ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2016-2017 A ~II~

[HilaryDuffFanboy]

^Was too busy enjoying the show to look at my watch haha, I'll try and time tonight.

Oh also WE WISH wasn't sang, it was just the intro music jammed into the medley, nice troll Ayu.

[Party_King]

Originally Posted by HilaryDuffFanboy

To me it was as if she was the reluctant queen, she never wanted to be one, that's why she is dancing / walking around holding the crown, but it's her dancer that puts it on her head. Then she ascends to the top, doesn't like it, and throws her crown away and shatters it

This is exactly what I thought, while watching the video of kanariya...

Thanks for you quick report

[kotora]

Originally Posted by Ryusei

why does the voice sound muffled?

few things could affect the quality
(1) cell phone mic quality
(2) everyone is listening to her, and the location is big with the echo effect. Noticed when she sound a bit weird when she is in the air?
(3) The Sound Equipment is very loud.
(4) She is in the air and it is very hard to sing.

Originally Posted by HilaryDuffFanboy

^Was too busy enjoying the show to look at my watch haha, I'll try and time tonight.

Oh also WE WISH wasn't sang, it was just the intro music jammed into the medley, nice troll Ayu.

Don't think she trolled us. She performed WE WISH few times before. She finally performs kanariya for us.

I wonder why she chooses now to perform but not TA tour 2016, is it because this location will be gone..? or some other reason

[melissalove]

Originally Posted by HilaryDuffFanboy

Just some random annotations for anyone interested.

00 Concert Tour 2000 Vol.1 Opening
01 kanariya
02 Last angel
03 Fly high
04 UNITE!

Last angel has new choreography as from TA tour. The dancers emerge from all 4 cornera of the arena floor where audience are during Last angel's long intro. Verses from Fly High are rockified.
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05 poker face - half song, emerges from side stage
06 ANGEL'S SONG - i think full song... re-enacts the PV, goes on the crane for last chorus of the song
07 Depend on You - half song, goes on the crane
08 Beautiful fighters - half song, wheeled around in a cart and does a lap around arena floor
09 STEP you - full song, odd music break before final chorus
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10 M - Beautiful, my fave performance of the night
11 appears
12 No way to say - half song
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13 Because of you
14 NEVER EVER
15 talkin'2 myself - last few lines of chorus lyrics are displayed on screen just like the AT08 opening, very meaningful
16 Mirrorcle World
17 We are the Queens
18 Voyage - has bits of the ABL mix and has the ABL outro. Montage of all arena tours played during the bridge

encore
19 The Show Must Go On ~ Feel the love ~ You & Me ~ HONEY
20 everywhere nowhere ～ WE WISH ~ independent ~ Trauma ~ + ~ Humming 7/4
Half of these were verse +chorus, other half was chorus only. She went on the crane again and did another lap of the arena floor on her cart

21 evolution ~ SURREAL - evolution was a half song
22 Boys & Girls

19-22 was one giant medley really

23 Who
She apologised for late starting time at the beginning of Who...

same old songs *sigh*

[EndOfTheWorld]

So glad footage of kanariya's debut exists.
Maybe the shocking news will draw old fans back to Ayu who left long ago.
She sounded pretty good! There was kind of a strange quality to the vocals though. Maybe it was just the phone quality.
I love when she threw the crown away. It always bothers me that many people see Ayu as a pop queen diva when that really isn't her personality. That's just what people expect of her because of her huge record breaking success. I think she threw the crown away because this queen stuff can become a burden sometimes. Like a caged canary.
I'm feeling so anxious for the dvd recording, I can't wait.:thumbup

[AyuWorld]

Originally Posted by HilaryDuffFanboy

To me it was as if she was the reluctant queen, she never wanted to be one, that's why she is dancing / walking around holding the crown, but it's her dancer that puts it on her head. Then she ascends to the top, doesn't like it, and throws her crown away and shatters it

i love this, even in her early interviews she said that she didnt expect she would be famous and Duty image being loved by the japanese at tha time,legendary leopard

amazing aerial for Kanariya, being held by 2 different dancers that sounds scary haha

hope she will the hair style for her cheer leader outfit haha

[HilaryDuffFanboy]

Originally Posted by kotora

few things could affect the quality
(1) cell phone mic quality
(2) everyone is listening to her, and the location is big with the echo effect. Noticed when she sound a bit weird when she is in the air?
(3) The Sound Equipment is very loud.
(4) She is in the air and it is very hard to sing.

The vocal for kanariya in the live is put through a vocoder like the verses in GAME. It has the same effect. That's why it sounds muffled

[greggerz189]

Originally Posted by kotora

few things could affect the quality
(1) cell phone mic quality
(2) everyone is listening to her, and the location is big with the echo effect. Noticed when she sound a bit weird when she is in the air?
(3) The Sound Equipment is very loud.
(4) She is in the air and it is very hard to sing.



Don't think she trolled us. She performed WE WISH few times before. She finally performs kanariya for us.

I wonder why she chooses now to perform but not TA tour 2016, is it because this location will be gone..? or some other reason

She sang WE WISH, she just forgot the lyrics to the first verse

[Aderianu]

Originally Posted by Refix

An hour late? That's a record for her.

some accident happened during rehearsal

[Katsuyuki012]

^Hope she's okay!!! But I guess she is!!! I can't wait to get to know what the special song will be! (Hoping for SEASONS with gackt) ^_~ Also, I wanted to know if the tickets for the 31st are sold out? Just curiousity! It seems as they didn't for the 29th: https://www.instagram.com/p/BOnF2ytBn2Q/
On the right side, the same section was empty, too so I wonder if it hasn't anything to do with not having all tickets sold... Pls, correct me if I'm wrong!

Love this CDL anyway! Can't wait to see the broadcast!!! KANARIYA!!! OMG!!! I'M STILL SO HYPED!!!

[YUKARI]

yeah perhaps she'll add some songs today. aaa I'm so envious of everyone going to the concerts today and tomorrow. they even sold tickets for today's show esterday after the concert.

[Aderianu]

who: https://www.instagram.com/p/BOoOtZnBSaC/

[AyuWorld]

Originally Posted by Aderianu

who: https://www.instagram.com/p/BOoOtZnBSaC/

Im officially loooooooooooved the encore section now beacause finally shes wearing a proper nice t-shirt and long pants, casual at its best

no sluggish ripped tshirt and short short pants

to add it, need to see the towel she used to put at her back

[AyuCanada]

Originally Posted by Tio/Tayumi

^Hope she's okay!!! But I guess she is!!! I can't wait to get to know what the special song will be! (Hoping for SEASONS with gackt) ^_~ Also, I wanted to know if the tickets for the 31st are sold out? Just curiousity! It seems as they didn't for the 29th: https://www.instagram.com/p/BOnF2ytBn2Q/
On the right side, the same section was empty, too so I wonder if it hasn't anything to do with not having all tickets sold... Pls, correct me if I'm wrong!

Love this CDL anyway! Can't wait to see the broadcast!!! KANARIYA!!! OMG!!! I'M STILL SO HYPED!!!

Well I can't say for Japan... but for arena shows in Canada, they usually keep these sections empty cause you can't see the screens or the stage from there.

[AyuWorld]

omg now I can see Ayu's right hand is bandaged , hope shes okay for the injury >.<

[relmy]

Fly him verses are rockified?! Does that mean it's not a cutesy performance... Is Fly high back getting the performances it deserves?!

[AussieNicki]

Tonights concert is delayed also, not sure why i canr understand the accouncement
So far doors not opened yet,

[DonkeyKongRemix]

Originally Posted by AyuWorld

Im officially loooooooooooved the encore section now beacause finally shes wearing a proper nice t-shirt and long pants, casual at its best

no sluggish ripped tshirt and short short pants

to add it, need to see the towel she used to put at her back

yes, I was pretty tired of those shorts. She looks really nice here.

[Aderianu]

I read that opening moved 17:00→17:50
also without the reason

[ayu-michan]

Yesterday seemed like a great show. Encore outfit reminded me of her younger days. Loving it. I'm looking forward to tonight! Thank you to all of you guys who did live reports!