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Originally Posted by relmy
^ I really like your comparison to Apple. It works well because Ayu has the same principle.
A certain standard you expect, a formula you know that is part of the norm. Both Ayu and Apple are allow to change - but they can't be sprung upon customers/listeners.
It also works in reverse - you can argue that you're really paying for the Apple brand when you buy a product, not the content. Likewise, people can argue that going to see Ayu at a-nation is paying for Ayu the person, not whatever she sings or how she does it.
I guess it all comes down to which you prefer - the fact that it IS Ayu or the fact that it's irrelevant when you don't like the content - the set list in this context.
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Exactly, and I do understand that there are a lot of people who just buy the iPhone or iPod or macbook just because it's Apple.
This is the same thing with Ayu. A lot of people just buy everything because it has the name "Hamasaki Ayumi" on it. And when other people can't do the same, and start offering criticism about it, they go berserk. But I think in this context, the thing is that they paid to see AAA in a separate stage, and Hamasaki Ayumi on a separate stage, and not Urata Naoya in both sets. If you think about it, he actually has the most face time in the entire A-Nation concert, which is a bit much. I don't really understand the logic behind featuring him in every song, especially ones that are just Ayu's. Of course, there are AAA fans on this board, but for those AAA fans... imagine those people who don't even know who this guy is, and there are many of them in Japan, and they seem him come on stage and sing with Ayu, which wasn't even advertised... I would be pretty darned pissed. "Who is this guy?" LOL.
And I sympathize with those who say "Oh well, it's Ayu so let's watch it anyways." It's loyal, and it's nice, but I can't do that and neither can many other fans... it seems like a waste of my time, since I don't really enjoy his voice. But also know that because she has very little public exposure now, it's kind of disappointing to know that the little public exposure that she does do is something I feel is a waste of time. And that makes me sad, because I want to like it.
Well, let's see what kind of changes she brings next time. Maybe it will be totally different, with fillers from previous concerts, etc. Will that be better? I don't know... but I feel it might be.
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Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242
"ANother album
浜崎あゆみ×URATA NAOYA
16 songs, all featuring URATA NAOYA
Comes with 15 PV's featuring URATA NAOYA
All 5 editions feature URATA NAOYA
USB edition comes with USB designed by URATA NAOYA
Photobook concept thought of by URATA NAOYA
In stores, soon."
Sounds like it could happen. Minus the 15 PV's XD
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Omg... I thought I was having a nightmare there. I was scrolling down slowly, so I thought... OMG... what?! Hahahaha.