Ayu & Mannie went back to JPN today 05.01.2011!

[asmAyumi1992]

Thnaks Misa~ Although they look have the same input, but they're not actually.

[Aditmi Krisnasaki ~II~]

wow... never seen her happy face like this for a long time...

[Aderianu]

thanks you, Misa

[indyplus]

Thanks Misa-chan!!

[jbrat2219]

No families or friends? Sounds like my type of wedding! Good idea Ayu, get a quick, cheap wedding and SPLURGE on the honeymoon!

[keikeiaznqueen]

Originally Posted by Misa-chan

Yahoo News article. First time we've heard anything about Mannie's proposal and ayu mum's reaction...

Haha I thought about the 27 years thing: if Ayu said that in 2001, that means her parents divorced in 1974, 4 years before Ayu was even born. Ayu was conceived after her parents divorced?!

I remember from an interview that Ayu said that her father left when she was very young (like maybe 2 or 3) and she had very early memories of her and her father fishing at the pier or something. I think that was the CDTV long interview?

[~Amy~]

Originally Posted by Misa-chan

Yahoo News article. First time we've heard anything about Mannie's proposal and ayu mum's reaction...

If you don't mind, could you post the link to the original source please? o.o

[AyUmIXx]

I hope Misa-chan can translate this one as well..
it seems so interesting!

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20...000530-san-int

[Misa-chan]

Originally Posted by keikeiaznqueen

Haha I thought about the 27 years thing: if Ayu said that in 2001, that means her parents divorced in 1974, 4 years before Ayu was even born. Ayu was conceived after her parents divorced?!

I remember from an interview that Ayu said that her father left when she was very young (like maybe 2 or 3) and she had very early memories of her and her father fishing at the pier or something. I think that was the CDTV long interview?

I'm sure the report meant 27 years from now (2011), not 2001. ayu would have been 5-6 then??

Originally Posted by ~Amy~

If you don't mind, could you post the link to the original source please? o.o

It was from Yahoo News. The link was posted by AyUmIXx some pages back. Here it is again:

http://zasshi.news.yahoo.co.jp/artic...0301-jisin-ent

Originally Posted by AyUmIXx

I hope Misa-chan can translate this one as well..
it seems so interesting!

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20...000530-san-int

Gosh...

Title reads China's netizens on ayu's marriage -- "She was obviously tricked by the Westerners"

Translating more now.

[AyUmIXx]

^ thanks a lot Misa..
I'm curious of what those chinese netizens said about them~

[ayu_fantasy]

wow, Mannie told ayu "i will never leave you"??

sounds romantic.... I hope he meant it!!

[kirei_ayumi]

hamasaki couple lol

[C+R+E+AYUMI]

i've missed so much!! are they finally a couple?

[Misa-chan]

Originally Posted by AyUmIXx

I hope Misa-chan can translate this one as well..
it seems so interesting!

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20...000530-san-int

I only translated the sections relevant to ayu.

China netizens on ayu’s marriage: “She was obviously cheated by the Westerner”


A happily smiling Hamasaki Ayumi and Manuel Schwarz at Narita Airport, Chiba.

2011 New Year’s Day. With regards to popular Japanese news, it would have been singer Hamasaki Ayumi’s sudden marriage announcement. China’s fans, like Japanese fans, were shocked at this development, and there were some who were ambivalent about the decision. Aside from the honest congratulatory comments like “Ayumi’s lifestyle is indeed cool”, “I hope she will be happy”, there was also dissatisfaction. There were comments like “Why was she taken by an Austrian? What are Japanese men doing?” and “she was obviously cheated by the Westerner”.

…..

Hamasaki Ayumi is the only Japanese artist who has a large presence in China, just like how Yamaguchi Momoe was many years ago. Of note was an interview conducted last April in a hidden location in Tibet, 3,000m up in the mountains. When young Tibetans there were asked “Where would you most like to go?”, the answer was “Hamasaki Ayumi’s concert”. In the town’s old CD shop, among the many CDs teaching Buddhist scriptures, pirated Hamasaki Ayumi CDs could also be found.

In China, a survey was conducted in 2008 online, regarding “The most popular Japanese artist in China”. Hamasaki Ayumi received nearly 5% of total votes in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, achieving first place. Second and third were occupied by Utada Hikaru and Namie Amuro respectively.

Hamasaki Ayumi’s charm can be discerned from Chinese fan blogs. “She is always full of confidence”, “She doesn’t waver, and walks her own path”. Comments like “She works so hard” were also common. Just like in Japan, there seems to be more female than male fans. To understand Hamasaki Ayumi’s songs, many Chinese girls start to learn the Japanese language.

“Like Yamaguchi Momoe, Japanese women tend to stop working when they get married, I want ayu not to marry just because of that.” Many Chinese fans are worried about the marriage because they fear not being able to hear new songs. Some wanted her to “give Asian women more power and charisma after getting married”. There were also many comments from male fans, such as “I don’t understand why so many great Japanese women marry Western men”, “She only knew him for 5 months, I’ve been her fan for years…” and “That husband has no reputation of his own. If he is using this marriage to exploit ayu’s fame, I will never forgive him”.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

"She only knew him for 5 months, I’ve been her fan for years…"

That's the most irrelevant comment to make, haha.

But thanks for the translation.
However, the whole "Western men are bad" vibe I was getting was kind of disheartening.

[Bad Wolf]

Netizens aren't exactly a bastion of intelligence, though. Just look at what the Korean ones are like. Idiots and vitriol-spewing losers, all of them.

It's an interesting example of women's roles in some Asian societies that people are automatically jumping to the fear that she's going to bow down now that she's married. But I also must say that the people sincerely worried about this clearly have not been paying attention to Ayu all these years. When has she ever proven or shown herself to be typical or standard? Her behavior might not seem so strange to westerners but as far as Japanese artists go, she's probably more than a little daring and bold.

Besides, she herself as said she isn't going anywhere. Shame on people for not taking her at her word, which has never proven false before (even if people have interpreted what she says in completely absurd ways).

[PoetGirl]

I lol'ed

hamasaki couple
cheated by western


LOL

[ayu_fantasy]

Pure losers!!! seriously...

[Suteisi]

I wonder if the whole thing about Mannie proposing is true... sometimes I wonder where they get their stuff...

Oh well. The whole thing about fans being negative was to be expected. It's impossible for everyone to be happy, there'll always be people agreeing and disagreeing. Though some of those comments are quite funny~

[AyUmIXx]

thanks a lot Misa-chan for translating it

this is what most people scare of, really~
so i hope it won't happen~

“That husband has no reputation of his own. If he is using this marriage to exploit ayu’s fame, I will never forgive him”.