[Utada Hikaru] ʕ•̫͡•ʔ A Vacation for Only Two Hours in the 55th thread ʕ•̫͡•ʔ

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by bluegie

To be honest, ayu could give spectacular pvs like that if she can tone down her exaggerated acting a bit. It's obvious that Boukyaku's pv is on pretty low budget (a dark room with some light tubes I assume), but the execution is really good. This reminds me recent ayu pvs (low budget as well). She was only in the hotel room in flower. I thought the pv was good until, well, she cut her hair with exaggerated expressions. For me she totally ruined the pv.

Anywayz, I should stop here cuz I don't wanna bring another ayu vs hikki thing .

if I would compare this pv with an Ayu one would be Last Minute. Even because I can't really see Hikki properly executing an one-shot pv like Flower (and let's just agree to disagree about Ayu's execution).

Most of the complains about Ayu when she releases a simpler, low budget pv are people saying she didn't had money to record an expensive one.

[koumori]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

if I would compare this pv with an Ayu one would be Last Minute. Even because I can't really see Hikki properly executing an one-shot pv like Flower

Wasn't Goodbye Happiness PV done in one shot?

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by Koumori

Wasn't Goodbye Happiness PV done in one shot?

So was Hikari. In Goodbye Happiness she remaided sit for most of the video, and was out of camera for the whole bridge of the song. She also had people helping her through the video. For sure it's not easy, but it's also not as hard.

Not saying it was a bad video, I actually love it.

[koumori]

Ah, I get what you're saying I remember being really impressed by all of the teamwork and effort at the time, but Ayu did have to conjure up a much more emotional performance in her PV.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by Koumori

Ah, I get what you're saying I remember being really impressed by all of the teamwork and effort at the time, but Ayu did have to conjure up a much more emotional performance in her PV.

It was also only her on a much larger space, what makes it easier to go wrong

But initially I was mostly comparing fandoms. Hikki's is willing to try understanding what was her intention (if it's japanese), Ayu's tend to bash her at first sight.

[EndOfTheWorld]

I thought the last minute music video was pretty powerful and was done nicely. The song itself saves it from being boring alone.
I thought Utada's new video was so nice. It feels kind of weird seeing her so grown up and mature, it really reminds me just how long she has been gone.
If I had to make a complaint I guess it would be the beginning with all the colorful fluid moving around. It fits the song sure but I found myself impatient for when something new would happen. It also reminds me a little bit of a Bjork video but only slightly.