Hey Boy, Hey Girl
2008/1/20

SEAMO-kun worked so hard and did great!!!

SEAMO-kun was able to make his dream come true-sing at BUDOKAN therefore making him happy.
I enjoyed singing with him as well.

He was shy as usual…

But when he performs on stage he becomes very energetic and running around till the end.

In the end we took a commemorative photo.

translation note:
-The suffix “-kun” is kinda of like the Japanese oppa but SOMETIMES it can be used for girls. It’s less formal than the Mr./Mrs. (-san)
-BUDOKAN is a very big stadium in Japan, the largest when it comes to having concert tours. BoA and other big artist have concerts there all the time. Because J-urban music (rap/hip hop) isn’t as big as the mainstream pop and rock, it’s sometimes rare to see J-urban artists
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Translation credit: sLaVe (@BoaJJang: sLaVe_3)
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LOL seems like there are other celebs who are shy around BoA besides Tablo. And gosh does she look so tired >.>

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The Sea
2008/1/14

It’s been a while since I’ve driven.

The sea seems sad since no one is there…

The beautiful sea and its calmness touches everyone’s heart.
Maybe that is what makes the sea so fascinating…

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[Sorry for the lateness]

End of the Year!!!
2007/12/31

Hello how is everyone?
Today is the last day of the year…
At this very point around this time of the year. I try to take time to remember what happened earlier!!!

Yesterday was the Japanese Record Awards and I was nervous.
Did you enjoy BoA’s LOVE LETTER???
Now I will perform in the KOHAKU.
That will be this year’s last performance.
As for my costume, this year it’s very pretty so I hope you keep enjoying

Thank you for all your support
I hope you continue to support me next year!!!

translation note: When someone refers to themselves with their name, they are being cute. Usually kids do this most.

KOHAKU is an annual show where only big Japanese artist are invited. But if you made a notable addition to J-Pop, you are invited. BoA gets a lot of props for being the only foreigner to go there for 6+ years.

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[She was very hyper while writing]

YAY！！！
2007/12/14

Everyone! It’s been such a long time!

How is everyone now?
BoA THE LIVE X-MAS was safely finished at this time
Having a warm moment with everyone of my fans before Christmas
I will never forget that time and will always keep it in memory!!

THANK YOU VEーーーーーRY MUCH!

I have always tried my best before the end of the year and please continue your great support.

Here’s a photograph ~ it’s from the rehearsal!!
I was also sitting in the audience!!
WーーーーーーーOOOW
Who is sitting over there?? Who is it??

Well, see you again!!!

translation note:
When she means that it was safely finished, no one was harmed or sickly, nothing bad happened. When Japanese artists perform and etc, they are always cautious about health.
She wrote “THANK YOU VE——-RY MUCH!” in hiragana/katakana form instead of Kanji (Japan’s name for Chinese characters) so it shows that she’s very thankful for the fans.
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Translation credit: sLaVe (@BoaJJang: sLaVe_3)

My Futa-kun
2007/12/19

Futa-kun is my birthday present
which is actually a piggy bank. ┌|≧∇≦|┘ﾞ

The Face looks slightly real don’t you think?
But the legs are way too long!!!

When something good happens I start to feed him a ¥500 (500円) coin
I’m happy for my new form of savings now…

translation note:
I have no clue what futa means, so I’m guessing it’s the name of her pig. I’ve never heard of a name futa, so it’s not common. In Japan, there’s a famous ‘red bear’ named Futa-kun though. The suffix “-kun” is sort of like saying “Mr.” making it playful (the REAL “Mr./Mrs.” is “-san”).
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Translation credit: sLaVe (@BoaJJang: sLaVe_3)

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Sorry for the delay guys, a lot of things were going on, even with the translations! Holidays were crappy as always. But I hope you had a good one.

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Christmas Tree
2007/12/03

December is a busy time for towns, it’s Christmas.
Before I took this photograph, I was in Universal Studios doing a live show rehearsal and therefore felt like taking a picture!*
So gorgeous!!

*This is a photograph I took, I was in Universal Studios doing a live show rehearsal and therefore felt like taking a picture!

translation note: I didn’t really know which one to use, but my Japanese is getting so much worse…so I just put both down!
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Translation credit: sLaVe (@BoaJJang: sLaVe_3)
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Man… these just keep getting harder and harder. She needs to stop using such hard words, haha. And as you can see, I did this one all by myself. The usual translator that I read from and edit as well, didn’t do it yet… someone else did, but their translations were way off.

Here’s a present:

[I don't really like her voice in this performance (she's done WAY better, even with this song) but this is the latest performance she did. Supposedly, she's been getting vocal lessons to change her voice. Which is weird, because she already has such a versatile voice...]
Anyway, I quickly translate her conversation with the lady at the end:
The host said her performance was really great and BoA thanked her formally. Then the host wanted to know more about Meri-Kuri after commenting that it was a nice song, and asked why it was written as a christmas song. BoA said something about it having a Christmas feel… or something. And right now, she is int he process of writing/recording a new Christmas single.
>>Here’s a MUCH better performance with better voice and it’s on piano as well.<<[This is during her 2006 concert when she had a tour during her birthday (infact, I think this was her birthday). She injured her foot badly, so she had to do a lot of her dance songs sorta jazzy, and she gave a lot of emphasis on ballads.]
>>Didn’t feel like subtitling this, so I found one who had good translations <<

I’ve always hated holidays (and I have my reasons). But I know they’re coming up, and I’m not one of those to bring everyone’s spirits down just because I’m having a bad time… So, HAPPY HOLIDAYS! It’s a bit early yeah, but everyone in my neighborhood (and us) already have lights and trees up, and we’re gonna start wrapping presents soon…
How about you guys?

P.S. That's probably the last time you'll hear me talking about the holidays for this year! (unless of course BoA has another Christmas blog ^^;)
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