[PV] Ayumi Hamasaki – Together When…

~PV Thoughts~
Well, this PV has certainly renewed my love for the song. The PV focuses around three scenes, two of which take place in the same town setting. One is Ayu passing by, presumably, her lover; the second is her sitting on a bench in a very 1950s-esque outfit (it’s excellent costume design), and the third is the marionette scene, which may help connect “Together When…”‘s to that of “Marionette.” The two symbols that stood out for me were the breaking of the marionette and the thunderstorm that pervaded all settings. It felt as though Ayu was trying to say she felt like a puppet, which might be something we’ll see her explore on her album “GUILTY.” Over all, one of her better PVs in a while, much better than “talkin’ to myself”‘s or “glitter / fated”‘s.