Ayumi ~ The Anything Goes Thread 9 ~

[sitara]

i want a new remix cd so badly. nah, more than one!
with songs that never or hardly got remixed before.

pieces of seven, i have retweeted your tweet!

[NintendoHTF1242]

Originally Posted by Bigtop

...well, there goes Ayu's #1 single streak. Last got #1 single in 2010 with "L", then broken three years later with "Fell the love/Merry-go-round", Ayu's streak of #1 singles that spanned from 2002 (!) to 2010 has finally been surpassed by AKB48 with their 26th single, Green Flash, just announced today.

For AKB48, you have to go back to 2009 when they got their first #1 single, "RIVER" - and they have been #1 since then. Just unbelievable.

This was a record that was certainly broken, despite all those worries whether that single will reach a million in the first week alone for the 19th consecutive time. Most people have been keeping an eye on its numbers only, but for those who've been keeping a track on Ayu and AKB48, that day has come - Ayu's consecutive #1 single reign has finally come to an end, among all female artists in the Oricon.

Ayu will still hold the consecutive #1 single among female soloists, since AKB48's a group. Long live the Empress! Still have to congratulate AKB48 though for their successive efforts, although I still have to wonder about those "inflated" single sales they have been having (all because of those fanboys buying a whole lot of AKB48 singles just for handshake or senbatsu election tickets) - RIVER got 178,579 when it got #1; this one barely gets a million (by a thousand!); Labrador Retriever last year got 1.66 million...

HOLY SHIT! 20 consecutive million-selling singles!? I didn't realize they released so many singles already; I stopped following them after Flying Get lol congrats to them. Too bad about Ayu losing her record but meh; like you said, Ayu still holds for most consecutive solo singer.

[axmish87]

Originally Posted by Ashen Twilight

Speaking of Mylene Farmer, when it was announced that RedOne was working with Ayu, I was hoping that the song would sound similar to Lonely Lisa because I could totally see Ayu singing that song, even when it was first released. Unfortunately, we got XOXO. >_>

Yes , you are right those were my thoughts exactly. I do agree with truehappines that XOXO is catchy but a song similar to Lonely Lisa would fit Ayu like a glove. It has that Ayu sound and style.
Congrats to the AKB48 but i really do NOT see anything remotely interesting in them as a group or individually. Although i have to admit that i listened TWO of their songs and actually LIKED them and those were Kaze Wa Fuiteiru and UZA and i know i was lamenting why oh why Hitomi Shimatani didn't sang UZA.
The song would sound 100% more awesome

[ExodusUK]

The Show Must Go On judging by the preview is fucking amazing, never played a preview so much.

[maxikot]

I just bumped into this hyper early performance of "Poker face" and it's unbelievable that this is the same person that we know today. Still great perf, she is adorable
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v...type=2&theater

[sitara]

^ oh wow!
It is weird how they left her standing all alone on this huge set of stairs. You can see how awkward she feels in between singing the lyrics. Just looking into the distance; waiting for more text to sing.

[axmish87]

I just love these old performances of Ayu. They really have a certain charm to them.

[Delirium-Zer0]

It's hard not to love seeing how Ayu moved back before she was comfortable on stage... it's so stiff and awkward and ADORABLE. You just wanna give her a hug lol

[Surreal17]

This live performance of Poker Face sounds better than the actual studio release lol

[stepYOU1234]

Originally Posted by axmish87

Since i recently discovered Mylene Farmer well actually as of september 2014 (and i am still sorry for myself for finding about her so late) i just had to download her whole disco and a number of music videos. A particular music video where Mylene is tied to a moving train (XXL song 1995) blew me away and i was also picturing Ayumi in the similiar scenario.
Ayumi would really look so fierce and baddas if she did something like that. The aerial perf that she is doing at her concerts is also a way of keeping us entertained but it seems that i still have a problem with her recent music videos.
I hope that those two PV's will be good mainly WARNING and Last Minute

I don't know if you've watched Mylene's live performance of Avant que l'ombre (if not, it's here) but I'd love Ayu to do the waterfall thing with the A logo

I think Ayu and Mylene both put on some excellent concerts with good effects although I think I might prefer Mylene's. She doesn't tour much though so I think she has much longer to think about new ideas etc. Because France is much closer to the UK than Japan, I've seen Mylene three times even though Ayu is also on my list to see one day!

[axmish87]

Originally Posted by stepYOU1234

I don't know if you've watched Mylene's live performance of Avant que l'ombre (if not, it's here) but I'd love Ayu to do the waterfall thing with the A logo

I think Ayu and Mylene both put on some excellent concerts with good effects although I think I might prefer Mylene's. She doesn't tour much though so I think she has much longer to think about new ideas etc. Because France is much closer to the UK than Japan, I've seen Mylene three times even though Ayu is also on my list to see one day!

YES that was also an amazing stage prop the words PASSE were written in the rain although the opening on Timeless for the "R Force de..." was THE MOST AWESOME THING THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN IN A CONCERT and those dancing robots ( on dvd that is )
In the spur of the moment i just had to download EVERY live concert of MF and i watched them chronologically although I did see TIMELESS first.
And i watched it two times more.
And yes Mylene actually has taken Ayumi of her throne of concert awesomeness in my book at least for know.
Although given how Ayu often has concerts in Japan she tends to reuse already seen stuff but i do not mind that much. She might just WOW us again this year. And good for you for seeing Mylene Farmer live
I could talk about MF until morning :-)

[channy]

I love Ayu's early TV performances, too. She was a different person back then. The way she talked, sang and moved.

Simply unique.

[ayu-michan]

Hey guys where was the last date of POM tour back in 2011? Like, was the final concert in Yoyogi or somewhere else?

[truehappiness]

I think it was Saitama Super Arena, wasn't it?

[ayu-michan]

Pretty sure tha'ts the one! Thank you truehappiness!

[dreamlover13]

Better than the studio version and great bob.

[280301]

I cannot wait to hear The Show Must Go On in full!

[Deibel]

I miss the excitement we had every year for the ayu calendar

[DonkeyKongRemix]

I've had a remix of SCAR stuck in my head but I don't remember which one it is. O.o it's not one I own.

[Delicious n Bold]

the article says Ayu only has 25 consecutive no. 1 singles.

Edit: whoa I thought this post would have been posted under one of your posts ayumisrael. Oops