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また大阪にいきま～す！
ケーブルテレビショーin KANSAI 2008
http://www.cabletv-show.jp/
■ 開催日 ： 11月29日（土） / 11月30日（日）
■ 会場 ： Cホール イベントステージ
■ 入場 ： 無料
J:COM×アニマックス全日本アニソングランプリ スペシャルライブ
３０日、１５：２０
喜多修平さん、ひかりちゃんとまた一緒に参加します。
興味があれば、是非来て下さい！！
If you happen to be in Osaka and have interest, please come and watch!!! 
** * *Magic sparkles* * **
-HIMEKA
I’m still alive!!!!!
Can you believe it…?
Okay, I’m just being silly as usual. ^^;
November 16th 2008, Fukuoka event.
LOVE FM (a radio station in Fukuoka) interviewed us in the early afternoon (‘us’ include Kita-senpai and Hikari-chan! yay! (lol)).
As usual, I feel so awkward about being interviewed.
But I’ll do my best!!
A tall guy and his girlfriend were waving in my direction from the outside window after the radio show, but I wasn’t sure if they were waving at me or at Kita-san (or everyone??). So I just smiled back. ^^;
Fukuoka’s speciality is ramen!!!! But…..I didn’t eat ramen. What a bad girl I am. XD
I didn’t have much time but…. I walked through Canal City, a huge mall next to my hotel. Waaaaaaoowww! The christmas decorations were so pretty.
I saw a Moomin cafe. o_O I lol’ed. Is that for real?!
I even encountered a giant cake.
Then the event we performed at :
J:COM Fukuoka Fair (J:COM福岡フェア）
I was so stressed out because we did rehearsal and there were already people watching??!
I tried not to mind the people’s presence, so I looked up towards the ceiling/light…..but NO!!!
There were several floors with people watching from above!!! I didn’t know how to pretend there was no one watching!! Haha.
Haha. I was so embarassed….singing rehearsal and then singing again for real…poor people must have been thinking ‘oh no, not the same song twice again!’
We all performed 2 songs.
I always hope that I can improve at controlling my nervousness in front of people…
And learn to give a bit more genuine emotion to the people watching.
After the event, Kita-san had an autograph session for his lovely fangirls.
So Hikari-chan and I went to take a peek. It feels like Hikari-chan is my new little sister. <3 XD (I don’t have one but I wish I did!)
I got stopped by a few J:COM staff people who asked for a picture with them. ^^;;; I laughed. They are all nice people.
There were a few people who wanted to give me a handshake, including one young girl who was with her mom. She was so moved and cheered for me. T_T I almost wanted to cry…I was really touched. Thank you~
Oh oh oh! Surprise! Who came to meet up with us??! Tanaka-san!! (one of the contest finalists)
He’s such a nice person! ^^
It seems like Konomi-chan couldn’t come. (The other Fukuoka finalist) T_T
Then we all met up later for a get-together to watch the finals of the contest on TV. It was airing on that same evening at 9pm.
We took a lot of silly pictures and had fun as we ate a very late dinner.
I was so embarassed about seeing myself on TV in front of everyone. I know my performances weren’t perfect…so I hoped no one would point all my mistakes…lol
But the others were too. Haha. It’s okay, we’ll get over it! Nobody’s perfect. ^^;
There are people who uploaded the contest videos on Nico Nico Douga and on YouTube, so feel free to take a look, if you’re interested in hearing my not-so-perfect singing and less-than-incredible japanese, hehe.
As always, thank you so much for the support~
また英語ですみません。。。（汗）
新しい人は沢山ここに来ましたね。
応援している人達に本当に、ホントに（！！！）ありがとうございます。
誰かがニコニコ動画とYouTubeにもアニソングランプリのビデオをUPしたみたいで、興味があったら、見て下さい！私は完璧ではなかったけど、すみません。日本語もまだまだ。。。
でもこれからも、もっと上手になりたくて、どんどん緊張しないようにステージで歌いたいと思います。どうやってるのはよく分からないけど、本当に頑張ってます！！！！
福岡フェアのイベントもとても楽しかったです！
喜多さん、ひかりちゃんと一緒に参加しました。
ラジオ （LOVE FM)の番組のインタビューもしました。日本語はヘタですけど。。。。（笑）
後、みんなと一緒に第二回アニソングランプリ決勝大会の番組を見ました。
田中太郎さんも来ました！！（決勝大会の出演者。福岡の優勝者）藤村さんは来られなかったみたいで、残念ですよ。T_T
最高でした～ いっぱい食べました！！とかなんとか。イエイ！
Magic sparkles to you all,
-HIMEKA
I got a coat today. It was a priority if I don’t want to die this winter.
But today was actually very warm. It felt like a day of september.
It seems like Yuki was heading towards the mall too, so we ended up meeting in the mid-afternoon.
Then it was Nano’s live performance. It’s been a while since I saw her perform. She did awesome. My ears were happy. I wanted to take a picture, but my camera is still at Yodobashi (an electronic store) where I left it for repair. My cell………..I always tried to figure out how to make a focus…but I never found how. >_< When I got home, I just HAD to figure it out for next time. And I did. But wow…it’s so complicated. But I did it!! *coughs* anyway. So yeah… She performed 4 songs to open the show (several bands were gonna perform tonight). Including her most recent one. Nano and her guitar make a great team.
Yuki performed at an open mic last week and I went with her to watch. I wanted to make a video but that’s when I broke my camera….lol. Such bad timing. I think even though she can sing pretty loud, I like it a lot when she sings softly. It’s a good feeling.
Lisa surprisingly sent me an mp3 recording of a cover song. I just listened to it now as I got home. I haven’t replied to her yet. But wow. She’s working at improving at singing loudly. o_o I was really surprised. I *knew* she’s been hiding power somewhere inside, she just wasn’t aware of it. I hope from now on, she’ll keep aiming towards new goals like that. Go Lisa!!! I’m proud of you!
Oh yeah… Saku posted a new song too the other day. I didn’t say anything to her, but I really think she has the type of singing that fits those really pop-ish songs. I think she has a lot of ability there.
Ah. Why am I talking about people’s singing tonight?
Hehe.
I recently decided to watch Utawarerumono.
And I just finished the other night.
Waaaah.
The story is very centered around war, so if you think you can bear seeing a few cut arms and arrows piercing people…lol…
No, seriously. It’s pretty violent but…
The story behind the characters is interesting.
I guess it’s one of those series where you get really attached to the characters as they evolve and get closer together.
And well, I already knew this, but they play Suara’s song ‘Kimi ga tame’ around the end of the last episode.
I loved that song so much, but now I love it even more. T_T
A little while back, I watched Kino no Tabi too. Another series that left me really ‘…waaaah. I want more episodes’ sort of feeling. It’s the kind of story that makes you ponder about a lot of things.
And how foolish people can be sometimes. It was so interesting.
Thank you for the support, as always.
-HIMEKA
I unfortunately broke my digital camera. I am trying to find a place to get it fixed. My next priority of purchase is a winter coat. I have one from Canada but it’s really short and not warm, and I don’t think it’s a good idea for me to catch a cold because I’m not dressing properly. I saw one that I liked today, I might return to buy it tomorrow since I’m getting my pay. At least my cell can take pictures, even if it’s not good quality ones, it’s better than nothing!
Other than that, I got myself a nice 2009 calendar and agenda. I tend to write things here and there and I should try to be slightly more orderly. ^^; The store I saw had so many cute calendars, it was so hard for me to pick one… I don’t remember seeing such lovely things when I was in Canada.
Christmas is drawing closer!! Then again it’s just an other ordinary day for me. But I love the lights. The surroundings of Shinjuku station is so full of pretty lights!!!
In front of Harajuku at ‘la foret’, they also put up a huge christmas decorated tree.
I’m sure a lot of places are getting cold lately, so make sure to stay warm!!
-HIMEKA
I got back from Osaka around 7pm tonight.
I wanted to stay around to visit a bit but… I was so tired that I came back not long after the event was over.
I was happy to see Hikari-chan, her mom, and the guys from ST-awake again. We all got along well today and did our best to perform for the people who came to watch. I wish I could have hung out with them a bit more. It’s too bad everyone lives so far…
I was also able to finally speak a bit with Kita-san. He was so nice! I asked him for an autograph.. ^^;
Hikari-chan brought little presents for everyone. I thought it was very sweet. ;_; <3
I miss them already.
The staff people that I know are also very nice and fun. <3 (even though they’re busy doing their jobs)
I thought I’d attempt to be funny and replied to the MC with a ‘honma ya?!’ (the kansai people say honma ni instead of hontou ni = really?) …..but nobody laughed. No reaction. Haha. I thought they’d at least be like ‘lol…why is she trying to speak like us even though she can’t', but oh well… I felt so silly! I often fail at attempting to be funny. ^^;;; But it’s ok!!
I’m glad I got to sing, even though I still have a long way to go and improve.
I hope I’ll have a bit more energy to sightsee a bit next time I go to Osaka, which is at the end of the month.
Next event is in about 2 weeks, but in Fukuoka.
It looks like I have a lot of things ahead of me, music and not music related too, so I’m quite tired, but I won’t give up.
大阪インテックスでのイベントはとても楽しかったです。スタッフと出演者のみんなは優しいですわ～
来てくれた観覧者に感謝しています。これからも頑張ります！
I slept about 2 hours last night, so I think I’ll go to bed now, even though it’s only 11pm.
Goodnight!
-HIMEKA
（EDIT: To answer everyone’s questions. The event was a bit like a convention. The building is big, so they scattered the different events in different spaces. Our section had about 100 seats. I didn’t count them, so I’m just approximating by eye from what I remember. I was expecting to see only a small audience, but the seat section looked full when I went up to sing. So even if it was a small event, I’m happy that all these people came to watch us. It was about 50/50 guys and girls. I’d say teens/young adults mostly. We all had time for 2 songs. I sang 2 of the songs I sang at the contest. And I wore the same dress I wore at the contest too. That’s what I can afford for now. ^^; I hope that answered your questions!
