I was thinking the same thing as you when I first saw the performance...I told my fiancee...how the heck did she get up there so quick?! He said...Umm, that girl on the stage wasn't Ayu. Me: Oh yeah!! :innocent

Yes, you are right!

I think she also uses a doble in the end of RAINY DAY in AT 06 when she(the doble) is together with Naoto in the ring that it is elevated. If you think deeply, if that girl is Ayu, she wouldn´t have time enough to return to the backstage and put on the outfit for Startin´ including the wig of course!

No, I think that was really Ayu at the end of rainy day.

If you didn't notice, they 'delay' for a few minutes after rainy day ends so that Naoto and Ayu can change into their finale outfits. Ayu tends to get dressed in less than a minute, what with the ten or so people helping stick on her hair/dress/makeup/nails and so on..

I think it was her too in rainy day, they had the Startin' intro video to get back on the floor and the whole dancing thing before she comes on. Plenty of time.

Lol the behind the stage scramble always makes me realize how much goes into a performance. I particularly enjoyed the one where they had to push ayu around on a trolley for CDL07-08.

For the cross thing my head tells me they used a double but my heart wishes it was a real 'magic' show haha...

i have to agree that ayu was the one sitting with Naoto on the hoop in the air. But i got a question.

What was the purpose of that? ayu could go down the stage and get changed. But instead, she went up with Naoto...????????

I'm guessing for theatrical and symbolic reasons, them going up together holding each other. I thought it was quite moving and subtle.

I know she used a double in the shooting of uraayu photobook to deceive the press ^^

that was really hilarious xD i watched it for the first time only a few days ago, while i was eating and i suddenly started laughing SO bad xD

Don't forget the double used for appearing at the top of the castly stage with the red feathers AT07 AUDIENCE-styled performence. I forgot what song and what concert, but I remember her appearing at the top suddenly. :3

yeah she totally used a double!!
in the documentary there is a assistant or someone who has the same hair colour as her, she must be the double!!

yup i noticed too, its the STADIUM TOUR 2002, AWESOME CONCERT!! XD