Do you miss Ayu's expensive-looking PVs? - Page 3

mizuki-7 · #41 13th December 2013, 10:57 PM

2008 was still a good year ! Marionette & GREEN are fantastic =)

truehappiness · #42 13th December 2013, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sven@.@

It was such a good video though and surprising too, like who would have guessed it?

Has she worked with that director again?

The last few years have been all Masashi Muto, and mostly done in LA.

A list of all her directors from the thread I made a while back. You can tell where things started "slipping" in terms of polish.

Spoiler:

She really needs Wataru back.

Yumsushi · #43 13th December 2013, 11:28 PM

Of course! But money doesn't mean the end product will be great. It seems like less and less thought is being put into them or rather, she is no longer a visionary in the field but a follower. Other than Brillante or sweet season, all of her recent Pvs could've been done by anybody. I was watching Lana del ray's Tropico, and I (despite it's pretentiousness) thought to myself how sad it was that Ayu doesn't make any more epic Pvs.

ren0210989 · #44 14th December 2013, 12:08 AM

Old style PVs yeah... Expensive? Nope.
Just because it is expensive, does not mean it is good :/

BlackSilence · #45 14th December 2013, 02:57 AM

I do want her angsty side back. STuff like alterna, ourselves, 1 LOVE, is this LOVE? etc. are giving me life, now she's becoming a singer rather than artist in terms of her PVs. there hasn't been a dark PV since Marrionete well apart from Retur Road i think. I mean i do love some of her recent stuff...I think Melody was the closest to being artistic and different, I also really liked Sweet scar. But that's all....Maybe Brillante could qualify as dark as well but all the half naked dudes just threw me off & i couldn't take it seriously...

i think budget does have something to do with quality in terms of technology and set deco, but it has nothing to do with how interesting it is, that depends on the IDEAS, which she kind of lacks these couple of years. I mean look at Melody it is extreamelly simple but it is interesting to watch, the idea is great even if not too new. She should probably also try new people, NOT FRIENDS' FRIENDS' FRIENDS.

BUT i still have hopes, since she did have a few decent PVs that had potential.

Zeke. · #46 14th December 2013, 03:02 AM

I'm glad someone mentioned 1LOVE. That is one of her best PVs ever, seriously. It had everything in it that made an Ayu PV an Ayu PV at the time. Plus, she had never looked hotter. I mean, Ayu in a sexy burlesque type outfit dominating a stripper pole?

Sven@.@ · #47 14th December 2013, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by truehappiness

The last few years have been all Masashi Muto, and mostly done in LA.

A list of all her directors from the thread I made a while back. You can tell where things started "slipping" in terms of polish.

Spoiler:

She really needs Wataru back.

Thanks for providing the list

WOW, I had no idea Masashi directed so many of her videos as of recently. Like, WOW. I think it's time to choose a new director tbh.

I really like the work of Kazuyoshi 'Shimoko' Shimomura, I think there were interesting concepts there...no idea he directed the "Lady Dynamite" clip. Hideaki would be a nice surprise.

She tends to just stick with one director for a couple of eras and then use a director for maybe one or two videos.

I'm not a fan of Masashi's work in the least, I mean other than "sexy little things." But yeah time for new directors.

gothicayu · #48 14th December 2013, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by taskinillusion

I miss most of her older PVs in general. Her new stuff just isn't doing it for me.

+1

same here , even musically speaking

Angeline · #49 14th December 2013, 11:29 PM

Yes i miss them. Especially i miss pv with good storyline like "Days", "Momentum", "Ballad"... I don't know what happen now.. last pv's are... not amusing

alternarist · #50 15th December 2013, 03:09 AM

i miss her PVs which are exceptionally great, but is no where near a million-dollar budget.

spanishfan · #51 15th December 2013, 01:17 PM

OMG Kouki Tange did ourselves, Because of You and alterna.

Ayu, you need this man now!

EDIT: Tetsuo Inoue did a great job too.

Overall I think an artist don't have to use just one director for like 10+ consecutive videos...