUK]

Even the single cover...

[Surreal17]

^ A Best 2

[ExodusUK]

Originally Posted by Surreal17

^ A Best 2

Totally. It's totally pathetic how she's jacked Ayu's style. It's not a homage or tribute..it's so blatant. She has no identity or style of her own.

With Dear J she jacked Namie's style too.