Such a lovely report thanks Aderianu

She sung Connected and Naturally together OMG

I found those pictures I had posted earlier on yahoo auctions, so here's a bit better preview of them

I'm really worried about Ayu. No announcement since the episode of her hospitalization in Nagoya and the transfer to Tokyo. I hope we'll have some news soon.

She just updated her instagram! I think she was thanking various TV stations.

Official Update on Ayu's condition from Team Ayu:

Report on the progress of ayumi hamasaki.

After her emergency transport due to anaphylactic shock, she was allowed to move after undergoing observation, so she returned to Tokyo and underwent a thorough examination at a hospital in Tokyo.
Based on the diagnosis, she will acquire solid knowledge about how to deal with emergencies and how to deal with this disease, and will resume her activities under the guidance of the doctor.
As for the fracture in her right ankle, she has decided to undergo an operation in the near future, as she strongly wishes to recover as soon as possible.

The performances at Yoyogi National Stadium 1st Gymnasium scheduled for December 30th and 31st will be held as scheduled.
As for the canceled performance at Nippn Gaishi Hall on Sunday, November 7, we are currently making arrangements to hold a replacement performance. We will inform as soon as it is decided, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to those who were planning to attend this performance.

We would like to apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused to everyone involved.
At the same time, we have received warm words from many people, which has been very encouraging.
We will continue to do our best with your support, and we would like to ask for your continued support in the future

"Based on the diagnosis, she will acquire solid knowledge about how to deal with emergencies and how to deal with this disease, and will resume her activities under the guidance of the doctor...." @.@

Diagnostic? Disease? WHAT DISEASE? OMG!!!! T.T
WHATS HAPPENING....

From the TA blog:
As for the outfit for the opening in Nagoya, I could not wear it as planned because of my leg, so I tried to put another costume. After thinking about various things, I chose that coat that I could not show in front of everyone in Nagoya 2 years ago.

Ayu moved to much for person with a broken leg, she stand on stage on her own. So maybe her bones fractured even more
If I remember it right, there was episode in House M.D. about girl from station at south pole who broke her finger. Particals from the inside of the bone entered the blood and caused much damage

When you have anaphylactic shock, you can have some sequel. I want to believe this time she's taking real care and following all medical advices, so if it's going on and she's keeping CDL shows, I guess it was nothing THAT hard. But let's wait for more info, this report was very vague.

Omg... sequel? ������
Ayu, my Queen, health is the 1st place pls

Anaphylactic shock usually occurs due to allergies, and it can be very dangerous, so people with severe allergies have to know what to do in emergencies, for example using epipen etc.

It can happen even without overworking tbh

and Ayu is allergic to what? @.@

It could be an insect, a food she ate or even an allergy to a medicine she took. We are supposing, due to her condition caused by a broken ankle, it was a reaction to the use of pain killers, but, honestly, it could be anything, even a bee sting if she's allergic, we don't know exactly.

Likely just an incorrect translation. Anaphylactic shock is a severe allergic reaction, not a disease - so they are just saying that since this is new for her she got educated on what to do in those situations. As mentioned, she might have been allergic to a medication she got for the ankle. OR it is possible to develop new allergies after having had a baby. The good news is is that those allergies are usually temporary and start subsiding once you are a certain number of months postpartum (sometimes longer).

https://i.imgur.com/Hoq1Kovl.jpg
https://weibo.com/1750136090/L1XFKEmdg

oh! Ayu probably will sing Pray for you at CDL live!

It will be a proper song? I thought it was just that interlude.

https://i.imgur.com/hyWMG3gl.jpg

https://www.instagram.com/p/CXIssjaFh7C/

I really don't like this look. I mean, she's pretty and it's intentional to look like a doll or something, but I prefer when she follows other types of aesthetics.

THAT TRACKLIST!! So many songs which she has never sung before omg..i Hope it lasts

I wonder if the cdl would be broadcast on TV

CDL rehearsal has been started, according to TA blog. Ayu don’t use wheelchair anymore

Regarding the recently cancelled "ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2021-2022 A 〜23rd Monster〜" concert at NIPPON GAISHI HALL on November 7, 2021 (Sun), we regret that it is taking some time to arrange a replacement date.

We are still trying to find a replacement date and venue for this concert.
However, as two months have passed since the show was cancelled, we will be offering refunds to those who wish to have their tickets refunded at this time.

If you would like to receive a refund, please check the refund schedule and procedure below, and follow the instructions within this period.
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The schedule for the substitute performance will be announced on the ayumi hamasaki fan club site and official site as soon as it is ready.
For those who are willing to wait, please wait until the announcement of the replacement performance and make a decision on the refund at that time.

We will also postpone the start of electronic ticketing, so we will send out another email according to the performance date after the details of the replacement performance are determined.

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And so I was right:
[TA MAIL]明日12/30は＜ASIA TOUR東京・代々木公演＞、明後日12/31は＜COUNTDOWN LIVE＞開催！/ Tomorrow, 12/30, the <ASIA TOUR Tokyo/Yoyogi> will be held, and the day after tomorrow, 12/31, the <COUNTDOWN LIVE> will be held!

Yeeesh , i am aware that there is an army worth of people putting up a stage and decors but rearranging everything theme wise , costumes and setlist seems like a real hurdle.
Well , only people who get to attend on both days will spot the differences.
I don't remember she pulled something like this in the past

They also called it "COUNTDOWN LIVE 2018-2019 A -TROUBLE-" when it was mostly just the same show with setlist changes. I do feel like Ayu made a lot more changes this time (after all they did stress that these are different shows) but we'll see. Pics from the Asia Tour looked really cool, such as that opening with her on the globe. Wonder how this one is going to be. I assume it's gonna be a bit less exciting, since she will probably cut all the rare songs.

EDIT: Also curious to see how much she's going to stand / sit in one spot, given that her ankle still has to heal. I hope all goes well!

Wow, props to you. I really didn' think that was going to happen.

ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2021-2022 A 〜23rd Monster〜".
12/30(Thu) Yoyogi 1st Gymnasium performance, Same-day ticket sales have been confirmed!


【Performances to be accepted】
Thursday, December 30, 2021 Tokyo: Yoyogi 1st Gymnasium Doors open 16:30 / Concert begins 18:00

Ticket sales time: Doors open 16:30-
<Place of sale> Same-day ticket counter at the venue
<Seat type> All seats reserved (with glow-in-the-dark fans)
<Price>￥12,500 (tax included)

The show started :)
https://i.imgur.com/0tj2W48.png

looking forward to your review. hope it's a good show!

I wish I went! It's a picture from baidu :) You can find more pics from the same person here http://tieba.baidu.com/photo/p?kw=or...51f2de66ad/pn1

Setlist from Mixi:
Dreamed a Dream
Last angel
A song for XX

Real me
Like a doll
NO FUTURE

Sexy little things
Fly high
STEP you

Pray
curtain call

never lasting dream

petal
Memorial address
Last Links

My Way
Meddley
Movin’ on without you
Many Classic Moments
Feel the love
connected
Naturally
Merry-go-round
rollin’
Sparkle

23rd Monster

Encore:
SURREAL～evolution～SURREAL
MY ALL

Thank goodness the unusual songs are still there!! Can't wait for the COUNTDOWN setlist tomorrow.

ah I see. thanks for the links!

thank you for this. glad NO FUTURE is still there and I hope her voice stays well enough to sing this.

Guess she just axed Boys & Girls because the crowd can't sing along with her due to Covid-19 restrictions.

so there are still some Covid restrictions in place, that's good, because other than that the place seems full from the photos (like, it didn't seem like they were only using 50% of the space like before), or was it?

When we see some close-ups, we can see a lot of empty seats between people (they had some trouble to sell out the tickets from this concert, but there's a lot of people there). Even in the panoramic photos, we can see all the lightsticks with some distance from each other

Yes it´s confirmed that there are still empty seats on purpose

thanks for confirming. I'm not following closely what the covid situations are in Japan, but at the current climate I'm generally glad to hear there are still health restrictions in place :)

looking forward to seeing reviews from all the concert dates!

Wish I was able to watch today's stream. But without knowing if it works properly with a VPN it just wasn't worth taking the risk for me. :/

For today show they put japanese drums on stage..

wow! Rule with taiko.

^apparently it's a remix

I’ve read it’s (from a friend watching the stream)
01. Rule
02. Dreamed a Dream
03. Startin‘

Yeah 02. was DaD^^

04. Depend on you
05. Beautiful Fighters

So jealous of those who are able to watch it live.

Also deleted my setlist post. Got the info from a baidu thread but clearly it wasn't all correct.

Same, but I wasn’t sure how I’ll celebrate today, so I didn’t bought a ticket :(

01. TAIKO Drum Interlude
02. Rule
03. Dreamed a Dream
04. Startin‘
05. Interlude
06. Depend on you
07. Beautiful Fighters
08. Remix Interlude

^looks like a fun show so far

01. TAIKO Drum Interlude
02. Rule
03. Dreamed a Dream
04. Startin‘
05. Interlude
06. Depend on you
07. Beautiful Fighters
08. Remix Interlude
09. Secret

https://s20.directupload.net/images/211231/w6wiq2ov.jpg
https://s20.directupload.net/images/211231/bj8zpybs.jpg

Screenshots & Setlist Updates from ~angel*ayumi~

01. TAIKO Drum Interlude
02. Rule
03. Dreamed a Dream
04. Startin‘
05. Interlude
06. Depend on you
07. Beautiful Fighters
08. Remix Interlude
09. Secret
10. Last minute
11. POWDER SNOW

How are her vocals? Is she still using the high-pitched voice?

Some more photos:

https://twitter.com/pktyu/status/147...QW3svJ9zQ&s=19

https://twitter.com/masakun_ayulove/...aRgCtQuRQ&s=19

https://twitter.com/i_love_ayu_/stat...hGSOwZMWA&s=19

https://twitter.com/2103hide/status/...hGSOwZMWA&s=19

https://twitter.com/junhwael23/statu...19259943309312

powered by our wonderful hero Brettie^^

According to ~angel*ayumi~ the vocals are fine, nothing outstanding in a good or bad way…

^I see, thanks!

Are they streaming it in the discord?

01. TAIKO Drum Interlude
02. Rule
03. Dreamed a Dream
04. Startin‘
05. Interlude
06. Depend on you
07. Beautiful Fighters
08. Remix Interlude
09. Secret
10. Last minute
11. POWDER SNOW
12. interlude
13. WE WISH

I just registered, how am I able to join the stream?

01. TAIKO Drum Interlude
02. Rule
03. Dreamed a Dream
04. Startin‘
05. Interlude
06. Depend on you
07. Beautiful Fighters
08. Remix Interlude
09. Secret
10. Last minute
11. POWDER SNOW
12. interlude
13. WE WISH
14. SIGNAL

This is really TROUBLE Final inspired IMO :D

01. TAIKO Drum Interlude
02. Rule
03. Dreamed a Dream
04. Startin‘
05. Interlude
06. Depend on you
07. Beautiful Fighters
08. Remix Interlude
09. Secret
10. Last minute
11. POWDER SNOW
12. interlude
13. WE WISH
14. New Years Message (Orchestra)
15. RAINBOW-countdown-RAINBOW (with taiko & orchestra)
16. Haru yo koi
17. theme of a-nation‘03
18. how beautiful you are

Rainbow new arrange is simply WONDERFUL !!

01. Taiko Drum Intro
02. Rule (with Taiko Drums)
03. Dreamed a Dream
04. Startin‘
05. Interlude
06. Depend on you
07. Beautiful Fighters
08. Remix Interlude
09. Secret
10. Last minute
11. POWDER SNOW
12. interlude
13. WE WISH
14. SIGNAL
15. New Years Message (Orchestra)
16. RAINBOW -countdown- (Taiko Drums & Orchestra)
17. Haru yo koi
18. theme of a-nation‘03
19. how beautiful you are

~encore~ (ayu ready?)
20. LOVE ~Destiny~
21. JEWEL
22. SURREAL ~ evolution ~ AUDIENCE ~ Trauma (Medley)
23. MY ALL

~double encore~ (Tour Trailer)
24. 23rd Monster (Taiko Drums)

New date
April 6th PIA Arena @Kanagawa

24th Anniversary

Someone knows the arena name of 24th anniversary show? I never heard about it before.

Its PIA Arena MM in kanagawa

They are asking TA members if they'd like to see part of the COUNTDOWN LIVE's setlist on the tour for the next shows (apparently they received positive feedback from the TV broadcast)

On the form, the question is "Would you like the songs performed at the Countdown Live to be included in the ASIA TOUR setlist?" with a number of songs to choose, but I dunno if by "included" it really means adding new songs, or replacing other songs...

We'll see what happens to the setlist at the Kobe live I guess
(It's a survey, nothing says the setlist will 100% change...)

Oh gosh. Let's all say goodbye to the rare songs.

Oh no. I knew NO FUTURE + Like a doll was too good to be true.

Ayu avex site posted two news about the tour:

- The 11/7 canceled show will be canceled definitely.
- The 1/29 and 30/1 will be delayed due the high amount of new covid infections in Japan. The new dates will be on April.

Looks like the Kobe performances have been postponed. :( So sorry to anyone who had tickets! No new date but it will be rescheduled for no later than April.
https://avex.jp/ayu/news/detail.php?id=1097310

Is it due to omicron situation or it's something related to her health?

EDIT: yes, it's due to Covid.

As a result of careful consideration of the pros and cons of holding the "ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2021-2022 A 〜23rd Monster〜" Hyogo: Kobe World Kinen Hall concert scheduled for January 29 (Sat.) and 30 (Sun.), 2022, we have decided to postpone the concert. As a result, we have decided to postpone the performance as we have no choice but to hold it on the originally scheduled date in light of the recent spread of the infection that has been causing anxiety among those who are scheduled to attend the concert and those who support ayumi hamasaki on a daily basis.

Final arrangements are being made to hold a replacement performance in April 2022. As soon as the decision is made, we will announce it on the official website and fan club website, so please be patient.

If you have a ticket for this concert, the right to a ticket for the substitute concert date will be valid. For those who wish to have their tickets refunded, we will be able to do so at a later date. Information on how to get a refund will be posted on the official website and fan club website soon.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to those who have been looking forward to the show, and ask for your understanding regarding the postponement of the show.


Avex Management Inc.

Regarding the canceled "ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2021-2022 A 〜23rd Monster〜" performance at NGK INSULATORS' HALL on Sunday, November 7, 2021, we have been in discussions with the relevant parties to adjust the schedule and venue in order to hold a substitute performance, but in the end, we have decided to cancel the substitute performance.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may cause to those who have been looking forward to the performance.

=========================================
Comment by ayumi hamasaki

It has been officially decided to cancel the Nagoya concert that was scheduled to be held on November 7, 2021 (Sunday).

To be honest, I didn't want to give up on the idea of holding a make-up show until the very last minute.
We were determined to deliver the dream stage that we had promised to everyone, so we kept on trying until the very last minute.
The staff did everything they could to see if we could adjust the venue and schedule.
But we couldn't postpone it any longer, so we made this decision.
I'm really sorry to all the people who have been looking forward to this concert and to those who have been worried about me.

But this is not the end.
We will definitely come back to Nagoya again before the countdown in 2022.
At that time, I promise to deliver to you the same stage that I was supposed to deliver to you that day, but in a better way than that day.
So please wait just a little longer.
=========================================

Due to the cancellation of this show, tickets will be refunded.
The refund method and the refund period will vary depending on the play guide and ticketing method, so please check with the play guide where you purchased your tickets.
Please make sure to apply for the refund during the refund period.

Please note that customers who have purchased tickets for this show will be given priority in the TeamAyu Lottery Advance for the "April 6, 2022 (Wed.) Pia Arena MM Additional Performance". We will let you know the date of the TeamAyu lottery as soon as it is decided.

>>Please click here for refund details.
https://avex.jp/ayu/news/detail.php?id=1097313

In light of the recent spread of the new coronavirus infection, the "ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2021-2022 A 〜23rd Monster〜" performance at Hyogo: Kobe World Kinen Hall on January 29 (Sat) and 30 (Sun), 2022 has been postponed.
Date for the substitute performance has been decided.

[Date & Time]
January 29, 2022 (Sat) Doors open 16:30 / Concert begins 18:00
↓
April 23, 2022 (Sat) Doors open at 16:30 / Concert begins at 18:00

January 30, 2022 (Sun) Doors open at 15:30 / Concert begins at 17:00
↓
April 24, 2022 (Sun) Doors open 14:30 / Concert begins 16:00
*The venue will be Kobe World Memorial Hall in Hyogo for both dates.


Please be aware that all possible measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus at the venue will be taken.
ayumi hamasaki, ICHIZA members and staff are all looking forward to seeing you.

For those who are unable to come to the concert on the above dates, we will be accepting refunds again.
If you would like to receive a refund, please check the following information and complete the refund procedure.
https://avex.jp/ayu/news/detail.php?id=1097617

↑From the Asia Tour date (30th Dec.)


↑From the CDL date (31st Dec.)

Hope this is the right thread for it! (maybe we should make a separate one for this show, idk)

In her most recent IG post Ayu mentioned that the "very important meeting" was about the 24th anniversary show!
Ayu said that they'll chage the whole set* and that she will sing some old songs that she has never performed live before.

*I used a translator, so I'm not sure if "set" is referring to the staging or the setlist – either way it's good news :)

I agree, we should create new thread

it means setlist

which this 24th anniversary show will be total different setlist, I believe 90% of the song will change. and never performed song and rarely performed song.... hmm... looking forward!

^Thanks for clearing that up! I'm very excited about all the things that are about to come. :love

24th Anniversary live is over, next stop is at Kobe 23 and 24 April. And those are last announced dates

I'm watching national news here in Brazil about the lockdown in chinese cities and now I wonder why Ayu didn't announce any tour dates in China yet.

I highly doubt she can make Asia Tour into other city in Asia. The COVID-19 situation is getting ridiculous. If the country lock down the city at the beginning of pandemic, it's understandable because we didnt have vaccine or drug. Now COVID-19 has changed to be weaker, and we have vaccine and drug, and the lockdown policy needs to be updated. It is not 2020.

It's not 2020, but if we have another variant escaping from vaccine immunization (it's a possibility and it's not a low one, specially when the number of cases are high, even if the death ones don't follow up), yes, we come back to 2020. I hope we don't reach that point again.

Yeah, better safe than sorry.

Now the world has other things on their mind and are sick and tired of even thinking about COVID-19, it is still dangerous and totally risky. It surprised me she announced this tour in the heat of the pandemic. I hope she can continue on soon, because I really would like to see this show and I would love to plan my visit, regardless the safety risks. But, I don't think that COVID is over soon, and I heard that Japan closed the borders... the timing is the worst.

I think at the time she announced this tour the hope for the future was still existed. Omicron wasn't a thing, vaccines were spreading little by little. People thought it all will end soon

she should use this as an opportunity to include intl fans a bit more and do concert streams without an audience but every time she streams one of her concerts she region locks it... what would be cute for her to do would be doing like a "k-pop style" showcase concert for when her album drops this fall and livestream it BUT actually let people outside japan be able to pay for it and watch it without any issues and vpn... like what utada did for bad mode kinda

i have sooooo many good ideas she should hire me tbh

When will she be announcing the countries she’s having the Asia tour? I just can’t wait. Singapore is actually allowing concerts already.

I wonder if the same setlist today, or probably add on Nonfiction?

https://www.livefans.jp/events/1383378
Last links gone (:(), some other songs changed as well (Party Queen, Nonfiction and others were added it seems).

23/04/2022 setlist
01. Rule
02. Dreamed a Dream
03. Startin'
---
04. Real me
05. Like a doll
---
06. NO FUTURE
---
07. Party queen
08. Depend on you
09. Fly high
---
10. Pray
11. Curtain call
12. petal
---
13. Memorial address
14. Last minute
---
15. My Way
16. Movin' on without you
17. Feel the love~Many Classic Moments~Connected~Naturally~Merry-go-round~rollin'~Sparkle
18. 23rd Monster
Encore
19. Nonfiction
20. SURREAL~evolution~AUDIENCE~Trauma
21. MY ALL




+ Rule
+ Party queen
+ Depend on you
+ Curtain call
+ Last minute
+ Merry-go-round, Sparkle, Audience and Trauma in the Medley
+ Nonfiction

- Last angel
- Sexy little things
- Step you
- Last link

Is there an audio for Sexy Little Things?

I always wanted to see Curtain Call in the main part of the show, preferably similar setting as in the pv but I'm not happy about Sexy Little Things falling out.

Sad about Last Links & Sexy little things. Does this mean she replaced the black & white outfit (w/bunny ears) with a pink cutesy look? I like those sections but it would be a shame to replace that costume. Also, as much as I like seeing it return, she's giving us DoY for the third time in a row now. I'd rather she kept SLT to maintain variety between the shows (which she has been good at).

I’m still happy she kept like a doll and NO FUTURE

ayu also didnt tease her audience with new tour dates right? the future of ASIA TOUR is now a mystery.

Based on comments I found on social media, she replaced the cabaret section with the Barbie section.