1st February, Osaka, 1st performance
Ayu: Everyone, how are you? How are you? How are you, Osaka? Are you feeling happy today? Thank you. Today, and I'm sure everyone is aware of this, is the very first performance!!!!
Yo-chan: Just a random comment, it was snowing during the first performance of last year's arena tour too.
Ayu: That's true.
Yo-chan: It was snowing last year too.
Ayu: Are you saying that ayu is the snow queen...
Yo-chan: No, I'm not.
Ayu: It's really true. Just like today, about 5 minutes before ayu’s plane touched down here, it started to snow...
-Flashback-
Today at the airport...
Thinking that he was a tour crew member, ayu blindly followed a stranger off. (but the stranger didn't even notice)
Ayu: Cold~!
Ayu: And when we went to Korea that last time...It was when ayu was there that it first started to snow too...Actually it's not much to mention...
2nd February, Osaka, 2nd performance
Ayu: Oh yes, talking about yesterday. Because everyone was so busy, it being the first performance and all, I didn't get to eat my takoyaki meal ("takoyaki"=octopus balls). However, before the performance today, I finally managed to eat my takoyaki meal. It was delicious~ Did anyone here eat takoyaki meal today? Seriously!?
Yo-chan: That's great! I just wanted to ask this question. Please raise your hand if you ate yakoyaki today! Please raise your hand if you eat yakoyaki nearly every day. That's really touching.
Ayu: Really!?
Yo-chan: How about, please raise your hand if you eat takoyaki at least 3 times a week.
Ayu: The octopuses sell really well here... (bitter laugh)
3rd February, Osaka, 3rd performance
Ayu: Today is Osaka's 3rd performance in a row. Did everyone receive a letter ayu wrote when everyone entered the arena today? Please take it out now. Everyone, I'm going to read what's on the letter now. Thanks for the favour~
(birthday song for Enrique)
Ayu: Happy birthday!
Enrique: Wow, this is a real surprise! Thank you everyone~
Ayu: Please blow out the candles!
Yo-chan: This is the first time I'm seeing someone going to blow out candles with his bass guitar...
Ayu: This cake looks really pretty! I wish everyone can see it. Mr. Cameraman, could you film this for a second?
Audience: Wow~!
Ayu: Pretty, isn't it? There's even a bass on it! It's great, isn't it? Please blow out the candles~~! Yeah~ Happy birthday~! Yesterday night, ayu wrote a letter to everyone. Today, I asked the crew to hand the letters out at the door. The letter basically tells everyone about what we're planning today.
Enrique: Thank you everyone.
11th February, Nagoya, 1st performance
Let's get this clear. This is Nagoya...
Ayu: Osaka, how are you! No, that's wrong (sweatdrop). I'm really really sorry! No! No! What I meant was, fans from Osaka, how are you? Nagoya, how are you!! Ahh~ How did this happen? (laughs)
Ayu: Yo-chan, what do you think of when we talk about Nagoya?
Yo-chan: Let's not talk about Nagoya. Let's talk about today instead.
Ayu: Today!?
Yo-chan: The 11th of February! Today is a national holiday.
Ayu: What?
Yo-chan: Today is a national holiday.
Ayu: Yes, yes.
Yo-chan: Aside from that, there's something more important happening today! Today is the day when Yoshinoya (restaurant that sells beef rice) is reopening.
Ayu: Big news! Big news!
Yo-chan: Look! There's still my empty Yoshinoya box sitting on that stereo.
12th February, Nagoya, 2nd performance
Ayu: How should I say this? This song Trauma...seems like it's been jinxed. Really! It feels like there's this little old man causing mischief in ayu's head. It just keeps going waaa waaa beside my ear. Sorry.
13th February, Nagoya, 3rd performance
Ayu: Because I'm not very sure of the way, I always walk with the crew members. However, at Nagoya... Wherever I go, there's always this big group of fans tagging along. So, in order not to be separated, ayu has this habit of holding on to a crew member's arm. It was like this yesterday... When I walked out of a shop, this group of people came up at me going "Wa! Wa! Wa! Wa!" I was so afraid that I would get separated from the rest, I just grabbed onto the nearest crew member's arm and kept on walking. So I just kept walking off, all the while muttering "Good evening". However, the crew member I was holding onto seemed to be going in the opposite direction as ayu. I kept on wondering what was wrong... My car was clearly in that direction ahead of us, but the crew member kept wanting to pull me the other way. I felt that something was amiss and turned around, and found that I was holding on to this strange old uncle. So actually, I was pulling along this uncle whom I didn't know...
Yo-chan: Now, let's invite that old uncle up on stage!
Ayu: That's really funny.
25th February, Yokohama, 1st performance
Ayu: This is Marron.
Audience: Cute!
Ayu: He's slimmed down recently. What does everyone think?
Audience: Cute!
Ayu: Everyone says you're cute~ Isn't it great~ Normally, he doesn't wear a leash. This one was bought from DONKEY right before the performance. Aren't you happy to be able to meet everyone? Marron~ Marron~ I don't know where Marron's going. Hey, hey, Marron!
26th February, Yokohama, 2nd performance
Yo-chan: So, do you stay at home during the holidays?
Ayu: Always at home! I never go out!
Yo-chan: So, even if you stay at home, I'm sure you will do something.
Ayu: I don't do anything!
Yo-chan: So, you don't do anything!
Ayu: Why does it feel as if...the questions are getting more and more personal...
Yo-chan: What's wrong with that? I'm sure everyone wants to know what goes on in ayu's private life.
Ayu: Really?
Audience: Of course!
Ayu: My dogs...and I sit in a row...
Yo-chan: To watch television?
Ayu: I don't really watch television~
Yo-chan: Eh? So you just sit there!? For the whole day!? What's with the stoning anyway...
Ayu: I just sit like this on the sofa, with lots of doggies on either side. When I'm bored, I pet them...
Yo-chan: So you sit like this with the dogs whenever you're free?
Ayu: Yes. And sometimes I will suddenly remember, so I'll go get some doggie snacks and return to my original position. Then I will share the snacks among the doggies...
Yo-chan: If someone ever passes by the window, he will think that you're just a bunch of furniture inside...
Ayu: I've been really busy this past year...
Yo-chan: That nearly gave me a shock~ I thought you spent the entire year sitting around!
Ayu: How can that be?
27th February, Yokohama, 3rd performance
Yo-chan: You want me to read a paragraph of this?
Ayu: Yes.
Yo-chan: This is from a Mr. Matsumoto. This is the most basic of the basic. It's so basic that it's shocking. Now, how can anyone ask this question?
Ayu: Yes.
Yo-chan: This is a great question. What kind of guy do you like? Let's ask this again.
Ayu: You're asking about the kind of guy I like?
Yo-chan: It seems like we're once again at your debut.
Ayu: Really?
Yo-chan: Let's just describe the appearance then.
Ayu: Alright.
Yo-chan: The appearance.
Ayu: The appearance? Basically, it's to have all that I lack.
Yo-chan: I say, that sort of includes all men in the universe! You don't mean that, do you?
Caption: Isn't that great!
Ayu: No.
Yo-chan: Give an example then.
Ayu: Well, it doesn't matter if this is appearance-wise or character-wise. Let's take the appearance as an example. Ayu’s quite small-sized, right? It doesn't matter whether you're a male or female, whether you're large vertically or horizontally. As long as you're big...
Yo-chan: Sorry for the interruption! You said it doesn't matter whether someone is large vertically or horizontally, right? Then don't I satisfy both criteria...Another question.
Ayu: Yes.
Yo-chan: What kind of gesture that a man makes do you find the most attractive?
Ayu: You're asking physical gestures?
Yo-chan: Yes.
Ayu: Isn't it like what everyone always says? The action when a man is parking his car.
Yo-chan: That's right. Something about the curve of a man's neck when he's turning around to park his car...
Ayu: But I'm not sure about this! I have no idea what that phrase means. Is it the hand movements when he's parking a car...
Yo-chan: No! No! You really don't understand, Hamasaki! Let's pretend that you're sitting in the passenger seat beside the driver. There's a man sitting in the driver's seat next to you? He's driving the car! When he's parking the car, his left hand will reach toward your seat, while his right hand holds the steering wheel, right? I'm assuming that the steering wheel is to the right. I'm sorry, I'm not used to holding the steering wheel with my left hand...
5th March, Saitama, 1st performance
Yo-chan: During the course of this tour, what was the most embarrassing thing you did on stage? There's a total of 26 performances, and today is the 10th one, so that's nearly half.
Ayu: So it's so far, right?
Yo-chan: Yes, up till this 10th performance.
Ayu: The most embarrassing thing so far... Well, in fact, something embarrassing happened today.
Yo-chan: Today?
Ayu: Is it OK to say this? Is it? Is it? I guess many people here have already noticed this. When singing "walking proud", I couldn't catch the dangling sash.
Caption: ayu's embarrassing moment
<-ayu giggling
Ayu: I was supposed to catch hold of the sash during that scene, and the sash will form a really beautiful arc! But the sash was really too far away today, and it would have looked weird if I had strained to catch it. So I was thinking about what to do. My hand was already reaching out, but I still couldn't touch it. However, the sash suddenly drifted in my direction, and I was thinking "It's now or never!" But once my hand went out, the sash drifted off in the opposite direction!
Caption: Let's watch it again
Ayu: Now!
Drift~
Ayu: I was feeling super embarrassed at that moment, and I was swearing never to reach out for sashes ever again. Did anyone notice? Please raise your hand if you did. Hahaha! Everyone noticed! This is so embarrassing. However, this is the first time, out of all 10 performances so far, that I failed to catch the sash! Other than that, there was this time was when I was walking and singing at the same time. In order to have eye contact with more people, I will wave and smile in all directions. And when my eyes finally rested on someone, I realized it was a crew member... This sort of situation always leaves me feeling embarrassed. That's about all. Are there other questions?
Yo-chan: Yes, there are. Is it alright to continue?
Ayu: Yes.
Yo-chan: Please introduce your new dancers.
Ayu: That's a good one. New dancers, come on!! A round of applause~!! Here!
Subaru: I am Subaru. Nice to meet you.
Yo-chan: Is that all?
Subaru: I am from Kanagawa Prefecture...
Zin: Nice to meet everyone. I am Zin. I am from Hokkaido Prefecture. The snow here shouldn't be called snow at all. This thing isn't called snow! Hope everyone will keep the mood high. Thank you.
Naoto: Nice to meet everyone. I am Naoto. Hi everyone! I am from Saitama Prefecture. I'm 21-years-old this year.
Audience: Wow, that's young!
Hide: Nice to meet everyone. I am Hide. I am from Chiba Prefecture, which can be considered Saitama's rival prefecture. Sorry. I'm the second youngest here at 23-years-old. Thank you.
Shu-ya: I am Peco. Nice to meet you. Actually I am Shu-ya and 25-years-old this year. Like Zin, I am from Hokkaido Prefecture. Eh...Yes.
6th March, Saitama, 2nd performance
Yo-chan: This is the most frequently asked question from a collection of yesterday's and today's questions. Can I read it?
Ayu: Yes.
Yo-chan: Are you OK after your fall during the encore yesterday?
Ayu: Please raise your hand if you were here yesterday. That's quite a number. Please raise your hand if you saw ayu fall. Well, it was like this...Yesterday during the encore, we were making waves.
Caption: Yesterday, the scene where disaster struck
Ayu: Wow, that's great! It's so neat! It's so neat!
Ayu: It was so pretty that it made me so happy inside. So I was shouting and running towards Yo-chan.
Ayu: That's great!
Ayu: And the arena was packed with 17,000 people plus the entire crew. Everyone's attention was over there at Enrique's side. No one noticed me shouting and running over to Yo-chan. And here I slipped and fell.
Caption: Yesterday, the scene where disaster struck
Ayu: That's great! The wave was so majestic, I got so excited...The last time I had such a big fall was in elementary school. Ouch...
Ayu: Did I mess things up?
Yo-chan: No, no. This probably can be an answer to the question asked yesterday concerning the most embarrassing thing you did. So it happened here, right?
Ayu: Yes. The wave was travelling really successfully over there.
Yo-chan: Yes, I was thinking that it's almost perfect. When I looked around, where did ayu go?
Ayu: This is the exact spot where I fell. How should I say this? I really want to show everyone what happened yesterday. The fall was really exaggerated.
Yo-chan: Did we catch it on tape?
Ayu: Yes.
Yo-chan: So we can keep rewinding it for show right.
Ayu: Yes, yes.
Yo-chan: We can, we can.
Caption: So let's try it! (laughs)
Ayu: I should put this into the DVD. Or maybe not.
Caption: Too bad, it's in!
12th March, Fukuoka, 1st performance
Ayu: Fukuoka, how are you? How are you? How are you? Are you happy~? I'm back!
Audience: Welcome home!
Yo-chan: We have been receiving lots of questions.
Ayu: Yes.
Yo-chan: Where do you hang out most often in Fukuoka? Where do you normally go?
Ayu: I always go to Dai football pitch! Was that a disappointment? I also go to the beach often, where the Tokyo Tower is located.
Caption: Tokyo Tower?
Ayu: No, it's not Tokyo Tower. I just realized I made a mistake. Did Yo-chan realize it?
Yo-chan: I was just thinking that maybe there's a Tokyo Tower there I didn't know about. There's lots of weird things in this world anyway.
Ayu: Why didn't anyone correct me!
13th March, Fukuoka, 2nd performance
Yo-chan: I want to ask Hamasaki Ayumi this question~!! Question! Have you ever gone for a health check-up?
Ayu: Actually, I haven't. But lately, I've been meaning to get the manager to go with me for one. Even after one finishes the external check-up, one still has to drink this radioactive fluid for the digestive system check. It's a little scary. However, I really want to go for a check-up.
19th March, Shizuoka, 1st performance
Yo-chan: Is ayu allergic to pollen?
Ayu: Maybe it was during last year, when my body suddenly had an over-reaction to pollen. For this year, it happened only just 3 days ago. I stayed at home with tissue stuffed up my nose. I told myself that on my way here to the arena, I will have to pass by lots of trees! And the air around will be full of this yellow haze. After I got here, I was sitting in the restroom backstage with my eyes tearing and my nose running non-stop. That was really bad. When everyone leaves, please remember to wear a face mask!
Yo-chan: So to say, you are allergic to pollen. Congratulations.
Ayu: Don't.
Yo-chan: How about I buy you a sapling next year, as a souvenir? You must take good care of it.
Ayu: Yes.
Yo-chan: Question! If you had magical powers, what would you use it on?
This is a good one.
Ayu: I will use it to enable myself to have 100 more powers.
Caption: Powerful!
Yo-chan: You win.
20th March, Shizuoka, 2nd performance
Due to an earthquake in the Fukuoka region, the normal dialogue and Yo-chan's MC session were interrupted.
26th March, Fukui, 1st performance
Yo-chan: Yeah, yeah, yeah- Question! What are Enrique's interests? Enrique, what are your interests?
Enrique: I'm too careless...Interests...Maybe it's strolling...
Yo-chan: Like this~?
Enrique: I have 3 dogs at home that are about 4 times as big as ayu's doggies. When I walk them, I have to walk like this.
Ayu: In Enrique's home, there's not only Enrique himself, but his dogs also have long arms and legs. When I first saw them, I got a shock.
Enrique: That's it!
27th March, Fukui, 2nd performance
Yo-chan: I want to ask Hamasaki Ayumi this question~!! Question! If you can be a guy for one day, what would you do? A 20-year-old girl came up with this one.
Ayu: What I want to do...
Yo-chan: If you can be a guy for a day.
Ayu: Pick up chicks!! I want to pick up chicks.
Audience: Pick me
Ayu: Someone wants me to pick her up.
Yo-chan: You want to pick up chicks?
Ayu: Um, I've always wanted to try it.
Yo-chan: That would be rare.
Ayu: I want to be one of those super cool guys. I have to talk like "Hey gal, hey gal". Aren't there people like that? I really want to try being like them.
Yo-chan: I'd really like to see that. It must be very exciting!
5th April, Osaka, 4th performance
Yo-chan: This is a question from a 40-year-old male.
Ayu: It's an adult.
Yo-chan: Yes. Let's say...
Caption: Don't forget this came from a 40-year-old male.
Yo-chan: Let's say that if Doraemon really exists, what would you want from its pocket? Let's say that if Doraemon really exists.
Ayu: If Doraemon really exists, what else could I ask for? I've thought about this since long ago! There's only one thing I really want...
Audience: The door!
Ayu: Don't say it so early... That's mean, you stole my line~ (cries)
6th April, Osaka, 5th performance
Yo-chan: Stalking Hamasaki Ayumi!
Ayu: Huh?
Yo-chan: I believe the audience will also want to further understand ayu. For example, I made a small investigation about what Hamasaki Ayumi did yesterday. You went to a steak house last night, right?
Ayu: That's right~
Yo-chan: I got myself a photo of that. Here it is for everyone to see!
Ayu: This can't be!
Yo-chan: That's you, right Ms.Hamasaki? Ms.Hamasaki? Ms.Hamasaki?
Ayu: What's up with this~!
Yo-chan: That one in the middle is you, isn't it?
(I can't make sense of what's in the caption box)
Yo-chan: This was taken when you were doing the cheers.
Ayu: What is this?
Yo-chan: It's clear that you went to the steak house, but you didn't eat any steak, right? You were at the steak house but didn't eat any meat. You didn't eat steak, but you ate this instead!
Caption: ayu loves raw vegetables!
Ayu: Ahh~ You're so mean~ Ahh~ So that was why~!!
Yo-chan: Our underground cell group is everywhere, and they know everything.
Caption: Underground cell group, a group that aims to find out the true ayu
Ayu: That's so scary~
Yo-chan: After today, we will continue to look for photos showing ayu's private life.
Ayu: That's so scary. Really scary. That's enough, stop showing it already!
9th April, Hiroshima, 1st performance
Yo-chan: Suddenly, I want to ask Hamasaki Ayumi this question~!!
Ayu: What was that just now...Let's try that again? Alright?
Yo-chan: I just wanted to say, that guy is from Hiroshima Prefecture.
Ayu: Oh! No wonder.
Yo-chan: So he's a little nervous.
Ayu: That I understand. OK, OK. That's correct. Yo-chan, one more time.
Yo-chan: I want to ask Hamasaki Ayumi this question~!!
Caption: Not bad!
Ayu: Yeah!
10th April, Hiroshima, 2nd performance
Yo-chan: I am a bald guy. Do you dislike bald people?
Ayu: He's referring to a monk's hairstyle, right?
Yo-chan: Yes, like the crew cut that our baseball team has.
Ayu: I don't think so. If I really have to, I'd say I pretty much like it. I can even get some applause for saying this.
Yo-chan: After what you just said, I bet the next time you come to Hiroshima, everyone will have shaved bald.
Ayu: I think that guys with short hair are sexier.
Yo-chan: Meaning that your current band members have all failed this time?
Ayu: Really, I'm sorry. I should have looked before I leapt. Next question, please.
16th April, Sendai, 1st performance
Ayu: Here, I want to introduce our very own MC Yo-chan!
Caption: Eh? Where did Yo-chan go?
Yo-chan: I didn't know I had to say anything now. I got a shock...Why did you suddenly talk about me?
Ayu: Ah! I think I made a mistake.
Yo-chan: Well, since it's MC Yo-chan's session-
Ayu: Sorry! Can I make a big announcement? This is not the time for the MC session!!
Yo-chan: ayu? Can you please stop rolling around? Don’t sleep there.
Ayu: Ahh sorry! This is wrong! And I was there thinking about how funny it was. I clearly started to talk about Yo-chan, but Yo-chan didn't respond. So it was wrong. Now should be the time to sing!
Yo-chan: Yes, yes.
Ayu: This is really terrible of me!
Yo-chan: I was also wondering about what was happening.
Ayu: I was only wondering why the band's response was so weird. Yes, I should be singing the new song now! I'm sorry. I got all confused. So, I shall sing the new song now? Please listen to this song. I'm sure you've heard it from the recent commercials- Wait. Wait. I won't allow other people to make mistakes. What was that about? Please say something to the audience at Sendai.
Manipulator: I'm really sorry. (sweatdrop) Didn't know I'll make a mistake there...
Ayu: Sorry. Why don't we redo the whole encore? One more time. Our stop at Sendai here will be the last one, the end of the tour. So, we're all a little over-excited here. I don't even know what I'm saying anymore...
17th April, Sendai, 2nd performance
Yo-chan: Please tell me about any weird habits that ayu has!
Ayu: I need to think about this. Everyone keeps telling me that I always let my mouth hang open. Apparently, my mouth hangs open a lot.
Audience: Cute~
Yo-chan: It happens when you're in deep thought, right?
Ayu: Yes. Whenever I'm thinking real hard about something, I'll look like this. It seems like my mouth will automatically hang open. For example, during Music Station appearances, when I'm not being interviewed. Mr.Tamori will be talking, and I'll be caught on camera sometimes. During those times, my mouth will be wide open, so much so that I look like I'm at home myself staring at the television. I'll be sitting behind Mr.Tamori looking like this...
Yo-chan: I'll have to look closely next time then.
Ayu: Yes, you can look closely next time.
22nd April, Yoyogi, 1st performance
Ayu: Yoyogi, how are you? How are you? How are you? Welcome here tonight! Finally, we're back here at Yoyogi. Tonight is the first of a series of 3 performances. So let's enjoy ourselves and sing and dance to the end!
Yo-chan: I want to ask Hamasaki Ayumi this question~!! Does ayu bathe Marron and Pudding herself?
Ayu: Yes. Sometimes, ayu bathes them herself. Sometimes, she brings them to the hairdresser's to be bathed. However, Marron starts to smell very easily! It is quite hard to stand.
Yo-chan: And today, we invited this guest who smells easily here.
Ayu: Seriously? Seriously! Marron! Marron, say hello to everyone, won't you?
Audience: Cute~
Ayu: Marron, everyone says you're cute. Isn't that great~ People tell me that he's a mini sausage-dog.
Caption: Marron. Length: 60cm Weight: 8kg
Ayu: Have I been conned? Have I?
Caption: Adult mini sausage-dogs weigh around 3-4kg
Ayu: Strange, isn't it? Was there a mix-up? People in the front row! This is the least distance he can go before you can smell him! His smell is not the usual stink. His is a unique smell. I'd better bring him away before anyone gets to smell it.
Yo-chan: Thank you, Marron!
Ayu: Marron, bye bye!
23rd April, Yoyogi, 2nd performance
Yo-chan: I want to ask Hamasaki Ayumi this question~!! Normally, this is a session where I ask questions. However, these 3 days are the last before the end of the tour. All the memories that we had during this tour, I hope to present some to it to everyone...
Ayu: That's right.
Yo-chan: For example, whoever spots ayu at wherever doing whatever kind of embarrassing things. So, we gathered a bunch of these photos, and we're going to show it to everyone now. Someone asked you this during a previous performance: whenever you're concentrating on something, your mouth will automatically hang open, right?
Ayu: Yes.
Yo-chan: Like when you are watching television, you will have this retarded look on your face.
Ayu: My mouth will hang open, yes. How do I say this? Whenever I'm concentrating on something, or when I'm feeling nervous, I will definitely look like this... But this shows that I'm really concentrating on something!
Yo-chan: We found just this kind of ayu who's concentrating really hard on something somewhere. We got a private life photo that ayu doesn't even know about herself. It was on the 19th of March, when you were at Shizuoka, right?
Ayu: Yes, yes.
Yo-chan: When the Shizuoka concert ended, we went for dinner together.
Ayu: The Shizuoka concert ended, we went for dinner...Was it when we went to eat yakitori meals?
Yo-chan: Were you drinking wine at that time?
Ayu: Basically, I drank wine with water added.
Yo-chan: But at that time, did you add in some plums too?
Ayu: I did.
Yo-chan: I believe everyone will want to see what Hamasaki Ayumi looks like when she's trying to grind up the plums in her drink!!
Caption: ayu grinding up a plum in her drink
Yo-chan: ayu was so intent on grinding up her plums that the people beside her were also fascinated with it. That was after the concert, right?
Audience: Cute~
Ayu: Stop saying it's cute! This is exactly what a perverted uncle will do!
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