Does anyone know if she will be (not performing) at the Rainbow House mini live that's going on?

^ no she did not perform.

No I was not refering to those (as you pointed out, those are NHK hosted), but to TV Asahi's events (I believe it was hosted by TV Asahi but they could have been only partners of some sorts but I strongly remember seeing ads). Don't remember the name though, but I attended one of those on my very first trip to Japan.

That being said, if they really want to make their 55th anniversary very special, they'll most likely be filming this. I don't see the point for a TV channel to host such an event with so many big names and not take the opportunity to broadcast it lol. That would be quite ironical to me.

Edit: googled a bit, and TV Asahi hosted a few Dream festivals, at least one in 2011, and it was partially broadcasted.
I think the event I attended in 2005 wasn't the same "Dream Festival" but it was indeed promoted by Asahi TV.

I heard she performed Sunrise?

may I know what exactly is the rainbow house thingy going on?

^
I'm just as confused as you are

I thought the rainbow house was a set for AyuReady?

It the "mini rainbow house" the opened it last year and this year for a-nation. Like a small ayu related place with goodies and apparently today she was there with her team.

A new interviewof Ayu in Numéro Tokyo!

loved the pic! aand that is Ayu's houseeeee! finally got to see a part of it! ^^ Credit @Acrea_Midori

Just WOW *_*

she looks soooo young

wow her house!! and she looks amazing!!

Ahh blonde again!! She looks good! I'm hoping to see more of her like this :heart

Woah.. She's so lovely~! :heart

she looks so amazing :)

She looks awesome but her house, you don't see much. :(

I can't believe how good she looks there!! Woooow!

She looks pretty!

She looks good!!! :luv2

i always wanted to know how her house looks *--*

That is one of the cutest pictures of her! :yes

that is just a sneak preview of the mag, lets hope they will show a lil bit more of her house! cant wait for the scan to be out :yes

Does anyone know whether there'll be a CDL this year?

If there is, it won't be announced for another month or two.

Thanks. I'm trying to plan a trip to Japan right now and the main reason for going is to see her in concert.

So, I got a ticket for the Dream Festival. There are 6 artists and the concert is expected to last from 3pm until at least 9pm. So, each artist should have at least 1 hour setlists.

I can't wait to see her on more of these shows recently !!

Anybody know what's this?

Sep. 22, Sun. 15:10 – 15:40 (UTC) and later times
J-MELO in London
Artists
ayumi hamasaki, Base Ball Bear, the GazettE, KODA KUMI, Morning Musume｡

AYU IS PERFORMING IN LONDON!?

^ sounds fishy

^^they probably would just play stuff from live concerts, the J-Mello is a tv/radio music show that is hosted in english.

Yes, you're right... They're only showing short clips, no interviews from Ayu herself here... (unless NHK asks Ayu to do so)

THIS MEANS I'MMA BE ON THE TV TALKING ABOUT AYU OMFG

Basically, I applied to be on the J-Melo episode they were filming in London, we got to meet Kylee then we spoke about our fave J-Pop artists and I was the only who spoke about Ayu omg omg omg!!!!

^That's great :D !!!

TV Asahi 55th anniversary DREAM FESTIVAL

Ayu is invited for 9/21 show

Will this be broadcasted live?

Yes TV Asahi Dream festival will be broadcasted, more informations soon !!!

http://dreamfestival.jp/contents/news/0022/

Maybe we will no be able to see the whole thing but at least some performance =)

Yay..cool

Doubtful. It starts at 3 and ends at 9. I'll be going. :) I wish they would announce the order of performances though.

Looking at last years set lists, each artist performs 7-8 songs. So we might get a repeat of the a-nation set list, though I hope for something new.

Ah man. I wanna go, lol. Cant believe I'm not there.

^ wow the stage is cool reminds me of one of ayu's tours stages haha

can't wait to know what is she going to perform

This page says it will be broadcasted http://dreamfestival.jp/contents/news/0022/

Though I doubt they will broadcast the whole thing...

Me too. Give us a nice little review after darl? :)

^Yep, expect my report! :) I'm expecting a setlist full of hits most likely - since it will be an audience that isn't necessarily her fans specifically. I'm also looking forward to VAMPS. I wonder who will perform last? Domoto Tsuyoshi also should be interesting - the rest I can do without. haha

Ayu needs to be doing more of these kinds of festivals. Not just A-Nation - that's already preaching to the choir. She needs to get her music out to new people.

I meant that it won't be broadcast live. :)



Edit: vamps opened, so I assume Ayu will close. :) oh my god miwa's voice is annoying.

Oh. And yeah I agree she should put her music out there, even performing on the TV shows would be good at this point.

Domoto tsuyoshi just went, next is Ayu. I hope not too many people are leaving though. :( it was clear by crowd reaction that domoto tsuyoshi was actually the main draw!

So why not saving him for last?

That's a question for the promoters.
He is the only performer everyone stood for.
I just caught a glimpse backstage - I saw rule costumes.

^
a question,why is he so popular? i found that when hes singing hes quite boring, thats my opinion

and you can see the costume?, how?? :O

Set list was basically same as a nation but no medley or July 1st. She ended with boys and girls.

She put on a great performance. She always puts in energy, but tonight it seemed she was trying extra hard. Vocally the first couple of songs were kinda rough. But by Hanabi things got a lot better. She gave the performance if the night with Hanabi 1 and 2 back to back.

Now, the audience......the only artist with full attendance was domoto tsuyoshi. He is also the only one that everyone stood for and were into his performance from start to finish. I don't want to say that a lot of people left after his set, but it was enough to be noticeable - just around me alone- the 4 seats to my right opened up and half the row behind me left. Even worse, although the audience really got into evolution, a steady stream of people left after evolution! But just like Ayu herself, the fans that were there, myself included were putting in double the effort with our cheering! It really was a great performance, but it was sad seeing empty seats and people leaving. :(

^ oh that's sad T__T
but we'll get to see the live performance rite? are they gonna broadcast?

https://scontent-b-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/...89588846_n.jpg

A picture of the crowd when ayu was performing ^^

https://www.facebook.com/dreamfestival.tvasahi

^
^

ohh thats not good to know how the audience reacted to Ayu :(

cant wait to watch it on youtube.

Every artist except tsuyoshi had empty seats though. I think hers was more noticeable because she performed last.

Official set:
Inspire
Rule
Moments
Hanabi
Hanabi 2
Surreal-evolution
You and me
Boys and girls

I'm sad the audience didn't appreciate her as she deserves.

It doesn't seem as noticable from pictures though, it's like almost all seats are taken and the place is packed, maybe it's not that bad as a high precent of the place was still occupied? but I understand what you mean SunshineSlayer maybe it's just some parts of rows/sits but not that serious? SunshineSlayer, how much percents of the capacity of the crowd who were still there would you consider giving from what you saw?

Btw I believe HANABI and HANABI ~epside II~ weren't on this year's a-nation but on the last year's one? The setlist is good anyway, all of these songs are great and well SURREAL~evolution and Boys & Girls are signature, no expectations to not see them lol. I kinda miss though to 2 things 1. ayu singing SURREAL with a "mysterious feel" like before it became a crowd song. 2. ayu should start evolution with the "La la la..."

I don't remember if Domoto Tsuyoshi was on the FNS Summer Festival but I saw most of the show and the crowd wasn't as energetic on other artist's performances as ayu's, nor the camera men shot much of the crowd until ayu's performance (maybe for that reason) IIRC.

Johnny's fans are notorious for leaving after sets. Most Japanese people who are -into- Johnny's...are -into- Johnny's. Like, no room for other people lol.

Also, during a-nation, it's the same way. TONS of people leave during Ayu's set, because getting out of a-nation takes forever since there are so many people. And once Ayu's cart thing starts, they don't allow people in the arena area to leave their seats until the cart segment is finished, meaning people start leaving before it starts. Plus when the concert ends, if you don't get out fast enough, they'll stop people from leaving just to control the flow of people better.

Ayu still draws in a large amount of people, but people still won't stay unless they're truly interested in her.

^ I see the point, but isn't it a bit unkind? :headache

It's hard to see from that picture, but I was sitting in the stands so I had an overhead view and could see better. However even in that pic you can see an entire row of unoccupied seats on the arena floor and any dark spot spot in the stands is probably an empty seat. It's hard to say accurately how many as the unoccupied seats were scattered throughout. But very rough estimate I would say it was 80-85% full when she started and about 70% full by the time she ended. Something like that. The fans that were there specially for Ayu though did a good job with supporting her though.

Oh! yay! :heart
This is good to know. :)

Be the last performer isn't so good in the end lol

Last year in Yokohama people started leaving during or before how beautiful you are because it isn't so easy to get out as it can get really crowded...So it's not that strange and I don't think the majority of those people have anything against Ayu. It's just the matter of convenience.

anyway how about the outfits?
are they the same with a-nation?

^Yes, they were the same.

It's normal for people to leave early to avoid the crowd, if people don't care so much for the last artist presenting it's better for them to leave early than to wait for the mess that it is after the show ends. That's why they put important artists for the last acts, and according to SunshineSlayer, around 70% stayed until the end, in a concert with many different artists that's a lot of people that stayed to watch Ayu perform. If it was a less known artist, the arena would probably be much more empty at the end...

Ayu must be used to that for sure, she's the last performer so frequently she certainly knows that not everyone will wait just to watch her...

Specially considering that she pretty much repeated the a-nation performances.

So, she kept 70% of the audience to watch her? This is far from being bad...

^ Yes, I also got read from other sites like weibo... Those ppl who went there says that domoto makes all the crowd (including the non-fans people) the most high, and they says that ayu got the highest popularity...

They also mention that if domoto was to place as the last performer, there will surely be people leaving also... And the advantage of being the last performer is that, the last artist could perform additional one or two more songs...

I don't think it's a tragedy, if some people left before the start of ayu's part.

Ayu will be on the next ViVi (release on October 23) (foraver club @ fb)
http://i.imgur.com/ANGBlst.jpg

ah Nice!

yay.. next magazine photoshoots, can't wait for that.

winter photoshoot for ViVi magazine, uhm can't wait~~

Winter Ayu is coming baxk again! I always love her winter aura every year. so glamorous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8NDiYedF6c

news for TV Asahi Dream Festival, Ayu singing You & Me, lol at her cute dance at the end ^^

she looks so energetic...

For someone who's with a 40º fever, she looks amazing.

Did she has a fever? o.o

^ for what I understood from TA, she said she had a very high fever and she's been sick for a while, but her doctor, staff and fans gave her strenght to perform.

Yes I did notice that something was off. She's really out of breath too (maybe because of her weakness).

O.O she's really crazy!
However I can understand her. When I have 39°C of fever I'm in a great shape & can do anything.

Poor Ayu, performing even when she's sick :(

Well, after that music station incident it's no wonder she doesn't want to miss another scheduled performance...

^ she's basically be done.
I do think they were too extreme, but it was poor planning from her end so I can't exactly fault MSta.

Ahhh so she was sick. That explains it then; I thought in particular her vocals for inspire and rule were not good.

40 degree are you kidding?! Wow ayu you little thing..... It's amazing that she still performs! (just like always)

40 C????!!!!!

that's crazy!!!

Awww poor ayu. I do still hope to watch the performance soon though. lol

omg whattttt?
she was over 40 degree that day? and she still performed 8 songs?
omgg..
all hail to ayu~

[MAGAZINE] 09.26 - 「Harper's Bazaar Hong Kong」


http://www.harpersbazaar.com.hk/
http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ayu/jp/medi...itter#magazine

It's probably for her collaboration with Alvin Goh ! Can't wait !

Holy crap Harper's Bazaar.... As close as we will get to Vogue after Número.

I'm expecting something truly great since it's Harper's Bazaar!

the promo picture looks amazing!

i wonder why she suddenly appearing on HK magz...hopefully another asia tour will coming soon

how amazing!!!
http://www.harpersbazaar.com.hk/cele...er-cover-story

http://imageshack.us/a/img690/4291/06uo.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img443/5269/fqyh.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img706/6363/s4xx.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img33/5668/pylp.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img41/2050/0x7p.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img138/9764/qznc.jpg

that major side-boob :luv2

Love this!

^ That photo with the hat is so cute! Looks like she has so many plans already, what's going on I wonder :heart

She looks amazing! :luv2

My jaw literally dropped. She looks AMAZING!!

I just gagged and vomited.

AYU. OH M YGOD.

Having mini heart attacks, this pics are amazing

HOLY. CRAP.

INEED TO BUY THIS ISSUE!!!!

Classy, innovative and no fish lips. What more can we ask for? Absolutely amazing, one of the best photoshoot's she's done in her entire career.