[News] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2019ｰ2020 A

[Yoake]

I really like the title of this new CDL. The logo is very simple but so 90s. It seems she is playing the nostalgic feeling a lot in the wake of the re-release of LOVEppears / appears. The only thing that bothers me is the A logo. It would be better if the Promise Land was centred.

[Son_of_Sun]

Guess we're getting new info soon.

[Toniayu123]

Istg the tittle and the gay af logo got me all excited. I’m going to next year’s CDL (assuming there’ll be one) but I’m about to book a plane right now and go to this one as well lol

[AJFmzk]

Tickets will go on sale for TA starting Nov 28. They will be using some kind of AI technology for tickets sales. More details will be announced at a later point once things become more finalized.

[adrtwb]

do they really need to take this long to start the ticket selling?

[Xianghua]

I’m guessing it took so long because they are trying out this new technology.

Regarding the tickets for this performance, we plan to sell the tickets using AI technology that some foreign big artists have integrated. This will be the first attempt in history made for a Japanese solo artist's performance.

[njanjayrp]

WTF!?

[Corvina]

I guess it's this:
https://re-how.net/press_releases/32225/

Whatever dynamic pricing means in the end.
And stopping unauthorized reselling of tickets.
Probably only will be possible on a official site in the future. Bye bye reseller shops.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by Corvina

I guess it's this:
https://re-how.net/press_releases/32225/

Whatever dynamic pricing means in the end.
And stopping unauthorized reselling of tickets.
Probably only will be possible on a official site in the future. Bye bye reseller shops.

Thanks. This sucks. Well I am officially giving up on going. This is too late for me to plan the trip.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

Considering the target is japan, and of all concerts to sell out, it’s this one, they probably don’t feel like it’s that risky to delay it so long.

The way they say it like, big foreign artists are doing it, sounds so funny lol. It’s just tickets... unless we get some hologram or something lol.

[Earth_maiden]

maybe they're hoping to encourage people to join TA? Foreigners have had pretty good luck getting tickets since they made TA international.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

Wait that article if I understand it, means a system where paying more money gets you better tickets, right?

I really hope this isn’t it...
I hate that system. It just means people with money get better tickets. Yes, that’s how it is now with ticket resellers too, but there’s still that serendipitous chance I could win one. Once that system kicks in (if that’s what this is) I can promise you I’ll be in the stands forever lol.

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan

Wait that article if I understand it, means a system where paying more money gets you better tickets, right?

I really hope this isn’t it...
I hate that system. It just means people with money get better tickets. Yes, that’s how it is now with ticket resellers too, but there’s still that serendipitous chance I could win one. Once that system kicks in (if that’s what this is) I can promise you I’ll be in the stands forever lol.

Just saw this.
That's actually true.
Cause as the article mentions the major league soccer Japan already uses this dynamic price system and there it means better seats - more expensive.
Which would fit to the system used here in the West as well.
Guess it depends on how it is used, different possibilities.
But avex is for sure gonna implement this new system for all their artists in the long run.

[AJFmzk]

^ Thankfully that’s not what it is. It has nothing to do with seat location. The system will automatically adjust pricing based on supply and demand. If tickets are not selling, the price will be automatically lowered to encourage sales, and the opposite if tickets start selling out really fast. Basically, it’s their way of trying to guarantee a sold out show, and if there is high demand they’ll make extra money off the more expensive tickets. It’s actually a really effective tactic. But does this mean they’re getting rid of the lottery or will the dynamic pricing go into effect for the different lottery rounds?

[Corvina]

That's what I fear - if they start this with TA, does that mean there won't be a FC lottery anymore?
So you can only buy earlier as a FC member with a dynamic price system?
Would hate that, cause at least with a lottery everybody had the same chance to win theoretically.

[Xianghua]

Gonna wait until we have official info but so far I don’t like this. I have so many questions regarding TA tickets.

[AJFmzk]

the email was not clear on how exactly it will work. I guess we’ll have to wait for details. They didn’t mention the lottery, just “ticket applications”. It’s very possible that this will be a first-come-first-served kind of deal for tickets, but the seats could still be random so everyone might have a chance at a good seat. As in, you buy a ticket at whatever the price gets automatically set to but you still can’t choose your seat, you’ll find out on the day when you get your ticket from the venue or mail like before.

[Xianghua]

Yes, I noticed it too they didn’t mention the lottery! That’s what I’m wondering about.

Ticket lottery is pretty much the only thing TA has going for it, so I hope they aren’t getting rid of it.

[Toniayu123]

Jesus Christ. This is indeed a bit confusing, but we’ll have to wait for details

[AJFmzk]

^ theoretically it’s possible to implement the dynamic pricing with the lottery if they do multiple rounds, but it’s all really confusing.