AYAKA choked up.

Yesterday, the Niigata leg of MCZ's 15th anniversary tour took place at Niigata Terrsa.

This was the first live performance after the announcement of the death of MCZ's long-time staff and manager, TOMOMI Furuya.

The members were said to have spoken about TOMOMI with a stout heart and a smile during the live MC.

However, during the singing of "Tengoku no Detarame (means 'Heavenly Contradictions'", AYAKA burst into uncontrollable tears.

She choked up at the part where the lyrics "What kind of face did you have?".

The following lyrics that AYAKA could not sing were "What kind of person were YOU?" and "What did I like about you?"...

Other songs in the set list for this tour included "Bye Bye de Sayonara" and others that reminded the audience of reincarnation.

However, they say there is no connection between this sad report and the setlist selection.