I believe it was the day after someone would have a huge party for their birthday and it would last for a whole night from June 30th to July 1st.
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There are two usual summer events to me. One is the party held every year on June 30, the birthday of the owner of this bar (in Tokyo), when many old friends of mine I can't usually see gather here. To me, that is the one and only unhealthy night of the year, from June 30 to July 1st. (Laugh) ...(omission) ... And the other is the event of watching fireworks after gathering at the shop of my acquaintance near the sea in August every year ... ("Zappy" Aug. 2002)
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- from masa's site
However, she's probably changed quite a bit from then, so who knows if she still tries to get in touch.
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This article makes it clear why the second song is titled strangely as "July 1st." But the scene sung about in this song is not the party place at night but the sea in the daytime. Why? -- In fact, there was one more thing which lead her to make this song. In the interview of "Hamasaki Republic", she and the interviewer were talking as below, looking at a photo of the sea in a magazine.
O: How do you think about the sentence? ("If it's fine tomorrow, let's go to the sea.")
A: Nice. I'm glad to hear someone tell me so, for example. A family member or a friend or a boyfriend. Because if someone tell me so, I'm in his or her future. I'm in his or her tomorrow. I'm glad of that. ("Hamasaki Republic")
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Another addition.
I still enjoy masa's articles to this day. I wish someone would do stuff like that again... I would make some sort of attempt if I had access to all interviews from eras and such.