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Just got back, pretty sure me and my bf were sitting in front of Sunshine Slayer.
What a show, don't know what to think at times, some bits were good, some were just bad.
The stage was BRAND NEW and pretty great, defo arena tour 2012 stage coz it wasn't too cheap.
01. do it again
They played last years perf of DIA, and then rewinded it, and it was made to look choppy or the film had been scratched for effect, but it was an epic opening video.
Ayu came down from the roof on a balcony with a gold outfit with a mask on and 4 dancers behind her singing do it again
The performance was OK, there was TOO much happening, 4 dancers behind her and 12 others on the stage, tried to be epic but failed, no where near as epic as Last Angel opening from last year.
Her vocals were OK, not bad, but not the greatest.
02. Happening Here
Big surprise, but it would always be for me. It was good, Timmy did the rap part, he wasn't featured tooooo much in the show. The song itself is quite the same as the mp3 we've heard. I enjoyed it.
03. insomnia
04. Interlude
05. MOON
Ayu is the 3rd person in a relationship I think, and a topless Maro has sex on 2 beds (props) with Ayu and then goes back to the other chick but Ayu tries to plead but Maro turns Ayu down.
Good performance again, nothing amazing. I was a bit upset to hear MOON after she sang it last year so much and she would do more of Love songs.
The two beds come out on a conveyor belt and are side by side.
06. fated
Interesting song choice, pretty OK vocals here, more pining for Maro.
07. Interlude
08. NEVER EVER
Thought it was ASFXX when the music started playing, it was a bit more rockified, maybe, or my memory is poor. She sat down for most of it, it was a pretty good performance, not bad vocally. But not her best.
09. sending mail
Thank the lord she did this song. For me one of the best perfs of the night because its such an epic song. She sang it well, but others might not think so. She sang the verses well, bridges superbly (I anticipated she would have trouble with the brudge but she probably rehearsed it a lot) and she sang more than she should have with the chorus IMO, but the guitars were REALLY loud in the chorus and you could barely hear her sometimes.
10. Interlude
11. Sparkle
Disgusting outfit omg wanted to puke. It was a fun performance, got the crowd involved. Didn't sing it that well in my opinion, lots of shouting.
12. Humming 7/4
13. evolution
14. flower garden
I dont mind Humming, but HATE IT when its in the main set, what a waste of a song for the main set.
These 3 songs were just all like what we've seen, nothing different.
15. Interlude
16. RAINBOW
Was clutching my pearls when this started playing. I heard her sing it at CDL0708 live, and was JUST as happy when I heard it this year. Wow, it was amazing, except it was a bit tacky as her dancers just had white sheets over them with their Sparkle outfits (which were glow in the dark/neon) underneath them which was annoying...
Pretty sure this will be the countdown song!
17. November
Amazing. Sang it well. Could do better. Was very good perf with the water effects on the catwalk. Shuya was featured in this perf. Just so glad she did this song.
18. Interlude
19. LADIES NIGHT
Ladies Night pretty good, she descended from the roof again, didnt dance, her vocals werent that bad but she still sucked at the rap (she rapped in happening here fine). Really random choice. Ayu put on her cute voice to the max here.
19. Party queen
OMG WTF WAS GOING ON HERE. It sounds like a party song for sure, a bit of dubstep maybe, or just some big bass in some parts, tacky lyrics in English, it sounded like a grower, but definitely NOTHING like she has ever done before.....
20. Happening Here -Reprise-
21. Love song
OMG WTF. I have listened to this song over 1000 times, love it to death. But she performed it as if it was a Vegas show. I was stunned. In all honesty. She had all her dancers on stage running around. I was unpleasantly shocked.
ENCORE
22. How beautiful you are
Really good song, a grower, all piano until 2nd chorus when band kicks in, but still maintains the light mood.
MC was kept to like, 2 minutes, and then thats it.
23. Trauma~AUDIENCE
24. Boys & Girls
25. MY ALL
Same stuff as usual. Got to do the MY ALL dance, yay!
So overall, it was very random and interesting. Just reallly random. I enjoyed last years more. Disappointed with this years due to some bad setlist choices and randomess of dancers and lack of flow.... When Humming came on during main set I could have cried of sadness, same when flower garden came during main set...
But the things that SAVED it from being a disaster: RAINBOW, sending mail, November, do it again continuance
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