Ayu at 2018 FNS Uta no Natsu Matsuri July 25th

[Machiko]

Originally Posted by drdolce

Her vocals weren't that great in my opinion but she has sounded worse. Her outfit is love for me, I adore the 2002 Ayu so much haha.

How they weren't that great? She pretty much sounded like she was just lip syncing, pretty much perfect vocals here

[xLuna&1LOVE]

I think she did well. She sounds better than like.. last year, when she performed ourselves on a TV-show. I think she looked nice as well, not heavy or really bloated. The dress is nice. I think it is an overall good performance. Well done, Ayu!

[RealLight]

I'm loving the 2002 throwback, her hair was on point and the outfit was cute. Vocals sounded good actually, I thought she would sound way worse. Thank god the dancer were no distraction this time.

And whoever think looking like a pro-wrestler is bad, y'all can shove it up your ass, pro-wrestlers can as beautiful as any woman, no matter what their body type.

[Sky High]

That was great performance

[kaled kalil]

Perfect vocals is a bit of a stretch, but they weren't bad neither.

[Machiko]

I mean compared to the recorded track itself, I couldn't hear any off notes.

[SunshineSlayer]

^ lol. I know. And I really don't think that would make a difference. I mean, she has had this "full" look to her at her last several TV lives. Much more likely to be either fillers or medication.

Originally Posted by Machiko

I mean compared to the recorded track itself, I couldn't hear any off notes.

I'm listening with a high-end pair of headphones, so maybe that's the difference, but she doesn't sound at all like the recorded track imo.

[njanjayrp]

^ you mean lows

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

^ lol. I know. And I really don't think that would make a difference. I mean, she has had this "full" look to her at her last several TV lives. Much more likely to be either fillers or medication.



I'm listening with a high-end pair of headphones, so maybe that's the difference, but she doesn't sound at all like the recorded track imo.

She looked like that during the LINE stream before the first PoM shows, but then she looked herself during the shows. I guess it could be the combo of meds, tight dress and lightning..i think she’d look less bloated if the hair style was different.

[Machiko]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

I'm listening with a high-end pair of headphones, so maybe that's the difference, but she doesn't sound at all like the recorded track imo.

How does she sound to you? That's so interesting, to me there's barely any difference and I don't remember when was the last time she sounded so good!

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by Machiko

How does she sound to you? That's so interesting, to me there's barely any difference and I don't remember when was the last time she sounded so good!

I don't think she sounded bad, just not the same. Her vocals just in general aren't as strong and her tone is different, less clear, lower key, etc. I think people would hear the difference if they watched a live of Blue Bird or Greatful Days at the time they came out immediately followed by this one.

Still really good vocals though for today.

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

^Yeap. Or she was just stuborn.

I don't like the outfit either, IMO 2000-2003 Ayu as tacky as fuck. But in this case it only seemed like she suddenly got bloated and either insisted on the outfit or didn't have an stage outfit that fitted her to wear instead.

It does come across that way. I for one though actually love that outfit and it fit her perfectly in 02/03. I imagine this was altered to fit her body in 2018, but I don't know. Something went wrong. This has been happening A LOT though. Makes me wonder if she needs to can this seamstress or something.

[rainbow_smile]

Ayu should stop having periods and taking pain meds, because how dare she not present herself as thin as a stick to her fans

[thinkingoutloud89]

Originally Posted by rainbow_smile

Ayu should stop having periods and taking pain meds, because how dare she not present herself as thin as a stick to her fans

So it is now official confirmed that she has her period? It was just an assumption.

I personally think the cloth were a bad choice - not the vibe but the fitting. It made her look bigger than she is, it was weirdly cut in the crotch area and tbqh her whole body-language did not speak "confident in this" to me.

[truehappiness]

Incredible look. Also great vocals for two songs that could have gone the other way.

I wonder what the outfit for MUSIC FAIR will be now.

It's sort of weird though how Ayu can dress so well for her private life and such with fits and all that but then sometimes with stage costumes they can often look too tight or are cut oddly for her upper body.

[rainbow_smile]

^ Yes, but her doing procedures that make her look bloated is also an assumption. We don't know if she can control her weight

[thinkingoutloud89]

^I actual don't think she is thicker - just ill fitting wardrobe

[rainbow_smile]

^ my first post wasn't directed at you though

[Andrenekoi]

Her face looks bloated. I believe the outfit fitted well and she got bloated for whatever reasonduring the time of the recording, making the outfit tighter than it supposed to be.

[thinkingoutloud89]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

Her face looks bloated. I believe the outfit fitted well and she got bloated for whatever reasonduring the time of the recording, making the outfit tighter than it supposed to be.

On which part of her body does it fit well? I have seen enough season of Project Runway to disagree. The whole jeans outfit is a like/dislike thing. Either you can agree with it or not. I personally don't like it that much, but mostly because it just has no good fit. It is to wide on the upper body, to tight around the hips and a tad bit to short in the front. Why can we see her underpants? There is no reason for it to be that short (and I'm not saying that seeing her underwear per se is a bad thing, just that it does not make sense in cutting).

[rainbow_smile]

Originally Posted by thinkingoutloud89

On which part of her body does it fit well? I have seen enough season of Project Runway to disagree. The whole jeans outfit is a like/dislike thing. Either you can agree with it or not. I personally don't like it that much, but mostly because it just has no good fit. It is to wide on the upper body, to tight around the hips and a tad bit to short in the front. Why can we see her underpants? There is no reason for it to be that short (and I'm not saying that seeing her underwear per se is a bad thing, just that it does not make sense in cutting).

I think Andrenekoi meant that it fitted her before the show when she decided on the outfit and discussed it with the FNS staff, but then she suddenly woke up bloated on the day of the performance and wasn't allowed to change it anymore

[njanjayrp]

I can’t believe we are discussing her PMS now.