～POWER of MUSIC～ 2011 A setlists, photos, and etc. [III]

[RealLight]

The setlist keeps getting boring and boring '--

[ayumisrael]

The only thing that should be special is the limited edition since... it's limited.
FINAL CHAPTER is pretty much like the others, just last.

[SKYia]

This is really bad, normally the show should be the same for all dates, it's kind of forcing people to go to many shows because by going just once they may miss a lot.

Personally I can't believe they deleted Monochrome, I was so counting for that, and now it's less and less songs and all of them are still the same. Still no It was / Liar / Criminal / Life etc, no Do it Again, sending mail, November or Like a Doll.

It's just a few songs and half of them are those repeated in each single concert, it may be nice live, but how many times can you watch the same thing over and over. I really wish her concert could be more Kumi like with some medley or different arrangement. Ayu can make it simple as she likes but without the dejavu effect, I just can't understand it :|

[toniayu]

@miki yay!!!!!!!!!

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by SKYia

This is really bad, normally the show should be the same for all dates, it's kind of forcing people to go to many shows because by going just once they may miss a lot.

Personally I can't believe they deleted Monochrome, I was so counting for that, and now it's less and less songs and all of them are still the same. Still no It was / Liar / Criminal / Life etc, no Do it Again, sending mail, November or Like a Doll.

It's just a few songs and half of them are those repeated in each single concert, it may be nice live, but how many times can you watch the same thing over and over. I really wish her concert could be more Kumi like with some medley or different arrangement. Ayu can make it simple as she likes but without the dejavu effect, I just can't understand it :|

ayu sings songs that she and staff think that fits that tour.
Of course it's dissapointing that selist is getting shorter but at least it gives hope for the limited edition which will probably be the most important show since it will probably be the DVD's/blu-ray recorded show.
The Japanese fans there don't really care she sings her crowd songs or classics again and again since they love them.
It's not the Love Hotel tour so I don't see why she should perform new songs from Love songs, if they don't fit the theme she and the staff wanted to make for this year after the disaster.
Also I don't think that kuu is much different, she has her good share of deja vus and repeated songs, just like ayu.

[Andrenekoi]

Kumi has the advantage of releasing the same winter ballad every winter, so, she only needs to perform one to perform them all...

Seriously, the only overplayed songs on this tour are Boys & Girls and evolution... just two of them... Even if she is playing a lot of classics, thanks God her classics where never overplayed besides those 2 and Surreal...

BTW, I thought everyone knew the songs are all rearranged for the tour...

People can complain about disliking the songs she is singing, As it's a matter of opinion, but this time nobody can complain about repeated songs.

Also, this is not a album promoting concert and this is not a celebrating concert, this was her way to reunite people, give them hope, strenght and something that feels warm and safe... So, it's natural she is singing music about overcoming bad times, and her songs that touched the most her audience over her career.

[Heavenly]

If they broadcast the "Under the same Sky 2 video", what will happen to the first one ? :O
I hope they'll include both video on the DVD...

[Luja.]

Originally Posted by miki_beland

The FINAL chapter will be updated with the new video of Under the same sky =)!!!

did you sent the video to her staff? Will it be in LIMITED EDITION, too?
I would love to see it on the DVD.

[miki_beland]

KOME told me it would be for the FINAL Chapter, which will be the one on the DVD.

And the first video won't be included, it is an update, they will replace it for the second one. Anyways, all the photos from the first one are included on the second one, so no one is gonna be missing...

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by SKYia

This is really bad, normally the show should be the same for all dates, it's kind of forcing people to go to many shows because by going just once they may miss a lot.

Personally I can't believe they deleted Monochrome, I was so counting for that, and now it's less and less songs and all of them are still the same. Still no It was / Liar / Criminal / Life etc, no Do it Again, sending mail, November or Like a Doll.

It's just a few songs and half of them are those repeated in each single concert, it may be nice live, but how many times can you watch the same thing over and over. I really wish her concert could be more Kumi like with some medley or different arrangement. Ayu can make it simple as she likes but without the dejavu effect, I just can't understand it :|

No one if forcing anyone to go. Koda Kumi's concerts are a mess. Every time she goes for a certain concept and fails miserably. The only decent concert she has had was the BEST~first things one, with occasional good performances every now and then. When it comes to making amazing tours there is hardly a performer in Japan who matches Ayu.

[kiseki]

She sang A Song Is Born!!!
I used to like this song a lot. I didn't keep up with her news lately but I read a comment in Twitter saying that today was the last day for her tour.

[Tom Punks]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

Kumi has the advantage of releasing the same winter ballad every winter, so, she only needs to perform one to perform them all...

What? This is so off topic, but like... Ayu's winter ballads sound a lot more similar than Kuu's do. I can't really even think of two winter ballads by Kuu that sound as similar as Ayu's winter ballads do.

[Andrenekoi]

^The only Kumi ballads I can tell apart are Suki de x3 and Ai no uta, cuz their names are sang on their choruses

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by Tom Punks

What? This is so off topic, but like... Ayu's winter ballads sound a lot more similar than Kuu's do. I can't really even think of two winter ballads by Kuu that sound as similar as Ayu's winter ballads do.

As much as I like some of Ku's timeless hits like Yume no uta, Ai no uta, Moon Crying etc. she has loads of very generic and similar sounding ballads with boring videos where she sits and looks pretty. Ai wo tomenaide is the most generic ballad she has released since she debuted. Ayu's instrumentation is far more richer and the multi-layered arrangements make it all worth while, while computer beats and piano bg music don't really do much for me. But it's all the matter of taste ultimately. It's not how similar, but how awfully boring and generic they are...stay with me X_X *ear bleed*

[Luja.]

Originally Posted by miki_beland

KOME told me it would be for the FINAL Chapter, which will be the one on the DVD.

And the first video won't be included, it is an update, they will replace it for the second one. Anyways, all the photos from the first one are included on the second one, so no one is gonna be missing...

thank you for your work!
I hope the people who see this in concert will be happy about it. I will surely be happy if I see it on DVD.

[miki_beland]

omg i mistook, obviously they are not going to update the video on the FINAL Chapter as it already happened, it will be on the LIMITED Edition ^^ KOME said "we wanna update it for the Final concert"

[douggn]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

As much as I like some of Ku's timeless hits like Yume no uta, Ai no uta, Moon Crying etc. she has loads of very generic and similar sounding ballads with boring videos where she sits and looks pretty. Ai wo tomenaide is the most generic ballad she has released since she debuted. Ayu's instrumentation is far more richer and the multi-layered arrangements make it all worth while, while computer beats and piano bg music don't really do much for me. But it's all the matter of taste ultimately. It's not how similar, but how awfully boring and generic they are...stay with me X_X *ear bleed*

I agree. I find Koda's Ballads not appealing at all though while ayu's ballads I recon are much more grand and moving but that's probably ayus style of lyric writing too but this is a little bit of topic but anyways, I can watch ayus concerts all the way through but koda's I just skip to her beaty songs because they sound good live but I usually never watch her ballad type songs unlike ayu

[ExodusUK]

I guess it's LIMITED EDITION because she'll only sing a limited number of songs

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by miki_beland

omg i mistook, obviously they are not going to update the video on the FINAL Chapter as it already happened, it will be on the LIMITED Edition ^^ KOME said "we wanna update it for the Final concert"

Oh Miki, there will also be new countries added to their video? ^_^

[AyumiAi]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

Kumi has the advantage of releasing the same winter ballad every winter, so, she only needs to perform one to perform them all...

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AMEN TO THAT! :3 haha i LOLed so hard when i read this