ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2019ｰ2020 A (II)
 

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ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2019-2020 ~Promised Land~ https://avex.jp/upload/emoji/2.gif?1573493192.039814

Ayu's coming home to Yoyogi!

As to how much meaning these words carry, for the people standing on the stage, or the people gathered here with their eyes locked on that stage, even among ayumi hamasaki's long life as a musician, "today" is a day that has to be a night that has never been seen before. It opened up with that sort of extraordinary anticipation.
For just one night, so that Ayumi Hamasaki can continue to be herself, a set list was put together with songs singled out from her enormous discography, and there were numerous precisely calculated performances that should bring out their true meaning.
All the more for fans who have experienced on many occasions the unexpected moments of synchronization when ayumi hamasaki is up on stage, "ayumi hamasaki" still has not changed since her debut, and yet there was an "ayumi hamasaki" that no one has seen before.
That is what her fans will witness.


Performance date: 2019.12.31
Time: Door open 20:30 ／ Start 22:30
Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Live broadcast: TV-Asahi https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ch/contents/variety/0405/ / dTV http://bit.ly/2LFWPfv

Setlist:
00. LABYRINTH
01. The Judgement Day
02. Happening Here
03. Fly high
04. UNITE!
-Interlude-
05. snowy kiss
06. sending mail
07. Missing
08. SAKURA
-Interlude-
09. Marionette
-Interlude - Dance Part-
10. identity
11. decision
12. WARNING
-Interlude (video before countdown)-
13. how beautiful you are
14. Song 4 u (countdown)
15. evolution
16. Mirrorcle World
17. Love song
-ENCORE-
18. teens "acoustic version"
-MC-
19. Trauma~AUDIENCE~everywhere nowhere
20. flower garden
21. Humming 7/4
22. Boys & Girls
23. MY ALL
-W ENCORE-
24. until that Day...

You can add dTV broadcast to the summary too.

As of now there are still plenty of tier 3 tickets available: https://info.y-tickets.jp/order/perf...ets19892218328

I think the only goods I want is the manju. Hopefully my friend can pick up a box... since it’s venue only it’ll sure be sold out. I just want the kinchaku to be honest lol

When will she release the setlist for the concert?

^ We will learn on the day of the concert.

She better sing RAINBOW :spazzed

I only hope that there’s a band. I need yochan!

That'll be the only reason to justify the price. lol!

This song is so obvious choice, especially after looking at the logo, that I think ayu will not sing it :)

According to the site, doors will be open at 20:30 and seats numbers will be provided 2 hs before the entrance. It sounds good but, do I have to go early to the stadium or is it ok to be there like 20:00? I am asking this because it's my first time attending an Ayu concert and I don't know very well all the details.

I will be visiting some places like Shibuya and Harajuku during the 31st, so I will have my power bank and digital camera in my bag. Is there any problem to enter the stadium with a camera? Of course I am not going to take pictures.

However, if I am not mistaken, there were some tours where you COULD take pictures but NOT filming. Am I correct?

20:00 is more than fine, and still quite early given the doors don't open until later. But if it's your first time it's good to go early as there will likely be lots of cosplayers, lots of Ayu vans, goods queue and probably a soba noodle stand who give out Ayu chopsticks.

Regarding the camera, most digital cameras are fine to take in as they are small size, just put them in your bag. If you had large professional camera gear on you, you would be very unlikely to bring it in.

Thanks so much for the info ❤ Regarding the camera, it's neither big nor small. It's a mddium one. However, I am thinking on leaving it at the hostel.

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The ones where you were allowed to take pictures they specifically mentioned that you could only use your phone, so if the security catches you using the camera they might tell you to stop (and possibly delete your pics), or in the worst case scenario even kick you out (but that's probably if they catch you doing that more than once)

I hope the band is back

No band, not live, please don’t get rid of them 🙏🏼

Completely agree. I’d rather her get rid of the dancers instead but oh well. Wonder how her future concerts will be considering the hall tours didn’t have band right? It’s not worth going imo so I hope she at least keep them for CDLs.

I absolutely love her band but it didn't bother me much when they didn't perform with her. Something felt missing although definitely not to the point of enjoying the show less.

The same goes for me. I didn't even notice they were gone for the first part of TROUBLE. Also the last CDL also featured the band and considering she has full orchestra I think the band is a given...

Why wouldn't the band be there at CDL? I would be shocked if they weren't.

I think part the reason hall tours don't have the band is space. Some of those stages are tiny. At Yoyogi though? The band is 100% going to be there.

^Power of A^3 was held at Saitama super arena, which is big, and didn’t have the band but that gospel chorus lol
I mean, I’d probably enjoy an Ayu show without band as well, as I have enjoyed Namie’s, but I’d be really really upset. For me the live band is one of the reasons (if not the main) for a live show to be great.

^You're correct, and I can't help but feel A^3 was something different, like a quirky, one-of experiment.

I don't know. I feel CDL is something we can always depend on to be the same formula. I'll eat my hat if the band isn't there.

I feel the same way. I went to JTB part 3 and while I did enjoy the show, it felt incomplete, and I actually was kind of upset when I found out there was no band. I did appreciate that they took the time to record “live” backing tracks so it wasn’t just her singing to the cd instrumentals, but I felt like I’d much rather have had the band and no dancers. It was still an enjoyable show, it just bothered me the band wasn’t there because it’s kind of essential for a live show in my opinion.

In contrast to jtb3, POM20 had the band plus the string section and it just had a more live vibe to it. The band and Ayu were interacting, playing fills and stuff...I really enjoyed seeing that one. Whatever disappointment I had with Ayu’s vocals (though I recall her sounding OK most of the show I went to), the band kind of made up for it. Honestly, TROUBLE tour didn’t really appeal to me. I wasn’t a fan of a large part of the setlist. I still probably would have had a good time if I went and saw it in person, but not having the band just kind of diminishes the appeal for me.

You could very well be correct. Didn’t she have the band there for the New Year’s Eve show of jtb part 2? It just wasn’t a CDL. Also, yeah A^3 was kind of weird, but I feel like that was a budget problem. Like they said you can only have 3 out of 4 things and she had to choose between the band, the strings, bonten and the choir.

Wow, an Ayumi Hamasaki we haven't witnessed before????? lol

Yeah, I wouldn't try it. This was years ago, but when I brought in a digital camera, not my phone, they confiscated the camera at the door and I had to pick it up after the concert.

What disappointed me more is they didn’t use pre-recorded band tracks for all the songs but some of them is just CD instrumental tracks (like Moments, STEP you). If they have used band tracks for all the songs I would more satisfied. Live band is really essential for me to feel enjoyable when attending a concert as I love how the songs being played by the instrumentals and how they sounds different from original CD version. We can see how the band was placed in other artist’s hall tours such as Koda Kumi and Nishino Kana. Even in Ayu’s TA TOUR 2003 and 2015 there were live band as well so I don't think space is problem to rid the band during hall tour. I’d prefer a simpler stage with band performance rather than a complex stage but no band. (To be honest Ayu’s hall tours’ stage are so boring)

Y'know, I never actually noticed that they used the CD instrumentals for some of the tracks, there are some I'd definitely recognize as being from the cd, but moments and step you actually are not on that list. I totally agree that having the band is far preferable to a stage full of dancers. It's a different vibe and I think she's more comfortable having Yoshio there, because if she makes a mistake he can kind of cover for her with a cool guitar lick or a funny face or something (like in CDL 2004-05 when she forgot the words to Trauma). I don't particularly care how the stage is step up, I'm pretty simple to please in that respect, all though cool stages obviously look cool.I care more about the quality of the show as "live show". It's definitely possible for me to enjoy shows in person without a band, like jtb or Namie's Finally tour, but it changes the atmosphere and takes away from the feeling, and it makes it less enjoyable to see on the dvd recording.

Goods news! It's probably will be show with orchestra team

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And song 4 u omg :weep

Maybe it will be like Premium Countdown Live meets Power of Music 2011, a show of that production quality would somewhat justify the crazy high ticket prices at least. Really excited to see the orchestra, this could really be an amazing show!

Tier 3 is really not popular, 9 days until the show and there are still plenty of tickets available. If that's what happens when she has only 1 show, what would happen if she had 3 as before?

Am I the only one that dislike the band thing? lol

What annoys me is that they can't play the instrumental at least similar to the original

I'm fine with them using CD's instrumentals

I think it depends on the song if the band is needed...
For her Dance/EDM Songs it’s better to have the CD version.
For her Ballads and Rock Songs I prefer a real band arrangement.

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https://avex.jp/ayu/news/detail.php?id=1079779

I really did not notice the band’s absence when I saw her so many times last year and such. However, I was thinking, I do love what the band did with WHATEVER from CDL 04-05.

Additional tickets are on sale:
https://info.y-tickets.jp/order/perf...ets19822679905
As of now tiers 1 and 3. Tier 2 is sold out.
Edit: eveything seems to be sold out when I refreshed the page 1 minute later. Then tier 3 reappeared in limited quantity.

https://avex.jp/ayu/news/detail.php?id=1079896
<< On the day ticket >>
Scheduled to be
sold at the day ticket counter on the day of the performance.Ticket type
: Tier3: ¥ 12,000-
Sales hours / places From
20:30 on the day of the performance / Day ticket reception
* The number is limited. You may not be able to purchase it. Please note.

Contrary to what I initially thought it wasn't hard to get a ticket despite only 1 show at all, at leat when it comes to tier 3.

They also announced they will sell same day tickets at the box office starting at 20:30.
The tickets are for tier 3 and are ¥12,000.

I doubt if she’ll be able to hold concert at arenas after this CDL...

For that she need to stop touring activity for some time. People used to watch her shows even in small towns where she didn't perform before

Also shows halls are more appropriate considering where she is atm.

I think this pricing system hurt her more than it helped... it would suck to see large sections of Yoyogi empty. :(

I would agree with that. Plus I like going to halls so much more. She is so close and it's really intimate.

As of now tier 2 is available in limited quantity, plenty of tier 3 tickets available.

They are probably releasing the tickets according to the demand

I wonder if the venue has more seating than before ?

How do we know there's "plenty" of Tier 3 tickets to sell ?
What indicates the quantity left ?

Because Japan ticketing system has special symbols for that:
空席あり○ / 空席わずか△/ 空席なし×/
Empty seats available / Only a few seats available / No seats available /
Right now tier 2 has △ symbol, tier 3 has ○ symbol. By the way tier 3 price increased slightly - to 11 000 yen.

I'm excited for those who are attending the show. <3 I hope it is everything you could ever hope for.

Thanks for the answer, wasn't aware of these symbols.
Hopefully she'll be able to sell out all tickets by next week...

i’m sad to see this. it’s just one CDL show at Yoyogi and there’s still tickets available.

Kinda unexpected indeed. Maybe it was the prices and system what caused it, plus the fact that she has a long tour next year so people can see her wherever they want and for a cheaper price. Hope she’ll be able to still hold CDLs at Yoyogi tho

If they had used the lottery system she probably wouldn't struggle so much. A mistake indeed.

I think it's a combination of the dynamic ticket system and this bizarre tour cycle she's been on.

I also kind of feel that the 2 arena shows in April did her no favors to be honest.

At least we already know this ticket system is a one-time thing only.

since it's a center stage, there are more seats available too, right? but ngl, I was kinda expecting this.

Actually having been to a few of the center stage shows, I actually feel like that stage takes up way more seats than a standard stage. So it would be less seats available I think.

Probably they will give away some tickets to fill the empty seats.

Well, I may sound negative but... I would have been surprised to see this show selling out. She has been touring in almost every city in Japan with the same songs for 3 years. Everybody who wanted to see her had the chance to do it already and since she has no new material to offer, only hardcore fans will care about going to Tokyo to see another revamp of the TROUBLE tour.

Right now all 3 tier tickets are available, tier 1 and 2 in limited quantity of course.

Have fun all of you going! Looking forward to seeing the setlist!

I’m really hoping for the band but haven’t seen a single thing hinting their inclusion...

I think it’s safe to say that Princess has also left, as she’s seemingly been busy with her own musical journey(which I’m happy for) and hasn’t posted anything regarding the show.

She was last of the “classic” band lineup, so it’s somewhat bittersweet to see her not involved anymore.

I liked the way she looked, especially seeing her very close - she looked like a doll (beautiful and in great shape), but I wasn't a fan of her singing, she tended to scream instead of singing and I don't need 2 scream queens on stage at the same time.

Sorry i’ve a question. When we can download the QR code?! Yesterday live ticket sent an e-mail about the download that will be available tmrw at 19:00. Today sent another email about the QR code download that will be available for today🤔🤔🤔 But if I try to download the QR code, a message tell me that I don’t have any tickets! 😰 I’m a bit confused...

I haven’t gotten any email recently but I got one 2 weeks ago with the QR code. But it said I won’t see the seat number until 2 hours before the show. I think you should wait until tomorrow.

Maybe she’ll hire YongAe to replace Princess going forward?

The online sales period is over, tier 3 was still not sold out with plenty of tickets available. Today is a final chance for them to sell tickets near the arena.

i dont think the real reason for her not selling out is because she has been on tour for 3 years straight - i think the real reason is those rip-off prices.... if i was in her marketing team i'd rather see her sell out than ask too much for tickets and have half-empty stadium but oh well i dont know anything about thing called COMMON SENSE

good job avex, goood job ����

What’s tier 3? The shit seats? I think knowing where they are located is preventing them from selling. Like with the lottery you think “maybe I’ll get lucky” so you buy. If you know beforehand, “yeah, you’re gonna be in the way back” it might deter you to put up the money. Better off to save for next time.

Depending on how much she already sold, it's way more profitable to not sell out and still sell a good amount for a higher price than to sell out for a lower price.

Ayu is pretty much Avex's official guinea pig for pretty much any new marketing strategy, most likely because her career and fandom are stable enough so it doesn't hurt too bad if something goes wrong. If the new system works, it most likely will sooner or later be adapted to other acts. If it doesn't, they will pretend it never happened and move on.

I mean it's this, combined with the constant touring, and probably above all just nothing new released at all nor any substantial kind of promotion for anything.

Regarding the live broadcast, out of Asahi tv and dTV, is any of these two not region-locked and free ? (or coming with a free trial or something) ? If so, how do we proceed ? I'd really love to watch the CDL live once in my life

Both are Japan only. dTV has a free trial period, but you have to register and input your credit card details.

This is exactly what I think too.

In principle I agree, however when you are doing the arena shows some seats have to be shit. That’s why even though ayu doesn’t do grand hall shows I am still excited about her doing the smaller vanues.

That’s just not right. She needs to do another Ustream or something to reach all of her fans. I get that Japan is her demographic, but it’s like global TA is a joke to her/avex at this point

How long for the show start? I'm really curious about the setlist.

should be 21:00 in japan right now

Show supposed to start in 1,5 hours (after this post). Ayu always late, so +20 minutes to this

Yay my friend was one of the last few ppl who got Soba, so I will get the chopsticks^^ Now I hope the bowl will be still there when she gets to buy goods.

I found https://anisub.tv/tv and http://www.coolstreaming.us/channeln...6/TVASAHI.html
Is it this TV Asahi that will broadcast CDL?

Inside

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Credits to sugu_suzu (IG)

No.

Is there no way to watch it overseas? haha

For free - no way that I know of.

as for paid, this will work http://www.isakuraiptv.com ?

AyuAngel posted on Facebook that it will be streamed here at 2030 Japan time https://aqstream.com/jp/tva/TV-Asahi

in this morning, i tested to watch streaming of TV asahi. It was worked, now it's not
WWWWHHYYY???? ToT

https://live.bilibili.com/9988534
Source: 陳 小宇 @ Taiwan Ayu Fan Club Facebook Group

Not sure if this works, but I guess it's worth a shot. They're playing HEAVEN PV now.

maybe the site only streams selected programs and not non-stop

TV Asahi has several channels. I'm pretty sure you were testing the wrong one if it was free.

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aaaw in a couple of hours, all the streaming site were blocked !! ;__;

Thanks for the link jiarongisme, I hope it will work <3

Was about to say that - Asahi's main channel is free as it's their public one.
Ayu's CDL is streamed on channel 1, which is pay-TV.

That Chinese Bilibili link might work tho, which'd mean there's a Chinese fan paying for it and broadcasting (surely illegal :laugh).

Thank you! It's the one, "Ch 1".

So excited!! Hopefully we.ll be able to see it!

I got good seat. Very lucky!!!
10 mins until the show starts ������

Yay ! Have fun !! :D

Saw you guys earlier. ☺️
Never joined as I’m not living in Asia.

So glad I made it to Japan for this show. So excited now

BGM been playing Bad Guy

And ppl around me are all chinese hahahaa

There is so much space between arena seats and the stage.