[News] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2015-2016 A ~II thread~

[Ryusei]

what's with all the "recycling outrage"? She could also just stand there, sing and do nothing else. even these "recycled" performances take time and effort.

[Minttulatte]

Maybe she's recycling only because she didn't have much time to create a 100% new show? Didn't Limited TA Live Tour end in early December? If she started rehearlsing and planning this CDL after that tour, then it's not a surprise that recycling happened. Doesn't Ayu usually take at least 2 months to prepare for the CDL? She didn't have that much time in her hands this time.

[alternarist]

All I can say is, if u r there live, you wouldn't care whether it is recycled or not.

And nice meeting you hayasaki!! will u be there Tmr as well? Haha

Setlist was the same but evolution started with the studio version, the "lalala" part. And it's also first verse second chorus.

And there is no SURREAL.

[Earth_maiden]

Originally Posted by alternarist

All I can say is, if u r there live, you wouldn't care whether it is recycled or not.

Exactly. I think we're lucky she still does 2 major concerts a year. This year she did 3, I worry for her health.

[Zeke.]

I wish she'd stop with the fucking contacts already. Just STOP.

She has the most beautiful natural eyes in the WORLD. When she wears these ugly lenses she looks like a reptile.

[RealLight]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

I wish she'd stop with the fucking contacts already. Just STOP.

She has the most beautiful natural eyes in the WORLD. When she wears these ugly lenses she looks like a reptile.

LMAO

[JEWELian]

Chris, that sucks about the person next to you, I hate situations like that at concerts, when all you want to do is enjoy and people are distracting you!

Was it a fan or someone trying to take photos with a professional camera to sell?

Originally Posted by Zeke.

I wish she'd stop with the fucking contacts already. Just STOP.

She has the most beautiful natural eyes in the WORLD. When she wears these ugly lenses she looks like a reptile.

Ja. It's pretty scary. I definitely noticed it at TA Live, her eyes freaked me out.

Hopefully she's getting proper care for them too >.< My optometrist was talking to me about how bad coloured contacts are for your eyes because they usually don't let the proper amount of oxygen through.

[Chris85]

Originally Posted by JEWELian

Chris, that sucks about the person next to you, I hate situations like that at concerts, when all you want to do is enjoy and people are distracting you!

Was it a fan or someone trying to take photos with a professional camera to sell?

Definitely a foreign fan.

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

Has to be weird for ayu too...like, really? Do you think this person was a foreigner?

Yep international Asian fan, but fortunately I think Ayu didn't notice because she was very concentrated on performance.
By the way they gave me the same seat for 29 and 30. I wonder which seat it's going to be tonight

[MessiahofSilence]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

I wish she'd stop with the fucking contacts already. Just STOP.

She has the most beautiful natural eyes in the WORLD. When she wears these ugly lenses she looks like a reptile.

Quoted for fucking truth.

Her eyes are so dark and lively naturally.

[ExodusUK]

She probably wouldn't have to recycle performances if she used December properly to rehearse things instead of wasting a week in Taiwan filming a PV for that awful "Winter Diary" song.

[TheRainbow]

I can give her a pass with some recycled performances with the amount of touring she did this year, but at least she seems to have brought some surprises like Song 4 U, Ivy and GREEN. (And since I haven't watched all her released concerts, I won't notice lol.)

[Aderianu]

seems today's tracklist is the same

photo of first outfit

Spoiler:

[Minttulatte]

So SURREAL~evolution~SURREAL medley was left out? Oh my god, is this real? :0 She just sung evolution? Holy hell, this concert sounds more and more awesome. :'D I do wish that SURREAL gets its own separate performance at some point (it's my favorite of all these concert staples she has) but separately performed evolution is a good idea~

Originally Posted by Chris85

Not entirely. There's harlequin/clown in the marionette intro. He's trying to be funny, acts weird and asks for public cheers.
As for recycling - repeating lots of stuff that you did just 3 years ago ain't good.
Ayu, please wait at least 5 years.:-D:-D

I don't mind if she uses it a bit for a part of a concert. I just don't like it being the main theme of a concert. Also, that clown/harlequin sounds like that 10 minute intro of Rock'n'Roll Circus Tour Final. I hope it wasn't similar to that because I definitely didn't enjoy that intro at all. XD Which is weird because otherwise that concert is one of my top 5 favorites lol.

Maybe she'll have more new stuff for next year's tour then. She does have more time to think it over.

Originally Posted by Aderianu

seems today's tracklist is the same

photo of first outfit

Spoiler:

That looks fabulous~

[freedreamer]

^FWAHHHHHHHHHHHH THAT IS STUNNINGGG!!! OMG

[AyuWorld]

wow she looks like a Chinese princess warrior, and reminds me of Zhang Zi Yi, dont know why hehe

[Yoake]

Originally Posted by Aderianu

seems today's tracklist is the same

photo of first outfit

Spoiler:

I really like the setlist too.

[Surreal17]

Ayu looks beautiful and I agree, she resembles a Chinese nobility.

[ayumisrael]

^From your description though it sounds like a pretty good use of a clown that serves a great purpose for what the performance wants to convey, and it's just 1 performance.

[xLuna&1LOVE]

I am in love with that costume! It is really, really good!

[//ABEST]

i don't really like that look maybe it's just the quality of the picture