ARENA TOUR 2016 A ～MADE IN JAPAN～ [II] - Page 5

rainbow_smile · #1 9th May 2016, 12:55 PM

I hope the opening act is not the most visually appealing one tbh because it's going to be difficult to enjoy it while all you see is people's phones

njanjayrp · #2 9th May 2016, 01:16 PM

I am so against recording/taking pictures during the shows. It's unbearable when people constantly hold their phones up. Distracting and stuff.

Chibi-Chan · #3 9th May 2016, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by njanjayrp

I am so against recording/taking pictures during the shows. It's unbearable when people constantly hold their phones up. Distracting and stuff.

I think taking a few pics is fine, as long as people do not take 100 pics. I also so can't stand it if people in front of me hold their phone up for the whole show. It's damn fucking disrespectful. I'm just 158cm and it's already hard for me to have a good view and then people in front of me hold their arms up because of their phones so that I have no chance anymore to see anything.
Just went to see the christening of a cruise ship last weekend. There was a damn great light show and firework, but all I was seeing was peoples phones because those idiots had to record the whole fucking thing. I'm still pissed.

Zeke. · #4 9th May 2016, 06:10 PM

How can you even hear other people singing over top the live performances?? I guess maybe it depends how close you are to the stage.

Gustavopc · #5 9th May 2016, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeke.

How can you even hear other people singing over top the live performances?? I guess maybe it depends how close you are to the stage.

Clearly you've never attended to a concert in Brazil

attractive nausea · #6 9th May 2016, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeke.

How can you even hear other people singing over top the live performances?? I guess maybe it depends how close you are to the stage.

I read people saying that at Ayu's concerts the sound felt lower than concerts in western countries, have you attended an Ayu concert and could you tell the difference?

Marcelo · #7 9th May 2016, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by attractive nausea

I read people saying that at Ayu's concerts the sound felt lower than concerts in western countries, have you attended an Ayu concert and could you tell the difference?

Oh I thought the sound at Ayus concert was so much higher than for example Mariah Careys, which I attended short time ago! Ayus concert you couldn't hear your own voice, at Mariah you could

And I was at fourth row on both.

JinHamasaki · #8 10th May 2016, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by attractive nausea

I read people saying that at Ayu's concerts the sound felt lower than concerts in western countries, have you attended an Ayu concert and could you tell the difference?

Oh no when I went to an Ayu concert I had ringing in my ears for almost 2 days. I was fine at Smashing Pumpkins.

Chris85 · #9 10th May 2016, 05:32 AM

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Oh no when I went to an Ayu concert I had ringing in my ears for almost 2 days. I was fine at Smashing Pumpkins.

So true. Ayu concerts are extremely loud if you have seats close to the stage. During Arena Tour 2015 I had seats very close to the stage 2 days in a row and the sound was so loud that I felt as if it was cutting my ears like a sharp knife. During Forgiveness refrain those 'iiiiiiii" notes were killing my ears, I saw a girl in front of me having the same problem, she had to cover her ear with hand and towel. I had to consult a doctor afterwards because my left ear was hurting and I couldn't hear well for a long time. After that I bought ear plugs in 100 yen shop and successfully protected my ears during recent Countdown live, they literally saved my ears. There's no way I would ever attend such a loud concert without ear plugs.
But regardless of how loud the show is you can hear people singing and talking if they're standing next to you.

4Seasons · #10 11th May 2016, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JinHamasaki

Oh no when I went to an Ayu concert I had ringing in my ears for almost 2 days. I was fine at Smashing Pumpkins.

Yeah, Ayu concerts are very loud. It makes western concerts feel less impressive lol.

Comparing AT09 to Rebel Heart Tour, it's a bit:

AT09 => bass is so loud your entire body shakes
Rebel Heart Tour => "can everyone shut up please?! I can't hear her!!"

BTW I think she might replace GREEN with FLOWER. It makes sense.
Although there's no CDL release, so who knows...

Zeke. · #11 10th May 2016, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by attractive nausea

I read people saying that at Ayu's concerts the sound felt lower than concerts in western countries, have you attended an Ayu concert and could you tell the difference?

I have poor hearing so it sounded loud enough to me. And I was like 6th row from the stage, directly adjacent to the catwalk. I was also the one singing along, lol. But I couldn't even hear myself so I don't know how people nearby could. I imagine it being the same for others.

Chris85 · #12 9th May 2016, 01:25 PM

I think when people talk, laugh, scream and sing during lives is way more distracting and it's very common at Ayu shows.
It's just for first 3 songs and I'm sure staff will ask not to hold phones up high. Although I can see this being a problem for people who are not very tall.

rainbow_smile · #13 9th May 2016, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris85

I think when people talk, laugh, scream and sing during lives is way more distracting and it's very common at Ayu shows

Equally distracting for me. Especially when some people are trying to get closer to the stage, so they're pushing you and almost try to climb on top of you. But I also hate it when people talk and sing along too much. I come to the concert to listen to the live vocals of the artist, not to the fans. But I was lucky that the crowd around me wasn't noisy during the Ayu shows I attended.

AyuGAME · #14 9th May 2016, 03:52 PM

wow...that's really suprising..but it's a good marketing decision...

YUKARI · #15 9th May 2016, 03:59 PM

does anyone sell ticket for 7/18 show?

tokyoxjapanxfan · #16 9th May 2016, 04:08 PM

Interesting! Videos are definitely going to be recorded lol

attractive nausea · #17 9th May 2016, 04:37 PM

^ I thought japanese fans didn't sing along since once some japanese fans online bashed a foreigner for being loud at a concert haha

I think that since it's new for them, japanese fans won't be overly annoying while taking pictures, but it's true that it's nicer attending a concert without anyone recording.

Chris85 · #18 9th May 2016, 05:18 PM

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^ I thought japanese fans didn't sing along since once some japanese fans online bashed a foreigner for being loud at a concert haha

Oh, sometimes they do. For example during A Best Live one girl next to me was like "oh, I love this one!!!" when Memorial Address started and she began singing along ruining the song for me.
A lot of fans come with friends and they talk to each a lot during songs and laugh which is really annoying.
There are always complaints on people with bad manners on Mixi, Japanese people, for reason.
But I agree, in general Japanese fans behave better than western fans.

4Seasons · #19 9th May 2016, 05:00 PM

I think recording is fine, as long as it's not too long. It's normal to want a piece of video that only you have, to remember the concert by. Even recording one full song is fine as long as you don't hold the camera up in such a way that you're blocking the people behind you.

And to give some perspective from the OTHER SIDE: At my last Madonna concert (Rebel Heart tour) I was standing in front of some arrogant b!tch Brazilian who kept yelling "PUT YOUR PHONES DOWN" through every song and actually slapped people around him on the head if they were using their phones. Now THAT is much, much more distracting, rude and concert-ruining behavior than the actual recording.

A poor girl in front of me was recording for 15 seconds when the guy slapped her. I saw she wanted to record a couple of times -- probably a little bit of her favorite songs -- but she looked scared and hesitant. So no, it's not just the recording that ruins the concerts. It's also the annoying "anti-recorders".

By the way, he never engaged me, possibly because I was standing directly in front of him. I just kept having his arm reach out over my shoulder to slap other people.

Edit: Another thing far more distracting than mobile phone use is people chatting with their friends during ballads, or people going ape-sh!t crazy during dance songs. I don't want an arm in my face every 5 seconds, thanks. It's not a rave, it's a concert. Give me some space.

Having said that, I've never ever had a bad experience at any Ayu or other J-Pop concert. The people are very well organized, considerate, fun and engaging with the artist. Western-based concerts on the other hand...eesh.

rainbow_smile · #20 9th May 2016, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 4Seasons

I think recording is fine, as long as it's not too long. It's normal to want a piece of video that only you have, to remember the concert by. Even recording one full song is fine as long as you don't hold the camera up in such a way that you're blocking the people behind you.

I agree, but a lot of people don't care about this so they will record A LOT as long as they have a chance.

I think Ayu's solution is perfect for this though, you still have a chance to have something to remind you that you were at the concert, but it's only for a small part of the show, so you won't ruin someone's experience by recording.