ayumi hamasaki MUSIC for LIFE ～return～
 

491日ぶりとなる有観客ライヴ開催！
TeamAyu会員限定「ayumi hamasaki MUSIC for LIFE ～return～」開催決定！！

2020年2月21日、埼玉・三郷市文化会館での「ayumi hamasaki TROUBLE TOUR 2020 A(ロゴ) ～サイゴノトラブル～」公演以来491日ぶりとなる有観客ライヴを、TeamAyu会員限定で開催致します 。

【タイトル】 ayumi hamasaki MUSIC for LIFE ～return～
【日程】 2021年6月26日（土）、27日（日）

その他詳細は後日発表致します。 ご期待下さい♪

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Audience live will be held for the first time in 491 days!
Team Ayu members only "ayumi hamasaki MUSIC for LIFE ~ return ~" will be held! !!
2021/04/08
On February 21, 2020, Team Ayu members will hold a live audience for the first time in 491 days since the performance of "ayumi hamasaki TROUBLE TOUR 2020 A (logo) -Saigo no Trouble-" at the Misato City Cultural Hall in Saitama. ..

[Title] ayumi hamasaki MUSIC for LIFE ~ return ~
[Schedule] June 26th (Sat) and 27th (Sun), 2021

Other details will be announced at a later date. Please look forward to it ♪

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Hope it will have stream

hopefully they will do same set up for the cancelled CDL (audience + stream)

^ I hope so, but it looks like this is a TA tour. The xmas Live was also originally a TA tour (I think, correct me if I’m wrong) and they did not plan to stream it, they did it at the last second because of the lockdown. However today has been full of surprises so maybe they will make Tickets available for people to stream it.

I don't expect live streams. Also this live might get cancelled too.
As we speak Japan's daily coronavirus cases top 3,000, highest in over 2 months and the country is on the verge of the government issuing the next round of a state of emergency.

Random thought...

This could, worst case scenario, end up being an unintentional money grab? Lol
If people sign up for TA just to do the entry, then it’s cancelled?

Good point.

If it starts in June, then I do believe Japanese government is planning for the country to open, especially with the Olympics approaching.

No way, it was already decided that foreigners spectators wouldn't be allowed. Japan is nowhere near opening the borders. Domestic travel isn't adviced either.

Isn´t the travel campaign still running? (I think it only was paused during new year)

I hope for a stream too but TA only feels like it'd be unlikely... however they could always do a broadcast or later release since they probably slotted a release for CDL when that was still going to happen.

I think as the concept was orginally meant for a CDL it might be released on DVD later. I think the concept means a lot to Ayu so she want it to reach everyone in the end.
It´s maybe just easier in that times to make it TA only, or they need the money, I think avex lost a lot last year.

I think we'll likely get a similar package to Promised Land for ~return~ if that is the plan. Some kind of LE version with goods + CDs, maybe a physical version of digital singles. It feels like it'd happen at least.

^ maybe it’ll be included as an extra disc on a deluxe or TA version of the (hopefully) new album that will have 23rd monster, pray for you etc. like she did for made in Japan. It makes sense if they were planning to put the CDL on dvd (then again we have CDLs that haven’t been officially released on dvd)

Still suspended until at least June.

I wonder if the title is a hint at the next album with 23rd monster?

Since it's live for TA, maybe ayu will add some songs what she was going to perform at Xmas live

I was surprised to find out that "Japanese pop-metal band BABYMETAL played 10 shows at Tokyo's famed Nippon Budokan venue earlier this year" and Fuji Rock Music Festival is planned for this year, so I guess pandemic or not big live shows are still a thing in Japan, so I could be wrong thinking that Ayu's shows will most likely be cancelled. On the other hand the number of cases keep increasing fast.

my friend told me a concert this week was with full capacity

^Was that the MUCC show?

I went from "these rich people are completely out of reality..." when Ayu announced shows in late June to "... maybe she's being cautious and even prudent in the end" after reading that. My gosh.

From TA
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Whether it's a performance on a live streaming or a live concert without an audience,
we've been making one promise that has never changed.
Finally, the time has come―
491 days have passed since the last time we faced each other.

It is a re-creation of last year's countdown live "MUSIC for LIFE",which became a mirage.
The newly reconstructed "MUSIC for LIFE ～return～" will be also a special live only for TeamAyu created by the current ayu,
and there is no doubt that it is the best set list ever.

Normal has been rewritten
The time for pessimism has already passed―――.

ayu will launch her follow-up concert from Maihama Amphitheater on June 26th and 27th, with a total of three performances plus TA-only streaming.

In order to make a new beginning with as many TA members as possible, or even with all TA members...

The end is in your hands.

☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

*There will be two types of tickets on sale this time:Platinum Seats, which are guaranteed to be in the front row, and Regular Seats.

・Platinum Seat: For those who have been a member of TeamAyu for more than 5 years (TeamAyu members who joined before May 2016) and the expiration date is May 2021 or later.
・Regular Seats: Available to TeamAyu members or those who have enrolled (paid) and received a membership number by the application period (Monday, May 10, 23:59) and whose expiration date is May 2021 or later.

[Title]
ayumi hamasaki MUSIC for LIFE ～return～

[Schedule]
June 26(Saturday),27(Sunday), 2021.

[Venue]
Maihama Amphitheater

“ayumi hamasaki MUSIC for LIFE ～return～” will also be available on mu-mo Live in paper view format, which can only be purchased by TeamAyu members.We will inform you of the details as soon as they are finalized. (they really wrote paper but they mean "pay per view" hahaha)

Hope it can take place. I have hope it will, since that weird virus or whatever it is, seems to behave like the regular flu, which means few to no cases in summer.

I've been in TA for over 6 years now, would've love to apply for the premium tickets as it makes the subscription worth it. Hoping for some dates in China later in the year as I could potentially get there...

Yay! I’m really excited for this. So happy they’re doing a streaming option!

I'm so happy we'll get stream at mu-mo! I can download it

This made my day!

I *may* consider joining TA for the stream.

So there are 2 concerts on 27th. I wondered why they were talking about 3 shows.

- Measures that will be taken during the concert -
- All tickets for the event will be digital.
- When entering the venue, we will ask attendees to operate their own smartphones in accordance with the staff's instructions.
- In order to ensure adequate social distancing, we currently expect to run the event with half of the venue's regular seating capacity.
- In order to avoid overcrowding, we plan to have attendees enter via a system that designates individual time slots to each seating area.
- Mask wearing and rigorous hand washing and disinfection will be enforced for all of those affiliated with the concert, and temperatures will be thoroughly tested to carefully monitor the health of all of those involved.
- Handrails, door knobs, and other areas that are touched by attendees will be rigorously disinfected.
- The venue will be thoroughly ventilated.
- Adequate distance will be ensured between the stage and audience seating.
- Signs will be set up wherever queuing is necessary, to help attendees line up at an appropriate distance from one another.
- Where face to face contact with attendees is necessary, acrylic plates and transparent plastic curtains will be set up in order to protect against airborne transmission of the virus via droplets.
- Sanitizing solution will be available at multiple locations throughout the venue.
- Signs offering guidance on preventing the spread of the virus will be posted onsite, and staff will also be patrolling and calling out advice in person.
- Smoking areas in the venue will be closed.- Instructions related to the sale of merchandise at the venue will be delivered again in full before the concert.
- All attendees will be barred from bringing in alcohol, drinking in the venue, and entering in an inebriated state.
- Concert goods and CDs / DVDs will not be sold.
- Plans to provide a box for gifts to the performer(s) have been suspended. The setting of celebratory flowers for the performer(s) has also been canceled, and we ask that attendees be aware of this in advance.
- We ask that those who are pregnant or who suspect that they may be pregnant, those with chronic or underlying illnesses, or those who have mobility issues which require extra assistance prioritize their own health and the health of those around them when considering whether or not to attend the event.
- A temperature testing station will be set up at each entrance, and attendees' body temperatures will be taken with a non-contact thermometer. If an attendee's temperature is 37.5°C (99.5°F) or higher, a further reading will be taken in a designated waiting room. If there is no change in temperature at this point, the attendee will be refused entry.
- Staff in the venue may approach attendees directly in situations where there is a high risk of transmission, such as those of intimate contact. We ask that attendees are cooperative in the case that this occurs.

They finally made it a benefit to be in TA for a long time, and it just so happens that last year or the year before my membership expired before I could renew it so now I have to wait 3-4 more years before I can make use of this lol

There's one on 26th as well :)

I know. I thought there was one show each day, so I wondered where the third concert came from.

Ayumi disappointed me a lot here. Concerts during the pandemic. Horrible.

^I’m quite the opposite. She will bring joy to a lot of people during these difficult times. All measures are going to be taken in the first place. And secondly, there are far more problems in the world than that virus. Suicide deaths were higher than corona’s in Japan. That’s an issue.

Feels like a déjà-vu with some of the reactions on the "Cancelled: CDL 2020-2021 A ~MUSIC for LIFE~" thread...

(here we go again... *sigh*)

Oh sorry I read you wrong! :rolleyes

Brilliant. Time for the world to move on. So many artists have already done live shows.

Praying that there won't be another wave in Tokyo right before the first date

Both Osaka and Tokyo ask for another state of emergency right now, so anything can happen.

If her concert is going to help with suicide in Japan, then go ahead :).

[Title]
ayumi hamasaki MUSIC for LIFE ～return～
​
[Schedule]
June 26(Saturday),27(Sunday), 2021.
​
[Venue]
Maihama Amphitheater​
​
[Doors Open / Performance Start Times]
(1)June 26(Sat)
Opening 16:00, starting 17:00~ (Plans)
​
(2)June 27(Sun)
[Daytime performance] Opening 12:30, starting 13:30~ (Plans)
[Night performance] Opening 17:00, starting 18:00~ (Plans)
*Opening / starting times are subject to change.
​
[Ticket Types / Prices]
・Platinum Seat 11,000 yen ; with a Glowing fan
・Regular Seats 11,000 yen ; with a Glowing fan
*A Glowing fan will be given at the venue.
*There is a charge for tickets for children over 3 years old.Children under 3 years old can watch the show on your lap. The accompanying child does not need to be a fan club member to sit on your lap.However, if they need a seat, they will need a ticket, and they must be a fan club member even if they are under 3 years old.​
*Platinum seats can be purchased up to one per member, and regular seats can be purchased up to two per member (TeamAyu members only).
​
【Ticket reception period】
April 22, 2021 (Thursday) 15:00 ~ May 10 (Monday)23:59​
​
【Result Checking, Payment Period】
May 15, 2021 (Saturday) 13:00 ~ May 20 (Thursday) 23:59

Well if they do hold the olympics I’d say a state of emergency is pointless 🎻

As of today (Friday), they’re planning on starting the emergency this Sunday and lasting until May 11th.

Do y'all still think it's happening considering Japan's current spike in cases? :/

It will be really frustrated for ayu if lives will be cancelled. But I don't think it will happen

I’ll be surprised if it isn’t canceled...

They might fall back to just doing the streaming…

I didn’t win tickets and I’m happy about that.
I’ll gladly pay for a streaming ticket.

I was thinking maybe we’re getting streaming as opposed to last time because they’re having it as a backup in case it’s cancelled again. This time they won’t lose money on it.

I won tickets so we shall see lol

YAAAAAAAAAS~ Which show(s)?

The very last show :)

:heart :heart :heart

TeamAyu members only “ayumi hamasaki MUSIC for LIFE ～return～”the second lottery for tickets will be held from 15:00 on May 17(Mon)!

Tickets for this event are available to those who are already TeamAyu members and those who join TeamAyu as well as receive their member ID before the end of the booking period (May 24 [Mon] 23:59) and whose membership expiry date is beyond May 2021.

*This performance will consider the current social climate, and will not sell Live Pocket tickets for non-Japanese members. We appreciate your understanding.

She announced the logo of MUSIC for LIFE —return—

I really wish i could go to this!

Love the new logo and I guess the design of the red letters RE are supposed to evoke an image of (a) RED LINE. I already own the original T-shirt, but immediately ordered the new one, too, since I really love the logo and the imagery. =)

Ayumi Hamasaki feat. Resident Evil

So this was the big announcement ?

Really ?
What a shame.

No

The big announcment is tomorrow

when are they going to announce/sell tickets for streaming?

Thought the same thing 😂
Like ayu collabs with RE Village hahaha

That new logo is so fucking horrid. Lol. Her shitty graphic design team never ceases to amaze me. There’s way too much going on there.

I read the logo as "Are" at first.

I can't unsee it now...

She will announce the Wereayu from ANGEL'S SONG as a dlc

New album, Are

what about the big announcement?

The announcement should be that the concert dates are cancelled/postponed because it's not going to happen and if it does happen then Ayu and her team are tone deaf to the pandemic and the sentiment in Japan right now.

Oh my. That would be horrific for sure, with those movements... :laugh

Can we move on from using this for everything?

This might just be me taking things personally that I shouldn't but the more emails we get about the return concert the more frustrated I get.

Maybe I'm just projecting some but I know there aren't heaps of foreign fans currently in a position to go to the concert but just the constant note about how they won't sell to non-Japanese fans just irritates TF out of me.

Like, we get it, certain groups think all foreigners are infected with Covid and only foreigners can spread it...ughhh... it's just so annoying seeing the more blatant discrimination out in the open.

^ Pretty sure they just didnt phrase it well enough. The japanese notice says that they're not selling to those who are residing outside of Japan. Which makes sense imo. Being a foreigner doesn't mean you're more likely to get infected, but the fact that you have to travel from abroad increases the risk, and is quite complicated now anyway. Might result in many people buying the tickets but being unable to come, or even worse: people being reckless and finding ways to come despite restrictions

Actually it's because tourists can't come to Japan yet so it's pointless to sell tickets outside. But you know, English and Japan are not a good combination lol

I'm a foreigner and I got tickets. Hope I get a good seat *-*

I picked up on that as well. I had to check the Japanese to make sure it didn’t really say that lol. The Japanese is written more vaguely. Not sure why they phrased in such a way for the English.

Are you a member of the international TA or the Japanese TA? That is something I'm wondering about. If I would be in Japan using my international TA membership but having my address registered in Japan, would I still be able to get a ticket? Or would I need to make a new Japanese TA membership account?

This. Visa applications even for business/work are not accepted.

Even the U.S. State Department just imposed a level 4 (do not travel) advisory today (24 May). I don't know why the U.S. government has kept Japan at level 3 (reconsider travel) for a bit too long.

Hi everyone I have a serious question.
Has her hearing been in a steady decline? I really hope she releases more albums and develops better singing techniques because I feel like she will just perform and one day it’s going to just be too too much. I’ve been trying to find info on this and her health for like 3 minutes but thought to ask here since I like how many people here seem to have seen her live and maybe keep up with her vocals too aha

I don't believe we've heard anything new since the TA post (over a year ago? Not sure) where she announced her other ear's hearing starting to go as well :( her voice during her pregnancies has been really good for some reason.

I was under the impression it was going to be live-streamed.

I'm okay with this little delay in the stream. Maybe it will give them time to pick the best performances etc.

you mean time to cut out all the rare performances of gems we want to hear live since forever

Hahaha, I doubt the setlists will be different between days but we will see :D And she's been quite generous in performing rare songs in her recent concerts that we got to see ;)

:no :no :no

☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆


<Streaming summary>
■Streaming period: From 18:00 on July 1, 2021 (Thurs) until 23:59 on July 7, 2021 (Wed)
■Price for viewing ticket: 4,200 yen (tax inc.)
* Payment methods: Credit card, PayPal

■Target applicants: Purchase of viewing tickets is limited to TA members

[New members]
Those who joined (=deposited money) TeamAyu and have been issued a membership number by 23:59 on June 28, and have set “Other than Japan” as their country of residence by 23:59 on June 28.
* If you make a deposit close to the deadline, please be aware that there is a possibility that you will not be issued a membership number in time.
* If you are joining the membership, please try to apply/send money in advance because it will take some time to confirm the deposit of money.

[Members]
Eligible applicants will be those with valid membership for July 2021 onwards and have set “Other than Japan” as their country of residence as of 23:59 on June 28.

■Sales period of viewing tickets:
June 30, 2021 (Wed) to 18:00 on July 7, 2021 (Wed)

[Procedure for viewing]
(1) A “Viewing ticket purchase serial code” will be sent by June 30 to all eligible members by email.
*Please check your settings to be able to accept messages from “avex.jp” and “avex.co.jp”. You can also check the message at “Sent mail history list” in “My page” if you do not receive the message.
(2) Please enter the “Viewing ticket purchase serial code” obtained by (1) into the following mu-mo LIVE viewing site to purchase the ticket.
* The serial code can be used only one time per person.
* You can watch it as many times as you want within the distribution period.
* Use of mu-mo LIVE requires obtaining +ID (free registration). Prior to purchasing a viewing ticket, please conduct a “Viewing test” at the mu-mo LIVE viewing site using the device that you intend to use for viewing.

＞＞Viewing site (mu-mo LIVE)
https://live-on.mu-mo.net/ayu/

My tshirt arrived yesterday :) the quality is really good! It’s a heavyweight cotton and nicely screen printed. I worry about the metalic gold on the back though :-/ I’ll be sure to wear it sparingly.

【Team Ayu】6.24「AYU BLOG」(parts, google translation)

^ she also confirmed there is a band. It seems like the band and dancers and staff had to rehearse in separate spaces and two days ago was the first rehearsal with everyone together.

Why is there no page for this concert in the "live" section of the official website?

Hello to TeamAyu♪


Finally, TeamAyu members only "ayumi hamasaki MUSIC for LIFE 〜return〜" will be held this weekend, June 26 and 27!
It's been 491 days since we've had a live concert, so whether you're attending on the day or watching later, let's get excited!

On the TeamAyu website, we'll be running a special feature on this concert!
We have prepared some fun projects for you to enjoy on our site, so please check them out.


『ayumi hamasaki MUSIC for LIFE 〜return〜 SPECIAL』

■THE FIRST SONG
Let's guess the first song that ayu will sing at this concert!
Three winners will be selected by lottery to receive a Glowing fan with ayu's autograph.
※Application period: Until June 26(Sat) 12:00

■MESSAGE TO ayu
Let's send a message to ayu♪
When you post a message, it will be randomly displayed on the top page of the fan club site!
Let's make the day of the concert a blast together!
※Message submission period：Until June 27, 23:30
※Message display period：June 26, 00:00 - June 27, 23:59
※Message to ayu" can only be viewed on smartphones.

■CHECK IN
If you check in at the venue on the day of the event using the GPS function, you will receive a special wallpaper with the live logo!

■TA PHOTO
The staff will take photos of the TA members who came to the venue on the day and post them on this website!
If you are approached by staff, please join us♪

■SET LIST
After all the performances, the setlist for this live will be released!
※This is a spoiler, so please view at your own discretion.


Click here for the special page♪
https://global-fc.net/teamayu/sp/tour/mfl

Can't wait to see what the setlist is and hear more about the show!

excited for everyone who will be watching! I cannot wait to hear your experiences.

I hope it's a great show with great set list and great vocals!

I really hope she'll finally premiere Pray for you, can't believed she released the instrumental version 6 MONTHS AGO now!

I forgot about Pray for you. Maybe it will be the opening

^I think so. I’d vote for that one on the TA entry.
I’m so excited. The first concert in years and with the band, I can’t ask for anything more.

I completely forgot about that song. It's about time we hear it.

I saw this image on Twitter: