Himeka Shirosaki: a question point

[Estella]

Actually i follow her blog, and as for these people saying she is not an Ayu impersonator.. well i have seen on her blog and around the net that she performs and does concerts singing Ayu's songs and dressing like her, it seems to be her job.. does that not make her an impersonator? Mabey she is more like an Ayu cover act, than an actual 'impersonator' but she definately does do this for a job, she is not just a random hime-gyaru.. even if you guys dont like her or think she looks like Ayu.. its just a fact..

There is nothing wrong with this, many people do this kind of thing as job, or a hobby, have you guys not seen Abba and Elvis cover acts before?

In any case i think on account of this, she has become a minor celebrity in her own right, i saw the other day on lolita brand Angelic Pretty's website that she has designed or has her name attached to a new range of dresses..

Anyway that was my input into the matter

[pchan1986]

ahhhhhh her eyes *______*

[chloeM]

Originally Posted by mcluva420

wow, if the video was HQ, then MAYBE i can tell her & ayu apart
and himeka shuda did more ayu-style vibrato *__*

i totally agree on this.... and i even saw your comment on youtube...

starting she started to sound like ayu, but another few seconds, she doesn't... her hand movement were like *sideways* *down* *sideways* *down*
ayu's movement are like, up and slightly above her head, do some waving and pointing then rest her arms for a while....

i really hope you guys understand what was i talking about~

[pommy48]

it's not like she's the only impersonator, there's probably a lot others for ayu and for other artists

i think she does a nice job~

[se7entheaven]

as long as she's not maniac i guess its ok
I can see she's still herself for some reason

[agashi]

i lover her style~~

but her eyes....hmmm..too big for me....over-pretty i think..=_= gomen himeka shirosaki!! XD

[Lora-Ayu]

"Imitation is the highest form of flattery"

Whether or not she is impersonating Ayu, I don't think we should say that "she has to own her original style" if she really is impersonating Ayu. To start with, is it wrong to have her going around being "Ayu"? Maybe it's her way of saying she likes Ayu too. Just like how we spend hours & hours chatting about how we love Ayu here in AHS.

I don't find it wrong if she performs like Ayu. It seems she is already known as the Himeka who is a model. I don't think she acts this way just because she rants for popularity or anything related to it.

She is an Ayu fan. And I believe she wants to be one through this way.

[C+R+E+AYUMI]

Originally Posted by Estella

Actually i follow her blog, and as for these people saying she is not an Ayu impersonator.. well i have seen on her blog and around the net that she performs and does concerts singing Ayu's songs and dressing like her, it seems to be her job.. does that not make her an impersonator? Mabey she is more like an Ayu cover act, than an actual 'impersonator' but she definately does do this for a job, she is not just a random hime-gyaru.. even if you guys dont like her or think she looks like Ayu.. its just a fact..

Reading some articles here and there in the web it seems that after quitting modelling for Ageha she has made impersonating Ayu her own work..anyway that's only my feeling about it, maybe i'm going wrong

but, looking at her blog, it seems that she's really Ayu-aholic..and maybe it isn't so strange..mostly if I think how many times I went to the hairstylist asking for Ayu's haircut or buying something just to feel into ayu-mood.

Who doesn't want to live Ayu's life? Personally, I would love to

[keikeiaznqueen]

Originally Posted by Estella

Actually i follow her blog, and as for these people saying she is not an Ayu impersonator.. well i have seen on her blog and around the net that she performs and does concerts singing Ayu's songs and dressing like her, it seems to be her job.. does that not make her an impersonator? Mabey she is more like an Ayu cover act, than an actual 'impersonator' but she definately does do this for a job, she is not just a random hime-gyaru.. even if you guys dont like her or think she looks like Ayu.. its just a fact..

There is nothing wrong with this, many people do this kind of thing as job, or a hobby, have you guys not seen Abba and Elvis cover acts before?

In any case i think on account of this, she has become a minor celebrity in her own right, i saw the other day on lolita brand Angelic Pretty's website that she has designed or has her name attached to a new range of dresses..

Anyway that was my input into the matter

I *still* wouldn't call it a job though. Does she actually make a lot of money out of dressing up as Ayu? I don't follow her blog but I just can't imagine her earning money from being Ayu. Saying she impersonates Ayu as a job is... well, like you said, she's a minor celebrity because she's a model and not because she impersonates Ayu. Her name is original and has substance to it on its own, so she's not Himeka - the Ayu impersonator. Ayu's name doesn't follow her name around, does it?

[ayu_ready?]

Originally Posted by keikeiaznqueen

I don't know if you're referring to Nana-chan in Popteen, but I don't think her look is really that influenced by Ayu, because honestly, they all influence each other and the inspiration doesn't always come from Ayu! This is just the gyaru look!

oh,
I don't know the girl's name
do you mean Nana Suzuki? or? the model for CO&LU?
I wasn't talking about her XD

I know Tsubasa Masuwaka is such a big Ayufan as well, and she keeps her look as Ayu during SEASONS era

so the may issue had a girl who has written to Popteen about her love for Ayu and her admiration for Tsubasa as Ayu's follower, lol

[chloeM]

Originally Posted by se7entheaven

as long as she's not maniac i guess its ok
I can see she's still herself for some reason

haha...

[~Saru]

im one of the several people on here who also follow her blog
her eyes seem more bigger every blog she posts
and it seems that her eyes look as though they are bloodshot from a far away
it is quite scary
but she seems to be....stuck in the ayu 2007 long blonde hair fase
even though long blonde hair is part of some himegyaru outfit, she does seem to be stuck in that ayu time period
she does sing ayu songs, but in her costumes and style she adds her own little shirosaki style

[extepan]

i think she does look like ayu!

[ayu_ready?]

Originally Posted by ~Saru

im one of the several people on here who also follow her blog
her eyes seem more bigger every blog she posts
and it seems that her eyes look as though they are bloodshot from a far away
it is quite scary
but she seems to be....stuck in the ayu 2007 long blonde hair fase
even though long blonde hair is part of some himegyaru outfit, she does seem to be stuck in that ayu time period
she does sing ayu songs, but in her costumes and style she adds her own little shirosaki style

about the eyes..I agree they look VERY AWFUL & SCARY

it's because, well...the problem is that she places fake eyelashes not where they shold be (on the eyelid), but a bit lower, as to say it...on meat, LOL?

lower then the eyelid, on a flesh under the eye

that's why they look rather bad, imho
because she tries to make them bigger like that

[haikudasai]

Originally Posted by keikeiaznqueen

I *still* wouldn't call it a job though. Does she actually make a lot of money out of dressing up as Ayu? I don't follow her blog but I just can't imagine her earning money from being Ayu. Saying she impersonates Ayu as a job is... well, like you said, she's a minor celebrity because she's a model and not because she impersonates Ayu. Her name is original and has substance to it on its own, so she's not Himeka - the Ayu impersonator. Ayu's name doesn't follow her name around, does it?

Impersonators actually can make a lot of money.

They're hired for the events the perform at, usually through a talent agency that specializes in that field.

You wouldn't dress up as someone, go out and perform as them, act like them for hours, and not get paid, right?

Think of it this way. Hiring an impersonator is much cheaper than hiring the actual person. It also gives people who are unable to see the real thing an alternative that is very similar. It's not nearly as negative as some would think.

I go to her blog every once in a while and I notice that she also puts on shows that aren't centered around Ayumi.


Regarding her eyes: If she actually followed the correct lining of her lower lid she would have normal eye structure. She's applying her make-up poorly and someone near her needs to tell her so. Poor thing.

Also her hair pieces look to be synthetic which is pathetic.

[Bigtop]

I'm bumping this, but I'm kind of questioning - did she just change her hairstyle!?

[noisy_harmony]

She sang JEWEL but her voice sounded the same as Ayus in 2000 and 2001 (there were some moments where it was like JEWEL studio version though ^^)

[CHE.R.RY]

Wow she certainly looks a bit like Ayu doesn't she? Her eyes ARE really big though O.O...it's a little creepy lol. And I agree about the JEWEL performance, she needed to use more vibrato .

Speaking of which, I thought that really was Ayu in that pic that Bigtop posted! The resemblance is amazing in that one!!!

[Mintkisses]

I don't think she looks like Ayu at all other than her clothes. But, she seems interesting.

[gallowsCalibrator]

Her eyes kinda scare me, but I think she does an okay job~