LOL. i like how they both have stupid faces. nice find!

Similarity Arena Tour 02 & Madonna's Drowned World Tour?
 

Do u guys ever watch Madonna's Drowned world tour?

First of all guys, Arena Tour 02 is my first Ayu's DVD... It's been years ago and I really amazed with all those "creative" ideas... Tartar skirts with ayu fighting with the dancers, japanese concept (hair, make up, and outfits), flying dancers, and all..

But...recently... JUST recently, I watch Drowned World tour 2001 of Madonna...
Okay... Maybe this will explain all....

Madonna-Sky Fits Heaven in Drowned World Tour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-ekIM_z6yM

It is... awfully too similar for me...

and then, remember shippo chain that being a huge trend ayu does?
Look at the performance of madonna's human nature:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr9jYcuTRtc

I'm not trying to prove anything... I'm just NOTICING it... I'm not saying that ayu is a copycat or something... But anyone realize this similarity?

Inspired by, copied—it's a fine line. :laugh Anyways, I would be surprised if none of those ideas were taken/borrowed/stolen from Madge, seeing how Ayu is such a big fan of her.

Of course, the whole AT2002 was a remake of DWT, a darker show than Dome Tour, practically identical costumes, flying dancers, even some choreographies with resemblance (like Impressive Instant-Naturally), etc, etc... and that has been discussed multiple times ever since staged
That's way I always disliked AT2002, specially compared to the much more original ST2002

Yet, in Ayu's "defense", Madonna's 2006 disco ball is somehow similar to the Dome Tour one, and she used the stage crucifixion months before as well

ayu depended on madonna's works since she started I believe.

AVEX let their artists copy/use/borrow/get inspired by MANY successful western stars ;) not only ayumi, but I've seen similarities between other j-pop artists and western artists.


Even when Startin' came out, we all knew that the pv was "inspired" in britney's Toxic videoclip xD

Anyway... I believe that ayu still doing her own thing after all.


The empathy between her and her fans is what makes her special :) As well as her music and lyrics <3

LOL what?? xD they both look hot ^^ they are both working it :lech

this is a neat thread, tnanks for sharing the images!

they look like they have severe mental issues ^^ but the hat is cute

^ :no

not to me HA

xD

Madonna (although i hate her!!) it's a model of style in the whole world.
She inspires most of the pop contemporary artists.

She, in 2007, was the firs one to re-introduce the disco in actual pop...
and then artists like Ayu, Shakira and many many others produced disco-inspired releases

i believe she inspired with that tour...its really an old discussion...
we all know that ayu is big fans of madonna, if i didn't wrong, in 2006/2007 she even fly to america to watch madonna concert...and she honest with that...so we know that she inspired by madonna in a lot of way

they are xD but Namie doesn't look nearly as ill as Ayu xD

this is a really interesting thread

same dress as rnb singer kandi:

http://i35.tinypic.com/2n9972w.png

ayu made me want to reuse my outfit too... :)

This is such a fun thread ^____^
Thank you~

I guess Ayu liked some of these outfits so much that she wanted to re-use them.

she's a bit repeatitive :yes
but always gorgeous

Cawaii August 2006 & Arena Tour 2006

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3...06019enne0.jpghttp://eneabba.net/ayu/video/live/pa...DIENCE1411.jpghttp://eneabba.net/ayu/video/live/pa...lution2407.jpg

you be the judge for me this is similar

AYUS

Puffy