Wow. It's real!:inlove

she sounds so good even tho she's off key every now and then! her vocals surprised me on this one :yes

thank you for sharing this!

Thank you junshen for uploading ever free from the concert
The sound of the music in the last part is a little bit to loud but the beginning sound not bad.

Thank you so much junshen!!
The intro is beautiful.
The end not so much...

Yes, the music seems to be too loud.

Thanks for the audio junshen, I appreciate!

Well, she sounded good, off key at some parts and the voice crack because of the fake crying still gets on my tits, but still enjoyable.

On a not so bright note, ever free unfortunately felt victim to the rearrangement spree and, as I expected, it didn't turn out good. All the magic and atmosphere from the original version wasn't there and I couldn't enjoy it as much as I wanted.

Thank you so much for sharing the ever free recording! I'm still so shocked she performed it. The beginning is so good, not sure how I feel about the second half. The original is so sad and lonely, but if she made ever free today this is probably how it would sound!

Thanks for sharing.
Not bad. Still like the original version.

Really love the new arrangement of ever free.
Although I think her old high-pitch vocal suits this rock version better

thank you so much, junshen! she sounds like she tried to not shout while singing. hope she gets accustomed to it.

https://youtu.be/yY0MQCv5omA

A clip from the show yesterday! (Before YT probably removes it lol)

Hmm. Ayu looks beautiful and sounds good there to me. Now I really really want to see the show.:laugh
I wish they live broadcasted the opening night or the anniversary night.

Thank you for this find :love

Sounds good and no shouting. Also very noticeable when she "animates" the crowd to sing during evolution, she's not shouting it either. Already noticed that at the end when she was saying sth during CDTV 25th. At first I found evolution in that dress weird but after having mirrorcle world in a dress during AT15 I'm used to it. Love the clips. It looks like such a nice and warm concert (I know, the excerpts are short). Hope with all the breaks she'll maintain those vocals.

Worse quality but more clips:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhVCzuTDTbB/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhVDNuAj6Kk/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhU7AsmF0M_/

Love the evolution break.

I don’t know if someone mentioned but she sang an acapella portion of girlish yesterday as well. Right before launching into the second song of the encore, after all the congratulatory things had taken place.

she actually looks REALLY AWESOME in that hair colour and yea she isnt shouting :D

i cant download the ever free clip becaues it says too many people have downloaded it LOL helpppp

and about those Saitama dates!!!! WHAT ON EARTH!! huge teaser

is she gonna reveal each new date with each new location???

Probably try again later or I can upload another link
I got other song as well

Her voice was much better yesterday. SEASONS was near perfect, probably thr best performance in a long time. Less shouting in TO BE as well. She had a better control of her voice somehow. I liked that she sang a short acapella of girlish even though it was just the ima made iro iro part. It was nice. I hoped for a double encore, but nothing. The over-all atmosphere in the Arena was much better than on Saturday and somehow way more fun.

what?! what's happening guys? Are there new dates revealed through the shirts? can someone enlighten me!? hahaha

I agree, cant help with the setlist so let’s just get over it. I can feel her energy yesterday compare to the first!

After reading all the reports... I am glad I didn't arrange for myself to go... She has performed all these songs before, in the same way as well... I understand not having enough preparation time is a factor, but all three chapters of JtB are better than this...

Set-list wise they definitely were. The only real surprises here were ever free and NEXT LEVEL. I really see this tour as an extension of JTB rather than a stand-alone tour...(with crappy goods lol).

Also I am in the pic to the right :D

Timmy looks like Lady Gaga on that group pic.:-D

Thanks god. Laundry Machine sold out and not back on the stage.

You look so tall lol

Still not working for the same reason :(

by the way, she sounds pretty good in these videos.

edit: sorry for double post & I could download ever free with jdownloader ^^ thank you so much, she sounds incredible and I love the new arrangement.

omg even though April is still my works' backout period I need to arrange time to see those final dates on the tour even if it kills me

Did you listen to it?
If you couldn't here is a strreaming link :)

https://www.facebook.com/ayuparadise...7282778533835/

About downloading from Google Drive when the file hit the download limit: add the file to your drive, then go to your drive, find this file, right-click and choose "Make a copy". You'll be able to download the copy

I am tall lol 196cm

^ I saw you on the monitor a few times xD

Maybe her staff did watch the Who... fan video we made. LOL. (I still doubt it; it's a super obvious change to make to the lyrics - but funny nonetheless)

Are there any audio clips of BRILLANTE?

People are complaining about sad/dramatic songs but tbh i do prefer that. I hate a super fun-happy LALALALA concert. I also wish that we have more rockish songs like Microphone, decision or even M (from PoM2011)

Well the thing is those rock songs are also very energetic at least and they were missing from this tour for the most part as well. I’m not overly disappointed with it because I was lucky enough to experience so many of them during Jtb but they would definitely help bring this tour up another level.

There people are complaining about recycled stuffs and here I am, hoping to see M (POM version) and it didn't happened... shdn't count SEASONS as repeated from POM as it was the jazz version during POM. Overall, it was a enjoyable concert regardless of the 'short' setlist (do note that her older concert were even shorter!). Only preferred her to tone down her drama actions. I really think she still can sing very well if she was less dramatic with her performance. And I doubt any lipsync or auto tune was applied to the concert (cos someone always went to watch her perf and complained about this!).

I'm curious to see how/if this tour will change - she has such gaps between dates that she certainly has time to make changes if she wanted to. However, with so few dates currently listed, it doesn't seem likely that there will be huge changes - it wouldn't really make financial sense, especially if she's not selling out these shows. I'm sure the finale dates will have some changes, but that's to be expected.

I hope she does not cut Mad World or Ever Free, but I'm fine with any of the other songs changing (or not). By the time I see her in Fukuoka, I hope she can make at least some small changes that she feels makes it a better show.

What strikes me as odd about some of the tour commentary though - I understand JtB was a very long, grueling tour with multiple parts. However, it's not like being on tour took 100% of her time up every day. Conceptually, this tour should have been in progress for the last year. No, she didn't have a ton of time to rehearse for it - that much is true - but she could've been working on things like stage props, costumes, setlist, etc. well in advance until it was something she felt good about.

Maybe this gap is for changing songs. Every date a few changes and that's the "power of music". XD

I've been listening to some songs from PoM 2011 today and what makes me like those new arrangements are mostly the brass instruments lol Why ayu, why did you chose to only go with 6 people with strings this time.

I doubt there will be huge changes for Nagoya dates, but maybe we can hope for further dates.

omg the opening is so beautifulllllll :O
the opening melody reminded me of WORDS' chorus haha

Yeah the opening is pretty identical to WORDS, lol. That’s what I thought it was at first and it kept continuing and I’m like “no this is something else that I should know...” and then she sang the opening lines and there was an audible gasp from everyone in the arena. Especially on the first day.

omg

ever free <3

I am so happy and content. My absolute favorite of hers (besides Memorial Address), and she sounds so beautiful singing it... Makes me a bit teary-eyed...

Not to be dramatic, but that song has been a theme for me for so many years, hearing her sing it makes me so happy. I'm disappointed in myself for not making myself go see it. :(

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MA...JOyc2tA_7eyQMj

Actually next level is my fav song for this pom as well.

NEXT LEVEL sounds nice too!
The broadcast date can not come fast enough.

I love the new version of ever free.

She needs to perform some of her underrated songs more.

I am pretty sure there will be more additions to it. There are only 9 more concerts across 3 months. She has plenty of time to make changes. That's assuming she doesn't release 2 albums in the next 3 months.

whaaaat... she sang next level??? omg, im literally crying

She needs to release a studio version of

- Duty (from Cirque de Minuit)
- ourselves (JTB)
- evolution (MIJ)
- vogue (MIJ)
- ever free (PoM)
- NEXT LEVEL (PoM)

Double post, sorry!!

+1!!

+immature (CdM)

^ yes!!!

also omg @ that NEXT LEVEL version! I love it! thanks junshen!

Thank you so much for the audios, junshen. I've been waiting to hear "ever free" live for ages!! A bit different from the original but it still shines on its own way :)

I just can't stop thinking she has released 17 albums + 3 proper mini albums and she could've picked one main song from each album to build a 20 song setlist for the main part (and maybe change some songs for each venue?) and sing a huge medley of staples + Who... + MY ALL for encore. That would've been a beautiful way to celebrate her 20th anniversary but oh well, guess that would be too many songs to handle after the looong JTB Tour... :(

Also

- evolution (Pom)
- SURREAL (Pom)

Cos of different arrangement

I'd like to add ASFXX (CDM)

immature (CDM)
GREEN (MIJ)
M (POM)

+S~E~S (CdM CDL) (maybe make two songs? Dunno)

I need an ever free / Next level video nooow! Already can't wait for the broadcast etc xD

is there an audio file for next level?

OMG NEXT LEVEL is on a new level lol <3

Yes! The google drive link a few posts above! :)

+ kanariya (2017-2018 JtB)

I can't believe it, she sounds great! :love

Next level is my favourite Ayu song, and when I saw that she was going to to perform it I was super excited. But I reeeeally am not a fan of this new version :(

^ Me neither.

- Duty (CdM)
- ASFXX (CdM)
- immature (CdM)
- S~E~S (CdM CDL)
- ourselves (JTB)
- evolution (MIJ)
- vogue (MIJ)
- GREEN (MIJ)
- ever free (PoM20)
- NEXT LEVEL (PoM20)
- evolution (PoM20)
- SURREAL (PoM20)
- M (PoM1)
- BLUE BIRD (PoM1)
- monochrome (PoM1)
- kanariya (Jtb)

COMPILED HAHAHA

ALBUM: RE:M(A)DE IN JAPAN

It’s amazing how new arrangement can make a song a brand new song XD
I really like it and her voice is really good she sound gentle and smooth it was a long time I didn't expect her to improve her voice.

I like the arrangement on NEXT LEVEL, her voice not so much. That weird voice again :(, like on the verses of talkin' to myself on Just the beginning Countdown

thank you again, junshen! I love this version!

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/16/70...c112c0dce8.jpg

Loved the new arrangement. Her voice is so strong and beautiful, Thank you for the audio.

Next Level is sounding nice!

I can hear the effort in Next Level, which is very nice. I love the new arrangement. I'd take a studio version of this in a heartbeat, specially since NL is just such a great song. <3

I actually really dislike this stylist. I feel weird saying that I like her new music! I particularly enjoy Next Level onwards but everything seems kind of slow. I can't stand TO BE.

The new arrangement of NEXT LEVEL is perfect for live. It has more movement - more of a groove - during the chorus, which really got me dancing. It was actually the first song that woke me up and gave me energy, albeit it was the finale of the main portion of the show. Lol. It was definitely the most “fun” part of this years tour.

I’m a dancer and unlike both chapters of Jtb I attended, I only felt myself committing fully to dancing twice - the encore song (ayu-a-a, ayu-a-a, followed by NEXT LEVEL)

hmm, the new rendition for NEXT LEVEL is kinda lackluster for me, but I guess the song will be made it up by a beautiful choreography.

At first I thought it was GREEN, turns out NEXT LEVEL. Like it.

thank you so much! Im absolutely in love

Are there other songs to hear ? (seems like the full show was recorded ^_^ even I'm looking forward to hear Mad World, Brillanteand A song is born) A little disappointed by this "Ever Free" version (the original is much better). Next Level is nice indeed.

I can’t believe people are disappointed in ever free. Like holy fuck.

This new version is miles better than the anything that came before it.

Y’all don’t deserve it. Lol. I went to the concert and I kind of hope it doesn’t even see the light of day in blue-ray/dvd just so you’ll never get to experience it in it’s full glory.

So ridiculous lol.
Let people have their own opinions about a song (didn’t you use to have IMO on your signature because of this same reason?).

Noooo!!! I loved it!!!:weep:weep:weep:weep

Like I said in the previous thread in my short review:

how beautiful you are was the most beautiful song for me on both shows.
NEXT LEVEL is ging to follow that than maybe evolution...
ever free was purely amazing, it caught the emotion much more than the original version and i also liked Mad World muuuch better than during AT16 because there weren't dancers on stage...

TO BE was the only song which bothered me both days
A Song for ×× didn't feel honest on the first day and forgiveness was also much better on the second show...

aaand i loved the "choreography time" before Bold & Delicious - i didn't remembered this from AT11...

We are not bothered. lol

Let him be extra.

^^ Mad World was one of my fav performances from AT16, i thought the dancers fitted well here, the choreography with the standing still and making the "shhh" movement while ayu was singing the chorus was very powerful imo! But maybe the way it's filmed on DVD doesn't look that great, they filmed too close.

DEAD :laugh
I haven't listened to it because i want to keep the surprise for July (if she doesn't take it out the setlist....) but if you like it then i'm relieved!

Concept: other people besides you are allowed to have opinions.

ever free is my favorite song by Ayu, and while I love that we FINALLY got a live performance of it, the rearrangement is very different from both the original and HAL's mix. I personally really like the performance from the recording, but it gives the song an entirely different feel, and people are allowed to not like that.

The original mix of ever free is very calm, serene, and melancholy. The HAL's mix, on the other hand (which Ayu tends to use in tours over the original) takes that mood and turns it into something much more haunting. The new PoM rearrangement is beautiful, but it's much more outwardly sad/tragic while the more somber tone of the original is a huge part of ever free's charm.

The Brillante - Mad World - endless sorrow segment from AT16 is one of my favorite Ayu pertormances ever and really powertul and artistic IMO and I only watched it on DVD.

Is there anyone realize that she messed up verse2 with verse1 lyrics lol?
Anyway, the new arrangement is really great for me.

Btw, as Kanariya and ever free were finally in live after 18years, there is still hope for those sidetracks which haven't been in live especially my fav It was, Story...

- NEVER EVER (PoM)
- vogue-far away-SEASON (PoM)

Album: Best Album: A REQUEST

The live new version of ever free is amazing!!! I couldn't believe what my ears have heard :O I'm stunned.

NEXT LEVEL is also pretty good!

I love new arrangement of NEXT LEVEL. :)

I liked the new ever free arrangement a lot.:)
It MUST be included on the release. Don't jinx it.:(
I still prefer HAL's mix above the rest though.
I also am curious about the small clips we have from this tour. Does this mean it was recorded already? I would really like to see Ayu's surprise moment on the DVD/blu ray release. Or at least be shown in full instead of news media commentary all over it.

That's most likely just some recordings by news stations.

This off-key hot mess of a rearrangement is not the performance of ever free we deserve. But you do you and stay extra; we're used to it around here.

Lol wow people are really bent outta shape after that last comment of mine.

And sure, have your opinion, but if you don’t like it why would it matter if you don’t get to see it then (for those who dislike the new version)? Just be unbothered like RealLight.

As mentioned, I never was utterly obsessed with the idea of her performing the song like a lot of people were, but felt the way she finally debuted it was prime. You get half that somber charm before it launches into an aggressive nature that adds more depth to the reality of what it’s like to lose a person. That dichotomy in energy levels of the song’s performance has an amazing impact! Additionally, I don’t feel her voice would be able to carry out the original or HALS MIX to its full potential, but what it can do is carry it half way and then bring it on home with her more full bodied rock tone.

Love this commentary on the performance and new arrangement.

Also people really around here acting like other people can't comment on or have opinions about their comments. It's more interesting that way anyway. No one is saying they cannot have an opinion, for the couple that implied that.

I feel that this version of ever free fits better with the mood/atmosphere of the concert than the original or HAL's mix could have. It's nice that it was arranged specifically for this live.

I'm hoping ayu sing more songs that she never sang before...

Do we have a catalog of never-performed songs from ayu?

As if... as in it's been over 19 years since the song "As if..." was released on her debut album and she never performed it. Probably to spite me personally.