Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - ASIA TOUR 2021-2022 A ～23rd Monster～

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So cut from some of the Asia tour dates?

I guess the Illuminati-ish theme is the taboo you are referring to?

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Originally Posted by Ayumi_lover (Post 3344720)

For those who want some audio here is Pray:

Spoiler:

Thank you!! She sounds pretty good, I'm glad she kept her voice soft for the most part.
I'm really curious to hear the other rare songs as well!

I really shouldn't be doing this, but here is Last Links as I don't believe it will survive till final show. I think for CDL many rare songs will be replaced with something, and when tour goes abroad as well - to appeal more to general public and not hardcore fans.

Last Links:

Spoiler:

PS. I will delete both files probably tomorrow or so, feel free to make mirrors though

~~Someone did mirrors for Ayumi_lover uploads? The links are already gone.~~ NVM, it worked when I activated Desktop Mode on Chrome app.

I really enjoyed both audios, thanks Ayumi_lover. She's off-key during some parts and had pitch problems here and there, but she's pretty stable overall, mantaining her voice until the end. And her actual voice suited both songs well. I'm curious for petal, Like a doll and My Way.

Any news about today's show?

Thank you @ayumi_lover! I think she sounds decent, the screaming is gone for good. And what an amazing last links is, I forgot about it.

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Originally Posted by Xianghua (Post 3344729)

So cut from some of the Asia tour dates?

I guess the Illuminati-ish theme is the taboo you are referring to?

Illuminati? petal? What???

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Originally Posted by chocopockymaster (Post 3344752)

Illuminati? petal? What???

It was like… she and the choir were wearing that cloak with the hood so it gave me that kind of vibe. And there was also a dancer in the cloak with a mask iirc that dropped to the floor at the end of the song.

Also the visuals on the screen had a book called “petal” and it kinda felt like it was symbolizing black magic

At least to me but also the memory is hazy now lol

Well, she also did kiss o' kill in 2007 (ball mask, cloaks, cross imagery) and kept it in the setlist for the non-Japan dates, didn't she? It's definitely not the same concept but it could also be seen as controversial.
Petal sounds like a highlight, I really hope we get to see it.

I wonder if/when we get to see photos of the actual stage and some of her costumes. Sometimes we got press photos & a few snippets of the show on TV, like with PoM18 or A^3, but I guess that was due to the anniversary stuff?

About the stage:
I loooove the catwalk!! :heart I think it would've been nice if there was one in the middle, too, like with for AT03-04 but this is really cool and fresh. It feels good to see her do an arena tour again! I really wonder what the main stage looks like. Does it have stairs (e.g. AT10, AT13 or CDL16-17)?

The fact that she will tour places like Taiwan for the first time since 2008 is really exciting. Remember when she talked about doing another Asia Tour, circa 2015/6? Well, it's finally happening!
Let's hope everything will go safely!

I can't wait for the broadcast and the inevitable DVD! :love Here's hoping she keeps in most (if not all!) of the rare songs. Ayu has been very good to us when it comes to performing & recording unperformed/rare songs in recent years (kanariya, ever free, SAKURA, Bye-bye darling, It was, Return Road etc).

Sorry for the double post but I just found these photos from the show!

Spoiler:

The stage looks great! Not too elaborate but different from her usual set up :) Love the looks so far!

Pray not perfect, but happy enough to know that she finally sang it lives and she still using her new technique with no screaming at all. which is good
I love the costume and stage

First picture is from Like a doll. I remember the clock in the screen, second one is maybe A song for xx

I'll put a quick review in spoiler just in case someone doesn't want to know

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I'm still like dreaming. Honestly, nobody expected a setlist like this.

^Thank you so much for the review! The show sounds really awesome. I wish I could attend this show :heart

One question: does she use the TV prop on stage?

Wow, what an awesome setlist! So lucky the people who got to hear the rare songs! I wonder how she'll change up the setlist for the CDL (hopefully we get a broadcast).

Thanks for sharing the audio files of some of the rare songs!

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Originally Posted by rainbow_smile (Post 3343909)

We don't know the real reason, this was just a theory some fans had (and I don't even think the majority agreed). The general "consensus" seemed to be that something drastic (possibly tragic) happened in his private life, and that it didn't have anything to do with ayu

It was the latter. I’m a FB friend of his. He never went into details, nor did I ever want him to. He is actually a sweetheart.

As I got some requests also via PM, here is Petal:

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Since it is a major spoiler I don't feel comfortable uploading other songs unless they will be gone from setlist for good. Otherwise should have started by uploading full show lol
And please make mirrors as I plan to delete the file in 24 hours.

OMG
This setlist is amazing!!

EDIT: Already created a playlist and i'm listening in a loop!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4U...3cc0c018ed4eb6

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Originally Posted by Ayumi_lover (Post 3344720)

For those who want some audio here is Pray:

Spoiler:

thank you, finally i can hear PRAY and PETAL, so beautiful so amazing :love

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Originally Posted by Ayumi_lover (Post 3344734)

Spoiler:

PS. I will delete both files probably tomorrow or so, feel free to make mirrors though

I couldn't download in time. Please, share the whole thing. 🙇🏻pretty pony~♂️

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Originally Posted by j.graziano (Post 3344788)

I couldn't download in time. Please, share the whole thing. 🙇🏻pretty pony~♂️

I didn't delete any files yet though.... it should be up for downloads.