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I'm pretty sure she messed up during "appears" tonight. During the last chorus, I think she sang the wrong one, cause she suddenly stopped (and I could tell something was off) and then the background singers kept going.

Also we have a new background singer? It's not the middle-aged one from CDL and last night. It's a younger lady. Forgot the name.

I was a bit surprised with the lack of 14th anniversary celebration stuff. Like, I've seen on past documentaries when staff would pass out the lyrics to the chorus of "poker face"... no one did that today. There was no announcement to sing "poker face". like, Ayu came out, said good job to the dancers for the "DANCE CORNER!!", and then the chorus of "poker face" began. I think people were a bit shocked, and no one really sang 'til the end. They did a bunch of group photos, though.

I think Ayu shed a few tears during the end of "reminds me" and the beginning of "Tell me why". She looked like she was trying to keep the tears in, anyway.

Also, I think there was a bit of a dress malfunction during "Return Road". Last night, at the end of the song, Ayu and Shu-Ya switched places - Ayu back to the main stage to look at the dancers, and Shu-Ya would uncover his face and stare at Ayu. Tonight, Ayu was holding the back of her dress, but after the song was over, she was sent down at the center stage. (I also remember the colors the top of the dress would switch to - light blue, dark blue, dark purple, pink, dark blue again, black, white, red... I think that was it, in order as well.)

Other than that, the crowd was more energetic tonight. Still a bit quiet, but not as much as last night. They responded a bit better to the jazz section. Ayu was a bit more energetic and feeling it tonight as well. She really belted out "reminds me" tonight, which she didn't quite do last night. She sang a few songs better tonight than she did last night, and a few songs worse tonight than she did last night. But, I never expect Ayu to be "A+ perfect" and nonetheless, she did an amazing job.

lol And the concert tonight was a bit longer than last night's, but only because the MC was a few minutes longer. Still surprised at a lack of MC, but we'll see how future songs go.