[News] ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2015-2016 A

[Anna.L]

i'm waiting for reviews

[thinkingoutloud89]

^^ she just needed a fancy title. isn#T it in tokyo? maybe thats all

[se7entheaven]

well the stage does look like AT15 hem

[Deep snow]

Ivy as the count down song is... interesting. I think the recorded version of that song is dull and her voice there is blah, but I hope the live version is better. I'm also hoping that the 12/31 set list will be longer!

Now praying to almighty God that she doesn't use the same theme and """""""extended""""""""""""""""""" set list for next year's ARENA TOUR.

[AyumiAi]

Okay! Here goes!

So yes the stage is quite similar to the previous could r down just a stage and a cat walk but who gives a shit lmfao
The theme overall was this kind of oriental, Japanese, traditional style warrior outfits. Ayu wore twice a red super beautiful kimono dress and the back up dancers outfits were like Japanese/Chinese inspired think wolf warrior outfits with furs (if you've watched inuyasha think koga style) So yea the show had an overall Japanese traditional feel like there were Japanese instruments added to some of the songs here and there that made it more oriental

GREEN X WARNING. Rock version was amazing holy shit one of the high lights of the show for sure
The stage for this was lit up by massive letters spelling Tokyo that lit up, it was such a high energy performance and she did basically the dance of warning but this time with real female dancers not just a screen

She did Step you, unite and the other song I forget cuz my brain can't deal haha she started it with a hilarious massive bunny one piece and then changed to a sexier but still cute pink fluffy crop top and shorts she was wearing the pink shirt wig

The performance for marionette was quite beautiful! Ayu and the dancers did acrobatics on this suspended cube frame and at one point Ayu was upside down singing haha but it was really beautiful!

The ballad medley was interesting I loved hearing all the songs but the segments were quite short actually and the transitions were slightly awkward mostly when she switched to Carols

She sang Winter diary and it was so nice <3 she had a big chair with fairy wings that lifted her up while she sang, and then she changed it with Summer diary to upbeat.

Born to be free was SOOOOOO GOOD, it's one of my favorited and I flipped haha I think for this part it was when she wore a red outfit red top and shorts high red boots and it was a bit Lacey reminded of Sparkle MV but of course it wasn't latex but same feeling, super hot.

She started crying during Ivy, it was really nice performance she did at the end of the cat walk.

What else what elseeeeeee she sang missing! Which was so beautiful I was so happy because it's one of my favourites.

Mmmmmmmmm

Sorry this is a bit scattered but I can't even remember the order of the show anymore haha

There were the staples of course, evolution.

Overall I REALLY think you guys will be happy with the show. It's not as crazy and chaotic as I found cirque du minuit to be and I read some complaints similarly, and there was no drawn out ballad section, she really kept the energy going and let it rest for a title and picked it back up. The concert started around 6:30 and ended at 8:30 so it's about 2 hours long

That's all I will say!!! I'm sure there are more people to have better reviews haha

[Deep snow]

Originally Posted by AyumiAi

Okay! Here goes!

So yes the stage is quite similar to the previous could r down just a stage and a cat walk but who gives a shit lmfao
The theme overall was this kind of oriental, Japanese, traditional style warrior outfits. Ayu wore twice a red super beautiful kimono dress and the back up dancers outfits were like Japanese/Chinese inspired think wolf warrior outfits with furs (if you've watched inuyasha think koga style)

GREEN X WARNING. Rock version was amazing holy shit one of the high lights of the show for sure
The stage for this was lit up by massive letters spelling Tokyo that lit up, it was such a high energy performance and she did basically the hotel of warning but this time with real female dancers not just a screen

She did Step you, unite and the other song I forget cuz my brain can't deal haha she started it with a hilarious massive bunny one piece and then changed to a sexier but still cute pink fluffy crop top and shorts

The ballad medley was interesting I loved hearing all the songs but the segments were quite short actually and the transitions were slightly awkward mostly when she switched to Carols

She sang Winter diary and it was so nice <3 she had a big chair with fairy wings that lifted her up while she sang, and then she changed it with Summer diary to upbeat.

Born to be free was SOOOOOO GOOD, it's one of my favorited and I flipped haha I think for this part it was when she wore a red outfit red top and shorts high red boots and it was a bit Lacey reminded of Sparkle MV but of course it wasn't latex but same feeling, super hot.

She started crying during Ivy, it was really nice performance she did at the end of the cat walk.

What else what elseeeeeee she sang missing! Which was so beautiful I was so happy because it's one of my favourites.

Mmmmmmmmm

Sorry this is a bit scattered but I can't even remember the order of the show anymore haha

There were the staples of course, evolution.

Overall I REALLY think you guys will be happy with the show. It's not as crazy and chaotic as I found cirque du minuit to be and I read some complaints similarly, and there was no drawn out ballad section, she really kept the energy going and let it rest for a title and picked it back up. The concert started around 6:30 and ended at 8:30 so it's about 2 hours long

That's all I will say!!! I'm sure there are more people to have better reviews haha

Ah, so that's why it's called M(A)DE IN TOKYO. Thank you for the review! I really want to see the BR now

[YukiUsagi]

[Heavenly]

Thanks for the review !
But I still wonder why they had to put the "A" between parenthesis in the logo... It's awful and unnecessary.

[YukiUsagi]

The show must go on

https://www.instagram.com/p/_37LJRldhZ/

[harkasan]

Just came back to the hotel after the first show of the new years run and it was a great show, amazing stage with a lonooog catwalk, superb lightshow with crystal clear videoscreens and the audio was great ayu's voice didn't crack once when she hit the higher register. My personal raves "Fly High" ayu pamyu pamyu in "Step You", "Winter Diary" and "Love Song" which closed the regular set. The encores were standards in very strong versions "MY ALL" stood out.
If she extends the set list I hope she will include "Real Me" and "Pray"
Looking forward to the next two shows.

[Deep snow]

Originally Posted by harkasan

[...] My personal raves "Fly High" ayu pamyu pamyu in "Step You", "Winter Diary" and "Love Song" which closed the regular set. The encores were standards in very strong versions "MY ALL" stood out.
If she extends the set list I hope she will include "Real Me" and "Pray"
Looking forward to the next two shows.

Man, you beat me to it

And Amen for Pray!

[loicrop]

I would have thought Many Classic Moments would be in the setlist...
Very excited by the Japanese/Oriental theme though!

[KLJames]

can't wait for the tv broadcast, and hell yes to ballad medley, hopefully it will as good as the medley in CDL 10-11.

[harkasan]

The sun shines bright on ayu!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2L...ew?usp=sharing

[AyUmIXx]

thanks for the reviews guys!
sounds interesting!
i knew it that m(a)de in tokyo would be using the traditional japanese concept.

[Party_King]

Originally Posted by voguehoney

01.GREEN (Rock Version)
02.WARNING
03.UNITE!
04.STEP you
05.Fly high
06.Ladies Night
07.Marionette
08.appears ~ Missing ~ CAROLS ~ Dearest
09.Winter Diary
10.Summer Diary
11.Ivy
-COUNTDOWN-
12.Born to Be
13.Song 4 U
14.Love song

-encore-
15.evolution
16.Boys & Girls
17.The Show Must Go on

Song 4 u again? lol
But that Setlist is amazing even if I had little hopes for ourselves to come back ^^

But yeah... UNITE! is back *-*
GREEN as Rock Version sounds amazing... can't wait to hear/see it!
And I see appears in this setlist - even if it's part of that medley - awesome!

[Chris85]

Timmy's outfit will be the reason for ahs meltdown!!
My jaw was about to drop, but he has a great body to allow such costumes.
Today's vocals were decent, but lots of shouting instead of singing. For example all high notes in Ivy were shouted.
Ayu left yoyogi at 23-10, Miccie was driving the car.

[Earth_maiden]

^No surprises there.

[Ryusei]

Originally Posted by voguehoney

full setlist

01.GREEN (Rock Version)
02.WARNING
03.UNITE!
04.STEP you
05.Fly high
06.Ladies Night
07.Marionette
08.appears ~ Missing ~ CAROLS ~ Dearest
09.Winter Diary
10.Summer Diary
11.Ivy
-COUNTDOWN-
12.Born to Be
13.Song 4 U
14.Love song

-encore-
15.evolution
16.Boys & Girls
17.The Show Must Go on
18,MY ALL

end

Really excited about Fly high, Ivy, Song 4 u, love song and evolution without surreal YAAAAS

Curious about the Marionette performance, can't really imagine anything from the descriptions so far lol
Also can Timmy's outfit really be any worse than the one from A-nation this year?

[alternarist]

If u wanna know more details about the concert.

Spoiler:

GREEN: Rock rendition with kimono inspired outfit. Reminded me of Ayu-mi-x 4, but it's a big dress. Think of the huge "LOVE" in Party queen performance. The same thing happened for "TOKYO" today.

WARNING: Same as CDM with translucent bra top thingy =x all dancers performed, on the runway.

UNITE: standard performance. Nothing much, followed by band intro interlude.

STEP you: Ayu appeared in a bunny onesies and bunny wig and bunny ears (think Sexy little things wig in RnRc tour). Stripped to a 2-piece pink top half way.

Fly high: standard performance!

Ladies Night: think of HLS Tour 2012. Similar.

Marionette: started with Marionette -prelude-. Ayu did an aerial performance like GAME, but this time round it's with a cube frame in mid air. Very awesome performance. Costume was pink dress.

appears - Missing - CAROLS - Dearest: featuring performances of Kazuma, Shuya, a new male dancer and Ko respectively with Ayu. Costume was a white poofy dress.

Winter diary: think of Endless sorrow in CDL 2010 - 2011

Summer diary: shuya solo, half the song performed only.

Ivy: same costume as GREEN. Very emotional song.

Born To Be...: think of CDL 2014 - 2015. Now she stripped to a red see-through top with red shorts.

Song 4 u: similar to HLS 2012 but, full song performed.

Love song: think of HLS 2012.

No MC at all

evolution and Boys & Girls were standard.

The show must go on is the same as CDM 2015, MY ALL was also standard.

Though several performances were recycled from previous concerts, there were many pleasant surprises. Like GREEN in rock version, Ayu in a bunny pajamas onesies, Marionette in a cube and Winter diary. It was an awesome concert for sure. Worth the Money totally!