ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~ setlist and pictures [II]

[noidea]

its really funny how for weeks there were no clips and now 3 in a week xD(though the my all clip was uploaded for 3 weeks already it seems)
but 3 clips still is almost nothing, we had so many clips of the asia tours xD and this tour already is 1/3 over or something and we have 3 videos xD

[alternarist]

^ i guess because the tour is in Japan itself and Japan has high confidentiality of all these things.

if the concert is over, i bet we can watch at least half an hour of the concert immediately after the concert ends already.

[peke_3416]

ooo I just want to see that stage while she is singing sparkle
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[Cawaii~Onna~]

The couple of clips that we have seen till now, if i'm not mistaken, were recorded by the foreigners not the japanese.

I won't expect to see a longer clip from this tour during this time, but more of sneak peek would be nice.

[emi♡]

@jbrat: I don't really care for any of the costumes...they're awful, cheesy, and some look really cheap.

Her vocals will likely not be any good either...not to mention that I don't like the album at all so...it's kinda difficult for me to appreciate it live...because for me the music isn't that great...

I can live with bad vocals of an artist that I like...but when the music isn't composed well, or put together well...it's not really cool anymore...I think it's a good thing she's performing her old songs...even though we heard them already at PCDL.

I wasn't really expecting much from the stage either...given her last two tours...which were kinda messy...though 07 was probably the worst one...08 was okay...but yeah the costumes there aren't exactly spectacular either...she seems to like cheesy stuff for concerts...

she needs to pull stuff out of her closet...as far as costumes go...I think she'll turn into a "kuu" for me...Kuu always has wtf costumes lol

I am happy about the stage though...it doesn't look corny, and actually looks cool...I think that the whole electro idea will make up for the costumes, music, and vocals.


and of course she's had awful costumes in the past...but it wasn't like for the entire concert

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by emiko

@jbrat: I don't really care for any of the costumes...they're awful, cheesy, and some look really cheap.

Her vocals will likely not be any good either...not to mention that I don't like the album at all so...it's kinda difficult for me to appreciate it live...because for me the music isn't that great...

I can live with bad vocals of an artist that I like...but when the music isn't composed well, or put together well...it's not really cool anymore...I think it's a good thing she's performing her old songs...even though we heard them already at PCDL.

I wasn't really expecting much from the stage either...given her last two tours...which were kinda messy...though 07 was probably the worst one...08 was okay...but yeah the costumes there aren't exactly spectacular either...she seems to like cheesy stuff for concerts...

she needs to pull stuff out of her closet...as far as costumes go...I think she'll turn into a "kuu" for me...Kuu always has wtf costumes lol

I am happy about the stage though...it doesn't look corny, and actually looks cool...I think that the whole electro idea will make up for the costumes, music, and vocals.


and of course she's had awful costumes in the past...but it wasn't like for the entire concert

Costume junky!!!! LOL j/k

To be honest, I pay attention to NONE of those things...
I don't care about what she wears, I love the album to bits, the stage and screens look amazing and I'm use to Ayu not sounding as good live (at least she sings live). I just don't make too big of a deal about it, probably because I'm an obsessed fan. I figure if it all comes together well, GREAT! If not, who cares it's Ayu xD; My friends make fun of me for getting excited when she comes on stage, especially because we're watching it via DVD. But I see where you're coming from

Originally Posted by pchan1986

my most favorite concert would be Arena tour 2006, i dunno i really like that concert for some reason, the effects, the costumes, etc.

AT06 is probably my favorite ever, too! I love everything about it.

[alternarist]

I feel that costumes are important because nobody wants to see their favourite singer to perform LIVE in plain costumes in front of them.

[pchan1986]

i understand what your saying emiko. i too had that feeling that this concert isnt mind blowing as i thought it would be. first were the costumes, not really all out like AT08. second, its much too similiar to PCDL (which i love) but seeing it twice kinda kills the concert. the only performances im looking forward to are RULE and Sparkle since those are the songs i love from the album. my most favorite concert would be Arena tour 2006, i dunno i really like that concert for some reason, the effects, the costumes, etc. im not saying i dont like this concert, due to the fact that this is the first time ive purchased so many concert goods from any tour, im absolutely estatic to see it for the first time when it comes out. ^^

ooo wait....would love to see identiy and love n hate too hahaha

[Andrenekoi]

I liked the fact that the costumes aren't that extravagant...

extravagant costumes + extravagant stage + extravagant screens + extravagant effects = visual polution

[emi♡]

@jbrat:Well I get really excited whenever I see her stuff live...but I mean...sometimes it's just like "wtf" lol

It's not really like all about the costumes...but her this and her last three tour's have had seriously cheesy costumes...and I mean...it's just...I wish she didn't have to look so bad.

I think the costumes just kinda pushed it over the edge...since I didn't like the album.

I'll be excited to see it though, and her ballads will probably be awesome for me...exception of curtain call...is she doing that one?

I think...the reason why the costumes matter to me, is because they kinda give the performance a feel. Like when she wears a tie and a fedora, it contributes to the overall feel of whats going on, or when she wears a pink tutu and fairy wings. You know? It just adds. She's actually the only artist where I find what they wear affects how I feel.


I think it was 2007 where I think I just could not take the feel of the performance...the one where she opens and it's like...the dancers are dressed in the Baroque period...and she sings evolution and unite in that weird black and gold thing...and like there's just sooo many styles that she just threw together with the costumes and the stage like it made sense...and I was just like...this is awful lol

@andrenakoi: the 2007 was visual pollution...her costumes don't need to be extravagant...but they could at least look cool or good, or stylish.

(im so lazy with putting quotes in my posts lately lol)

[jbrat2219]

Lol I guess. It's cute when it goes with a theme, like that Diner theme and the Neptune theme or whatever... but I dunno... they're just clothes LOL. You know what my problem is, I'm a shoes+handbags person, I could care less about clothes O_O; Now if Ayu comes out on stage with some Louboutin's and LV, I'll pay attention lol.

[emi♡]

well if she comes out in those she BETTER have good clothes to match

what if she came out in nothing but shoes and a handbag!

sorry this is jpopstop talk lol

so anyway...

you know i was going through screens of all her concerts...and you know what...her costumes suck for the most part lol so whatever.

I think AT05 was the best year for her costumes. they were so elegant without being too over the top.

I think this'll be a good tour...I think with all the effects and stuff, it'll look cool, and it won't disappoint so much as I had originally thought.

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by emiko

well if she comes out in those she BETTER have good clothes to match

what if she came out in nothing but shoes and a handbag!

sorry this is jpopstop talk lol

Don't fight it

Originally Posted by emiko

I think this'll be a good tour...I think with all the effects and stuff, it'll look cool, and it won't disappoint so much as I had originally thought.

YAY

[truehappiness]

I think if she's gonna do big dresses, at least emulate some sort of couture gown during a ballad and not some strange poofy costume mermaid-styled wedding dress that makes her hips look HUGE, you know?

[jbrat2219]

^ emiko, you're too funny lol.

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I think if she's gonna do big dresses, at least emulate some sort of couture gown during a ballad and not some strange poofy costume mermaid-styled wedding dress that makes her hips look HUGE, you know?

Yeah but before that dress I didn't even know she had hips LOL.

[zoomzoom]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I think if she's gonna do big dresses, at least emulate some sort of couture gown during a ballad and not some strange poofy costume mermaid-styled wedding dress that makes her hips look HUGE, you know?

It's true, and a lot of her big tour dresses look very homemade, which of course they are, but they shouldn't look that way. They come off very messy. She could probably pull one of her expensive label dresses out of her closet, modify it a bit and make it look 10 times better.

[emi♡]

YEY! party!

(anthonys still right about the costumes though )

[elvis810]

her casual wear looks are WAY better than her live costumes.

[waterballoon]

I'm still disappointed in the dresses for the ballads... I mean HOPE or PAIN was OKAY with the style of the song and that sort of big puffy dresses, but GREEN... omg gimme a break! That dress DOES NOT suit the song, AT ALL.

And Days was worse. I love the song and I love pink but the cutting of the dress and all that is so gross that... I rather she re-use a dress she wore in one of the TV performances for Days than a PCDL recycle...

[MissElin_]

Yes I agree with alot of you. The concert itself looks REALLY awesome! Its gonna be great to see later on!

But...

The costumes...(yeah I am whiny cuz once she pulled off AWESOME costumes, I guess Im spoiled costume-vice from Ayu.) AT03-04, AT05 and AT06 was her peak in great costumes. They all where breathtaking and did really make an huge impact on the performance. The feeling was set. This years costumes looks cheap. The pink dress is hidious, something like a 5 years old girl would paint in a picture. Same goes for ANGELS SONG's outfit on PCDL. I mean pretty awesome dresses isnt that hard to design, keep it style-ish at least!

Then Im pretty disapointed that there are so many songs that came from PCDL. The magic with PCDL was those songs and how huge it was, but once again, and now in a tour even, it kills it... I know Ayu isnt lazy, she indeed is hard working and indeed it was convenient for the band not to memorize so many new songs in such a short time but but... The magic is lost for those songs.

However, with this I wouldnt say that it makes impacts on the whole show. I still think that the show looks truly amazing! Its just these little things that dont make me go "OMG WOW" like AT05 and AT06 did.