[Zeke.]

So it seems each year Ayu is relying more and more on touring. She has become a traveling act. Much like a Circus.

I think in most past tours, the album idea was thought up or the image, and then the tour went about like "hm, how can we act this out on stage?"

With Rock'n'Roll Circus, I think maybe they thought "let's use the idea of touring in itself" creating ideas or acts for the stage and ayu then basing songs around those ideas. With the pairing of Arena Tour 09, and rumors of 2011 ASIA TOUR, it seems ayu and avex really think her marketability now relys so heavily on shows. That might also be why that although she's been recording so long, it's more work for the tour because it goes with the image?

Also, if 10 new tracks are "planned," maybe she'll ad more tracks that they've been working on but they won't be part of the performances.