Emergency press conference doesn’t sound good, I think Tokyo will declare another state of emergency. The Kansai region also went into one today.

If the government declares it, then there will be no events.

Does no events also contain online events?
But to be honest it´s better to completly cancel events instead of the transportation thing. I don´t know how it is in Japan but here it´s easier to cancel contracts and such then (like with the venue, etc)

Well if it’s like the nationwide state of emergency in April I don’t think production will happen at all. But if it’s just an emergency for the metropolis who knows

Avex won’t want bad press, as when the government puts out requests business will follow it to prevent public shaming.

Edit: Koda kumi’s countdown in Osaka was just cancelled and so was the streaming, so I think we can expect the same for Ayu

holy shit. then that does sound like the likely decision for both of the upcoming concerts :(

EDIT:

SEE NEW ANNOUNCEMENT—it seems they're both going to go on, just without audience? (This is based on Google Translate)

^ yes, just that the Christmas live will be streamed on youtube but no recording crews were planned originally. So on such short notice they will organise sth but are asking to expect worse video and sound quality than normally. Countdown goes on on Thumva as planned. Yay :)

thanks for confirming! I guess this is the least-worst scenario for people who have bought tickets for the live performances.

It will be no-audience live

Very content with this.

She must be really sad about the sudden change on plans. But I'm glad it's for the best!

Very glad that both shows will still happen. So the Chrismas one will be streamed for free? I wonder how Ayu will sound live VS pre-recorded shows we witnessed.

quite interested to see ayu performing to an empty Yoyogi stadium

It's nothing new to her though, dress rehearsals and stuff. We probably have such footage in some bonus materials. Although I have no idea how it looks after renovation.

I mean, it was obvious from the beginning Corona Virus was going nowhere, and now everybody is acting surprised for some reason. Although I think no one can deny the government feels okay in sacrificing essencial workers but not concert goers

So glad to hear this! :love

Does thumva works for overseas audience?

It worked for Ai Otsuka's live, and since then it has become easier to get a ticket as well - you just need a Japanese zip code.

This is available only for the PC version, the mobile app is region locked.

I got my ticket, hopefully there won't be a need for a VPN but from the information we currently have, it will work without one.

^ I think someone posted a guide on how to sign up for thumva without a real Japanese zip code earlier in this thread. I followed it and i was able to get a ticket. The test video worked for me without having to use Japan vpn.

Check this twitter thread :) https://twitter.com/WeLoveAiOtsuka/s...31564289232896

Just take any japanese zip code xD I took the one from my tenso address xD

^ lol that's brilliant! I have a tenso address too so I could've done the same haha, but it's good to know for next time. I was just referencing the twitter link that maxikot posted, since it was useful to me when signing up, just couldn't remember who originally posted it. I think you could plug any numbers into the zip code field as long as it's in the correct convention. Either way, I'm super stoked for the countdown live and it's nice to be able to buy an official stream ticket and watch it without having to first find and then pay a secondary service to gain access to a region-restricted cable channel.