i see...Maro is getting more and more exposure right now :D

ATM I think she would either totally kill the song or sing it at such a low pitch that it doesn't sound good anymore...maybe next year

Well, during the first leg of AT09, both Maro and Shu-ya had pretty much equal time in the Ballads section of the concert (unless you count the intro video, then Maro had more). Of course, Maro was off doing his own thing, and Shu-ya was with Ayu =P

Just went to mixi, and here are a few changes that they said:
- AUDIENCE is replaced by Sunrise
- For My Dear is replaced by Sunset.

I can't find any other changes... it's not like I was expecting much. She did the same thing last year, replacing only one song. She may have changed the outfits a bit, but I didn't translate much on their AT09 thread, heh.

I'd rather see Sunrise replace evolution. :(

Damn... I love For My Dear :( Sunset, not so much.

damn...shortening the setlist...werent sunrise and sunset in the encore anyway? that means for sunset theres no change and for sunrise the difference is that it's now in the main portion? and for that crap theres two songs getting erased? o.0

I prefer both Sunrise and Sunset over AUDIENCE and For My Dear... any day so I don't mind.
I wish they would be extras though. xD

mmm
YAY for Sunrise instead AUDIENCE... I don't really like this song... But not YAY for Sunset in place of FMD.... I love this song so much since PCDL... it would be better if Sunset was in place of HorP....

well... I hope we'll get more info soon ^^

Nope. Sunrise was added into the setlist (not replacing anything) for the last few shows of the first leg, and Sunset wasn't played at all. She's still keeping the setlist the original length.

oh, I thought she sang Sunset already...but if she cut out 2 songs(AUDIENCE and for ym dear...or from your letter, whatever it was...) for 1 new song(Sunset), for me that is shortening.

^ Basically, she's replaced AUDIENCE with Sunrise, so that's one less song, and then replaced For My Dear... with Sunset, so the tour is one song shorter cuz she's took out AUDIENCE when Sunrise was originally in the encore, so you're right. :P

lol Sunrise feels a little weird replacing AUDIENCE... I honestly prefer it in the encore as a song to pump the audience up, but whatever.

It's not like Sunrise was there the whole time, though. If you put in that perspective, yes, it's not one song shorter, but the MCs are huge, so it's not like taking out one song is makes a huge difference in how long the shows really are. lol

Also, during the MC:
- She sang Present.
- The audience was given a sheet before the concert, and they sung "happy birthday" to her! Here's the sheet that was given to them:
http://ic.mixi.jp/p/d3537d918731d1a2...3718012_92.jpg

SHE SUNG PRESENT?! WHAT?! WHAT?! WHAT?!
THIS BETTER BE ON THE DVD!

Wow she sang Present... interesting, I hope I'll get to hear it.

Yeah! It's such a beautiful thank you song...watch it become momentum II.

OMG Present *___________*

PUREZENTU! I never listened to that song, but I might come to like it from AT09

Present? If it ever makes it to the DVD, it will be the first time i listen to this song =x.

I am dead serious.

Me too...I think I always skipped that song after the first 30 seconds