ayumi hamasaki 15th Anniversary TOUR ～A BEST LIVE～ V

[YUKARI]

^ thank you! so it must be around the end of June...

^^ I was asking the question. past 2-3 years she's been extending her tours. and usually in spring we get only 2/3 of the dates and then they suddenly announce the second part of the tour which usually has place in autumn.

[kotora]

Originally Posted by YUKARI

^ thank you! so it must be around the end of June...

^^ I was asking the question. past 2-3 years she's been extending her tours. and usually in spring we get only 2/3 of the dates and then they suddenly announce the second part of the tour which usually has place in autumn.

Ohhhhh i see.

I wish she could dress better for this tour.

[ComatoseBunnySnatcher]

Originally Posted by kotora

Ohhhhh i see.

I wish she could dress better for this tour.

A ****ing MEN.

Most of these "fashions" are so.. a-nation.
Not CDL quality, but a-nation quality.

[terra]

Originally Posted by ComatoseBunnySnatcher

A ****ing MEN.

Most of these "fashions" are so.. a-nation.
Not CDL quality, but a-nation quality.

Same here, I also feel her dress are not AT quality...they're good looking and that's it :| I feel like AT10's are much better.

[HilaryDuffFanboy]

[Kodou]

She should do it like GACKT. He has two different setlists for his new BEST of the BEST tour
Sure it is a lot of work with all the songs, but it is possible.

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by Kodou

She should do it like GACKT. He has two different setlists for his new BEST of the BEST tour
Sure it is a lot of work with all the songs, but it is possible.

he's only performing one of them.

i have to agree on her costumes, it's either hit or miss. none of them can top anything she wore on AT'10 even HLS were better and for an anniversary tour u would expect something greater, even if they kept the stage quite simple and clean.

[douggn]

Originally Posted by artcika

he's only performing one of them.

i have to agree on her costumes, it's either hit or miss. none of them can top anything she wore on AT'10 even HLS were better and for an anniversary tour u would expect something greater, even if they kept the stage quite simple and clean.

theirs really no need to pay much attention to her costumes until the last leg of her tour, when she makes her alterations to the final look of the tour, but I agree, nothing really wow in costumes this tour

[ComatoseBunnySnatcher]

Originally Posted by douggn

theirs really no need to pay much attention to her costumes until the last leg of her tour, when she makes her alterations to the final look of the tour, but I agree, nothing really wow in costumes this tour

Maybe these past years, but her outfits used to be solid from the get go between 2005-2007. 2009 as well, and 2010's were great.

[douggn]

Originally Posted by ComatoseBunnySnatcher

Maybe these past years, but her outfits used to be solid from the get go between 2005-2007. 2009 as well, and 2010's were great.

I meant these past years
I loved the overall look of her costumes until recently. I still liked HLS outfits, just wished she kept her Virgin Road costume. But recently with her tour, I seem to like everything more nowadays after Iv seen the concert but I suppost this years tour really isn't promoting anything, more of a fan fav thing

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by douggn

theirs really no need to pay much attention to her costumes until the last leg of her tour, when she makes her alterations to the final look of the tour, but I agree, nothing really wow in costumes this tour

well i can't not to lol college made me a costumes' freak xD
i hope she changes up, but even with that i don't tink it'll be anything major ,really...

[Luther10]

Yeah, kinda agree with everyone... The tour looks stale, based only on pictures anyway...
She really needs to hire new people, new stage designer, new costume designer, new makeup personel, new hair stylist, new dancers, new musicians... I want her to replace the whole team to be honest, but unfortunately, the chance of this happening is nil...

[tiffanytgs]

Ayu blogged that the tour is not the end in July, wondering whats next. Anyone can better translate the sentence?

いやぁー、しかし、今年は例年と違って、七月にツアーが終わるじゃない？て事はですよ？

[Linoa62]

^
Misa-chan translated this entry on her blog, if you have the password ^^
http://misachanjpop.wordpress.com/

[OyTony]

I mean they wanted us to spam them with #ABESTLIVE so I think there will be more dates...o_O

[ayu-michan]

I don't understand for a BEST LIVE, there's not a lot of work put in at all.. I hope the real concert is better, and hope she will pull an epic finale, but that's likely impossible. im tired of those dress she has lately (a-nation dresses) , it's not even pretty

[ayuinh.k?]

21 songs (compared to namie who usually has 25-30 songs), No M.C, a couple of interludes while she changes costumes, i expected more songs from A Song for XX/LOVEppears/Duty/I am.../RAINBOW/LOVE again and the 50 fan chosen songs..so far it feels underwhelming

[saigodansu]

They always talk like it will be bigger and better, but incase you haven't noticed after 15 years, it's still the same. With her being back in a leg brace and seeing Misa Chan's translation of the recent TA Blog entry, it sounds possible it will end in July. There were not that many tweets from different users using the #ABESTLIVE hashtag for other cities, and for any kind of world tour to be scheduled, support would have to be much higher. Otherwise they would rent a venue and there would not be enough ticket sales to support it. She's at the point of having been singing for 50 years and willing to perform at just a club with 300 seats.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by saigodansu

They always talk like it will be bigger and better, but incase you haven't noticed after 15 years, it's still the same. With her being back in a leg brace and seeing Misa Chan's translation of the recent TA Blog entry, it sounds possible it will end in July. There were not that many tweets from different users using the #ABESTLIVE hashtag for other cities, and for any kind of world tour to be scheduled, support would have to be much higher. Otherwise they would rent a venue and there would not be enough ticket sales to support it. She's at the point of having been singing for 50 years and willing to perform at just a club with 300 seats.

I for one felt it, for the most part, HAS always been BIGGER and BETTER, with R'n'R Circus Tour being the epitome of everything that makes an Ayu show so damn extravagant and engaging. Then we had POWER of MUSIC which was completely different in than the norm but in a refreshing way - it still felt "grand". But then HOTEL Love songs was where she took a step back (I think a lot of the elements that were planned for the original concept of HOTEL Love songs were lost when they combined the tour with Party Queen concept). Now this year for me the title of A BEST LIVE is just kind of a mockery in itself.

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

Now this year for me the title of A BEST LIVE is just kind of a mockery in itself.

But I think that BEST/Anniversary shows are supposed to be like that. Take kuu's FANTASIA dome live or Namie's 20th anniversary lives. Good or not they didn't bring anything new with these while in other tours they tend to do more/different/new stuff just that in namie's case she sang the songs from Uncontrolled as well since the album didn't have its own tour.
Maybe ayu should do 1 day in a dome as well (though Stadiums are the best <3).