I voted for W because I didn't see the point of voting for Hanabi or Blue Bird since she always sings them lol. Wish there were more than 4 choices.
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Don't want to see W or aeternal. Voted for HANABI.
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Here is the apologizes about Araki Shunpei (new dancer) smoking in the past and affirmation that he will not do it again %)
https://avex.jp/ayu/news/detail.php?id=1064649 |
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EDIT: Oh, just read the article and it's about his underage smoking past. Lol |
I voted for W. Don't wanna hear her butcher HANABI again and BLUE BIRD had it's fair share of performances this year.
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^It is a big deal over there... But I don't think that would be an elimination factor for Ayu not hiring someone.
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Smoking so disgusting but the idea that you should background check someone to see of they've ever smoked is ridiculous, under age or not.
It's like the media looked for a reason to be honest. I liked what Ayu said about giving people chances, a nice way to deal with it. |
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There's been trouble in the past with others in the entertainment industry for underage smoking/drinking as well. Japan is much more strict with rules than the western countries many of us are used to. It's all part of the culture difference.
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I think it's great that they acknowledged it. Smoking at any age is so bad for you and those around you. I know this will be seen as overreacting or something but I think it's a good thing people said something.
Butttt, I will say that this probably won't change anything and he will just be more discreet about it.:laugh They aren't really sorry about it, just doing damage control. |
What bothers me most about this smoking "scandal" is that this isn't about trying to protect underaged teens from smoking. He broke a rule and this is why this is a big deal. One of the things I hate most here and honestly can't deal with is how people are allowed to smoke in bars, resraurants and cafés. The "smoking areas" in resraurants and cafés are a joke, most of the time there isn't even a door between the smoking area and the normal one. Even if there is, the door is always open and the rest of the shop still stinks. People take their little kids in the smoking area all the time and because, ironically enough, you are allowed to smoke in all kinds of closed rooms but you're not allowed to smoke in public most often, I see parents smoking in their car while the kid sits with them in the car.
Also funny: when buying cigarettes or alcohol, no one ever checks an ID or something. You just have to tap on the screen and say you're already 20. I can't count the times I saw very young people buy cigarettes and alcohol who were definitely not 20. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against cigarettes or alcohol and I definitely started drinking before I was 18 (but at least I had to be creative and not just tap on a screen lol). But I still think that there should be laws protecting teenagers and kids and also people who don't want to eat or drink while others smoke next to them. It is ridiculous to tell a 19 year old he should be sorry for breaking the rules and finding it normal for parents to smoke next to their kids. |
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Also some people on the streets don't care about the smoking areas - I saw multiple times people walking down the street and smoking. |
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Ahhhh this! I agreed with this. Whenever my husband and I go to any restaurant or bar at the hotel, we will always ask for non-smoking area, but the smoking area just at the other side (“Smoking-area” <— | | —> “Non-smoking area”), no door no glass, we still can “enjoy” the 2nd hand smoke @@“ |
Oh yeah, this explains her TA posts for sure. So weird they made an official statement about it too. This must also be why he scrubbed his IG/Twitter after too since people probably saw it there. I think it became a big deal because Ayu was like "Hey, everyone go follow these new people!" and then they saw all that stuff, lol.
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What's the point of voting until 23 except some kind of attention? Rehearsal already started. She will add something 3 days before actual performance? I don't think so. It's possible only if it's song she perform while moving around stadium
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Probably rehearsed the options in case there are changes. She did that one set of a-nations where she had very different setlists iirc between stadiums.
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Oh, my God, as someone who is super sensitive to smoke (like swollen red eyes, burning throat, the works) don't get me started on the bs that is "non smoking sections" in Japan. Lady would literally sit me right next to the open door to the smoking section and I'd see all this crap wafting out. UGH. The headaches were real. At least outside I could walk away / be in some fresh air. And a lot of the time it's just dependent on a specific restaurant. So I would go to a Jonathon's in one neighborhood and the sections would be completely separate and not an issue, and the next one a neighborhood over would be practically on top of each other. You learn real fast which ones are "safe" and which ones are to avoided unless you're desperate :\
My state has a no smoking ban on all areas within 20 feet of public buildings and most places don't allow smoking at all. I'm so spoiled here, lol. I'm going back to Japan in Oct and it's gonna be an adjustment. |
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That aside, I hate smoking but come on, you can buy smokes from vending machines everywhere there! Lots of people smoked and they were from all walks of life. :eviltongu Are people still in denial that the only people who smoke are "bad guys"? Sure, I think the Staff should have screened his SNS and purged anything potentially controversial but it's such an extreme response that it looks like an excuse to hit at Ayu :grumpy But since when have her staff effectively shielded her this century? Well........hopefully those criticising Ayu have the cleanest pasts in the world :rolleyes |
Hikki had to say she didn't smoke after releasing First Love due to the song lyrics
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I think Ayu was 'responsible' in this case because she asked TA to go and mass follow/check out his social media resulting in the complaints but its really weird that they went as far as they did even putting out that statement on her page, lol.
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Can someone tell me if the goods will be sold in front of the stadium before doors open, like at normal concerts?
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^ yes :)
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^thank you! =)
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Anyone else attending a-nation today btw?
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Is this being broadcast online? I thought it would be, but I've seen nothing from anyone regarding that - thought someone would have a link or something by now.
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Today should be live on M-on TV
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The setlist so far
01 W 02 INSPIRE 03 æternal 04 HANABI A lot of female dancers for W! |
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Cool! Hope she gets some cool outfits too |
Hanabi (If I'm not wrong)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DlhWt7rU4AAt9un.jpg |
W and INSPIRE! Can't wait!
Really surprised W is eventually here. |
wish I could at least watch a live stream
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W / INSPIRE / æternal / HANABI / Summer Love~Many Classical Moments
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No WATQ :-(((, but yay for W and æternal.
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She did a medley now Summer Love ~ Many Classic Moments ~ Movin' on without you
She's wearing a very light blue dress, very pretty! And she's using a ponytail. |
That setlist is very cool!!!!
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the first pic my god! the hat is back! love it! looking goooood! im thankful xD
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Final setlist
W INSPIRE æternal HANABI Summer Love Many Classic Moments Movin' on without you You&Me BLUE BIRD July 1st Spoiler:
July 1st video More pics in AyuTube instagram |
I'm so glad she performed new songs!
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Great setlist! And a great lineup overall today, would have loved to go :((
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It was pretty good! I had a lot of fun and she delivered a solid show!
I just really had to laugh when I realised that she actually played all songs one could have voted for. Like seriously. lol |
Her voice is so good although it's a tv live
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although i can do without Many classic moments lol, she got many other great songs
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For all desperate souls there is a video of sb who recorded a tv with a-nation's broadcast. I just couldn't stop myself and checked W, it's amazing:
https://www.facebook.com/10000282569...3697793734395/ |
Her new dancer Hikaru is my favorite of the new ones!
I’m pretty sure he was voguing and I really hope she lets him in the future too. |
I like the setlist, but I was really waiting for "The way I am...". It's the song I like the most from TROUBLE.
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ps: timmy is that diapers? |
She did AMAZING! So energetic, and the setlist was great :D
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So nice to see her without contacts!
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I noticed lately that her recent TV performances have all been very composed, non-shouty, steady singing, while in her concerts (Jtb, a-nation etc.) she tends to shout more. Can someone explain why this is? Do larger venues have to do with her tendency to be shouty? It's so unfortunate to watch because her TV lives clearly demonstrate that she's still perfectly capable of singing well on stage :( |
^she's more nervous and careful in front of TV cameras, especially with no audience.
When she performs concerts etc., she feels more confident and is also more energetic. In addition to that, she often tends to shout more during finals/recording dates. |
2008 Ayu vibes
Screenshots from W performance. https://imgur.com/a/fHpeNCL Inspire (Ayu give me everything) https://imgur.com/a/svNZuuU New dancers are sooooooooo goooooood, I love them. Sorry for the quality, it has a random explanation but at leas is something. |
Here it is
https://www.facebook.com/85534982124...7768040001388/ I got surprise on her voice of BLUE BIRD and July 1st |
I'm gonna wait a little to watch the show but the setlist and the pictures got me really excited for it! :love
At least one cannot say anymore that a-nations are always the same thing, she really made an effort to do something new it seems, except the same old HANABI and July 1st. |
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^she does! But nowadays she gets criticism even if she does well.
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She did a really good job!
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Loved the performance! Did anyone noticed how cute she was in the very beginning of W when she tried to sing the first line forgetting to bring the mic at her mouth? lol
And yay to Ayu singing "saigo ni mita ANO NATSU no kimi no" instead of "saigo ni mita SAMISHIGE no kimi no" during aeternal XD |
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I thought it was because the large venues have large audience, so it became harder for her to hear herself so the scream is mainly for her own benefit, but I don't know. other singers seem to not have problems refraining from shouting on stage, but then again they don't have ayu's hearing problems :( :( :( |
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Ayu did so well, her vocals were good, her stage presence was fire, she looked stunning. I’m so glad ayu’s the main focus again.
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I really enjoyed this performance. Ayu did really well! <3
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I'll watch the whole thing later but the first two songs were amazing!
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Her voice <333 what a great a-nation
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I really like this whole performance... IMO the best since 2014 :luv2
The addition of the maaany female dancers for W and INSPIRE was awesome! I loved to see how all those people do the INSPIRE dance (even if it was one more time INSPIRE on an a-nation performance haha :D) Also the EDM part (Summer love - You & Me) was great... She looked fresh, her voice was really good and she was pure fire all the time! |
She was INCREDIBLE!! I was really surprised! I knew that the vibe in a-nation would be different from her concerts but I wasn't expecting to be that fun! It was the first time I went to a-nation and I really enjoyed it.
So here's my points: - Her voice was really good and impressive! Even my friend that is no way an Ayu fan was impressed by that. - Her new choreography is also amazing. As someone mentioned, there was a vogue moment and I died!!! (giving the gays all they want) Maybe because now is not KO, so we can expect different things with the choreography. - Also, she was dancing more than usual. I wasn't expecting her to do a lot of choreo, but she did! - She looks beyond beautiful. When I was looking at her, sometimes I got flashbacks from her a-nation 2002 performance. It gave me chills. - The dancers in W was really amazing. And the choreography with them taking of the bras was a nice statement! I was missing those kind of moments on her career. - The new dancers are really cute and they sure got a lot of attention on this live. One of them is really skinny and ripped. I was impressed lol The live was beautiful! I'm really proud of her <3 |
Looking over the video a bit, she did great! This performance seemed so fresh.
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She does need a new, younger, fresher creative person to work with her. Next step is new composer, new arranger, new costume designer. And most important new marketing team.
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One of new dancers, reminds me of Big Bang G Dragon lool
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This was excellent! Nice set list where the only predictable ones were hanabi and July 1st. Flattering costumes. Much better dancers imo. And her voice sounded really good for most of it.
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She does so well!! Such a great surprise after certainly some years of bad vocals. This year she is really on fire and it shows that she truely come alive on stage!
Haven't seen whole a'nation yet, but it is good so far! |
love the setlist! W was super fierce n flawless! the ayu from RnRC era is back!
I like it that she's singing songs that are more current. |
I didn't like it.:(
But I will say that Ayu sounded great 99% of the time and the setlist was good. |
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Fun performance. She was shouty but it was enjoyable.
Although I have one nit pick and that's the part on that vehicle that circles around the audience. I couldn't help but cringe trough out that whole part and not because it was Ayu's fault but one of the dancers with curly hair and a bandanna was trying so hard to sing along and he clearly doesn't know the lyrics and he looked totally starstruck during that whole part. It seems he is going to be the new Shuya. |
W Live is amazing!!!!!
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She slayed it! I didn't like the song that much at first but now it's my 2nd favorite of TROUBLE |
I can't get over how a Hikki song is now pretty much becoming a staple in Ayu's concerts and performances :laugh
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I must say this year a-nation is pretty good! Ayu did the typical things she usually do for A-Nation and her vocals is awesome. I am surprised that she didn't sing Boys& Girls. LOL I am so used to hearing sing that song in every concerts she does.
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It was a great show! I thought she sang well and looked amazing! I had one of those moments where it just hit me about how amazing it was she covered a Hikaru song!
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Really great show I enjoyed it. Love W performance, dancers are great. Somehow W is starting to grow on me. So glad that she didn't performed Boys&Girls :)
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Finally watched it and it was great, I really loved it :yes
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Great setlist, vocals & costumes :love Ayu look so good!
seems like theres some news articles about the concert. has anyone shared about it? |
W was really awesome live.
When all the female dancers sauntered onto stage it was so cool and powerful. It really let you know Ayu was the headliner. |
Rare parts when she wasn't shouting were enjoyable, the rest was painful to listen to.
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Not to mention it looked like EXO and Red Velvet only actually sang like minute parts of their songs lol. * not saying this as a hater, just an observer x)
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I finally managed to watch it and I love it!! It must be one of my favourite ayu a-nations. One of the strongest points was how energetic everything was, from ayu herself, to the dancers and last but not least the crowd. I really enjoyed how pumped up the crowd was, especially since I was afraid in this aspect. I also enjoyed the setlist, a good mix of new songs, recent songs and older ones (and finally no Boys & Girls). Summer love is really great for a-nation, I'm glad that she performed it and she did some great promotion by performing W and aeternal. I feel that her new dancers bring a fresh vibe to her team, and I enjoyed their dancing.
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^kpop bands always lipsync, I don't think it had anything to do with them performing songs in Japanese.
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I think bringing a batalyon of dancer kinda hip again these days... Oh well. Enjoy her voice here although I think she needs to let go those olds song she always sing... try other song and see how the audience react.
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Over-all this was easiliy her best a-nation performance since 2010. W was definitely the most memorable one! |
I think that was very forgettable a-nation. W is outstanding and not in a good way. Dancers with their bras ruined this performance for me.
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I love this a-nation, she nailed it, W was outstanding and this performance will go down in her history. Then all those dancers doing Inspire :luv2 . Summer medley was also such a pleasure to watch and listen too and when she was giving high-fives to all those people.... *dies of jealousy* |
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