5th February, 2010 5:58am

This is bad~ I just can’t get over the jet lag~ I get anxious whenever I look at the clock everyday, but recently, since I have been leading a life which does not follow normal hours anyway, there’s no~ need to worry about me. And now suddenly, I have an urge to continue with my London report. Yes, at this time.

And that was my introduction.

Moving on, let me begin out of nowhere. About my many days in London! Hmm, on this day, I was wearing a checker-ed outfit, and my eyes felt unusually prickly when I made my appearance.

But, I smiled. For some reason, this was the scene when I just stepped out of the hotel.

And my coat had no sleeves. Because I chose those clothes when I was in a warm room, I made a mistake.

From time to time, my nose became red from the cold.

However, I was still feeling good enough to take photos for memory.

Yep, at that time, someone said this.

“Today has been the coldest day we’ve had recently!!”

Aa… I knew it??? (laugh)

Because I always sweat alot after recording, I tend to wear light clothing. Hmm, even though~ I think this way, I didn’t sweat at all then. (laugh)

I sang, with a bulky knitted sweater wrapped tightly around me.

And then, as expected… “It’s soooooooooo cold..”

Jiiiiiii—————————*1

Someone’s demanding for oil heaters*2 with her eyes. (After they got what I meant, they installed 5 heaters for me. So many!)

That day, when we were done with recording, I went to the hair salon. The place was owned by a stylist called Nicky Clark-san. I’ve heard that this place is really really really super famous in London.

However, because I wanted my usual Zacc colouring*3, I only borrowed the private room in the salon.

In other words, it only looks like I went to Nicky Clark.

Inside. ZACC!! (laugh)

I’ve brought along the chemicals necessary for colouring and treatment from Japan, just in case. To the ZACC team, good job!!!

Even though this private room was in the basement, the stairway and walls leading down to here were covered with many autographs. I didn’t know they had so many famous clients, I was quite shocked.

However, I was even more surprised at the bathroom, which was totally covered with mirrors. When I tried to leave, I couldn’t find the exit.

I really panicked~ (laugh)

There were mirrors everywhere, I felt really nervous and my heart was beating so hard as I walked along. (laugh)

Hmm, looking back now, it was all fun.

My hair became a pecan-brown colour~ ☆

When I returned to the hotel… Everyone was still cheerful as always~!

And of course, I couldn’t help smiling too, as I saw everyone’s smiling faces~

Goodnight~♡

The next day.

Remembering the lesson I learnt the previous day, I’ve prepared myself totally. I wore 2 layers of knitted clothes this time.

It was so warm ♡

I’m proud that I’ve managed to match the pen colour with my nails.

Heh heh heh~

After this, I realized that I’d left my sunglasses back in my room. After talking with the staff, we decided to stroll along the road and maybe buy a new pair.

So we stopped along the way.

Did I really have to choose this. (laugh) ☟

Or this ☟

Stands out too much!! Doesn’t it? (laugh)

Yeah, I played around with lots of them. But this has got to be the champion. ☟

Gori…. You’re really on a different level, aren’t you.

By the way, here’s Gori’s assistant Kanie-kun, wearing a pair of sunglasses that Bancho selected. ☟

He really knows how to angle his neck, so that you get different feelings and expressions, such a talented boy.

He looks like Yuki Matsumura-san.*4

Uwahahahah—————-!!!!!!

And we were fooling around here and there, then for some reason the shopkeeper suddenly asked “May I have your autograph!!”

Eh.. Wait…!!! Now???!!! (laugh)

He must have been embarrassed, that’s why he didn’t say so earlier. (laugh)

At that point, I bought all the sunglasses which I’ve tried on at once.

Then, I walked on wearing the sunglasses featuring the flags of different countries.

Yes, work.

I underwent a big change, and became super serious.

Everyone~ was really serious too.

I sat behind Nobita-kun, and we were having a discussion.

Aren’t the roses beautiful?

At that moment, I totally lost concentration-

We made many good things- ☆

That day, when I returned to the hotel, I received a super surprise present from everyone waiting for me!!!!!!!!!!!!

They sang Curtain call for me.

They had such wonderful Japanese.

I wonder how long they practised it. That was really really such a beautiful moment.

Music is just wonderful, isn’t it- ♡

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Ayu’s「You were…/BALLAD」47th Single  Ranks no.6.

Oricon’s Top 10 Highest Selling Singles of 2010 as of now

*1 *,255,917 255,917 BREAK OUT！ / 東方神起 10/01/27
*2 *,242,722 **5,962 はつ恋 / 福山雅治 09/12/16
*3 *,136,508 ***,487 GIFT～緑～(雪をください/One day in winter/Snow White) / 関ジャニ∞ 09/12/25
*4 *,136,003 ***,446 GIFT～白～(冬恋/君の歌をうたう) / 関ジャニ∞ 09/12/23
*5 *,133,978 ***,410 GIFT～赤～(I wish/マイナス100度の恋) / 関ジャニ∞ 09/12/24
*6 *,113,546 **1,992 You were…/BALLAD / 浜崎あゆみ 09/12/29
*7 *,*95,501 *14,751 GLORIA / YUI 10/01/20
*8 *,*80,859 *80,859 BLESS / L’Arc～en～Ciel 10/01/27
*9 *,*78,944 **9,673 PHANTOM MINDS / 水樹奈々 10/01/13
10 *,*48,159 ***,362 この愛を捧げて / THE ALFEE 09/12/16

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Ayu’s WACOAL TRUST ME Gift Notebook Pictures
Guess that if you purchase the WACOAL product, You’ll get the free Notebook, well, it’s kind late already since Ayu’s no longer the endorser.

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「You were…/BALLAD」47th Single ranks no. 2 in the Oricon Monthly Chart!

Picture taken by Oricon Official Site

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In the recent blog entry of one of Ayu’s dancers, Maro who followed a golf tournament mentioned about Ayu sending her congratulatery flower.

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2nd February, 2010 12:08am

I’ve come home~, bringing the snow with me. Sorry for that~ (laugh)

Everyone who came to welcome me back at Narita airport, I hope they won’t catch a cold.

For waiting for me in the cold, thank you!!!

When the snow got really heavy just now, I thought “I’ll bring the babies at home out to see the snow ♪”, and so brought them all outside. Pino-san had a such a wonderful reaction to the snow, we had the best time.

After I’ve gotten over the jet lag, I’ll come again to upload more photos ☆

Until then, this is my report for now!!!!!!!!

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Found textless pictures of Panasonic FX66 / ZX3 New CM

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30th January, 2010 11:44pm

Boo. I’ve been writing an account for this entry since the morning 2 days ago, but have yet to finish it up…

So before I go for recording, I’ll work hard and finish writing this!!!

From the morning of 2 days ago. I’ll be glad if you can read this with a tripping feeling ☆ (what kind of feeling is that, laugh). And so…

First, please look at this.

This, is an ornament that is placed right in the middle of the entrance to the room in which I’m staying. And, everyday, when I come back from work, those flowers which are placed around it change.

Because of this, everytime I come here, I’ll wonder “What flower will it be today~♪”. So it’s always very pleasant and expectant, whenever I open my room door and walk to this spot.

But~♡ From yesterday night onwards, the things which are placed here have been changed to 2 big books, both of which mean so many things!!!!!!!

♡♡♡

Because this entrance is joined to all the other rooms, I always have to pass by this spot ♡

That’s why, I always stop by to hold, and to read ♡

So, this. Everyone must be wondering “what is this really???”…

Well, it’s a wonderful wonderful surprise present I received from everyone who had been waiting and waiting for me outside the hotel, when I came back from PV filming yesterday morning.

Being the time it was, the staff were all dead tired, and I myself was almost fainting from exhaustion. We were thinking “Surely, at this time, there will be nobody left”.

“Eh?! There are people in front of the hotel??? Is it a coincidence????? But at this time?” All these things ran through my mind, and there, right in front of my eyes. As always, everyone’s smiling faces.

At that weird hour, in spite of the cold, everyone was as cheerful as always ☆☆

I cried…

But, really, even if they were smiling now, they must have been waiting, encouraging each other, supporting each other, determined to continue waiting for this time to come…

And there must have been some who had to leave because of time constraints, and they might have been crying on their way back…

Thinking of these things, I started crying again.

Even so, because everyone was showing me their best smiles, I smiled too.

But, really, everyone’s hands and faces were blue. Must be the cold…

And so, because I couldn’t say anything, I just held everyone’s hands tight, one by one.

After awhile, for some reason, everyone got into a nice line. And then, a girl from Norway started to speak to me really politely.

She said, “We wish for you to know that you have fans from all over the world, and for that, we have made this book for you.”

“Through the web, we’ve gathered many many messages here from all over the world.”

“And these 2 books are the results of our effort.”

A book, with the words [A WORLD is ONE] on the cover.

Written on the first page: To select the best cover, many alternatives were submitted as well.

Then, on the next page, there was this message.

Sob~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~…..

Inside, one after another, one after another, page by page, these were created for me.

After receiving the book and feeling its weight in my hands, my eyes started to burn.

Because I was still wearing that fairly strange make-up from the PV filming, I was wearing sunglasses. So, I was safe, and I persevered and prevented my tears from overflowing.

This cover that was picked, was made by a guy who lives in New York!!!!!!!

Stan-chan, who was talking to the fans together with me, was also so overwhelmed with emotion that he couldn’t speak. And this was what happened, which warmed me all the way to the bottom of my heart ☆

Really, really, this is just too wonderful…

Flipping through the pages, crying at every message. All the words appear blurred.

And really, all these letters and photos from TA all over the world, all packed together—————–

And from there, are so many countries which I myself have not been to.

From now on, no matter how many times, I will reread these again and again.

All these messages and letters from everyone shows me that everyone is there.

When I meet with happy times, or when I meet with sad times, I will always remember these words which everyone has given me.

This book too, from today onwards, will become my friend* ♡

* ayu uses the word 仲間 (nakama) here, which doesn’t really translate well into English. Aside from friend, 仲間 can translate as comrade/companion, generally someone/something which is precious. (people who watch the anime One Piece will get a better picture of this word lol! ^^)

Everyone, thank you.

♡WE ARE ONE

A WORLD IS ONE♡

With that, today is another day, I’ll work hard~.

And the last photo, is the guardian spirit of my room, which I’ve brought from Japan.

Amethyst-san and Crystal-san.

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4th week sales for You were… / BALLAD and probably the end of term with 2 934 copies sold this week and a 29th place for a total of 111 554 singles.

4th Week

Day 1
Position: # 5
Sales: x
Total Sales: x

2nd day
Position: # 28
Sales: x
Total Sales: x

3rd day
Position: # 30
Sales: 355
Total Sales: 109.917

4th day
Position: # 27
Sales: 284
Total Sales: 110.201

5th day
Position: # 25
Sales: 270
Total Sales: 110.471

6th day
Position: # 31
Sales: 323
Total Sales: 110.794

7th day
Position: # 23
Sales: 390
Total Sales: 111.184

4th Week
Position: # 29
Estimated Sales: 2,563
Estimated total sales: 111.184
Official Sales: 2.934
Total sales official: 111.554

Know qu’Ayumi is still the female artist to have “won” the most money in 2009:
(Sources: Ayumisrael @ AHS / Mr_Children @ jpopmusic)

* 1 14,461,000,000 Arashi
* 2 12,932,000,000 EXILE
* 3 * 6,895,000,000 Tohoshinki
* 4 * 5,374,000,000 B’z
* 5 * 5,200,000,000 Beatles
* 6 * 5,182,000,000 GReeeeN
* 7 * 5,181,000,000 Mr.Children
* 8 * 4,694,000,000 Michael Jackson
* 9 * 3,436,000,000 Ayumi Hamasaki
10 * 3,255,000,000 Ayaka

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Yahoo Japan Annual Search Ranking:

Most Favorite Fashion of Celebrities

From Jan 25,2009 - Jan 25,2010

Ayu ranks no. 17 on the Female celebrity category. Congrats!

Picture taken from Yahoo! Japan Search Ranking

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