Ayu: Anything Goes [XXV]

[metropass]

Originally Posted by Earth_maiden

I wish they'd update the TA app, I get the same ten or so songs when I do song of the day.

They even not updating other contents except those wallpapers and Ayu blog in TA now, what are you looking for? Do you see how long is it since the last update of that web magazine and gallery section?

[Yoake]

What I miss in TA is the magazine. They only made a single online mag. That's sad. I wonder why they never do it again?

[primavera♥]

Originally Posted by Kacku

Yes, she mentioned at least Wake me up, SAKURA, Sweet Scar, Gloria being old songs she finally decided to release during the whole LOVE again era in this interview.

I was just reading the 70 questions and it was to read those answers this many years later.

Some things are just relatable, but for others, it's interesting to see what she's done since then and how it aligns

[metropass]

Originally Posted by Yoake

What I miss in TA is the magazine. They only made a single online mag. That's sad. I wonder why they never do it again?

Probably one of the results of lowering the annual fee while they renewed the website in 2014. They have still published one issue of physical TA magazine in 2016 but for those who joined TA after the renewal they have to pay 2500 yen to buy.
Meanwhile it makes me feel what they said in the announcement about the renewal of TA in 2014 is totally a scam. We only got one single issue of web mag. Most of the “member's exclusive documentary films” can actually be found on her Youtube or from Line Live until they put those selfie footages from recent TROUBLE TOUR. The so called treasured photo gallery has never been updated since 2015. They never have held live broadcast corner that we can Q&A with Ayu real time. Ayu herself even more active on updating instagram rather than her TA blog now. What I see is they don't care about contents of the TA website anymore because most of them are seldomly updated. In fact I won't mind paying more to get a membership with more comprehensive contents like the previous A course TA, but what they have been doing currently makes me feel it's a bit not worth joining.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by Yoake

The source is the fans.

Don't jump to conclusion so fast.

[Yoake]

Originally Posted by metropass

Probably one of the results of lowering the annual fee while they renewed the website in 2014. They have still published one issue of physical TA magazine in 2016 but for those who joined TA after the renewal they have to pay 2500 yen to buy.
Meanwhile it makes me feel what they said in the announcement about the renewal of TA in 2014 is totally a scam. We only got one single issue of web mag. Most of the “member's exclusive documentary films” can actually be found on her Youtube or from Line Live until they put those selfie footages from recent TROUBLE TOUR. The so called treasured photo gallery has never been updated since 2015. They never have held live broadcast corner that we can Q&A with Ayu real time. Ayu herself even more active on updating instagram rather than her TA blog now. What I see is they don't care about contents of the TA website anymore because most of them are seldomly updated. In fact I won't mind paying more to get a membership with more comprehensive contents like the previous A course TA, but what they have been doing currently makes me feel it's a bit not worth joining.

I don't think that the new fee is related to that unfortunately. As the web magazine was out after. (Sorry I should have clarified in my last post that it was only the webmag that I miss). It looked more as all the new things they did in the past years. They launched them then never do it again or updates them as you said in your post. :/ I wonder why they barely update things. It's not as if they didn't have any material. Even with the touring there are plenty.

[Aderianu]

I just remember that I wanted to create monthly "magazine" with ayu's posts from instagram
I stucked at the page design and then successfully forgot about everything)

[Earth_maiden]

Originally Posted by metropass

They even not updating other contents except those wallpapers and Ayu blog in TA now, what are you looking for? Do you see how long is it since the last update of that web magazine and gallery section?

Yeah but I don't look at those other sections as much. Aside from the news blog and monthly wallpapers I only use the song box feature. I just want a variety of her songs, I've gotten Will about 10 times and no other song from missunderstood album. I only re-joined last year to get tickets for January show so my fee is already well spent.

[ExodusUK]

I remember it was such an event every time Ayu updated her blog, sometimes 3 or 4 entries a day.

[metropass]

Originally Posted by Earth_maiden

Yeah but I don't look at those other sections as much. Aside from the news blog and monthly wallpapers I only use the song box feature. I just want a variety of her songs, I've gotten Will about 10 times and no other song from missunderstood album. I only re-joined last year to get tickets for January show so my fee is already well spent.

I believe that A Room corner the song box included has already been abandoned as it is no longer accessible on TA website. They have updated the song box serval times and each time there were different lists of songs for the lottery. So this is probably the last list and that's why you are getting same songs. Btw thanks for reminding it can still be accessed through the TA app.

Originally Posted by Yoake

I don't think that the new fee is related to that unfortunately. As the web magazine was out after. (Sorry I should have clarified in my last post that it was only the webmag that I miss). It looked more as all the new things they did in the past years. They launched them then never do it again or updates them as you said in your post. :/ I wonder why they barely update things. It's not as if they didn't have any material. Even with the touring there are plenty.

I guess there are less man power in TA now so that they could not afford those works like making TA magazine and updating the gallery like what they did in the past. One of the reason they could lower the fee maybe the shrinking in TA staff.

[Earth_maiden]

Originally Posted by metropass

I believe that A Room corner the song box included has already been abandoned as it is no longer accessible on TA website. They have updated the song box serval times and each time there were different lists of songs for the lottery. So this is probably the last list and that's why you are getting same songs. Btw thanks for reminding it can still be accessed through the TA app.

Oooh okay, well that sucks. I only download the wallpapers from my PC if they're decent enough but the last two months haven't been very nice. Otherwise I use the app to access TA. I might renew my membership if I need to use the ballot system again, otherwise I will probably cancel it when it runs out in a few months. Especially if the daily songs aren't renewed haha.

[Katsuyuki012]

Throwback to Asia Tour 2007 where ayu's costume had a tear in it?

[thinkingoutloud89]

^you mean at her armpit? i don't think it teared, should be the cut. you can clearly see the seam going further right at the edge.

[Katsuyuki012]

To me it looked like the seam tore apart/opened. I mean, I could be wrong of course but I simply thought that'd be an odd place to make a cut on purpose.

[EndOfTheWorld]

Maybe it is open in that area so that Ayu wouldn't have trouble moving around on stage?

[pedronekoi]

It's not a tear. It's part of the structure of a traditional female kimono and it's called Miyatsuguchi.

[thinkingoutloud89]

^thats what i wanted to say. otherwise you couldn't move in this because it was too tight.
Plus, as I said, you can clearly see it seamed on both sides of that "rip".

[Katsuyuki012]

Ah, I see! That's really interesting. Always good to learn something new! Thanks everybody!

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by thinkingoutloud89

^thats what i wanted to say. otherwise you couldn't move in this because it was too tight.
Plus, as I said, you can clearly see it seamed on both sides of that "rip".

It wouldn't be too tight - it's a helper to dress yourself properly in a kimono or yukata.

[thinkingoutloud89]

^yeah i figured as soon as I pressed send. Anyways.