Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - [12 July 2005] max matsuura's letter on ayu's official HP

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[12 July 2005] max matsuura's letter on ayu's official HP

松浦社長が日々書いているブログの中に今日、ayuについての書き込みがあって、その内容がとてもヨカッタので、ぜひコレはみんなにも読んでもらいたいと思って Team AyuのHPとayuのオフィシャルのHPに緊急掲載しました♪

Team Ayu管理人・ミスターkaz

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こないだ浜崎と二人で飯を食った。
場所は六本木の「マックロー」だった。
なぜここかって??
なんとなく前に俺がこの店で食べてたらあゆの友達のミカジョン(ピーチジョンの社長)に
会って、そこから俺がこの店にいたという情報があゆに入って
連れて行ってくれとまぁこういう話になったわけだ。
で、テーマは特にない。
たまに2人だけで飯食う。いつものことだ
いろんな話しをした。今年後半どう攻めるか。
実はシングルでいい曲がかなり出来てきてるし年末にはアルバムの可能性だってあり得る。
そしたらすぐツアーってことも今のところ僕からは可能性としか言えないけどあり得る
僕が考える浜崎の10年後はマドンナでありユーミンであり誰でもない。
この日本において30代半ばで
なおかつ若者に支持しし続けられるという
存在の女性に彼女は日本人として
初めてその位置に着く。
まちがいない。
やれ、もうあまり売れてないとか浜崎は終わったとか
三流紙は色々というけどまったく彼女の事をわかっちゃいない。
あいつの実力とクリエイティブはもっと正当に評価されるべきである。
それがされないのはスタッフの責任でもあると思っている
やっていることがやっているだけの評価を受けていないのは、悲しいものである。
はなから浜崎というものをある特定の人たちは色眼鏡で見ているのだろう
そのめがねを取ってみたとき、素晴らしさに気づくはずだ。
彼女と仕事をしても彼女と話しができないクリエーターがたくさんいる
彼女は話したがっているのに。
ここをどうにかする必要がある。これからはそういうところにあゆは出て行くべきだ
ほんとうの彼女の実力や才能がじかに伝わる。
浜崎みたいな子は早々は出てこない。
僕自身、もう一人浜崎を探せといわれても無理だ。
浜崎あゆみはこの世の中にひとりしか存在しないからだ
別の才能と別のビジュアルを兼ね備え
優れたセンスとファッション性を持ち，
なお且つ詩を書き、曲を作り、時代を見抜く。
そんな人なら見つけられるかもしれない
でも浜崎あゆみは絶対見つからない
比べるものではない。彼女はオンリーワンだ
こないだ「あゆがエイベックスから干されている」
なんて記事が出ててあゆと大笑いしてた。
どこぞの馬鹿な記者が何の根拠もなく書く記事だ。
でも今の時代そんな三流紙の記事でさえブログ等でひろまり
あたかも本当かのようになってしまうという笑えない時代。
浜崎と俺で
「この記事ウソでーす」
「あたし干されてませーん」
「僕干してませーん」
ってCMでもやろうかといって笑った
でも、あんな記事を信じてる人やファンの人達もなかにはいる
ということの事実には、やはり注意するべきだと思った
あゆは僕にとってそしてエイベックスにとって
最初で最後の特別な存在であり才能だと思っている。
そしてもうこれから先、「produced by max matsuura」という表記は
僕が今後誰をプロデュースしようと浜崎のクレジットにしか載せるつもりはない。
あまり語ったことはないけど浜崎と俺の関係はともに戦った戦友であり、
お互いにとってかけがえのない存在だ。
どちらかがいないというのはありえない
俺たち2人は誰も割って入れない関係
まぁそんなとこだ
それはそうと次の新曲のＰＶは2億4千万かかりました。
日本一じゃないかなぁ。そんな制作費。映画出来ちゃうよ(笑)
PVってふつう400万円から1000万でくらいで作るものです。
EXILEでも4000から5000万かな。
かければいいというものじゃないけど
まぁつぎのPVは見てみてください。
ちなみにmy name's WOMEN あれも一億以上かかってるね。
まぁ、あゆは半端じゃないですから。。まじに。。
僕が唯一かなわない相手です。

http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ayu/050712/index.html

Max Matsuura's blog

http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ayu/index.html

You can now see Avex President/Ayu's producer's blog on Ayu's site, it should popup when you visit.

From what I can make of it, Max talks very, very positively about Ayu... He says that there is no idol that can replace her ever. That she is on her way to be the next Madonna/Yumi Matsutoya. He also confirms that 'fairyland' will cost 240 million yen, (2 million $US). He has very high expectations about the new single, and says that there will be a new album by the end of the year!

Also, I noticed on Avex's main page that Ayu is the #1 artist again. http://cavex.avexnet.or.jp/index.jsp :D

This is great news! :)

That's great! I think fairyland single will be her "comeback" and she will be as big as I am.. -days! No-one will never replace her. And new album? SWEET!!

Eh, can someone translate? ^^ Thanks anyway.

WOWWW! that's GREAT news!!! I love fairyland, and can't wait to listen to alterna!
Thanks the awesome news!

Sounds great to me! And its a nice confirmation that certain rumors are untrue! Thanks for sharing!

Finally someone translates a little to me about the article...
V Happy to know she's no.1 at avex page again. Cant wait for new album

hurraaay! Ayu banzai!

eh?! i have seen this thread
want to know the detail of this too...
looks like a really interesting info and happy news

hmm..so..a bad rumour about her lately is definitely just a rumour
i'm happy to know this..
i think ayu is still have a GREAT way for her carier she still can open the next door to make her carier is higher than now...
i just love to know this news

YAY!! that makes me happy:D:D Thanks for news.

240 million yen?! :shock I want to see this PV!

1st part of the letter:

Recently, Hamasaki and I have been eating together.
It was at Roppongi's "MAKKUROO".
"Why here??" you ask.
Well if we ate there, Ayumi's friend MIKAJON (PEACHJON's president) would meet us, and he said he would give Ayumi some information.
So, the theme was not special.
Sometimes it's just the two of us. It's normal and we talk about various things. I wonder how it will be later this year. Actually, if we are able to make fairly good singles, there might be an album by the end of the year. If that's the case, there'd soon be a tour but I don't really want to talk about these possibilities.
Now that I think of it, in 10 years Ayumi will be like Madonna or Yumin (?) but not just anyone.
In today's Japan, to have young fans still support a female artist while in her mid-30's would be a first.
No doubt about that. (in other words, he thinks Ayumi's fanbase will hold strong for the next 10 years)

[there were some words I wasn't sure of, correct me if I made mistakes. Especially with the names]

Quote:

Originally Posted by devilayu

1st part of the letter:
Yumin (?)

This is referring to Matsutoya Yumi, aka Yuming. She's a very famous singer that Ayu likes...she sang Sotsugyou Shashin (Ayu re-recorded it for A-Ballads) and Haru yo, koi (Ayu sang this on Music Fair 21 after A-Ballads came out).

Thanks for the info! This is good to hear, I'm hoping that like Madonna she'll still be popular and making music years after her most massive period.

Talk about a new album makes me happy, but to avoid disappointment I'm still expecting a '06 release. At least this shows that Ayu/her company is thinking of the future and not of retiring.

^ Ah, thanks. I think someone needs to merge the two Max threads. ^_^;;

In any case, I have read thru the article and it seems suspiciously like rumor control. Max more or less bashes reporters by claiming they don't do their research. He says everyone on Ayu's side has denied the rumors, blah blah blah. He also makes a big deal out of how, even if he found another idol who does things similar to Ayumi, they will never be like Ayumi because Ayu is the "only one" (Haha, reminds me of a SMAP song).

Quote:

Originally Posted by devilayu

Well if we ate there, Ayumi's friend MIKAJON (PEACHJON's president) would meet us

[there were some words I wasn't sure of, correct me if I made mistakes. Especially with the names]

The president of Peach John is Mika Noguchi. Thanks so much for the translation :thumbsup

Hurray! That is great news! And a new album? That's even better! =D I hope it will be her best yet. (:

2 million!? That's bigger than the budget that made Napoleon Dynamite! I hope it's as good of a comeback as he says!

-prays

Okeeb, here's the full blog, as appears on Ayu's official site. I broke it in to segments to make it easier to read. There were two spots though that sort of baffled me, but after reading the whole thing I just got too woozy to think about it more. I put those things in bold. :headache

Quote:

松浦社長が日々書いているブログの中に今日、ayuについての書き込みがあって、その内容がとてもヨカッタので、ぜひコレはみんなにも読んでもらいたいと思って Team AyuのHPとayuのオフィシャルのHPに緊急掲載しました♪

Team Ayu管理人・ミスターkaz

Today in the blog President Matsuura keeps, there was an entry regarding Ayu. The contents of the entry were very good, and I felt I wanted to definitely have everyone else read it as well, so I've made it a pop-up on the Team Ayu homepage and Ayu's official homepage.

Team Ayu manager, Mister Kaz

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こないだ浜崎と二人で飯を食った。
場所は六本木の「マックロー」だった。
なぜここかって??
なんとなく前に俺がこの店で食べてたらあゆの友達のミカジョン(ピーチジョンの社長)に
会って、そこから俺がこの店にいたという情報があゆに入って
連れて行ってくれとまぁこういう話になったわけだ。
で、テーマは特にない。
たまに2人だけで飯食う。いつものことだ

いろんな話しをした。今年後半どう攻めるか。
実はシングルでいい曲がかなり出来てきてるし年末にはアルバムの可能性だってあり得る。
そしたらすぐツアーってことも今のところ僕からは可能性としか言えないけどあり得る

僕が考える浜崎の10年後はマドンナでありユーミンであり誰でもない。
この日本において30代半ばで
なおかつ若者に支持しし続けられるという
存在の女性に彼女は日本人として
初めてその位置に着く。
まちがいない。

やれ、もうあまり売れてないとか浜崎は終わったとか
三流紙は色々というけどまったく彼女の事をわかっちゃいない。
あいつの実力とクリエイティブはもっと正当に評価されるべきである。
それがされないのはスタッフの責任でもあると思っている
やっていることがやっているだけの評価を受けていないのは、悲しいものである。

はなから浜崎というものをある特定の人たちは色眼鏡で見ているのだろう
そのめがねを取ってみたとき、素晴らしさに気づくはずだ。
彼女と仕事をしても彼女と話しができないクリエーターがたくさんいる
彼女は話したがっているのに。
ここをどうにかする必要がある。これからはそういうところにあゆは出て行くべきだ

ほんとうの彼女の実力や才能がじかに伝わる。
浜崎みたいな子は早々は出てこない。
僕自身、もう一人浜崎を探せといわれても無理だ。
浜崎あゆみはこの世の中にひとりしか存在しないからだ
別の才能と別のビジュアルを兼ね備え
優れたセンスとファッション性を持ち，
なお且つ詩を書き、曲を作り、時代を見抜く。
そんな人なら見つけられるかもしれない
でも浜崎あゆみは絶対見つからない
比べるものではない。彼女はオンリーワンだ

こないだ「あゆがエイベックスから干されている」
なんて記事が出ててあゆと大笑いしてた。
どこぞの馬鹿な記者が何の根拠もなく書く記事だ。
でも今の時代そんな三流紙の記事でさえブログ等でひろまり
あたかも本当かのようになってしまうという笑えない時代。
浜崎と俺で
「この記事ウソでーす」
「あたし干されてませーん」
「僕干してませーん」
ってCMでもやろうかといって笑った

でも、あんな記事を信じてる人やファンの人達もなかにはいる
ということの事実には、やはり注意するべきだと思った
あゆは僕にとってそしてエイベックスにとって
最初で最後の特別な存在であり才能だと思っている。
そしてもうこれから先、「produced by max matsuura」という表記は
僕が今後誰をプロデュースしようと浜崎のクレジットにしか載せるつもりはない。
あまり語ったことはないけど浜崎と俺の関係はともに戦った戦友であり、
お互いにとってかけがえのない存在だ。
どちらかがいないというのはありえない
俺たち2人は誰も割って入れない関係

まぁそんなとこだ
それはそうと次の新曲のＰＶは2億4千万かかりました。
日本一じゃないかなぁ。そんな制作費。映画出来ちゃうよ(笑)
PVってふつう400万円から1000万でくらいで作るものです。
EXILEでも4000から5000万かな。
かければいいというものじゃないけど
まぁつぎのPVは見てみてください。
ちなみにmy name's WOMEN あれも一億以上かかってるね。
まぁ、あゆは半端じゃないですから。。まじに。。
僕が唯一かなわない相手です。

Recently Hamasaki and I went out to eat together.
We went to "Makkuroo" in Roppongi.
Why there?
For some reason or another I was at that restaurant and met Ayu's friend,
Mika John (the president of Peach John). Afterward, Ayu heard that I was there
And asked me to take her, or something like that.
So there's no particular reason.
Occasionally we'll eat together. It's a normal thing for us.

We talked about different things. How she should attack the second half of the year.
She's been coming out with a lot of songs that make good singles
And the possibility of a new album at the end of the year is likely.
If so, a tour shortly after is likely, but right now I can only say it's a possibility.

In 10 years I think Hamasaki will be a Madonna or a Yuming, not just anyone.
She will be the first Japanese woman in today's Japan
To be in her mid-thirties and still continue
To be supported by young people.
Make no mistake about it.

Jeez, the tabloids say all sorts of things like she's not selling as much anymore,
Or that Hamasaki is over, but they simply don't know her at all.
Their merit and creativity should be more properly evaluated.
I believe it's the staff's fault that it's not.
It's sad that no one takes evaluations as much as doing it is doing it.

Certain people have been looking at Hamasaki through rose-colored glasses from the start.
When we've taken away those glasses, I bet they'll realize how wonderful she is.
There are so many creators who can't speak with her even if they're working with her,
Even though she wants to talk.
Something needs to be done about that. [Kore kara wa....]

I'm telling you of her true strength and talent firsthand.
Girls like Hamasaki don't come along very often.
Even thought I'm told to go find another Hamasaki, it's pointless.
Because there is only one Hamasaki Ayumi in this world.
Her distinct talent combined with her distinct visual,
Having her superior taste and fashion sense
And still she writes poetry, music, and sees through her generation.
Maybe I could find a person like that.
But I definitely won't find Hamasaki Ayumi.
It's not a matter of comparison. There's only one of her.

When an article saying "Ayu has been dried out by Avex"
Came out recently, Ayu laughed so hard.
It was an article written by a foolish reporter with no grounds at all.
But nowadays it's not so funny when even those kinds of tabloid articles
Get around in blogs and stuff, and it seems as if they were true.
Hamasaki and I said, laughing,
That we should do a commercial saying
"These articles are lying."
"I'm not dried ou~t."
"I'm not drying her ou~t."

But among the people that believe these articles are fans.
Naturally we thought we should pay careful attention to the reality of that fact.
For myself and for Avex
We think of Ayu as the first and final specially existing talent.
And from now on, no matter who I produce, I have no intention of writing
The inscription of "produced by max matsuura" in anyone but Hamasaki's credits.
We haven't discussed it much, but my relationship with Hamasaki is that of war buddies
Who have fought together and who are irreplaceable to eachother.
There's no way we could not have eachother.
Our relationship is one that no one can cut into.

Well, that's that.
And the next music video cost 240,000,000.
I wonder if that's an all-Japan record. With that sort of production cost, you could make a movie! (LOL)
Usually a music video is made on 4,000,000 to 10,000,000 yen.
I think EXILE's are like, between 40-50,000,000.
It's not really great to spend that much,
But please try to see her next musc video.
Incidentally, my name's WOMEN cost more than 100,000,000.
But it's because Ayu doesn't half-ass anything... Seriously...
That's my unrivaled partner.

it's great to see positive things about AYU!
thanks for postin' this! =)

wow..thx for the complete translation
i'm happy to see this...
long live AYU!

Thanks for the additional info evolusean.

No doubt this was posted in response to the Shukan Jitsuwa article.

yay good news!! thanks!~!~!

Wow he has such a strong connection with ayu! The reading was really fun, the "war buddies" sentence was funny and yep, it shows ppl that avex has absolutely NO intention of getting rid of ayu since max is avex's president and he even denied all those stupid rumours that (really well said by him) are usually her fans who keep on believing such BS CRAP. LOL

Thanks for the translations guys.

OMG I love Max Matsuura! I'm glad he has so much confidence in Ayu and believes her so much . He should. He's believed her from the beginning, even in the days when she didn't like singing. He MADE her, and she really prooved that she was the right one!

I dont think Ayu's going to go away, at least not with Max around

I visited Ayu's official site today and that message popped up! I started to get worried and then I got even MORE worried when I visited AHS and saw it was a letter from Max Matsuura lol. I think it was necessary to be written to clear up any worries and confusion with recent tabloids...

And good lord, 240,000,000 yen for a music video??? I can't even imagine what it'll look like o.o

Uh how much is that in american money?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~Amy~

Uh how much is that in american money?

divide by 100 is usd

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that is a good news....!!! looking forward for the video

Quote:

Originally Posted by evolusean

Recently Hamasaki and I went out to eat together.
We went to "Makkuroo" in Roppongi.
Why there?
For some reason or another I was at that restaurant and met Ayu's friend,
Mika John (the president of Peach John). Afterward, Ayu heard that I was there
And asked me to take her, or something like that.
So there's no particular reason.
Occasionally we'll eat together. It's a normal thing for us.

We talked about different things. How she should attack the second half of the year.
She's been coming out with a lot of songs that make good singles
And the possibility of a new album at the end of the year is likely.
If so, a tour shortly after is likely, but right now I can only say it's a possibility.

In 10 years I think Hamasaki will be a Madonna or a Yuming, not just anyone.
She will be the first Japanese woman in today's Japan
To be in her mid-thirties and still continue
To be supported by young people.
Make no mistake about it.

Jeez, the tabloids say all sorts of things like she's not selling as much anymore,
Or that Hamasaki is over, but they simply don't know her at all.
Their merit and creativity should be more properly evaluated.
I believe it's the staff's fault that it's not.
It's sad that no one takes evaluations as much as doing it is doing it.

Certain people have been looking at Hamasaki through rose-colored glasses from the start.
When we've taken away those glasses, I bet they'll realize how wonderful she is.
There are so many creators who can't speak with her even if they're working with her,
Even though she wants to talk.
Something needs to be done about that. [Kore kara wa....]

I'm telling you of her true strength and talent firsthand.
Girls like Hamasaki don't come along very often.
Even thought I'm told to go find another Hamasaki, it's pointless.
Because there is only one Hamasaki Ayumi in this world.
Her distinct talent combined with her distinct visual,
Having her superior taste and fashion sense
And still she writes poetry, music, and sees through her generation.
Maybe I could find a person like that.
But I definitely won't find Hamasaki Ayumi.
It's not a matter of comparison. There's only one of her.

When an article saying "Ayu has been dried out by Avex"
Came out recently, Ayu laughed so hard.
It was an article written by a foolish reporter with no grounds at all.
But nowadays it's not so funny when even those kinds of tabloid articles
Get around in blogs and stuff, and it seems as if they were true.
Hamasaki and I said, laughing,
That we should do a commercial saying
"These articles are lying."
"I'm not dried ou~t."
"I'm not drying her ou~t."

But among the people that believe these articles are fans.
Naturally we thought we should pay careful attention to the reality of that fact.
For myself and for Avex
We think of Ayu as the first and final specially existing talent.
And from now on, no matter who I produce, I have no intention of writing
The inscription of "produced by max matsuura" in anyone but Hamasaki's credits.
We haven't discussed it much, but my relationship with Hamasaki is that of war buddies
Who have fought together and who are irreplaceable to eachother.
There's no way we could not have eachother.
Our relationship is one that no one can cut into.

Well, that's that.
And the next music video cost 240,000,000.
I wonder if that's an all-Japan record. With that sort of production cost, you could make a movie! (LOL)
Usually a music video is made on 4,000,000 to 10,000,000 yen.
I think EXILE's are like, between 40-50,000,000.
It's not really great to spend that much,
But please try to see her next musc video.
Incidentally, my name's WOMEN cost more than 100,000,000.
But it's because Ayu doesn't half-ass anything... Seriously...
That's my unrivaled partner.

^_^ Omg! Reading this makes me all teary-eyed!! ::goes and gets a tissue::

Thanks so much for all the translations. :) Glad that he came out and put some rumors to rest and finally someone official is sticking up for Ayu! Yay Max!

Looks like a pretty good translation. Lemme see if I can clear up the bolded areas:

Quote:

...It's sad that no one takes evaluations as much as doing it is doing it.

...Something needs to be done about that. [Kore kara wa....]

1st part - I think he's trying to say that it's sad if these writers are unable to assess the things they write about (weird sentence, I know, lol)

2nd part - Something needs to be done about that --> But it should be expected around Ayu.

People unable to read Japanese/Chinese will not fully get a sense of what Max is saying. He doesn't just call the newspapers "newspaper", he calls them "worthless papers" as if nothing they say is credible (he's going on the attack here).

I'm glad to hear such positive comments about Ayumi from Max. I do believe Ayu will be the next Yumi Matsutoya (Yuming) as well. I mean, she's already the best selling Japanese female ever! Her popularity is still huge (though not as huge as in 1999-2000). I'm sure with the help of that PV, she'll gain some more fans in Japan. Hopefully younger fans..

i love how he clears things up for her fans. its reassuring because we've only heard negative news about ayu lately.

Wow, what great news! So, it seems that Ayu still has a long way to go.. And with the new single, wonderful song, and (as it looks) a wonderful video, nobody can stop her now. Without mentioning the theme song for SHINOBI. Wooow =D

Thanks for translating the article it's really good!

Quote:

But it's because Ayu doesn't half-ass anything... Seriously...

True that!!! :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by spacelion

Thanks for translating the article it's really good!

True that!!! :)

What does that---But it's because Ayu doesn't half-ass anything... Seriously... ----mean? I dont really understand that.. Can some1 help me out here? Thanx..

Quote:

Originally Posted by ferrari

What does that---But it's because Ayu doesn't half-ass anything... Seriously... ----mean? I dont really understand that.. Can some1 help me out here? Thanx..

'she doesn't half-ass' meaning nothing she does is in poor quality, she works hard.

Quote:

Originally Posted by evolusean

WOW!!!!!Interesting read there
thanks for the full translation evolusean :thumbsup
is nice to see that Ayu is still Max's favorite artist :love

Thanks for the translations!!

its happy to hear this. :)
at least i'm sure ayu is the ONE. :yes

yes, i have to say, she will never half-ass anything in her life... everything she puts out is 150% of her effort... she will do a lot for her fans, and that's why she's one of the best artists in Japan... she's probably the hardest working person in Japan, probably more than the emporer!!!

Ayu ====> :thud

fans ====> :luv2 :love

great news, ayu is so unique, no one can ever replace her

That's the good news! But there's nothing surprising! Ayu is still an idol, the best one-everyone knows that, right?! And, of course, what producer will say about he's singer? Only good things and nothing more..

Hrm.. time to decipher which PV cost so much..

fairyland.. or alterna. :3 lol [...]

Zeo

Thanks devilayu! :shimmy

truehappiness --> I didn't think about that actually, I just kind of assumed it would be for "fairyland." But it could very well be for "alterna". Either way, I'm trying to imagine how they would spend $2 million! It should be pretty shpiffay...!

*sniff* can´t describe my feelings right now with words but im really in a great mood ^^

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Originally Posted by evolusean

didn't think about that actually, I just kind of assumed it would be for "fairyland." But it could very well be for "alterna". Either way, I'm trying to imagine how they would spend $2 million! It should be pretty shpiffay...!

hrm...i thought they said it was specifically for fairyland? that'd make sense as that is the pv that has a making of clip included. i'm curious too, to see how they spend all that money. :)

interesting

now we know how much those MVs cost

Yay! I'm so excited :D

omg im really happy to read this article! :D

its really a surprise for max to write such things about ayu.. now that he is a president.. the relationship between them is really special.. he truly believes in ayu and now i do believe that max's confidence and support is the backbone of ayu success... the way he write is very fun... lol! :D but he gotta becareful of 'favoring' ayu too much.. i mean.. avex is not just about them two.

thanx phantoma for telling me that! Yeah.. of coz she work hard on everything she does! If not, she's not that ayu that we know! LOL!
And I totally agree that ayu is irreplacable!

Thanks for the translation...I am so happy after reading the article.And i am shock the amount they spend on a MV...

To be in her mid-thirties and still continue! See! She won't quit!!! I'm so so glad. And I'm so so glad that Max supports Ayu so much :D That's so sweet.

And I hope there will be an album. Just can't wait.

2 million bucks for a PV...tats abit of a waste of muney...lol should give charity instead... 2million...erm...maybe in the pv she wears lots of diamonds n then run about under the sun.. n then dance at the beach...n throw those diamonds into the sea...tats y cost 2 million bucks...wahaha!

WOOOAAHHH....first of all...*listening to shimatani hitomi - kuon = quiet touched song* reading that letter REALLY REALLY makes me all fluffy inside. x3;; I mean, max has SO much confidence in ayu and it sounds like they're SUCH good buddies!! Reading it just makes me wanna hug them both. xDD They're so cool. *can't stop smirking* I love them both. x] boo to tabloids!! whoo~~

and...DANNG...the pv is gonna be EXPENSIVE!!! 0_0

haha what a nice guy :D

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Originally Posted by evolusean

It's shot in Hawaii so the spent a lot of money on plane tickets for the WHOLE staff (lots of people) and Ayu went in 1st class. The hotel for the whole staff, a really expensive one and just that it's a lot of money. They also used a hellicopter.

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Originally Posted by andre2907

But most of Ayu's videos are shot overseas, aren't they? In LA. Hawaii can't be that much more expensive than LA. I suppose if the video features a bunch of her friends and they were all brought out and put up in a really expensive hotel. But I'm sure they found other ways to blow all that dough.

not most
just a couple

oh my... my name's WOMEN cost that much?!?

I think he's masking himself with his friendship and not really opening up to allow future talents to take over and become very popular ... there's an upside and there's a downside to this letter.

I'm glad that he wants to keep her going for a long time though.

happy reading this
im's sure ayu is still hot now n even hotter soon

But of course this is in part a sales tool.

i think this letter served 3 purposes

I) to stop the rumours about her retiring, n getting married
II) to tell ppl that even w/her lower sales n rising new acts (BoA/ai) she is still avex's #1 prority
III) avex is not making otsuka ai the next hamasaki ayumi!

nah.... I still think it's mostly a sales pitch.

(why is BoA still considered a "new" act, she's been around 'forever' in Japan (5 years at least), to me it seems bunny girl has achieved much more in less time than her)

okay so I'm not the only one who's in disbelief over the amount of money they are spending on "fairtale"!

but yay for the good news, and thanks so much for bringing us them!

^BoA's been in japan for around 4 yrs now....n r u referring bunny girl = otsuka ai? if u r, then i think that BoA has achieved way more than ai has cuz BoA is in japan for half a yr. out of BoA's 4 albums, at least 2 have made it past the million, n the other was damn close to the million mark. so far, ai's albums havent even reached the sales for BoA's worst album yet (= L&H ~670K)

btw, its "fairyland" not "fairtale"

Hummm....Actually I would say that Otsuka Ai is going to catch up to BoA in no time. It's amazing how fast her popularity is heating up. For the last season she has released a few single one album and even a movie so I think she is going to be the next big thing!

powerful speech made by max matsuura indeed~

one of the best article i ever read so far... hahahaha i love that 'half-assed' part.. cool!! LOL and im sure ayu will still be big for the next 10 years! no doubts about it! we love ayu forever! ganbette ayu! and thanx for the translation ;)

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Originally Posted by j_nerd

2 million!? That's bigger than the budget that made Napoleon Dynamite! I hope it's as good of a comeback as he says!

-prays

LOL, I just loved this movie.
Thanks for the translation. Matsuura still count on Ayu for sure...

thanks for the info. yeah, AYU!!! :D

hey! i think Max is worth commending!!

Thanks for the translation. Nice to know they still put Ayu in top priority (I guess).
Go Ayu!!!

Thanks a-lot for the translation. I was wondering what it said when i went on her site too, and tried to translate it, didnt work much. But i am very happy to hear she will be going on. I'll be supporting her till she's past 30. Past 40. Past eternity. I have even basically learning japanese <i>because of her</i> so i can understand her better, but translations come in handy too. I was a little concerned when i heard she was going down a little, but I just hoped she kept singing. Now i see how many people really love her and her music, even in america and bunches of other places in the world. With everyone behind her as much as Max is, she is definetly going on. Who knows how long...

Wow, the letter was so meaningful... I really felt touched and I couldnt help smiling when I read it... He is true, theres only ONE AYUMI HAMASAKI, we should appreciate her talents... GO AYUMI!!! I find the part where Max Matsuura said that the "produced by max matsuura" was an Ayu exclusive MY FAVOURITE!!! GO AYUMI!!!

A Touching Blog Written by Max Matsuura

That really made me feel happy inside.

Why is he so obsessed with her?

It was on Ayu's~

Evolusean translated it and stuff, I think.. /looks for a link

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...light=matsuura

:D And he's not obsessed with her. This was in response to all the crappy tabloids and stuff.. and yeaaah xD

Discussion thread for that article: http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31600

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Originally Posted by j_nerd

Why is he so obsessed with her?

Do you know who Max Matsuura is?

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Originally Posted by truehappiness

It was on Ayu's~

Evolusean translated it and stuff, I think.. /looks for a link

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...light=matsuura

:D

Thanks, I had never seen this before and was wondering where it had come from / who had translated it.

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Originally Posted by SheFliesHigher

And from now on, no matter who I produce, I have no intention of writing
The inscription of "produced by max matsuura" in anyone but Hamasaki's credits.

i think thats sweet.

I read this today for the first time. It's so so beautiful. Especially the "i have no intentions of crediting anyone else with "produced by max matsura" except for ayumi hamasaki'.
Thank you for this even if I'm 8 years late!

Yeah..it's my first time reading this article too...he said some really nice things about her :)

In the end of the day, he was right... Ayu isn't selling as much as she used to, but she still is doing far better than people with younger careers, still having some of the best selling tours, general public still interested on her personal life, and considering X Japan did the first Buddha movie theme song, she is being paired with legends.