ARENA TOUR 2012 A ~HOTEL Love songs~ information thread

[ayumisrael]

I think that the next LOVE and Eyes, Smoke, Magic can be great on stage if she performs them like in a musical, that way non japanese people can also understand the lyrics of the songs because usually these kind of songs are performed directly. Like a theatheric perfomance of what the songs are. (well, musicals lol).
If ayu does what is written in the songs.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by Evolution7/4

I'm about 3/4 the way through CDL and I have to say that it is not a rehash. Rehashed on the surface maybe. Costumes and sets are reused, but there's a deeper darker image and there is an actually story line. Its a totally different feel. Ayu did some of the darkest most honest things on stage tonight that imo make this tour worth it. And there is a reason it is still Hotel love Songs. The original hotel love songs came from the fact that Ayu was mainly traveling with Mannie and staying in hotel rooms. But now after the divorce, she is singing the songs of Party QUeen as they are most present, but relating it to the hotels. The original concept would not be honest to Ayu because that concept was predivorce. Think back to the I am... covers and how those got changed. I'm tired and bambling so i know this might not make sense. But seeing the actual tour may open your eyes. But I tend to look at the glass half full.

Also during the Party Queen performance, the title on the overhead LEDs switches from Hotel Love Songs to Party Queen, and then after LOVE appears on stage. Considering the dark moment of the Party QUeen song mentioned earlier, there really is a deeper connection between the new look onto Hotel Love SOngs and Party Queen. Like Ayu has Love in her fans, her family, etc. There is alot of thought and interpretation to this tour. I think this is her most concept based, over-arching story line, and deepest tour since Dome Tour.

This... The CDL was already darker than what expected by the concert name and the album its come from (Being Love Songs an album about finding love and getting married, I though it was kinda odd that no love story on the CDL had a happy ending), and since Party Queen is kinda the aswer album to Love Song, telling the story of a girl who can't find love cuz she doesn't believe in it, I think the Hotel Love Songs gives everything a whole new layer of sarcasm...

[Mari-chan]

Originally Posted by LacusClyne

That was for appears, which is a total surprise, I was expecting like MOON or ballad from her newer albums actually, so I went crazy when I heard appears

Oh.. for appears. I'm also surprised. I also thought, she would sing Moon oder Fated again in the concert.
But ok.. why not an older song.

I'm hope, we can see pics of the costumes soon. (^.^)

[FoxyPinkGirl]

Originally Posted by pheonixflame15

There will be endless pages of most people feeling let down with the set list. Maybe a few not. But from goods to set list, this is not Hotel Love Songs. It is Hotel Party Queen. I guess now we just have to get over our shock and deal with it, until or if they change the set list like POM.

The feeling of disappointment does suck though...

Not only that, but perhaps avex wants her to push/market the album (Party Queen).

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^^That's a shock. hmph considering how they BARELY promoted it. hmph

[leo1990222]

[leo1990222]

[njanjayrp]

Most of the costumes look dreadful and tacky >.< I love her real hair!

[zellyx]

I like the one with her + shuya, the nanana/jacket costume, and bellhop outfit!

though I'm surprised the tour t shirts are just plain leopard print... with nothing on the front. Is there anything on the back?

[letter]

She looks nice in her encore outfit. That hairstyle suits her.

[zodiac]

I love the kitty thing
cant wait to see this tour

[emi♡]

I'm really glad she axed Love Songs...cause that album...

it's only good as a whole, sorry.


Tour outfits are awful but what else is new.

[toniayu]

Yes,it looks like an update version of CDL

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by emi♡

Tour outfits are awful but what else is new.

Actually her tour outfits have been rather good with ups and downs, but the last two years pretty much the vast majority of outfits were really bad.

Nevertheless I can't wait to see the tour! TBH I wanted her to sing more classics as this will be my first time attending, but it's fine this way. It's awesome she is singing appears, Love song and STEP you. I'd prefer if do it again was still there though. Happening here was totally needless >_> and I am saying that regardless of the fact it was made for the tour. The tour was originally made for Love songs so considering she axed almost all the Love songs, I don't see what made her keep Happening Here.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^Thanks for sharing the pics! Not feelin a lot of the outfits...damn, what is it with me not liking practically anything about this tour...? sigh

[truehappiness]

This is probably her first concert in a while to have one overarching storyline. Who'd have thought she would go so dark in this concert? I guess this may have been the original vision but with Party Queen songs instead of Love songs ones?

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

This is probably her first concert in a while to have one overarching storyline. Who'd have thought she would go so dark in this concert? I guess this may have been the original vision but with Party Queen songs instead of Love songs ones?

Considering Love Songs album theme, the concept and it's flow, I guess she was going for a very bright vision... This is most likely the Love Songs meets divorce version

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^^Yeah, it seems that way...but I don't think it works very well...lol

[TeamAyu2004]

whats with the bed again... i mean... come child!
But I guess after 13 years you just start to run out of ideas...

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^^I know right lol nahhhh I think she still has a lot up her sleeve.