@ Yakusoya,
Yeah, they extended the beginnings of a number of songs (I can't remember all of them, unfortunately orz;), but they kept the new version of "Everlasting Song", yes. Unfortunately, I don't think there were any other new, new arrangements, from what I remember. Hm.. the beginning "Hoshikuzu" was a bit extended. Kaori sang a bit with solo piano at the beginning of "Michiyuki" (OH YES, THIS WAS A ANOTHER FAVOURITE.
), "Piano" was melded in with "Akatsuki" Maybe a few other songs were similarly extended, but no new material, from what I remember.
@ Zuiyon,
I went to the live in Osaka and Toyko, as did Yumi and her friend. Oolong went to the Osaka one, and Smiley went to all three! Smiley got Kera a pamphlet, and we threw in some random gifts too. XD
Ahh, KERAAAAA!!! Yeah, I think I was similarly disillusioned during the Osaka live (though you were still much muchhhh closer to them, ahhh. XDDD)
Wakana, I think, makes the most effort to sing
to and
for the audience, so she tries to make eye contact and reach out for us more than the other singers. Keiko also liked to engage the audience, but more so to get their energy up; her gazes didn't linger as long as Wakana's maybe (though, well, to be honest, I myself mostly concentrated on Kaori and Wakana, so... orz;;;). Yuriko was often the one to get the audience clapping first, since usually she was the one to start it. Kaori, I think, was the most personal singer, in that, she tried more to express her own emotions and feelings, and speak from her own experiences through her singing, especially during the sadder songs ("Hanamori", "Hoshikuzu", "Michiyuki", etc., etc.), so she didn't look at the audience as much; instead, casting pained, brooding looks off to at the distance. *__*
Oh right, another thing I remembered was the sound quality wasn't as great as I'd like for both lives. The bass and music after overwhelmed the singing. :/ Hopefully, this will be better in the DVD. :D