Just saw this on Youtube and I'm dying.

^ Too bad none of them can actually sing lol

She's trolled us so badly with ever free in past concerts i've resigned myself to the fact that we'll never hear her sing it.

"Oh you want me to perform ever free?" /has miccie perform it instead

"Oh you want ME to perform ever free?" /plays studio version during costume change

"Oh, you want ME to perform it LIVE? Well..." *starts to sing NEVER EVER* ('cuz of EVER yknow?)

The best part of that video for me was someone being named Do-da Kumi lmao (do田來未)

I have been desperate for a live performance of ever free for so long.:(
But I think it's too late somewhat. She would have to make adjustments to the song to accommodate her current vocals.

I'd imagine she just doesn't want to perform an obscure b-side from 16 years ago when she has so many better and well known songs. It's like asking Michael Jackson to perform the b-side from ABC.

I think ever free is about her grandmother... so I can understand why she doesn't want to sing it.

interestIng! but I don't quite understand that point of view

I wonder if the upcoming construction at Yoyogi means we'll finally see Ayu do Budokan.

Let me dreeeeeeeam

Why are people so obsessed about Ayu performing at Budokan?

Are we allowed to start saying which songs we'd like to see for CDL this year? :D

I really want her to perform Party Queen again someday. :P

It's a very historical place and is considered a huge deal if you can perform there.

For some reason Ayu never has...

Uh it happens to be one of my favorite venues and I love the atmosphere, I would hardly call that being "obsessed" :rolleyes

I too would like to see Ayu at Budokan.:yes
I think many people want that because like it was mentioned earlier, it is a well known venue. If an artist manages to have a concert there it kind of makes a statement about their status in music. With Ayu being one of the most successful artists in Japan's history, fans would naturally want to see her perform at famous areas.
Me personally, I want another dome tour.:luv2
This year's Countdown is only 2 months away! I too am thinking about what it will be like.:thumbsup
I'd like sweet scar to be on the setlist.:)

I hope Ayu releases a single soon. I can't believe it's nearly been two years since Zutto.../Last minute/Walk! However, I don't want her to release another winter single given that that was her last physical single. Maybe spring? :D

Bring on the winter singles!! She hasn't had a good once since Days so I don't care if they were apart of her releases in recent years because they all suck. I need another GOOD one.

^ agreed

Days was the last one.

Days was amazing. Great time in ayu's career in general.

After attempting to listen to M(A)DE IN JAPAN one more time, I'm still not impressed. The sound quality has definitely improved over A ONE and sixxxxx, and every song has a few nice melodies here and there but like... the album itself is nothing special. I feel like I might have outgrown Ayu, tbh. The last time I was geuniuinly excited for an Ayu album was Colours (and that's only because she was using different producers).

Maybe it's cause I'm aging, maybe it's my shift in music taste, maybe it's my lack of interest in Japanese pop nowadays as a whole, or a combination of all three *shrugs*

Don't get me wrong, I'll still love Ayu. But musically, she just fails to impress me. And the vocals on MIJ... I had to turn down my volume a few times because her voice becomes so unbearable.

I feel I have a commitment to Ayu since I've been listening to her for so long and I own every album (minus the single- I mean mini-albums "LOVE" and "again") but idk I don't feel a spark with her anymore lol. Hell, she debuted this album how long ago? I only now got a chance to listen to it because I ordered it with Utada's lol (which I absolutely loved, there's still a glimmer of hope in J-Pop).

Anyway, I apologize for the random rant. It's been on my mind for a while now.