[Max Matsuura's Blog] (9/02/2009)

[a_kingdom21]

Originally Posted by k21sh3n

source: Max's blog

credit: Rainbow @ Ayuchina.com

translation....


that day was jan 1st 1999,first ayumi hamasaki album ....
on the stores we rallied the girls who promoted album by puttin on ayu's staff clothes....
in the shibuya music stores we're spreedin stamp form,provided that geeting those stamp in some stores you'd get a swepstakes to attend ayumi first live.....
also in d front of hachikou statue,on 3 giant tv played ayu's cm and pv.
i wasn't able to stay calm,i rent a car which has a tremendous sound system from ma friend....stuckin all ayu's poster,playin d music with full volume,and i drive it all alone n non-stop roving shibuya....
on d way near from d hachikou statue,stopped a missionaries car ,becaouse of it prevented d sound which out froum d monitor,directly i asked them to move their car (on the other day i become a friend of them,this matter i'll tell u latter)

some time latter,they begin d shermon ,n i asked them with all my might to move to the other place...
n i my self couldnt believe it,they moved,may be theye were touched by my veracity....

back again within a month,that time i made an ayu chat on ayu's website,i called some teens which has a great relationship with me to home,let them to hear ayu's album that just finished,then i asked their opinion.then we did karaoke.the main thing was anything i could do i had to do.

those teens,some of them now workin at avex.

on music industry,artist called as hamasaki ayumi ever been judged that she'll never success.
and we had to do anything we can..
i will never forget this spirit memory forever




correct me if there's wrong translation.......

thx.....

from now on....i wont make fun of him again

[MissElin_]

He sounds like he's really dedicated. Thx!

[pommy48]

*off to translate to traditional chinese*

that was so heartfelt
max really is a reason for ayu's success!
ayu really have come such a long way
and to think people thought she wouldn't succeed, ayu have not only succeeded but she revolutionized japan in so many way, music, fashion,etc.
she's become so much than a star, she's become a friend,a role model, someone to give other people hope
i love you ayu!

[jimex289]

Thanks for this.

[vampireknightzero]

Nice, those are real good memories

[Handjan]

Thanks for translation.

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

thank you!

[AyumiBest]

Ayu really has influenced all of us hasn't she?
We have to thank Max that he found her.
Thank you Max!
Thank you for the translation. ^^
...lol

[Meat Pao]

Cool, thanks for sharing this. Still a little pissed with him for calling Kuu fat back then though

[ayu-fan]

Originally Posted by Meat Pao

Cool, thanks for sharing this. Still a little pissed with him for calling Kuu fat back then though

yeah i wonder why he made a huge promotion for ayu back then (ayu didn't have anything except for cute face and self-penned lyrics), while he bashing koda when she start her debut.

[Lady_Eowyn]

Originally Posted by ayu-fan

yeah i wonder why he made a huge promotion for ayu back then (ayu didn't have anything except for cute face and self-penned lyrics), while he bashing koda when she start her debut.

someone ( not here) said to me Ayu And Max were actually a couple, but they broke up when she became too famous. That person also said that and old photo of them making out recently appeared in a japanese newspaper. It makes sense to me.

[pommy48]

Originally Posted by Lady_Eowyn

someone ( not here) said to me Ayu And Max were actually a couple, but they broke up when she became too famous. That person also said that and old photo of them making out recently appeared in a japanese newspaper. It makes sense to me.

oh yeah, i think that's when she was just starting and was young

[Polyrhythm]

LOL....max is a weirdo =/

[jbrat2219]

Aww that was a sweet message

[C+R+E+AYUMI]

Very interesting..thanx for translation

[yoshino]

ar.. that's nice entry from Max.

If not cos of him, there wldn't be Ayu singing.

Thanks to him so much!

[freedreamer]

那天是1999年1月1日，滨崎步的首张专辑的店头陈列日。
当时我们在涉谷总动员了所有的宣传女郎穿上了AYU团队的工作服，

在涉谷的音像店发放了图章券，只要在那些指定的音像店领取了图章券
就有权利抽奖参加AYU的首次LIVE。
还在八公犬雕像（忠犬ハチ公）前，三个大型的屏幕上播放着滨崎步PV和新专辑的告知。
即便如此我也坐立不安，从朋友那边借来了一辆超猛的带音响的面包车，不断地往上面贴满AYU的 海报
把专辑的音乐开到最大声，我亲自开着那辆车，拼命地在涉谷的大街上游走。
在快到八公犬雕像的地方，停着一辆基督教的布教宣传车，
由于那辆车挡住了大屏幕放出来的声音
我竟直接去麻烦他们把车退开了。（然后那个人居然变成了我的朋友，那倒是日后谈了）

过了一会儿，政党的演说又开始了，这个我也去向他们说明缘由
“求求你了 换一个这方”我拼命地拜托他们。
连我自己都不敢相信，也许是我的诚意打动了他们，他们离开了

时间追溯到1个月前，我当时在AYU的网站上搞了一个AYU CHART，
把关系不错的年轻朋友邀请到了我的家里，
让他们试听了刚刚作好的滨崎步的新专辑，并听了来自他们的意见。
然后也曾大家聚在一起去卡拉OK
总之，能做的事情都做了。

然后那群关系良好的年轻人，现今也有在AVEX工作的
在业界曾被批，滨崎步这个艺人是绝对不畅销
而我们为了能够卖出去，作了多少的努力啊
我永远都不想忘记那个时候 充满热血的回忆。

Here's my translation..with some terms from a_kingdom's translation

It was the 1st of January 1999, the official day of the release of Hamasaki Ayumi's debut album.
We were in Shibuya and have gotten some ladies to put on TeamAyu's staff uniform.

We also placed some stamps/coupons in some of the music stores at Shibuya and those who obtained them from the selected shops will be able to participate in a lucky draw and attend Ayu's first live.

In front of the Hachikou statue, we placed 3 big screens which played Hamasaki Ayumi's PVs and information about the new album.
Even though we had all these for promotion, I still borrowed a car with a termendous sound system from my friend, pasted Ayu posters all over it and blasted the music loudly. I even drove the car myself around Shibuya.
When reaching the Hachikou statue, there was a car promoting christianity (the missionaries vehicle).
As the car was blocking the speaker, I didn't hesistate and asked them if they could move to another location. (Incidentally, that person later became my friend, but we;ll talk about that another day).

After a while, there was an argument that took place and I went on to tell them the reason for my actions.
"Please, could you move to another location?" I kept begging them.
Maybe it was my sincerity which moved them, I couldn't believe that they actually moved away.

One month ago (Decemebr 1998), I was on Ayu's website making an AYU CHART.
I invited some close friends to my house,
and allowed them to listen to the just-finished new album by Hamasaki Ayumi, and also heard their comments.
Then, since all of us were grouped together, we went to the Karaoke.
No matter what, every thing that could be done has been done.

Then, some of those youths, who were on close terms with each other, are also working in Avex now.
Hamasaki Ayumi was once criticised by the industry as an artiste who would never sell.
Yet we put in so much effort for 'selling' her.
I will never forget that period of time, a memory filled with sweat and blood*.

*Blood NOT literally. It's an expression saying that LOTS of effort has been put in until you bleed.

[se7entheaven]

*sob sob* listening to TO BE Acoustic version now U_U

[AyuGAME]

wow...that's deep...
thanks

[njanjayrp]

I love that man~ Thanks for the transaltions~