ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~ setlist and pictures [V]

[LacusClyne]

i thought not he...she....

[nanakopy87]

lol..i don't know its HE or SHE ..i assume that its a HE based on the nickname..correct me if i'm wrong
this thread : http://ahsforum.com/forum/showthread...ght=marionette

[ExodusUK]

The concert should be happening right now

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

^ greatt xDD

i cant wait to get some new pictures and feedback from of the fans

[ayumisrael]

Yep today and tomorrow are the final dates!

I think that today's show starts now (or did it already start?) ^^

[!Lawi!]

Final dates ? Hopefully we'll get the DVD soon ! I do NOT want those "special concerts" to be part of the NEXT LEVEL tour, or we'll have to wait monthes to get the DVD...

[JackieRos]

wow i changed my mind i would so not buy
that marionette thing
is expensive cos of the music box not the ayupan
the ayupan looks cheap

[ayumisrael]

I think that the live of today has ended.

Also now Team ayu is also a mobile and internet fan club

[polka-dot-jewel]

So I'm checking mixi...

- It started around 18:45 and ended at about 21:20, so today's concert was a little over 2 1/2 hours long.
- Ayu brought out Pino and Papico!!!
- Apparently she introduced the dancers during the beginning of Humming 7/4? (Not sure about this one, but I think that's what one person said.)

Not too many people have commented about tonight's concert (though, as usual, they said it was great and many said they're going tomorrow as well). The setlist is still the same as the last concerts.

[chocopockymaster]

Oh man...just got back from the concert. I have to say, I think overall last year's tour was better, but then again NEXT LEVEL is my least favorite album, so that's not a big surprise.

At the beginning of the show, I was mildly disappointed...she was clearly lipsynching Energize and a few other songs, I think I've kind of reached my limit with the oh-no-I'm-tormented-over-Shuya thing, the fake emotion was too over the top to handle sometimes, and then she was acting kind of...crazy (especially during rollin')...and I thought "What the hell? She's completely jumped the shark. She's lost her freaking mind." Looking back on it I know it was just her having a lot of fun, but not gonna lie-- there was a period of time where I was standing there dumbfounded, wondering what was going through her head.

That said, of course there were good parts too. Her voice got progressively better over the course of the concert, and Curtain call blew me away. I started crying, actually, and then she sang Sunset right afterwards and for some reason, I was inconsolable for full ten minutes. The live arrangement of Load of the SHUGYO was MINDBLOWING, and the arrangement of GREEN was gorgeous too. They made it much more ballad-y (especially the first verse) for this performance. Also, the outro to Days was fantastic. The audience really liked Days, and people started cheering really loudly when the band started playing the song. Ayu was acting more natural, more like herself for the beginning of the song, but once Shuya came out the fake emotion was back. x_X (Someone shoot me.)

The encore was adorable; AYU BROUGHT OUT HER TWO NEW PUPPIES. So precious. And Ayu and the male dancers competed in a jumprope competition; when Subaru was emceeing he would have the dancers jump in (while two of the guys were swinging the rope) one at a time and they would have to play janken-pon (rock, paper, scissors) and beat Suba-sama before the next dancer could come in, and then the process would repeat itself until all the male dancers were in, and then Ayu came at the end-- once she jumped in, they all had to survive three swings of the rope, and then they were supposed to strike a funny pose. It took 3 or 4 tries to get all the way through, and for her pose Ayu leapt onto Shuya's back. It was pretty funny.

All in all, another amazing evening. I decided not to go the show tomorrow night, but I'm okay with that. I can't believe this is the fourth time I've seen her in a year and a half! Next up, hopefully AT2010 in April...

[Suteisi]

To be quite honest, I don't understand why anyone wouldn't like this show.

Yes, it was my first time seeing Ayu live, but she puts on a show!!!! I thought it was amazing!! So much fun!!! Yes, she went crazy, but it was funny! She was having fun with it, who cares if she looks crazy?

I cried during Days and I didn't think it looked all that fake. Towards the end to me, it looked and felt like she was really crying and not just acting. Curtain Call and Sunset were amazing, I cried, again. Lol

I always liked Shu-ya, but I gotta say, OMG MARO WAS SO HOT!!

The MC was SUPER fun, they played this funny game... eerr I don't know what it's called in english (only have the french words in my brain) where you have to jump over the rope going in circle... And then they had to do rock-paper-scissors against Subaru. It was funny! I loved it!

Anyway... I took lots of pictures, so I'll write a longer, better report tomorrow. Right now, I'm too tired. =____=;;

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

Oh man...just got back from the concert. I have to say, I think overall last year's tour was better, but then again NEXT LEVEL is my least favorite album, so that's not a big surprise.

At the beginning of the show, I was mildly disappointed...she was clearly lipsynching Energize and a few other songs, I think I've kind of reached my limit with the oh-no-I'm-tormented-over-Shuya thing, the fake emotion was too over the top to handle sometimes, and then she was acting kind of...crazy (especially during rollin')...and I thought "What the hell? She's completely jumped the shark. She's lost her freaking mind." Looking back on it I know it was just her having a lot of fun, but not gonna lie-- there was a period of time where I was standing there dumbfounded, wondering what was going through her head.

Thank you for your review. I remember you really liking her tour last year so its nice to see when someone can actually recognize the flaws of something instead of just totally gushing. Hopefully this means that the people who believe she lip synchs won't be so attacked in the future when it has been made so clear in many reports of this tour.

I was planning on seeing the same concert date as you, but unfortunately I had to push my travel date back a week. (now I'll be seeing Morning Musume's tour instead again)

[JackieRos]

is that a first, bringing her dogs on stage?
i cant remember

[polka-dot-jewel]

Neffi - Maro IS super hot!!!! Especially in this tour I'm super glad to hear that you enjoyed your first Ayu concert!

chocopockymaster - lol "Energetic". It's "EnergizE". "rollin'" is a pretty crazy song, and her acting the way she does during the song (which I assume is around the same as when she performed it in June) is on purpose. And glad to hear Ayu's still the pro at her amazing crazy emotions, haha.

And JackieRos - No, she brings out her dogs quite a bit. She brought out Marron during the June 21 show this year =)

[chocopockymaster]

Originally Posted by polka-dot-jewel

chocopockymaster - lol "Energetic". It's "EnergizE". "rollin'" is a pretty crazy song, and her acting the way she does during the song (which I assume is around the same as when she performed it in June) is on purpose. And glad to hear Ayu's still the pro at her amazing crazy emotions, haha.

Ugh. My bad. I'm wicked freaking tired. I know it's on purpose, but that doesn't make me like it any more. Don't care for the song much either. In addition to that, I hated the part of the show where she had that red cheerleader outfit on. Parts of this tour just seemed so cheesy to me.

I will agree that part of the crying in Days toward the end was genuine, but leading up to that it was more of the "OH NO I LOOK CONSTIPATED" face. I'm so over it, tbh.

[JackieRos]

Originally Posted by polka-dot-jewel

And JackieRos - No, she brings out her dogs quite a bit. She brought out Marron during the June 21 show this year =)

oh thank you ^.^
thats so cute

[maze]

chocopockymaster, thanks a lot for disappoint me about this tour XDDD

I think overall last year's tour was better

I dislike AT08!

[Suteisi]

I think if you like the NEXT LEVEL album, you will like this tour.

The stage looks SO AWESOME! There are colors EVERYWHERE!! I love rainbow and bright lights so I really loved this. For me, it's hard to beat AT2006, but this show was really awesome. Probably cause I've seen it for real, but yeah. Lol

@polkie: I KNOOOOOW!! I never really noticed him until tonight XD Hahaha. I bought some "unofficial" pictures of him .____.;; Hahahaha. Elin and I were the only girls yelling for him in our section, I didn't notice if anyone else was elsewhere in the stadium.

Yes yes! I loved it! Omg I'd go SO often if I lived in Japan, like, literally every month!!

[MissElin_]

Originally Posted by Neffiline

I think if you like the NEXT LEVEL album, you will like this tour.

The stage looks SO AWESOME! There are colors EVERYWHERE!! I love rainbow and bright lights so I really loved this. For me, it's hard to beat AT2006, but this show was really awesome. Probably cause I've seen it for real, but yeah. Lol

@polkie: I KNOOOOOW!! I never really noticed him until tonight XD Hahaha. I bought some "unofficial" pictures of him .____.;; Hahahaha. Elin and I were the only girls yelling for him in our section, I didn't notice if anyone else was elsewhere in the stadium.
Yes yes! I loved it! Omg I'd go SO often if I lived in Japan, like, literally every month!!

Lets yell for him tonight too!!! I had a dream this night about me and him at the concert. Lol. XD

Yes the show yesterday was really great! I loved also how they had put feather wings on the chair this time too. Looked really pretty. Her voice was stunning!! Really good. The colours was truly wonmderful to watch.

This is now the third Ayu concert for me and tonight it will be my 4th. Lol. The only thing I miss with this tour is something really smashing and great like the end in AT08 like MW and the boat. But I have to say, NL was a really pretty ending. So so pretty! Then again, the whoile concert itself was smashing from end to beginning so... And yes btw, ther ballads jacket and dress are still horrible.... Lol.

Ah I hope tonight is gonna be really great too! Can`t wait!!! See ya soon again Neffi!
(I would love to give a full scale review but my internet still doesnt work and you have tons of reviews already so... )

[nanakopy87]

gosh...do you think wowow or other japanese channel will broadcast this concert?
it seems like some think this concert is not on par but some enjoyed...i love this album so much and i've planned to buy this dvd when it released...but after hearing choco feedback,it seems like not really exciting show...argh...i want the dvd to release as soon as possible