ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2014-2015 A, Cirque de Minuit

[hiroshi_ben]

love the setlist!

[freedreamer]

Wow thats a neat setlist especially the entire opening sequence! So it looks like only 4 segments? Microphone, 1 LOVE omg, forgiveness, progress
AHHH

[Tom Punks]

As always, I'm gonna be the negative Nancy and not like the setlist. The ENTIRE SETLIST except for the 3 ballads in the middle is dark or rock or rock-tinged. Why are all the pop and dance and upbeat songs all the way at the end in the encore? There is absolutely 0 variety, it looks SO boring.

[dreamlover13]

Ayu slayin the game!

[evolution7931]

Originally Posted by Tom Punks

As always, I'm gonna be the negative Nancy and not like the setlist. The ENTIRE SETLIST except for the 3 ballads in the middle is dark or rock or rock-tinged. Why are all the pop and dance and upbeat songs all the way at the end in the encore? There is absolutely 0 variety, it looks SO boring.

3 ballads? Sorry to disappoint but she did at least 8 ballads in a row, it was so much that all the Japanese people around me (everyone) was falling asleep after all the fast songs. But the encore more than made up for it. ... as a seasoned and experienced performer, though, Ayu should know better than to perform 8 or 9 ballads in a row. Yoyogi was falling asleep tonight. Please read my review. x

[RealLight]

01.Duty
02.Microphone
04.my name's women
05.1LOVE
---End roll inst.---
09.forgiveness
10.progress
11.SURREAL~evolution~SURREAL
12.NOW&4Ever
---ENCORE---
13.Moving on Without you
14.XOXO
15.Lelio
17.how beautiful you are

NDSAIGHISAUHGEIUAHEQOI i'm marking out for this setlist, it looks AWESOME omg, Duty, omg, i've been listening to it all week long, what a coincidence lmao can't wait to watch it

[Gustavopc]

The first section sounds promising, all songs are great!! Movin on without you opening the encore is a surprise for me. And thank God she didn't leave any of the new songs out, this can build up to seriously be one my fav CDLs of hers.

[Coelacanth]

where are u getting this 8-9 number from? the only true ballads in that setlist are Zutto..., Walk, and forgiveness.....

[primavera♥]

This set list is literally so perfect. Like, beyond perfect. The encore songs are whatever besides Movin' on Without You which I'm so happy she performed. But the rest of the show. Just yes to everything. Can she make a dark, rock album now please lol?

Even choosing forgiveness and progress. Ugh. Like, yes. And the first part is just flawless. It's too bad I won't be able to see this live. I don't find this boring at all. I also really love Walk so I'm excited to see that.

[chocopockymaster]

This tracklist is AHMAAAAAAAZING

Interesting that she performed the entire new single in order in its own little section, lol. I am NHF her continuing to tease us with End roll, tho. I don't need to hear her studio recording during a concert, or need to hear her band members singing it--if she's not going to perform it, why not just play the instrumental version if they don't feel like coming up with a whole new interlude? ugh

I'm dying for Movin' on without you, GAME, and seeing the result of all her acrobatic training! So glad there's a chance of us getting to see it in January when it's first aired on TV and not having to wait too long.

[Deep snow]

Originally Posted by voguehoney

01.Duty
02.Microphone
03.GAME
04.my name's women
05.1LOVE
---End roll inst.---
06.Zutto
07.Last Minutes
08.walk
---COUNTDOWN---
09.forgiveness
10.progress
11.SURREAL~evolution~SURREAL
12.NOW&4Ever
---ENCORE---
13.Moving on Without you
14.XOXO
15.Lelio
16.Boys & Girls
17.how beautiful you are
18.Born to be

Great setlist! I could do without my name's WOMEN (I liked it at AT05, but the AT08 performance really threw me off) and the Colours stuff (except Lelio), but this is good. I hope it brings out a different circus feel compared to Rock 'n' Roll Circus

[Ayusan]

Originally Posted by Coelacanth

where are u getting this 8-9 number from? the only true ballads in that setlist are Zutto..., Walk, and forgiveness.....

This! I don't understand the 8-9 numbers, the setlist clearly show only 3 true ballads, 5 it you count Last minute and progress as ballads... don't get it.

Originally Posted by primavera♥

Can she make a dark, rock album now please lol?

Yes please, I'm dying for one! Even if not dark, just a rock album, she is shining when doing rock songs!

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

I don't need to hear her studio recording during a concert, or need to hear her band members singing it--if she's not going to perform it, why not just play the instrumental version if they don't feel like coming up with a whole new interlude? ugh

This, I'm not sure why she thinks fans need to hear her backing singers or band members.... seems like the time of (don't) look back interlude is over. This one was kick-ass!
Before they managed to create something and not throwing in our faces her band members!

[inspire_rmx]

Absolutely in love with the setlist!!

[Tom Punks]

Originally Posted by evolution7931

3 ballads? Sorry to disappoint but she did at least 8 ballads in a row, it was so much that all the Japanese people around me (everyone) was falling asleep after all the fast songs. But the encore more than made up for it. ... as a seasoned and experienced performer, though, Ayu should know better than to perform 8 or 9 ballads in a row. Yoyogi was falling asleep tonight. Please read my review. x

Uhhh... I don't know about you but I don't consider anything apart from Zutto..., walk, and forgiveness ballads on that list. The rest are either rock or rock w/ pop arrangement (GAME) or a little more down-tempo rock with pop arrangement (NOW&4EVA). The only other ballad is hbya, and that's at the end.

If it was that boring, though, then that just goes to prove my point lol. That's like 90 minutes of the same damn song over and over again. I have no clue what she was thinking not putting at least a modicum of variety into the set list. And I don't ever find it acceptable for the first half of her concerts to be boring just because it gets better in the second half (HOTEL Love songs, PREMIUM SHOWCASE etc.)

[~angel*ayumi~]

I am in love with the setlist <3
I hope it won´t change till the 31st.

[primavera♥]

From evolutions description it sounded like people were only bored from the beginning of Zutto...to the first like minute of progress... And that everyone else really enjoyed the first section and everything after the first minute of progress. And I personally wouldn't have minded the four ballads since they're all great...and since evolution isn't familiar with her newer songs, it's probably why it felt so long. IMO, the setlist doesn't seem boring at all and people seemed to find it mostly entertaining also based on descriptions. But to each his own.

Anyway I can't wait until we can all watch this. Like, I really need to see this Game performance. And I want to see what she wore. I'm also glad to hear that her vocal performance was good.

Edit: still no alterna though....one day T.T it'll be documented again

[Ayumi Romania]

I looove the setlist!

[dayumi]

LOVED the setlist, not disappointed at all definitely! Playing some old songs as well as new songs! It was really really fun! Considering it's my first Ayu's concert. I think I'm the only energetic one, lol.

[xLuna&1LOVE]

Setlist looks great! I cannot wait to see how the stage and costumes look like.

[Chris85]

Originally Posted by hayasaki

Yay for SURREAL~Evolution~SURREAL!!

This medley just got worse and longer with new arrangement, it made Ayu sound off-key.