Koda, I believe, did that as a part of her "edgy" image... Like, the bold girl... She was smiling and all...

Madonna is always flipping her finger and calling her audience "mother*********s" on concerts...

In the end of the day, the "rules" of behavior on concerts are different from a TV show or PVs... the artist has more freedom cuz they are being watched by fans, not by the general public...

Oh Shuya, I love you so much more now. :laugh

I thought so as well. I listen and watch some western bands' live who are pretty liberal with f-bombs and such so I didn't get why this'd be a big deal. Again, he's NOT the star, pretty sure everyone else forgot about it already, it's just us here trying to overanalyze it :laugh It would be hilarious if they decided to keep it for the DVD version!





To the main act that has been overshadowed by a simple finger gesture by a backup dancer, I REALLY LOVE MIRRORCLE WORLD'S NEW ARRANGEMENT. LIKE I WANNA HAVE ITS BABIES AND ALL.

Giving someone the middle finger basically has no meaning in Japan.

Because it doesn't really mean anything here, it's just like gesturing with any other finger basically.

^ oh i just knew that.
then again Shuya isn't the star of the show so i guess it doesn't rly matter.. unless it's Ayu who did that haha XDD

I've been listening to forgiveness for the past few days. I can't wait for the DVD version. It is just too epic. When I watch it I just get so many chills near the end of it. My gosh.

I think I'm going to wait for the blu ray to watch POM... I want to view it in the best quality possible on our new TV... I wonder if she'll do 3D blu ray concerts!!! :O

Well she's done it for A3D, so I expect the same to happen at least for A3D II(since that one is edited in 3D anyways, why not release it?) and IF she recorded PoM in 3D, which is likely, then she will probably release that, too, just some time later. She seems to only release 3D-blurays AFTER the 3D theatrical run, which is after the normal DVD/Bluray release usually.

^ Oh yeah I totally forgot she released 3D before! Didn't it come with a shorter setlist?

Yeah unfortunately it was shortened to be roughly 90 minutes lenght. I could think of 3 reasons for that:
1) It was her first 3D concert so they were pretty much testing out
2) It ran in cinemas and 90 minutes is a typical movie lenght(people could get bored with a 2,5-3 hour concert in a cinema, especially if they are no big fans)
3) longer concert = more expensive
I don't know if A3D II(Rock n Roll Circus Tour) was shortened as well.

Well... I hope they don't shorten it if they decide to release another concert 3D blu ray, otherwise I'll just get the regular blu ray.

I have to admit, her voice was grating most of the time.

I absolutely most of the new arrangements though, as well as a live orchestra... how amazing. :)

no more BLUE BIRD and monochrome :no

A3D II had some parts removed as well. I think the concerts are a bit long for movies so they edit down for time.

Really tra-shy of you Shu-ya.

For Godsake can we stop speak about this ******* finger at the end ?!
It's nothing but pointless to me.

Yes, he did it.
No consequences for the moment.
OK, move on now.

^Well I don't see why do people have to stop talking about it, everyone has their right to express their opìnion. The matter is not there are no consequence, the matter is the lack of respect towards the audience and people who were watching it online, and furthermore, to ayu and the crew who did their best in the performance.

Maybe people do find it funny or whatever, but I definitely don't.

^ You can't really expect Shu-ya to adhere to foreign fans' sensitivity to jesters that mean nothing in Japan.

Why should Shuya care that western fans are oversensitive and take every small thing(that is absolutely meaningless in their culture) as being "respectless"?