@Tokyoxjapanxfan Yep, I agree. That was the weak point of the concert - there was no cohesive theme and the begining was kind of wtf.
The setlist however was great! I was hoping for an A-Museum length setlist though, but still it was good. I'm sure it will be changing with each date of the tour. Like Trauma and Independent/flower garden etc are interchangeable. Same with You for basically any song. Who I could see getting switched back and forth with No More Words. And My All with Replace. The M/No Way to Say section can easily become Dearest/Walking Proud etc etc.
I was so excited when Ever Free came on, but then it just turned out to be BGM used for a tissue dance.
Also, Poker Face and Fly High were done in medley - not the full songs.
Her voice sounded EXCELLENT! One of the best times I've heard her live I think. The costumes didn't stand out to me too much - they were good but not amazing. No costumes made me go wtf though, so that was a major positive.
The highlight of the show is Jewel/Heaven/Sakura. The floating pool was finally a nice new original stage idea for her! It was very beautiful! Sakura was performed the same way as Together When at the last CDL, only in a different color dress and a Sakura tree on the screen in the background. Also, she cried during Sakura.
Oh, and before You and Me, there was a DJ section. Elin and I were both shocked when it wasn't Ayu songs though! They were playing stuff like Psy and Nikki Minaj to get the place pumped up!
Those are my scatter brained thoughts at the moment!
Loved your review Elin! I laughed so much!
