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Review from TwinMatrix at JPM:

Hi,

I went to the concert just now. I recorded Last angel and Duty video, but I'm too tired to upload it right now. Sorry. It'll be on the TV version soon anyway.

So y'all know the set list. Some random comments:

Last angel - Great vocals. She wore a cape and it looked amazing. She also had her 'real' hair (and during the encore) which is the short blonde hair from the Love song PV. IMO it's the best hair she has ever had. It reminds me of Madonna's Erotica era and I love it so much.
Duty - It had choreography including Ayu! Great!
Marionette - PERFECT performance. Better than AT08. There were flying dancers doing a lot of spins and loops in a marionette-way and it was just breathtaking. The entire performance I literally had my mouth open. The dress she wore was G O R G E O U S.
The ballad medley - I love the ballads, but because it's a medley it kinda fell short. I don't like medleys for ballads, because you have to get into the song, you know?
Free & Easy - She was tied to a wooden pole, like in the videoclip. Amazing.
Endless Sorrow - I cried SO much. 'OK' vocals, but the song itself is just...omfg. And she flew through the sky on a gorgeous angelic ornament.
SEVEN DAYS WAR - Very emotional.
Love song - Amazing vocals.
MOON acoustic - This kinda failed. Without the heavy sound during the chorus, it's so-so. The same goes for Virgin Road. She could've chosen better acoustic songs, such as JEWEL.
The concert's ending - So as you all know she first did Thank U with the arigatou gozaimasu's and bows, etc. Then she did Do it again for a bit. Sure, it ended on a somber and kind of bitter tone (like she didn't want to perform anymore), but in my opinion it was the best ending ever. It was amazing and unique and breathtaking and I was almost crying. It ended the way it was meant to. No cutting short.
Oh, and during some song (I forgot which one...it was a ballad...), her voice ended suddenly for a few seconds? She just stopped mid-sentence. Not sure if it was the mic or whatever...weird.

My only complaints are the ballad medley (like I said I LOVE the ballads, but I would have preferred just 2 full ballads), the acoustic versions of Virgin Road and MOON, and that the concert felt kinda short. Probably because the encore's upbeat section consisted of just a medley + Thank U + a very very short Do it again. Normally there's like 3-5 full upbeat songs in there. That's better. HOWEVER, Fly high made me really happy. ^_^