Talk:Heavy Rotation/@comment-25967662-20150308131205/@comment-24336140-20151025220916

The music video for "Heavy Rotation" was criticized by Australian reporter Anna Coren for showing AKB48 members in lingerie, hugging, kissing and sharing a bathtub. Its director, Mika Ninagawa, said that she wanted to appeal to men and women with a creative, fun video because of the group's increasing popularity among girls. In an interview, she accepted responsibility for its content: "Mr. Akimoto left everything to me. He did not give me any tips at all ... I tried to show how AKB48 is in real life, in the video. In the dressing room, they seemed very close to each other. Then I came up with the concept [of a] girls' high school."