ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~ setlist and pictures [III]

[love in music]

i thought her vocals were much worse in the performance in PCDL, they were a big improvement in that vid imo

[Insanes]

I went to the Yokohama performance on 10th may.

My seat was in A block seat 150 so I was VERY close to the scene.

Well, the concert is really different from the others this year, I mean, it's not the BIG show.

Very 80's, very colorful, it is a real and true pleasure to be part of it.

Setlist is simple, she sang every NEXT LEVEL track and more such as AUDIENCE, evolution, Present, For my dear, Humming 7/4, UNITE!, HOPE OR PAIN, MY ALL.

Costumes were really nice especially the Rule one. No crazy or weird dresses this time.

Vocals were absolutly perfect, especially for For my dear and Curtain call.

A lot of dancing and public was always raising his hands. For Sparkle, she let us sang with her " No no no part a LOT of time ".

She signed 5 or 6 Ayu balls and then gave it to the public with a baseball bat.

Lasers, fireworks were also hear.

Really good concert, everyone was excited.

[AyUta]

Originally Posted by Insanes

I went to the Yokohama performance on 10th may.

My seat was in A block seat 150 so I was VERY close to the scene.

Well, the concert is really different from the others this year, I mean, it's not the BIG show.

Very 80's, very colorful, it is a real and true pleasure to be part of it.

Setlist is simple, she sang every NEXT LEVEL track and more such as AUDIENCE, evolution, Present, For my dear, Humming 7/4, UNITE!, HOPE OR PAIN, MY ALL.

Costumes were really nice especially the Rule one. No crazy or weird dresses this time.

Vocals were absolutly perfect, especially for For my dear and Curtain call.

A lot of dancing and public was always raising his hands. For Sparkle, she let us sang with her " No no no part a LOT of time ".

She signed 5 or 6 Ayu balls and then gave it to the public with a baseball bat.

Lasers, fireworks were also hear.

Really good concert, everyone was excited.

Wow, lucky you! It sounds like an amazing concert

[love in music]

Originally Posted by Insanes

I went to the Yokohama performance on 10th may.

My seat was in A block seat 150 so I was VERY close to the scene.

Well, the concert is really different from the others this year, I mean, it's not the BIG show.

Very 80's, very colorful, it is a real and true pleasure to be part of it.

Setlist is simple, she sang every NEXT LEVEL track and more such as AUDIENCE, evolution, Present, For my dear, Humming 7/4, UNITE!, HOPE OR PAIN, MY ALL.

Costumes were really nice especially the Rule one. No crazy or weird dresses this time.

Vocals were absolutly perfect, especially for For my dear and Curtain call.

A lot of dancing and public was always raising his hands. For Sparkle, she let us sang with her " No no no part a LOT of time ".

She signed 5 or 6 Ayu balls and then gave it to the public with a baseball bat.

Lasers, fireworks were also hear.

Really good concert, everyone was excited.

it sounds like fun, and i'm happy to hear about her good vocals Present??? no crazy or weird dresses? you mean there's no white or pink dresses? then what did she wear instead?

[rakeru]

^did they spiff it up digitally a bit?

[truehappiness]

I don't believe they did.

Her vocal in the live-to-TV version was pretty good, tbh.

[truehappiness]

Present? Maybe that was SIGNAL/Hana..

[polka-dot-jewel]

What may be a crazy and weird dress to some people may actually be a really cool or nice dress to other people. lol But I do agree that this dress is more simple than AT05 or AT06's dress.

[Insanes]

Oh my mistake. I wrote "Present" but it is "Signal" ~~ Sorry for the confusion.

About the MC, Yoshio did not speak at all.

Subaru was dressed as a teacher and tought Ayu a game in french we call " 1,2,3, Soleil" with some other male dancers.

To resume it :

Ayu is front of the public and dancers are behind her on the stairs on the scene.

Then, Ayu has to say the equivalent of 123 soleil but in japanese (cant remember what she had to say).

While she speaks and has the dancers on her back, they have to move forwards to try to reach her.

Then, when she finishes her sentence, she turns around to face them.
At this time, they must stop and make no move or they are eliminated.

So you can have a strange pose and have to keep it until she decides to turn again.

2 difficulties :

- she can pronounce the sentence as fast as she wants to
- you have to keep the pose until she decides to continue

It was really funny, even if I could not understand everything they spoke about.

There were also a few questions from fans but not as much as previous MCs.
No dance teaching this time.

EDIT : photos

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/492/p1050243i.jpg
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/972/p1050257.jpg
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3715/p1050261e.jpg
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2613/p1050265wqz.jpg

[njanjayrp]

@Insanes - So yeah are you sure it was Present and not SIGNAL?

[MissElin_]

^And where did everywhere nowhere go? O.o

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by MissElin_

^And where did everywhere nowhere go? O.o

hopefully nowhere (I mean it should stay there xD)

[Aderianu]

I always download in the mp4 format
rule and energize
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ooyzazzmmmt

sparkl, for my dear and bridge to the sky
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?gmx1z2j0mww

[ayumisrael]

After what Insanes wrote I'm even more excited. T_T
I want to see it already!!!

[waterballoon]

Omg seriously, she performed Present?! I think I've only heard that song once lol...

[maze]

Present is precious!!!!! ♥o♥ one of my favorites of A Song for ××
but.. she performed this song in Yokohama Arena? :S

[Yukitora]

Present is a great song. It's last-song material (well, it is a last song). Hope she performed it!

[freedreamer]

Present?!?!? whoa...err ... dun even remember

[polka-dot-jewel]

Haha no wonder the Yokohama concert was 3 hours long... she added Humming 7/4 and Present to the setlist, and then the MC was probably longer...

I really wonder how long it'll be by the time June / July comes around! lol

[noidea]

I wonder in which part of the show Present was performed...