That acapella version sounded so good! :love
And they looked like having fun while recording this! I really enjoyed watching!

Ayu and team did such an amazing job on the acapella version of the new ballad. I got goosebumps just listening to it. She also looked absolutely lovely and it was fun to see her interact with her team in a laid back setting. They seem like a fun group of people.

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fantastic this a cappella moment !! It gave me chills lol she looked radiant and her style was so Secret era !!

I loved her outfit!

The LINE LIVE was gorgeous! Why can't she be like this when she's on stage or on TV??? Just natural. When she's performing she's really becoming so fake. I think this kind of image would probably stop people in Japan giving her such a hard time.

yes I think "elaborate" costumes and make up are a things of the past now people want to see more casual look from an artist !

Btw the young woman is incredibly cute and beautiful lol

she's so beautiful I love her hair and outfit. she sounded really good too

I thought the same abour the younger woman. She's very pretty. :3

Woww, the acapella version of The way I am (love the title btw) is amazing! I'm really impressed with her vocals. I would be happy if she only sang her songs acapella live the rest of her career. It really seems singing this way works best for her voice.

I've always preferred her like this as well. She's a natural performer, has an amazing stage presence and does not need huge props, flashy outfits or a million dancers to be entertaining to me. Another benefit of her being more natural and toning things down is that her vocals seem to be much better! It just seems her preference (or maybe her Japanese fans preference) is for things to be flashy the majority of the time.

Even if Ayu goes over the top sometimes, a heavier make up is a must at a stage in a big venue because, unlike must of us, the audience will be seeing her from far away with strong lights over her. Having a everyday make up males her expressions less dicernable from afar.

Now, about props and dancers, her converts had being extravagant and theatrical since the Concert Tour dates, and it's most likely the kind of show she likes doing the most.

From the photos it does look like her hall concerts are far simpler, and it doesn't really get simpler than the TA Tours that are held at very small venues.

OMG she looks extremely sad here!!

now I'm ready for the worst. like they'll announce she's going to retire due to health issues.

https://instagram.fhen1-1.fna.fbcdn....97824768_n.mp4

and she looks sooooo beautiful. omg! my heart's broken.

^She performed a song saying openly she won't retire.

Maybe she should tattoo "not retiring yet" on her forehead.

I mean at this point Ayu won't retire till her body gives out on her it seems, so...

seriously!!!

Ayu always do a good job on acapella. not discration from the band make her vocal more stable and she can hear her own voice clearly.

she looks good, why she always looks chubbier on tv show like fns, while here on social media live, she looks really good not chubby at all.

She did kinda look bloated on the -last- LINE LIVE so it must be a medication or hormonal thing but she looked fine at this one.