Thoughts about the INSPIRE PV

[fireworks501]

haha, ayumi, you go girl!

YOU PIMP THAT ****!! WOO!!

haha she is so freaking awesome.

haha.

[rodrigoyuurei]

Nothing extraordinary, I like the song but I dislike the PV

[jerms]

i like her hummer limo.

Originally Posted by fireworks501

my opinion on it is that ayumi has come to the point where she knows what she has to say - the "no one can live without love" - and i feel the way she says it in the chrous when she's dancing is so effective. it's not weak or understated, it's "here-i-am, dancing-in-the-water-with-hot-men, dressed-like-a-vamp, AND-THIS-IS-WHAT-IT-IS!".... it's strong, effective, visual, and certainly unique. it follows a tradition that she's established.

this is a very strong visual/audio/content tie-in. not as strong as OURSELVES - which i think in terms of linking content with audio and visuals, was simply her best - but i loved it. moments may have been pretty, but it was weak.

i think INSPIRE is just a video of celebration, of expression, of ayumi, of her experience, of who she is.

and i love it.






ps. easy breezy eats ass.

Yaaaaaaaaay!

Ayu's known for doing things differently all the time. She doesn't stick to one pattern, well, the pattern of change. I won't hate her for this, I won't praise her for it though.

I really don't like the song. I think the video itself had really pretty scenes but that isn't going to get me all excited.

I wonder how the Japanese fans are going to take this. I wonder how sales are going to be.

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I can't wait until Kevin posts his thoughts XD LOL

[ll moments ll]

i kinda expected dancing in the PV.
cuz the song had a dancy feel to it.

i don't think it was her best.

though i did like the ethnic look to it. :]
it reminded me of india.

Originally Posted by ll moments ll

though i did like the ethnic look to it. :]
it reminded me of india.

pshpsh I thought of Sri Lanka. LOL!?

[ll moments ll]

Originally Posted by Zesty

pshpsh I thought of Sri Lanka. LOL!?

LOL.
it's one of those countries!

[FancySN]

Originally Posted by Zesty

But oh my gosh.. I loved it.

The dancing was the only thing I hated.

I dunno... is it just me? I can totally relate, i guess, to the PV...

This somewhat reminds me of SURREAL when she says "In a nonexistant place I stand as I am, please be yourself, thats how I want you to be."

I thought though that she was in LA and then automatically an indian thing though was strange. . . .

Her nails were nice. I love the butterfly. Her hair color was pretty too.

I liked it...

*EDIT*: I still like it. hah. LOL ANd I think it did the song justice.
It redeemed it so muchypoo.
Wow I want to buy the dvd.

That was a good PV.
Hahaha its probably just me who likes this.

I often find myself turning around and looking at guys because either A) theyre super hot heh or B) they look like someone i know or something I've seen before.

And if my whole theory on "be yourself" is correct, Then ayu notices some of these people have something in common with her?
Just a thought.

I agree with you 100%!!! I loved this song, and I don't really quite understand why everyone hates it, but I guess most of you (and I say most of you because most of you do hate it) can't understand what the heck is in my head either.

The only part where I disagree with Zesty is the dancing. I mean, I love to dance and I love to watch people dance. And to me, the fact that Ayu had a little dancing in her PV didn't ruin anything, because, frankly, dancing in a desert is a LOT more interesting than sitting in a library with a pretty dress on.
Besides, aren't people always saying Ayu can't dance? and now she dances a little...and whammo! everybody starts criticizing her.
Okay, i'll shut up now. I LOVE THIS PV!

[Mitkki]

Ehh I would've liked an actually story to go with it so the PV was disappointing for me, not what I expected at all, the PV just seems so...typical. It wasn't bad though, although I'll have to wait for a better quality one to watch since the video from ayuconnected consisted of a bunch of blocks.

Originally Posted by FancySN

The only part where I disagree with Zesty is the dancing. I mean, I love to dance and I love to watch people dance.

Hahaha okay, let me rephrase...

THE PART where ayumi looks like shes growling and crawling in water bothered me. The dancing was okay.

[chaisiyu]

I like it!I like Ayu to put the front hair back!I like Ayu with mouth very very red.She has a special feeling,and it made me amuzing!!!Thins PV is !!!

[JimmyKoria]

Originally Posted by Zesty

UGH why is everyone so negative.

INSPIRE is a masterpiece.
If you want a bad song, go download Easy Breezy.

LMFAO! oh god, I was listening to Easy breezy when you said that. I love that song, its just so stupid it goes from bad to good almost.

The video wasnt that bad, and nor is the song =o I dont know, the dancing was awful but its not a britney spears pv or who ever dances well in america now...asher? usher? ashton kutcher.

There was some symbolism things in that video as well.

<3 Hummer limo

[no_way_to_say]

It might not be her best pv but it is not bad.
although when you compare it with her other pv's it might not be that gd.(might be because she changed her style a bit)
but compared to pv's by other artists, i think it is still really gd.
like...try comparing to pv's by BoA. (eg Double, Valenti, Amazing Kiss) where there is soooo much dancing that i dont even want to watch it after a while...
Although Ayu dances in this pv, i dont think it is bad...there is a change in setting in the dancing at it doesnt get boring like BoA's pvs, where she dances too much.

Actually, i like Ayu doing some dancing occasionally, like when in Real Me kind of dancing, when people beside her do the same dance, which was exactly what was in Inspire when she was on the beach. but i wont want her to do dancing for every pv. it would get boring. (but i thought Real Me was way better...maybe its because of the costume and the storyline in the pv, and her dancing was totally unexpected and i was quite surprised to see dancing from that pv. it just didnt have a dancy feeling until that point.)

I personally think that Inspire pv would have been much better if it had more story line instead of just dancing in her past life.

btw, it was an excellent pv, compared to pv's by other artists which often gets boring when there is dancing in it.

[Larisa-chan]

I liked the Indian/Thai theme. Too bad they did nothing with it. If it had a storyline without dancing and skanky guys it would be an awesome PV.

[Coelacanth]

Yeah I hate the skank guys too!

Originally Posted by Larisa-chan

I liked the Indian/Thai theme. Too bad they did nothing with it. If it had a storyline without dancing and skanky guys it would be an awesome PV.

. . . . s k a n k y g u y s . . .

[AyuLover]

This is one of Ayu's-probably the worst PV ever besides "The Trilogy".

I didn't catch any symbolism or any of that natural Ayu stuff. I mean, come on....dancing with all these guys and dirty dancing with a shirtless guy (there was a small segment) is something I would expect and accept from BoA....but not Ayu.

Ugh.....I don't like this PV. It's worse than "The Triolgy" PV.

[Calico]

I wasn't sure what I thought the first time I saw it...granted, I like the song...

I thought she was really beautiful the entire time, and although her dancing seemed a bit shaky (the part of her in the waves made me kinda sit back too O_O) you can tell that she was putting her all into it. I kinda got the "this is her past life" vibe too, especially at the end when she and the other guy recognize each other. I like all the flashy colors and sparklies too. XD <--simpled minded at times

Finaly note?

I want that freakin' limo...shwing...

[PURIN]

THIS PVS ALOT BETTER THAN MOMENTS!
i like dancing ayu more than crazy crying mascara ayumi looking at kids devour little manequins!!
its new and refreshing~ ayu does that to keep up with the current japan..

and about easy breezy.. the chrous is wonderful.. but the lyrics.. omg.. how can someone go from singing by your side / blow my whistle to this crap?? its like...
missy elliot turning into hilary duff!! sounds like some hilary duff crap (except the chorus is good..but everything OMG)