Why does Ayu call herself Chon-chan?

Miss Scarlett · #1 8th May 2009, 01:39 AM

I'm just curious?

While I'm at it, could someone also tell me abou the nicknames she has for everyone else, too? Pretty please~ ^_^

pommy48 · #2 8th May 2009, 01:46 AM

i remember she explained it in one of her TA messages, but i think ZIN is the one that gave the nickname to her

TeeMo · #3 8th May 2009, 02:57 AM

^ Zin is a funny dancer....

And the nickname he gave her is funny too..

pommy48 · #4 8th May 2009, 03:14 AM

really, also chon is a currency in korea too?

jean-baptiste · #5 8th May 2009, 03:17 AM

i hope it has a different meaning...

ihulk2 · #6 8th May 2009, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by pommy48

really, also chon is a currency in korea too?

That's correct, 100 chon = 1 korean won.

At least 2 other dancers have nicknames (Shuya and Subaru) although I don't recall offhand, I'm sure others here will know.

pommy48 · #7 8th May 2009, 03:26 AM

i don't know, this dictionary website tell me 100 chon equals 1 won

ownsarai · #8 8th May 2009, 03:31 AM

Try looking back in the TA messages, it's there somewhere...

pommy48 · #9 8th May 2009, 03:46 AM

ah i think i got it~ from deli's notes from TA message 340, it says

**I usually translate "doron" and "dororororon" as "ninja vanish" cuz ayu's goofy and that's what she'd say in english. In this case, she said "dorochon", so I had to stick the "chon" from "Chonchan" in there. That's all I could think to do. XD

so since ayu was signing off her messages with ninja vanish a lot that ZIN gave her the nickname of chon-chan

zyoeru · #10 8th May 2009, 05:02 AM

^ Informative.

Guys, I was joking about her using chon because it's a slur. XD
Do you honestly think Ayumi is racist? XD

chloeM · #11 8th May 2009, 05:33 AM

wow.... cool explanations

majrakun · #12 8th May 2009, 07:32 AM

I finally understood why Zin gave that nickname now, at first I thought it was just because it sounded cute, lol~ Thanks, pom!

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Originally Posted by Miss Scarlett

While I'm at it, could someone also tell me abou the nicknames she has for everyone else, too? Pretty please~ ^_^

Well, there's the infamous Yocchan! XD Shu-chan/Su-chan (Shuya) and Suba-sama (Subaru) too. She sometimes calls Zin 'Jin-san', although I'm not sure if she seriously calls him that, or was just playing around. 0__0 Ayu also calls Kayanocchi Nee-san (Big sister). Yeah, that's as far as I know. I think what she calls most of the other staff are nicknames as well (like Kome and Armageddon) , although I'm not sure whether Ayu were the one who gave those nicknames.

C+R+E+AYUMI · #13 8th May 2009, 09:05 AM

hoped the meaning was something different though

Delirium-Zer0 · #14 9th May 2009, 12:02 AM

No, the "Chon" is most likely from the top-ponytail she had during the making of the "Days" PV. The ponytail somewhat resembled a top-knot, which in Japanese is called 丁髷 ("chonmage"). ZIN called her "Chonchan" on his blog when posting photos of the making of the PV.

"Doron" means "slipping out unnoticed" (my translation was "ninja vanish").... there was no "chon" in there to begin with - she signed off with a "chon" worked into the word "doron" so I translated it as "Nin-chon vanish" that day.

Ayu-roBeat 13 · #15 9th May 2009, 12:30 AM

Ohhh, so that's what it was. Thanks for enlightening us Deli!

mimika · #16 9th May 2009, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Delirium-Zer0

No, the "Chon" is most likely from the top-ponytail she had during the making of the "Days" PV. The ponytail somewhat resembled a top-knot, which in Japanese is called 丁髷 ("chonmage"). ZIN called her "Chonchan" on his blog when posting photos of the making of the PV.

"Doron" means "slipping out unnoticed" (my translation was "ninja vanish").... there was no "chon" in there to begin with - she signed off with a "chon" worked into the word "doron" so I translated it as "Nin-chon vanish" that day.

thanks deli! your japanese is sooo good!

btw how did the project go?

**Yoake** · #17 9th May 2009, 11:03 PM

I wonder the same question. Thanks for answer

shizukanaotoko · #18 12th May 2009, 07:24 PM

I remember hearing a rumor that Ayu is Korean but I always thought the origin of that rumor was confusion between Ayumi Hamasaki and Ahyoomee from SUGAR... "Chon" is the Japanese racial slur for Korean people though so I wonder if she is a Zainichi Korean...though I doubt it

zyoeru · #19 13th May 2009, 05:20 AM

^ I think that Ayumi is definitely Yamato Japanese. But, you never know, she could be anything. I know her mother's family is from Tokyo though.

mcluva420 · #20 13th May 2009, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by shizukanaotoko

I remember hearing a rumor that Ayu is Korean but I always thought the origin of that rumor was confusion between Ayumi Hamasaki and Ahyoomee from SUGAR... "Chon" is the Japanese racial slur for Korean people though so I wonder if she is a Zainichi Korean...though I doubt it

Ayumi Lee is korean