[Namie Amuro] The 98th Thread ♛ Final Album, Tour & Retirement ♛

[freedreamer]

Can someone advice on how to RESELL tickets using that system? I have two friends who are unable to make it and could possibly like to sell their tickets back into the system.
I balloted for 4 tickets and won 4. Now I need to resell 2 of them. Is there anyway? I can simply just let go of 2 out of 4?

Any guide/advice? ><

EDIT: ok i found the guide HAHA
https://ticket.tickebo.jp/pc/en/nami...18-0218-04/#06

But i really dont understand this part

- When the trading ticket is established -
・After it is established, the ticket fee for 2 people will be settled.
*[Ticket Price]9,800 yen × 2 tickets = 19,600 yen(tax included)
*Tickets for re-application will be issued later.

・Later, we will refund the amount after subtracting the trade fee from the ticket price for the 3 tickets that already been paid.
*Various fees at the time of purchase of tickets will be excluded from the refund.
①[Ticket Price] 9,800 yen × 4 tickets = 39,200 yen(tax included)
② [System fee] 540 yen × 2 tickets = 1,080 yen(tax included)
①-②=[Total refund]38,120 yen (tax included)

I want to refund 2 tickets. Why is it that the TOTAL REFUND is the price of 4?

[Katsuyuki012]

Originally Posted by orbitalaspect

I think people tend to put Ayu on a pedestal, and have for her entire career, because they think she has unique depth as an "artist".

Yet nowadays Ayu is heavily critisized, by media, fans etc.. Ayu is on such a pedestal constantly being critisized by her fans (which's fine, shall they do)... Well, Namie is definitely put on a pedestal as well then and hers is much higher, people write negatively about ayu all the time - no one gets extremely offended or huge reaction follows. Do the same with Namie and majority of people will feel offended and tell people to ignore this person, because they can't survive reading something negative about her. Besides the fact Namie is much less negatively talked about. Namie is seen as the ageless queen and Ayu? Have you ever read how many Japanese people want her to cover up cuz she's "too old"?

Originally Posted by orbitalaspect

I literally cried over how bad MADE IN JAPAN turned out. I literallypretty pony~cried, Katsu. The second week of May 2016 is one of my memorable emotional points in the last five years of my life. I even wrote a lengthy post on the album's thread about how I just wanted Ayu topretty pony~try. I just wanted her topretty pony~carepretty pony~a little more. And at that point, she had let me down with A ONE, sixxxxxx, LOVE CLASSICS, Winter diary ~A7 Classical~, the singles-turned-mini-albums LOVE and again, and LOVE again, and the release of Terminal as a single, and how every CDL had become a preview of the next tour.

1) it's just a CDL that she doesn't have much time for tbh.
And better this way than nothing. But sure, I understand that you might dislike this, I do.

2) how bad or uninspired you find her recent stuff doesn't matter though. Fact is, she still tours, puts out music etc., if it's good or not is simply an opinion (many liked it a lot for example, many didn't like Colours though).

Originally Posted by orbitalaspect

She certainly did when she tried moving to America with Manny in 2010-2011.

I seriously don't see it with this whole moving thing abd it being an attempt to run away, but if you say so.

Originally Posted by orbitalaspect

I can't even tell you how many times Ayu has hilariously forgotten her own lyrics. There are memes. There are memes.

For me it was more about learning the lyrics in termd of proper pronunciation tbh. Idc if you forget your lyrics once - happens.

Originally Posted by orbitalaspect

In Ayu's favor though, she WAS married to two people whose first languages are English, and she did live overseas for some time.

Yes, she did but before that she already started learning this hard language. And Mannie was from Austria. Plus, Namie isn't forced to sing English (not that it's needed in Japan anyway) but she decided to, most probably knowing how hard it is, so if she doesn't speak English (idk if she knows some at all), well then, nobody forced you but if you try, then please, get some assistance.

Overall, I think this talk is still pretty done and although I appreciate your effort and do see your point, it just doesn't really work for me just like my post won't really change much with you either. I also don't want to create another pointless chain of long posts trying to convince one another and only annoy people even more with it. I don't "care" if they feel offended by what the post itself (my very first one that started all) said, or can't take negative comments etc. but there is no need for anybody to be annoyed by those pretty pointless "novels" (as they call it). I am glad I could express my opinion and that some people took time to read the post(s) like you did (although it seemed that many didn't read it that carefully). I just think that after such conversation, I should be glad I was able to get it off my chest etc. and that I could write about it with people, but I also (like some others) need to accept that me trying to convince the other is useless at this point and it definitely won't be different by tomorrow etc. (besides, ending this could finally stop certain people making certain comments). So having said all this, I'd really like to leave it with that. If people reply to what I wrote above - fine. It won't change my opinion though or make me see her differently (plus I do see positive sides like hard work etc.) and I could see myself, that me replying/explaining my opinion, didn't make much of a change with people either and because of that, it would be stupid to keep replying to upcoming (if there will be) comments trying to explain etc.. I just really don't think there's much to say (for me at least) and thus would leave it with this. I am glad I had the chance to have this conversation but I also know that now is the point to really leave it for me because there's nothing new to be achieved with it, except bothering more people.

[haraiso]

^^

Are you trying to resell tickets to the Nagoya show?
If not, you'll have to wait until they open up this resale system for the other shows.

But they do have an English page that explains how the resale system works! You can look at the rules on this page as an example:
https://ticket.tickebo.jp/pc/en/namieamuro2018-0217-01/

[freedreamer]

Originally Posted by haraiso

^^

Are you trying to resell tickets to the Nagoya show?
If not, you'll have to wait until they open up this resale system for the other shows.

But they do have an English page that explains how the resale system works! You can look at the rules on this page as an example:
https://ticket.tickebo.jp/pc/en/namieamuro2018-0217-01/

Yes Im gonna sell for the Nagoya show
Im just not sure how the math is done haha

edit

i tried to reapply and then i saw this

*Person holding 4 tickets *Please reapply the tickets for 2 people, excluding the 2 people who cannot go.

WHY IS THE ENGLISH LIKE THAT?? The reapplication excludes 2 people who cannot go. Should it be that, it INCLUDES the 2 who cant go and EXCLUDES THOSE WHO CAN? LOL
omg im afraid

[OyTony]

You can only apply for one ticket with the new lottery...how is that helpful. What the hell. You can sell two but only buy one? Why do they make it so useless and complicated...

[Zahara]

Originally Posted by Baco__

Are you a gemini? Or is your ascendant in gemini?

Don't include us in this mess lol

[haraiso]

Namie will be added to the One Piece opening on the 11th. Not sure if it's a one time special opening, or if she'll stay for a while. Either way, pretty nice!

Spoiler:

[lfe.]

Originally Posted by Katsuyuki012

people write negatively about ayu all the time - no one gets extremely offended or huge reaction follows.

If you haven't noticed, this forum is dead compared to how active it was 10 years ago. theres no one around to get offended anymore.

Originally Posted by Katsuyuki012

Do the same with Namie and majority of people will feel offended and tell people to ignore this person, because they can't survive reading something negative about her. Besides the fact Namie is much less negatively talked about. Namie is seen as the ageless queen and Ayu? Have you ever read how many Japanese people want her to cover up cuz she's "too old"?

I suggested it cuz its getting tiring seeing people respond. People are always like "i hate whenever you say something negative the ayu worshippers go ham on you" and then they go and do the same thing when someone shows negativity to namie. It wasn't meant to offend you, but can't help it if you feel that way.

Originally Posted by haraiso

Namie will be added to the One Piece opening on the 11th. Not sure if it's a one time special opening, or if she'll stay for a while. Either way, pretty nice!

Spoiler:

I'm glad they are paying homage after all the OST tracks she did for One Piece. Wonder if this was decided by Oda, or if Oda will do something in the manga like he did for Naruto.

[NintendoHTF1242]

I finally listened to Finally in full and... hmm... some of the re-recordings sounds like bad demos... NEW LOOK, the new backup vocals sound horrible. Get Myself Back sounds incomplete and oh my god Break It sounds like it was recorded in a garage. But the new mix of Dr. is EVERYTHING! And NEVER END sounds amazing. Don’t wanna cry is still a bop. Little disappointed in WANT ME, WANT ME. She doesn’t sound excited at all singing about poppin’ coochie. But overall, was a fun 3 hours 50 minutes.

[Maemi]

Originally Posted by Baco__

Are you a gemini? Or is your ascendant in gemini?

LOOOOL

[KarenPang]

NAMIE AMURO ~glorious days~ documentary



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkInEoRFjaA

The documentary is narrated in English & it's over 20 mins long

[voltron]

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

I finally listened to Finally in full and... hmm... some of the re-recordings sounds like bad demos... NEW LOOK, the new backup vocals sound horrible. Get Myself Back sounds incomplete and oh my god Break It sounds like it was recorded in a garage. But the new mix of Dr. is EVERYTHING! And NEVER END sounds amazing. Don’t wanna cry is still a bop. Little disappointed in WANT ME, WANT ME. She doesn’t sound excited at all singing about poppin’ coochie. But overall, was a fun 3 hours 50 minutes.

I thought the audio quality of Disc 1 definitely sounded more lacking than the others. Overall, I really enjoy a lot of it though.

I did have the thought that I wondered if some of the re-recordings were actually tour audio (either live, or pre-recorded). Some of the older tracks sound almost exactly like the vocals from the 20th anniversary dome tour. It made me wonder if she re-recorded all these songs to have new backing tracks for the upcoming tour.

[Xianghua]

I don't know if they deleted and then re-uploaded the glorious days documentary from the link Karen posted earlier, but here is the new link to it

[KarenPang]

^ Oh yeah the link I posted , the video has been deleted I didn't realised until you said so

The reuploaded file , the file size is smaller but the contents is the same

That said much as I enjoy watching the documentary , I wished they didn't left out certain parts of Namie's music career , especially during her PLAY era :x

[Spiral]

Yea, they deleted and re-uploaded. there was a mistake with some tour dates.

Soooo if there's gonna be a special opening with her on one piece does that mean we finally can get the tour version that played during fight together? on an upcoming dvd/blu ray release?

[NintendoHTF1242]

That video was so cute! But made me realize how much I'm going to miss her when she retires... truly an end of an era.

[Baco__]

Gosh, any of you guys going to Tokyo 02.05? I'm going to be devastated at FINALLY (the song haha), and I don't wanna cry alone Hahahah seriously, this song moves me in a way I can't explain

[jiarongisme]

^ Me!

[KarenPang]

Brief snippet of Hirai Ken performing Namie Amuro's WANT ME , WANT ME onstage from Ken's Bar 2017 X'mas Special !!

https://twitter.com/amuronamie_life/...90863108366336

It's pretty good lmao even though Ken looks quite awkward xD

Thurs's VS ARASHI featured female comedian Kondo Haruna (1 1/2 of comedian duo Harisenbon) where she talked about Namie

https://twitter.com/__miumiu738__/st...51325069635584

[Baco__]

Originally Posted by jiarongisme

^ Me!

AAAH, let's keep in touch until then, so we can at least meet before and after if we're too far away from each other hahaa