COUNTDOWN LIVE 2010-2011 A ~do it again~ Live Broadcast

[Misa-chan]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

I wasn't really criticizing her ^^ she does what she can. It's avex's call in the end. I do agree that it's sad the whole thing will fail, I guess in the end it all will seem as a big misunderstanding and I am just afraid that in the future they will think twice before doing stuff for international fans.

I know right. Sometimes I feel we are demanding so much from her, but not as willing to give anything back unless every single thing is done to our liking (like the "I must have awesome covers and no fish lips anywhere and no interludes and not so many ballads and very cheap price and good free gifts or else I will just illegally download this album muaha" kinda thing). Hope this doesn't spoil avex's image of us on Twitter, they could very well ask her not to take anymore so-called "random" suggestions from fans, and that would suck, because good things still come out of that ie ayutrance 4.

Originally Posted by AyUmIXx

^ yeaa, i think it's true, if it's LIVE, fans would be willing to pay..coz we can enjoy the countdown at the exact same time with everyone in Japan and with Ayu..
but if it's played 3 hours after it's just weird...

Lol actually if I had to choose I would pick the later timing. That TV channel shows it live, true, but the editing is also really really bad. Just watch last year's CDL TV version. Her voice was actually pretty alright when I was there live, but she sounded darn atrocious on the TV version, I can't even bear listening to it. Not sure what they did (or didn't do), but I hope they don't do it again this year.

[jbrat2219]

If the Japanese pay to see it live at the concert or on TV, I don't see why any foreign fan with a brain would think Avex wouldn't charge us as well just because Utada didn't. And yes, it takes time to pull strings to get a free concert because SOMEONE has to pay for it regardless. And I think within such a short time this is the best they could do. Stop looking to other artists as an example of what Ayu should do.

Utada is going on hiatus, she won't be back for a while, she's performed and released albums abroad (in English no less) and she had plenty of time to make a free stream happen so it would make sense for her to have it for her international fans. That doesn't mean Ayu/Avex should snap their fingers for their over-demanding international fans within weeks time to make everyone's wishes come true for free. (Yes, we can be demanding and you know it. We may not express it to them all the time but all the *****ing around here is enough to show how demanding we truly are).

Originally Posted by ohsixthirty

i think the real problem with the broadcast is that its not LIVE. if it were live i think more fans would be willing to pay money to see it.

I can agree with this, the show should at least be live. But since they didn't have a lot of time to put it together I don't think it's that big of a deal. If they know that this method is popular and Ayu's CDL's are in high demand overseas they'll make an effort to stream it live!

Originally Posted by Misa-chan

I know right. Sometimes I feel we are demanding so much from her, but not as willing to give anything back unless every single thing is done to our liking (like the "I must have awesome covers and no fish lips anywhere and no interludes and not so many ballads and very cheap price and good free gifts or else I will just illegally download this album muaha" kinda thing). Hope this doesn't spoil avex's image of us on Twitter, they could very well ask her not to take anymore so-called "random" suggestions from fans, and that would suck, because good things still come out of that ie ayutrance 4.

I agree, I hope the selfishness of a few doesn't ruin opportunities for all in the future! Twitter has opened doors for us and if fans aren't careful those doors will shut back up again. -____-; Even worse, Avex may think foreign fans aren't worth the time because we're not willing to pay for what we ask for. I'm not saying we should all shove out the cash over every little thing but at the same time, when you ask for something be ready to pay for it one way or another. Nothing in life is free, especially with Avex xD;

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by Misa-chan

I know right. Sometimes I feel we are demanding so much from her, but not as willing to give anything back unless every single thing is done to our liking (like the "I must have awesome covers and no fish lips anywhere and no interludes and not so many ballads and very cheap price and good free gifts or else I will just illegally download this album muaha" kinda thing). Hope this doesn't spoil avex's image of us on Twitter, they could very well ask her not to take anymore so-called "random" suggestions from fans, and that would suck, because good things still come out of that ie ayutrance 4.

LOL, I'll never understand people like that. I've been pre-ordering Ayu's albums since Secret (or was it GUILTY) and have never canceled my order because of the covers or the number of interludes And I pray I don't get any gifts cuz I don't wanna pay the customs/taxes but yeah I get what you're saying. If I was earning more atm I'd prolly pay for the stream just to support the cause (or if it was cheaper), but this way there isn't much I can do, bu wait for the TV ver. to be uploaded.