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Old 12th April 2009, 08:21 PM
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Actually for many artists, it is because they want to make a ton of money. That is certainly the record companies reason for doing tours otherwise there would be no point for them to exist for the companies. I'm not saying Ayu feels that way, but there are indeed several artists that do it for the money and not for the audience.
Well, yeah, unfortunately, in the realistic sense, it's to make money. But well, at least for me, before I go to perform in a symphonic band concert, my conductor would tell us that. And he would say that while performing is the only time you can afford to be haughty and proud, and yeah... something like that. So, honestly, to me, to be able to perform is an honor. I don't know about Ayu, but it APPEARS as if she's someone like that too.



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I'm all for that. One of my favorite concerts is actually the TA 03 tour. I really don't care much about a lot of flash and what not. But it seems that this tour is primarily the dancers tour and that I don't really like. Also, at least from what I have read so far, the more simple style this time around didn't actually translate into something that was better/high quality.
Haha, dancers tour. Okay yes I get what you mean when she was whoring it out with the guys in the gray tank-top/shorts. But well, there were a lot of discussion about her lip-syncing for the past few concerts, and at least for now, I've not heard anything like that.

And oh, ever since PCDL, I kind of expected her vocals to be even better, and it seems like she has not disappointed me in that aspect, based on other people's comments.

I would like to add that, for the rehash of the costumes... I mean, I don't know. I don't really expect her to have some 'WHOA!' costumes actually, after all, she doesn't have LV, Prada, Gucci and Chanel backing her tours!

At least she has bothered to go edit them while in America, instead of re-using everything. There's a difference between reusing and recycling.
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