a-nation 10th anniversary for Life information thread [I]

[love in music]

Originally Posted by krtman2002

Then, I'm one of the few too!

It's interesting to see an a-nation with an Ayu-Urata Collab for the entire setlist. It's something diferent. I don't want the same setlist of every year!! It's interesting! I hope we can see on the DVD or on the TV version! Yeah!!

yeah seriously! I wasn't expecting much while going to read what songs she performed and expected to roll my eyes at the same setlist from last year but with progress added in but this seems really interesting. I can't wait to see it.

[JackieRos]

this is awesome 10th year already


I'm liking the setlist!

[Tony G]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned her missing driving float? That's a bigger crime than the setlist.

[AyUmIXx]

Originally Posted by Ustareth

Hello, I'm a new poster here, but I wanted to say that I heard "ANother song" from a-nation. I don't know if this will disappoint anyone, but the song is R&B-lite. It's a nice ballad, though. The violin section adds a nice touch. It's not strictly an R&B song. Ayu and Naoya's voices flowed together very nicely. It's true this year that Ayu's live voice is sounding amazing.

ah~ finally somebody with a review of ANother song.
this gives me hope. thanks for sharing!

Now i'm curious over the outfits!

[Bigtop]

01.Dream ON
02.Greatful days-glitter-BLUE BIRD
03.ANother song
04.WOW WAR TONIGHT *TK COVER... AAA did it here as well.*
05.Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
06.July 1st

Is it just me, or I'm really questioning about the Ayu-Urata partnership? I'm seeing quite some reviews here in this forum, and I do agree with the negative aspect.

Agreeing on the terms of others:
Feeling on what the setlist looks like:

[Ustareth]

Originally Posted by AyUmIXx

ah~ finally somebody with a review of ANother song.
this gives me hope. thanks for sharing!

Now i'm curious over the outfits!

Check my other post about the song. People aren't too enthusiastic about it; Naoya really dominated the track. I don't really think this is a song that Ayu fans will like, although I found it pleasant myself.

[maikaru]

I've been reading mixi thread for netabare of A-nation, and I have to say that this is the WORST I have ever seen Ayu fans complain about something. Of course, I wrote that they complained and were shocked at Power of Music first day, but now many of them have resorted to sending messages and emails through TA and Twitter. Many people who went to A-nation said that they felt a feeling that it was too much "disappointment." There's no floating boat, no Uchiwa for Ayu (Yet?), and every single song was a collaboration.

I can understand and accept that she can sing one or two collab songs with Naoya, specifically when it's called for (i.e. the songs they recorded together.) But there is NO NEED for him to sing in all the fricken songs. His name is not Hamasaki Ayumi, and the performance slot is not named "Ayu and Friends." It's "Hamasaki Ayumi."

I can really understand the fans feeling VERY disappointed at this event, because she didn't even sing ONE song alone. I can confirm, again, that every. single. song. was a collaboration. No thank you... I wouldn't pay for that. Ayu tickets and goods are so expensive already, and why would a fan just sit back and say "Oh Ayu does it so it's okay" when they are paying so much money. A fan is not someone who nods and says yes to Ayu, and Ayu should also not be an artist who says "Well I'm doing it this way and if you don't accept it I don't care" kind of attitude. She should listen to her fans when they say "Please sing at least one song on your own."

And the fact that other artists have all their goods ready and Ayu's uchiwa and pouch are not even ready for sale. It's not even the goods themselves, it's the principle. All the other artists, no matter how busy they were, had the opportunity to create their items for A-nation and have it ready on time. Look at Koda Kumi. I don't like her, and I'm not her fan, but she had EVERY item ready and she's arguably been much busier that Ayu promoting her new singles on TV and promotional events, etc. I know they don't create the items themselves, but they have to approve them and make sure their perfect. If it's the case that her management team cannot get them out on time, then they should be fired because they're not doing the job. But like she said before, she likes to take responsibility for everything she does, so she must take responsibility this time as well.

It's not that I don't like Ayu. It's that I can't accept what she's doing in this event, because it feels wrong, cheap, and thrown together at last minute. Even though we know that's not the case, reading all reports and diaries about the event points to that being the impression. I don't care about Ayu and Family, all her brothers and sisters, ultimately I care just about Ayu. And no matter how many times she uses him in a concert, or gets the same spotlight as Ayu, it's not going to change the fact that many people don't like him or don't care for him, or feel indifferent to his presence and would prefer just Ayu, like they thought they were getting when buying the ticket.

To sum it up in one sentence from mixi, "When I heard Urata start singing SUNRISE, 'mujaki ni warau...', it was over for me. I had enough." LOL.

*End long rant.* Sorry it's Ayu bashing. But we have to take the good with the bad.

[emi♡]

Ayu has always been an "Ayu and Friends" artist...well "always"...I dont think she was back in her heyday, but she certainly has been for at least the last 4-5 years.

That's just how she rolls.

This all does suck, but idk, for some reason, it's not that surprising to me.

I think she just has other stuff on her mind, and it's not really THAT big a deal for her the way it is for other artists to really, go out and impress and be awesome....

sorta...

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

Originally Posted by maikaru

I've been reading mixi thread for netabare of A-nation, and I have to say that this is the WORST I have ever seen Ayu fans complain about something. Of course, I wrote that they complained and were shocked at Power of Music first day, but now many of them have resorted to sending messages and emails through TA and Twitter. Many people who went to A-nation said that they felt a feeling that it was too much "disappointment." There's no floating boat, no Uchiwa for Ayu (Yet?), and every single song was a collaboration.

I can understand and accept that she can sing one or two collab songs with Naoya, specifically when it's called for (i.e. the songs they recorded together.) But there is NO NEED for him to sing in all the fricken songs. His name is not Hamasaki Ayumi, and the performance slot is not named "Ayu and Friends." It's "Hamasaki Ayumi."

I can really understand the fans feeling VERY disappointed at this event, because she didn't even sing ONE song alone. I can confirm, again, that every. single. song. was a collaboration. No thank you... I wouldn't pay for that. Ayu tickets and goods are so expensive already, and why would a fan just sit back and say "Oh Ayu does it so it's okay" when they are paying so much money. A fan is not someone who nods and says yes to Ayu, and Ayu should also not be an artist who says "Well I'm doing it this way and if you don't accept it I don't care" kind of attitude. She should listen to her fans when they say "Please sing at least one song on your own."

And the fact that other artists have all their goods ready and Ayu's uchiwa and pouch are not even ready for sale. It's not even the goods themselves, it's the principle. All the other artists, no matter how busy they were, had the opportunity to create their items for A-nation and have it ready on time. Look at Koda Kumi. I don't like her, and I'm not her fan, but she had EVERY item ready and she's arguably been much busier that Ayu promoting her new singles on TV and promotional events, etc. I know they don't create the items themselves, but they have to approve them and make sure their perfect. If it's the case that her management team cannot get them out on time, then they should be fired because they're not doing the job. But like she said before, she likes to take responsibility for everything she does, so she must take responsibility this time as well.

It's not that I don't like Ayu. It's that I can't accept what she's doing in this event, because it feels wrong, cheap, and thrown together at last minute. Even though we know that's not the case, reading all reports and diaries about the event points to that being the impression. I don't care about Ayu and Family, all her brothers and sisters, ultimately I care just about Ayu. And no matter how many times she uses him in a concert, or gets the same spotlight as Ayu, it's not going to change the fact that many people don't like him or don't care for him, or feel indifferent to his presence and would prefer just Ayu, like they thought they were getting when buying the ticket.

To sum it up in one sentence from mixi, "When I heard Urata start singing SUNRISE, 'mujaki ni warau...', it was over for me. I had enough." LOL.

*End long rant.* Sorry it's Ayu bashing. But we have to take the good with the bad.

I agree with so many things.

Urata needs to get his own career, and ayu needs to learn how to feature people in her works properly

A mini with no singles, and now she's turned all her fans at a-nation off after the performance.

I think this mini is gonna flop hard, and I hope it does if it isn't good. Ayu is ayu at the end of the day, I love her doing new things, featuring new people and all, but she needs to know that she still Ayumi Hamasaki, and that sadly she has duties towards her fans, they really deserved her to sing at least one or two songs by herself, ballads or whatever.

Urata singing Sunrise... Oh god, I don't even want to think about it. It must've been really painful.



EDIT: I must also add that, she did something very similar for her CDL 02-03 with TRF or whatever their name is. They appeared and sang some of their own classics with ayu, and also some ayu songs such as Boys & Girls I think?? I bet some fans were pissed then too. But she did sing many songs by herself in that concert, I just don't understand why this time she had to have the guy all the way through, I have nothing against him, I don't even know him, but being in there, waiting for him to go away though he never did, would've really pissed me off.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by maikaru

I've been reading mixi thread for netabare of A-nation, and I have to say that this is the WORST I have ever seen Ayu fans complain about something. Of course, I wrote that they complained and were shocked at Power of Music first day, but now many of them have resorted to sending messages and emails through TA and Twitter. Many people who went to A-nation said that they felt a feeling that it was too much "disappointment." There's no floating boat, no Uchiwa for Ayu (Yet?), and every single song was a collaboration.

I can understand and accept that she can sing one or two collab songs with Naoya, specifically when it's called for (i.e. the songs they recorded together.) But there is NO NEED for him to sing in all the fricken songs. His name is not Hamasaki Ayumi, and the performance slot is not named "Ayu and Friends." It's "Hamasaki Ayumi."

I can really understand the fans feeling VERY disappointed at this event, because she didn't even sing ONE song alone. I can confirm, again, that every. single. song. was a collaboration. No thank you... I wouldn't pay for that. Ayu tickets and goods are so expensive already, and why would a fan just sit back and say "Oh Ayu does it so it's okay" when they are paying so much money. A fan is not someone who nods and says yes to Ayu, and Ayu should also not be an artist who says "Well I'm doing it this way and if you don't accept it I don't care" kind of attitude. She should listen to her fans when they say "Please sing at least one song on your own."

And the fact that other artists have all their goods ready and Ayu's uchiwa and pouch are not even ready for sale. It's not even the goods themselves, it's the principle. All the other artists, no matter how busy they were, had the opportunity to create their items for A-nation and have it ready on time. Look at Koda Kumi. I don't like her, and I'm not her fan, but she had EVERY item ready and she's arguably been much busier that Ayu promoting her new singles on TV and promotional events, etc. I know they don't create the items themselves, but they have to approve them and make sure their perfect. If it's the case that her management team cannot get them out on time, then they should be fired because they're not doing the job. But like she said before, she likes to take responsibility for everything she does, so she must take responsibility this time as well.

It's not that I don't like Ayu. It's that I can't accept what she's doing in this event, because it feels wrong, cheap, and thrown together at last minute. Even though we know that's not the case, reading all reports and diaries about the event points to that being the impression. I don't care about Ayu and Family, all her brothers and sisters, ultimately I care just about Ayu. And no matter how many times she uses him in a concert, or gets the same spotlight as Ayu, it's not going to change the fact that many people don't like him or don't care for him, or feel indifferent to his presence and would prefer just Ayu, like they thought they were getting when buying the ticket.

To sum it up in one sentence from mixi, "When I heard Urata start singing SUNRISE, 'mujaki ni warau...', it was over for me. I had enough." LOL.

*End long rant.* Sorry it's Ayu bashing. But we have to take the good with the bad.

Gotta say I love your post and not being afraid to be honest. Just want you to know I'm behind you before the backlash starts. Lol.

the only thing is I want to see あゆ holding Tohoshinki's towel...

[PoetGirl]

she's right, its not ok if he was singing ayu songs @_@ I mean wtf, I dont know what she was thinking... people are fans of ayu solo artist.

[ayumisrael]

Well maybe she will get rid of Nao for the next a-nation shows

I mean she will sing with him the 2 collabs and the others perform alone!

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

Well maybe she will get rid of Nao for the next a-nation shows

I mean she will sing with him the 2 collabs and the others perform alone!

I really believe that with ayu it's impossible to even guess what's next

Now, even more lol



EDIT: Ayu just posted a new TA message, from what I can understand, she's explaining why they've taken certain decisions for this a-nation (hm hm we all know what decisions lol), and I'm guessing she'll stick with it, I'm sure we'll be seeing Urataxayu again.

[ExodusUK]

Hotel Love Songs scrapped, two suspect duets, mini-album and now this setlist...this is such a testing time for ayu fans

[ExodusUK]

Holy crap I can't believe Urata sings all the other songs too...what the hell..

[kagami]

Whoa, people up in here are being so dramatic, as usual.
Sure, I'd rather see just Ayu but it's also interesting as this is something totally new... and it's just a summer festival after all. It's no big deal.

[ExodusUK]

Originally Posted by kagami

Whoa, people up in here are being so dramatic, as usual.
Sure, I'd rather see just Ayu but it's also interesting as this is something totally new... and it's just a summer festival after all. It's no big deal.

Yeah but if this follow typical Ayu trends, Countdown live will probably become some sort of Ayu and friends concert.

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

Originally Posted by ExodusUK

Yeah but if this follow typical Ayu trends, Countdown live will probably become some sort of Ayu and friends concert.

lol omg I can totally see her CDLs turning into that, they will start looking like a-nations

[emi♡]

I just don't know if I can handle this level of disappointment. I think I'll go cry now.

I hope no one sends her super glue or something....