its her official comeback single and her official video, so I don't think they were forced to work without her. I think they all sat down and came up with the concept and it was probably agreed on it wouldn't include ringo for a variety of reasons. perhaps she was ill when they shot it? perhaps busy? or perhaps they wanted to go with the whole ariamaru tomi theme of finding the wealth outside of the luxury. as it is, the song pretty much sells itself, which is a huge surprise considering ringo doesn't even appear in the video. it definitely suits the theme of the work.
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