Disappointing 10th anniversary.

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by all.night.raver

Yeah but I think Ayu's 10th Anniversary Tour this year is really for the fans that are still with her after all these years. I mean, AT08 is huge. It's amazing. I guess avex or I'd say Ayu just really wanted to focus on the current fans that really love and support Ayu rather than trying to suck new ones in.

I agree with truehappiness. And I wouldn't say AT08 is huge or amazing. I saw the show with my Mom and her exact words were, "Ayu scaled back this year." I definitely wouldn't put it on the same level hugeness wise with many of her past tours. And it definitely didn't scream out "10th Anniversary tour" to me. I think a lot of people were expecting another A-Museum. I still loved the show (I always love seeing Ayu), but it's certainly not one of her top tours I don't think.

People are saying it because she is on tour but, Ayu has toured waaaaay more in the past and done a lot more singles, magazines, tv appearances etc at the same time. The main work that Ayu has to put into a tour is the preparation and planning of it. Once it actually starts, her only jobs for the tour are to show up to sound check and the performance - that leaves 5-6 days of rest in between. It may just be me, but Ayu always seems healthier and happier when she has more work to do. You could argue that much of this year has been a break for her.(and parts of last year and the year before as well). The 2 DVDs this year and 2 remix albums required no work from Ayu herself with the making and release and the mirrorcle world single had very little promotion and it was a recut album track anyway (which could have even been recorded at the time of the album).

This has by far been Ayu's least busiest year. I also think that Ayu is at her best when she is busiest. Surprisingly, I usually think the quality of her products seem to be at their highest when she is busy busy rather than when she is relatively inactive.

[Ayumiko]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

People are saying it because she is on tour but, Ayu has toured waaaaay more in the past and done a lot more singles, magazines, tv appearances etc at the same time. The main work that Ayu has to put into a tour is the preparation and planning of it. Once it actually starts, her only jobs for the tour are to show up to sound check and the performance - that leaves 5-6 days of rest in between. It may just be me, but Ayu always seems healthier and happier when she has more work to do. You could argue that much of this year has been a break for her.(and parts of last year and the year before as well). The 2 DVDs this year and 2 remix albums required no work from Ayu herself with the making and release and the mirrorcle world single had very little promotion and it was a recut album track anyway (which could have even been recorded at the time of the album).

This has by far been Ayu's least busiest year. I also think that Ayu is at her best when she is busiest. Surprisingly, I usually think the quality of her products seem to be at their highest when she is busy busy rather than when she is relatively inactive.

I totally agree. When ayu was at her peak...that's when she produced the best songs. Besides having such a busy schedule, she still managed to compose her songs. I hope ayu won't waste these 2 months doing just photoshoots...>.> Please work on new songs!