ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009 A

[polka-dot-jewel]

Originally Posted by InoriNoUta

O_o... how the heck are so many of you able to afford just schlepping off to Japan?

or rather, how the heck are so many of your parents able to afford it? XD I'm genuinely curious.

My parents gave me most of the money last year because my trip then was a graduation present. This year, I'm working EXTREMELY hard, and I'll be asking all my family for money when my birthday comes around.

[rikku411]

Of course I'm jealous of all of you, haha. But have fun if/when you do end up going!

Maybe she'll do another tour in 2010 and I can go? Haha. We'll see about that. Or maybe if I plan for CDL 2009-2010, hm...

In any case, I'm kinda glad it's an arena tour this year around, sorta. I hope the asia fans don't slaughter me D: But it seemed like the asia tours took a lot to pull off, and especially two years in a row. Maybe she can use more money to make the production better instead of traveling and all that. But then again, it's subject to change right?

As for a new album... I hope she doesn't rush anything. Unless the album is gonna be super-long, I don't want any more singles after Rule/Sparkle because then we've already heard like half the album... even if "Life" doesn't make it onto the album.

Where resting is concerned, she said she wanted to be allowed to work at her own pace, so maybe this is her pace? I think we can trust that she won't work herself too hard... hopefully.

[jbrat2219]

I hope one day to join the ranks of people who are able to fly to Japan for Ayu xD;

[ayuchloe]

asia tour is gone... and i am not glad about it

[Suteisi]

Thanks Poki-chan!! 8D

Originally Posted by InoriNoUta

O_o... how the heck are so many of you able to afford just schlepping off to Japan?

or rather, how the heck are so many of your parents able to afford it? XD I'm genuinely curious.

I'm out of school and work full-time? Lol

[alternarist]

Saving is the key!

[Zeke.]

^ Definitely. I feel like broken record when I always tell my story but I think it shows how determined I was to save. I pretty much started at the last minute around January of last year and worked 40 hrs a week at my job, sometimes late into the night and also had school every day (I was a Senior). I ate nothing but cereal for lunch and pretty much didn't eat anything else seeing as after school I would have to work and didn't have time to make anything to eat and certainly couldn't be spending my money on fast food everyday. I even put little sticky notes inside my wallet saying things like "SAVE YOUR MONEY! IT'S ALL FOR AYU!!" Ha ha. It was all worth it in the end.

[SolarAngel]

To be honest I prefer it this way. I feel that ayu's schedule for the past 2 years prevented her from coming out with songs at a consistent pace and has alienated her japanese fans to some degree. Album in March? Lol...

[admkewe]

Hi folks,
Any idea how to buy her concert ticket for Arena Tour 09? Still a noobie cos I only went to HK last year to watch her there >_<

[polka-dot-jewel]

Originally Posted by admkewe

Hi folks,
Any idea how to buy her concert ticket for Arena Tour 09? Still a noobie cos I only went to HK last year to watch her there >_<

You can try Yahoo! Auctions Japan, but those tickets can be a bit pricey depending on where the seats are. If you want to buy tickets while you're in Japan, there are many resellers that sell tickets for her concerts.

I'm getting my friend from Japan to buy me tickets, though, but she'll be buying them through the general sale, and those tickets (for the concert I'm going to) don't go on sale until April 15. If you have any friends in Japan, you can ask them to buy you tickets, too. =)

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by InoriNoUta

O_o... how the heck are so many of you able to afford just schlepping off to Japan?

or rather, how the heck are so many of your parents able to afford it? XD I'm genuinely curious.

If you really just set your mind to it that you are going to go, it's possible and not as difficult as some might make it seem. Of course it definitely helped though that I already have experience living in Japan so I basically have no problem getting in and around and assimilating into the culture. Money wise, if you know what you are doing, it doesn't have to be an uber expensive trip either - the most expensive thing should be your plane ticket.

[kuri♥ayu]

Originally Posted by polka-dot-jewel

Here are all the June dates:

Jun 06 Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena
Jun 13 Kobe World Kinen Hall
Jun 14 Kobe World Kinen Hall
Jun 18 Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Jun 20 Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Jun 21 Yoyogi National Gymnasium

The last three dates are in Tokyo.

thank you very much! sorry it took so long to respond... since i don't have a computer anymore it takes a while for me to check ahs sometimes

[ayuready1232]

I know for Asia Tour she comes back to Japan during September. Does she do the same thing for the Arena Tour too?

[polka-dot-jewel]

Originally Posted by ayuready1232

I know for Asia Tour she comes back to Japan during September. Does she do the same thing for the Arena Tour too?

No... Arena Tour's are always held only in Japan. And she only went to Asia from September-November in AT08 - in AT07, she went to Asia in March and April.

[ayuready1232]

Wait, so will she add on tour dates for september in japan?

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by ayuready1232

Wait, so will she add on tour dates for september in japan?

No, the tour ends in June.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

omg i didnt realize i can get tickets and stuff at a machine at convenient stores here hahahahahah xD i'll be doing that.

[polka-dot-jewel]

^ Yeah, that's how my friend's getting my tickets. But each concert date has a certain time period that tickets are available there so you'll have to check that first, and I'm not sure how quickly those sell out...

[rakeru]

raaaaawr. if only i didn't have college to pay for!!! i'm not sure i wouldn't rather see Ayu live. >.>

[Emperatriz Ayumi]

I want to see the outfits so badly!!!!!