ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2022-2023 A 〜Remember you〜

[Ayumi_lover]

Originally Posted by Onton

Hi guys. I got the tickets on eplus very last minute today and it said I need to redeem at the counter when the door opens at 9pm tomorrow. Anyone experienced this before and any advice how early I should be lining up for that? Not expecting a super premium front seat anyways…

There is a special queue to the left from the people with normal tickets. Look for 当日券交換 or smth like this. They start at the same time as Doors open. You might want to be a bit earlier, don’t know how much that matters for Ayu show.

[Ayumi_lover]

Originally Posted by voguehoney

Tow Chinese fans said seem like just 70% sold out in 12/30…OMG
Actually Ayu （or Avex）should not hold two day CDL now

Just a couple of years ago she was holding 3 days CDL…

[Rajma]

so... how was the final setlist?

[M.A.X.]

Originally Posted by M.A.X.

00. Disco-munication
01. (NOT) Remember you
02. Nonfiction
03. WARNING
04. is this LOVE?
05. Because of You
06. decision
Interlude Classical Section
07. Together When...
08. November
Taiko Drums Interlude
09. I am…
10. Moments
11. M
12. Who (instrumental)
13. evolution
14. Bold & Delicious (PoM Version)
15. NEXT LEVEL (PoM Version)
16. MASK

ENCORE
17. Key ～eternal tie ver.～
18. Medley ～flower garden, everywhere nowhere, Independent, +, SURREAL～
19. Boys & Girls
20. Love song

END

Final setlist

[AyuGAME]

I hear there is a limitation on the venue capacity for just 50% because of covid restriction

[Foyuki]

Glad that NOT R y is a rock song
Will release tmr night
Good!

[Xianghua]

Originally Posted by AyuGAME

I hear there is a limitation on the venue capacity for just 50% because of covid restriction

Not anymore

[Ayumi_lover]

Originally Posted by AyuGAME

I hear there is a limitation on the venue capacity for just 50% because of covid restriction

That was removed in november 2021, so more than a year ago. Back at that time empty seats were clearly marked that no once could use them due to restrictions

[AyuGAME]

Ah ok..

I think that super long rock upbeat part at the beginning of the concert really tired her vocals.

[Chris85]

Originally Posted by AyuGAME

Ah ok..

I think that super long rock upbeat part at the beginning of the concert really tired her vocals.

She sounded like that during rehearsal too where songs were out of order. Basically that's just how she sings, constantly straining her voice

[Ayumi_lover]

Originally Posted by Chris85

She sounded like that during rehearsal too where songs were out of order. Basically that's just how she sings, constantly straining her voice

Indeed. I think she was quite satisfied with the show and that it went vocally how she expected it. Nobody in her team points out to her this thing about her technique and she has 6 back vocalists…

[Chris85]

Originally Posted by Ayumi_lover

Indeed. I think she was quite satisfied with the show and that it went vocally how she expected it. Nobody in her team points out to her this thing about her technique and she has 6 back vocalists…

She changes vocal coaches, but things do not really change. Are they yes men or with her condition there's so much you can do?
I do agree that what was presented was far from her worst vocals.

[koumori]

Hey everyone! As a note, we will be allowing people to join the AHS Discord up to one hour before the CDL is due to be streamed. After that, there will be no one available from the moderation team to adjust your role and you'll only be accepted after the concert is finished. If you're planning to join, please do so asap.

[Taru86]

I really enjoyed the show, and didn’t mind the vocals too much. I feel like they were decent for her current voice. I have attended AT2011, AT2012, and almost every tour/CDL since 2016 (over 30 shows total), and while her vocals weren’t the best tonight, I can say that I have definitely heard her sound worse.

About the attendance, I noticed there were a lot of empty seats, but maybe they were partially social distancing? I was in the first floor of the stands today(arena tomorrow), and there was an empty seat between everyone (even people who came together) and no one directly in front of or behind you. But that didn’t seem to be the case with the arena seats, though there were still quite a few empty seats from what I could see. All of the other shows I’ve attended this year were not social distancing.

I actually quite liked (Not) Remember you, and maybe I misheard, but at the beginning it sounded like Ayu said “Who the f*ck are you?” I’m not sure, but since she says “You’re full of sh*t” in Nonfiction I wouldn’t be surprised. lol

I think there was a slight wardrobe malfunction during evolution? After the song started I noticed a white puffy skirt laying on the stage. One of the dancers tried to pick it up but it looked like it was caught it the stage and one of the staff members ran to help and take it off stage. Maybe Ayu was supposed to wear but it got stuck and came off?

I’m honestlylooking forward to tomorrow’s show as well.

[rikku1994]

So she sang terribly but i forgive her for performing November cause I know that'll be the highlight of my NYE

I wonder tho maybe they should autotune her during the rock parts at this point

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by Rajma

and she even performed on tv on the 28th... GOD. I liked the presentation on tv, did you have autotune?

I actually think there was autotune present for that performance, but she didn't sound like she was screaming. Probably because the songs were fairly mundane.


I honestly don't know why singers do this. You need to have a technique and have it down properly. The concerts she's doing go on for a couple of hours if not more, i cannot imagine the strain it puts the vocals through if you don't do it properly. Knowing that she skipped vocal lessons as a starting singer is an awful thing, because now she has tons of habits to fix and it's harder than learning new stuff as a newbie.
I remember GACKT constantly loosing his voice after days and days of touring, it just shows lack of vocal technique. You should not be loosing your voice if you do it right, especially on the heavier rock tracks.

Also i never understood them doing more than one shows for CDL. The CDL is called a COUNDOWN LIVE for a reason, it should just be a special kind of concert that happens once a year on NEW YEARS EVE, and that's it. It always baffled me.

[Rajma]

Originally Posted by koumori

Hey everyone! As a note, we will be allowing people to join the AHS Discord up to one hour before the CDL is due to be streamed. After that, there will be no one available from the moderation team to adjust your role and you'll only be accepted after the concert is finished. If you're planning to join, please do so asap.

wow,
how do i participate in this?

[Chris85]

Originally Posted by rikku1994

I wonder tho maybe they should autotune her during the rock parts at this point

Live auto-tune can be a real mess. Remember Madonna's performance on Eurovision (broadcast version)? It made the pitch all wrong.

[AndyF]

Just the regular ahs drama... I'm happy that (NOT) Remember You is a rockish song, excited to hear the studio version.

[koumori]

Originally Posted by Rajma

wow,
how do i participate in this?

We have our AHS Discord thread here, which also has a link to join