Ayumi's Live Performances

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For people who are unaware, ayu's hearing problem began at around 2001 (or even earlier). Ayu fell into a deep hole on the stage of Dome Tour 2001 and was brought to the hospital. It was due to some liquid in the ears not being balanced etc, causing the imbalance. and thus the fall. In subsequent years, she was still bothered by the problem, its just that she didnt show it. The most crucial piece of evidence to show that her hearing problem still affects her after 2001 was the wearing of ear pieces during live shows.

At 04 Jan 2008, 3 days after the release of GUILTY, ayu suddenly wrote on her blog that she completely loss the hearing on her left ear, and it cant be cured. Much to the shock of a lot of fans here. People thought that it was a joke.

But hey! She is still fine, giving her all in every performance, trying to satisfy her fans.

Originally Posted by non3ko

Why is it sometimes a hit and miss nowadays? If she can't hit the same notes in certain older songs, then why does she sing them? Isn't that hurting her voice if she's trying to hit certain notes and she can't anymore due to her voice 'maturing'? I'm not downing her or anything, I'm just curious.

Because she is not a robot. If u ask a robot to sing high notes, it will probably have a success rate of 100%. There is something call human error.

I believe, the deciding factor for ayu to choose to perform a song is not whether she can reach the notes or not. It's probably she felt that it was more appropriate to sing that song instead of another.

ayu's voice became really LOW since AT2006. Just listen to Pride and it sounds like a man. But i think she still sounds good.