Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - Keypoints from recent Ayumi TV appearances

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Keypoints from recent Ayumi TV appearances

I decided to make a thread for the keypoints that I've posted about Ayu's recent blast of TV interviews. More points will be added as I watch what I've downloaded.
**These are not episode summaries. It is just a list of things Ayu said that I found interesting.

From Tetsuko's Room - On Air 2/21/07

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- Both Ayu and Tetsuko like things that are shiny and glittery (kirakira daisuki) which is why Ayumi brought the things that she did. Tetsuko mentions that even Ayu's dress is kirakira.
- one of Ayu's hobbies is collecting shoes (I have the same hobby myself). She says that she very rarely even wears the shoes she collects. The only exception is if it were for a special event.
- Ayu says that her mike is covered with black rhinestones. So it's a possibility that the other items are rhinestones and not crystals
- She does not use 5 cellphones. The one she uses now is the one on the far left (the all silver covered one) and the others are old ones.
- For the 'JEWEL' PV, the feathers/glitter that were pasted to her eyes were painful
- Ayu mentions that for today's nails, it took about 3 hours to do
- She brought a staff of about 10 (including her manager, stylist, hair stylist, make-up artist, and nailist)
- When Ayu hears that something is good for her health, she immediately tries it even though she doesn't know anything about it
- She's not really interested in food. She doesn't have much of a preference towards anything. She doesn't eat fast food much, though. At home, she'll eat whatever is in her fridge regardless of whether or not it's a real meal. She loves eating snacks & desserts.

From Music Station - On Air 2/23/07

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- They focused on Ayu's 'evolution' era since that was the song she performed.
- When asked why she wore them, her answer was, "I have no idea."
- When asked about the shippo (tail), she said that she realized the ones she wore kept getting bigger as time passed, the last finally going as far as her knee.
- The ones she wore for her performances were her "work shippo." Tamori asks if she wore them normally. She says that after work, she'd take off the work shippo and then attach her own.
- She has about 30 shippo of various colors and chose them depending on what she wore.
- Tamori asks if she still wears them and Ayu replies, "Well, I'm an adult now..."

From SmapxSmap - On Air 2/26/07

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- Ayu says she kept messing up on the performance, so she doesn't know which take they used for the show
- "Voyage" is easier for the guys to sing compared to other Ayu songs
- Goro kept saying that Ayu "looks like a doll." When the other guys pick on him for that, he says, "I'm just kidding...but seriously it's true."
- Regarding the use of "Boku" in Ayu's lyrics = She says that it's easier to sing in a verse than "Watashi." She doesn't look upon it as being more masculine. She says while using "boku" in her lyrics, it separates herself from the voice of the speaker in her songs. It makes it less personal.
- Ayu says it's ok to put an arm around her while performing to add to the atmosphere of the performance
- SMAP comments that this is a longer medley than usual.

From Hanamaru Cafe - On Air 2/28/07

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- The first pic is of Ayu and her mom in Hawaii. Ayumi says that many people comment that she and her mother are very similar in the face
- Ayu takes long baths. If it's in the morning, it's "only" for 1 1/2 hours. If it's in the evening, it can go for 2-3 hours. Her fingers get very wrinkly. How can she stay in the bath for that long in the PM? She watches a movie while relaxing in the tub.
- Maron is with Ayu the most. She still has 5 dogs but 2 of them are afraid to go outside, so she generally takes 3 of them with her for shoots and stuff. She named her dogs after desserts because she likes sweets.
- She talks about collecting heels. She has a room solely for shoes and has no idea how many she has. There's special illumination for the shoes (which are lined up) and she likes to stare at them in accomplishment. She even buys shoes that she can't wear if she likes the way they look. She is the type to buy many shoes of similar style.
- She brings her own pillow and bed mat for hotel stays because otherwise the bed is too soft or too hard.
- She likes rhinestones. She says she has rhinestones on her cell, phone strap and even her personal computer (her gestures seem to indicate she uses a laptop). She has rhinestones all over the front of the computer. Even if she gets a new computer, she'll have it covered with rhinestones also
- The outfit she wore in the "part of ME" PV weighed 20kg because there were rhinestones sewn all over it (even though you can't really see them)

From Hey! Hey! Hey! - On Air 2/26/07

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- She has been doing Asia tour rehearsals for about 2 months. They begin at noon and end around 2am.
- She gets about 3 1/2 hours of sleep a night (she has mentioned this in other interviews from a couple years ago)
- she will sleep outside with a jacket and sunglasses.
- she awakes with a laugh
- She has a pink [mini] refrigerator to store can beer only. They are lined up nicely inside. When left alone, she drinks on average 5-6 cans.

From Music Station - On Air 3/2/07

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- They are moving about 600 tons of set overseas for the Asia tour! She is also bringing the 300 staff members who partake in the tour process
- Again, she mentions that she brings her own pillow and bed mat for hotel stays

she's an adult now. :yes

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- Tamori asks if she still wears them and Ayu replies, "Well, I'm an adult now..."

Hahah too funny :) Ayu is so adorable...

And I heard she drinks this green smelly drink with algae and stuff? I think it's very similar to Bolthouse Farm's Green Goodness, which is delicious.

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- She has a pink [mini] refrigerator to store can beer only. They are lined up nicely inside. When left alone, she drinks on average 5-6 cans.

This made me laugh so hard.

God, I love Ayu.

Thanks for this! Very interesting~

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Originally Posted by Kei Rei (Post 1035203)

This made me laugh so hard.

God, I love Ayu.

Thanks for this! Very interesting~

5-6 cans, I thought it was 9, I guess I misheard.

Thanks for posting this! All this collecting and excess of things makes me think "ayu, you're too cute!" but then another part of me thinks of the "crazy lady with all the cats" syndrome, where the person is very lonely and resorts to collecting more than they can enjoy individually...ayu such a complex person that I can't just pin this to "she's effin' RICH!". But besides that overthinking...

A lot of her replies made me giggle! The thing about the shippo lol.I'm confused about the "she awakes with a laugh"...like she wakes up going "AHAHA!"...? lmao

wooo! Go us girls and long showers!!! Long showers are the best ever! :D

oh yeah, and of course, her little pink fridge...

She's such a drunkee~ xD

I collect shoes too :D except I'm more of a collecting converse person. Or ballet flats, because I can get them in different colors and everything.

Go long showers. I wonder if Ayu sing in the showers?

I take long showers too! I think my average time is an hour. Go Ayu~! Now I don't feel so bad. Haha.

wow thanks so much for providing this!!
yay!
now i can understand what are they talking about even with points~

wow thanks for these! Theyre very interesting indeed. 600 tons of set and 300 staff for the overseas tour? wow...I wanna see! hopefully it will be on dvd...T_T

5-6 cans of beer.. wow, I'm amazed at how much she drinks! lol!!
Some of Ayu's answers are soo funny!

oh wow! thanks for the summaries! It was a great read :D It's so exciting to hear that shes bringing her entire set (well, almost XD) to her Asia tour.. Aww lucky fans

Wow...that's...a lot of beer.

So if Ayu gets a mini pink fridge, does that mean I could get an orange one somewhere? :laugh

amazing! thats so cool. thanks for translating!

Ayu seems to be quite the workaholic..

And the beer thing seems kind of like something she'd do.. she does love her beer. Whenever we see her in the offshots, she's got this huge cup of it. :O

I'm amazed that they're doing so much for the Asia Tour.. O_O

Hahaha, Ayu the drunk.

Thanks very much for translating these key points :)

very interesting..thanks for translate and resume it...
600tons?! thats crazy and need a lot of money..i'm really sure that the dvd will content the tour at japan and overseas..really cant wait

An adult now? That's so funny. I would love for her to wear the shippo again! haha! Btw, where can I get the Hanamaru Cafe clip?

That thing about the beer was the best ever :laugh.

Thanks devilayu.

i have to say you have NO idea of how strong beers are like in Japan, a 6pack gets you drunk in no time, while in Brazil a 12 pack doesn't do much of anything to you

Oh, thank you devilayu!

These were very interesting to read.

umaku arawasenain da yo...
thank you for all the info. it's nice you shared this with us, but I would prefer she would talk about more important things.

about being adult..isn't she say at CNN Talk asia, that she doesn't wanna be adult?

thx for info

lol @ the pink fridge. for someone of her height & weight 5-6 cans is enough get a little buzz on ... :P

Thanks for sharing! Ayu is funny! :D

Thanks for the summaries :) It's interesting to find out these things about her :yes Very cute and funny, especially about her shoe collection, and her little beer habit :mischief

thanks for all the information.

i hate beers...
give me sweet martini

Wow! Rehearsals from noon to 2 am?!

Thanks devilayu!

I just want to point out that by "bath" I do mean she takes a bath (like she sits in a tub). She didn't mention anything about showers.

More to come later!

I heard that Japanese beer is a lot better than American stuff.. lol

wow... she only had 3 1/2 hrs of slp every night?!?!

Interesting, I love beer (though I rarely drink it) so I'd love to share a few cans with ayu LOL! :laugh Thank you very much devilayu!

I appreciate Ayu so much more now. I knew she was a hard worker ("workaholic") before, but after reading that she does really long rehearsals and hardly gets any sleep, I really admire her [work].

Question: Where does Ayumi live? Don't give me that "Japan" crap, lol, but what kind of house does she live in? Is it a mansion? An apartment? A regular house? Just curious. From the notes above, it seems she lives in a large house.

tq so much for this! its really interesting!!

Hanamaru Cafe clip - is it in the downloads section? I can't seem to find it.

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Originally Posted by Chibi_Venus (Post 1036720)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roppongi_Hills

Some people have stated that she lives in this complex..

But judging from some of the reports from the paparazzi about Tomoya visiting her.. she lives elsewhere..

I wonder if she lives in an apartment or in a house... I thought houses aren't really popular in Tokyo unless it's the suburbs, but I guess she'd have a lot more privacy if she lived in a house rather than in a superhuge apartment. But who knows, maybe despite she has seven figures bank balance she might be living in a really modest place... after all, why the heck have a huge mansion when she's out most of the time? She'd rather buy herself something big when she retires... maybe she's gonna tell the world how does she live one day.

Her sleeping only 3 1/2 hours is limited to when she is on her rehearsal schedule, I believe. Judging by some backstage clips, she does take naps between shoots and such to catch up on her lost sleep. It's not healthy to have so little sleep regularly so I think she does find the time to catch up on it.

As for her home, I'd wager it is a multi-level apartment or it is one that takes up an entire floor. She hasn't mentioned at any point where she lives or what type of set-up her home is, or if she has more than one home. I'm not sure what the norm is in Japan but it would be unlikely she has more than one apartment. She keeps mentioning that when she goes places, she always brings her own bedding and such.

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Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 1035905)

I heard that Japanese beer is a lot better than American stuff.. lol

I don't know about american beers but Japanese one is really fresh.

I don't see why you can get drunk more easily, the alcohol percentage is normal 4-5%

WOW, so many things about ayu i don't know yet,
domou arigatou!!!
<3 ayu
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