L.A fans go meet ayu @L'ermitage! ~part II~

[Angel_Hikaru]

She seems like the sweetest person, hopefully she will return someday and I'll prepare to meet her...but congratulations to everyone else, she is an amazing person

[Bruised.Sapphire]

Any plans for another fan performance for her before she leaves?

[do it again]

I hope those people that were there yesterday don't make Ayu regret being so open to meeting with fans. If any of this stuff ends up on eBay or anything else, I'll be beyond pissed. Ayu is signing these things for YOU, not for your profit.

[ayumasing]

I was appalled and slightly miffed when I read about those advertisers. She's so sweet, so I highly doubt she would say anything rude to them, but at the same time, they shouldn't do that to her! And those people better not sell anything for profits. 1)That would be disrespecting her because then you are just using her for money, and 2)Though it might be selfish of me for saying this, if she thinks we are just using her, she may not let her other (international) fans come and meet her, especially if it's pretty much a once in a lifetime chance.
Shame on those trying to make money! Leave her alone, please.

[channy]

Those 10-poster-guys seem to be really in the need of money, so that they try to sell signed fan merchandise. I am really sorry for these poor creatures.

[Luja.]

I am sorry for ayu. I hope she doesn't feel bad about this later if - like cutie said - something happens with them on eBay or something..

[cool_kickin_dude]

wish I was over there the last couple of weeks, but I had to work

I wonder if she will ever come back here

[yatenkouxoxo]

It was making me mad, too. They were NOT people that anyone knew. They just brought a bunch of stuff to sign. None of us have ever seen them before. They didn't really seem to care about the whole experience...that's the video I got. She was happy with Sachiko, then got pissed when the random Japanese people came over having her sign a bunch of stuff.

[Bruised.Sapphire]

Ugh, can't believe those people! And she can't exactly say "I won't sign your stuff" or else it'd be bad for her overseas image. What an unfair position to put Ayu in.

[AyuGAME]

well...ayu has been around entertainment industry for about 12 years...i think she know to handle this kind of situation and know who is real fans or not and she will know how to act against them...and she already proved it in that video...

[LacusClyne]

i saw an auction of ayu's autograph at ebay. it feels fake, please be careful. oh, and he has A LOT OF ARTIST'S autograph, does that sounds possible?

the seller is from Austria, and it looks like there's been 1 year since he's on ebay. there aren't any current feedback of him for the past 1 YEAR!.
http://cgi.ebay.com/AYUMI-HAMASAKI-A...item2a0c0d9055

[love in music]

Originally Posted by LacusClyne

i saw an auction of ayu's autograph at ebay. it feels fake, please be careful. oh, and he has A LOT OF ARTIST'S autograph, does that sounds possible?

the seller is from Austria, and it looks like there's been 1 year since he's on ebay. there aren't any current feedback of him for the past 1 YEAR!.
http://cgi.ebay.com/AYUMI-HAMASAKI-A...item2a0c0d9055

that looks fake to me.

[yuki_unmei]

Originally Posted by LacusClyne

i saw an auction of ayu's autograph at ebay. it feels fake, please be careful. oh, and he has A LOT OF ARTIST'S autograph, does that sounds possible?

the seller is from Austria, and it looks like there's been 1 year since he's on ebay. there aren't any current feedback of him for the past 1 YEAR!.
http://cgi.ebay.com/AYUMI-HAMASAKI-A...item2a0c0d9055

lol that looks nothing like her autograph xD

[gothicayu]

Originally Posted by LacusClyne

i saw an auction of ayu's autograph at ebay. it feels fake, please be careful. oh, and he has A LOT OF ARTIST'S autograph, does that sounds possible?

the seller is from Austria, and it looks like there's been 1 year since he's on ebay. there aren't any current feedback of him for the past 1 YEAR!.
http://cgi.ebay.com/AYUMI-HAMASAKI-A...item2a0c0d9055

definatly fake he should be ban from ebay

[do it again]

I don't want to say tonight was disappointing because we got to see Ayu and have a group picture with her, but the experience left me with a bad taste in my mouth. I got there around 6:30, and there were a few people waiting outside. I heard what happened the day before with the fans trying to get a ton of stuff signed, so I asked them about it and they said they were sitting in the car parked right by the studio.

I kept looking over at the car and saw rolls of posters, CDs, printed pictures, stuff like that just being moved around. Then one of the guys got out of the car and put a couple of poster rolls against the wall of the studio. I didn't pay much attention but they didn't interact with anyone there.

Stan came outside a couple of times, and when he was standing by the front door I walked over to him and told him I heard there was some problems with people wanting lots and lots of stuff signed. He said it's true and it was because they own a store in the area and wanted to get stuff signed to show like "ayu came to this store!" and stuff like that. I told Stan that we're not really here just to get stuff signed, because it was mostly people that have been here before, and for the people that were new, one or two things would be plenty. Stan said he would tell her that they're here again and to see what she wanted to do.

We just hung around for a bit longer, and Stan came back outside and said that tonight we're doing things differently. He would take the 1 or 2 items that each person wanted signed inside, have her sign them, come back to give them to us, and then Ayu would come out and we would just take one group picture.

Those people had pictures of themselves with Ayu printed on posters, and asked Stan if she could sign them with their names on it. Stan took them without saying anything and then went back inside. Later, Ayu's managers or other staff members came out and they were telling the people outside in Japanese that basically she didn't sign them because they were just trying to use it for an advertisement or whatever. I don't speak Japanese, but that's what Daisuke said. He couldn't really tell me more because they were right there, but that's the gist of it.

Ayu came out looking cute as ever though, and I asked her how she was and she said good. I asked how the recording went tonight and she went kind of "ehhh..." and made that so-so hand gesture, but I said I'm sure it was great. Then I asked her if they are really leaving on Friday, because on the 16th she said 10 more days, which would be Friday, and she said "No, because we're not finished." So they'll be around for a bit longer!

Then Ayu started getting into the car, and they usually turn the car around so she can wave to us as she drives off. We all waved and then the car stopped and she stuck her head out the window and asked if we'd be there tomorrow. I don't think most of us are because it's Thanksgiving, but she said "I'll see you tomorrow or Friday!" and then someone asked what time and she's like "Same time!" and then they drove off.

I just hate feeling that Ayu might feel like she's been taking advantage of by some people who have selfish interests in their hearts. She's so sweet to her fans and takes so much time to be with them and signs whatever people ask her to... and some people want to abuse her kindness and generosity. It really upsets me...

[melina_t]

Originally Posted by cutieismylife

I don't want to say tonight was disappointing because we got to see Ayu and have a group picture with her, but the experience left me with a bad taste in my mouth. I got there around 6:30, and there were a few people waiting outside. I heard what happened the day before with the fans trying to get a ton of stuff signed, so I asked them about it and they said they were sitting in the car parked right by the studio.

I kept looking over at the car and saw rolls of posters, CDs, printed pictures, stuff like that just being moved around. Then one of the guys got out of the car and put a couple of poster rolls against the wall of the studio. I didn't pay much attention but they didn't interact with anyone there.

Stan came outside a couple of times, and when he was standing by the front door I walked over to him and told him I heard there was some problems with people wanting lots and lots of stuff signed. He said it's true and it was because they own a store in the area and wanted to get stuff signed to show like "ayu came to this store!" and stuff like that. I told Stan that we're not really here just to get stuff signed, because it was mostly people that have been here before, and for the people that were new, one or two things would be plenty. Stan said he would tell her that they're here again and to see what she wanted to do.

We just hung around for a bit longer, and Stan came back outside and said that tonight we're doing things differently. He would take the 1 or 2 items that each person wanted signed inside, have her sign them, come back to give them to us, and then Ayu would come out and we would just take one group picture.

Those people had pictures of themselves with Ayu printed on posters, and asked Stan if she could sign them with their names on it. Stan took them without saying anything and then went back inside. Later, Ayu's managers or other staff members came out and they were telling the people outside in Japanese that basically she didn't sign them because they were just trying to use it for an advertisement or whatever. I don't speak Japanese, but that's what Daisuke said. He couldn't really tell me more because they were right there, but that's the gist of it.

Ayu came out looking cute as ever though, and I asked her how she was and she said good. I asked how the recording went tonight and she went kind of "ehhh..." and made that so-so hand gesture, but I said I'm sure it was great. Then I asked her if they are really leaving on Friday, because on the 16th she said 10 more days, which would be Friday, and she said "No, because we're not finished." So they'll be around for a bit longer!

Then Ayu started getting into the car, and they usually turn the car around so she can wave to us as she drives off. We all waved and then the car stopped and she stuck her head out the window and asked if we'd be there tomorrow. I don't think most of us are because it's Thanksgiving, but she said "I'll see you tomorrow or Friday!" and then someone asked what time and she's like "Same time!" and then they drove off.

I just hate feeling that Ayu might feel like she's been taking advantage of by some people who have selfish interests in their hearts. She's so sweet to her fans and takes so much time to be with them and signs whatever people ask her to... and some people want to abuse her kindness and generosity. It really upsets me...

Damn, them again? They are really pissing me off.

[ohsixthirty]

Originally Posted by cutieismylife

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omg, this is worse than Jesus Hobo guy! i mean, at least he cares about Ayumi, whereas these scumbags are just out to make a profit off of her. that really sucks. i hate how a few *******s can ruin things for everyone else!

did ayu sign stuff for everyone else though? serves them right. maybe they won't come back again.

are you going back tomorrow Mat? if i were you i'd make a special effort to go back in hopes of having that Thanksgiving meal with Ayu!

Originally Posted by Sirea

They really are making America look bad... I mean, after meeting those kinds of people, I know I wouldn't be anticipating my next visit...

well, i think they're only making themselves look bad. besides, if staff spoke to them in Japanese, they might be from Japan anyhow?

[Bruised.Sapphire]

Originally Posted by cutieismylife

Ayu came out looking cute as ever though, and I asked her how she was and she said good. I asked how the recording went tonight and she went kind of "ehhh..." and made that so-so hand gesture, but I said I'm sure it was great. Then I asked her if they are really leaving on Friday, because on the 16th she said 10 more days, which would be Friday, and she said "No, because we're not finished." So they'll be around for a bit longer!

Then Ayu started getting into the car, and they usually turn the car around so she can wave to us as she drives off. We all waved and then the car stopped and she stuck her head out the window and asked if we'd be there tomorrow. I don't think most of us are because it's Thanksgiving, but she said "I'll see you tomorrow or Friday!" and then someone asked what time and she's like "Same time!" and then they drove off.

Oh no, if she's gonna stay pass Friday, poor avex... They're gonna be fuming. And someone should stop by tomorrow and drop off a pie for Stan to give to her or something, that'd be sweet~ Put her little A on it.

And those people from the store, ugh, no words for them. ._.

[gothicayu]

Originally Posted by Bruised.Sapphire

Oh no, if she's gonna stay pass Friday, poor avex... They're gonna be fuming. And someone should stop by tomorrow and drop off a pie for Stan to give to her or something, that'd be sweet~ Put her little A on it.

And those people from the store, ugh, no words for them. ._.

i dont think they allow fans to give food . some japanese band have for policy to never accept food because it could be poisened. i remember 12012 was trashing all the cookies after the fan meeting i was kind of shock... but i understand in a way .

[Sirea]

They really are making America look bad... I mean, after meeting those kinds of people, I know I wouldn't be anticipating my next visit...

Hopefully everyone who came out as a true fan to support her gave her a better outlook on the country and will be her reason for returning in the future. ^-^