Ayu Schedule #4 - TV Appearances, Magazines, etc.

[njanjayrp]

I guess this was as unexpected as fairyland and MW were. I remember the last year it was the NHK people who requested her to open the show with MW.

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

I guess this was as unexpected as fairyland and MW were. I remember the last year it was the NHK people who requested her to open the show with MW.

Given that it was the premium CDL, its likely that she requested to go early in the show. Also, I've never heard of Kohaku selecting songs for anyone - it just seems the the basic rule is it either has to be a famous song or a single from that year and the artist can pick from there. Ayu seems to like to pick songs that she already has grand setups for, for Kohaku. She might have picked Rule because she can use the ninja theme again. Stylistically though, Rule just doesn't fit with Kohaku.

Originally Posted by Bigtop

After that and the CDL (yep, there's Rule too), I think that Ayu should just take a break and just wait until sometime in April or so (and so do Arashi too in the music operations) while I try to focus on Sayuri Sugawara, on her highly-anticipated first-ever studio album...

Don't count on that in terms of Arashi. They already have 2 new songs that are known and will probably be released on a single sometime in the near future.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Also, I've never heard of Kohaku selecting songs for anyone - it just seems the the basic rule is it either has to be a famous song or a single from that year and the artist can pick from there.

Actually I don't even think that it was ever said if Kouhaku selects the songs for the artists or not. Shimatani performed there in 2005, the year in which her biggest hit was Garnet Moon, yet she sang Amairo no kami no otome (which was released in 2002). Even though fairyland didn't have a grand performance Ayu still sang it at Kouhaku and she could've done HEAVEN or Pride at the time. Considering that sometimes the choice of the songs seems random I am pretty sure that the people arranging the show have a big say in the selection of the songs.