These are summaries that epifanes wrote on HO in his spotlight corner http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?act=helloonline&CODE=archive&search=spotlight ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 2005-12-28 - Aya's younger sister is a junior 3rd grader and is studying for next year's exams. - Her Kouhaku outfit is apparently ready and very cute. - Today's main topic is the way people spend the last days of the year. - Aya got a PC half a year ago, but hasn't used it much yet. Apparently, her father has a higher level of PC literacy. - Aya is browsing the net and taking a look at her fanpages for commentaries on her appearances often. - The first time she saw the lyrics for her new song, she thought it looked like a poem. It's not produced by Tsunku. - First on-air of her new single, "NAMIDA". The CD was delivered just a few minutes before the show's airing, so she hadn't heard the final version as well. (*my personal opinion: Watarasebashi 2-Let Me Do It My Way :o) - Koda Kumi is Aya's "Kansai older sister". - Aya has problems with finding her way around in Tokyo, although she's lived there for years. ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-01-04 - Aya still hadn't received all her "otoshidama" (envelope with money - usual new year's present in Japan) for this year from her family. - She will talk about Kouhaku next week. She doesn't feel like doing anything today, and the reason for it is "a secret." :/ - Aya's aim for this year: being the centre of attention... which is the same as last year's. She simply loves when people talk about what is she doing lately, etc. - She would also like to do something like a musical or drama performance (just a small one, for 500 people at most), and also wants to apply for driver's license. She even got approval from UFA. :o - There are also things she'd like to try after her 20th birthday (alcohol, pachinko, lottery, voting :O). - Her usual poem reading corner (Aya is hard to please :o), Ayaya wo Produce! corner, where listeners send in a setting with a phrase Aya has to act out. - Matsupen Sensei corner, Aya's other self-helping corner, where she attempts to solve people's problems. - 2006 Aya's solo tour "OTONA NO NAMIDA" is planned. The contents are unknown, but it starts on 1.7.2006. ---- Dokimiki Night! 06-01-09 Fujimoto Miki - Aya didn't pick up a call from Miki, and then she got angry at her, so Miki was shocked and plans revenge (she will be coldhearted when replying to her mails :D) ---- All Night Nippon 06-01-11 Matsuura Aya - The reason why she didn't want to talk last week was that an evil wizard had sealed her mouth, and she had to wait for her forest friends to rescue her (:O) - Aya thinks 5C+ is too cold (Move here! [Europe, ed.] :o) and her head is itchy (dryness) - Kouhaku talk - It was the 5th time for Aya and she wasn't that nervous, rather she felt free to do more things than usual. - She also met the Bulgarian Sumo wrestler, and took a photo with him (her impression: he was BIG and his smile was cute :o) - She got a new pajamas from her granny (:o) - 2006 catch phrases - She liked "Cheating Positive Girl" idea (:o) - She likes Mr.Children (famous rock band) and would like to go to their concerts sometime (especially "Hero" and "Tenohira" songs - apparently she is a new fan :D) ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-01-18 - She met Wada Akiko today, who made her play something from her upcoming album on ANN (Akko-san may be listening :D) - Humidity in Tokyo is around 40% now (and temperature dropped to 3C), so Aya has to use a humidifier at home. - She forgot her own e-mail address, so she is still not using the PC she bought a lot (only reading fansites and leeching songs to her iPod :D) - Some guys tried to scout Ayaya for a hair-cut model job (they didn't recognize her at first :D) - She planned to call Akko-san live on the show right from beginning, and later she got mail: "It's me! Play the song immediately!" (maybe fake, but Aya's reaction was funny and she played it right after :D) - Reading the poems made her want to read manga (she apparently reads a lot of manga :o) ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-01-25 - As a follow to last week's episode, Wada Akiko thanked Aya for playing her song on ANN, and promised to play "NAMIDA" on her own (radio?) show. - Aya is so busy lately that she can't even remember what she had for dinner the day before. (:o) - Before the Sports Festival they had a physical examination (info for the pamphlet stats) and Aya noticed that she grew 0.5cm!! (Now she's 157.5cm :o) - Aya and BoA were very excited about the snow that came down in Tokyo. (They phoned each other and talked about it.) - Lately she really likes the song, "Itsuka wa Waratte Utaeru Kanashii Uta" by Utamarou. (The lyrics appeal to her) - If you want to propose your love to Aya, don't use letters or emails - she wants it to be in person. (This info might be coming a little late :D) - Look forward to her new Single V - Aya says there is a lot of "making of scenes" again and they're quite foolish. (:o) - Her spring tour will also include Country Musume. ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-02-01 - She wants to play lots of songs in the Hero Club corner, so she is gonna shorten her other corners. - Wada Akiko praised Aya's new song on her show. - Aya was good at memorization at junior high, and she's just as good now, with memorization of lyrics. - She usually has problems sleeping after this show, due to the amount of talking she does. - Aya hates protein gruel... it reminds her of Styrofoam. - She actually managed to play only one Mr. Children song in the last corner, so she wasn't satisfied. (:D) ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-02-08 - Aya just returned from Thailand, where she was shooting a new CM for Gogo Tea. :O - She doesn't like Thai food, and she had more sleeping time than when she's in Japan. :D - She was surprised to find herself on the front page of most of the newspapers there. The articles reference her new Sukeban Deka movie - she actually takes a yo-yo with her and keeps training all the time. :O - The director observed her behavior closely when he met her for the first time. Aya felt kinda strange, but he liked her eyes. :o - There is some English in the script, which worries Aya. She wasn't really able to practice her English in Thailand either. - On Valentine's Day, every year since her debut, Aya used to make handmade cookies. However, this year she will probably have no time for that. - Last week, after this radio show, Aya's younger sister had a quarrel with their parents. She ran away from home (in Himeji) to Aya's apartment (in Tokyo) and waited until Aya came back home, which was after 3 in the morning. Aya didn't get to sleep the whole night. :o - She played golf in Thailand a bit. (she enjoyed riding the golf car more than golfing :D) - She visited "Gay Street", looking at the boys walking hand-in-hand. She wanted to enter a gay bar too, but she's not 20 yet. She does plan to go there privately again though. :O - Aya also enjoyed Thai ladies touching her naked body. (getting a massage :p) - Saeko and Yamada Yuu are also amongst her friends. (she got mails from them at least :o) - Aya doesn't read anything that contains too many sentences. (a script is her limit :o) ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-02-15 - Aya's character in Sukeban Deka will most likely speak with an accent of some kind. - The filming started just yesterday. Aya had dialogues with the director about her own image, and it looks like they came to the same conclusions. She had some running scenes, so she feels muscular pain today. Even her stunt double is in pain - it must be quite hard. :o - Her co-star Takeuchi Riki kept telling her that she's cute (:D). Erika and Yui from Biyuuden came to watch her, and gave her Valentine chocolates. (:O) - Aya hasn't been watching the Olympic games - she prefers sleeping. - She is still not too skillful with the yoyo (it hurts when the yoyo hits her hand :o), but it seems that Rika has it harder, since Aya doesn't need to learn as many tricks. Her role is more about speed. :o - Her favourite food lately is anything fish-related. She usually chooses fish over meat. :o - It looks like her manager is gonna have a wedding soon, so Aya was all happy about that and forgot about everything else (she learned the news while doing this show). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-02-22 - While Aya explained how she finally managed to see something from the Olympics (women figure skating qualifications), Aichan and Yossie invade the studio (:D). Aya said they didn't have to be so energetic as she is usually sleepy during the show (:o). - They are going to have a "girl's poem contest", with self-made poems (Yossie is ready to show her girlish side tonight :o). - The host from the previous show (Masuda) joined for a short time, but he felt anxious when pretty girls were watching him, so he left (:D). - They are having a "complete the last verse of poem" contest first. Yossie and Aya are advised by the staff that they should speak more girlish. Aichan is advised not to speak with an accent (good ol' Aichan revived - most of her talk has the accent :o). Aya thinks her way of thinking doesn't match with Aichan's at all. - As for the listener's mail sent during this corner, they liked Aichan's accent and advise Aya not to be so selfish and give her guests a chance (she refuses :D). - The staff decided to sink Aya and make her lose the competition (the winner was Yossie, Aichan was second with a 0.03 gap and Aya was 60 points behind :p). Soon after both MM girls left the studio. - Aya's plans for next week is Sukeban Deka filming only (her school uniform skirt is pretty short, so she's all cold :D). She had her first scene together with Rika (both were blushing, as they had to show their serious acting skills in front of each other :o). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-03-01 - Aya brought a yo-yo along with her to the studio, to let people hear the sound of it (:o) - She's been on location filming for the entire past week. Every day, she comes home tired, takes a bath and just goes to sleep. She didn't even know that the Torino Olympics ended - the radio staff had to tell her. (:D) - They're filming in Hokkaidou now, and it's too cold for sailor school uniforms there (:D) - Her nail artist told her she should be more girlish on the radio. Aya herself thinks she is girlish, but this is her 2nd warning since the last show. (:D) - Aya's apartment is pretty clean, because she rarely uses it for anything except sleeping (:O). She does laundry every other day. She gets angry at visitors not cleaning up after themselves in her house (:D). - Hearing Ayaya's doubts about her girlishness, listeners are sending mails with things that makes her girlish. (did you know that the "A" character in Aya is often used by ex-yankee parents? :D) - Aya is at the age where she has lost most of her dreams and has to face life's day-to-day reality. (she must really be tired, saying things like this :o) - Next to her bed, she always has slippers and a bottle of water. (she doesn't remember drinking it during the night, but it's half-empty every morning :o) - Actually, her most girlish characteristic is that she knows nothing about baseball (she proceded to chat about her baseball knowledge for about 5 minutes anyway :D) - Aya news: the H!P Sports Festival, her new tour, her new Gogo Tea CM's (4 patterns), and an exhibition of some photos taken by a foreign photographer who asked Aya to pose for him. (she promises a never-seen-before Ayaya in the photos :D) - Next week, Sukima Switch comes on as guests (:O), and Aya also promises her manager's engagement special. (:D) ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-03-08 - Aya is still filming (She was on location for more than 20 hours just yesterday :o), and it's still too cold outside (that makes her eat a lot :D). Her manager's yoyo skills are better than Aya's (:D). Looks like they were shooting some scenes in underground - as yesterday's temperature outside was around 19C. - Tonight, a special guest - Tokita Shintarou from Sukima Switch (the guy with afro hair). The other guy didn't come, as he has some problems with his throat, and currently can't even talk. He sent a letter though, and made his partner present Doraemon imitations in front of Aya (:D). Aya likes Sukima's latest single Boku no Oto and has it in her iPod all the time. - As for the "manager's" engagement ceremony, actually all the talk was about one of ANN's staff: 25yo, Toudai student, a guy. Tokita also married just recently, but he skipped the ceremony. Aya called the staff guy to take part in the talk as a guest too (:o). - Aya has an odour-fetish: She likes the fragrance of her mom's skin, and the smell of her dog's feet - she is aware of the fact it smells actually :O - She is happy being compared to Marilyn Monroe (some newspaper did that in reaction to her new Pritz CM) - Some details on the photo exhibition she was talking about last time: Just Aya's white skin and red lips (no eyelines or other make-up). The photographer took only photos of her and Tominaga Ai (famous Japanese photomodel). You might meet Aya there, as she plans to go, and have a look. - As for her new live DVD, it will contain three songs sung without an audience, and with a live band (She did almost no rehearsals for it :o) ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-03-15 (Editor's note: For those that don't know, Aya's All Night Nippon airs from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m., and Aya does the show live. This is all after a busy day working (filming Sukeban Deka, for example). This might explain some of the strange comments she makes on the show from time to time. epifanes mentioned that she's almost fallen asleep on-air a few times too...) - It looks like the filming of Sukeban Deka will be completed in about a week, although it's coming to theatres no sooner than this autumn. Aya complains that her whole body is full of scratches from all the action scenes, and she almost froze during the cold shoot in Hokkaidou (:o), but this just proves how much spirit she put into the movie. The character she portrays is so different from the usual Aya that she decided not to look at herself in the monitor during camera checks. (unbelievable :O) - Aya also watched the Japan vs. USA match in the World Baseball Classics (it aired at 4 a.m. - she just came back home from filming :D), and enjoyed seeing the big quarrel at the end. (was it the 8th inning?) - Today is actually her 50th show! But she's pretty sure no guests are coming on. - Aya is often told by fans that she is too cold towards them. (:o) - On April 4th, a new weekly 30-minute long TV show called Ayaya Golf will be starting. The aim is to teach Aya to golf so her score goes under 100 by the end of the show's run (it will air for half a year). The first episode was filmed just today. Aya had to wake up very early again and spent 4 hours on the course. (:D) She keeps wondering if she can do it for the whole 6 months (as she is very fickle - but she promised to endure it, as the show has her name in it :D). She learned some useful golfing terminology today though. - Aya likes Lum-chan (a character from the classic anime Urusei Yatsura). She was even asked to perform in her (quite revealing) costume once, but it didn't happen (though she'd prefer that before a maid costume :D). - Starting on March 22nd, Aya's upcoming live DVD will be aired on the online service Gyao! as well (although only the DVD has the multi-angle function). ---- DokiMiki Night! 06-03-20 Fujimoto Miki - On 13.3., it's been 4 years since Miki's debut in H!P (:o). Ayaya didn't give her anything though (but called and mailed her, which satisfied Miki enough :D). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-03-22 - A listener informs Aya that in the show right before ANN, Maeda Ken sang Dokki Doki Love Mail, and did mistakes in the lyrics. Aya is not really angry, but would like him to stop her impersonations (:D) [Editor agrees]. - Aya didn't watch any of WBC ("World Baseball Classic") Japan matches, as she is in the middle of rehearsals for the new tour - but she reads and watches news. - She wasn't in the best shape at SportsFest, but she jumped over 12 boxes at horse vault (more than last year) and got bronze together with Miki, so she is satisfied. The relay race pissed her off though, as she ended last (?) and had to apologize to the whole team for the point loss (:D). - Filming of Sukeban is done (Aya saved the best facial expressions for the moment the filming ended - she was just too happy that it's over :D). Still, the movie itself is not done (looks like there will be a lot of CG :o). - To find out how this year will turn out for her, Aya invited a fortune teller: Madam Mihaeru, as a special guest to the studio! (These two met 4 years ago in some fortune telling radio show - she was told to become the boss of some company with mostly women as employees back then :O). As for her 2006 outlooks, she is very trustworthy - thus a lot of work will come her way - and we could see her actress spirit awakening. Her love outlooks are also very good: This year her love affairs will be very hot, and she will seriously start thinking about marriage at the age of 23 (she admits she thinks about love a lot!) and actual marriage will be around 27. She will give birth to a really big baby, and... it will be born outside Japan! (:DDD). In the horizon of 5 years, she will be a popular actress and start to establish her own company (modeling related :o). - Back to reality, Aya plans to get the driver's license this year; and there will probably be a new corner in ANN where Aya will listen to men's complaints and scold them for that (as she is the future strong leader :O) - She feels very embarrassed watching/listening to her old appearances in TV/radio, as she is the type of person who likes her current self the most (:D). - Recently she watched the dorama Ai to Shi wo Mitsumete (with Kusanagi and Hirosue Ryoko), which made her really cry. ---- DokiMiki Night! 06-03-27 Fujimoto Miki - Miki is glad that Aya is apparently still using the presents she gave her. (she takes a bag she got from Miki when going abroad, etc.) ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-03-29 - Today, a new show director is in the studio, so Aya is quite nervous (it's the fourth one since her previous Let's Do It! show). - The new corner mentioned last time will be established according to today's results (success/failure - Aya wants to take it seriously :o) - Aya talks more about how the photos taken by that foreign cameraman and currently being exposed at Roppongi Hills were created (it was a sudden work offer). They were shot just a few days after New Year's Eve in some old Japanese-style house, where all the windows were open and she also had to wear some thin clothes. It was taken by a digital camera, and photos edited on a PC right there. Additionally, Aya wore almost no make-up - just a pure white foundation and blood red lipstick, no mascara, etc. She went to see the exhibition just today, and was impressed with how lively her photos looked. (she felt like she could touch herself :o) - Aya's brain age is 29 years (she's apparently playing the Nintendo DS's brain-training game during breaks - she even reads the problems :D). - The first of the "to be announced on today's show" changes is the abolishment of Ayaya wo Produce corner. It's being replaced with a new corner, Aura wo Miemashita!. Here, listeners will try to come up with ideas about what colour the "auras" of celebrities are, and give some *possibly funny* reason for it. Also, the Matsupen Sensei corner ends with today's show. - Aya didn't get any of the 4 questions from the game right, so her final brain age score is 59 years (:D). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-04-12 - Today's show starts with the sudden sound of some random guy's voice. He is the narrator for a mini radio dorama starring Ayaya. The dorama also attempts to train your brain with questions and problems that randomly appear throughout the story. The story will continue in a different way depending on whether Aya solves or doesn't solve the problem. (:o) People who send the correct answer to help Aya can win a second-hand Nintendo DS including the "Brain Age" game itself. (:D) - Aya is not in a good mood today; she had her "brain age" measured, and the result was 70 years. (:D) It seems as though Aya is really desperate, because she even has problems understanding the correct answer and its explanation. (:D) - On the day following last week's show, Aya went to Guam for the New Year's Holiday (she had to work for the last four months straight, so there hasn't been any time until now :o). She went with just her mom and two sisters, and stayed there for three days. They were able to go with just one suitcase (and that's 4 girls :D). Guam was all sunny and humid, but Aya apparently has an allergic reaction to sunlight (her skin gets itchy :o), so she had to be careful (and wore bath towels instead of a swimsuit :D). She also met a lot of random Japanese people who live there, ate Italian and Chinese food, visited a local nail artist (who were in awe seeing her nail art) and had fun. - In the middle of the show, another sudden surprise: a live call from Wada Akiko (:O). She talked with Aya for almost 10 minutes, but basically thanked Ayaya for the Valentine chocolates and some lighter she gave her, and praised her cuteness and everything (she wasn't even drunk during the call :D). - For Aya, the radio is a place where she can talk about things that she wouldn't say on TV. Fans often mention to her that her radio image is completely different from her real self. (:o) - Akko-san was surprised that Ayaya can ride the taxi by herself. She says she doesn't have any problems, even when someone recognizes her (she greets people back :o). She likes to do things on her own whenever possible. - After 90 minutes of brain training, Aya's brain age is 54 years (so much wasted time :D). - Next week, a guest will appear: Shirosaki Jin... who's that again? (:o) - Also, the Sagaru Hanashi corner ended today. ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-04-19 - Aya is taking her new concert tour very seriously (she's had some foot problems, and she also peeled some skin off her hand, which was a result of her holding the microphone too firmly :O). - Tonight's guest is Shirosaki Jin (ex-host & entertainer). Aya invited him mostly because she wants to teach her male listeners the proper way to get popular with girls (as they're mostly getting it wrong :D). Aya thinks Japanese men basically lack the natural charm and manners of foreign men (:O), with the exception of today's guest (:D). Aya is in awe of how deeply he's able to understands girls' hearts (and how he is full of himself like her :D), and she also wants him to teach her (and the listeners) about the secrets of men's hearts. - Aya's love candidates until now were never of the same type (she can't describe her prince - the only thing he has to have is a firm character and self-esteem). - The guy thinks Aya is unique and a *miracle*, as she doesn't have only just one facial expression, like other idols (It sounds like Aya's really blushing from this :O). He also judges the listeners' seducing phrases, and presents some of his own techniques that should work. Aya wants him to try it on her (he thought it might have a bad impact on her listeners, but Aya thinks they should record it and learn from it instead :D). - The guy left after one hour of talk, which was full of useful information (Aya was mostly just nodding and saying "Indeed" or "I see!" - I can say he impressed her quite a lot :D). - Aya's dream (well, at least one of them) is to entwine ribbon around her body, hide in a big cartoon box and surprise someone with, "I'm your present!" (:DDD). - Aya talks about a day she spent with Miki recently. They were shopping and walking around town all day long, then cooked dinner, and entered a bath (:o). They were all ready to go to sleep at around midnight, but then they started to talk...and didn't stop until 5AM (:O). And as Miki decided it was too late to go to sleep afterwards, they started watching Ice Age (:o). Aya was quite moved by the movie, but when she wanted to talk about it with Miki after it ended, she discovered that Miki had fallen asleep in the meantime (:D). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-04-26 - Aya starts the show by commenting on Tsunku's marriage announcement. The entire Hello!Project was worried that Tsunku would stay single forever (which would make weddings harder for other, *older* members :D). H!P members got to hear about it just one day before the official public announcement, but Aya suspected it for a longer time (:o). She also talked with Tsunku's parents, and they were very happy too (as were Aya's parents). - It's been 5 years since Aya started working in radio. (:o) - Aya's face is itchy today, so tomorrow, it'll rain in Tokyo. (:O) - She had a concert in Osaka this Sunday, so she visited her family too, and saw her father for the first time since New Year's (:o). He cooked a handmade dinner for her, using some special ingredients. They also talked a lot afterwards, but Aya doesn't remember anything except her own words (:o). She also cooked a bit, together with one of her sisters (using the kitchen for the first time in 6 months :o). - Next, the first round of the "Chief Matsuura Character Plan" - listeners are to come up with ideas of some character that would become popular (and that could serve as an idea for a manga or anime :o). Aya picked one and next week she will try to start a radio anime (she actually started it later on today :o). - Aya doesn't think about the distant future, as she knows it would never work as she'd planned it (she thinks about herself in the here and now though :o). - She's often told by men that she has no vulnerability, or "chink in her armor", and that makes her hard to approach (she doesn't know what they mean by that though, so she asks male listeners for an explanation :D). A listener suggests that she might ask men for help, or she could try showing her weakness (by crying or something), but Aya refuses (she never does that, not even in front of her family :o). She has also problems with understanding what is girlish in the poems sent in by real girls (which makes her feel blue again :D). And as the final proof, if she was a guy, she wouldn't really like to date herself (as it would be very tiresome :O). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-05-03 - Aya spent the whole week worrying and thinking about the "chink in her armor" that she misses (all her friends she phoned to told her the same thing :D). - Golden Week started, but it doesn't mean much to Aya (no holidays again). Most of her friends are busy as well. She wanted to go to a aesthetic salon, but it was full (:o). - Then back to the "chink" talk (:D). Aya is too realistic (she doesn't get it why someone would dream of a world where everyday would be Sunday). Also, when she spills something on her clothes (or even stage outfits :O), her reaction isn't girlish enough. She blames genetics (as her mom also has no "chink"), her Kansai origin and other things that she can't change (:D). - A new corner (again?!), where Aya aims to create a circle/club for people with special skills. Listeners send in their description of skills and Aya decides if they're worthy of entering her club (:D). Candidates are interviewed, via a direct phone call with Aya personally (:O). Though, she misused the first girl who called as a psychological advisor and kept asking her about the "chink" (:DDD). - Starting next week, there will be another new corner (o.O) "A girl without a chink ? Let's Change Matsuura Aya! Part 1" (:DDD). Aya is taking this seriously and awaits mails/postcards from girls only (:o). - The first episode of the radio anime mentioned last week, starts (it's similar to a radio mini dorama corner that got abolished, only with Aya speaking in anime voice and with a more children-oriented script). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-05-10 - Aya went to see the final concert of Kobukuro's live-tour, at Budoukan this week. It was 3 hours long, but it passed really quickly for Aya. She also hit her butt twice on the floor (as she missed the chair when trying to sit down after standing :D). - There is a random cat appearing around her mansion lately, and Aya is quite scared of cats (because she thinks they would attack her even if she just stares badly at them :D). It is often lying in the middle of a passage, so Aya has a hard time getting to the elevators. And while she waits for it to come, the cat walks to her and rubs itself up against her legs (looks like a serious psycho battle :o). - Another round of telephone calls from Aya to listeners, who wants to join her circle (one guy created and played a short piano interlude for Aya, and made her quite happy, as she never received a song as a present :o). ---- DokiMiki Night 06-05-15 Fujimoto Miki - Miki already got a birthday present from Aya (Aya bought herself a pink bag, and bought a silver version of it for Miki too :o). They both also bought a pair of necklaces, rings, underwear and pajamas (for when they stay overnight at each other's place :D). Miki enjoyed shopping with Aya, as it's bee ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-05-17 - Aya is studying and practicing kanji lately (there's some software related for Nintendo DS), but apparently her study efforts are in vain (her performance at IQ Supply :D). - The rainy season started, and Aya doesn't like this, as her mood is always down during this period (also, whatever she touches, feels sticky :o). She asks listeners for some empathy and to send only positive mails (:D) - Aya has a big decorative plant at her house (a long talk about its behavior and customs - by the way its name is Mothra :o). The problem are various bugs that decided to settle around the plant (and as fans might know, Aya hates bugs over anything else :D). - Some girl listeners suggest that Aya use body touch as "the chink in her armor" (but touching men's arm, shoulder or even thigh is not what would she enjoy doing - her idea of body touch is "kicking ass" :O) ---- DokiMiki Night 06-05-22 Fujimoto Miki - A listener points out that while Aya is always emphasizing her friendship with Miki, Miki mostly goes, "Yocchan, Yocchan." (:D) Although that is true, Miki says Aya is her No.1 friend, and that there is no reason to be jealous. (:D) Aya never bathes together with anyone else other than Miki (Miki thinks it's because she is the only one who loves her so much :O). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-05-24 - Aya is pretty popular with bugs. Her plant *gave birth* to some new ones; and she met various bugs in the supermarket and even in the radio studio. (:D) She plans on making them pay rent if they really plan on living with her. (:D) - The humid weather continues, and Aya plans on not going outside at all (except for work) during May and June, as she really hates it. She has a lot of DVD's to watch instead (she has been buying a lot of movies recently). She use to eat dried plums as a snack during it (and other snacks that make people around her doubt that she is really only 20 years old :D). - Next, a special corner: "Countdown to 20" - Aya wants listeners to send her tips and tricks on what to do, or how to behave, so she can appear to be an adult (there's only one month left until her graduation from being a teenager). - Aya's method to keep from falling asleep is to put something cold into your mouth, or onyo your forehead. Eating something or chewing some gum also works. - Aya abolished the original Motemichi corner, as male listeners didn't get the gist at all (and she was pretty desperate trying to figure out how to react to the mails anyway). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-05-31 - The show opens with some soccer talk. (:O) The Japan vs. Germany match is today, but Aya doesn't care about it much (she admits that she doesn't even understand the rules correctly). She at least remembers the names of Japanese players (at least more than most of her girl friends :o), and knows almost all the positions. She promises to watch all Japan's World Cup matches though. (:o) - Last Sunday was Aya's dad's birthday (he is 41 - but he looks like he's 51, according to her :o). When he used to take Aya to elementary school, driving their black car and wearing black sunglasses, he used to scare lot of the other kids (:D). This year, she sent him a giant, expensive bouquet with a tag reading, "From the world's cutest daughter, Aya" (:D). She planned to send it to his company, but it came to her house (and her mom scolded her for that, because all the neighbors were looking at her receiving it, and she felt embarassed :D). - Aya has never been to (otaku haven) Akihabara (:o), but she'd like to go and visit a maid cafe sometime (:o). - Next week, a real seiyuu (voice actor) appears on ANN next week and will act in the radio anime: Suwabe Junichi (who is known from Gundam Seed, FMA, Prince of Tennis etc.) ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-06-07 - Today, two special guests (Aota Noriko, and Yamazaki Shizuyo from Nankai Candies) have come to the show just to help Aya learn how to be popular with guys (:D). - Aya met Aota at a Utawara recording (to be aired this month), and during the show, she was just looking at her legs (they were too pretty not to look :D). Aya's target age is 20-30 years, and she prefers men that take the lead (:D). Aota's recommendation is "to become a tasty woman" (beautiful skin, silky hair, shampoo fragrance etc.). Also, listening to your partner is important (Aya is not listening to anyone :D). Looks like the only thing that can save Aya, and will help her create the "chink in her armor" is alcohol (she will turn 20 in 2 weeks :D). - Aya has never called herself "Ayaya" - it is just an artificial nickname created by fans (she apparently didn't really like it :o). She usually introduces herself with her surname only (:o). - The second guest, Shizu-chan, usually flirts with guys at this time of the night, but today, she specially skipped that and came to Aya's show. She can't say how many guys she's dated until now, due to agency restrictions and her image (:D). Her way to get the attention of men is, of course, her sexy body (she won't let anyone touch it easily though :D), and her weapon is showing her sexy curves. Aya asked her to share some height with her (she hates being 157cm, as it's a pretty random number :D). - Aya's song "Watashi no sugoi houhou" from her first album will be included on Death Note Tribute Album (to be released on 21.6.) ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-06-14 - Aya is back from Shanghai, where she performed at a special live concert. She also learned a few basic phrases in Chinese (ni hao, xie xie, her own name, etc. :D) She was pretty nervous before the concert, because she was afraid about how the audience would react to her MC segments in Japanese. It looks like most of the Chinese people spoke Japanese though (Ganbatte, arigatou, etc. :D). She also had a Chinese-only live band with her, so rehearsals were pretty difficult. It all worked out in the end, though. She also visited the world's tallest hotel (87 floors :o). - Aya watched Team Japan's first match in the World Cup, too. She was in a nail salon just before the match, and urged the nail artist to finish the work faster, so she wouldn't miss the kickoff (:D). She even watched the match wearing a Team Japan uniform (:o). - Tonight's guest is an anime voice actor, Suwabe Junichi (he often also does narrations for Hello Morning :o). Aya admits that she hasn't really been watching anime since Sailor Moon (:D), and her image of voice actors is that of "people who don't get out very often" (:D). Suwabe will assist Aya with her radio anime special - tonight it's "Suigyouza-chan The Movie" (in three parts :D). Usually, this anime is being recorded one hour before All Night Nippon's start time, and the voices of each actor are recorded separately and mixed together afterwards (they'll always barely manage it in time :D). ---- DokiMiki Night 06-06-19 Fujimoto Miki - Miki still hasn't bought Aya a birthday present (she's waiting until the last minute :o). ----- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-06-21 - Aya has in-studio guests again today. Shirosaki Jin will come for the 2nd time (Aya read his book, which was the first book she's read in the last few years :o). But before that, a special trio appears for a little while - Yoshizawa Hitomi, Ogawa Makoto and Takahashi Ai!. Aya says she doesn't want to play the new Morning Musume single until one condition is met: at least one of them has to agree to stay in the studio with her until the show ends at 3 a.m. (everyone votes for Aichan, but she looks so sleepy that she's probably not even listening to Aya talking :D). She also asks them their opinions about her lack of a "chink in her armor". Yossie thinks Aya is easy to approach, but maybe only because they're together in H!P (:D). Aichan thinks it's because Aya's face is small (:D). Aya says that although she's the same age as Aichan, it's hard to approach her (as Aichan is usually talking about something that no one understands :D). Aichan won't stay today, but she said she could come on as a guest sometime (:o). - Aya's spacing-out stories. One time, she had a friend over at her house. Aya went to a nail salon, asking her friend to close the door whenever she leaves. Four hours later, Aya returned to realize that she misplaced her keys, and all the doors are locked (and all her keys, including some keys she was keeping for some other friends, were on the same keyring :D). Trying to remember what might have happened, she realized she probably lost them in a taxi, but she had no idea what taxi company's car that was, and she usually doesn't bother to keep the reciept. But, for some reason, this time, she found the receipt (:O), and was able to get the keys back (but she was really scared for some time there). Meanwhile, the ice cream she had just bought melted. (:D) - Shirosaki Jin enters the studio. After reading his book, Aya found out that she fails as a girl (her inside and outside analysis ended with negative results). Even Shirosaki, who was one of the most successful hosts ever, admits that he would have never even tried to seduce "Matsuura Aya", as the name itself makes men draw back (Aya is shocked again :D). He suggests that she waits for Tom Cruise (he might be on an appropriate level for her :D). He even thinks Maeken's Ayaya is much more approachable than the real Ayaya (:O). Aya should stay single forever (she wants to fall in love though :o). ---- DokiMiki Night 06-06-26 Fujimoto Miki - Wanna know what FM/AM means? Fujimoto Miki and Aya Matsuura (Miki and her manager had fun learning this :D). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-06-28 - Today's show is aya's first radio show of her 20's (the studio is glittering :o). A sudden guest (Rag Fair's singer :o) comes singing Happy Brithday for her, and brings a bottle of sake as a gift (he actually just wants Aya to play RagFair's latest single :D). He says he listens to Aya's All Night Nippon often, and he also felt like sending some mails to the show (because he'd like to be read on her show :D). Aya tried the sake, and found it okay (she thought it was smelly :o). - Aya wants to be an adult who doesn't forget how to be a kid. She actually doesn't want to be an adult at all, and wants to keep being whimsical and doing pranks to her manager (:D). - As for her birthday presents, Dad sent her a lightweight box with an emotional letter (Aya said she cried a bit :D). The contents were quite simple (as Dad thought she can buy anything if she wants herself) - eyewash net, 5-finger slippers, and a dress her sis wore at her part-time job (:o). - Aya has no qualification license in anything, but she wants to get a license in *something* (her middle sister has plenty of those :o). - Aya thinks it's harder to express the feelings someone put into a song he or she wrote and composed, than to write and compose her own song (so she doesn't plan to do that anytime soon - even if she does, she'll keep that for herself :o). - The summer tour just ended, but Aya already has a fall tour prepared (it's called Shinka no Kisetsu and starts September 9th, in Chiba) ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-07-05 - During these rainy days lately, Aya hasn't been going out at all (she often doesn't even bother opening the curtains :o). One reason for this could be her hate towards umbrellas (she was once blown away by a typhoon and injured herself a bit :o). Even so, today she went out with an umbrella, only because she went to the hairdresser and had her hair cut short (she had it cut a few times since her birthday, and everyone's praising her now :O). As for the rain, she also thinks Tokyo rain smells bad (Himeji rain is so clear that kids used to drink it :o). - Aya had a day off recently, so she went out shopping to Daikanyama with her friend (a nail artist). Even though she goes there all the time, she realized that there are many places she'd never noticed before. She wanted to buy some sporty socks, but didn't find what she was looking for (she did see a wide variety of socks though, and thought deeply about them :D). She also looked through boxing sandbags, sports utilities and ventured into a lingerie shop. In that shop, she notced a lot of see-through thingies, T-backs (thong underwear), and something that looked like a cute rubber duckie. Upon closer inspection, however, it turned out to be an adult toy (Aya pressed a button and it suddenly started to vibrate... another button made it light up :DDD). Later in the show, a listener asked if Aya ended up buying it (Of course not!). - Today starts the second series of her radio anime. This time it's a detective story called "Shounen Tantei Jetto". Also, a new girls-only project, a corner named "Koi no Hitorisawagi" (each week, a topic is chosen, and female listeners are asked to send in love stories related to that topic). - Aya doesn't mind narcissistic men (she thinks checking one's appearance every time one sees a mirror is completely natural :D). ---- DokiMiki Night 06-07-10 Fujimoto Miki - Miki wasn't too surprised when she heard about GAM (her new unit with Matsuura Aya) for the first time, since she 's used to being placed into various units. The unit's name wasn't settled on at first, but as it's customary to give H!P units names made up from the group members' names, AyaMiki was the original idea. That evolved into Great Aya & Miki (Miki was worried that GAM could be mistaken with GUM though :D). - Miki wasn't able to go to Aya's live birthday concert, but she met her beforehand and gave her white watches as birthday presents (of course, she bought the same watches, colored black, for herself... so it's a pair :D). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-07-12 - Aya watched the final World Cup match, as promised, though only until around the 80th minute. At that point, fell asleep and missed Zidane's "header" - she enjoyed watching the replay over the next few days though, and she's on his side. (:D) - Aya has trouble sleeping when the temperature in Tokyo at midnight is 28‹C (she fears that August will be even worse). She also got heat rash on her leg (it happens mostly to children, so she thought it was kind of funny :D). Aya feels bad for her youngest sister, as her school is 4km from the house, and she has to climb up a hill to get there. Aya used to be too lazy to climb it, so she had her mom drive her to school during the summer. (:o) - Aya found strange holes near all her windows that have a shutter (so you can open or close them), and she has no idea what they're for. She suspects that's the reason mosquitoes are in her room sometimes, and she wants listeners to help her decide if she can shut the holes for good. (:o) - Aya doesn't use emoticons in her emails (just some faces, but not too often), and her usual reply to a schedule sent by her manager is just "hai" (and even that is in the email's subject, not in the text part :D). - Regarding men's behavior that makes Aya go "moe~", she likes to look at guys who cry (she can't take her eyes off of them :o). - Aya had a dream about a date to Odiaba with Tom Cruise (and she even spoke to him in English :DDD). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-07-19 - Japan is very rainy these days, but Aya doesn't mind that much, since she doesn't go out anyway :D (although the high humidity can't be avoided). - Aya was told that she looks cool and composed today by the radio staff (the shock that she doesn't usually look that way, paired with this rainy weather makes Aya's performance on today's show questionable :D). - Aya took a look back at emails from listeners, which contained suggestions about what she should do on ANN after her birthday. She picked the idea of performing a live song right in the studio (for the first time since she's been on the radio :o). She even had a piano and a pianist come in (the same one who performed on her last live DVD). The song is "Suna wo Kamu you ni Namida" (Aya is pretty embarrassed, and has to talk a lot before she calms down :o). After the song, she says the atmosphere was different, so she was sweating a bit (even though she is an idol :D), and there were some mistakes in the lyrics as well (:o). The listeners liked it though, so it's possible that Aya will sing on the radio again. Aya asks the listeners for ideas, and it doesn't necessarily have to be her own songs - recently, she's been into idol singers from the 70s and 80s. (:o) - Next week, Aya will play GAM's new single on ANN (this will be its first airing, so don't miss it :o). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-07-26 - Aya woke up this morning and the weather was surprisingly clear again, after a long, long time. Therefore, one would expect that she feels good today, but actually, that's not the case. Aya came for a short visit to the show that airs prior to her All Night Nippon, but ran away from the studio screaming during the song because a giant cockroach appeared right in front of her. (:D) Therefore, she feels not just blue, but black (and is looking all over the studio anxiously :D). Also, after the first CM and a song, a lot of cockroach-related mails came. Aya wasn't too happy about it though, as she'd rather forget about it A.S.A.P. (:D). - Next up is some GAM-related talk, because today is the first time "Thanks!" will be played on the air! A lot of people at a fanclub event asked Aya if this new unit is worth waiting for. (:D) The unit was born because Tsunku wanted Aya's voice singing the movie's title song, but he also wanted a unit, and as Miki and Aya mentioned many times that they wanted to do something together, he made their dream come true (:D). Aya says GAM's work is very carefree (when Aya thinks Miki is being too loud, she just screams "Shut up!", and vice-versa :DDD). Other Hello!Project members happen to think Aya and Miki are always arguing, because they hardly ever need many words to say something to each other - usually it's just one word. For example, if Miki wore something strange, Aya wouldn't try to be polite and explain it to her, but she'd just say "Strange" directly. They also don't need to create a new image for GAM - they don't even feel like GAM, it's just Ayachan and Mikitan. (:o) - Aya and Miki recorded their voices together in one studio booth (first they were told it would be impossible, but they tried and the result was good). Also, as for the outfits, it would have been pink mini skirts, but both girls don't feel like emphasizing "sexy legs" (Miki's legs are full of scratches from futsal, and Aya's are too, because of her prince role in the musical :D). - Aya's mom and youngest sister came by car to visit Aya in Tokyo (a 10 hour ride :o). Mom wanted to clean Aya's apartment (Aya was glad :D), and they all went to eat yakiniku and to karaoke (her mom, in particular, went crazy singing 70's idols medleys, but Aya and her sis had their fun using tambourines and congas :D). Aya paid for all of it. (:D) They ended around 6 a.m. (and mom forced Aya to drink some sake, so she would be in a good mood :DDD). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-08-30 - Today, a Warashibe Chouja corner special (basic explanation: Aya gave out a normal pen she used in the radio, asking listeners to bid for it with something they want to get rid of and get the pen in exchange. First she got a perfume the listener hadn't used, then the perfume was exchanged for all volumes of Death Note manga, which were recently exchanged for Nintendo DS Lite. What can she get in exchange for that console today? By the way, anyone who has something that they want to put up for an exchange, has to come to the Nippon Broadcasting building personally during the broadcast, i.e. 1AM-3AM. (:O) Fifteen minutes after the announcement, nine people had already shown up (:o). Later on, one guy brought a GIANT box of Legos, but as it was too huge, Aya refused it (though she sounded as though she wanted to play with it a little :D). - Also on today's show, the 3rd episode of the special radio dorama "ANN gakkou suieibu", starring current All-Night Nippon personalities like Undergraph, 99, and Ayaya as well. (:o) This included a quiz afterwards (listeners can win a notebook with the ANN logo :o). - Aya says she sounds like an ossan today (she is just finishing up rehearsals for her new solo tour). - Aya was watching "The Uchuoten Hotel" DVD, but fell asleep, as she was tired (but not because it was boring :D). She remembers that she wants to watch it again, when she's "sober" (:D). - Next, some Sukeban Deka talk (coming to theaters in just one month). Aya didn't check her scenes during the shooting, as Asamiya Saki is completely different from Matsuura Aya (:o). She also has the movie burned to a DVD and watched it 3 times at home (and found it interesting). There's also a new Sukeban Project corner for ANN - you can send Aya your problems and she will solve it using her yo-yo (o.o;). - Forty-five minutes before the end of the show, the Nintendo DS was exchanged for a high-class (read: expensive) set of cuff-links for tuxedos, etc (the guy bought them in San Francisco for himself, but he exchanged them for a Nintendo DScand a chance to talk to Aya on the radio :D). However, Aya doesn't stop the game there, and keeps trying to exchange the cuff-links for something else. Twenty minutes before the end of the show, there were no new people arriving (12 was the final tally), and no one had anything better to give out, so Aya stopped the game (for this week, at least). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-09-06 - Aya's complaints about living in Tokyo: she can't let her clothes dry outside (as white things turn dark :o), and there aren't any bats (there are lot of them in Himeji...Aya isn't afraid of them :o). - Some talk about last week's Def Diva Sendai event - The three other members went to Sendai 2 or 3 hours before Aya (it was the day before the event). When Aya arrived later, they had already finished eating dinner (yakiniku!), so Aya didn't eat anything, and went to sleep. Also, they watched the match in the VIP lounge, but as Aya forgot her glasses (and the ball was white and the stadium was full of light at night), she watched the match on the TV there. She has started to understand the rules of baseball, at least (she undersands what S-B-O on the electronic scoreboard means :D). She's not as good as big baseball fan Rika (who even knows the names of the players :o). - Today's guest is singer/songwriter Suga Shikao (Aya was looking forward to having an artist as a guest again, after a long time). Suga thinks that the girls of Hello! Project seem hard to approach, as they are always sticking together (and just saying Hello to just one of girls is not an easy thing :o). Both of them don't try to hide who they are when a fan recognizes them on a street (Suga has mostly male fans anyway). Lately, Aya likes to play around by saying "No" in a completely strange voice (as people usually recognize her only by her voice :o). Aya doesn't like it when someone photographs her in a restaurant or another public place, though. - Aya confesses that she might look positive, but she's actually quite a negative person (for example, she goes to a fortune teller, but she doesn't believe a word :o). She is basically very suspicious of everything (it takes a long time for her to make a friend, and she says she doesn't need many friends anyway). - Next, a listener's question to Suga, who often describes himself as "sadistic". Aya wanted Suga to guess which one she is, and he said Aya is "an M pretending to be an S." (Aya was really embarrassed afterwards, as he hit the bull's eye :O). - The dorama Inochi no Kiseki (starring Aya) will be aired on October 15th, but the filming hasn't even started yet (:O). - Next week's special guest will be Fujimoto Miki! ---- DokiMiki Night 06-09-11 Fujimoto Miki - Miki has never seen a ghost herself (but it looks like Aya often sees some :O). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-09-13 - It's suddenly gotten colder in Tokyo, and Aya had to change her usual pajamas for longer ones already. She also almost twisted her ankle during some MC segment at her concert (but she finally learned how to fall down without injuring herself :o). - The guest today is Fujimoto Miki. Aya met up with her before she went to the studio, and Miki had already showered, had almost no makeup on, and was ready to go to bed right after ANN (but that's no problem for a radio show :D). - After she turned 20, Aya realized that she can't get relaxed (she's always tired :o), and has a hard time getting up in the morining. She is trying to battle it by getting massages, or collecting glittering things (she likes to put them on various things, like cell phone, headphones or her PC :o). - Miki appears, along with some random guy from the previous radio show. He ends up making them play some silly games and answer some silly quizzes. They have to succeed in these in order to have a chance to have GAM's song played on this radio show. (:o) After seeing GAM's poster, Aya's mom mentioned that seeing Aya wearing that outfit was strange (Miki's mom liked it :D). Miki and Aya don't remember what they usually talk about backstage (but they usually keep calling each other "anta" :D). Miki thinks Aya's strange point is that she always misunderstands/mishears things (like people's names, lyrics, etc. - she also apparently heard that PC viruses can infect people as well :DDD). About themselves, Aya and Miki think that they are both negative, but they look to be positive to each other (:o). Responding to a listener who said that they've come to look more mature now, both girls realized that their wrinkles have recently become deeper (:D). To Aya's concern about being tired, Miki thinks being 21 years old is even harder (:D). Miki says that the second GAM single, "Melodies", will be a bit ecchi (:O). Miki left 40 minutes before the end of ANN (Aya wouldn't mind if she stayed until the end, but Miki doesn't look very enthusiastic about the idea, so she leaves :D). - The theme of GAM is "freedom" (according to Aya, at least) - At the end of tonight's show, Aya mentions that she thinks Miki fell asleep in the car that was taking her home (:D). Although, it seems that Miki usually watches movies at this time of the day (well, night actually). (:O) But today there was a GAM live performance rehearsal (:o), so she might've been tired and already fallen asleep. ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-09-20 - Aya feels good today, as the weather suddenly became more autumn-like (no more summer heat). - Aya's middle sister became 19 on September 7th, but Aya completely forgot about her birthday (she was reminded by her mom 4 days later ;o). Looks like this isn't unusual in the Matsuura family though (Aya was scolded for the fact that she does this every year :o). - Aya has a renewed interest in interior design recently (she likes seeing what other people have in their house, and how it is designed). She's been interested in this since she was a kid, and the fact her family moved often (4 times before she went to Tokyo, and altogether around 10 times in her life :o) helped this hobby as well. She often used to go to model rooms in furniture shops, and liked to think about how she would make it look better. Now, she's surfing the net for info/pictures related to this (:o). For example, her favorite type of shower door is fully transparent glass (:O). - Aya doesn't read books at all (she prefers girls manga), although she read a book by one of her previous ANN guests (Shirosaki Jin). The staff around her promised to bring her some adult-oriented picture books, so she is looking forward to those. - Back to the positive-negative talk from last week (as some listeners didn't get Aya's explanation at all). Aya is basically positive (as she can usually cheer herself up), but once she becomes negative, it's really bad. She looks away when someone looks at her, and she cuts off her cell phone (i.e. she basically starts avoiding people completely :o). Looks like this is happening about three times a year (Aya closes herself indoors at home, not even listening to music or anything :o). - Aya is against super-slim models (she likes watching fashion shows, and has also some favorite types of models, but being too skinny is not good). - If she were to be reborn, Aya would pick to have one elder brother instead of a few younger sisters (although she likes them too :D), because she had always wished for someone to protect her when she was a kid. ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-09-27 - Aya appeared on Waratte Iitomo today. A listener pokes her about how she again talked only about her negative sides (she mentioned her solo train trip, her being really tired during weekly ANN shows, and her negative feelings towards various machines :D). - Even though Aya is really busy these days, she bought and watched a DVD. Well, not just one; she bought a box set of three DVDs - the first season of "24" (she admits that she was overwhelmed by all the promotion and uproar about it). She seems to be pretty much impressed by the series, and talks about its various details for a long time (sorry, I haven' t seen it, so I can't pick up what's interesting or not :~). - Aya would like to download music from the internet, but she's too scared of computers, so she always has her sister to come and do it for her instead. (:D) - Aya's ANN will be aired via Podcast soon (Aya has some problems understanding and explaining what Podcasts are though :D). You can get the show at http://podcast.1242.com . - Aya plays GAM's 2nd single, "Melodies", for the first time ever. The PV's highlight should be Aya and Miki sticking *really close* to each other (:O). - Aya will skip next week's ANN (instead, there will be an artist named Namakura Ataru hosting ANN in her slot). ---- DokiMiki Night 06-10-09 Fujimoto Miki - The listeners want Ayaya to come to the Dokimiki show sometimes (as Miki was a guest on Aya's radio show). Miki understands this, and promises to try call Aya next week, but she can't ensure whether she'll come or not (Aya might refuse it as well :o). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-10-11 - First off, Aya talks about her jaw problems (as a lot of listeners look to be concerned about that :D). The reason is obviously a combination of her small face (especially her small jaw) and normal-sized teeth, added with all the talking and singing she has to do every day. She used to have these kind of problems before (her jaw slipping off its hinge :o), but it usually fixed itself over time. However, after the Saturday concert, it happened again, this time without fixing itself. As a result, Aya had to visit a doctor on Monday (and had to cancel two concerts in Nagoya). She was forbidden to sing, but talking (even for two hours) is apparently no problem (she says she is speaking with her mouth just half open today :D). - Aya's new interest is Lily Frankie's book "Tokyo Tower" (she even stopped watching "24" until she finishes reading this :O). She is particularly fascinated with how he compares everyday things to something less common (she apparently has lots of fun trying to decipher the meaning, although usually she doesn't get it :D). The book also works as kanji practice for Aya (it has a pronunciation key to help as well :D). - As for new music discoveries, Aya has recently fallen for Mihimaru GT (she doesn't remember the name of the song, because she has it in her I-pod and it's hard to read it there :D). - For next week's show, Aya has finally decided to start learning imitations (she was forced to by her listeners, basically :D), and will dedicate the whole episode to this effort (she will call on two skilled imitators as well - Hori and Matsumura Kunihiro). She doesn't sound very pleased with this turn of events, though. (:D) ---- DokiMiki Night 06-10-16 Fujimoto Miki - Tonight, a special guest: Matsuura Aya! Miki still can't get over the fact that Aya (as prince Franz) didn't marry her in the musical. Aya says she went for the cuter and less wicked-tongued type. (:DDD) - In the quiz corner, Miki had Aya answer instead of herself today, but that wasn't such a lucky choice; Miki knew the answer, but Aya didn't. Aya doesn't care either way, since the penalty game responsibility belongs to Miki. (:D) - A listener notices that Miki is being too open when appearing as a member of GAM (in reference to the Music Fighter episode), exposing many sides of her that don't fit to her idol image. Still, her fans like her despite that (or perhaps even moreso). Miki states she wants to stay "the youngest child" forever (Aya approves). - Usually, there are no quarrels between these two (they can both see when it's time to stop poking each other). On the occasions when they do argue, the usual reasons are, for example, facts about Aya that Miki learned through someone else (i.e. she didn't know Aya was there doing that etc. = jealousy :D). ----Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-10-18 - jaw healing is going as planned, so don't worry all you Aya fans (:D). Also, there was some news article about new GAM's PV today, and Aya is somehow angry at news people who wrote that was probably Miki's first kiss scene (she doesn't understand why they think it wasn't first for her as well :D). - today, the imitation special, but Aya promises she won't do any imitation at all (so don't even try to send any requests or whatever, if you don't want her to get angry :D). But before, some 24 talk (Aya felt bad watching just season 1, so she watched last episode of season 4, just to be "in" :D). - today's guests are Matsumura Kunihiro and Hori, two professional imitators, so Aya has many questions about their profession (of course she likes to listen to imitations, so examples are included). Basic rule is to like the person you want to imitate (that's also probably why Maeda Ken picked Ayaya :D). It's possible that the imitated person doesn't like it (Aya likes the fact Maeken picked her, but is certainly not pleased with the quality of imitation :D), though lately people are not getting angry at imitators that much. Aya's biggest problem is that she is afraid of being made fun of later (she doesn't want to get hurt :o). - actually the guests were able to make Aya imitate Enari-kun at least (though in a bit scientific-way :o), but she hardly refused to imitate Beat Takeshi at last (:D). And though listeners liked her attempt, Aya's feelings towards imitation are not changing (she hates doing it). ---- DokiMiki Night 06-10-23 Fujimoto Miki - also this week, Ayaya appears in the studio (Miki introduces her as "My Darling", while Aya refers to Miki as "Honey" :D) - as Aya said during her concert MC part; in case there would be a bomb announced somewhere where she is (reference to Sukeban), she would run not caring for anyone (incl. Miki :O). Miki is not angry, because she would do the same (:O). - Aya spoiled the question corner once again for Miki (who again knew the correct answer), and she refuses to come next week to take the penalty game (which awaits Miki :D). - as to the question why Japanese don't really celebrate Halloween, Miki has no idea, but doesn't actually care for even Xmas or Valentine's Day (:o). When Aya pokes her to say she has no dreams, Miki says she is satisfied with sitting at home, alone, and watching DVDs (:D). - Miki says having Aya sitting in front of her in the studio is better for her performance as host, so Aya advises Miki to put her photo on the table next time (:D). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-10-25 - jaw healing is still progressing (Aya was allowed to have her concerts this weekend). - today, a lot of new corners are going to appear (at least 3 :o). This looks like a specialty of ANN (changing corners every 3 months or so :o). - staff was surprised that Aya knows The Blue Hearts (she thinks her parents used to listen to them, and she also remembers the voice of the vocalist :o). - first corner is "Number Portability". The point is to assign any word that would sound good with "portability" (or that's what the explanation sounded like, at least :o). The jingle is from "24", so Aya thinks this might work well (:o). - free talk part is again about Aya's experience with "24" (she says she is able to even talk about it the whole 2 hours), she finally finished Season 1. Aya's watching preference is being alone (or at least as close to alone as possible - even when going to the cinema, she picks days when not many people are expected), as her reactions (laughing etc.) are slower(:D) and she doesn't like being disturbed (especially with her family, where every member apparently has strange reactions :D). - a surprising telephone from Wada Akiko (again :O). She phoned just to inform Aya that she is going to watch her Shanghai DVD right now (together with her manager and other folks she is drinking with just now :D), and request her own song "Jounetsu no Bara" (cover of The Blue Hearts's song :o). She phoned after the song, reporting how far she got in the DVD watching (:D). - another new corner is "Suffixes". Adding strange suffixes to make words sound more exotic (like -nu sounds French etc. :o). Aya notices that this corner is basically about the same thing as the first one (looks like staff is not surprised with this :D) 3rd new corner would be "IT proverbs". Aya looks for some original/unconventional proverbs that can be used instead of traditional ones. 4th corner is "Leading Edge". Listeners should send ideas that prove Aya is fashionable in anything she does (:o). - as for the kiss scene in Melodies, Aya says they are both aware they can't beat TATU (they are not even aiming for their spot actually :D). ---- DokiMiki Night 06-10-30 Fujimoto Miki - Some talk about the Melodies PV first. Miki is very aware that many people were shocked after seeing the CM, but actually it wasn't that easy to shoot THAT scene (though Aya and Miki are friends, they felt somehow strange doing that and Miki also mentioned that they were quite embarrassed). Also, Miki is afraid that she couldn't live on if Aya dumps her (:D). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-11-01 - It's November, but Aya doesn't feel that it's especially cold this year. Aya usually catches a cold every year around this time of year, but this year she feels okay (must be because she wears socks with pajamas now :o). - It's time to summarize the year soon (time flew fast for Aya, but she felt she did good :o). She was unable to go to a spa this year (though she loves going there). Aya would like to have a life like her dog - taking a bath, sleeping and eating (:D). She would also enjoy going to an amusement park and have a cameraman capture some of her expressions (she prefers looking strange before looking cute on photos nowadays :O), except haunted house of course. - Aya doesn't like using calendars, because she doesn't like poking holes in her walls (though her family has an Aya calendar at home - which is set to the page with the best photo for the whole year period :D). - The "Portability" corner was ended after 2 weeks (Aya found it really boring and the listeners didn't really understand the idea behind it - she should've read my mail then :p. "Suffix" corner continues, though Aya doesn't have much faith in it (:D). Also, there is a new corner titled "Original Love", where listeners have to send a fictional love story (a story they would like to experience). The 3 other corners that were introduced last week kept going (without any comments by Aya :D). - Aya played a song ("Dearest" is the title) from her new album "Naked Songs" (which should apparently be some kind of "wedding song" :o). ---- DokiMiki Night 06-11-06 Fujimoto Miki - During some Sukeban Deka event where GAM appeared, Miki tried to imitate Rika's role in the movie, and played in a scene opposite Aya. The audience found nothing wrong with the acting (Miki is, of course, perfect for the role :D), but Miki herself would rather like to play the role Yui had in the movie (being bullied and crying, etc), as it would be much more of a challenge for her. (:O) She would also like to see people around her concerned if she displayed some weakness (for example, if she fainted or felt weak), but they'd probably hardly take notice. (:D) ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-11-08 - The weather in Japan has been changing a lot recently, and Aya's body is having a hard time getting used to it - she had to go on-location wearing a skirt and T-shirt yesterday, and it was cold. Also, Aya's autumn tour is over, after 2 months. It was the first tour where Aya was able to drink sake. She got a bit drunk at the staff meeting after the last concert, and her manager had to help her stand. Although, the next day, she felt surprisingly refreshed - no hangover. (:o) - Autumn is a sad season for Aya (she's been listening to ballads only, and she cries as a result of any minor happening :O). Even so, there are good things happening to Aya, too. She was finally able to chew gum again (after her recent jaw problems), which made her quite happy; she bought a new jacket (she had problems choosing one, as she doesn't like to wear what everyone else is wearing :D); she went to a hair salon (shortened her hair :o), and got one more "drinking partner" (her friend BoA turned 20 :D). - Aya thinks whatever old people say is either cute or interesting (she'd like to become a cute granny someday, too :D). - New corner. Last week, Aya asked the listeners to send in some fictional love stories (and somehow, each story has to end with Aya saying, "Chu" :o). While reading some of these stories on-air, Aya got pretty embarrassed (she actually turned red :O), as a few of them contained her in the main female role (and her imagination is too vivid :D). The stories apparently moved her a fair amount, as she started acting strange afterwards (looks like the problem is that Aya's parents and her sisters are listening to the show :D). - The sufixes corner got abolished, too. ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-11-15 - It's too cold in Tokyo now, so Aya can't wear tights (she feels blue about that :o). - Aya appeared on Kuwazu Girai this week, and had to show an imitation as a penalty game for losing (she was praised by Taka-san for having the guts to show it, but she didn't like it). - Aya wants to buy a Playstation 3, but later, when things calm down a bit (not now, when people even fight each other in the lines in front of shops :D). She aims for a pink or white version. - Aya still hasn't progressed into Season 2 of "24" (as it takes too much time to watch, and she prefers Season 1 anyway :o). She is hereby dropping her interest in "24" because of the new, much more interesting series - Dragonball GT. (:O) She missed this series when it aired on TV, but realized that it exists and bought the DVD box set (detailed talk about the show follows, but the main point is that Dragonball is easier to follow than 24, and requires less thinking :D). - The latter half of the longest running corner "Nise Onna no Ko Senryuu" gets abolished (poems from girls are still welcomed, but not those from guys pretending to be girls :D). Aya finally(!) realized that the corner had turned too perverted for her show (:D). The "IT Proverbs" corner ends as well. - There are two new corners prepared again. The first is "Famous Lines", where Aya asks listeners to send in famous lines from mangas/movies/doramas, and use them in an example sentence. The second corner is called "Young hearts", and listeners should remind Aya of her childhood (pointing out differences between now and then). - Aya feels like going to a batting cage center when she feels the need to relieve her stress (it's actually better than hitting her manager :D). ---- DokiMiki Night 06-11-20 Fujimoto Miki - Miki fields a listener's question regarding the Melodies PV. The girls had to eat a grapefruit in one scene, and while Miki stayed calm, it was too sour for Aya, and she grimaced. Miki explains that she has no problem with sour things, but Aya needs to put sugar on everything like that. ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-11-22 - Aya happened to finish watching Dragon Ball GT this week (she's looking forward to the next Dragonball "GTS" series :D). She particularly likes watching Goku pursuing his dreams and not growing older (she'd like to become Super Saiyajin as well :D). Most of the opening talk is full of details that only a real fan of DBGT could understand (:D). A listener recommends Wentz or Enari-kun to her as GT-mania chat partners (Aya might use this info :D). - Aya's kitchen is too clean, as she hardly ever uses it, so she decided to make it a little bit dirtier by trying to cook something. She used to cook before she came to Tokyo though. (:o) She learned cooking (curry rice, etc.) mostly in Home Education class at school (and not from her mom). Aya prefers eating light meals before fat ones (she is usually okay with eating just some noodles for a week or so :o), and Japanese style over western. She also hates mayonnaise or other sauces on her food. (:o) - For a new corner, Famous lines, Aya wants listeners to send in mostly lines from things not older than 10 years (as she hardly can remember anything older than that). Even so, she didn't know some of the lines that weren't any older than a few months. Actually, the only line she got right away was one from Dragonball. (:D) - There is some big Aya poster at Sapporo airport. Aya discovered that because of a mail she got from Aiko, who took a photo of herself next to Aya's poster (:D). - Aya feels bad that she is unable to have dreams and goals like she used to when she was a child. Nowadays, her first feeling towards anything is suspicion. (:o) - Next week, Aya plans to sing a song from her new album live in the studio. (:o) ---- DokiMiki Night 06-11-27 Fujimoto Miki - Miki saw Ayaya making a promise to go drink in a threesome (Aya, Miki and Taka-san) to Miki's home (Miki found it strange that Aya wanted to go to her place :D). Miki says she has gone out drinking with Aya a few times now, but she didn't succeed in getting her drunk yet (she'll keep trying anyway, as she hopes Aya will be a funny drunk :D) ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-11-29 - Today's episode started a little bit chaotically, as Aya arrived at the studio just one minute before the start (the director showed up even later :o). The problem was that she's been promoting her new album on other shows, which air just before her ANN. She's been singing live songs there, and she will sing again here as well (this time, she has a lyrics sheet prepared as well :D). - Aya went to the dentist last week, and had 2 molars pulled out (as a part of her jaw healing procedure :o)/ She happily talks about how much it hurt (she felt like punching or kicking the doctor during a few choice moments :D), and about the amount of blood that appeared (the radio staff apparently didn't enjoy the story at all :D). The pain wasn't that bad while she was at the dentist's office (as she had local anesthesia applied), but when she got back home, she was unable even to talk due to the pain. She didn't even sleep, and had dark circles around her eyes the following morning - she didn't even recognize herself in the mirror. (:D) She had to stay at home for 3 days, and eat nothing except soup and gruel. It still hurts a little bit here and there, but Aya is glad that she got rid of them. - Accompanying Aya on piano is a pianist who works for Chage&Aska. Aya remembers that they were actually the first showbiz people she talked to when she joined the celebrity world. Aya didn't think they'd remember her, but the pianist tells her Aska was talking about this with him. Aya got extremely excited that they remembered her. (:D) - Aya phoned Miki yesterday at 4AM, just to have a little chit-chat and decide upon their Xmas plans. (:O) ---- DokiMiki Night 06-12-04 Fujimoto Miki - Miki is actually pretty ticklish (especially on her feet, legs, belly and neck), but in the Melodies PV where Aya was touching her, she didn't think much about it, so it was okay (:D). - Upon reading an email from a Taiwanese fan, Miki talks once again about the Melodies PV's kiss scene. First off, she sets the record straight; they have no lesbian tendencies. (:D) They just wanted to make the PV look more beautiful (artistic), not dirty, and wanted to show another side of their friendship. (:o) Also, the kiss scene had to be redone 2 or 3 times, as Miki's facial expression was out of camera view the first time. (Editor's note: yeah, that's what the staff *wanted* them to think :D) (:D) Miki is actually glad that she did the scene though. (:o) ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-12-06 - Aya is really tired and sleepy today, as she had to wake up early because of GAM's appearance on Waratte Iitomo and FNS Kayousai. It wasn't really the best day, as she did many strange things that made people around think she is a real "boke". She did have many opportunities to talk to Kansai comedians, so that made her feel a little better. - On next week's episode, the comedian duo The Touch will appear as guests together with Aya. She plans to try to use them in few ANN corners, and also wants to ask them whether they like Dragonball GT (she secretly hopes they could perform "Fusion" too :DDD). - Aya talks about her appearance on FNS. She and Miki were pretty nervous, as they had to perform in front of other artists (not just the usual fans). Also, GAM and Arashi were the only acts that wore pretty light-colored outfits (both pink), so they were quite easy to recognize even in the dark. After their performance, which was the 2nd of the evening (after SMAP), they spent a lot of time watching other artists perform, which was a pretty rare thing for Miki & Aya to do. Aya especially liked Koda Kumi (wearing a kimono this time :o), and Matsu Takako, of the female artists. From the male artists, Aya and Miki had a chance to talk to Daniel Powter (Canadian artist of "Bad Day" fame) through an interpreter (Miki actually had his song as a ringtone :o). - A suggestion for a new corner has appeared again (:D). The name would be "My own hits ranking" (just personal rankings of listeners in various categories). - Aya gets a new cell phone 3 or 4 times a year, which includes a new phone number, so she usually doesn't remember it. The same goes for other telephone numbers, including the number to her home in Himeji. (:o) ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-12-13 - In 10 days, Christmas will be upon us. Aya is enjoying all the Xmas lights, but she doesn't have any plans to have a Christmas tree in her house this year (it just takes too much time to clean up the mess afterwards :D). - Aya is hoping for some snow this winter (she mentions that she'll even be able to endure the cold if there's some snow :o). - Aya went to Taiwan last week, and she was quite surprised when fans at the airport screamed "director!" at her (you might remember that a fortune-teller on a previous All Night Nippon told her to become one :D). She was embarrassed at first, but she was also glad that at least someone supports her in her ambitions (the Japanese media didn't care much :D). Also, there were fans wearing T-shirts that had "Director Matsuura" on them, so Aya asked the fans to give her one. They did so, and she was able to pose in it during hand-shaking event. (:O) - Tonight's guests are comedy duo The Touch. Aya has some problems recognizing who is who (they're twins). Aya is surprised that the twins often share their clothes (including underwear :D). Most of the conversation basically revolves around Aya's questions about the life of twins. They have the same hobbies, specialties and favorite type of girl - Itou Misaki. (:D) She also makes them participate in some of ANN's "twisted" corners (like Original Love, which ended up with lot of "chu" sounds by both Aya and the twins :D). - The Touch left around 2:20AM, as they have to wake up and go to work at 6:30. (:D) Aya mentions that she is usually still awake at that time, as her tension is so high after ANN that she has hard time falling asleep. (:o) - Sudden news: Ayaya's stint as host of All Night Nippon will come to an end with the December 27 episode (just two episodes to go :O). No new H!P girl will be taking over; this ANN slot will be taken over by actor Oguri Shun (some of you may remember him as Yaguchi Mari's ex-boyfriend :o). ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-12-20 - There will be no Xmas tree in Aya's house this year (not a real one, at least). Also, Aya realizes time flies really fast (she always realizes that at the end of the year :D). Recently, she had some job together with Tsunku, and they drank a bit afterwards. This made Tsunku come to the realization that Aya is already old enough to drink sake (fatherly feelings :D). - Some talk about recent dinner shows Aya is appearing at. She got to eat sushi again after a long time (she looks to be quite picky about the taste though), ate a big dessert with strawberries on top, and realized that she is not really hungry after she drinks beer/sake, so it's better to eat before drinking. (:D) - "Best radio scenes" corner. Aya, the staff and the listeners are trying to sum up Aya's 6-year career at ANN. There were lots of really interesting things happening there - Aya wearing a poncho made of a trash bag (and she was 18 at the time :D), appearance of Matsumura-san (an episode where Aya talked in a low, old man voice, preaching and scolding kids nowadays :D) or Steven Spielberg saying "Zubatto" upon Aya's request. (:D) ---- Matsuura Aya no ANN 06-12-27 - The very last episode starts with a melodramatic intro, where the staff introduces Aya from times when she started her radio shows. Many excerpts from old shows are attached (apparently, the staff decided to pick a bit on Aya, trying to compare the old and the new Aya, and showing how she has "matured" :D). Aya really hates this, as she finds her old self disgusting (she can't even look at her old videos or CD covers :o) - maybe because she remembers only the bad things that happened to her (like having to drink some disgusting drinks due to a penalty games in radio etc. :D) - Of course, Aya returns the poking, and talks about the staff and the show itself. She thinks this is anything but a serious show, and actually lacks dignity (and obviously, it's not Aya's fault :D). In return, the staff plays the opening sequence of her first radio appearance (:D). - The main content of the show are listener's emails, picking up the most interesting moments of both shows (Let's Do It and ANN), and reminding Aya of some more embarrassing things. In the end, Aya just thanks everybody and that's it (no tearful goodbyes or sad scenes - that's just not for her :D).