ARENA TOUR 2012 A ~HOTEL Love songs~ information thread [II]

[axmish87]

YAAAAAAAAAAAY for njayrp!!!!!!!
I hope to see lots of PICS !!!!
Sing your guts there njayrp!!!!!!!
So happy for him and all of you guys there right know!!! *sob*
ME WANTS TOOOOOOO wahhhh:-(((

[Evolution7/4]

Originally Posted by polka-dot-jewel

Haha, that happened with me and Evolution7/4. It was his first Ayu show as well, and it was cute seeing him so excited
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[Andrenekoi]

Well, Evolution7/4 does seen to be a cute person anyway Just like Nem-chan, hope he enjoys the concert!

[Evolution7/4]

Oh now I'm just flattered

[Aderianu]

What song she sang in encore?

[Deep snow]

Wow she performed Last angel during encore? I wonder why...

[CherryMoon]

She sang Last Angel during last night encore!

[SunshineSlayer]

Just gonna give a quick rundown since other people have already reviewed the show.

I thought last nights show was really good. Her voice was good I thought.

It is basically a rehash of CDL and the dancers do take precedence in most of the show. Maybe its because I came in with low expectations though, but I actually liked this show better than I liked CDL.

My favorite part was surprisingly Eyes, Smoke, Magic and THe Next Love. They are much better live than on the CD.

On the other hand NaNaNa is much better on the CD than live; the crowd surprisingly wasn't really into this one. Shake it got a very good response though.

The addition of Last Angel doesn't feel out of place because just before they have "Dance show time" which is basically a group number and some individual numbers to a medley of Ayu trance songs. So the trance music transitions into Last Angel pretty well.

The Return Road dress looks alot better in person.

There really is no 'WOW' moment in this tour.

There are a lot more videos in this tour than usual and they were longer than usual. I felt it was too much actually - I would have much rather seen more songs.

I went to this show with my boyfriend here (he is Japanese) and this was his first time seeing Ayu. My b-day is soon so we went as part of my b-day present. He is not an Ayu fan but he doesn't dislike her though, he just simply isn't very familiar with her or her music. He knows Boys and Girls and Seasons and that's about it. But it was interesting to hear the perspective of someone who isn't a die hard fan. After the first couple of songs he said "so this is Ayu's I just got divorced tour" lol. You really do get that feeling - almost the whole show has a running theme of men being bad. He thought the setlist felt short and the videos were too long and too many. But overall he enjoyed it and liked that there was always something going on onstage.

[truehappiness]

Interesting. I think more videos should please people who have been dying for more of those in her tours lately. It'll probably translate better in the DVD/Blu-ray.

I feel like there isn't really meant to be a 'wow' moment in this concert. Like previous tours, she seems to have toned down on that since 2008 onward.

2009 - she had a seat that she sat on at the end that floated in the air
2010 - chair in the beginning, champagne glasses, "flower petal" rain + LED rain, interactions with the amazing screen
2011 - stripped down concert for the most part until LIMITED EDITION, 360 degree stage
2012 - light up dress, sitting in an airborne chair, beds that rotate, doors that are reminiscent of the 'hotel rooms', lowered down from the sky like an elevator

IMO though, this tour is probably her most cohesive from what I've heard compared to her last few tours. Maybe on par with POWER of MUSIC?

[Heavenly]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

2009 - she had a seat that she sat on at the end that floated in the air, a spinning table that she was tied to

Sorry, but I had to fix it :
The spinning table was for (don't) leave me alone performance at Asia Tour 2008, not 2009 ^^

[yatsudamf]

Well, she sang Last Angel last night... oh well, will we ever hear call or letter live?
I'd read reports of the show so I pretty knew what to expect... still, this tour is so different from the previous ones I don't know what to think. I really enjoyed her performances (wow, her voice is just so powerful!) but I really do miss the MCs... and I could've done without the little movies (I guess it's just a matter of personal taste). I found the fans lacked energy where I was sitting... but I had a great time at Ayu's Hotel, ehehe!! She gave a good show!

[JEWELian]

SunshineSlayer, thanks for your report ! The show didn't run any longer than 2.5 hours did it (if you remember)?

I'm just wondering whether I should stay in Shizuoka overnight or bother try and get the last train back to Tokyo after the concert...

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by JEWELian

SunshineSlayer, thanks for your report ! The show didn't run any longer than 2.5 hours did it (if you remember)?

I'm just wondering whether I should stay in Shizuoka overnight or bother try and get the last train back to Tokyo after the concert...

The show was about 2 hours and 15 minutes so you should be fine.

2 more things I forgot to mention - Yeah, I kinda miss the MC too. There was a short one where her and Timmy talked basically about nothing for a minute.

The other thing I remember is in my section, there were several fans that were laughing during the abusive relationship videos and that section of the concert on stage because it did come across as too over the top imo.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

The show was about 2 hours and 15 minutes so you should be fine.

2 more things I forgot to mention - Yeah, I kinda miss the MC too. There was a short one where her and Timmy talked basically about nothing for a minute.

Funny, cuz I remember u complaining Ayu's MCs weren't like Namie's (AKA, inexistent) xDDD

I always love watching her useless talking during MCs when I have subtitles... But as this not the case most of the time (and I know zero Japanese), I just skip it most of the time...

[SunshineSlayer]

^ Well and it kinda feels like it goes on for a long time - like people started snickering because they didn't need to keep getting beaten over the head with the message.(metaphorically speaking of course)

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

Funny, cuz I remember u complaining Ayu's MCs weren't like Namie's (AKA, inexistent) xDDD

hahaha, well the thing is, she DID have an MC but it just seemed so pointless. It was like 'Hey Timmy, today we are in Yokohama!''Yeah, we are in Yokohama today aren't we? Nice weather today, huh?' And that's it. That's not exactly what they said of course but that was the feeling of it. I was like, either cut it out entirely or at least make it something interesting. But then I also didn't like when she used to really go onnn, and on and on in the MC's either. I want a happy medium somewhere.

Originally Posted by polka-dot-jewel

And @SunshineSlayer - Funny how people weren't responsive for NaNaNa at these shows. People were in AWE during the performances - mostly by all the laser lights and the "tick tick tock" dancing parts. Other than that, yeah, it wasn't THAT great of a performance, but certainly not a lackluster performance, either.

That was probably cause those were the first shows. A lot of the same fans that went to the Saitama shows went to the Yokohama ones as well since they are in roughly the same area. You could tell by the number of people who already had the t-shirts, sweat towels etc at the train station before even getting to the arena. So I think by and large this audience already knew what to expect beforehand.

[TeamAyu2004]

from the set list the show does seem shorter....
Its said really... I want to see this show, but at the same time... i really dont want to fly out to japan to something that seems... medium...

[yatsudamf]

^was that me and my friend? We were making fun of that...

[emi♡]

Gosh...I can already imagine my friends rolling their eyes when we watch this tour.

I'm not one for all the random videos...especially if they're THAT over the top lol

I was already annoyed last tour as well with all the interludes and stuff. Oh well.


Also not happy about the dancers...but that was expected. It's the wait until the dvd for me on this one.

[njanjayrp]

xD I was so excited and completely lost as there were just way too many people around the arena.

anyways the concert was stunning! i couldn't believe i was there and i was overwelmed by the whole atmosphere. a few japanese fans were behind me and they were singing and yelling so i was doing the same xD SURREAL, evolution, Boys & Girls, Party queen, STEP you and Love song seemed to be among the favored songs of the show judging from the reactions, tnough ayu had a huge applouse after eyes, smoke, magic. everyone was also excited for appears. She nailed Last angel. You could barely notice the dancers and the back vocals n all those things that bother u on dvds just arent there somehow. ayus vocals were really good 90% of the time, yes some songs didnt sound perfect, but it was nothing horrible. she screamed a bit during reminds me and the chorus of return road and ladies night was meh, but the rest was really good. loved her voice! the fans werent as dead as they seem on dvds, they're much louder and more hyped! more details when i get back home cuz its hard to type on 3ds!

@SunshineSlayer - too bad we couldn't meet after the show, i am leaving on wednesday morning, so if u have time on tuesday evening do let me know! i had so much fun and i'll really try to come next year as well =D

[PoetGirl]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

xD I was so excited and completely lost as there were just way too many people around the arena.

anyways the concert was stunning! i couldn't believe i was there and i was overwelmed by the whole atmosphere. a few japanese fans were behind me and they were singing and yelling so i was doing the same xD SURREAL, evolution, Boys & Girls, Party queen, STEP you and Love song seemed to be among the favored songs of the show judging from the reactions, tnough ayu had a huge applouse after eyes, smoke, magic. everyone was also excited for appears. She nailed Last angel. You could barely notice the dancers and the back vocals n all those things that bother u on dvds just arent there somehow. ayus vocals were really good 90% of the time, yes some songs didnt sound perfect, but it was nothing horrible. she screamed a bit during reminds me and the chorus of return road and ladies night was meh, but the rest was really good. loved her voice! the fans werent as dead as they seem on dvds, they're much louder and more hyped! more details when i get back home cuz its hard to type on 3ds!

@SunshineSlayer - too bad we couldn't meet after the show, i am leaving on wednesday morning, so if u have time on tuesday evening do let me know! i had so much fun and i'll really try to come next year as well =D

Im so happy for you you have no idea

I hope I can make it next year too so I can die piecefully