21st Anniversary: Power of A^3

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Ayumi Hamasaki 21st Anniversary: Power of A^3
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ReleasedSeptember 4, 2019
RecordedApril 7, 2019
Venue Saitama Super Arena
Genre J-pop
Label Avex
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Ayumi Hamasaki Just the Beginning 20 Tour 2017
(2018)
Ayumi Hamasaki 21st Anniversary: Power of A^3
(2019)
Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2019–2020: Promised Land A
(2020)

Ayumi Hamasaki 21st Anniversary: Power of A^3 is Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki's 42nd video release. It was released on September 4, 2019. The concert was a special live that was held twice at Saitama Super Arena on April 6 and 7, 2019 to close out her 20th anniversary year. [1]

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The DVD peaked at No. 2 on the weekly Oricon DVD Chart, while the Blu-ray reached No. 7.

While Hamasaki had gone on a variety of concert tours following her Arena Tour 2016, this marks her first standalone release of a concert in 3 years.

Release

The performance on April 7, 2019, was recorded for the release, which came out in four versions. The different formats include a DVD version, a Blu-ray version, a DVD + Goods + Sumapura version and a Blu-ray + Goods + Sumapura version. The latter two were limited TeamAyu/mu-mo editions, which included a special bonus bag. [2] [3]

Track list

Track list taken from Avex. [4]

DVD/Blu-ray

DVD/Blu-ray: Ayumi Hamasaki 21st Anniversary: Power of A^3
No.TitleLength
1."Opening" 
2."Duty" 
3."Microphone" 
4."Let's Get Down" 
5."Startin'" 
6."Step You" 
7."It's Showtime" 
8."Sparkle" / "Summer Love" / "Movin' on without you" / "NaNaNa" / "Rollin'" / "Ladies Night" / "Sparkle" 
9."Walking Proud" 
10."Part of Me" 
11."Kagome" 
12."Brillante" 
13."Flower" 
14."Heaven" 
15."Surreal" / "Evolution" / "Surreal" 
16."Bold & Delicious" 
17."Born to Be..." 
18."You & Me" / "Audience" / "Boys & Girls" 
19."Who..." 

Charts

ReleaseChartPeak position
September 4, 2019Oricon DVD Chart (General) [5] 2
Oricon Blu-ray Chart (General) [6] 7

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