[News] Snowy kiss and Wake me up PV (full version)

[TITANIC]

I think that guy in wake me up pv is mannie in her real life and after it didnt work out she moves with maro.the very good song like wake me up has such an awful pv. Ohhhh

[LeeLeeNeko]

I forgot to say that but when ayu slightly pushes Maro on the bed and he just rolls over it and falls down on the other side I was like "wtf drama queen" This scene was so funny.

[asagarichan]

Thank you!

[Tony G]

Wake me up was executed very well, interesting storyline and the realisation that its connected to You & Me, but snowy kiss doesn't have be enough plot to keep it interesting for 6 minutes - which is disappointing as its such a good song, deserved a little better. These videos do redeem You & Me but honestly, that was a PV not worth making a trilogy out of.

[tasking]

I've had to deal with a little bit of domestic violence between my parents growing up. I'd like it a little more if Ayu was trying to bring more awareness to the issue, but it seems she just did it for shock value and for that I have to say for the first time I'm really uncomfortable and disappointed with Ayu's work. At the very least there should've been a warning label for victims. Even though the acting was bad, that stuff is never cool.

[Larien]

Originally Posted by tasking

I've had to deal with a little bit of domestic violence between my parents growing up. I'd like it a little more if Ayu was trying to bring more awareness to the issue, but it seems she just did it for shock value and for that I have to say for the first time I'm really uncomfortable and disappointed with Ayu's work. At the very least there should've been a warning label for victims. Even though the acting was bad, that stuff is never cool.

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I can't understand people calling these "boring," because I find them deeply unsettling.

[js_surrealism]

I think the relationship between the 3 videos is quite clear.

In You&Me, she is clearly recollecting the happier times she had with Maro in the summer.

In Wake me up, we see the prelude to what happens in You&Me - she is with that anon hot guy, who then dumps her, and she gets together with Maro.

In snowy kiss, we see the aftermath of the relationship with Maro, which sours, and then it pans back to Ayu on the beach again (cf You&Me), i.e. she's recollecting the same relationship, but different parts of it.

I guess the biggest take away is a theme she has been interested in since appears - the idea that at any one point of time, people only see one facet of the relationship between 2 people, and that there are many untold stories that we are not aware of, that only the 2 people in question are privy to. She explicitly sings about this in Return Road ("futari no koto wa futari ni shika wakaranai" - what happened between the 2 of us, only we will know)

In a sort of indirect way (if you wanna read closer into this), she is essentially telling everybody to stop speculating about her relationships cos nobody really knows what's going on apart from herself (and the men in her life, of course).

[freedreamer]

Originally Posted by js_surrealism

I guess the biggest take away is a theme she has been interested in since appears - the idea that at any one point of time, people only see one facet of the relationship between 2 people, and that there are many untold stories that we are not aware of, that only the 2 people in question are privy to. She explicitly sings about this in Return Road ("futari no koto wa futari ni shika wakaranai" - what happened between the 2 of us, only we will know)

In a sort of indirect way (if you wanna read closer into this), she is essentially telling everybody to stop speculating about her relationships cos nobody really knows what's going on apart from herself (and the men in her life, of course).

that makes sense and I believe that could be said for many many of the lives of celebrities as well..thanks for this

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by js_surrealism

In Wake me up, we see the prelude to what happens in You&Me - she is with that anon hot guy, who then dumps her, and she gets together with Maro.

In snowy kiss, we see the aftermath of the relationship with Maro, which sours, and then it pans back to Ayu on the beach again (cf You&Me), i.e. she's recollecting the same relationship, but different parts of it.

Doesn't look to me like she was dumped in Wake Me Up; looks to me like she starts to cheat on her boyfriend with his friend. They then actaully become a couple in You and Me, but it is short lived and turns violent by Snowy Kiss. Maybe the message is that a relationship that starts out in lies is bound for failure?

[alternarist]

Wake me up was kinda cute for me. i like the story line. I had to agree i thought that the story would end up with the new dude liking Maro when that restaurant scene happened.

snowy kiss now sounds like a painful song instead of the clubbing song. and the PV is boring but i am now intrigued to find out the link between snowy kiss, Wake me up and You & Me.

Wake me up: ayu in love with the other dude but eventually end up with Maro
You & Me: ayu is totally in love with Maro. Fighting scenes seem to show otherwise.
snowy kiss: ayu and Maro fighting constantly was what actually happened and whatever that happened in You & Me was just a dream.

my preliminary analysis. haha

[perfectodub]

Originally Posted by alternarist

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snowy kiss: ayu and Maro fighting constantly was what actually happened and whatever that happened in You & Me was just a dream.

my preliminary analysis. haha

but they are fighting in "you and me" video too, so i don't think Y&m is a dream.

i really love the "wake up" video, and it work very well alone

snowy kiss is a disaster IMO , too much fights and nothing very surprising, they just try to fill 6 minutes of music with ULTRA SLOW MOTION takes.

[alternarist]

Originally Posted by perfectodub

but they are fighting in "you and me" video too, so i don't think Y&m is a dream.

i meant the "happier" moments are the dreams. what really happened were all the fights.. i may be wrong

[title156]

Originally Posted by perfectodub

snowy kiss is a disaster IMO , too much fights and nothing very surprising, they just try to fill 6 minutes of music with ULTRA SLOW MOTION takes.

My thought exactly!!

[SpiceSquad!]

we found love?

[Kogepan_19]

All I could think of was issues of domestic violence when I watched the snowy kiss PV, sigh. Not sure how I feel about that. On the other hand, Ayu looked gorgeous singing atop of the car with the city lights backdrop.

[happiholic★]

Nothing will ever be as bad as the Love Songs ~story~ PVs, or the Party Queen PVs.

These were just... odd.

Thanks for posting, though.

[perfectodub]

I wonder what ayu think about this clips (Direction, edition, results)

she really think this videos are "good" or she realizes that as DVD product theses truly sucks! XD

from the beginning, when i heard snowy kiss i thought "this song rocks!, but i know the video gonna be awful"
the songs is so powerfull-high-level that the only way to do a great videos is with a big budget production
and i think ayu is not making big budget videos anymore.

[freedreamer]

can i just say...the scene where Ayu was on the car singing against the night lights was absolutely stunning in snowy kiss? the Bokeh and there was one particular scene in the bridge where she just turned to the camera...that moment was really beautiful. It was as though she was asking "Do you understand?"

Like most, I believe the story is straightforward but I did enjoy it more than I expected. I think there's something very real abt the plot. I dont know how to explain this feeling but..its like, reflecting something that DOES happen.

Wake me up was really nice. I DO enjoy seeing her so cute HAHA!! I also thought the guy would hit on Maro LOL

And i guess snowy kiss explains itself. Felt a bit agitated seeing Maro treating her like this...aargh lol..i personally dun think they had to show a reason for the fight..i mean...whatever it is, it is what the outcome that really matters...which is that they have fought and broke up and Ayu is alone once again. The main idea is also to drive back to You & Me. I especially loved the throwback scene at the platform. that scene was really symbolic.

[PoetGirl]

Im not too crazy about them.

I agree with tasking.

[truehappiness]

I think we'll probably get a different take on PVs later now that she has Maro PVs out of her system.