Current Events > why the fuck hikari official music video is utada hikaru doing dishes?

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I just discovered it

It is a,simple video of she cleaning the dishes.

THE SONG DOESNT EVEN MEAN SIMPLE AND CLEAN IN JAPANESE VERSION.

It is weird, yet relaxing and shes p cute
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simple and clean dishes

Reiss posted...

simple and clean dishes

The japanese version doesnt even have either of those words
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shut up

Reiss posted...

shut up

make me
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Budget
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Prestoff posted...

Budget

that should be like what, $2 to make? just borrow someone's dishes, $2 for dish soap and sponges
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Wikipedia has a good enough explanation about this;

An accompanying music video was filmed by her then-husband, Kazuaki Kiriya. Utada intended to have "Hikari" directed by Kiriya, but the original idea was more complex and intricate. However, he was unable to submit her ideas and portray them into the video due to scheduling and work conflicts. Then, in a blog post, Utada revealed that the music video would feature her washing dishes because she found it enjoyable. She further explained; "Actually we were to shoot the music video of 'Hikari' with him (Kazuaki Kiriya) but it didn't come true due to his scheduling conflicts at the last moment and that's why we requested Kiriya urgently to shoot that dish-washing video. "The entire four minute and 22 second video has Utada washing dishes in her kitchen; during some portions of the video, Utada drinks water, stops washing her dishes, and walks away from the camera. According to Utada, no further editing was needed, and was completed in one take.

The music video received positive reviews from critics. According to Naomi Gingfold, writing for The Global Post, she commended the departure of Utada's general "beautiful and intricate music videos", stating "The camera did not move once. Occasionally she lip-synced along; occasionally she just washed dishes." Daniel Montesinos-Donaghy from Noisey Vice noted and complimented Utada's abilities in adapting to different roles through her music videos, specifically highlighting the "mundane" activity of washing dishes. A reviewer from OngakuDB.com noted a contrast between the song and the video, stating that the video had shown her "lonely" and the song more "gracious".

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man does that really feed into the voyeurism stalker feel of justing watching your waifu in some mundane everyday activity.
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But does she do the laundry too?

Please someone catch this >_>
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Yomi posted...

Wikipedia has a good enough explanation about this;

An accompanying music video was filmed by her then-husband, Kazuaki Kiriya. Utada intended to have "Hikari" directed by Kiriya, but the original idea was more complex and intricate. However, he was unable to submit her ideas and portray them into the video due to scheduling and work conflicts. Then, in a blog post, Utada revealed that the music video would feature her washing dishes because she found it enjoyable. She further explained; "Actually we were to shoot the music video of 'Hikari' with him (Kazuaki Kiriya) but it didn't come true due to his scheduling conflicts at the last moment and that's why we requested Kiriya urgently to shoot that dish-washing video. "The entire four minute and 22 second video has Utada washing dishes in her kitchen; during some portions of the video, Utada drinks water, stops washing her dishes, and walks away from the camera. According to Utada, no further editing was needed, and was completed in one take.

The music video received positive reviews from critics. According to Naomi Gingfold, writing for The Global Post, she commended the departure of Utada's general "beautiful and intricate music videos", stating "The camera did not move once. Occasionally she lip-synced along; occasionally she just washed dishes." Daniel Montesinos-Donaghy from Noisey Vice noted and complimented Utada's abilities in adapting to different roles through her music videos, specifically highlighting the "mundane" activity of washing dishes. A reviewer from OngakuDB.com noted a contrast between the song and the video, stating that the video had shown her "lonely" and the song more "gracious".

Nice.
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my explanation was better

Better song with the same title.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5pvn6