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

[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...

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...

[hamasaki_edwin]

Originally Posted by 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...

the key is "the type of mike she used"!when she sing i am,evolution,audience and unite! with the type of mike that was put on her ear her voice was very clear

[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...

[elepop]

Originally Posted by 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...

Well, you can't really say that's lipsinging because, first of all, you can't even see the real Ayu. You see her in the big screen. And obviously, they shoot this part like a video and you lipsing in a video. They only played the video and after that, Ayu appeared and sang for real.

Although, 'Greatful Days' in A MUSEUM anybody? That sounded like lipsinging.

[elepop]

I think she must have lipsing at least once. Example, when she had a cold or something like that. But yeah, Ayu mostly never lipsings at all. In concerts, sometimes, she stops singing a start dancing (Trauma) and she communicates a lot with her fans and often scream all kinds of stuff to the audience.

I doubt she's the only one not lipsinging though.

Most Chinese artists lipsing though. Especially Jolin.

[LX Ayu]

More people being bias again. She lip synched on Angel's Song in whatever concert I watched it on...

How do I know? Take anyone who has the common sense of knowing how one's breath rate interacts with singing. She bounces around, spins, and dances all over the place while still singing at a completely normal pace with no breaths that you can hear. For those who are DDR players and like to sing a long, do WakaLaka on heavy mode and sing the entire song without messing up your vocals once. "but I'm not a professional singer and she is". Doesn't matter. Professional or not you can't manage a steady breath rate without being ultra althetic and even then it's difficult to manage.

So push you "i luv yuo ayu KEKEKEKEKE ^_____________^ shes too perfect!! KAWAII!" aside and open your eyes. Lot's of singers lip sync whether you believe it or not.

She doesn't lip sync her entire concert of course not, but songs that require way too much movement, i.e; Angel's Song, she does.

Granted she can somewhat run across the stage singing Evolution's chorus, she still fuzzes out a few times when doing that and then somehow can sing just perfectly on que with Angel's Song? k...

Just because an artist lip sync's doesn't mean they sync'd it to the album version of the song. Do a pre-recording at rehearsal of the artist just standing and singing so when it records, it records the actual live version and then is played back when him/her performs so it still maintains its 'live' sound just that it isn't live.

This is almost as pointless as saying her tears are real all the time during her concerts. Memorial Address is a perfect example of that. Fake tears? Of course. Tear glands tell all 90% of the time, her glands weren't swollen then when the music picks up she's suddenly super happy again?

[Qt Mashi]

Originally Posted by LX Ayu

This is almost as pointless as saying her tears are real all the time during her concerts. Memorial Address is a perfect example of that. Fake tears? Of course. Tear glands tell all 90% of the time, her glands weren't swollen then when the music picks up she's suddenly super happy again?

Ayu's tears are real!
LX Ayu ure the type of guy who doesnt understand women some girls get emotional easily when they sing, some guys just don't understand women i dispise that

ohk dont think im weird now....

[Surreal]

The DVDs and VCDs UNDERGO EDITING. Why don't anybody realise this simple fact? A lot of people complain that Ayu can't sing really good live. So Avex has to edit the DVD to make them sound good. I myself wouldn't want to pay 40 bucks for a DVD to hear Ayu going off tune.

[LX Ayu]

Then don't pay and download.

Have you been to one of her concerts? "no" okay then don't say anything until you're there.

[Surreal]

Originally Posted by LX Ayu

Then don't pay and download.

Have you been to one of her concerts? "no" okay then don't say anything until you're there.

I have. Osaka Feb 2004. Arena Tour 2003-2004. What's your problem anyway, this is just a discussion. Don't need to get so worked up.

[elepop]

LX_Ayu, you're taking all this way to seriously. You don't have to be mean. There will always be "bias" fans, but you can't do anything about it. I believe she always lipsings once in a concert. Like your example, ANGEL'S SONG and also Greatful Days too. There's pratically nothing wrong with that when you're in movement. But Ayu rarely lipsings. Especially in Encores. So we don't need to complain. I don't think Ayu has a bad voice at all.

And about fake tears? I seriously doubt it is fake tears. How the hell can you sing a song and cry if the song doesn't mean a thing to you? All Ayu song were written by Ayu herself. That's why it's emotional for her. Isn't Memorial Address a song for her dad? And A Song Is Born a song about what happen on the Sept. 11? There's always a reason. I doubt she'll cry for nothing. Try faking crying on a song. I doubt you can't.

[Coelacanth]

Originally Posted by asongforXX

I seriously doubt it is fake tears. How the hell can you sing a song and cry if the song doesn't mean a thing to you?

You gotta admit the Memorial Address Perf. at Arena Tour was extremely exaggerated... I think its a plus when artists cry at their concerts, but 75% of the time I think Ayu is faking it. She should really try to be more natural with her performances... If the song doesn't choke you up as it should, then you should focus on singing the song, and not shedding tears.

[Ayusdream]

Originally Posted by Phantoma

You gotta admit the Memorial Address Perf. at Arena Tour was extremely exaggerated... I think its a plus when artists cry at their concerts, but 75% of the time I think Ayu is faking it. She should really try to be more natural with her performances... If the song doesn't choke you up as it should, then you should focus on singing the song, and not shedding tears.

ayu easily cries, i believe all her tears are real!!! she's just an artist, not a actress, if she's that good in producing tears, she could be a good actress already, lol

[PickleCookies]

Originally Posted by Ayusdream

ayu easily cries, i believe all her tears are real!!! she's just an artist, not a actress, if she's that good in producing tears, she could be a good actress already, lol

Actually, Ayu is an actress. Ever see the Dearest PV? Not many non-actresses can pull off a look like that. She was an actress before she started singing. Hence why most of her PVs aren't just singing. They involve more acting.

[elepop]

Originally Posted by PickleCookies

Actually, Ayu is an actress. Ever see the Dearest PV? Not many non-actresses can pull off a look like that. She was an actress before she started singing. Hence why most of her PVs aren't just singing. They involve more acting.

Dearest PV didn't very much involve acting. You see her walking... running... singing... If it is, well, it's bad acting.

[elepop]

Originally Posted by asongforXX

LX_Ayu, you're taking all this way to seriously. You don't have to be mean...

I never quoted you before you said something about what i wrote.

[squirty]

You can kind of tell she doesn't normally, simply because she goes off-key.