I heard that Ayu has never lip synch, is that true?

[indicatoto101]

Originally Posted by asongforXX

The only think that make it obvious for Britney Spears is because the song sounds EXACTLY like the album version. And the way she's dancing? There's no way she can sing normally and without hearing her breath. But i don't mind, i like Britney anyway.

I don't want to start a hate thread on Britney but she can't sing no matter what: dancing or uselessly standing.

[PickleCookies]

Originally Posted by indicatoto101

I don't want to start a hate thread on Britney but she can't sing no matter what: dancing or uselessly standing.

Then don't say it. Because, in doing so, you're blantantly contradicting yourself.

I'm not particularily fond of her voice, but I have heard her sing live, and she does have a good voice.

[lazytuna]

I don't think Ayu ever lip synch..

Originally Posted by CRAZYBOAT

I heard BoA lip synchs in almost 90% of her Korea Performances, which i thought it's very unpro.

And yeah, i think this is something to be proud of being an Ayu fan.

Its not just BoA .. A LOT of Korean singers lip-synch. Probably something to do with the TV Stations or special events that they have to perform at. BoA has no problem singing live.

[bringer_of_the_sun]

i don't believe that Ayumi lip-syncs, but I'm kind of wondering about the Hanabi II PV. If she didn't lip-sync or match the music to certain points in the video, then major props to her. I mean, how many people can sing that well while pretending to cry? I understand that they do edit her singing afterwards, but it's still an amazing feat.

[tinyppl]

Originally Posted by bringer_of_the_sun

I mean, how many people can sing that well while pretending to cry?

O.O

I thought the vocals and everything are done in the recording studio then comes the acting of the pv. What do you mean she can sing so well while pretending to cry ?_?

[mui-gei-tal]

Originally Posted by bringer_of_the_sun

i don't believe that Ayumi lip-syncs, but I'm kind of wondering about the Hanabi II PV. If she didn't lip-sync or match the music to certain points in the video, then major props to her. I mean, how many people can sing that well while pretending to cry? I understand that they do edit her singing afterwards, but it's still an amazing feat.

they usually play the song at the set, so that the artist can sing/mouth it...but the songs from the pvs are pre-recorded.

AYU makes me proud to not lip-synch!!!

[kayokyokufan]

she lip-synchs. i've seen her do it before on hey hey hey music champ and some other times i can't recall. there's no shame in doing it though.

[Marsx96]

wow, this thread is like.... so mean to ayu -.-;

my boyfriend has had about a decade or more of musical history. he plays both the piano and trumpet. in almost every single live i've shown him, he has told me that ayumi is out of tune. i've had about 5 years of piano experience, so i'm not very keen to spot these things, but i sometimes hear them too. she's not out of tune THROUGHOUT the performance, but here and there she'll be off tune like that. you think that if she lip syncs, they'll just leave that in there? heck no! they would correct it in a jiffy.

and as for her tears being fake, you guys have got to be kidding me. she usually cries when she gets an award or if she sings an emotional song. sometimes she'll cry at the end of a long concert. she knows that she's blessed! she knows how hard it is to get where she is right now, so she's crying tears of joy. that's really terrible to accuse her of fake tears. i thought we were all ayu fans here.

well in a lot of performances, she either cries or lets the audience sing part of the song, or shout out random things in her mic--all of that can't be covered by a machine. all of that is real. :-/

[MsMiyabi]

All artists lip sync at least once

[acimahs]

Marsx96 u pertty much said what i was gonna say........i cry sometimes after i have preformed............and turst me those tears that ayu crys aren't fake they r real.......

[nmskalmn]

Can anyone tell me a specific TV performance where you think Ayu is lip synching?

[PrismaticTears]

Go ahead and dig up old news reports and that nonsense, anyone knows that vigorous dancing and singing is hard to do both at once with any quality. Many of BoA's fans requested that she simply dance during live performances and settle for lip-synching since the dancing is what they came to see. They already know that she can sing and didn't want to see both aspects of the performances compromised.

nmskalmn: Old hard drive with my big collection of out of comission so I can't think of any other particular performances other than A Museum in its entirety. On several of her old songs performed at A Museum where she uses a headset instead of a mic always seems suspicious (Notice Britney Spears rarely sings with a hand mic and seems to favor a headset?). She seemed to sing her older more high-pitched songs flawlessly when she seemed to miss a few notes aside from some off-key warbles performing with a mic on her current songs better attuned to her slightly deeper voice. Things like that generally I have suspicions of.

Marsx96:
Everyone else can defend themselves for the most part but I'd assume they meant a few performances, not every single occassion where she's performed live. Also her voice is not perfect, she has her own natural flaws to her voice which endear her to many of her fans, some of the off-key parts are very much so intentional I would assume (Ever heard of people praising her flatter than a board "lalalas" in several of her songs? It's a flavor they enjoy). Her voice is by no means terrible, she simply doesn't sing like a bell, her voice is not perfect.
Also she was previously an actress, take that as you will but I don't honestly believe that someone can begin crying at the same point in a song every time they sing it, every time they perform it which is very often. Also, one's vocal cords tighten as anyone who's every cried knows and yet she seems to be able to continue singing in the same manner she usually does after a few lines of flat notes, I doubt any vocal performer is trained well enough to defy biological conventions within a matter of a few seconds. Not saying her tears are always fake, simply saying they are not always real.
Wrapping up, just because the mic is on doesn't mean someone has to make noise. Play music in the background, move your lips to to the lyrics but make no noise. During an instrumental solo say anything that comes to mind out loud. Now, picture that you were a pop tart on stage performing with a microphone doing the same process mentioned earlier only you have a stadium sound system meant to amplify whatever is played through it, by no means anyone in the audience can honestly hear just 'you'. I hope that makes it clearer.

[hiro]

Singers usually wear headsets if they are dancing to free up their hands, i dont think it has any thing to do at all with lip-synching.

[norain]

-_- Just put it as ayumi's never lip synced, headset suspiciousness? Wow, you must be out of your mind...nothing wrong with a headset, they want to dance with there hands...don't compare her to britney spears, britney can't sing live at all

[MsMiyabi]

People I doubt someone has that much energy Ayu has lip-synched before

[PrismaticTears]

Read a bit more carefully, I brought Britney Spears up as an example, I was never making a comparison between your goddess and her.

Also I'm completely out of my mind for having an opinion, dear me, whatever shall I do?

I find a headset is suspicious because they usually aren't terribly high quality, albeit that would not be a problem with someone who has that much money behind them. Point I'm trying to get across is that if you've ever used a headset mic, the actual reciever moves around quite a bit especially if you jump about that much. She just so happens to readjust it from time to time and through it all, there is no fluctuation in the volume or timbre of her voice.

Yes I acknowledge that often singers will use a headset to free up their hands, I'm not surprised, it's sensible for those who put on an energetic performance. In the same manner that also makes room for a possible few episodes of lip-synching since exerting that much physical energy flapping about doesn't leave one with sufficient breath to sing up to one's normal standards and one might employ any means necessary to ensure that those standards are kept to scratch for one's audience. I never said something was wrong or morally objectionable about that, it's a bloody performance and all I truly care about is being entertained, this is commentary.

[gakkun]

It's not about whether Ayu synches or not...most (if not all) Jpop artists simply don't lip synch, however important the event is.

and also to the above post...I can point out many concerts in which Ayu used a headset and frankly runs terribly out of tune *shudders at Boys & Girls performances*

[norain]

lol, actually, I've used a headset, it's very stable unless you really want to move it...and I've jumped too, you actually have to use a little strength to move the headset's mic, not alot of strength just a little, and air doesn't have that much strength *as in jumping etc* so she wouldn't be lip syncing...but I do believe she lip syncs her encore presentation maybe...not all of it, just a few

[Qt Mashi]

Ayu used to sometimes play the songs from the cd while singing along with it in the chorus part to make it sound more intense but i relli dont think she ever lipsynched

i know that she lipsynched at the VERY end of Because of You in MTVJ Awards where she sang "Kimi ja nakya dame de" but thats hardly nothing

but yeah Ayu never actually lipsynched a full song before~i dont think....