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I think that would absolutely be the way to go... Ayu & her band doing a VH1 Storytellers/MTV Unplugged type series of small venue shows, playing the part of a singer/songwriter rather than a huge showy pop star, letting her voice & charisma (and maybe a cool outfit or two) be the "show" rather than relying on dancers & staging.
I think Ayu underestimates how riveting she is to watch on her own - Concert Tour 2000 held my interest far more than most of her later concerts have, because watching HER was entrancing. Her facial expressions, her dreamy eyes, the way she'd lean forward to push notes out, that tap of the microphone when she lowered it after each line. That stuff gave her such presence and character, but she's replaced it with choreography. When she DOES emote more naturally on stage, it's - in my opinion - a far more engaging performance, and it's just as interesting to watch in the moment as anything with dancers or effects.
But again, I don't think Ayu realizes that's the case. I don't think she realizes that I'm SAD I never got to see the early, barebones stages of Power of Music and only got to see the "full show" from the Limited Edition leg of the tour. With each tour, she only ever presents us with this polished package that's kind of buffed all her edges & flaws out - she's hidden behind the choreography and effects and lighting, you often literally can't see her behind her dancers. And she only gives us the big shows too - she never released the UC Card-sponsored 2000 Winter show, she never released Akasaka Blitz, she took AGES to release any of Limited TeamAyu Live Tour. Even now she doesn't give us the MC anymore, when it's just her being natural on stage. She just keeps hiding more and more.
So no, I don't think she'd do a show over here - doing a show here would necessarily mean that she can't hide behind a big production.
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23rd October 2014, 10:49 PM
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