couple-
noun: couple; plural noun: couples
1.
two individuals of the same sort considered together.
"a couple of girls were playing marbles"
synonyms: pair, duo, twosome, two; More
informal
an indefinite small number.
"he hoped she'd be better in a couple of days"
synonyms: some, a few, a handful of, one or two
"I have a couple of things to do"

That is what google says about the term "couple".:roflmao
To me, when someone says a "couple" years, it means at least 2 years. Not an exact time but a small amount.

...y'all writing a dictionary, or...?

I can't at y'all

https://media.giphy.com/media/8Q111tyPTkOw8/giphy.gif

I died.

I gave the dictionary definition so that it would put an end to the debate.:laugh

so what is she doing atm? Its kinda wird not to have a new album/song by now, although I also don't need her to rush

She is preparing for the new tour. I assume she probably has music to record too.

I need still alone to be performed!!! Why, oh why is it forgotten like this? Why she never did it live :(

Also I'd love to see Trust, SIGNAL, Hana, RAINBOW, full version of SURREAL without evolution, monochrome, And then, too late :heart

Strangely she has not yet posted pictures of her rehearsing for this upcoming tour ... I really wonder when it will start ?

A piano version of monochrome would be awesome! Along the lines of Power of music.

still alone would be fantastic!!!

Probably this tour will start around June... It's taking so long to announce the dates.

Hi guys, do you know how many tickets I can buy for the tour being a TeamAyu member?

anddddd she NEEDS TO PERFORM ever free, but not just playing the song and have dancers for the song during the tour.


We really want to see her perform this song.

Given the personal reasons for making ever free, I don't think she'll actually perform it any time soon if she's been avoiding it for this long since it was released.

It's pointless to stress over the tour dates. She will release more details sooner or later. It's normal that things will be a little different for 2017/2018 because of the anniversary plans. She must be planning something special and so we have to just sit tight and wait. Things will be out of the ordinary this year. It looks like Ayu might be feeling more ambitious than any of her previous anniversaries.:yes:think
Still alone is one of my all time loved songs, but I don't know how that song would sound vocally. I don't know if Ayu could sing it now. But I guess if she can still do kanariya she can sing any song.:laugh

they can fix the pitch and sound, but they cannot edit her technique, the strength of the vocals, vibrato etc, stuff, that's recognizable to only someone who knows what they are looking for. If a singer has 0 training in vocals, you can edit the shit out of it and it will still sound like someone who was never trained to know what they are doing to someone who knows how it all works.
The random performances are not as easy to come across as you think they are. Plus i don't keep a list of performances that are purely unedited just laying around somewhere. I had to even dig for the MA one a bit before i finally found a working link.

omg ...

I think ayu would need a tour for someone who didn't like her current voice.

Ayumi Hamasaki instrumental Tour - JUST MY MUSIC -
1. THE introduction
2. Prologue
3. Interlude
4. Starting Over
5. Taskinlude + Taskebab + Tasking
6. Opening Run
7. Pieces of Seven
8. Taskinillusion
9. Wonderland
10. Kaleidoscope
11. Neverending Dream
12. Tasking
13. Are you Wake Up?
14. Taskinst
15. Bridge to the Sky
16. Disco-munication
17. Load of the Shugyo
18. Montage
19. Insomnia
20. Overture
21. Serenade in A Minor
22. Who - instrumental-

She will just dance without singing anything.

This is true.

It is purely a myth that Ayu's performances are edited with some sort of magic program or filter or processing. Yes there are technologies that allow you to manipulate vocals but they always leave behind some kind of evidence. Just like some of Ayu's past releases that have a robotic sound. They definitely did not have anything like that many years ago back when Ayu was a new artist. A performance from years ago will most likely be very minimally edited.
The reason that the 1st broadcast of Ayu's tours sound different compared to the re-edit and final DVD release is a few possibilities. There is only so much that can be done.
That being said, mixing plays a huge role in live recordings. After the first broadcast they are able to fine tune the mixing to make both the vocals and music sound better. It can really make a difference. The kanariya performance is a great example. It sounded much better after they reduced the distortion on her vocals.
The final DVD release may have additional mixing done if needed. They also may scrap certain vocal performances completely. Replacing them with vocals from another day that sound better or have the artist go into the studio to record a live performance of the song. They do what they can to then make the lips in sync.
They can also manipulate the vocals with pitch correction and things like that but it usually introduces artifacts or has very obvious robotic vocals.
Ayu's vocals for the most part, are what they are. Even edited vocals are not SO edited to where they aren't real anymore.
None of us truly know the facts of what goes on behind the scenes with Ayu's live performances.

When I heard ayu sing live during MIJ, she sounded just fine. I'm not sure what magical voice she had back in the day that people yearn for so much but in my opinion she was always hit or miss.

I don't think I need ever free. She used it for 2 different tours which I happened to attend so I'm ok with it :laugh

But still alone is such a gem, it must receive attention someday!

TeamAyu Ticket lottery will start on 13th March, so we should get the dates in the next few days.

Yeah I just got an e-mail as well...not much in it tbh:

Actually it seems like it will start on the 14th, but yeah we should get the dates by then nevertheless.

ah yeah you´re right xD
I bet we will get the dates on monday then

So they are sending this mail to people who are already in TA, but they don't post this as news at her official website. Nice job, AVEX:)

Perhaps they have sent it to the ex-TA members as well...I don't know. It doesn't make sense to spam the members which have recently reviewed their membership, but then again they don't seem to be the smartest of people xD

Are they gonna release the schedule of the tour today? I wonder if its going to be purely a hall tour and also if this will include some arena type shows? I'm quite unsure about what they meant about "hall" in this because some of her past arena tour venues are considered halls too like here in NGO.

The announcement said that it's going to be a mixture of arenas and halls.

Yeah, it probably sounded better because you couldn't hear how truly faulty it was with the ambiance and inability to capture artificacts clearly through the phone.

Any guesses on how long this tour will run to? I just joined TA but anticipate I might not be in Tokyo until early September.

I have feeling that the person who should update the tour dates forgot it......

Usually ticket lottery starts 4-7 days after the deadline for joining TA. If they decide to announce tour dates simultaneously with first lottery's start, we might not know dates this week either or we will find out only on Friday. Well, that would be funny.

The discussion is interesting but out of topic guys. I moved it in the Ayu ~Anything Goes~ Thread and I encourage you to continue it there.

Did we have it before that tour dates were not announced before the first lottery registration deadline?

Im super excited that I might be in Japan during this tour and I should be going!
yassssss

where are the dates??
can't login to my ta account :(

Have they been posted yet?
I need this in my life. lol

I haven't seen anything. I've been checking TA, her main site, and the special tour site.

They haven't mentioned any release date for the Countdown Live yet either.:no
Don't they get released in spring usually?

Very late tour schedule..hmmm

CDL is probably getting bundled with a CD again if it comes out at all. Or a DVD combo pack.

Oh yeah, this time for 50000 Yen or so...:headache

Wonder if they will release TA Tour 2016 as well... (I even forgot about this)

Hope she announces a new album and the tour dates together.

I have no problems waiting as long if it means they are planning something good and not in a rush, I'm still excited about it :yes

Doesnt she usually have a concert on her anniversary?
Thats coming up soon!

It's too late this year for any April dates I think. Probably the tour will start in May sometime.

for me it looks like they announced that tour will have 60 dates, but didn't find enough venues yet
so this delay is because something went wrong %)

most likely, the majority of the dates will be hall dates (hence the extended run of 2-3x shows than her usual tours), with arena stops probably limited to the major metro areas (fukuoka, osaka, nagoya and tokyo).

a lot of other artists run extensive hall tours year-round and theirs are usually locked in well in advance (kuu's 2017 tour which starts april 8 for example and all dates were announced beginning december 2016)

so it's probable they're having a hard time scheduling the halls if it was a late decision into this year's tour's planning.

otherwise, there might be a delay as the tickets will go on sale quite soon (1 month ish) before the actual shows if she starts with halls because they're likely to sell out faster due to the more limited than usual capacity. (and i think most likely she'll start with halls and move into arenas as a ~finale~ but could go either way i guess). so it's possible if dates are announced later this week the tour could still start in may.

Hmm.:think
Maybe she will include it with other anniversary related things so it is all together.
But I really don't want $100 bundles.:no

this is ridiculous :yredface

give us dates next week pls, ayu

I don't expect Ayu to start sooner than the summer. I even guess she will start after a'nation and that this tour will also continue in 2018.

Venues could be the issue. I just prefer to hope they are working on some insane sets, props and costumes.

I hardly doubt they will begin after a-nation, if she is starting rehearsals now.

I'm pretty pleased that she seems to be taking things slower this time.

Though it is pretty common that rehearsals could take long. Maybe this tour will smash all our expectations.

Im utterly convinced the tour is going to start in July. It's a simple reasoning: I've always had bad luck with Ayu.
Waited for her for hours outside her hotel in Paris... missed her.
Booked tickets to see her in London... missed her.
Went twice to japan... never during tour dates.

Now I'm going to live in Tokyo until June, and I was so sure I'd finally see her live, but I'm honestly starting to believe it's going to be her first late tour in years now.

Omg that sounds horrible. I hope you get the chance to see her live!

The timing is reminding me of PREMIUM SHOWCASE somewhat since we were wondering what she was doing up until the April announcement of PSC + Colours.

Didn't PSC start in early May though? I remember I was there just a few days before it started.

"Finally I will announce the first round of the tour schedule next Friday‼
#First of all, we'll release first 15 performances
#Don't worry if you don't see your city, we'll have 45 performances more
#By the way, the last day is around the spring of next year"️
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRvCc3tA7_m/

For honk's sake. It is impossible to plan ahead like this.

So it really is tour 2017-2018, one year long tour... Having to wait for another week and partial announcement is frustrating. I guess I'll have to accept that she will skip CDL this time. i think first 15 dates are arenas in biggest cities. Let's see.

Ugh, another week? This is so annoying. I really just want to book my trip to Japan already but I need to make sure I'm going when she has a performance. Is this the longest we've ever had to wait for dates?

It's beyond frustrating. I wonder though - if those are 15 dates or 15 cities...If it's 15 dates spread throughout 2 months - that sucks!

Hopefully the tour starts in June...

Probably not 15 cities but 15 performances... She must perform twice in some cities.

Interesting to know the final will be around next year spring! Time to plan my next trip to Japan! <3

She said "15 performances" in her tweet, not cities

So if I was planning to go to the anniversary tour next year... does it mean i will have to buy my tickets this spring... a year in advance?

^ I don't think they'll announce the other dates very soon... As someone said here I think they didn't even picked all the venues that's why they will release just a few dates first.

I was supposed to go to Japan either in May/June/July 2018 to see her but now i don't even know if she'll be touring at this time of the year lol I really wanted to see her for her 20th anni, but well let's wait and see what she has in store for us.

Yep, exactly what I suspected. The tour will run over next year and I'm guessing with the final date being on her debut anniversary.

I can't see her doing another tour soon after her upcoming one ends in spring 2018. TeamAyu tour in autumn is a possibility though. I have a feeling that the set-list will change dramatically for the final.

Also think that, as 8th April is a sunday. And with Tour ending in Spring it screams for finale on that day.
But that also means it will be hard to get tickets for that date.

I hope they will elaborate more, fresh stage, fresh thing, and absolutely more budget for the show since this will be super long tour.

I wonder if the ticket lottery will open for all the dates in advance...

That would mean they would announce all the dates and she said they would not.

ZIN made an instagram live video minutes ago and he said that the tour will start in May...

I already booked my vacation next month to Japan, guess no ayu for me! (unless I run into her in Tokyo posing in her streetwear clothes for her next instagram photo post)

Sooner than I expected...

So if someone was waiting for next year to register for TA to buy tickets for the actual 20th anniversary... now they're screwed?

If the tour ends that late then there won't be a new tour in 2018.

It's too late to register for TA now to buy tickets for this tour. And we'd have to buy the tickets 1 year in advance or something.

^second, third and each other lottery may have later deadline to TA members

ayumi hamasaki 『Just the beginning -20- TOUR 2017』SPOT ver.2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5UjYUmqAoo

I guess the current deadline will only be for the 1st 15 dates

^ I think the same.

So far, this entire tour just reeks of botched planning.

lmao

Why only showing footage from the ENCORE... The main show has way more visual impact.

I have to agree...

so the first set of dates will be announced on 3/24, according the video?

^ yeap!

Does the lottery start as soon as the dates are announced? If so, what time does it usually start? I'm assuming we'll find out in a TA email day of but I'd like to know sooner if I have to set my alarm mad early haha

^it's hard to say how it will be this time, we never had so huge delay before

Lottery is not first come first served. It has a fixed timeframe were you can enter.

Usually it takes some time to open the lottery. Is not in the same day they announce the dates.

Thank you, guys! That helps a lot during this time of uncertainty with this tour haha. I'm glad it's not first come first serve, that would be such a mess @_@

I'm glad ayu's taking her time with this tour. Quality over quantity

We have no idea if this show will be quality yet

ayu tweeted that they'll reveal first 15 dates tomorrow

She revealed that 6 days ago on Instagram and Twitter.

^
oh

She posted that old image though that was formerly deleted saying that they will be revealed tomorrow. Prior to that, she had a post last week saying "Next Friday" is when dates were coming.

because they have to use all the footage from this cdl over and over again for upcoming tour teaser/trailer/spot, and this is long tour, we shall expected SPOT ver.100 :D