Full PV of WARNING

[truehappiness]

Spoiler tags please. There was really no reason to link to that many videos at once.

[Tom Punks]

I think WARNING throws any "she's trying to follow the simplistic trends of the decade" theory out the window lol. That PV may not exactly be intricately made but it's definitely loud and bombastic and absolutely still following the trends people like Gaga set in the late 2000s, not what's current and in right now.

Her PVs nowadays don't feel stylistically different at all. They just seem cheaper, or simpler, or more rushed than before.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by Tom Punks

I think WARNING throws any "she's trying to follow the simplistic trends of the decade" theory out the window lol. That PV may not exactly be intricately made but it's definitely loud and bombastic and absolutely still following the trends people like Gaga set in the late 2000s, not what's current and in right now.

Her PVs nowadays don't feel stylistically different at all. They just seem cheaper, or simpler, or more rushed than before.

And that's exactly the trend...

Originally Posted by artcika

lol you really put quite a bit of effort into this.

I was bored waiting for my ride... But it wasn't much effort, I didn't need to search any video that I didn't already know

Originally Posted by rainbow_smile

Sorry, I know it's offtopic, but could you please edit your post and replace all the videos with links or at least put them into spoiler tag? Having so many videos on one page makes my browser and laptop run really slowly. I'm not sure if the spoiler tag is going to work though, I think even though it's hidden the browser still loads all the content inside? I'd really appreciate if you could put the links there instead ^^

I will try the spoiler tag, if it still keep being problematic, let me know and I put links instead! =)

[rainbow_smile]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

I will try the spoiler tag, if it still keep being problematic, let me know and I put links instead! =)

Thank you so much, it really helped ^^

[ayu_ready?]

Originally Posted by Tom Punks

Really? So you're saying it's trendy to put out cheap and rushed videos? OK then bro. If that floats your boat.

haha yes. it's avex trend tho, not the jpop market trend

[Yumsushi]

I personally don't have any expectations for her anymore PV wise. I found the PV boring and pointless more than anything. One can have a PV that is just one shot with one or 2 outfits and have it be effective, case in point Sweet scar or Last minute. No one is saying everything has to be a big budget production, but really I think with the money they paid all those extras or the cost of her body suit, a more interesting idea could have been presented, not something that has already been done more times than necessary.

But at least TImmy wasn't in it!

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by Yumsushi

I personally don't have any expectations for her anymore PV wise. I found the PV boring and pointless more than anything. One can have a PV that is just one shot with one or 2 outfits and have it be effective, case in point Sweet scar or Last minute. No one is saying everything has to be a big budget production, but really I think with the money they paid all those extras or the cost of her body suit, a more interesting idea could have been presented, not something that has already been done more times than necessary.

But at least TImmy wasn't in it!

i really don't mind the video. But then again i thought i will enjoy the song much more when i heard the previews, but somehow the more i listen to it the more it sounds like Lady Dynamite to me and the video is reminiscing more and more of the video of that one. It's definitely an all rigth video. But frankly neither the song nor the video leaves a very big and deep impression on me. For some reason i can't imagine the pv looking like something else. lol As for that body suit, it's not even a new piece she's got designed. It's one of her stage costumes that she used in that tv "Asahi 55th anniversary DREAM FESTIVAL" in 2013, so it's actually 2 years old lol

[oaristos]

I don't think she's following any trend... She's just releasing simpler, cheaper music videos. I don't need to come up with a reason to accept this fact.

[Tom Punks]

I can't disagree that stylistic simplicity is on trend these days, but I don't think Ayu's doing stylistically simple PVs. They are simpler now, but because of a lower budget and less time being put into them, not because of a style choice. WARNING is not stylistically simple at all, even though it's much less grand scale than something like Microphone or Because of You before it. It is obviously still trying to follow the trends of the mid-late 2000s and early 2010s, but only falling short because of budget cuts.

XOXO was cheap and so was Lelio. They were both simple as well. Are they trendy? Not at all.

Koda Kumi's WALK OF MY LIFE cover is stylistic simplicity. It doesn't look cheap, it's purposely simple and clean.

[RealLight]

@Andrenekoi which Ayu video reminded you of Chandelier?

[Andrenekoi]

I don't think any did, but she released several videos on the last 4 years where the focus is heavily on the choreography, without different outfits or scenarios, like Angel or Melody... And she also released videos based on raw performance, like Last Minute now.

[Uemarasan]

Personally, Ayu was never a great PV artist. I think only four PVs are top quality: Endless Sorrow, Because of You, Alterna, and Heaven. The rest range from pretty to serviceable to awful. In some cases, watching the PV actually ruins the song.

Well, to be honest, Jpop in general does not have a great PV culture. The great ones (Hikki's run with Kiriya Kazuaki, for instance) seem to be more the exception than the rule. This is probably because PVs are first and foremost promotional materials. Then again, I think most music videos anywhere rarely rise to the occasion. It seems like Bjork is probably the only artist who can consistently put out great stuff.

[Uemarasan]

Hey Nick,

Just wanted to send a thank you your way for all the hard work you put into your site. It was one of the few Ayu sites I'd check regularly, and I always looked forward to updates back in the day. I also wanted to say we are in the same boat. I haven't bought an Ayu product in ages, and I do believe that has to do with the quality of what she's releasing these days. I'd say 2010-2011 is when I cooled towards her. I still check what she's doing and listen to what she puts out, but I haven't invested much passion toward the music in a while. Hopefully, something will click in the future.

Personally, this PV is a missed opportunity. A lot of potential that gives way to, uh, cheapness instead of effective simplicity.

[roseghostly]

i was kinda disappointed with the pv..the song is so cool and fun and i love when ayu makes her entrance but watching the whole video felt like watching an unending orgy O.o

[ayu_ready?]

Nick, your site is a great directory, it helped me a lot back in the times. thank you for your hard work

[tsumekaze_]

The song is SLAYING MATERIAL
The pv is flawless.

I'm going so lesbian rn.
queen of everything.

[koumori]

Originally Posted by Chibi-Chan

I would like to ask the mods if they could stop nick and the discussion at this point.

Remember to report posts that you think need moderator attention.

Cleaning up.

[Chibi-Chan]

Originally Posted by Koumori

Remember to report posts that you think need moderator attention.

Cleaning up.

I'm sorry! I just always feel like I'm talking behind someones back when I do that.
But I guess it's less drama that way. I'll do it next time!

[~*Mabushii*~]

What I saw was Ayu showing everyone that she can be fierce and bad ass, and if she wants to be with a bunch of sexy people she doesn't care what people think. She's going to do what she wants and she's going to look hot doing it. *shrugs*

Not to say that I love EVERY video that Ayu has done, I mean there are some that make me wonder why they even bothered to put out a PV because it's so awful (imho). Wake me up, snowy kiss, You & Me... >.>

Also, she looks much better here than she did in the Love song PV. The short wig in certain scenes... *sigh*

[nick]

After my posts got deleted:
Fare well to most and not too well to others.
It is quite annoying that after 13 years of being Ayu fan and dedicating THAT much time to the website, one gets treated like crap by the people who were actually in their diapers when I was buying Ayu CDs and developing my website.
nick