Bea's Up November 2010
 

Lol I know I'm slow with these. :P Reading the Japanese is quick, thinking of how to phrase it into English is another thing altogether lol!!

Anyway, enjoy!!

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Thank you, Misa!

thannk you soo much!

Thanks SO much!

ahh this was so interesting to read! I love when she explains the meanings of her songs. I was curious to why she chose SEVEN DAYS WAR and now that I know why, it gives me even more of an appreciation for it. it must have been amazing for her to cover a song she loved so much when she was younger.

Thanks!!!!!!!

thanks Misa-chan! really interesting to read!

WOOOOW MISA I LOVE YOUR POSTS~SCANLATION~

YOUR TRANS MAKE THE FANS KNOW MORE ABOUT AYUS SONGS & ABOUT HER

THANKS ALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

GOD bless
YOU MISA

LOL This :yes
Thank you! It's really interesting to read.

Thank you Misa! So happy to hear that Ayumi is eating all organic because I work at Whole Foods Market which is all about organic food! haha! i feel like i have some weird connection to Ayu thru organic food, lol.

Thanks Misa-chan! It's kinda cute and funny how she says she was too busy to keep up with trends.

wow thank you so much misa i really love these pics

Interesting article. Thank you for the translation. :)

YAY THANKS!
was reading the opening para halfway when my eyes somehow just went up and saw Kazu Shinomura

and knowing that crossroad and Virgin road were really named like that (to have the word 'road') as they are connected really makes me appreciate the thought in releasing them consecutively and being her 49th and 50th single so much more

Hmm... the part where she speaks about the importance of make-up... I disagree with that.

I agree with you. Not often I disagree with Ayu, but I do on what she says about make-up. Self value shouldn't come from make-up~ most of the girls I know who think like that feel they can ONLY go out with make-up and have very little self confidence, even though they're beautiful (more beautiful even) without make-up. Become confident in yourself, don't become confident in your make-up. It comes across as Ayu is saying "it's okay~ just ignore it with make-up!" :no

Nevertheless, thank you for this translation! I love the part on why she wanted to sing SEVEN DAYS WAR. ♥

^To me it sounds like she's saying that make up can give you a confidence boost, not that you have to wear it make yourself attractive. I wear make up all the time when I go out because I have body issues and it does make me feel a lot more comfortable and not as self-conscious, so I agree with what she's saying to a certain extent. Using make up/ clothes etc to feel more confident isn't a bad thing.
I do think that relying on it too heavily is not really a good thing though...

Thanks for translating Misa-Chan! =D

Thanks misa :)

When a girl has little to no self-confidence, make-up can let her see that she can be beautiful. And when she knows that, she'll put effort into herself (better skincare, eating healthy, being more ladylike etc) so she will look better. Then there will come one day when she realizes that she has indeed become more beautiful. Make-up can change lives, not forever, but by kick-starting the process. I think that's what ayu's trying to bring across. :)

That said, we have to understand that Japan is a country where it's actually considered rude to leave the house without some basic foundation on, so make-up's more important for them than us. ;)

she looks really good with her hair pulled back.