Ayu Schedule #2 - TV Appearances, Magazines, etc.

[truehappiness]

We assumed that she'd be on at least one of them since it was normal for her to be on at least one of the specials..

But it seems like all TV promotion is halted until after the HK ASIA TOUR stop..

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

But it seems like all TV promotion is halted until after the HK ASIA TOUR stop..

Well, that's just an assumption as well though. I'm not sure why promotion of the album would have to specifically wait until after the Hong Kong tour stop. If it was going to be that big of a conflict, I doubt Avex would have timed the release of the album for now. There is no way to know whether she will be performing on tv live at all now or not. I'm sure she will at least do some of the end of the year shows though. At least I hope.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Well, that's just an assumption as well though. I'm not sure why promotion of the album would have to specifically wait until after the Hong Kong tour stop. If it was going to be that big of a conflict, I doubt Avex would have timed the release of the album for now. There is no way to know whether she will be performing on tv live at all now or not. I'm sure she will at least do some of the end of the year shows though. At least I hope.

I'm pretty sure that they (avex and Ayu) want her in peak vocal condition for the HK live.. and it really does kinda conflict schedule-wise. 9/20 and 9/21 are the actual dates, and she's probably going to be flying over a week or two (~9/13) earlier so she can rehearse/talk to her staff/etc., leaving her just about no time at all to promote A COMPLETE.

All I know is that Ayu will definitely be missing out when A COMPLETE hits no.1 or w/e. I don't get why they delayed the ASIA TOUR so late while also having a complete singles collection coming out like, just before.. perhaps this is a ploy to get more Asian fans? She's basically promoting her album in HK/SH/TW at this point, leaving Japan in the dust somewhat. Seeing as how she has that month-long gap between each set of live(s), I think she might promote then.. it'll add to the possibly longevity of A COMPLETE.. -prays-

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

All I know is that Ayu will definitely be missing out when A COMPLETE hits no.1 or w/e. I don't get why they delayed the ASIA TOUR so late while also having a complete singles collection coming out like, just before.. perhaps this is a ploy to get more Asian fans? She's basically promoting her album in HK/SH/TW at this point, leaving Japan in the dust somewhat. Seeing as how she has that month-long gap between each set of live(s), I think she might promote then.. it'll add to the possibly longevity of A COMPLETE.. -prays-

Yeah, I hope so. With Ayu this year though, I'm not sure what to think as she has basically gone against all that she did in previous years. The ninki number for A Complete is high, but that doesn't always translate to high sales. For example, Best Fiction had a lower Ninki, but now the album is about to have it's 6th week at number one. But yes, I hope she has a long chart life.
Also, I think she actually has had the time to do a few performances if she had really wanted to - all of these songs are ones she has done in the past and all the time in concert; no large preparation is needed. If I can, I would like to make a comparison between Ayu and Arashi right now (don't kill me^_^). Arashi has over the last couple of months, released two singles, an album, several tv performances, has three weekly tv shows, hosted 24 hour tv, a Japan Dome tour, 2 Japan Stadium dates, and are about to embark on their Asia tour at the same time Ayu is. (and all three tours have different set lists and costumes). Now obviously, that kind of schedule is not ideal! lol. (in fact I feel sorry for them, but at least they appear to be healthy and happy regardless) But it also shows that Ayu promoting her album on tv should not be an impossiblity due to schedule.