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Ayu Schedule #4 - TV Appearances, Magazines, etc.
If you have any new appearances / magazine news, feel free to post it here. I will be updating from now until whenever. BTW, without being able to quote immel's old post, this is a lot of work. There may be a lot of differences because of this, but this is a neat way to compile all of the Ayu "news" without having to dig through everything. Please refrain from random chatter.
This thread is a source with information on all of Ayumi Hamasaki's Japanese (with a few international exceptions) TV & Magazine appearances together with some miscellaneous items. 2009 http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5261/logoaot4.gif Concert Schedule COUNTDOWN LIVE 2009-2010 A ~Future Classics~ Spoiler:
a-nation '09 Spoiler:
ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~ Spoiler:
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5261/logoaot4.gif TV Schedule Spoiler:
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5261/logoaot4.gif Release Schedule Spoiler:
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5261/logoaot4.gif Magazine Appearances Spoiler:
ViVi Deji Deji Diary 2009 Summary Spoiler:
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5261/logoaot4.gif CMs/Tie-ups Spoiler:
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5261/logoaot4.gif Miscellaneous Spoiler:
2008 Spoiler:
Sources: http://avexnet.or.jp/ayu/jp/schedule/ AyuLoveAyu OnlyAyu Blog AHS zoominayu 2ch - and more Thanks to everyone who is helping me keep the list up to date and to everyone who uploads anything on this schedule. All credit goes to you. |
Back to the Best Artist 2009 discussion...
Back to the discussion from the Best Artist 2009, and here's my say on it:
It was terrible. And I did not even watch it - I just heard from the comments earlier. Yes, I have heard about it - some people were saying that it was terrible on the "evolution" performance. This is totally unacceptable by my standards: she's supposed to be in top form, but she was not! It is really not acceptable in the ratings. But of course, everyone makes mistakes. I just came out of school, and I read further comments about it, and I see they were mostly negative. And I just feel sorry about her apologizing. If you just came here on this, it's already posted in the #3 thread, but this is the #4 thread, so here's the quote that she said in her diary: Quote:
But that's too close to call about the unfair thing between that and an unprepared student who was not ready for a test. By the way, I think that the Best Artist performance was like a major assessment at school - like an exam or so. What she said seems to be right: she failed the test there. She forgot the lyrics again! Is this "Don't Forget The Lyrics" or what? It seems like that is just a terrible failure - you're performing in the public, being broadcasted to millions of people in Japan, and now all of a sudden Ayu messed up!!? It's kind of ridiculously troublesome here. And I just believe that she needs to be aware more. I know that this year it has been hard times for her. I mean, last year in late December she fell on the day before MSSL came, and there has been all kinds of issues within her throughout the year, and it seems like that it wasn't her year again. It seems like as if it is now going toward a downward spiral on her career. I mean, now you have to imagine - she may have the potential that her latest single will be facing against a very good Johnny's artist that might have a potential to outrun her, though it's only a limited-release series of three singles released in three consecutive days, and maybe competing with her if the double week features both that artist (Kanjani Eight) and Ayu. And I have heard that this year Ayu did not end the show - Arashi started and ended the show. It seems like the year of 2009 was the year of Arashi, not Ayu whatsoever. I have to be honest. And with her hair that is short as if it would five years ago during the "CAROLS" era? It's fine that she's back blonde, but her hair is somewhat short, so I seem that I don't like it very much. And really, her upcoming single is her 47th single - it's nothing special here! It may do good, but how will it perform? Will her streak REALLY be on the line? Back to the "evolution" trouble: We know that was quite disappointing. But we know it was her fault for her troubles, and it wasn't her first time. I think that Ayu must have not gotten enough rest, so she'd better rest for a while. And with a ten-day window between Best Artist 2009 and MSSL 2009, she might just have enough time to rest. By the way, when was the last the she FORGOT the lyrics in a performance? Take a look at the spoiler - it might just surprise you... Spoiler:
Overall conclusion: It was quite disappointing and an embarrassment. I think it's all because she was not prepared for it, and she needs to take better steps to perform well, especially after too much practicing for the upcoming CDL, the delay of her single and her absence in this year's FNS Music Festival. As we have heard about, it was Arashi, not Ayu, who ended the show, as well as who started the show. And this year, it has been the year of Arashi, not Ayu, for 2009. I think Ayu has been struggling over the past year, much like I was between somewhere in July of 2008 and the summer of 2009. In 2010, things will start again from scratch. Clean slate here. And it will be anyone's race until who really performs well in 2010. It's a matter of not when but how these artists perform - that's what I am looking for, because this year has been the most frantic year I've ever seen. At least for 2010 there won't be anything like Arashi's plans did for 2009 as of now... Hopefully Ayu gets better in 2010, and if we can keep pace on her number of singles (a single in the spring, one in the summer, and one in the holiday season), and she continues her number one streak, she might be the unofficial "artist of the year" with her 50th single happening on the biggest time where artists usually perform - during December - but that's only my estimates and there's no guarantees... |
W00T new thread ;D
Smells all nice and clean! [EDIT] Bigtop, wth is up with all those words?! :roflmao |
She did apologize for Voyage, actually. :P
And also what was translated as unfair..it also means IT'S MORTIFYING. :P :) |
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zyoeru How did she apologize? |
During the song she shouted "GOMEN!" Also in my past post I addressed where you said about her saying it was unfair. :P
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She said this: Today's Evolution, as a singer, it was my worst point. I can't make any excuses, all I can say is, that I regret. I am so, so sorry. It seems that my studies are not enough, I need to get serious with myself. ---- Anyways, I think with this mishap, she is really gonna look at her skills. She needs to repair her voice and mistakes. It's no way that her ear problem made her voice go like this. Its been her careless attitude, for example eating spicy foods when she herself said its not good for her voice. Even if it's such small thing, anything that will make her voice better is worth it now. I really think she might be smoking sometimes now, because I dont really understand to explain how her voice could get worse when it was getting so much better in 2003 and 2004 from the start of her career. I was reading Japan Yahoo, and everyone was commenting on this fact, that there's no reason about it, that her ear problem is big, but if it was that problem, she should have made music to work about that problem. But I think its more than that.. she must have been doing something which was really distroying her voice.. and its really painful to think about I really really loved her voice before, but this is just bad... I dont even wanna listen to her sing old songs now, because its almost for sure she will mess it up... for example Carols? Could you imagine??? no... I am really really disappointed in this performance... and embarrassed about it... I wish she would really follow her words, and get serious if she wanna call herself a singer. Sorry it's a bad post about Ayu... but I was really disappointed about this performance. |
Thank you, maikaru, for saying EXACTLY what I was thinking.
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And Ayu forgotten her lyrics many times already, though most of them are in concerts! |
Poor ayu, you guys are so mean :eviltongu She did her best for everyone!
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And by the way, was Ayu the last one before Arashi? Or was Ayaka the last one before Arashi, meaning that Ayu went after Ayaka?
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AyUta I don't doubt she did~...but she needs to improve also.
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^ Well, yeah, she does need to improve, I agree :). She did her best though and I enjoyed her performance ^_^.
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I believe she's always trying her best, no matter what. But obviously your best varies constantly, right?! :)
I enjoyed You were... if that makes any difference. XD |
^ Yes, she is :yes. I love how she always wants her shows to be fun for everyone, and enjoyable. &that's true, it does vary. :)
LOL, You Were was great! I think she just can't sing crazy upbeat songs anymore, at least her old ones. She's more attuned to ballads now. I wonder what her next upbeat song will be like. Ah, I'm already thinking way too ahead of myself XD |
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EDIT: she like Arashi too? and the song "Love So Sweet", that's great,hope she loves Hana Yori Dango too XD EDIT: i never watch Ayu like that when she forgot the lyric in her concert,it was like " only God know how i feel right now,just have to be strong and continue till the last line".strong Ayu! |
Yeah I'm concerned about her voice too. I remember when I took singing lessons a long while ago my teacher said something about how cheerleaders usually can't be singers because they scream so much.. and screaming is what ayu does the most of lately so that can't be good for it.
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I felt so bad when she turned around. Poor thing got really embarrassed :(.
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Ganbatte kudasai nee Ayu-chan :yes
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It's been some time ayu's lives are disappointing for me... And I don't think the "ear issue" is the only problem. Seriously, she had troubles with her ear since the beginning, it's not something new. She didn't became half deaf like that. So there is something else I'm sure. I just hope she will find the answer and try to give her best as she said. I fell in love with her voice (and melodies obviously), not her dresses, her dancing skills, the amazing props she brings on stage... (I'd rather see her sat on a chair just singing more often!) I wish she would focus more on her voice and I hope she will. |
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I agree with everything you said about her voice. And to me, the damage does sound like the same kind of damage you get when you either drink alcohol and/or smoke too much or for too long. |
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But recently, You were performances really got me to think that she needs to repair her voice. I was watching Countdown 2003-2004, and was thinking that she couldnt sing WHATEVER like that again, even though she sang it 4 or 5 years after releasing it, it sounded so much better than before. It's been 5 years since she released Carols, could she sing Carols better than before? I dont think so after hearing You were... Again, I hope that she will follow her own words, and do something about this problems... We know she likes to drink, but... I wonder what else it is. I feel really bad about saying things like this, but... I am very very disappointed. And you all know me, it takes big things to make me disappointed about Ayu... ahaha. |
I think Ayu has got to turn around to the right direction for the MSSL, because I think she just went into the wrong direction in the Best Artist...
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Still find that she was sick on Best Artists, cuz her voice was REALLY strange
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ok... honestly...
i understand the different stances on this performance, the disappoint in the lyrics forgotten etc etc and it's all fine and whatever but after reading the LONG INTENSE SPEECHES ABOUT THEIR "EMBARASSMENT" for the forgotten lyrics firstly LMAO secondly WTF honestly chill? lol i'm not even going to bother saying anything after this because how can you feel so strongly against her for forgetting her lyrics honestly in my opinion it's just GET OVER IT she forgot her lyrics her career isn't spiraling downhill because the "evolution curse" has been broken LOL who cares whatever like you want to be intense about a chorus mix up... suck it up i can't believe people feel like she needed to actually apologize or she "wouldn't be forgiven" kind-of-mentality. LOL COME ON who dubbed her ayubot, empress robot of j-pop |
lol..yepp you're rite somehow she still Ayu, whenever she do something like very epic or very good people like "wow! awesome! i love u Ayu and bla,bla,bla..' and when she forgot the lyric or came out with not really good single, " she's go down to hill, and so on.."
i know things work like that,it's normal i guess,sounds cliche but it's the reality! not trying to offend or what just giving statement XD |
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I totally understand what you mean about CDL 04/05. I just watched CDL 05/06 and in the encore accoustic section I remembered why I loved her vocals so much. btw, the forgetting of the lyrics doesn't bother me. It's the quality of the vocals. Also, I'm not sure if she actually forgot the lyrics or not or simply ran out of breath. |
omygoodness she apologized??? she doesnt have to! No ones perfect when it comes to singing live compared to a recording in the studio. i love her for who she is and she does have great vocals. if you work as hard as she does to keep us to be her fans, we should support her no matter what her flaws are. Ganbatte ne Ayu!
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And what'sthis on Ayu's official website? Take a look: http://avexnet.or.jp/ayu/jp/news/091215.html |
That's a calendar for cell phones.
The vocals at Best Artist were a little weird... they felt louder than her usual TV lives, you know? |
Was Best Artist live?
I thought the You were... performance was good. The two lives actually made the song grew on me. Evolution, on the other hand, was messed up. Something, maybe everything is wrong D: The music and her vocals weren't in sync at all. I'm glad that she acknowledged this though, so that's a good thing. Hopefully she'll do something about it. |
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I felt really bad after I've read some comments and I watched the video again and honestly, its a train-wreck for evolution and not for You were...
Artists aren't perfect and there are chances that they can miss big time. I hope she could do better next time. And I'll still support her despite of that. ;) |
wow it's just ONE live and it made everyone embarrassed and...i dunno what you call this. But...geez.
Like i mentioned in the previous thread, she still tried to do whatever she can at that point of time. She could tottally just start getting the crowd up while Peko and Yoko continue singing. Yes, Ayu's voice has been rather shaky already..I thought we acknowledged that? It's just ONE live omg..and everyone is saying it as if it's the end of Ayu.. And she would only know about how she performed after reviewing the performance isn't it. Given the condition at that time, she was just living up the atmosphere. I think she started to falter and kinda get nervous more after she realized she forgot her lyrics..or was just too tired to continue that whole string of words. At the least she dares to admit and improve. And I applaud her for that again. |
Well it seems that the Japanese loved evolution's performance since its full PV popped in recochoku on #75. XD
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^Well, I think some got reminded what a great song evolution is and decided for a high quality version :D
Now that I thought about it, I have to agree with freedreamer. I was pretty mad at Ayu, too, and disappointed. But Ayu is probably the most embarassed of us all. It must have been really hard on her even to the point that she had to apologize. If it happens again, it's not good. But for this one time, I think we should forgive her. I mean I think she knows how embarassing that was, on Best Artist and all....but if even her fans give up on her after such a thing, it's kind of sad. I think we should just support her and let it slip this one time. |
yepp, there's no way i didn't love her anymore just because she forgot the lyric for the important show like that. that's really ok Ayu.i love you because of your talent and personality.you still did a great job for your fans and i always admire the strenght that you have. being close to the fans by straight away apologize just a few hours after the show..there's only one Ayumi Hamasaki!
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How many singers do apologize ? Ayu is really unique ^^
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WHY are some of you making such a big deal out of her forgetting ONE line in evolution???? Please, can someone explain that to me? Yes, she has sung this song thousands of times blablabla, but come on. Seriously? She is preparing her CDL, practicing I don't know how many hours a day with thousands of things in her head. SHE'S A FREAKIN' HUMAN BEING! You try preparing a concert, sleep next to nothing and stand on that stage and sing that song.
Yes, I'm going all defense about this and ayu but I just don't understand why some see her forgetting a part of the lyrics as the end of the world... Oh and I watched the HQ version of her two performances. I actually enjoyed you were... more than the one from MS. But I still prefer BALLAD so I I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she'll be performing it, or at least at the CDL :) |
^It's not only her forgetting the lyrics but the bad vocal performance that has most people upset, and nobody ever said it's the end of the world and Ayu's over.
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no big deal! let's left aside what has happen..
it'd be nice if she can perform You were..at CDL like she perform Memorial Adresse at AT03-04, i miss that performance. just her alone singing with full of emotion NO DANCERS XD! and BALLAD like she perform Green at AT09, with that pink dress *drool* |
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I defended Ayu this year and last year when other people say "lipsync this" and "bad vocal that" but this time, I cant defend it, because what people are saying is true, that was the worst performance of her career. I know she herself is embarrassed, but I wish she would do something about it, I wish she would fix her voice, and I wish she could go back to singing like she was singing in CDL 2004 - 2005. The vocals were perfect in this performances, especially To Be and Key, and even then, she had her ear problems. I got really disappointed by this performance, because its Best Artist performance, its a popular show with many people watching... how could she be that careless about it??? She has to show her best, but this wasnt her best. You were was screaming, come on... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WovaMNyRpnU This is Ayumi Hamasaki in the video... The person who were singing Evolution was not this same person... I want those vocals to return! When we didnt have to say that "oh there's Ayumi again with bad vocals on TV." What about Haru yo, Koi vocals? They were some greatest TV vocals from her... Anyways, I will stop to rant because I am just really frustrate and disappoint... I want her to regain her power in song... |
oh come on, she's been so tiring for all the year..
it doesn't matter if she doesn't come out perfect once in a while~ me too, admit that she sounded worse in Best Artist.. but i don't really care about it.. all i care that she has fun as for now after all the hectic schedule.. she may have really tired in preparing the count down live... and probably her ear problem does effect her vocal? who knows... it's only been almost 2 years when she has to adapt with her ear condition..so give her a break~ and to be honest, Ayu is not really a great singer but what i love about her, her personality, her strength, her kindness, her talent in writing lyrics.. and etc... |
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And she also had time to adapt her singing since her ear problem is not something new. Ok, she became half deaf lately that's true but well... I don't think it's the main problem. :shrug |
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but she has never done a live tour concert for almost half year, maybe? she's exhausted, maybe that's the reason of why she didn't appear in some big yearly events? we never know what cause her being so bad lately.. probably, she's sick or something.. or could it possibly, the deaf on the left ear effects the right ear? we never know~ but during arena tour NEXT LEVEL, she was still fine, i mean her vocal~ but whatever, i still enjoy her performance despite of her bad vocal~ i still can stand it.. |
media info updated at TA:
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/6589/mediab.png I think we already know about some of this.. anyway, here you have it ^^ |
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You Were... was ok, evolution was horrid. I can't remember a worse vocal performance in her entire career. This is the first time I actively noticed her going off-key, she was horribly out of breath in a song that(aside the last few notes before the yeahs in the chorus) is really easy to breath properly and...well, it just sucked o.0 I didn't think she would ever disappoint me more with a performance than Kouhaku last year, but she did...at least she noticed it and will hopefully work on her vocals. I'm afraid CDL0910 might be around the level of CDL0708. |
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I bet the next time she EVER sings evolution again PROPERLY (duh she will)..people will all jump and say she lipsynched...watch this.
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I just found it weird how she sounded great in PCDL, sounded good in a-nation, sounded... not so good in AT 09, and now to this standard in evolution in Best Artist... her voice is TOO erratic for a singer; it's kinda scaring me...
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Actually I think her best evolution performances for me, AT05 and CDL0506, are live, and I don't think they ever have been questioned |
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And god, look at the Tohoshinki fans spamming that poll. lol. |
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Question, does Ayu usually do two TV shows before CDL each year?
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yes, she did CDTV special more than once, which is on New Years eve, but she didnt do it last year
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I was hoping to see when AT NEXT LEVEL will be released :( Oh well.. Hope soon! BUT - COUNTDOWN LIVE 2009-2010 A ~Future Classics~ WHAAA???!! =O I'm really interested!! Thank you for info truehappiness!
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I was just watching her old concerts and tv performances and I realized how different her singing is now and how I miss the way she used to sing. I like how her voice is deeper now compared to before but the technique/the way she sings now is really not good. Its weird coz she was fine during s/s/ & a-nation. She should really cut back on the drinks and spicy food...and work on her vocals. As a big fan of hers, it really sucks to read bad comments on her singing but I can't disagree coz I also think so too. :no
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^ Well as already known, I don't think she was ok during the Sunrise lives - it was more like rapping than singing I felt. A-Nation was definitely sung completely live, but (and its a big 'but') for sure Avex did lots of vocal enhancements on all the performers I think. If you compare the news clips of anyone to what Avex released later, its like night and day the difference in quality - suddenly everyone was sounding near perfect. So I see it as more of a consistant decline and not so much as her having ups and downs this year.
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I think she was just tired and maybe she had a bad new or something :/ all is possible but for one time I don't worry ^^
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Now that I watched the perf. in HD, I have to say that I think she actually handled You were... very well :) evolution was bad, especially the first verse.
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It was said before, but it's now official, Ayu will indeed sing You were... & Rule at MSSL
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^ wooow.. she will sing 2 songs and only her sing more than 1 song. good t see another performance of Rule but I like to see NEXT LEVEL
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yeah, Ayu rule! well hope this time better performance!
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I wonder how rule is gonna sound considering how evolution sounded O_o
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wow! two songs again
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If MSSL is You were... and Rule, then what will CDTV's special be? tokyoxjapanxfan initially said his roommate saw the CDTV recording, but used "Super Live" to describe it. Perhaps they saw the MSSL?
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I thought MSSL goes live...
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Interesting combo with a ballad and a rock song. can't wait!
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she always did a great job singing rule, and so far...she sing you were...nicely...so i think her mssl performance will be a decent one...
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Is that site trustworthy? Because there is a list of Kouhaku performances for this year, and according to this site Ayu will sing M and Sunrise :
http://www.sound-cafe.jp/biglobe/camp_2009kouhaku.php Source : ayuchina |
Those all say "osusume songs" before them... so they look like songs that people would recommend from the artists, not the setlist.
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^U can make anything sound better by editing, but u can't do miracles... there are lots of recordings of bad vocalists where they go off-tune ON STUDIO and they can't totally fix it...
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^ Well at least I know that when she did Evolution at the Happy X'Mas show last year, it was pretty much as bad as the Best Artist one.
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Oh I really don't want to mean it was good = so edited. No, just that you can't really rely on ayu's TV tour broadcasts nowadays (except CDLs) to say she sounds good.
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I personally liked the MS rule and you were... performances...so hopefully the MSSL will be as good.
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Oh, I can't wait for that "Christmas Special" on Music Station! I'm sooooo looking forward to these two songs! <3
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so CDTV show is tomorrow, at what time? she's going to perform what song?
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