ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~ setlist and pictures [II]

[polka-dot-jewel]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

I'm still disappointed in the dresses for the ballads... I mean HOPE or PAIN was OKAY with the style of the song and that sort of big puffy dresses, but GREEN... omg gimme a break! That dress DOES NOT suit the song, AT ALL.

And Days was worse. I love the song and I love pink but the cutting of the dress and all that is so gross that... I rather she re-use a dress she wore in one of the TV performances for Days than a PCDL recycle...

Well I think she had less time preparing the show, hence why many of the outfits are recycled from PCDL... and as pretty as the big, poofy dresses are, they're probably hard to get in and out of, and Ayu is getting older and she probably doesn't want to get worn out trying to get in and out of a big dress during costume changes lol

[noidea]

Originally Posted by polka-dot-jewel

Well I think she had less time preparing the show, hence why many of the outfits are recycled from PCDL... and as pretty as the big, poofy dresses are, they're probably hard to get in and out of, and Ayu is getting older and she probably doesn't want to get worn out trying to get in and out of a big dress during costume changes lol

but ayus costumes ARE changed, she isnt changing herself in big dresses xD(CT00 behind the scenes)

[love in music]

lol i still like the outfits better than last years, the only 'bad' part is that some are recycled from PCDL, i still like the outfits on their own

[jiarongisme]

Originally Posted by identity

lol i still like the outfits better than last years, the only 'bad' part is that some are recycled from PCDL, i still like the outfits on their own

Agreed. Imo, costumes are secondary, it's the theatrics used, Ayu's vocals and Ayu herself which make the concert entertaining.

[waterballoon]

To be honest I actually preferred last year's costumes a lot more... except for the HANABI/End roll dress... once again it's the ballad costume that is a big fail.

[love in music]

i like the dresses lol, especially after the modifications on the sleeves of that white one.

[agashi]

hmmmm~~ i love lighting effects of this show!
really cool!! especially rule-opening- part


maybe this year ayu too focus about her stage...

[ALfromHELLSING]

Originally Posted by agashi_qiao

hmmmm~~ i love lighting effects of this show!
really cool!! especially rule-opening- part


maybe this year ayu too focus about her stage...

Yeah, it definitely looks fantastic!!

And outfits from the pix looks really amazing!!

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

i just put my name in for the team ayu raffle for the last show can't wait to find out! still so long away though!! hahaha

and my friend put his name in too, so whichever has better tickets, we'll sell the other ones

[Andrenekoi]

I liked all dresses this year but ballads ones... but I almost never like her tour ballad outfits, I think they are aways very "I'm trying to 'Barbie-up' myself" so... xD

About the wig and the dresses looking cheap... wait until video.... There are a lot of outfits that look hideous in photos but end being very good in dancing sceanes, etc^^

emiko: IMO only audience/b&g in at07 was visualy polluted...

[waterballoon]

Oh btw, speaking about emiko, lol, I find that the AT 07 costumes were really good actually. I'm actually kinda overwhelmed by your thoughts about the evolution costume cos I only know it looks good, but know, yes I realize it's a mish-mash of a lot of styles and so... haphazard?

Anyway, AT 07 was the last concert to have decent ballad costumes. M/appears was very simple and beautiful, and part of Me/Secret was needless to say.

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

emiko: IMO only audience/b&g in at07 was visualy polluted...

yeah I figured you wouldn't agree. But at least that performance has all the same elements. Stage style and costume style. From the same period.

Originally Posted by waterballoon

Oh btw, speaking about emiko, lol, I find that the AT 07 costumes were really good actually. I'm actually kinda overwhelmed by your thoughts about the evolution costume cos I only know it looks good, but know, yes I realize it's a mish-mash of a lot of styles and so... haphazard?

Anyway, AT 07 was the last concert to have decent ballad costumes. M/appears was very simple and beautiful, and part of Me/Secret was needless to say.

I don't know...maybe it's because I'm an Art History major...but that mish mash is just awful to me.

I actually didn't like the M/appears costume either though...the green with the flowers? Awful color...and it didn't really flatter her body either. And again she takes us through another period in history...

With some other artists...what usually happens it...if they were going to take us through costumes from different periods...usually the music would reflect it...like a remix with those elements...but Ayu's really doesn't...

The rest of the outfits are pretty okay though. Better than a lot of her other outfits. But I think like...a lot of the outfits are the same style, that I think she kinda perfected in 08 and those are better...but yeah the ballad costumes after for me, it's 07 are awful...but I actually think they started going downhill in 06.

[Andrenekoi]

It would be interesting if she asks a famous fashion designer to... well... design or co-design her outfits for a tour, like Madonna, Kylie or Mylene Farmer do for example

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

It would be interesting if she asks a famous fashion designer to... well... design or co-design her outfits for a tour, like Madonna, Kylie or Mylene Farmer do for example

As long as it's not the guy who did Beyonce's LOL.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

As long as it's not the guy who did Beyonce's LOL.

Beyonce is on a experiemental trip Everything she does now seens strange, but it will do wonders to her as an artist in the future (kind of Hikki with Exodus)

[sparkle glitter]

Yeah...emiko...it's...okay...to.....type...like... a...normal...person....once....in.....a....while..

Oh, the lights in this tour will be fantastic.