Oh cool, now I know that I won't be watching her performance. This is probably my least favourite Ayu's song. I tried to like it but it didn't happen. I really did.

Hating "A song is born" = blasphemy

While the embellished POM arrangement is absolutely gorgeous, TK's original arrangement shows a kind of restraint which suits the song much better. I always lose it at the second chorus, when it's only Ayu + synth.

I think AKB is a disgrace to J-Pop. Their influence just destroys the whole thing to me. And that they have three songs in the setlist just annoys me and makes me hope that this group will eventually destroy themselves somehow so it will end. I know this sounds cruel but I seriously don't understand why they deserve this success with their awful music. -.-

I wonder if she chose this song thinking about all those refugees from Syria Civil War being hostilized all over the world, specially in European boundaries..

Anyway, I loved it :)

You're my queen xD

they're what's mainstream in Japan nowadays, in every country we have those genres that's having its moment, selling zillions and taking crowds to concerts, and that doesn't mean it's high quality work, but it's commercial, so that's why they're this huge, also, there's a lot of cultural matters behind their success that we foreigners probably won't understand. Here in Brazil we have "sertanejo", a genre somewhere in the middle of country and pop music that moves millions of money every year, a lot of people hate it, but if I turn the radio on, those sertanejo acts will be playing nearly in every station and in the weekends they're on every TV channel performing. Thing is, the big majority of the country loves it and it makes money, everyone has your own AKB48 in your corner of the world.

Don't worry about her vocal coz she will probably cry non stop after the second verse and that's it.

when we'll be getting the video recording?

I was hoping for microphone.... Show them who's queen!

I'm surprised - and disappointed - 'A Song is born' is going to be played. WHY NO NEW AYU MUSIC???

And Tetsuya Komuro? WHAT??? Didn't we have all those negative reactions with Ayu and Tetsuya Komuro together (GLOBE 20th anniversary) back on a-nation last month???

Even Arashi's doing three songs. But yeah, this is one of those reasons why today's 'high-end' J-pop scene is so BS that I want to pay attention to lesser-known musicians like Rina Katahira.

But then again, thanks for NOT putting either Ayaka or miwa in MSUF.

Live Stream here: http://wilsonjj.me/jptv/
or wait for the video recording from jpopsuki :D

I prefer the collab with KEIKO in all honesty, but interesting song choice.

The lyrics of A Song is born are so beautiful. The only ayu song that is guaranteed to almost always make me cry. I would love if she wrote more songs about the world in that way.

It's also just a beautiful song.

http://i.imgur.com/C9rW1tJ.png
http://i.imgur.com/NblTOGi.png
http://i.imgur.com/Pwnn6Nv.png
http://i.imgur.com/HR9V6ya.png
http://i.imgur.com/X3UqOxV.png
http://i.imgur.com/YnMtJZ0.png
http://i.imgur.com/dASM7Xv.png
http://i.imgur.com/eGvZt9r.png
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/4059908795

What is this ranking that they're presenting?

Top 100 songs appreciated in Japan and abroad

Sometimes I think Ayu doesn't give a .... anymore! But if it means a performance of A Song is born with her better voice then I'm down for giving it a chance :D

Was ayu performed already?

No. I think Ayu ~ 8h15-8h30 JST:D

I am working but from time to time i check what's going on and in those moments people were performing lipsynching ^^ I suppose that Ayu will sing live so no matter how she sings she will sound worse. I am keeping my fingers crossed still and anticipating her very much! It's actually funny because i remember that when i was starting my adventure with jpop i read quite a few times how it's shameful to sing from playback in Japan and today?
Rebeca is singing song Ayu covered in Idol on stage and was listening to Raspberry dream lately xD