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28th June 2010, 04:48 PM
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AND TODAY WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS THE DAY THAT I WAS HUGGED BY ANNA TSUCHIYA
It went something like this: me -->  <-- annaSO. This is how the whole thing went down. The PV was shot at the Shimokitazawa Garden, which is a tiny little live house. There were 300 people chosen to participate, and filming started around 8:30. In our confirmation emails we all got a number (1-300) and we entered in numerical order...but the club is way small, so it really didn't matter what number you had, you could still clamor your way to the front if you tried hard enough. (Which I did. ehehehe.) Despite being number ~250, I was about 4 feet away from Anna by the end of the shoot. At about 9 or so they finally announced they were ready...there were 3 cameras set up in different parts of the club, and the plan was to run the performance once, switch camera angles, perform again, and so on. They planned on doing the song 4 times, and it worked perfectly. Despite some technical difficulties, we finished shortly before 10 and everything else ran like clockwork. So when Anna and PE'Z first came out, everyone went crazy...all 300 of us, crammed in there like sardines.  Anna looked fabulous, as always...her hair (blonde) was up in a high ponytail, and her ponytail was crimped and crazy and backcombed (which meant her hair was everywhere, essentially). She wore a loose-fitting black jumpsuit with red and blue...they look like birds? (like the silhouettes of birds.) all over it, and it plunged really low in the front and she had a black bandeau top-bra-thing on underneath, if memory serves. During the beginning of song (all 4 times they filmed it) she had these crazy sunglasses on with round, red frames. Fun fun fun! Her makeup was awesome and she had pink lipstick on, and then her lips were COVERED in glitter on top of that...it looked smashing.She and PE'Z came out and talked with us for a little bit (someone congratulated her on having her baby, and she said something along the lines of, "Number 2 already...Man, I'm collecting kids left and right!") I was struck by how funny she was, and she speaks REALLY informally so sometimes it was hard to get what she was saying. But she could see all of us, and the guys from PE'Z were great too. (And insanely good looking...) Anyway, right before the cameras were supposed to roll the first time, they told us there was technical trouble with the something or other...and it would be another ten minutes. There was a collective "awwwww." and Anna apologized, and they went back offstage. 3 minutes later though they fixed it, so they came back on and cameras rolled! It was the first time anyone had heard the song, and omfg it's amazing. It's so much fun! It's like, what you would get if you crossed Shiina Ringo's soundtrack for Sakuran with Reel Big Fish. (Cookies for anyone who gets those two references and can therefore imagine what the Anna x PE'Z collab sounds like.) I can't wait to have it on CD~ After the first run through, I think Anna had gotten a little too intimate with the mike...because her lipstick (glitter included) was ALL OVER HER CHIN. Oh god, we were laughing so hard, because she had absolutely no idea how bad it was, and had to go offstage to fix it (saying as she went, "I'm going to fix my mouth.") And then someone had to come up and clean the microphone off.  She came back on stage shortly after and kind of looked at the microphone with an apologetic look, then cleaned it off again for good measure.  Over the course of the next 3 performances, nothing was really different...lots of jumping around, NO AIR CONDITIONING (to give you a picture: 300 people, crammed into an air conditioner-less room, jumping around, when it's NINETY DEGREES [fahrenheit...30 C] outside with 85% humidity?! holy crap, we were all miserable). Anna and PE'Z kept remarking about how hot it was and all of a sudden Anna goes: "I WANT A BEEEER." Everyone laughed, and even though I don't like beer, I had to agree that it would have been perfect at that moment in time. D: Before things wrapped up she said they would be doing concerts over the summer (YAY) and that they're going to be a part of Summer Sonic's lineup! (Which means I am so there.) So she asked us all to come, they all thanked us, she ran up and down the length of the stage giving high fives to people in the front (I was right there, but about 3 people deep and she saw me but couldn't get to me, so she waved and smiled at me instead. 4 feet away~~~) And then we dragged our hot and sweaty selves back to the basement, got our stuff from the coin lockers, I finally took my 5" heels off, and then we went outside...INTO THE BLISTERING HEAT AND 85% HUMIDITY  From one hell to another. Dripping. With sweat. So gross. So so gross. Japan isn't supposed to be like this until August, I don't know what the hell is going on!SO. The awesome part. There's a 7/11 right next to the Garden so I bought a bottle of water and looked for a place to crash/rest my feet while I inhaled it...a lot of people were gathered at the entrance but I knew there was a side entrance (literally around the corner) and sure enough, I peered over and absolutely no one was standing there. Perfect! There's also a parking space (though there were no cars) and I had a hunch...just a hunch...that it's the entrance that the band would use. I didn't know if they'd shoo me away or not if they knew I was waiting for Anna and PE'Z, so I just huddled up against a wall with my water and my cell phone, looking busy, not really paying attention to anyone. And then...they pulled over two cabs from the street, and had them wait. And the guy who pulled them over (who had a backstage pass on his shirt) made a phone call and said, "The taxis are here~." And I crossed my fingers... There were only 3 other people who had been a part of the shoot that were waiting in the same vicinity I was...I was the first one there, and I saw a guy waiting near the corner (but he disappeared before they ended up coming out), and 2 girls came over and waited quite close to the door. Not 3 minutes later, everyone came out! And I was in shock, not quite knowing what to do...I think I made myself TOO invisible because no one from PE'Z saw me except the trumpeter, and we smiled and nodded/bowed at each other. PE'Z made their way to the two waiting taxis and Anna stopped to talk to the two girls...for quite a while...and I was getting worried that she was going to skip right over me (I was behind her) and the girls were smart enough to bring her a beer, after she wouldn't stop talking about it on stage! (And I was like, damn, why didn't I think of that ) But then, as she turned to walk away from them, I just went for it and said "Anna!" And she looked up, it was like a lightbulb went off in her head and she was like "HI!" And she walked over to me and hugged me.  I think she was worried about me not understanding Japanese, so very slowly she said "Mata kite ne~" (literal translation: "come again, okay~?") and then I pulled out the big guns and said, "So you're having concerts this summer?" She looked kind of astonished for a second and then said, "Your Japanese...it's so good. O__O" I played it off, no it's not, etc, and she said "YES IT IS!" And I blushed and said, "Are you doing anything besides Summer Sonic?" To which she replied, "When the dates are set, they'll probably..." and I finished her sentence and said, "...will be put up on your website?" She kind of kept staring at me and said, "Okay, your Japanese is way too good." And I was like, "No, it's really not!!!" She asked me my name, and I told her, and she said she hoped to see me again...and I bowed and thanked her and she bowed back (I swear, I did it by habit, I'm turning Japanese) and smiled at me as she left...and she had to move kind of quickly because all the people who'd been waiting at the front had caught on to the fact that she was out there mingling with people and a herd of people went down the street after her.  AND THAT'S MY EPIC STORY. Sorry for being teal deer. It's nearly midnight and I've got enough energy going through me to power a small village! She's so lovely~~~
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#222
28th June 2010, 04:59 PM
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man that sounds amazing , Amanda & now I have high hopes that her next single will be great
then again so far the duets that she has done with other artistes are solid so this's going to be no exception oh yeah glad that you had an amazing time . I see whether can I spot you in the PV in due time or not xD
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#223
28th June 2010, 05:02 PM
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I was also the only non-Japanese person there, which narrows it down considerably. xD
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28th June 2010, 05:12 PM
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ok I will bear that in mind when the PV's out for her next single xD  but now at least I'm confident that Anna's going to kick some serious butt with her collaboration with PE'Z 
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#225
28th June 2010, 05:13 PM
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Thank you so much for sharing your story and being so detail oriented! The way you described it made me feel like I could picture everything! I almost felt like I was there, lol. I bet you were screaming inside when Anna hugged you, what an epic moment! And it's awesome that she was so impressed with your Japanese! If you don't mind me asking, where are you originally from? I can't wait to hear the song too, I'm ready to buy the CD now and watch the video. You've got me so pumped up, I think I'm more excited for this release than Atashi, lol.
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#227
28th June 2010, 05:38 PM
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OMG my jaws were opened up so wide when I read your review, and I just realize my jaws was stucked after reading your second part of the review...
anyway, from your review, does the new PV looks like rose? Last edited by prussian blue; 28th June 2010 at 05:42 PM. |
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28th June 2010, 07:05 PM
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after posting at your facebook, i'll still say the same thing, i'm happy for you and so jeolous at the same time. i bet anna will remember you, just like how ayu remembers jorge.
Is 2010 your best year so far?
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#230
28th June 2010, 07:13 PM
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you are just too lucky
 i loved reading your report! thanks for sharing it with us. anna seems so sweet!anyway, i've recently been listening to Atashi alot. it's really grown on me
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#231
28th June 2010, 08:47 PM
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Choco, you're my idol. You hang out with amazing people like Nakata & Anna. I hope you do get to see her again. <3
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#233
29th June 2010, 04:01 AM
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After rereading your post, I can't wait for the song! You were saying it's like the song from Sakuran!!! Omg, I love the style of it, not really rock, but with oriental feel? Is it like that???
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#234
29th June 2010, 04:15 AM
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Yeaaah that was fun to read
 Anna is awesome
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29th June 2010, 04:15 AM
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ah I totally zonked out in forgetting to ask you this last night Amanda X_X
but what's the title for the collaboration of Anna x PE'Z ?
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29th June 2010, 06:20 AM
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Truth is, they only said the name of the song once and I only half heard it! I can tell you that it sounded long, slightly complicated (when I say 'complicated', I mean I think it'll be a title full of kanji), and I think it starts with a B...One thing I forgot to mention is that I'll be extremely interested in seeing how the PV comes out...because they didn't use video cameras to film it, they were using DSLRs (Canons, but I didn't get to see which model) and their 'movie' setting. Maybe they wanted to give it a more raw, intimate feel? Or something...
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#238
29th June 2010, 07:35 AM
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oh cool so I guess Anna x PE'Z duet will be a Japanese title since you weren't able to catch hold of it in full well it's ok , it will be announced on her website soon & omg at their choice of fliming equipment for the PV :O , I think it's going to be something great/epic to look out for !
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29th June 2010, 05:30 PM
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Anna sounds like such a fun person to be around with! I'm glad you had a great time and got to hug her and whatnot though 
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