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Old 26th December 2014, 10:38 PM
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Yay!!! This is good news!!!
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Old 26th December 2014, 11:10 PM
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The performace was mostly great!! I'm really proud of ayu as a singer.
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Old 26th December 2014, 11:47 PM
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What does she said about next year? I heard about Asia? Is it mean another Asia Tour?
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Old 27th December 2014, 02:20 AM
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What does she said about next year? I heard about Asia? Is it mean another Asia Tour?
She just mentioned that she would like to get closer to her fans in Asia in the upcoming year. Or something along those lines.
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Old 27th December 2014, 02:02 AM
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It has been so long to find a close to faultless tv performance. Like what the rest were saying, no screaming in M and I am so loving last minute!

Can't wait for next year hope, since she has plans for her Asian fans, hopefully they include full concert in my tiny island
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Old 27th December 2014, 02:40 AM
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Her current voice is lpwer, but ahh it is nice and clear. That led to some issues in the end, but wow its an improvement
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Old 27th December 2014, 03:37 AM
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I absolutely loved & enjoyed everything about the "M" & "Last minute" performances. ayu was truly amazing! I loved her entire look so much. Her hairstyle, her dress...everything was complete perfection & ayu looked super gorgeous! My favorite part, after watching these performances, was the ending of "Last minute". That last "minute" () of the performance was just superb! Maybe I'm the only one who just loves how ayu sang the last note of the song & finished the performance with such power. But anyway!

ayu totally rocked the MUSIC STATION SUPER LIVE this year & I couldn't be more proud of her. you, ayu!
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Old 27th December 2014, 04:01 AM
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Her voice was nowhere near perfect (especially in M. She was flat a lot towards the end), but this was the best live performance I think I've seen from her in a while. And the last line of Last Minute was SUBLIME! I've always thought that Ayu has difficulty with vocal control - especially when it comes to using proper dynamics. There have been so many times she's sung a line loud and expressionless when it needed to be soft and emotional (*cough*last line of I AM...*cough*), but she did such a great job with the dynamics in Last Minute.
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Old 27th December 2014, 06:02 AM
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Any good quality rip, please ?
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Old 27th December 2014, 07:38 AM
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Woah, the vocals are way better than expected. She lost them for about 20s during M but picked them up quite well. The dress was nice, i don't care if she wears the same thing a lot, as long as it looks stunning.
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Old 27th December 2014, 12:38 PM
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I loved her hair and dress. not her vocal
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Old 27th December 2014, 06:16 PM
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I just watched the live and she is so awesome this year!! Her voice has improved a lot since last year Last Minute sounds slightly better than M but it is understandable since it is a song made for her current vocals. Too bad it was so short
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Old 28th December 2014, 12:01 AM
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Wow her vocals are indeed quite impressive!
Very few off parts, clear and gentle voice when needed, no more shouting...

She didn't seem to struggle with her voice as she used to do, even if it still requires all her attention. She doesn't seem to really feel the performance because of that, it's visually less intertaining, but I'm very glad she is still taking the voice issue seriously.
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Old 28th December 2014, 09:29 PM
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I'm genuinely curious about something though...
Isn't she able to sing songs like "M" in the original pitch anymore? Is it because of the ear loss thing?
for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxMRwemx5WQ << this performance of M sounds like an entirely different person singing it.
I don't mind her changing the octave and singing it lower, but I'm curious because her voice has really become something different entirely.
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Old 28th December 2014, 11:44 PM
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I'm genuinely curious about something though...
Isn't she able to sing songs like "M" in the original pitch anymore? Is it because of the ear loss thing?
for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxMRwemx5WQ << this performance of M sounds like an entirely different person singing it.
I don't mind her changing the octave and singing it lower, but I'm curious because her voice has really become something different entirely.
God, I miss that voice... :'(
I read several times on this forum that it was due to her vocal technique which changed for something less tiring for her voice, something better, more natural.
Of course her voice is also aging.

But, I really do miss those times...
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Old 28th December 2014, 10:49 PM
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^Because of ear loss? I don't think so. Just because her voice evolve and changed for this more natural lower tone. Let's keep in mind that at her beginning she didn't sung 'naturally', high pitch was required for the market. And now, when she tries to sing like in the old good days where she 'could pierce ears or break glass', keep in mind she is forcing her voice!
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Old 28th December 2014, 10:52 PM
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^ I have to disagree in the sense that even though it is said that her high pitch was forced she still looked like she had to put less effort singing back then. She looks more natural and spontaneous than she does now with her supposed "natural" voice. Idk but it seems strange.
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Old 29th December 2014, 12:52 AM
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^ I have to disagree in the sense that even though it is said that her high pitch was forced she still looked like she had to put less effort singing back then. She looks more natural and spontaneous than she does now with her supposed "natural" voice. Idk but it seems strange.
She most likely damaged her voice with improper technique over time and however she was taking (or rather not taking care of ) it. You can sing, play instruments, etc comfortably with it being wrong at the same time. Honestly ayu has never been some beautiful technical singer but it was her signature voice with emotion and she rocked it so I think that's the appeal of her old high voice. I don't really care. I love her current range a lot actually. I thought about that while I was listening to Walk. Her voice sounds so nice. It's interesting how it keeps changing over time though.
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Old 28th December 2014, 11:49 PM
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I think when she sang when she was younger it was what came naturally, but not what was maybe the best technique or way to use her voice. I thought this was a very vocally sound performance and I'm glad she has made the effort to improve her voice. I'm looking forward to her CDL vocals now
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Old 29th December 2014, 12:15 AM
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^ well in fact the thing about changing technique might be true now that you mention the "less tiring" thing. I remember that she ended up almost with no voice after half of the concert in those earlier shows. Maybe it worked as "more natural" in the short run because as you said it was what came to her naturally but when it came to the long run she had to change her technique. Im sure that the ear loss had something to do with her voice changing so much though, people do change voice when they age but not this dramatically, don't they?
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