Hopefully, she'll be a surprise guest, like they have in years before.

avex 20th anniversary = no ayumi!? ~ that doesn't seem right...nor possible =\ she's one of the top artists from that company, even if she doesn't have time...she would have to make time for the event.

maybe not adding her name yet (my own guess) is Avex's gimmeck to grasped attention to the event, with all ayu fans and whom ever enjoys her show at the event going "OMG WHERE'S AYUMI ON THE LIST!?!?!?!"

^ Yeah, but it might backfire. People (ayu's fans) might NOT go to a-nation if they think it's not worth it since Ayu's not on the list.

I am for the Boycott of this A-Nation'08 XD

I am kinda sad that Ayu wouldn't be performing for a-nation :( I always like the performance of her summer songs and the fireworks. July 1st is my fave >.< But there's a reason for everything, so I'll just look forward to watching her concert tour :)

Wasn't it like this last year - they added Ayu on to the site at a later date?

hmm no, i don't think so..
ayu's name usually is on the list together with Kuu, Tohoshinki, Ai Otsuka, Ami and etc...
*heyy Ai Otsuka is not on the list too...isn't it?*

where is Ayu :(?

anybody notice BoA is not there as well? I do hope ayu will perform since a-nation is like a continuation from stadium tour.

ai otsuka is on the list.

I wonder why Ayu is not included on the artist list for A-Nation?

I'm starting to think maybe she needs a break due to the ear, I hope she's doing good.

I hope her separate tour does twice as well if she's not on a-nation. I hope Avex doesn't find her old or anything.

MAYBE becuase ayu is the most important and popular asian singer..and she don't need to share the stage with other low leavel artists and give it a favor to A-NATION with her performance... :)
to be honest...i think that way...ayu is a real DIVA.. and the A-NATION concerts looks very Improvised with alot of Badly dressed singers. and always the most interesting thing is the ayu performance.
ayu need a stage for her own...AYU POWER!

i think it may be because she needs a rest before her Asia concerts that are suposed to be after summer. She may needs to prepare things and so on too.

Hmmm...where the heck is she?

Someone put her name up there, dang it!!!!!!!!!

lols good spotting xD
i reckon BOA would be in it, mayb it was just a pre-banner thing...i mean like how can Ayu not be in it wen it is her 10th anniversary!?!?!?!?

I kind of think it is a good idea for her not to join the a-nation this year! She's soooo busy...she needs a break...what the hell with her working 24/7... plus if she's not going..maybe there'll be less people attending the concert and Avex and the other artist will know how influential Ayu is in Avex...Avex can't live w/o Ayu!

ummm this year is ayu's tenth anniversary so maybe TH is right about one section dedicated to ayu...She deserves it.

Aww hope not..cus' i really want a summer single.

LOL.. this is THE Ayu..
shes never mentioned 2nd.. she's usually the first artist to be confirmed..

but it probably means she's got something else up her sleeve with her own tour and theres a clash...
which means they can't 100% confirm her participation...
I think its a smart move...
cause if they post her name and then later she cant make it, fans will be outraged....

I wonder how different Avex will make A-Nation this year... esp. since its the 20th anniversary...
I'd love to go!! ><""

^Yup. I guess it is better to not announce it and announce it later than announce it first and cancel it later.

Nice logo though.

TRF will prolly get to perform the last, as they did when Ayu went to Madonna's concert XD and I can't see anyone else finishing off the show besides Ayu t.t And beh it get dumber every year, the only a-nation that was interesting was the 2005 one, as it had both BoA and Shimatani, and of course Ayu was there :D

lol oh well, god forbid someone else has the final spotlight =P

it doesn't make sense if ayu isn't there on such a big event. She's practically made avex what it is today :P I hope they announce for her later, but then again I hope she takes a break soon. I'm so contradicting..

i dunno if someones mentioned this before cause i cbf reading through the pages, but doesn't the logo kind of remind you of Ayu's 10th Anniversary one with the wings and crown XD..a-nation COPIEd..haha but its prob form the same logo desginer anyway:innocent

wow! the logo resembles to the ayu logo...!

interesting news, but it's good for her to make a break!

she is too busy so she wont appear, maybe..

i hope ami will close the tour :D

I think it's only fair to let Ayumi rest this year. I'm not sure who decided this, but they made the right decision.

LMAO! LMAO! no offense but that is the dumbest thing I've read....
Ami's career isn't exactly booming...

Either Kuu or TRF will be closing...
but most likely TRF...

yepa.. i thought the same thing too..
either Kuu or TRF closed the tour :)
but i kinda feel that Kuu will close the tour....
let's wait and see then~ :)

are you dreaming...

no offend but i htink she will open the whole concert again...

i know i dont want ti too but~

exactly... i never see TRF close it...
maybe there's an exeptional case?

I can totally see TRF perform last. CRAZY GONNA CRAZY...EZY DO DANCE...oh my!

HAHA, It's not as if a-nation falls apart without Ayu. I mean, of course it's not as spectacular ;P but I'm thinking either Kuu or TRF as well.

it's strange!
But If she decided to make a break, I would support her :yes

LOL. just wonder if she will end the show..who knows :D

Maybe she will be a surprise guest?

WTF...a-nation isn't the same without Ayu!!!
that's like the only reason I went when I got to go LOL
she's like the main attraction

one good thing could come out of this tho...
maybe she's planning some kind of special 50 singles concert
kinda how she did with A MUSEUM when she reached 30
(???)

umm, i dun think so:D

if she won't perform...then she would at least be an audience don't you guys think?

I think TRF will close :P.

You took the words right out of my mouth!

ayu should be in it!

Ayu has appeared too many times to be a surprise guest i guess...

^ yeah i think that too.
previously i tot a-nation = ayumi-nation,
LOL.

hahas ayumi-nation <3
wat does "tot" mean?

tot = thought...hahaha Malaysians and S'poreans are giving english a new twist!

Anyway, I am starting to think that if Ayu is not mention in A-Nation...probably..her overseas tour will be held during then...maybe everything is still not confirm and in planning progress that the company did not include Ayu's name in A-Nation.

I hope the rumor is true though because that will give me time to save...summer is too soon!!! Please hope it will be in October..or better yet..surprise us with Singapore or Korea! Or any other place...

I think Ayu just has too much on her plate right now. I'm sure this year's a-nation will be great none the less!

That logo has Ayu written all over it though, what with the wings and all...

THSK..are they SM Town? or am i just stupidly confused?

My tot as well. ;)

SM Entertainment is their Korean label, avex is their Japanese label. SM Town is when all of SM's artists collectively sing together.

This is just a movement to make people wondering! I hope Ayu appears there!

I'm pretty sure she'll make one appearance, I mean there's like eight shows aren't there? Or is this just a one night thing?

Yay, I'm not alone ^_^

I'd love to see an 'Avex Town' someday...

no one likes my idea...? lol

AVEX TOWN sounds great...its so cool imagine all the avex artists singing together!kuu,ayu,aaa... and so on xD

when i first started listening to ayu i thought that too. i mean it made sense too since she gets to perform more than one song sometimes unlike the other artists. but then i found out it stood for avex nation hehe

lolkuu.

Ayu's probably busy with the tour, which is a bit more significant than a-nation, sry2say. It's her 10th anniversary tour. That trumps a-nation.

that did happen on a-nation 03 ^^ just that AAA weren't around back then. But everyone else sang together in the end.

Some fans of EXILE know that they're gonna be at a-nation despite not being on the artist list..

So Ayu just might be at a few dates. :O

But it would be ridiculous for her to not be a headlining act like previous years. I still think something fishy's going on...

Well it's a shame that she's not going to participate this year, but maybe she needs a break. I'm sure all that touring is exhausting for poor Ayu :yes