Thoughts on a-nation '10

[truehappiness]

So, we've got a rip of Ayu's set during a-nation '10 FINALLY. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out at the following link! http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/LdqP_aAp6v0// It might be a bit slow since it is Tudou. I still have yet to watch the whole thing so... off to watch it!

I will say this though, judging from what I've seen of Microphone, she looks and sounds fantastic! (in before people say "editing" as usual, haha.)

Feel free to leave comments about the live here.

[AyumiAi]

Watched it all, and i thought it was amazing!!
I Loved Microphone, it was just so epic, and when Ayu is getting her neck bitten at the end of it , so amazing!
The rest of it was so good as well very happy, and crossroad was so good!
I loved the sparkling bus ayu sang boys and girls on it was so pretty!
LOVED IT!

[miki_beland]

crossroad was amazing... this song is better live. I think it has such an "epic" sound...

[Bruised.Sapphire]

It was great...until I saw that atrocious thing on her head. What was she thinking...?

[noisy_harmony]

This is impossible, I enjoyed all performances! Whole thing was full of positive energy! Microphone was so epic! Summer medley, surprisingly, full of power! crossroad is really a gift from heaven, another flawless performance I was smiling throughout the rest! And her fangirling again ! Omg I've been waiting to watch this year a-nation so badly and I'm not disappointed at all! I don't remember when I last was so pleased with her and praised her that much! But what to do - everything was clearly perfect.

[roanmy]

It was AMAZING! So I'm wondering how much work they did in post. It doesn't really sound too processed, though.

Oh, and Grateful Days actually sounds like it was sung live this year. xD

Microphone was off the hook! Kuu eat your Queen of Live-title out xD

[love in music]

Just finished watching it! SO much energy! she looked beautiful too, even that yellow dress actually managed to look good in the summer medley Microphone was so fierce omg. crossroad was beautiful, and the rest of the performances were full of so much energy, I couldn't help but smile. the audience was SO pumped and having so much fun. her vocals were pretty great too, I noticed they were better than last years. ayu proves once again that she owns a-nation <3

[kagami]

It was fantastic! I completely enjoyed the whole thing. And omg, crossroad is so amazing live

[majrakun]

I felt like last year's intro + Rule was much better, but her entrance here is still epic nevertheless! The only thing I that's actually running in my head throughout the whole was how much BETTER her hair was than last year's atrocious beehive =____= Also, the whole thing feels significantly shorter than the last two years'. Hahaha, spoilt fan here, sorry.

I love the zombie/vampire thing they got going for Microphone though, wish she did that for AT10, but since we're still not sure how the robot thing is looking like, I guess I should hold all opinions until then!

[truehappiness]

If it felt short, there's a reason for that, haha. They cut out like 3-4 songs. ASFXX/blossom... wahh! I wanted to see her in the hot minidress.

[PoetGirl]

epic, flawless, I like the concept, energy, her vocal. everything!! have to watch it again. It was such a pleasure

[keikeiaznqueen]

I loved it! Though I really wanted to see ASFXX and Blossom.

[Melodie]

I'm watching it right now, got to Boys & Girls so far, but I absolutely loved Microphone and crossroad, both were amazing performances

I hope we'll get to see A Song for XX one day.

[jiarongisme]

It's pretty amazing how ALL the performances were so awesome. This is probably the best a-nation for Ayu imo.

I'm pretty bummed that blossom wasn't on the DVD though.

[maikaru]

The transition between Microphone and the Medley doesn't work well. LOL

First, Maro is biting her neck, and then Maro is dancing with a rainbow feather thing, LOL, and everyone is celebrating summer...

But she was pretty good this summer! Her moving around so much made the summer songs kind of difficult I guess, but she was for sure not lipsyncing <3

I also think higher key songs like Crossroad sound better for her now. Even Boys & Girls sounds so good~~

[Andrenekoi]

^They skipped A Song for XX on the DVD... that was the song after Microphone...

The DVD doesn't have all of her performances from this year....

[maikaru]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

^They skipped A Song for XX on the DVD... that was the song after Microphone...

The DVD doesn't have all of her performances from this year....

I know.

I am just saying that the transition in which the edited it was not good at all LOL.

[chu-lips]

i love a-nation this year,,
she look more beautiful than last year,,,
last year her look was kinda meh,,,lol...
n her voice is getting better n better,,,,
microphone is a masterpiece,,,n crossroad is flawless,,,,
a-nation=ayu nation...lol...

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by maikaru

I know.

I am just saying that the transition in which the edited it was not good at all LOL.

I really love the way it was edited xD It was performance after performance, with no space to breath or think! This made the whole thing even more energetic

[truehappiness]

I thought the transitions were awesome, haha. I couldn't tell they were split, really.