StarTalk interview

[Yannetakizawa]

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Ayu about jj vídeo inst

https://www.instagram.com/p/BCP-v_ZHOOr/

[xLuna&1LOVE]

She really loves that top, doesn't she?

[Machiko]

She's so cute, can't deal

[AyuGAME]

Want to watch the whole show..

[ExodusUK]

http://ent.tvb.com/enews/56d020246db...c000004#page-1

You need to be in HK or have Hola in your browser to watch it..

[Aderianu]

http://vk.com/video1358601_171631947

[errikkutrancex]

Originally Posted by Aderianu

http://vk.com/video1358601_171631947

Thank you Aderianu for the link !!! :p

[Machiko]

^ Doesn't work for me! And isn't Hola unsafe?

[pimenta]

^ It can be any other VPN that has HK region, doesn't have to be Hola. Though any free VPN (and some payed ones) have security and privacy issues...

[rainbow_smile]

Interviewer: "What do you want to say to all of your fans in the world?"
Ayu: *proceeds to talk only about Asian women*

lol

@Aderianu: thank you so much for the link by the way! Do you mind if I share the video in Ayu group on VK?

[Aderianu]

Originally Posted by rainbow_smile

@Aderianu: thank you so much for the link by the way! Do you mind if I share the video in Ayu group on VK?

I don't mind ^^

[Fubuki]

Originally Posted by rainbow_smile

Interviewer: "What do you want to say to all of your fans in the world?"
Ayu: *proceeds to talk only about Asian women*

If someone between us is wrong it's probably me, but doesn't she take them as an example and encourages all of her fans to be true to themselves?

Anyway is it me or she said she still writes music, though just as a pass-time? It gave me some sort of sweet feeling, even if I could be wrong about it too.

[rainbow_smile]

Originally Posted by Fubuki

If someone between us is wrong it's probably me, but doesn't she take them as an example and encourages all of her fans to be true to themselves?

Anyway is it me or she said she still writes music, though just as a pass-time? It gave me some sort of sweet feeling, even if I could be wrong about it too.

Yeah, that's the way I'm taking it as well, but that's because I'm overly optimistic lol But I think at the end of the statement she says something along the lines of "That's why I'm proud to be one of you" (I'm not sure, and I can't check it because the video is not loading for me anymore), which could kinda be interpreted that she was only speaking to her Asian female fans. But again, I'm not taking it too seriously

I think she meant that she writes lyrics? Though she might be writing music, too. I think sometime around Rule/Sparkle release she said that she wrote some music but in the end it was never released because avex didn't think it was good enough?

[Fubuki]

Originally Posted by rainbow_smile

Yeah, that's the way I'm taking it as well, but that's because I'm overly optimistic lol But I think at the end of the statement she says something along the lines of "That's why I'm proud to be one of you" (I'm not sure, and I can't check it because the video is not loading for me anymore), which could kinda be interpreted that she was only speaking to her Asian female fans. But again, I'm not taking it too seriously

I think she meant that she writes lyrics? Though she might be writing music, too. I think sometime around Rule/Sparkle release she said that she wrote some music but in the end it was never released because avex didn't think it was good enough?

Just watched it again (so weird: usually I am the one with network problems). Yes, in the end she said something like "I'm so proud of being one of your likes", but maybe she switched to her fans for a while and then returned to Asian women? No, ok, more likely I'm just seeing it as I like the most, ahah. I was kind of confused by her "you guys", because I never heard or read it referred to a group of females only, but English is spoken very poorly in my country, so you sure know better

About writing music now I'm 99% sure: she said "I write music OR lyrics", so she should refer to composing. Unluckily, I never read the thing you're talking about, but when she made the shoot for BAZAAR's 25th Anniversary I think she said something like composing is her favourite part of making a song but she doesn't do it anymore because it makes her feel bad for some reason I don't remember (sorry: I read the interview only once and I was in a really bad mood). Maybe it's related to what you said... she didn't take it too good when she was fired by COLUMBIA Nippon (if I remember the name correctly), and it would be a pretty similar situation, though many years have passed and Ayu went through changes.

I didn't mean writing music at a professional level, anyway. I'd love a comeback from my favourite composer, but as an hard-dying pessimist I prefer not to think about such a thing at all. I feel pretty intrusive saying it since it's her private life, but I had that sweet feeling because I find it lovely that she still amuses herself with songwriting.

Spoiler:

Sorry for being so long .///.'

[rainbow_smile]

Originally Posted by Fubuki

Just watched it again (so weird: usually I am the one with network problems). Yes, in the end she said something like "I'm so proud of being one of your likes", but maybe she switched to her fans for a while and then returned to Asian women? No, ok, more likely I'm just seeing it as I like the most, ahah. I was kind of confused by her "you guys", because I never heard or read it referred to a group of females only, but English is spoken very poorly in my country, so you sure know better

About writing music now I'm 99% sure: she said "I write music OR lyrics", so she should refer to composing. Unluckily, I never read the thing you're talking about, but when she made the shoot for BAZAAR's 25th Anniversary I think she said something like composing is her favourite part of making a song but she doesn't do it anymore because it makes her feel bad for some reason I don't remember (sorry: I read the interview only once and I was in a really bad mood). Maybe it's related to what you said... she didn't take it too good when she was fired by COLUMBIA Nippon (if I remember the name correctly), and it would be a pretty similar situation, though many years have passed and Ayu went through changes.

I didn't mean writing music at a professional level, anyway. I'd love a comeback from my favourite composer, but as an hard-dying pessimist I prefer not to think about such a thing at all. I feel pretty intrusive saying it since it's her private life, but I had that sweet feeling because I find it lovely that she still amuses herself with songwriting.

Spoiler:

Sorry for being so long .///.'

Well yeah, I was hoping she meant to encourage all fans to be like Asian women. About "guys": I'm not a native English speaker neither, so I definitely don't know better than you XD But I think technically it normally refers to boys, but I've seen a lot of people use it for any gender. Especially considering she's not a native English speaker herself. I think guys is the best translation for "minasan"?

I'm not sure about the music part, I'm unfortunately unable to rewatch the video, and I don't remember it word-by-word. I would love for CREA to make a comeback as well... I think she just doesn't feel confident about her composing skills.

[ExodusUK]

Her answer about having privacy, private time and "Ayu vs. Ayumi Hamasaki" is the complete opposite from the CNN interview...she's accepted that she isn't going to get it and doesn't give a fuck anymore.

[Larisa-chan]

This was a nice interview to watch. She seemed more like herself versus those videos of her and Alvin Goh schmoozing it up...

After all these years, the one thing that remains the same about Ayu is that even on her days off, she says she still prefers to work LOL

Also lol nice that her husband was there watching and had a few things to say about her being fashionable even at home XD

[mizuki-7]

I liked her answer about music and how she prefers to stay true to herself by making the music she wants to make and not making the music people expect her to make ...

[mizuki-7]

She said word for word that when people give her off time she still prefers to do her work "writing songs or lyrics" so yeah maybe one day she will share some of these with us I hope so ...

I'm happy because I'm not fluent but I understand nearly everything she says she has really make great progress since the CNN's interview back in 2006 she sound pretty natural now not perfect yet she doesn't need a translator anyway the principal is to be understood =)

[njanjayrp]

While her English has improved she is far from being fluent.

Kind of disappointed she didn't know whether they speak Cantonese or Mandarin, but oh well.

Also she keeps avoiding answering stuff about her private life which is ok. The thing that annoys me is that she keeps answering in a very politcal, generalized way. With so many words she has said so little. I am not sure whether it's intentional or just the lack of ability to fully converse in English. It doesn't seem like she is being very honest tbh, but just trying to say the right things.