[Official Message] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2016-2017 A

[Aderianu]

Originally Posted by Chris85

I think this title refers to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games... Not her Anniversary. The fact that Yoyogi closes for renovations for Olympics.

そして、20周年に向けてのカウントダウンも、ここから始まる！

The countdown toward the 20th anniversary starts from here!

http://avex.jp/ayu/live/tour.php?id=1000923

▼TA members with valid membership after November 2016 and who completed registration and payment by Thursday November 17th, 2016 23:59 (JST) are qualified to entry the lottery.

http://avex.jp/ayu/news/detail.php?id=1043392

[Chris85]

Originally Posted by Aderianu

そして、20周年に向けてのカウントダウンも、ここから始まる！

The countdown toward the 20th anniversary starts from here!

They've been saying this for years now... So it doesn't necessarily prove it. :-P
Anyway I guess you're right guys, they probably mean she's approaching her 20th anniversary. Still weird to celebreate it 2+ years before it actually happens.

[Corvina]

Oh, really? It's a bit early for 20th Anniversary celebrations.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by Corvina

Oh, really? It's a bit early for 20th Anniversary celebrations.

I guess that's why it's called Just the beginning...

[Aderianu]

I read it as - 20th year is just the beginning of this career xD

[Ryusei]

So Warning already confirmed? lol anyways I like the title but isn't her 20th anniversary in 2018? Why do all this lead-up for an entire year...

Originally Posted by Aderianu

I read it as - 20th year is just the beginning of this career xD

I thought the same

[Party_King]

Originally Posted by Ryusei

So Warning already confirmed? lol anyways I like the title but isn't her 20th anniversary in 2018? Why do all this lead-up for an entire year...

Kumi did the same with her 15th Anniversary iirc...

I'm really excited which songs she'll choose for this CDL

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by Party_King

Kumi did the same with her 15th Anniversary iirc...

Kuu started her Anniversary celebrations December 2014 and ended them with the the Artist concerts on her actual Anniversary December 2015.
Ayu's actual Anniversary is April 2018 - her Anniversary year starts April 2017.
So, yeah, even if you look at it like that, CDL '16-'17 is too early...

Like that I do think chances are very high, CDL and AT will be the same concept again.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by Corvina

Kuu started her Anniversary celebrations December 2014 and ended them with the the Artist concerts on her actual Anniversary December 2015.
Ayu's actual Anniversary is April 2018 - her Anniversary year starts April 2017.
So, yeah, even if you look at it like that, CDL '16-'17 is too early...

Like that I do think chances are very high, CDL and AT will be the same concept again.

And this one concert title makes so much difference...

[Party_King]

Originally Posted by Corvina

Kuu started her Anniversary celebrations December 2014 and ended them with the the Artist concerts on her actual Anniversary December 2015.
Ayu's actual Anniversary is April 2018 - her Anniversary year starts April 2017.
So, yeah, even if you look at it like that, CDL '16-'17 is too early...

Like that I do think chances are very high, CDL and AT will be the same concept again.

3 monthes and 8 days too early, right...
That's no reason to seriously discuss it, or?

[ayumisrael]

So the 20th anniversary special stuff/celebrations will be up until 8th April 2018 and not afterwards as it seems (like kuu always does). I'm stocked. Just hope that there will be many cool releases and new songs. I would also accept A BEST 3 if it gets the proper treatment (and wouldn't mind a new original album along with it or something).

There were A COMPLETE and A SUMMER BEST since A BEST 2, but A SUMMER BEST will already be 4 years old so I guess it's ok for A BEST 3 to be released. I just wonder if they will keep it for 8th April 18 or if it will be released on 2017, 10 years after A BEST 2.

(Also regardless of the 15th anniversary edition of A BEST).

[pedronekoi]

I don't really like this 20th anniversary theme. C'mon! It's still 2016! I like the idea of beginning and "new era" but not connected with the 20th anniversary. For me it makes more sense if she celebrates it in 2018. But I do wish she comes up with something really new with this CDL cuz we already had her redoing old performances and stuff like that.

Anyway, she looks FIERCE in that photo <3

[dreamalley]

It feels too soon for them to start mentioning the 20th anniversary. Sure, everyone knows it's coming closer, but still.

If they keep it up then by the time 2018 and the real 20th anniversary comes, people might be sick and tired of the 20th anniversary theme. The 20th anniversary promotions won't have as much of a bang.

Unless she's planning on taking a break in 2017 to prepare. Then it's another story.

[Toniayu123]

Originally Posted by dreamalley

It feels too soon for them to start mentioning the 20th anniversary. Sure, everyone knows it's coming closer, but still.

If they keep it up then by the time 2018 and the real 20th anniversary comes, people might be sick and tired of the 20th anniversary theme. The 20th anniversary promotions won't have as much of a bang.

Unless she's planning on taking a break in 2017 to prepare. Then it's another story.

Exactly.
Nevertheless, I'm really excited with this countdown, can't wait to see what's coming

[AyuCanada]

But.... CDL is in a month... TA tour just finished... and barely have a month to create and rehearse the show... I am scared it will be butchered... cause they have very little time...

And after they have to get the tour done... then she must record new music between it...

So 2 scenario possible... the CDl will be a rough version of the next AT tour... so we'll get an ok CDl and a good/polished AT...

or 2 different concepts... with less production and quality.

In both scenario... i expect the next album to be a bunch of fillers... or a really short albums like MIJ

[AyuGAME]

I smell A BEST 3 coming very soon...she take so long to release it...like..really really long..for an active singer like her..usually it just take 4 years to release it..it's almost 10 years since she release A BEST 2

[Deep snow]

Originally Posted by AyuGAME

I smell A BEST 3 coming very soon...she take so long to release it...like..really really long..for an active singer like her..usually it just take 4 years to release it..it's almost 10 years since she release A BEST 2

It has to come sooner or later. I think she would need a triple or quadruple A BEST 3s to fit all the songs since 2007 :|

That said, I stand by my Pokémon-themed suggestion of A BEST 3 -RED-, -YELLOW-, and -BLUE-

[Party_King]

Originally Posted by Deep snow

It has to come sooner or later. I think she would need a triple or quadruple A BEST 3s to fit all the songs since 2007 :|

That said, I stand by my Pokémon-themed suggestion of A BEST 3 -RED-, -YELLOW-, and -BLUE-

A BEST 2 ended with HEAVEN Single... so A BEST 3 could start with the Bold & Delicious/Pride, Startin'/Born To Be... and BLUE BIRD Singles...
BLUE BIRD would be in for sure ^^

[Corvina]

It's just a conversation. I stated my opinion and just told why I think that. Like everybody else.

[Party_King]

Originally Posted by Corvina

It's just a conversation. I stated my opinion and just told why I think that. Like everybody else.

Sorry if I sounded rude... that wasn't my intention...
I just wanted to state, that 3 months more or less are not really important for me in this context