[Info] Ayumi in BBC TV news
 

I was watching BBC world-news, and Ayumi appeared! I was shocked, but managed to take pictures and do a waaaaay LQ-audio rip with my phone.

The news report included a interview with two students in Tokyo, a clip from the red carpet at MTV awards in Singapore 2002, and the heavy GUILTY promotion in Tokyo.

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SOURCE:REUTERS/BBC - FEED HISTORY:+NEW ASIA (0715GMT)

INTRO: Japanese pop diva reveals she is deaf in one ear.

TV AND WEB RESTRICTIONS~**NONE**~

Japanese pop diva reveals she is deaf in one ear but vows not to cancel her
Asia tour.

SHOWS:
(ASIA) SINGAPORE (FILE - FEBRUARY 2002) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)
1. JAPANESE DIVA AYUMI HAMASAKI ARRIVING AT MTV ASIA AWARDS IN SINGAPORE

2. HAMASAKI WALKING DOWN THE RED CARPET

(ASIA) TOKYO, JAPAN (JANUARY 10, 2007) (REUTERS - ACCESS)
3. AYUMI HAMASAKI PHOTOGRAPHED BY SPORTS NIPPON NEWSPAPER AS SHE LEAVES
JAPAN FOR ITALY ON
4. STREETS OF DOWNTOWN TOKYO
5. POSTERS OF HAMASAKI ATOP BUILDINGS
6. PEOPLE WALKING BY POSTERS
7. (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) YURI FUKURO, 19-YEAR-OLD TOKYO RESIDENT SAYING:

"I sing in a band and so I know how difficult it must be for her
to have lost even partly her hearing. It's a real shame."
8. (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) TOMONORI HAYASHI 21-YEAR-OLD TOKYO RESIDENT
SAYING:
"She rules at the top of the J-pop pantheon so the fact that she's
lost her hearing is a big deal."
9. RECORD SHOP ADVERTISING HAMASAKI'S LATEST ALBUM
10. HAMASAKI'S FACE ON THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR HER LATEST ALBUM

STORY: One of Japan's most famous singing stars, Ayumi Hamasaki, has
revealed that she has gone deaf in her left ear.
Hamasaki, 29, is a pop icon in Japan and influential across other parts
of Asia, with dozens of number one hit singles and albums to her name.
She has a string of concerts set up for the spring, according to her
official Web site which she vowed to go on with despite the ear problem.
Sports Nippon newspaper reported on Thursday (January 10) that Hamasaki had
left Japan for Italy to film a commercial.
"Last year I had a hearing test and found out my left ear was not
functioning at all and that there was no way of curing it," another
newspaper, Sankei Sports, quoted her as saying in her blog, which is open only
to registered members of her fan club, earlier in the week.
"But I want to keep singing as long as my right ear holds
out," Hamasaki added to the newspaper.
Many young residents of Tokyo were shocked and sorry to hear of their
top star's ailment.
"I sing in a band and so I know how difficult it must be for her
to have lost even partly her hearing. It's a real shame," said Yuri
Fukuro (pronounced Yoo-ree, Foo-koo-roh), a 19-year-old student who said she
was not necessarily a fan of Hamasaki's but enjoyed her music
nevertheless.
"She rules at the top of the J-pop pantheon so the fact that she's
lost her hearing is a big deal," added Tomonori Hayashi (pronounced
Toh-moh-noh-ree Hah-yah-shee), a 21-year-old Tokyo resident who said he worked
in the music industry.
The singer, who is also a hugely successful model, whose fashion sense
has inspired many imitators, is celebrating 10 years since she reluctantly
launched her career after being persuaded by a music producer she met by
chance. Hamasaki just released her latest album "Guilty" in Japan on
January 1st, 2008.

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OMG!!!

you lucky!!! O_O

I'll be waiting the audio XD

thanks for the info nee *-*

O_O
you're so lucky to see her in your TV

but I'm not sure Ayu is going to be happy from what we've saw in her last TA message

Thanks for the info :D

OMG! I should have watched the news :( I wonder if someone managed to rip it?

Whoa, that's AWESOME! thank you for the news! *-*

oooo coool

thuank you <L><

which bbc channel and news version was it? i want to try to track it down

wahh.. my country indonesia's TV channel also reported the same thing....Ayu was on my country's TV too and they showed the old video where Ayu came to Singapore for MTV Asia Awards..and with the newspaper but not with the GUILTY massive attack in Tokyo~and no interviews with 2 students..

WERQ that int' exposure!

somebody put this ishon veoh asap (please)

Wow! I know this whole story has appeared in numerous newspapers (including BBC), but I'm surprised this made it onto the BBC News. o___o

I doubt I can catch this on the BBC channel here, though. The next time the BBC International News comes on is tomorrow @ 5AM and 5PM, and the info for them both says, "New" so they might not include this story. :-/

Thanks for the news!!

This is really surprising! Thank you for sharing.

lol, mtv awards 2002?! they could have atleast shown the last one she went to in 04 lol. anyway, thanks for the info :D

Oh wow, that's awesome. I wonder if they're showing that clip here in the US too? :\

what time was it???????
is the BBC WORLD Channel??

I already watched Ayu, TVXQ and Leah Dizon in very little moments in my TV. It was awesome too. Thanks for sharing :heart

i wanna see ayu on my TV too, lol. does new york has the BBC channel?