Comments by netizens:

Well said. I think he’s correct in this one.

Fukawa’s extremely good at playing the piano, right?

So a piano player really can tell right away, huh?

Well, I do believe they’re looking down on the industry

The problem here is that they declared that it’s her “first time to show off her piano playing”.
If they didn’t, I would have forgiven it if it was just an act for the video. 23：

True, I seriously wonder if they did the right thing with the piano here.
Did they really have to do it?

Right, Amuro is a “performer”, not an “artist”

Namie Amuro probably wants people to think that she’s a musician too.
I’m thinking that she’ll start singing jazz one of these days.

J-WAVE ROCKETMAN SHOW transcript:
Fukawa: “I’ve seen this article about Amuro-chan singing while accompanying herself with the piano for the first time, so I watched the video for that new song. Have you seen it?”
Author: “No, I’m not aware of that.”
Fukawa: “That was horrible, playing while singing? People who play the piano could tell. The way she bends her fingers and her hand placements are those of a beginner, and it’s obvious that this kind of sound cannot be created with that kind of playing. They’re not fooling us with this. How would you feel when you’re shown something like that?”
Author: “Well, it’s just a music video so they might be using additional sounds that don’t come from the source which is the piano.”
Fukawa: “No, that’s not it. She’s totally just acting like she’s playing it. Namie Amuro can’t play the piano. It means the sound on the CD is a lie. I think this is unforgivable. Amuro-chan is a first-rate artist in Japan, right? Normally, if someone proposes this idea to you, you won’t accept it, right? That means that Avex who asked her to do this and publicize it as “playing the piano” is looking down on Japan. HEY AVEX, ARE YOU LOOKING DOWN ON JAPAN? ARE YOU LOOKING DOWN ON JAPAN’S MUSIC INDUSTRY? I think this is totally acceptable to the people who are loyal Namie Amuro fans. But to people like me who are pianists and musicians at heart, something like this is definitely unacceptable. I suppose Amuro-chan also has fans who have been playing the piano all their lives. Those fans are probably feeling sad too. This company is no good.
Yeah, I have one more thing to say… But if I say more than this, people will quote me on it. I won’t say it though (laughs), this company is the worst company in Japan’s music industry.”

Wow, that’s much more aggressive than the article

I also want lipsyncing eliminated. But I think that can also be said for the CG elements in movies…

Amuro-chan can already sing and dance. I wonder why she has to do something as boring as this.

Saying that they’re taking the music industry lightly is too much LOL

Well, it’s just natural that they’d only be acting like they’re playing in music videos.
Is Fukawa stupid or something?

What he’s saying is that no matter how you look at it, she looks like she’s a bad player and that the one playing is a really good musician.

But the bands in music programs also aren’t playing live, so I think it’s alright.

What he’s saying is correct, but he should at least differentiate this since it’s a music video after all.

But they did say on the morning programs likeMezamashi that “Amuro-chan trained hard and is playing piano in this music video”…
The way they were promoting it, it was as if they were saying that the sound in the music video is actually made by her playing.
Isn’t that what Fukawa is criticizing?
If she plays the piano badly during a concert, I don’t think Fukawa will have any complaints.

I saw a clip of this video in some sort of informational program, but that short clip was enough for me to tell that her fingers really looked like that of an amateur. This actually ruins her image, I wonder why they decided on doing this.

This is called “air”-piano, same genre as Golden Bomber

This man must really hate lies

Even if Fukawa doesn’t say anything, we all know that Avex is shi+e…
The way they’re fooling around is too much.

I think someone of Amuro’s level could have at least taken a year’s worth of piano lessons before showing it off in public.

Fukawa’s a comedian, how tactless of this guy LOL

So he’s bashing Amuro and Avex this much…
What a fearsome man.

Correct.
Avex is taking the consumers lightly.

Yeah, since she’s formerly from the Super Monkeys

The problem here is that Amuro’s side is declaring that she’s playing the piano

They showed it on Fuji this morning and they even showed the making of the video.
I’m just fed up with everyone, the media included.

Depending on how you think of it, this is actually worse than lip-syncing.
At least you’re still singing to your own voice.

But there are also cases that the voice has been edited and adjusted like hell…

But all music videos have the music source coming from CDs, right?
This is just natural since they’re promoting the CD.
I actually want people to point me to music videos where they’re not just playing along to the sound.

Then who’s the one who played and had that sound recorded on CD?

Can’t you read between the lines?
He’s angry at the fact that they’re making it seem like Amuro is the one playing.

I think actors have no choice but to do something similar on dramas, but they shouldn’t do it on music videos.

I think Fukawa has the right to express his thoughts.
I’m not one to talk about the fingers and such.

But Amuro’s videos and concepts of music videos are just rip-offs from what they do overseas. Doesn’t she have an original concept of her own?

I once watched Amuro’s live performance with a stage staff, and he saw through her and said “Amuro-chan’s lip-syincing”.
To me, it only seemed like she was singing live.
After that incident, I just stare at Amuro-chan.

Are you talking about a taping for a program or a concert?
She said that she never lip-syncs, and I thought that she had a high sense of professionalism.
It’s just as Fukawa said. Both Avex and Amuro are no good.
I hope he also gives his thoughts on the recent music programs.

He went against Yoshimoto’s ace Takashi Okamura,
bashed Hallyu, expressed his disgust at Yasushi Akimoto,
and has now turned his fangs against Avex and the songstress.

I’d change my opinion of Amuro if she proves him wrong by playing perfectly LIVE though LOL

TOKIO: “You called us?”

TOKIO probably doesn’t play their music at all too…
Well, I guess they can but I think that other musicians play the instruments on the CD.

I think TOKIO plays their instruments, but was Otokogumi able to play their instruments with members like that?

TOKIO are actually pretty good players, but professionals play the music on their CDs.
That’s because I heard it directly from the one who plays the music.

I like Ryo Fukawa but I think the music he makes is just a little better than amateur level

But Amuro isn’t an artist, but an ex-idol in the first place.
An artist who just plays an instrument while singing won’t be making headlines.

Whether we like it or not, Amuro herself has become an authority.
I wonder if there’s anyone one near her who can stop her from pushing through with her ideas.

You’d immediately know if someone is just faking the guitar, but the piano can only be seen through by people who have played it.

I’ve never played the piano so I really can’t tell, but can’t Amuro do anything about her English?
She may be cool when she sings and dances but everything goes to waste with pronunciation like that.

And what’s funny is that most of her songs have English lyrics

Same as Dreams Come True.
They can’t even speak English but they’re acting like they can, it’s embarrassing really.

What about Pocket Biscuits’ MV? Is Ucchan, I mean Teruyoshi Uchimura, really the one playing the piano there?

He is, hence the bad playing.
But that’s actually what’s good about it.

The piano doesn’t suit Amuro at all LOL
I got surprised.
Namie Amuro is the number one woman in Japan who doesn’t look good on the piano.

She can cosplay all she wants in her music videos, but a piano is a musical tool. She’s not even the one who’s playing the piano on the CD, she shouldn’t be lying here.

Fukawa has changed after people rated him highly as a DJ.
I don’t know though if it’s a good thing or a bad thing.

But I doubt that there are people who actually think that Amuro plays the piano

There are since he’s complaining that they promoted this song by saying that Amuro was playing the piano.
I really have no idea how the fingers of someone who hasn’t played the piano look.

That’s because of the fake news the Amuro is showing off her piano skills in this one

Does this mean that Taro Itsumi will return as 5-ji ni Muchuu’s host?

She’s been trying to act like an artist lately.
If she just sticked to dancing, people would just say that “wow, she can still move in spite of her age!”
but she suddenly goes and plays the piano. That’s why her faults will come out.

Way to go, Fukawa!

Fukawa’s quite the critic lately.
Akimoto, Amuro, Mt. Fuji.

He might have lost track of the borderline between what is and what isn’t harsh due to his hosting duties on 5-ji ni Muchuu. A statement like this is just a mere chit-chat based on 5-ji ni Muchuu standards.

Her pinky is too round so it’s pretty pathetic once I found out that she wasn’t the one playing.
But I’m surprised that Kokubun of TOKIO is actually pretty good.
He’s also a good arranger.
Just like the Skimaswitch pianist, it’s amazing that they can play this much even though they started when they already became adults.

Ryuichi Sakamoto once said, “Avex is that company who goes to NY clubs and buys the unpopular disco music there, right?”
I didn’t imagine it would escalate this much.

But the professor himself is working for Avex

Fukawa is a fool who picks a fight with the seemingly untouchable ones like Hallyu and Amuro LOL

Uh-oh, Fukawa might lose his projects

I agree with Fukawa, but will he be alright going up against Avex like this?
I’m worried that he’ll lose his job.

He’s already losing his projects so that’s why he’s taking this path.
His agency is pretty huge too, so there might be a feeling of confidence coming from him.