I heard that Ayu has never lip synch, is that true?

[hightea_xx]

momusu/h!p lipsynchs sometimes, for their TV preformances. if the voices sound TOO good (as in, they sound too much like the original audio version), then they are probably lip synching. i haven't ever noticed ayu lip synching, but i don't think she does in arena 03~04. Those vocals weren't like the originals, so unless she re-recorded them for the arena tour to lip synch, which is highly unlikely in my opinion, she wasn't lip synching.

[Coelacanth]

And another thing, if you're gonna lip-synch, at least do it correctly... Even that's too much to ask for some artists... x_x

[Echiko]

I think she lip synched LITTLE BITSY parts of her songs. For example, her Because of You performances at the "kimi ja na kya dame de~~~" and the I am.. performance of the beginning and end.

but otherwise. Never!

[natalaxie]

lol i was reading down the page and everyone was agreeing with each other and i was like... wait a minute... then voltron's message and i was like, i knew ahs members cant have an agreeable conversation!

[Let-Go]

Well...i think in evolution@Nissan's Yahoo's special concert she does lipsynch[but most of the first performances were TL...anywayit's not ture that japanese singers get "much" into it since anyone, ANYONE can be and release a cd...so yeah, beeing a jpop fan doesnt has to blind you there are not to many j "artist like ayumi that takes their time to do their job, instead they just put the plyback pretend to sing, look cute and such on...hamasaki ayumi, namie & utada are the "only" that actually do tehir job seriously without pretending to be artists when they CANT sing...

So yeah it's not like jpop artist really spend more time working themselves harder than American...it just depends in the person, the artist, performer, or however u want to call em' :x

[hana_sanctuary]

Originally Posted by Brittany

...so that's probably why I feel more proud with Japanese singers than with American singers. I have more respect toward Japanese music e

Indeed. When you not only hear recycled music... but really nasty lyrics like repeating verses of "lean back"... it sorta just irritates me. At least rappers don't usually lip sync. But the lyrics don't really make up for that -_-.;;;

[iloveayu04]

I'm not sure that Ayu lip-synchs so much as she uses backtracking to overpower her voice (blending). I can't remember where I saw it but there was one instance where she did 2 or 3 very bad lives and then she came out for UNITE! (the white and black cowboy outfit one if I remember correctly) and it was flawless. Now unless Ayu has some special gummy bear juice (which I think she needs to share if she has it!) there is no way she could give two weak vocal performances with hoarseness and all.. and then come out perfect. But regardless of that I still love Ayu. /shrug

[AyuRlz]

i am pretty sure that ayu does not lip synch! yea!

[kournikova]

i think :
- on mtv japan she did that because the last tone when it said "kimi ja nakya dame de" the 'de' in the original version is remixed... maybe she did that to make the performance as much similar as the original version...
- in fly high or other performance.. i think she did it sometimes to prevent missnote.. i think
-otherwise... she never does lip sync she sings with her own voice ^^

[extepan]

i think she lip synchs when she sing the fast songs, such as because of you

[starr5245]

i think there's a law in japan that prevents artistes from lip-synching...it's like, no matter how bad it is, the artiste has to sing..so Ayumi doesn't lip synch i guess..

[voltron]

Originally Posted by natalaxie

lol i was reading down the page and everyone was agreeing with each other and i was like... wait a minute... then voltron's message and i was like, i knew ahs members cant have an agreeable conversation!

What's the point in a forum if everyone just nods and agrees with everything? I was just saying I don't think Japanese singers work harder and that Ayu has lipsinked. Sharing opinions is what forums are for, not like anyone was starting a flame war.

[AyuRlz]

Originally Posted by opal tanya cho

i think there's a law in japan that prevents artistes from lip-synching...it's like, no matter how bad it is, the artiste has to sing..so Ayumi doesn't lip synch i guess..

is there really such a law? cool....

[evolutionricky]

most of the time she doesn't...but there has to be times when she does esp with the beginning of Too Late.

[walking proud]

I've noticed on the Fly High performances she lip synchs during the fast parts, but then again there are counter examples of this such as her A MUSEUM fly high performance.

For the most part, you can tell she doesn't: Her voice lags sometimes, sometimes she misses the notes, and sometimes she just sounds different than the studio verson.

[lolo66]

*shrugs... people has great eyesight or are playing the recording in slow motion with super zoom-in or on super monitors.

For one thing, Ayu's reputation is not *preceived* to be tag with being someone who would lip-sync.

[Baernash]

Not only AYU but also most of J-Pop artist don't using lip-synch in all! And that's the biggest + of this. I think real artist never will be using lip-synch. So... why the most of american, european and even K-Pop stars do that? I think the reson is that this "artist" are in most only "stars". They were created to earning money not for singing but popularity. They have many problems with singing live - I remember I saw once concert of Avril Lavigne: OMG~ she couldn't sung her "I'm With You" but she's not expect - many artist can't sing own songs so that's the way of using lip-synch. It's not a big problem to record an album - anyone can do that, but being an artist it's not only to release album and promoting of them (photos, interviews etc). It's something more... many more. I think only not commercial (created on STARS) good singers - song-writers should be named "ARTISTS". AYU surely is an ARTIST - she prove us she's one of very special singers from the begin of her career...

[_CREA_]

Originally Posted by opal tanya cho

i think there's a law in japan that prevents artistes from lip-synching...it's like, no matter how bad it is, the artiste has to sing..so Ayumi doesn't lip synch i guess..

Is there really? I somehow doubt it, as there are still Japanese artists that lip synch at times...many boybands, mostly Johnny's Ent. ones, are known to lip synch at times... ._.

Hmm, seeing that Morning Musume obviously lip-synch's some of their lives, I don't think there's a law in Japan against synching.

I think Ayumi has lip-synched before, although the incidents are few and far between. There was one performance of SEASONS that I'm almost positive was synched, but it wasn't in front of an audience and there was no band either. Also, there was one mini-concert where the vocal quality sounded different for the 2nd half of her set so I think maybe there was a background track ready in case she started losing her voice. In any case, lip synching doesn't bother me too much as long as it's entertaining. Plus, when there are high energy dance routines, it's easy to get winded.

[a1strank]

I can almost gaurantee Ayu lipsynched at the beginning of I am..(the vocal only part) on Arena tour 2002 :\ When she sings..her mouth does not match the sound...I've watched it many times....well I'm not 100% sure....and all of the sudden her vocal sounds so different right after the beginning of I am...