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OyTony 24th February 2013 09:43 AM

Ayumi Hamasaki 15th Anniversary TOUR ~A BEST LIVE~ II
 
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The tour logo was inspired by a fan logo


Quote:

Originally Posted by terra (Post 2991819)
Anyone can translate what she says? It's about A BEST LIVE. I could only grasp that she talks about the show, the stage, and the songs

cr. For"A"ver Club on Facebook

translation by chocopockymaster
Spoiler:
Quote:

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster (Post 2991836)
In a nutshell, she says she's going into this tour feeling thankful for all the support everyone's support thus far。She also says that since it's her 15th anniversary, she's creating a "compilation-type" stage. (I think it's in the sense that she's taking her favorite/the most popular staging ideas and using them for this tour, not that she's recreating her old performances) and says that the whole troupe is working hard in rehearsals.

It's the first time she's experimented with a fan-voted setlist, etc etc, and since it's a BEST LIVE she wants people to hear the intro to the songs and remember their lives/who they were when the song first came out, because music & memories go hand in hand. She hopes that, one by one, people will listen to the songs and have lots of thoughts about their memories, the future, and the present. :heart



Dates:
Spoiler:

2013年4月13日(土) さいたまスーパーアリーナ 17:30/18:30 (Saitama Super Arena)
2013年4月14日(日) さいたまスーパーアリーナ 15:00/16:00 (Saitama Super Arena)
2013年4月24日(水) 日本ガイシホール 17:30/18:30 (Nippon Gaishi Hall / Nagoya)
2013年4月25日(木) 日本ガイシホール 17:30/18:30 (Nippon Gaishi Hall / Nagoya)
2013年5月3日(金・祝) マリンメッセ福岡 17:30/18:30 (Fukuoka Marine Messe)
2013年5月4日(土) マリンメッセ福岡 15:00/16:00 (Fukuoka Marine Messe)
2013年5月11日(土) 横浜アリーナ 17:30/18:30 (Yokohama Arena)
2013年5月12日(日) 横浜アリーナ 15:00/16:00 (Yokohama Arena)
2013年5月15日(水) 大阪城ホール 17:30/18:30 (Osaka Jou Hall)
2013年5月16日(木) 大阪城ホール 17:30/18:30 (Osaka Jou Hall)
2013年5月25日(土) サンワアリーナ(青森県営スケート場) (Sanwa Arena (Aomori Prefectural skating rink))
2013年5月26日(日) サンワアリーナ(青森県営スケート場) (Sanwa Arena (Aomori Prefectural skating rink))
2013年6月1日(土) サンドーム福井 17:30/18:30 (Fukui Sun Dome)
2013年6月2日(日) サンドーム福井 15:00/16:00 (Fukui Sun Dome)
2013年6月8日(土) 静岡エコパアリーナ 17:30/18:30 (Shizuoka Jou Arena)
2013年6月9日(日) 静岡エコパアリーナ 15:00/16:00 (Shizuoka Jou Arena)
2013年6月22日(土) 神戸ワールド記念ホール 17:30/18:30 (Kobe World Memorial Hall)
2013年6月23日(日) 神戸ワールド記念ホール 15:00/16:00 (Kobe World Memorial Hall)
2013年6月29日(土) 日本ガイシホール 17:30/18:30 (Nippon Gaishi Hall / Nagoya)
2013年6月30日(日) 日本ガイシホール 15:00/16:00 (Nippon Gaishi Hall / Nagoya)
2013年7月6日(土) セキスイハイムスーパーアリーナ(グランディ・21) 17:30/18:30 (Sekisui Heim Super Arena (Grundy-21))
2013年7月7日(日) セキスイハイムスーパーアリーナ(グランディ・21) 15:00/16:00 (Sekisui Heim Super Arena (Grundy-21))
2013年7月13日(土) 広島グリーンアリーナ 17:30/18:30 (Hiroshima Green Arena)
2013年7月14日(日) 広島グリーンアリーナ 15:00/16:00 (Hiroshima Green Arena)
2013年7月20日(土) 大阪城ホール 17:30/18:30 (Osaka Jou Hall)
2013年7月21日(日) 大阪城ホール 15:00/16:00 (Osaka Jou Hall)
2013年7月27日(土) 国立代々木競技場第一体育館 17:30/18:30 (Yoyogi National Stadium First Gymnasium)
2013年7月28日(日) 国立代々木競技場第一体育館 15:00/16:00 (Yoyogi National Stadium First Gymnasium)


Promo:
Spoiler:

Quote:

Originally Posted by mizuki-7 (Post 2980566)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExodusUK (Post 2982354)
http://i.imgur.com/z8Qfs1R.jpg

Source: tats_pappy on twitter.



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ayumi hamasaki 15th Anniversary TOUR ~A BEST LIVE~ Goods!
A BEST LIVE TOP 50 -Voting results-

IYFreak 24th February 2013 10:14 AM

I think Ayu sounded the best during arena tour 2004 in that compilation video then again performing Crossroad and virgin road.

*sighes* I love Arena 2004 so much it was just flawless all around. Flawless Vocals. Flawless Costumes. Flawless Performances.

AyuWorld 24th February 2013 12:21 PM

why cant Avex just gives us the HD version for the second vid? you stingy Avex >.<

Yoshiaki 24th February 2013 12:49 PM

But we are only allow to choose 3 songs per day... haha... quite little when she has so many great tracks!

Btw, is it me who thinks that her selection of songs is similar to what namie has done for her 20th anniversary? Haha, if it's that the case... Ayumi, pls come to Singapore for concert like what namie is doing!

YUKARI 24th February 2013 02:28 PM

wow, it was pleasure to watch the second video :)

my fav are PCDL and AT05. but I have high expectations for A BEST LIVE!! so excited about it :D hope she'll perform about 25-30 songs

SpiceSquad! 24th February 2013 03:12 PM

wow 15 years already.. gezz time goes soo fast..

for me her evolution opening for her Tokyo Dome Tour is her ICONIC opening..

A BEST 3 pllleaasseeeeee....

miki_beland 24th February 2013 03:58 PM

I made my own 15th Anniversary video some months ago ^^


tokyoxjapanxfan 24th February 2013 04:06 PM

^ that was so moving :-(

TeamAyu2004 24th February 2013 04:59 PM

very very pretty!

sanzo2011 24th February 2013 05:42 PM

The best self-made anniversary mv ever! so touching!

!Lawi! 24th February 2013 05:46 PM

Very well-done, really touching ! Made me excited for the tour ! Better actually be your "BEST"one Ayu ! :p

Heavenly 24th February 2013 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miki_beland (Post 2979248)
I made my own 15th Anniversary video some months ago ^^


Your video actually made me cry :')
You should send it to Ayu through twitter, I'm sure she would be touched.

TeamAyu2004 24th February 2013 07:24 PM

I know its gonna be the best tour for me...
Ill be there... LOL.. and its my first!

GREENsora 24th February 2013 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miki_beland (Post 2979248)
I made my own 15th Anniversary video some months ago ^^


that was really beautiful !

miki_beland 24th February 2013 08:04 PM

aww thank you all for your sweet comments :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heavenly (Post 2979340)
Your video actually made me cry :')
You should send it to Ayu through twitter, I'm sure she would be touched.

I have already sent her... and she reads my tweets so she have surely seen it haha but maybe she is waiting for her Anniversary to publicly reply to it... we will see, i'll try again by then :D

ayuinh.k? 25th February 2013 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoshiaki (Post 2979215)
But we are only allow to choose 3 songs per day... haha... quite little when she has so many great tracks!

Btw, is it me who thinks that her selection of songs is similar to what namie has done for her 20th anniversary? Haha, if it's that the case... Ayumi, pls come to Singapore for concert like what namie is doing!

i'm guessing there is a chance that ayu will have an ASIA TOUR 2013 after the end of 15th anniversary tour?..namie amuro's ASIA TOUR 2013 has the exact stage design and setlist from her 5 major domes tour

yizhihenanjing 25th February 2013 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miki_beland (Post 2979248)
I made my own 15th Anniversary video some months ago ^^


Your video also makes me cry :). beautiful work. Thanks for the video :).

tbarnes10 25th February 2013 07:07 AM

Is there a reason kanariya has never been performed? I wonder if she would even perform it if it somehow managed to win

brener 25th February 2013 08:19 AM

^

i thought about it yesterday... maybe it's a song that bring her bad memories or it has a problem with its copyright... or none of those

Jawdarna 25th February 2013 10:45 AM

If Ayu finds it hard to hit those high notes she could back in the day, there is no way she could do justice to kanariya, a song she had trouble singing back then. xD

tiffanytgs 25th February 2013 02:02 PM

Omg!!?? Hope i didnt read TA wrongly!

Fan tickets are open for balloting again!!

Omgomg!! I can ballot again and pray to win again this time T.T!!!! Lucky me

~angel*ayumi~ 25th February 2013 02:10 PM

Yes there are always 2 rounds for TA ticket lottery o.o

tiffanytgs 25th February 2013 02:16 PM

(☉▽☉)! newbie me~ now then i know.. aha!! Pray to win a pair for the osaka show this time ^^

YUKARI 25th February 2013 02:19 PM

ouch.. wanted to ballot for the final show but it's not available :(

kotora 25th February 2013 03:19 PM

I voted monochrome, vogue, and far away on the first day, and tomorrow I will vote SEASONS, HEAVEN, and TO BE.

brener 25th February 2013 03:55 PM

^

is this true? '-' i didnt know that..

Pieces_of_SEVEN 26th February 2013 12:54 AM

I NEEEEEEEED two tickets to the 27th or 28th show! Omg, I wish someone could help me!

ohsixthirty 26th February 2013 04:37 PM

i'm really anxious to know what the set list is going to look like. with all the voting i'm terrified its going to be like A SUMMER BEST in concert.

AyuWorld 26th February 2013 04:50 PM

^
same here and that would be dissappointing

~angel*ayumi~ 26th February 2013 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiffanytgs (Post 2979621)
(☉▽☉)! newbie me~ now then i know.. aha!! Pray to win a pair for the osaka show this time ^^

Wish you good luck for it^^



Quote:

i'm really anxious to know what the set list is going to look like. with all the voting i'm terrified its going to be like A SUMMER BEST in concert.
But you must admit, they explicit asked for fave summer song. And as for A Classical Voting it was asked for fave song and nobody did know what the voting was for.
eg for my fave song i votet A Song for XX, as for setlist for a Live Concert I voted totally different songs (as A Song for XX really was often performed live). So I donīt think the setlist whould be too oldfashioned and predictiable.

JCD13 26th February 2013 09:39 PM

I voted Still Alone, Dolls and Ivy. I doubt they'll make it, but they're great songs that are sooooo underperformed.

Heavenly 26th February 2013 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~angel*ayumi~ (Post 2980038)
eg for my fave song i votet A Song for XX, as for setlist for a Live Concert I voted totally different songs (as A Song for XX really was often performed live). So I donīt think the setlist whould be too oldfashioned and predictiable.

But that is how YOU think... Japanese people don't care about how often a song is performed, if you ask them, the would make up a whole setlist full of AUDIENCE - evolution - Boys & Girls - SURREAL - Thank U - MY ALL - BLUE BIRD - You & Me - Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ - etc...... I think you know what I mean...
If they like those type of songs, they will vote for them surely.
Like most of people here, I'm afraid about the results of this voting.

~angel*ayumi~ 26th February 2013 09:50 PM

Yeah but I think at least not all Japanese ppl think so, so there could be hope for the setlist XD
Plus overseas fans can vote too ^^

mizuki-7 26th February 2013 09:59 PM

I think we could have a suprise ^^ It's seem that they decided to vote for No more words ! so maybe it will not be as predictable as you think ^^

Heavenly 26th February 2013 10:13 PM

The fact that overseas fans can vote too can change everything ^^
I hope we'll get a good surprise.
Is there any indication about when the voting ends, or when the results will be known ?

ohsixthirty 27th February 2013 02:54 AM

i just booked my flight to see her in Yokohama on May 11th! :heart

hsienko 27th February 2013 03:00 AM

I'm worried about the show being nothing but ballads. Usually songs like M, Dearest, SEASONS, Voyage etc. are always at the top of those "What is your favorite ayu song" polls.

ohsixthirty 27th February 2013 03:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hsienko (Post 2980134)
I'm worried about the show being nothing but ballads. Usually songs like M, Dearest, SEASONS, Voyage etc. are always at the top of those "What is your favorite ayu song" polls.

ballads are ok with me, its the summer happy songs that worry me. :shakehead

SURREAL__RAINBOW 27th February 2013 04:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hsienko (Post 2980134)
I'm worried about the show being nothing but ballads. Usually songs like M, Dearest, SEASONS, Voyage etc. are always at the top of those "What is your favorite ayu song" polls.

Nah I wouldn't be worried at all.

She already had the show in mind before asking the fans, they won't be picking the setlist for the entire show.

Didz-19 27th February 2013 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiffanytgs (Post 2979616)
Omg!!?? Hope i didnt read TA wrongly!

Fan tickets are open for balloting again!!

Omgomg!! I can ballot again and pray to win again this time T.T!!!! Lucky me

OMG!! What's the date that you going to watch the concert? :lech

TeamAyu2004 27th February 2013 06:05 AM

guys the show isnt just voting... she said vote and she would see about it.
Its not like she's gonna put every song voted for in it...
Besides... some of the songs that people are most likely voting for (ie the songs at every show) are already there and there for are wasted in the voting.

njanjayrp 27th February 2013 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohsixthirty (Post 2980136)
ballads are ok with me, its the summer happy songs that worry me. :shakehead

But the upbeat songs are so fun when you're actually there~

I dunno if I'll make it this year though :( Still hoping for some extra dates later on.

brener 27th February 2013 11:44 AM

i was thinking about a new performance of 卒業写真 <3

Livey~ 27th February 2013 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brener (Post 2980221)
i was thinking about a new performance of 卒業写真 <3

OMG
I'd love it ♥

mizuki-7 27th February 2013 03:39 PM

卒業写真 :love

ohsixthirty 27th February 2013 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by njanjayrp (Post 2980175)
But the upbeat songs are so fun when you're actually there~

I dunno if I'll make it this year though :( Still hoping for some extra dates later on.

You're probably right actually. Watching Boys & Girls for the 50th time on my couch vs watching it in person...I'm sure it's amazing. :yes

And I do hope you can make it!

njanjayrp 27th February 2013 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohsixthirty (Post 2980297)
You're probably right actually. Watching Boys & Girls for the 50th time on my couch vs watching it in person...I'm sure it's amazing. :yes

And I do hope you can make it!

It is! I mean I couldn't wait for stuff like SURREAL, evolution and Boys & Girls last year as somehow even Happening Here was a lot more fun when you are there and everyone's singing.

Thanks :) I hope I'll make it as well >.< My original plan was to go to the Yokohama show in May (with Joshua, again), but due to the fact that I had to quit my previous job and get a new one I kind of had to give that up :( You guys have fun!

mizuki-7 28th February 2013 03:02 PM

I just see this on Twitter !! They actually do some promotion for this LIVE ^^

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...34374821_n.jpg

@xxx_kyon_xxx

brener 28th February 2013 03:33 PM

oh this is nice <3

is it a bus stop?



my most considered tracks:

kanariya
End of the world
girlish
still alone
ANGEL'S SONG
卒業写真
theme of a-nation '03
Dolls
HAPPY ENDING
It was

<3

~angel*ayumi~ 28th February 2013 05:11 PM

I want girlish *_*

TeamAyu2004 28th February 2013 05:22 PM

from all the photos it looks like she might be planning to recreate her best performances... which I hope this is not the case and they are just using tons and tons of older pictures to showcases her 15 years.

chocopockymaster 28th February 2013 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brener (Post 2980571)
oh this is nice <3

is it a bus stop?

Train station, somewhere in Tokyo. It's nice to see some promotion...I don't recall ever seeing anything like this for her previous tours, but I'm rarely in Japan at this time of year so maybe my timing has just been off.

ohsixthirty 28th February 2013 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004 (Post 2980608)
from all the photos it looks like she might be planning to recreate her best performances... which I hope this is not the case and they are just using tons and tons of older pictures to showcases her 15 years.

didn't she already do that once or am i remembering things that didn't happen?

Heavenly 28th February 2013 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohsixthirty (Post 2980667)
didn't she already do that once or am i remembering things that didn't happen?

She already did that for the CDL 2006-2007.

chocopockymaster 28th February 2013 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohsixthirty (Post 2980667)
didn't she already do that once or am i remembering things that didn't happen?

That was the premise behind CDL 2006-2007.

Tony G 28th February 2013 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mizuki-7 (Post 2980566)
I just see this on Twitter !! They actually do some promotion for this LIVE ^^

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...34374821_n.jpg

@xxx_kyon_xxx

Not surprising, this is where the $$$ is coming in for Ayu. Slap 15th anniversary on the title and the tickets will sell like hotcakes.

TeamAyu2004 28th February 2013 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohsixthirty (Post 2980667)
didn't she already do that once or am i remembering things that didn't happen?

as everyone else said it was CDL
~BEST of COUNTDOWN LIVE 2006-2007 A~

this kinda worries me. But im hoping its just music that is going to be Best of and not redone performances...
although, i guess live it wont bother me.

Diego-kun 1st March 2013 12:05 AM

I'm a bit out of the "Ayu world" lately so I'd be grateful if anyone could answer me these two questions: can I vote more than once for the setlist? if so, when is the voting ending?

Meat Pao 1st March 2013 04:39 AM

Hey guys do you all have any idea when they usually announce the later dates for the tour?

Andrenekoi 1st March 2013 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heavenly (Post 2980671)
She already did that for the CDL 2006-2007.

AT07 is also based on that

njanjayrp 1st March 2013 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diego-kun (Post 2980706)
I'm a bit out of the "Ayu world" lately so I'd be grateful if anyone could answer me these two questions: can I vote more than once for the setlist? if so, when is the voting ending?

You can vote every 24 hours. I have no idea when the voting ends!

inspire_rmx 1st March 2013 10:40 AM

no recreate performances pls -finger crossed- wish for something on a scale like the 10th anniversary tour ^^
please perform girlish!!!

chocopockymaster 1st March 2013 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi (Post 2980827)
AT07 is also based on that

...uh, not so much. :no

Andrenekoi 1st March 2013 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster (Post 2980919)
...uh, not so much. :no

Yes, it is. Every performance on it but Kiss o' Kill and Secret is based on one of her classic performances. They just changed the outfits and a little bit of the choreography.

Future Classics also reviews past performances.

mizuki-7 1st March 2013 04:40 PM

^
I don't agree :no
Except evolution but she made some changes !

Andrenekoi 1st March 2013 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mizuki-7 (Post 2980949)
^
I don't agree :no
Except evolution but she made some changes !

Making some changes doesn't really means she isn't reusining past performances as an inspiration there, even more when she is reusing choreographies, concepts and overall aesthetics. She never reused past touring stuff to the same level as she did during this tour, when she was "coincidentally" promoting A Best 2 and taking her show overseas for the first time. It's +- what Madonna did with Re-Invention tour, for example.

Unless you guys are talking about a step-by-step recriation with the same outfits, choreography, arrangment, hair and make up, if this is the case, My name's WOMEN during at05 and at08 aren't exactly and lazily the same performance either. :P

mizuki-7 1st March 2013 05:07 PM

Ah ok I understand what you mean ^^

chocopockymaster 1st March 2013 08:33 PM

There's a clear difference between what she did for CDL06-07 and AT2007, though. The point is, people were saying they hope it's NOT like CDL06-07 where she explicitly revives the costumes and staging from her more iconic performances.

Andrenekoi 1st March 2013 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster (Post 2980999)
There's a clear difference between what she did for CDL06-07 and AT2007, though. The point is, people were saying they hope it's NOT like CDL06-07 where she explicitly revives the costumes and staging from her more iconic performances.

People were discussing the possibility of her recreating iconic performances. "Recreating" fits what she did for Best of CDL, Tour of Secret and Future Classics, even if those 3 do it on totally different ways.

mizuki-7 1st March 2013 08:55 PM

I just saw on 2Ch that people who constantly bashing Ayu have decided to vote in mass for the song Rollin' I don't know what they have about this song but they always post the link of her performance during next level tour at the moment where she mimics a chicken XD

chocopockymaster 1st March 2013 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi (Post 2981002)
People were discussing the possibility of her recreating iconic performances. "Recreating" fits what she did for Best of CDL, Tour of Secret and Future Classics, even if those 3 do it on totally different ways.

Whatever. We'll just have to agree to disagree on this one. Moving on...

kinix 1st March 2013 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mizuki-7 (Post 2981003)
I just saw on 2Ch that people who constantly bashing Ayu have decided to vote in mass for the song Rollin' I don't know what they have about this song but they always post the link of her performance during next level tour at the moment where she mimics a chicken XD

I like this performance though ^^ it's rare to see ayu so high in 1 formal (1st half) performance and makes me appreciate the song more =)
rollin' = trolling? lol

chikocchi 1st March 2013 10:42 PM

I don't really consider re-using choreography for a song as really a recreation of the song...
That's just using the dance applied to that song

GREENsora 2nd March 2013 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mizuki-7 (Post 2981003)
I just saw on 2Ch that people who constantly bashing Ayu have decided to vote in mass for the song Rollin' I don't know what they have about this song but they always post the link of her performance during next level tour at the moment where she mimics a chicken XD

I've always loved this performance by her, especially the part where she forgets the lyrics in the beginning :laugh

Thank god for the mass voting :innocent

Amuro_Ray 2nd March 2013 03:40 AM

wanna hear JEWEL.. long time no hearing it.

TeamAyu2004 2nd March 2013 04:34 AM

rollin = trollin...
lol...
i wanna hear jewel as well!

ayuinh.k? 2nd March 2013 05:09 AM

troll ayu has been absent on tumblr lately lol
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm...v03go1_400.gif

Andrenekoi 2nd March 2013 05:21 AM

well, rollin' is actually among my favorite ayu tracks! Let they troll them! xD

Andrenekoi 2nd March 2013 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chikocchi (Post 2981018)
I don't really consider re-using choreography for a song as really a recreation of the song...
That's just using the dance applied to that song

Re-using choreography, outfits, arrangments and concept at the same time should be considered...

ayumi_ed 2nd March 2013 02:35 PM

rollin' is a great song for concert performance!!
miss the hyper feeling in AT09!

mizuki-7 2nd March 2013 03:27 PM

Yes for me in this performance she is very very charismatic ! A veritable Showgirl =)

Pieces_of_SEVEN 5th March 2013 02:54 PM

Omg I need to go to this tour! So nervous about getting tickets for the 7/27 or 7/27 show :/

Zeke. 5th March 2013 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN (Post 2981960)
Omg I need to go to this tour! So nervous about getting tickets for the 7/27 or 7/27 show :/

Buy from Yahoo Japan auctions. I cannot stress this enough. You have a better chance of picking the seats you want/can afford. Here are middleman services you can place bids through:

www.celga.com
www.rinkya.com

Go to yahoo japan auctions
Type in Ayu's name in Japanese (or copy and paste 浜崎あゆみ)
Sort by price (most expensive) (click on the blue link above the yen) 現在価格
Look through tickets as they become available for sale

This is how I bought mine in '08 and the set I purchased even had a seating chart included with them so I knew exactly what I was getting and that my trip was going to be worth it:

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...6622355oos.jpg

Pieces_of_SEVEN 5th March 2013 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeke. (Post 2982012)
Buy from Yahoo Japan auctions. I cannot stress this enough. You have a better chance of picking the seats you want/can afford. Here are middleman services you can place bids through:

www.celga.com
www.rinkya.com

Go to yahoo japan auctions
Type in Ayu's name in Japanese (or copy and paste 浜崎あゆみ)
Sort by price (most expensive) (click on the blue link above the yen) 現在価格
Look through tickets as they become available for sale

This is how I bought mine in '08 and the set I purchased even had a seating chart included with them so I knew exactly what I was getting and that my trip was going to be worth it:

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...6622355oos.jpg

Thanks so much Zeke! I can cut the middleman out completely if I have a friend in Japan willing to mail them to me, right?

Zeke. 5th March 2013 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN (Post 2982023)
Thanks so much Zeke! I can cut the middleman out completely if I have a friend in Japan willing to mail them to me, right?

I think they'd have to pay for them and place the bid for you then; I don't think you can place the bid yourself in the U.S.

I had to e-mail the link and title of the item I wanted to bid on, and pay upfront to celga (plus the middleman fee). They placed the bid, and notified me that I won. Then they mailed the tickets to my hotel when I got to Japan.

I'll admit that it was frustrating trying to get the tickets after I won them. Originally they were to be mailed to me in the U.S. and I placed the bid months in advance. It got closer to the date and I e-mailed them a few days before I left (or it might've been the day before) that I needed them mailed to my hotel and I would have no access to e-mail or internet once I left the country. Then it was a waiting game to see if they'd show up at my hotel. Needless to say they did, and I had absolutely no regrets as far as the amount I spent for an experience that was so damn priceless. I would've never imagined that I actually would've gotten the seats that I did in my wildest dreams. It was so surreal. So I truly do recommend to anyone planning to see Ayu, spare no expense. If you're going that far, and spending that much, you might as well get the best seats.

~angel*ayumi~ 5th March 2013 07:58 PM

I got my tickets through Celga too^^ (they entered for me in the TA lottery) Had no problems, they got the tickets from, TA ap. 1-2 weeks before the concert and mailed them to my hotel (like in zekeīs case) ^^

monochrome99 5th March 2013 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mizuki-7 (Post 2981003)
I just saw on 2Ch that people who constantly bashing Ayu have decided to vote in mass for the song Rollin' I don't know what they have about this song but they always post the link of her performance during next level tour at the moment where she mimics a chicken XD

OUCH! the dislike bar in that vid is insane! ive never seen an ayu vid disliked this much, and i though you and me had it bad...

the comments seem so mean? idk google translate could be wrong....

why are people bashing her for this? i dont see the big deal...

and why are 2ch such ass holes?

japanese netizens can be so mean sometimes lol :o

Zeke. 5th March 2013 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Kinder Surprise (Post 2982035)
OUCH! the dislike bar in that vid is insane! ive never seen an ayu vid disliked this much, and i though you and me had it bad...

the comments seem so mean? idk google translate could be wrong....

why are people bashing her for this? i dont see the big deal...

and why are 2ch such ass holes?

japanese netizens can be so mean sometimes lol :o

I only see 14 thumbs up, 2 thumbs down.

But honestly, she looks like a complete idiot in this performance. Lol.
It's like a Grandma trying to be hip - it's just embarrassing. The lasers are cool though... Lol.

mizuki-7 5th March 2013 08:24 PM

^^
Ayu is bashed like nobody on 2ch it's very amazing ! They constantly compare her to Namie Amuro you can't read one single thread without a comparaison between Ayu and Namie and of course it's in disadvantage to Ayu -_- It's very very rare when someone protects her lol Same for Koda Kumi she is hated there XD

AyuWorld 5th March 2013 08:28 PM

^
why compare her to Namie? they both are very different, gosh I hate it when they compare her to Namie or even Utada, like why does they hate Ayu so much? and sorry but namie is too expressionless for me

Zeke. 5th March 2013 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mizuki-7 (Post 2982039)
^^
Ayu is bashed like nobody on 2ch it's very amazing ! They constantly compare her to Namie Amuro you can't read one single thread without a comparaison between Ayu and Namie and of course it's in disadvantage to Ayu -_- It's very very rare when someone protects her lol Same for Koda Kumi she is hated there XD

Cuz Namie was always so flawless, looking like a sweaty salamander lying on a bunch of garbage bags for an album cover back in 2005... :rolleyes
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...ps96142ab1.jpg

GREENsora 5th March 2013 08:42 PM

^ I think they were going for the "dewy, young and fresh" look, but failed miserably. I can honestly even see some of the contouring on her nose :laugh

(Not bashing, I'm a Namie fan also) :innocent

On the rollin' performance, I think it's one of her best! She looks like shes having so much fun. Though the wig could have been different...

mizuki-7 5th March 2013 08:43 PM

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why compare her to Namie? they both are very different, gosh I hate it when they compare her to Namie or even Utada, like why does they hate Ayu so much? and sorry but namie is too expressionless for me
Because Namie is "IN" today and Ayu is "HAS BEEN"
They always say that Ayu is over and namie is better etc... it's very embarassing for an Ayu fan to read all these bad comments lol

I think Ayu has satured the market for too long no one has never achieve what she has achieved in one decade ! She was everywhere and people have been tired of her now IMO but it's also because Namie fans are too happy because now Ayu fades day after day and Namie is popular at new...

AyuWorld 5th March 2013 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mizuki-7 (Post 2982043)
^
Because Namie is "IN" today and Ayu is "HAS BEEN"
They always say that Ayu is over and namie is better etc... it's very embarassing for an Ayu fan to read all these bad comments lol

I think Ayu has satured the market for too long no one has never achieve what she has achieved in one decade ! She was everywhere and people have been tired of her now IMO but it's also because Namie fans are too happy because now Ayu fades day after day and Namie is popular at new...

that. they feel like they have won the competition now, who knows how they felt back in Namie's dark days,her sales been flopping and Ayu fans were having our great time haha :innocent

ExodusUK 5th March 2013 09:03 PM

It's their loss if they bash Ayu and Koda in favour of Namie Amuro..a complete shampoo model puppet with no creativity or passion running through her veins.

mizuki-7 5th March 2013 09:04 PM

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that. they feel like they have won the competition now, who knows how they felt back in Namie's dark days,her sales been flopping and Ayu fans were having our great time haha
Yes completely :dead2
Currently they try to guess the sales of the news DVD of Ayu Hotel Love songs etc... with a very sarcastic tone lol

Pieces_of_SEVEN 5th March 2013 09:05 PM

^LOL you are a mess. That is not one of her best covers, though.

ExodusUK 5th March 2013 09:10 PM

Ayu's album cover in 2005 was just as bad. Like historically in the history of Jpop...bad.

lol I bet 2ch would love that Namie's dvds and CDs have their own sales threads here just to rub the salt in a little deeper.

Zeke. 5th March 2013 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ExodusUK (Post 2982050)
Ayu's album cover in 2005 was just as bad. Like historically in the history of Jpop...bad.

lol I bet 2ch would love that Namie's dvds and CDs have their own sales threads here just to rub the salt in a little deeper.

Come on the (miss)understood one with her hands covering her mouth made up for that uber "CHEEESE" one. Ayu's cheeser was unpleasing to the eye and kind of awkward looking, but Namie's Queen of Hip-Poop literally makes me want to throw up.

Andrenekoi 5th March 2013 09:19 PM

Well, I hope they compare Big boys cry PV to Koda... I'm not a Koda fan (at all :B), but Namie shouldn't be taking her leftovers...

And funny enough, the time they spent bashing Ayu just reiforces Ayu's legendary status...


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