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[lovemusic]

Matsuura Aya Xmas Dinner Show 12-22-07 Tokyo Night
Matsuura Aya Xmas Dinner Show 12-23-07 Osaka Night
Matsuura Aya Xmas Dinner Show 12-25-07 Nagoya

[Vermillion]

I'm a fan of Aya Matsuura because she has it all: she has a beautiful voice, a beautiful face and body, has acting talent, and she's cute and dorky in a lovable way. The most of the other HP girls have just one of these attributes (example: Koharu looks cute but can't sing worth beans; Miki is very pretty, but I don't find her cute or lovable.)

I was initially attracted to Aya because of her looks (there's something so striking about her eyes) and I thought she was just an actress, but when I found out she was a singer I found I really liked her music too. Her early songs were fun to listen to and had really cute PVs.

As I listened to her voice, I found her to be one the best singers I have ever heard. I only understand a few Japanese words, but I listen to the way she sings and how she hits notes so perfectly-- its beautiful. The version of "Happiness" from her 2006 concert dvd(Thanks Matt for the MP3 of that song from your torrent, btw) where she is accompanied by just an acoustic guitar and a tambourine is so heartfelt and beautiful, it brings tears to my eyes sometimes.

The HP girls with less singing talent can hide it when they are singing in a large group and with studio vocal processing, but I notice that Aya's voice actually sounds better most of the time when she is singing in concert (if shes not dancing or jumping around while singing )

[Alienpyon]

^ you can fix that in PS. i don't know how, but i remember somwone did it for the scan of the Yume Kara Samete cover.

It is fixed with Photoshop! At high resolutions, the tools of the program can remove the dots but the real image, i.e. Ayaya's pretty face, becomes all blurry and mixed up like some expressionist painting!!! But, sure, give it a try, there are "secrets" that I am unaware of!

WAY TO GO MAN !!!!!
I will register of course. But I demand V.I.P. treatment (red carpet and stuff)

Matsuura Aya Xmas Dinner Show 12-22-07 Tokyo Night
Matsuura Aya Xmas Dinner Show 12-23-07 Osaka Night
Matsuura Aya Xmas Dinner Show 12-25-07 Nagoya

SUPER THANKS!!!! *downloads*

[Syt]

I see your pont, Alien...

And hehe, Thanks Fumi. What a sweet opinion she has


And yeah well, as if I had too much time on my hands....
here's my new project

Still needs a LOT of work before I will go public.
And I don't expect it to become a huge hit.
But it might help to gather information in a more concentrated form

Matt...you are the best!

[Mattthecat]

Well as you can imagine I'm rather busy setting up the board right now. And while I've opted to do it on a forum server (hosting 228659 boards with 1838800 members - so I hope they're reliable :-) instead of installing one myself without any mySQL knowledge, I decided to go with the IP Board (the same that HO is based on), and that is a bit more difficult to fine-tune. But it's making good progress. I have even uploaded all the emoticons from here that weren't on there, so that you will feel right at home. Lol
But there's still some work left.

In the meantime a nice official (described as a "lottery card" - I guess each HP member has one)

[FumikoH]

...In the meantime a nice official (described as a "lottery card" - I guess each HP member has one)

Wow! Which part scratch off? LOL!

[Shug]

...In the meantime a nice official (described as a "lottery card" - I guess each HP member has one)

Wow! Which part scratch off? LOL!

I'm hoping that's the prize cause I already know where to scratch.
Now, Where do I buy a ticket?

[Mattthecat]

Wow! Which part scratch off? LOL!

Now if there was some cleavage on there.......

[FumikoH]

Wow! Which part scratch off? LOL!

Now if there was some cleavage on there.......

Don't scratch there! rub gently! you know better, yes?

[silenceglaive]

Wow! Which part scratch off? LOL!

Now if there was some cleavage on there.......

Don't scratch there! rub gently! you know better, yes?

Firstly I want a bigger picture ^^

[Mattthecat]

If Aya had known what she would do to this thread she would have worn a nun's habit

[Maury Tuhis]

If Aya had known what she would do to this thread she would have worn a nun's habit

... made out of rubber.

[Nights4Saturn]

If Aya had known what she would do to this thread she would have worn a nun's habit

... made out of rubber.

I think we're starting to stray a little.


Really, guys? c'mon...

[Shug]

I think we're starting to stray a little.


Really, guys? c'mon...

Now that's what I call a very nice reality check.

[Alienpyon]

Three limited Ayayas that I received in the course of this week.



I don't get it, I just don't! "First Kiss" and "good bye Natsuo" were untouched! The outer plastic wrapping had been opened, but the inner wrapping (the one around the disc) had not been removed! So, the guy who owned the cds just bought them, checked out the PBs and... sold them ????????!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Maury Tuhis]

I think we're starting to stray a little.

Really, guys? c'mon...

After reading that, a classic movie character instantly sprung into my mind:

Mammy: It ain't fittin'... it ain't fittin'. It jes' ain't fittin'... It ain't fittin'.

[Mattthecat]

Weekly Review 52 (and the last one for the year of course)
This week had nine days btw :-)

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[Shug]

Three limited Ayayas that I received in the course of this week.

I don't get it, I just don't! "First Kiss" and "good bye Natsuo" were untouched! The outer plastic wrapping had been opened, but the inner wrapping (the one around the disc) had not been removed! So, the guy who owned the cds just bought them, checked out the PBs and... sold them ????????!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a few CDs that haven't been opened. I buy to support the artist but then I end up getting impatient and downloading before it arrives. I may sometimes open it to read the insert which is rare though. In that case I do have some that have been opened and not played.
The biggest difference here is, I would never sell any of my Aya stuff. It's all coming in the box with me when I go, haha

[Alienpyon]

never sell any of my Aya stuff. It's all coming in the box with me when I go, haha

LOL! Damn right!

What's more, second hand cds at stores in Japan are sold at under 200 Yen (=1,5 Euro), which means that the store bought it for even less. I wonder how people could sell their Ayayas for, let's say, 100 yen. Plain stupid...

[Shug]

After reading that, a classic movie character instantly sprung into my mind:

Mammy: It ain't fittin'... it ain't fittin'. It jes' ain't fittin'... It ain't fittin'.

I haven't seen that picture of Aya before.
ZippityDoodaa, what an actress!