a-nation 10th anniversary for Life information thread [I]

[ayumisrael]

I would at least watch it before crying over such a thing

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

Originally Posted by ExodusUK

Hotel Love Songs scrapped, two suspect duets, mini-album and now this setlist...this is such a testing time for ayu fans

Not to me really, though I was really disappointed when Sunrise/Sunset came out, I think that's when I stopped caring so much.

[ayumisrael]

Really? I love that single so much. It made me appreciate summer songs more lol
Sunrise even took the place of July 1st as my favorite summer song haha

[ExodusUK]

It was the covers that did it for a lot of people, I think some of the more vulnerable AHS members might have slipped into depression they were that bad.

[ayumisrael]

Yeah they were terribe (even though the cd only wasn't as bad) but yeah.

I'm glad that it never happened again.

Well, hopefully the whole nao thing will be over after a-nation!

She might take him for Dream on or ANother song performances but I don't think she will use him like she does now in a-nation again.

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

lol the covers and the pvs, I guess the covers were what triggered it, but altogether was sooo... bad.

But I do like the songs.

Oh yeah, also the live performances for when S/S was released were sooo bad, that also ruined it for me.




Going back on topic, I'm actually glad that I didn't go to Japan to see ayu this year, because it is not something I could do every single year, last year was the first time and only that I've seen ayu, I enjoyed it so much, even though she can't sing like before, her energy and passion won me over.

With my friend we have been thinking about going to Japan again, and we will, but I think that I might just be ticking a-nation off my list LOL

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

Really? I love that single so much. It made me appreciate summer songs more lol
Sunrise even took the place of July 1st as my favorite summer song haha

Sunrise as a song is super. It's one of the best out of the Summer songs. Seriously, it really has that "independent" feel to it. (Btw, I never liked July 1st a whole lot. I mean I liked it but sometimes it's annoying and a chore to listen to at times). But I hate how Sunrise gets so much B.S. just because of the way it was portrayed. Sometimes I feel like some people dislike it just because it's the single to "dislike" lol.

[emi♡]

I think the "Ayu and Friends" also plays a factor on that single hahaha

@israel: oh dont worry about me...I've been dead inside since 2007.

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by SURREAL__RAINBOW

lol the covers and the pvs, I guess the covers were what triggered it, but altogether was sooo... bad.

But I do like the songs.

Oh yeah, also the live performances for when S/S was released were sooo bad, that also ruined it for me.




Going back on topic, I'm actually glad that I didn't go to Japan to see ayu this year, because it is not something I could do every single year, last year was the first time and only that I've seen ayu, I enjoyed it so much, even though she can't sing like before, her energy and passion won me over.

With my friend we have been thinking about going to Japan again, and we will, but I think that I might just be ticking a-nation off my list LOL

I agree with everything you said besides singing because it seems to get better and better (ignoring CDL), people are also impressed from her vocals in PoL too!

Originally Posted by Zeke.

Sunrise as a song is super. It's one of the best out of the Summer songs. Seriously, it really has that "independent" feel to it. (Btw, I never liked July 1st a whole lot. I mean I liked it but sometimes it's annoying and a chore to listen to at times). But I hate how Sunrise gets so much B.S. just because of the way it was portrayed. Sometimes I feel like some people dislike it just because it's the single to "dislike" lol.

Well independent is not one of my favorites but which one has its favs and it's all good haha, yeah I agree, the only thing I didn't like about the single is the covers so it didn't strike me that bad =P

Originally Posted by emiko

I think the "Ayu and Friends" also plays a factor on that single hahaha

@israel: oh dont worry about me...I've been dead inside since 2007.

haha, well with albums like Rock'n'Roll Circus and Love songs (and an awesome tour like AT10) it's hard for me to understand but like I said, every person and what he likes and doesn't like, it's all good. ^^

[HEAVEN~Destiny~]

Originally Posted by Aishwarya_Rai

the only thing is I want to see あゆ holding Tohoshinki's towel...

HAHAHA LOL I'm with you in that
AYUMI HAMASAKI + TVXQ TOWEL = EPIC WIN

Back to the main topic.
That setlist is definitely disappointing. And seriously? I like Urata, and Dream ON is good, but I am not happy. He doesn't need to stay for the whole setlist and sing Ayu's songs, one or two collaboration songs was
enough. The finale is Ayumi Hamasaki, not Ayumi Hamasaki and Urata Naoya.

And no Love songs? That album had a ton of album tracks that NEED to be heard live, and... goodness me.

Not happy at all. But it's just a-nation, at least I can focus on my other favorite avex artists. And it's only the first day, Ayu! Don't let me down! What I said was already said by other posters already LOL I just wanted to express my disappointment.

[Polyrhythm]

Why is SDN suddenly promoting AKB's Kachuusha all over the place....they're too talented to be stuck promoting AKB's leftovers.

OT, sad to see ASFXX leave the setlist. It was becoming a staple for me.

[ayumisrael]

At least the goods are the best yet
I even want to purchase the Jumbo towel and t-shirt and I never purchased a-nation goods.

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

Right now the only think I care about is her voice lol I'm really hoping she's taking care of it, and yeah It's good that people are noticing some improvements!

[Aderianu]

damn, if Ayu want to have fun and sing with Nao, let they go to karaoke and sing ayu's songs there. no need to do it during a-nation

[sanzo2011]

Originally Posted by Aderianu

damn, if Ayu want to have fun and sing with Nao, let they go to karaoke and sing ayu's songs there. no need to do it during a-nation

LOL! Love this comment!

[YuriChan]

(Sorry... That's how I feel about this)

[Neko★munication]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

Sunrise as a song is super. It's one of the best out of the Summer songs. Seriously, it really has that "independent" feel to it. (Btw, I never liked July 1st a whole lot. I mean I liked it but sometimes it's annoying and a chore to listen to at times). But I hate how Sunrise gets so much B.S. just because of the way it was portrayed. Sometimes I feel like some people dislike it just because it's the single to "dislike" lol.

I get this vibe a lot too from fans. The single as a whole wasn't spectacular, but I hate that it seems people let that overshadow the song itself; which is, as you said, super

[brener]

im glad that sunrise is on the setlist ^^

[Corvina]

Can Ustareth posts be shown here now?

To the person on AHS who asked if the song is mostly Naoya:

I wouldn't say mostly him as though it was a Naoya-only track, although I can't say that this really feels like an Ayu song either. It's more of a duet. Ayu rarely gets singing time by herself. It's mostly shared with Naoya on this song. Naoya gets parts on the song by himself and singing along with Ayumi. I don't know. Just by my own biased ears, it feels like he dominated this track more than she did. I have a feeling that other fans will probably feel the same. Think of "LOVE ～since 1999～" with Tsunku. It feels more like that to me.

When I think of a featuring, I think of the main artist getting most of the singing time while the featured artist appears near the end of the song with a short verse. This was nothing like that.

I actually like the song quite a lot. I just don't think it's a song that many other fans will enjoy. Naoya is far too prominent. This is my perception based on the live. I have no idea about the studio version.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

Originally Posted by maikaru

And then there's other people who say "If you are disappointed, you don't have to watch it. LOL"

I absolutely despise when people use this as a response.

The thing is, we WANT to watch it and WANT to enjoy it, but when it's filled with disappointment, it sucks.

I don't care what Ayu's "reasoning" for all this stuff is, I still don't like it.