What's happend to Ayu's tatoo :(

[reixminako]

Originally Posted by jimex289

No no it's just embarrassing that she had to cover it up and there's a blaring bandage over it (as if to say tattoos are bad and they have to be covered up or something), drawing more attention than is necessary.

Don't a lot more people in Japan watch Kouhaku? I figured since there are usually a lot of Enka singers and such that there would be people from all sorts of age groups watching. And it's my understanding that in Japan tattoos are not seen in a very good light (probably 'cause of the Yakuza or whatever). She probably had to cover it up for the show...probably other people had to do it, too. It might not be a big deal wherever you live, but I think it's definitely a big deal in Japan, just like a lot of other stuff (e.g. Koda Kumi's amniotic fluid comment last year. So many people in Japan freaked out and I thought it was hilarious).