I guess that counted too, but you would've had to been around at the time / been an uber fan of Ayu..

I don't think many people here were crazy enough fans to fly over for a handshake and stuff.. a lot of people who were there were pretty much from the area..

whow nmskalmn ive never seen those pictures before where did they come from??i have only seen the youtube Ayu goes to Hong Kong thing.oh and besides i think u would have to be really lucky to meet Ayu in real life and actually talk to her.but the Team Ayu thing isent too bad of an idea.good luck :D

I can't remember the source. They were probably posted on an entertainment news site then copied to AHS.

I think I'd probably look like that girl in the left picture up there ^ o_o; I didn't know about the Handshake tour before...interesting! That was awhile ago, though, right?

...wow that was a fast reply!!0_0......well im off to find those pictures then.thanks :D

IIRC, it was around the time Daybreak was released.

Apparently she went twice. :o

Once for Daybreak and to accept that award for I am.. [I think] selling so and so copies.. and another for.. uhm.. I dunno? lol

Again IIRC, the handshaking tour had two stops: Taiwan and Hong Kong. As I remember it was not tied up with any other events.

The yellow scarf was given her by a fan.

In Taiwan (IIRC) she started crying because a fan told her it was okay to marry (or something like that).

i can't imagine meeting her... :heart

but honestly for us normal fans, especially those of us overseas, i think the only chance is to happen into her at an airport or something...and then thats really only in L.A., Chicago, or NY. :shrug

Ah. I went to Ayumi @ Primenova and they said '2nd appearance' or something :)

r these interviews on video??besides the I AM award thing i saw that before.

I think there might be a clip or two of the handshaking out there.

What is the I am.. award?

In the Cantonese TVB news broadcast that covered Ayu's appearance in Hong Kong, they show her receiving an award, people taking down a music store, and the handshaking session.


She got the award for I am.. because it sold high amounts or something.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rYLD51jb2gM

I can't remember everything clearly from that long ago, but the 'award' must have been incidental.

Unfortunately the AHS archives of that era are lost.

My advice is offer up a skill that she needs, and be the only one who can do it! When she comes to Vancouver to film her next hot video, I'll offer up my spare room and be her translator/tour guide. No one else can speak less-than-stellar Japanese AND has a spare room.

Ayu- "Wataa o motte kinasai!!!!!!!!!"

Cory- "Waa... wa....." *flipping through dictionary*

haha :lmfao that would be some what cool but not to not understand what shes saying......by the way what does Ayu up there say??ok aaaannnnyyywwwaaayyyyyssss so does it mean that there is no video of Ayu crying because of someone said it would be ok for her to marry??thats one of the videos i have never seen.if there even is one on Utube can u post it unless there isent one and i didnt read that post yet......

no way,that sounds nothing like Ayu:( Ayu is good to her fans.maybe ur friends met her at a busy and bad time??:yes but i dont think Ayu would HATE and try to keep fans away from her:no im not trying to call u a lyer or be mean to u or anything but thats just what i thought.ihope u dont hate me for disagreeing with u but i felt strongly against this.:yes
i no this is really late post but i just felt like i had to say that:P

-stuffs Ayu in my overpacked red bag- Ho ho ho!

Now to be mean, but how the HELL would you know? o_O

This person saw her in real life, and people who work for places she went to said she was slightly rude. :/ That's proof enough.

And it's not like this has only happened once.. :/ Don't base her attitude in backstage stuff with her FRIENDS on her attitude with total strangers.