Ayumi Tours
 

This is prolly a stupid question, but I was just wondering cuz i was just watching her concerts...what exactly do the earpieces tell during her performance. besides the fact that they cue her..i was wondering if they help her sing in harmony better, do they have her singing so she wont forget her words or something???

i was comparing times when she wears them and times she is not (like in her earlier performances) and she seems to sing better.

...just wondering

a lot of singers have dem wen dey sing live... such as Shinhwa... i think dey r for hearing ur own voice while singing... cux dere is a big crowd and u could hardly hear ur own voice... so while u sing those ear pieces would actually enable u to listen to ur own singing in case of singing off key or whatever... i dunno ju a dumb guess lol :laugh

I think most of them will sing with ayu in a performance

I've seen that a lot, also with bands that play live. It's to hear themselves sing, cuz they don't hear themselves.

I see.. That's a good explanation.

It's the CORRECT explanation :thumbsup

Sou desu ka..

Ayu's ear-things
 

Just wondering, but what are those things in her ears when she's performing? I think this was asked before but I can't find threads.. please help? ;D

Zeo

they used to play the music through so ayu can keep with the beat of the music. and also so she can concentrate instead of hearing the screaming crowds.

yeah those are in-ear monitors,
hers look so cool, they look like jewelry ;)

thats her microphone, so that music and the crew's instructions can be delivered to her.

Ayu also has an ear problem, she is partially deaf in the left ear sometimes (tinnitus). This is due to overwork since she is always in high-decibel environments. You can see her turn the volume up and down during concerts so she knows how to adjust her vocals accordingly.

Like everyone's said, they're ear peices. They feed the music directly into the artists ears so that they can follow along better with the song.

Ayu's ears are so scary! :tired

My apologies, but i fail to see a problem there :shrug

^ I agree.

But it made me giggle. :bchuck

i guess what sakamoto is saying is that her ear is being pulled down by the earring... making it look scary?

thats perfectly normal when ppl wear big earrings but it does make the ear seem a little odd dont you think?

oh wonder why i always see her touching the microphone thing

when did she aquire the tinnitus?...i'm just wondering

It started out during her concert tour 2000 part 2, but worsened during DOME TOUR 2001. She nearly lost her entire ability to hear in her left ear after dome tour.

Yeah, her ear problems are documented in the NTV documentary from this year. Those who haven't seen it should download it as well as the subtitle file for it.

where would i find this NTV documentary?

Do a search for it on the forum. I am sure that there are threads that give you info about where to download it.