Fumido PV takes a year to produce

The band Fumido is close to completing an unprecedented project: the music video for their new single, "Merry Christmas," is being shot over the course of an entire year, featuring images of a married couple in slideshow form.

The song was actually completed in November 2006 and was originally planned to go on sale for last year's Christmas season. After the idea for the video emerged, the single was postponed to this year, and it has been scheduled for a December 5 release.

Tens of couples applied for the project through the Fumido website last year. A newlywed couple, aged 30 and 29, in the Kanto area was selected. They were first photographed on Christmas Eve and since then, they have taken pictures of themselves daily in their home. As of October 26, more than 7,400 pictures had been taken. The photographs also record the progress of the wife's pregnancy, which produced a daughter for the family in July.

An early version of the PV will be available on the 28th through Fumido's website, which currently hosts a trailer for the video. A final version of the PV is expected to be revealed on Christmas day.

Source: tokyograph, asianfanatics.net