Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - PREMIUM SHOWCASE ~Feel the love~ information thread

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PREMIUM SHOWCASE ~Feel the love~ information thread

It's time for yet another tour and it's time to split the tour thread off from the album which has yet to be titled! Unfortunately, it has to be a bit of a shorter tour this year, but at least we're having one!

Setlist

Spoiler:

Free CD information

Spoiler:

Pictures + outfits

Spoiler:

I want to go tooooo~ :scry
Thank you for the thread truehappiness

http://i.imgur.com/4Zbzo7A.jpg
From https://twitter.com/talisaaaa/status...004160/photo/1

I wonder why they have to package the hair elastics randomly... maybe they don't want to have certain colors leftover?

http://i.imgur.com/XGxFBHY.jpg
from Foraver Club

Looks like they're doing their orders, haha.

Thanks for the thread~

Ah, this time of the year again...

One of the most exciting days in a long long time :D
I cant wait to get more news!!! 1.5 more hours to the beginning!

Im super excited too! Because it looks like this tour is going tl be something completely different!

OMG! It's happening! i can't believe it. My work just ended and i can't really wait 'till tomorrow! one more sleep. (if i will really sleep lol). Who's going today and tomorrow,?,

I can't wait for some info!!! So excited! =)

Yay! looking forward to the showcase info!

im just staring at the Downloads Section to get updated HAHAHA

There was a 50 minute delay due to equipment trouble, but doors are open!

http://i.imgur.com/BwkZLfO.jpg
https://twitter.com/HayaseUrakawa/st...893312/photo/1

Ughhh~ just gimmie pictures of the stage and outfits and I'll be happy for the rest of the day (*^*)

So if people are already going in do we know what songs were given?

50minute delay?! wow..Guess its another hour to showtime then :D

Well, the doors just opened a bit late. The show is/was set for about an hour from now.

They were given the CDs apparently as they went into the concert hall, so we won't know until someone mentions it. Also it was only a few minutes ago that they were allowed in.

I'm glad that everything's ok. At least maybe the show won't get delayed.

ugghh..i hate imgur...i see nothing...

i check For"A"ver club FB, wow..the circle stage looks different...and the cover for XOXO/Terminal looks so sexy!!!

Spoiler:

A couple of weeks ago I was really not feeling anything for this release and tour, but now it's here and we've had some previews I think it's a really great way to pump everyone up for the album. I love Lelio and NOW & 4EVA (despite the spelling!) and I'm really excited now!!

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Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan (Post 3078413)

Pics of my free CD :D

Spoiler:

OMG thank you. Hope I can find this on YAJ :luv2

Holy fuck that cover

Yes, can't wait to hear those two!!

XOXO and Terminal!! yes!! new songs!

Wow the cover looks amazing. Want this CD *cries* I have to admit I didn't expect something like this. They could have made it the easy way with soem plain CDs in cases, but this is really nice...

i believe there would be something very 'HUGE' coming out from the centre stage! this why they need the curtain, maybe a giant dress? :D

I knew it! I know she combine the setting for circular stage and the usual stage! Awesomeness!

Love the CD cover also, it looked like a magazine photoshoot...and made it look like a good fanmade, a new one from her isn't it?

Bottomline I'm excited!

Oh woah, they're going to get covers! Ahhhh~ She must be decked out in Chanel.

LOL the covers are bad. I want Terminal naoooo~ She should just hang upside down, sit in an empty box or whatever. Tired of the boring inhouse concepts.

Oh my... I'm so excited, can't wait for the setlist. I hope this year ayu popularity will rise again. Her new songs is so great.

OMG she gives XOXO and Terminal first. I thought maybe Lelio or NOW & 4EVA. I love the cover

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Originally Posted by andycruize (Post 3078426)

Oh my... I'm so excited, can't wait for the setlist. I hope this year the rise of ayu popularity

It has to click with the Japanese shows/songs/her image, and she has to have really great promo/marketing/right songs and image in order to do so. She has to avoid stuff like what happened on the last 3 years as well. She also has to want it bad too =)

The CDs themselves have a pretty nice design to them! I was expecting a more plain CD but this is pretty good tbh for a 'free' disc. They probably added about a 500yen charge to each ticket for this though.

I actually like the setting of the cover. Will take that over Love songs/again like covers or a plain white background.

I like the cover. For a free CD with 2 songs I think it's really good. XOXO and Terminal it's an interesting combination!

Wow.. It doesn't look cheap~ :laugh

Nice cover! Thanks for sharing~

It seems they're going to follow the order they listed the songs on the album.
Next time Lelio and Angel, I guess.

I love that cover. It's all nice for a free CD. I like the setting. It's like a darker and sexier my story type thing. Mixed with love songs.

http://i.imgur.com/xn0iGj6.jpg
From https://twitter.com/a_yuu_12/status/...906176/photo/1

I wonder what the center stage curtain will be used for...

Maybe it'll lower down mid show then she'll appear with something in it?

a giant merry-go-round?

Can't wait for the set list!

Out of all possible amazing stage settings, she just joined her usual one with the (another usual) circular one... Really Ayu...? Really...?
Still looks nice tho.

And that cover... Jesus Christ WOW :luv2 (but I'm surprised nobody mentioned the font |D)

Btw I just noticed that the "A" logo is nowhere to be found on the tour's logo. =P

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Originally Posted by Loulines (Post 3078439)

It's just the center stage...the rest of the set can still be different.

Cant wait to get all setlist

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Originally Posted by ayumisrael (Post 3078428)

Yup... I want to feel like when she in 2000-2003. That's the best years for her.

The opening!! There's raining on the center stage

Rain?!

Is it going to start with Pray, perhaps?

the raining stage looks amazing!!!!!!

Oh wow! I wonder if it's going to be a bit Cirque-y like AT10.

Now it's raining I assume the curtain will be used to cover the circular stage while they clean the water lol

I wonder how much the big collectors on here are going to be willing to pay for the "concert only" CDs.

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Originally Posted by njanjayrp (Post 3078447)

Alvin posted a pic https://scontent-b-fra.xx.fbcdn.net/...73596440_n.jpg

So cool!

Oh, I can kind of see someone in the rain there.

I though feel the love would be the opening, but now the raining stage make things more exciting now! Really hope can be there

Anyone know the setlist?

LOL it would be funny if rainy day would be the opening. But it will never be XD

What's with the lack of updates. D: People tweet setlist stuff!

OMG OMG WISH I WAS THERE. and those cds. I WANT THEM PUT IT PURCHASABLE ON SITES AYUUUU

People actually don't tweet it much because a lot of Japanese fans are anti-spoilers. Gotta just wait for now.

Please let there be Sparkle. =P ayu should replace Boys & Girls with Sparkle lol. j/k But I wouldn't mind Sparkle would be an every show every year song. I will live if it's not in the setlist but it would fit with songs like Lelio.

so far she has sung these songs
and play ribbon dance by herself after angel

whatever
last angel
decision
nevr ever
becoz of u
wht is forev luv
to be
hello new me
angel
terminal
connected

Ooo, thanks for the update! Connected is a good choice!

WHATEVER
CONNECTED
let me die in peace

Omg connected!! Still holding out for next level :(

whatever & decision & connected?! oh my glob I hope she will keep them for the DVD/Blu-ray x_X

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Originally Posted by attractive nausea (Post 3078467)

WHATEVER
CONNECTED
let me die in peace

:love

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01. WHATEVER
02. Last angel
03. decision
04. NEVER EVER
05. Because of You
06. What is forever love
07. TO BE
08. Hello new me
09. Angel
10. Terminal
11. Connected

Stuck this in the first post. It's so weird to think that she's ACTUALLY DOING Connected finally.

WHATEVER???? connected !!!!

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Originally Posted by cucumber (Post 3078465)

so far she has sung these songs
and play ribbon dance by herself after angel

whatever
last angel
decision
nevr ever
becoz of u
wht is forev luv
to be
hello new me
angel
terminal
connected

OMG at this whole thing...and its not even over yet. LOVE

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01. WHATEVER
02. Last angel
03. decision
04. NEVER EVER
05. Because of You
06. What is forever love
07. TO BE
08. Hello new me
09. Angel
10. Terminal
11. Connected

F#CK ME! WHATEVER as the opening with rain! Last angel! Connected! Hello new me! #dead

But why does she ALWAYS do NEVER EVER and Because of You? I'm getting annoyed with those lmao.

OMG what setlist is this? *shock

Whooo hooo
I wish for WHATEVER, Last Angel and Connected and those are there!!! OMG OMG I'm literally jumping right now!

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Originally Posted by November4 (Post 3078474)

But why does she ALWAYS do NEVER EVER and Because of You? I'm getting annoyed with those lmao.

I don't mind Because of You since I love it but it has been kinda repeated awhile back, and my only concern for NEVER EVER is that her voice kinda hard to reach the high note :(

Nonetheless the setlist is spectacular, Ayu how I love you sooooo much for this!

WHATEVER AND TO BE!!!!!

OH MY GOOOOOOD!!!

*dies*

I was sure Connected will be sung because that show seems to be really EDM based. So nice !!! I am really looking forward for a TV or DVD edition because lot of people cannot go there :(

I wished for WHATEVER and it`s there, yay!
Setlist looks good so far.
Curious for a report later.

Connected was pretty much a given before/after Terminal. She'd be dumb not to!

Crossing my fingers for kanariya (Jonathan Peters Mix)! :laugh

i need Lelio n XOXO, especially WHAT IS FOREVER LOVE~

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Originally Posted by Coelacanth (Post 3078481)

Connected was pretty much a given before/after Terminal. She'd be dumb not to!

Crossing my fingers for kanariya (Jonathan Peters Mix)! :laugh

I wouldn't hold your breath for kanariya, but never say never!

^Yup yup kanairya Jonathan Peters would be super awesome!
Even as a dance session, I would really love that!

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Originally Posted by terra (Post 3078477)

Whooo hooo
I wish for WHATEVER, Last Angel and Connected and those are there!!! OMG OMG I'm literally jumping right now!

I don't mind Because of You since I love it but it has been kinda repeated awhile back, and my only concern for NEVER EVER is that her voice kinda hard to reach the high note :(

Nonetheless the setlist is spectacular, Ayu how I love you sooooo much for this!

Yeah, she just doesn't seem to have the voice for those songs anymore. And NEVER EVER to me feels like a bad version of Free & Easy with boring soft verses and booming refrains.

Because of You: has been done a lot the past few years and she doesn't hold those notes anymore that make the original so awesome. :/

Instead: talkin' 2 myself, 1 LOVE, GAME, yes plz

^ Because of you and decision often get performed so I agree.

Thank goodness for connected <3 And WHATEVER

Maybe she needs a new rock song in her repertoire that can replace BoY/decision vibe-wise I mean 1 LOVE, GAME and talkin' 2 myself have a different vibe than those earlier two so maybe she's out of song for that category probably lol who knows

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and my only concern for NEVER EVER is that her voice kinda hard to reach the high note

I don't agree, she performed it very well at PoM tour (:

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Originally Posted by terra (Post 3078488)

Bye-bye darling plz.

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Originally Posted by terra (Post 3078488)

What BoY/decision vibe? BoY is dark and heavy like... GAME. And decision is empowering like talkin' 2 myself and About you? Dunno. xD

...she really needs new rock songs. Yup.

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Originally Posted by njanjayrp (Post 3078490)

Bye-bye darling plz.

I second this

I really hope that Now&4EVA will replace decision

WHATEVER, Last angel, decision, TO BE, What is forever love, Connected?
I'm gonna die!

The known setlist so far is quite fantastic.
My god, I'm already anticipating the DVD/Blu-Ray announcement, hahaha!

That's not the full setlist is it? O_o

I assume they haven't started the encore yet, so we won't get updates for a bit.

Connected welcome back!!!! Now she has to sing Sparkle lol, but maybe she thought it's an electronic overload =P I love the setlist so far!

I see it this way,

BoY and decision has dark-sad vibe, this is shared with is this LOVE.
talkin' 2 myself shared the same vibe with Rule, something that's really in your face.
1 LOVE has this playful-dancey rock vibe as well as identity, while GAME is more between t2m/Rule and BoY.
Bye bye darling is not dark, it's a more positive(?) GAME I guess a teeny bit lighthearted.
About you is also dark but I cannot really put in which kind of vibe does it give, like End of the World.
alterna is dark but more like creepy and a bit sad.

That's how I see some of her rock songs :)

Now that people mentioned it, I do hope she replace decision with NOW&4EVA :yes

omg..Connected? WHATEVER? Terminal? GREAT!!!!