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Old 22nd June 2008, 11:58 AM
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Only at the parts where she was crying in (which is most of the song)
I don't think she's crying in all the off-key parts.. imo @_@; I mean, she's off-key at the same parts in the song (at the beginning and ending of the chorus for example) and she doesn't cry all the time.. but w/e

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No, but it's just as much of a shock to hear that you don't have any hearing left at all. Just because you know you have the problem doesn't mean you're exempt from feeling surprise when you hear the condition has worsened.

There's been nothing said that I can recall that said Ayu didn't want to have surgery. What HAS been said is that there was no way to treat what she has.
I'm quite sure people were talking about that Ayu didnt want surgery before, until it was last year and she wanted to have it (or got recommanded to do it?) and then she hard that it was too late. And then she told her friends and family about the ear problem.

Oh and I think I also read on the forum that she can still hear a bit but that there's a loud ringing in the ear. I forgot the disease's name but it was something like tit~something. @_@ I'm quite sure I read that all on the forum, because I can't imagine making it up myself lol.

I dont think the shock of hearing that you cant be cured anymore would stop her from singing properly that much, imo.
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Old 22nd June 2008, 12:49 PM
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i love it, but i think it was the hair style that kinda throw me off, and...i wanted to see something aerial, it didn't really live up to my expectations, but the songs were @_@ PERFECTION!
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Old 22nd June 2008, 01:03 PM
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The condition you are thinking of is tinnitus, and the disease that people suspected her of having is Meniere's.
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Old 22nd June 2008, 04:19 PM
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I actually am very surprised at the concert. I never expect much from CDLs but this one was pretty damn good. XD She seemed to have a lot of fun and her vocals weren't tooo bad in the DVD version. I like the many stages, and I find the production as good as some of her older concerts. :3 (not as good as the current Arena tours)

I like the amount of dancing she's putting in, I hope she does as much or more in AT08!
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Old 23rd June 2008, 05:02 PM
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Alright, now that I've watched it, I'll weigh in~

The first thing I have to say is I LOVE the stage. I love how there are the two main stages, and then the third one in the audience caught me by complete surprise. I love how all three stages where used.

I loved the costumes, I liked them better than AT07's costumes. All the costumes where great in CDL07-08, which made it really awesome~ Ayu's vocals where also pretty good, though I'm certain avex had to have played with them a bit, it's still good to see her singing well. I often wonder, if she hadn't forced herself to sing so high in the A Song For XX and LOVEppears era, would her voice have gotten so deep...

The set list was better than AT07's imo. I loved every song on it. And I loved every preformance, even Bold & Delicious which I initially hated from the vocal rip, was pretty awesome preformed.

All in all, I love it, I can't wait till I can buy it~
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Old 23rd June 2008, 06:38 PM
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I love the DVD version so much. Her vocals were awesome, as I thought they would be. Yes she was a little off key on a few songs, but it brought more to the DVD for me, seeing is it's REAL and not as edited as past DVD concerts. And thank god for them toning down PECO/Princess' back up vocals. You can actually HEAR Ayu over them in this one. I loved when they showed how they were getting Ayu around under the stages. RUN BOYS, RUN~! Don't give Ayu whiplash though...XD Overall, it was a definite 10 for me.
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Old 23rd June 2008, 07:18 PM
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^That part of her running between stages was the only part of the making I watched, because it was funny XD

Seriously, the stage was like one of the best parts, I really am sad that she didn't carry it over into AT08. She carried over the stage from Best of CDL06-07 into AT07 didn't she o_o...?
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Old 23rd June 2008, 07:37 PM
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I believe so..

But it seemed like a lot of people put a lot of work into the Best of CDL stage as opposed to the CDL07-08 one.. they custom built stage props and all that, so they had to reuse it.

With CDL07-08, they kinda had some sorta old stages [from A MUSEUM and etc] and a new-ish backdrop that doesn't seem as though they put much money into it..

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Old 23rd June 2008, 10:13 PM
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The stage was still one of my favorite things, even if it was recycled XP I actually liked the back drop, sure it wasn't fancy, but it was nice looking.

I'm jealous of the girl who got Ayu's handkerchief in Ladies Night >.> Also, one more thing about Ladies Night. I really dislike how they didn't muzzle the sound of the crowd more. I couldn't hear Ayu at some points because of the crowd >.>...
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Old 24th June 2008, 04:44 AM
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OMG. I'm only at fated, but I already love it.
This CDL is soooo good! I don't understand why people have been complaining about her vocals, I think she sounds great. The outfits are awesome, the song list is awesome and so is the stage. I love the stage!

AND WTF! Who was that lady in the catsuit looking like Pam Anderson? Was that ayu's stand in? I forgot her name - Tomoko? Something with a T right?

And OMG. Sweaty shirtless SHU-YA dancing in fated. LOVES IT~
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Old 24th June 2008, 04:53 AM
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^The male dancers had nearly all their costumes with open shirts I loved every second of it XD I think the only two that weren't where the talkin 2 myself and the STEP you+Ladies Night costumes
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Old 24th June 2008, 04:57 AM
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AND WTF! Who was that lady in the catsuit looking like Pam Anderson? Was that ayu's stand in? I forgot her name - Tomoko? Something with a T right?
Haha I think it was her, they show a quick close up of her face and it kinda looks like her through the mask.

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Old 24th June 2008, 05:10 AM
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^It did look like her. You can tell by the nose.
GRACE;; ayu's male dancer's a so hot, I love them. Even the new one, he's really cute~

OMFG! At the B&D performance she said: "Put your hands up! And come with me!" but not as hilariously as she did in AT06! I still laugh at that to this day.
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Old 24th June 2008, 05:13 AM
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^They are hot. Dancer's bodies are AWESOME.

I cried at the Together When... preformance for some reason ;_;... There was something about the simplicity of it, and the beauty of her voice that made me cry ;_;

Also, is what happened in the cheap stall for time Together When... outrolude the fabled tissue dance that Ayu canned from AT07?
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Old 24th June 2008, 05:16 AM
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^I don't think it's the same one. Two of the female dancers were going to do it, I think it was Midoring and Chisa.
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Old 24th June 2008, 05:19 AM
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Is it a cousin of the fabled tissue dance? Either way, I thought it was a little awkward at first, it also felt a little out of place...
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Old 24th June 2008, 07:20 AM
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Is it a cousin of the fabled tissue dance? Either way, I thought it was a little awkward at first, it also felt a little out of place...
It wasn't made the way they wanted it for Asia Tour, since it would've had the 2 dancers doing it, but it was the same thing. And yea, it somehow did feel out of place, not sure why...
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Old 24th June 2008, 12:33 PM
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She has 4 new dancers? I haven't seen them before. And there is HIDE???
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Old 24th June 2008, 12:51 PM
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Yep. They are Maro, Ryoji, Kiriko and Becky. And HIDE was no where to be seen
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OMG. I'm only at fated, but I already love it.
This CDL is soooo good! I don't understand why people have been complaining about her vocals, I think she sounds great. The outfits are awesome, the song list is awesome and so is the stage. I love the stage!

AND WTF! Who was that lady in the catsuit looking like Pam Anderson? Was that ayu's stand in? I forgot her name - Tomoko? Something with a T right?

And OMG. Sweaty shirtless SHU-YA dancing in fated. LOVES IT~
LOL at the catsuit lady. And LOL at the dancers' reactions. I'm in love with Fated too, used to be pretty irky with the TV version XD I'm sure it had something to do with the camera angles.

Yeah, I always skip the tissue dance. D:
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Old 24th June 2008, 01:26 PM
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The remaining 10% of her hearing gradually disappeared after DOME TOUR 2001 made the 90% go away.. D:~
Exaggeration? Estimation?
Or was it published somewhere?
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