2shots 2016/03/21

I seriously don't know where to start. This event was... too emotional T_T

Never expected this day to arrive, seriously. T_T

Best event ever.

One regretful thing was I didn't have many tickets for Mayu on this day, because initially I planned to go on both 3/13 and 3/21, so my ballots were spread out between 2 dates, leaving me with only 3 for 3/13's and 2 for 3/21's. But things changed and I couldn't make it for 3/13. So I only had 2 tickets for Mayu T_T Sad. lol

Also this event was different because I finally wasn't alone!!! A friend of mine was also attending this event so we planned to meet heh.

On to the morning of the event! I ended up spending too much time preparing and so I left hotel late and was late for the event lol. Made my friend wait for me at the station for 30 mins oops. Thankfully still made it in time, was about.. 15 minutes late? I was so frantic though, thankfully I didn't get any super terrible stomachaches I'd usually get whenever I'm anxious.

Slot 1!
Right after reaching and settled with all the stuffs, we went to queue for Mayu. I was soooooo anxious omfg I was so glad I had someone to blabber nonstop to throughout the entire queuing time. Mayu's queue being really long and the wait just made me more anxiousssss. Then as we neared the front I caught a glimpse of Mayu and I died. I DIED. SHE WAS SO PRETTY. OH GOD. Even though it's not my first time up close with Mayu BUT SHE WAS SO PRETTYYYYYYYYY. And I got even more anxious.

Oh crap writing this out is making me damn anxious as well. My hands are shaking.

After what felt like me panicking forever, it was finally my turn..... Crap I'm anxious af right now I don't even know why LOL.

I planned on going "I'm from SG~" and depending on situation/time left, maybe I'd also say my name because I really wanted her to know this person is Isabelle, especially after the 2 different times where Mayu figured out I'm Isabelle from twitter and that Showroom event thingy.

But I wasn't 100% confident if I should reveal my name, and seeing the person in front of me being really quick, like he went in, took a pic, exchanged a few lines, and went off, I thought maybe I wouldn't have enough time.

But the moment I entered and sat down.. Mayu gave an "eh?" face. I proceeded to tell her I'm from SG, because, well, time is precious, and Mayu nodded and said "Isabelle?".

AND I SWEAR AT THAT MOMENT I DIED SO BADLY.

But I managed to keep my cool, at least a little, and asked her "..you know (me)?", and Mayu was like "Yeah I know!" + "I always see you on Twitter." HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA I CAN'T

This interaction felt like forever man, as compared to the guy infront of me. I'M SO LUCKYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

Then Mayu asked for the pose and I said "looking at each other" and Mayu repeated the phrase while turning to look at me with that damn cute expression that made me die. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I didn't even have time to react and think properly of how I should pose because she was sooooooooo cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

After the photo was taken, it was handshake time, which I simply just said "thank you" and while I was about to leave, Mayu suddenly went "You like Piglet, right?" and I was so shocked my mind went blank I didn't know what to do lolololol. And i just nodded, maybe vigorously, I don't know bc i can't remember LOL. Oh I also added in a "I'll come again later" to which Mayu nodded with a damn cute smile hehehehehhehe

And that was over.

BUT SERIOUSLY THOUGH?! Once again I'm so glad I had someone to spazz to at that point of time.

Mayu why are you so great T_T Best idol ever best idol ever best idol ever.

Slot 2!
After finally calming down, time to head to slot 2! Had tickets for Mion and Yukirin this time. First time with Yukirin!

Mmmmmmmmmmmm.

The highlight of this event was just Mayu, Mayu, Mayu that I didn't write down my experience with any other members so all these are based off what I remember, 3 weeks after the event.

Queued for Yukirin first together with my friend, and mmmmmmmmmmmmm what did I say. lmao. Oh I remember being really indecisive of the pose right till the last minute so I was probably freaking out over the pose throughout.

Okay I wasn't anxious or anything because heck, Mayu gave me so much to remember already.

Ummmmmm. I probably just said where I'm from.. and maybe that was it. I HAVE NO IDEA MAN I FORGOT.

Well Yukirin is Yukirin, as expected of her 対応. Mmmm. But seriously, at that point of time, I didn't care about all these anymore. Because Mayu gave me the best experience ever which no other idols can beat so.

I look like shit T_T

Whyyyyy T_T

Well roughly the same goes for Mion, except maybe I told her I'd come again later. I can't remember honestly.

Pose-wise, Mion mentioned on Showroom she likes this Gao pose so that was decided for sure, so had no problems deciding.

Mion's so cuteeeeeeeeeee.

These reports might not seem to be the best of the best, but that's only because of the Mayu effect. Like I said, even if I get fished so badly nothing can make me waver anymore because Mayu. I'm not doing other members justice (sorry) with my average, nothing impressive reports like these, but I'm not saying they are bad. They are good, and I enjoyed it, but well, because of Mayu.

And also I'm pretty much turning into a Mayu-only oshi instead of the old me who was oshi-ing Mayu mainly but with many other oshis whom I also used to take note of regularly, so let's just say I didn't have many topics to come up with for other members because nowadays I just spend 95% of my time on Mayu updates and 5% spread across all my other oshis. Yup.

Slot 3!

Only had Rika this time, and was pretty excited actually because my liking for Rika has been growing ever since NGT's debut. Pretty excited to see how she would fish fans too HAHAHA. Overall it's just that fresh feeling with new members yep. 

I started pre-queuing because had nothing to do, but surprisingly, her lane already had quite an amount of people. Mm as expected of Rika, the fisher. さすが釣り師。

I remember this quite clearly because Rika was so energetic to everyone HAHAHAH.

She stands up to greet everyone, then sits down for the photo, then stands up again to send them off. Wowwww.

So when it was my turn, she excitedly came to me and as usual, I said I'm from SG to which she went something like "eh!! sugoi!!!" and "singapore? the country with the lion?" to which I just replied yes LOL. Well it's merlion but whatever :p

Throughout the whole thing she was super energetic man, she's like a ball of cheerfulness LOLOL. After the photo was taken she kept going sugoiiiiii about the fact that I'm from SG, then went "your japanese is good!" but I didn't even speak much LOLOL definitely fishing me so hard man HAHAHAHHAAH. 

She kept blabbering nonstop excitedly and bouncing happily while sending me off, and I had no chance to say anything except a few sentences here and there and if I remember correctly, she said something like she'll wait for me again~ 

Damn I wanna go to her lane again LOL

/definitely got fished yep

Afterwards went for lunch with my friend, once again, finally, I didn't have to eat alone HAHAHAH. 

Slot 4

Had Mion again for this slot! So I planned to congratulate her on her Showroom victory from the other day, but when it was my turn, I blanked out and said something wimpy like "ganbatte" at the end. Ughhhhhhhh regret. 

Damn, Mion's so cute T_T

Afterwards it was a long wait till slot 5, so went to charge my phone. Suddenly an announcement came on revealing the 44th single's senbatsu and SSK details~ 

BUT THE MAIN THING WAS!!!!

MION IS THE CENTER FOR 44TH SINGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At that point of time I was too blanked out to think properly and for some reason, somehow, my mind had the impression that Mion was center for 43rd (because I remember it was Mion's first 16-nin senbatsu, so I kinda linked first 16-nin senbatsu with first center) so I didn't react like how her ni-oshi should LOLOL. I only realised it afterwards HAHAAH SO STUPID.

Also met an international fan during this time, well, it was pretty awkward HAHAHAH. I feel so lousy with my stupid Singaporean accent with his American accent. Sigh.

Also, I met Mion too early T_T If only I was a bit later, I could have congratulated her on center personally. Sigh.

Slot 5

Naruchan~ My Team 8 oshi~

After many ups and downs, finally I was able to meet my team 8 oshi for the first time ever!!! My first was supposed to be 2014/12/23 handshakes but it was so crowded I gave up hahahaha. 

I was pretty upset with this session though. Not with Naru, but with the staff. Zzz

For some reason the staff was damn strict and the whole thing was over before I could even digest what happened. 

Naru was being really cute and giving good 対応 to everyone by standing up to send each fan off at the end, and when it was my turn, before I could even tell her she's my t8 oshi, the staff pulled me away -_-

The heck is this, it's even shorter than super senbatsu members Mayu and Yukirin's lanes man. Zzzzzz

Damn disappointing, but Naru's cute so yeah.

Slot 6!

Had a ticket for Miyabi this time! Had a pretty good impression ever since 12/23 handshakes where she treated fans so well, so bought a ticket once again. 

It went pretty average though, nothing out of the ordinary. Not saying she's bad, but maybe I was too tired, or maybe because Miyabi wasn't like up in my ranks either, so I didn't have stuffs to say, but I enjoyed it. 

It just went pretty normal.

After this, met up with my friend again and we went nearby to walk around, get some breather etc because it was so stuffy inside. Pretty fun exploring a foreign country with a friend, and not your parent hahahhaa.

Slot 7!

Finally!!!!!! Back to my one and only Mayu!!!!!!!!!!!!

And finally had some accompaniment during the queue because right after Yukirin's slot 2, my friend and I got separated because we all went for different members~

Mayu started her lane 30 minutes late though. I was so worried because what if Mayu was feeling unwell.. But it turns out, which Mayu revealed on Twitter at night, it was simply because her hiccups couldn't stop. HAHAHAHAAH HOW CUTE IS THAT!!!!!!!!

I would love to see a hiccuping Mayu HAHAHAHA SO CUTE JUST BY IMAGINING HER

I'm glad it was nothing serious though. However I could tell Mayu was tired, like very tired. And at that point of time, I didn't know it was just hiccups so I was also worried if she's ill. So even though she looked really tired and not that energetic, I didn't mind. 

One cute thing was, with other fans, it was really fast, even faster than the guy infront of me in Slot 1. Like the person infront of me went in, and Mayu immediately asked "what pose?". But with me.... heh :')

The moment I went in, she was like "Ah! Isabelle!" in a tired way, which was still really cute hahahah.

I mentally prepared myself for her to ask me the pose immediately, so other than replying Konbanwa~, I kept quiet expecting her to ask me the question. 

But she didn't ask me anything. Instead, she just proceeded to look at me with her damn cute, although tired, face. And I was looking at her all along expecting her to ask. So we were just looking at each other silently for a moment. HAHAHAHAH THAT WAS AWKWARD MAN OH SHIT HAHAHAHA

Seeing how she still showed no signs of asking, I just went "purin's pose with your 決め顔", to which Mayu repeated "決め顔" slowly, while putting her hands up forming the purin pose. It all happened to sudden that I didn't realise I was supposed to pose already so I lagged a bit in posing LOLOL. 

Right after the photo was taken, Mayu pointed at my phone cover and shouted "It's Piglet!!", which I really didn't expect because I already mentally prepared myself for this slot to be a really rushed one (with her coming out 30 mins and all). So it was a pleasant surprise hehe. Since it was unexpected, I just went "Ahh.." while smiling and nodding stupidly HAHAHA. 

After the handshake, I was about to leave, with staff pulling me gently already (like I was almost about to walk out of the booth already) when Mayu suddenly said "I like Eeyore!". I couldn't catch it initially at first, because of the Japanese pronunciation of Eeyore (I've never heard it beforeeeee i'm sorry), so I just looked at her with a confused face. Then it hit me and I rushed to reply "ah, kawaii!" before I got pulled out completely. 

I don't even know what happened.

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Overall.. such a amazing, wonderful event. Mayu seriously made everything special. Damnnn T_T

Now I can't look at Eeyore the same way anymore. 

Eeyore = Mayu

Sigh.. I'm really so lucky T_T

My oshi whom I love & support so badly has recognised me and knows my name without even me telling her. Something I've never expected the moment I became a fan because well, we live so far away. But it's possible.. Even without me making countless trips per year, it still happened T_T I've only met Mayu upclose for 3 events but this was still possible omg T_T What even T_T

And once again I have to say, the rest of the members weren't bad, so please don't take my reports too seriously because I've been affected with the Mayu virus so yeah. Please still support them especially new gen members like Mion, Rika, Naru and Miyabi :') 

^Yukirin is too established to get brought down just by my average report so yeah LOL

Thank you so much Mayu, for another memorable memory to live with, once again.

My life feels so much brighter with Mayu around. ♥

I love you Mayu. ♥

Hopefully I'll be back again next year! A handshake event perhaps! 

ramblings.. again

I'm really sad whenever I see a Mayufan start to leave Mayu slowly for another idol. I don't mean those who still support Mayu regularly, even if it might not be hardcore, while their main focus has been switched to another idol. I'm talking about those fans who really, after switching their idol focus, leave for real. Like completely or very little interest in Mayu news anymore, those kind of fans.

More than just merely being sad, it's really affecting me a lot that I could say it's rather depressing. And over these past few months, this depressing feeling becomes worse with every fan that I see leaving. And I couldn't bear it any longer. I broke down today. (hah i'm so weak.)

Most, if not all, are leaving Mayu for a less popular idol. Yes I get it, Mayu, being more popular, may not need as much support as less popular idols, but ultimately, she still needs fans. If every fan starts leaving with that mindset, thinking it would be okay because they are just ONE fan among her many fans, wouldn't that just decrease her pool of fans and eventually bring her down? Mayu can only be here today because of her fans. Without them, she's nothing even if she has the looks and talent.

Yes, you'll feel the urge to support less popular idols more because watching them strive to achieve their dreams can be really heartwarming. And you'll want to be there together with them, achieving milestones together and all. But we tend to overlook the fact that even a popular idol like Mayu is also striving to achieve her dreams. Mayu's dreams have yet to be fulfilled. Just because she's more popular and in a "branded" group does not make her any less different from other less popular idols; ultimately, all of them are just normal people trying to fulfill their dreams.

Yes, Mayu may not be the best at handshakes, yes, she may suck at social media, yes, us fans may have to wait AGES for a Mayu selfie to pop out, or even just a tweet or a post somewhere [the most recent wait was around 4 days where Mayu didn't tweet a single thing lol] which can be reasons why fans turn to other idols that post regularly and all. But she appreciates us fans. She herself knows that without us, she wouldn't be here today. Other idols can fish you every single day and make you feel special but I rather sacrifice that for Mayu's true appreciation. And I can tell she really means it based on my mere few experiences with her. I'll never forget her sincerity in thanking me for supporting her all this while. That, to me, is way more precious than getting fished by idols.

I'll never leave Mayu for another idol. She's my kamioshi for a reason. This position can't be replaced that easily. Heck, Jeanette has claimed my #1 spot for 4 years before I switched to Mayu, but even then, I've never left Jeanette. I still catch her dramas religiously and still get oh-my-god-i'm-so-nervous-help feelings whenever I meet her in person, even after 6 years of meeting her regularly.

Ahhh.. feels good to let it all out lol. Have been struggling with such depressing thoughts for months already.

Honestly, this is the reason why I can't suppress my love for Mayu despite meeting Iketeru Hearts. I truly support Hearts and I want them to fulfill their dreams, and I want to be there with them from now on, but I also need to be with Mayu while she fulfills her own dreams as well. I would be very ashamed of myself if I forsake Mayu whom I've been with for the past 2 years for a group I met less than a month ago just because they treated me so well when we met. I just want to support both who are chasing their dreams. It's that simple.

idols

Late night ramblings starts again.

Idols. Wonderful people chasing their dreams that really gives me energy and an optimistic outlook on life.

Being an idol fan however, is really stressful.

Recently I've gotten to like an idol group, Iketeru Hearts thanks to AFA. But it's really stressful for me.

Prior to them I've already fallen so deep in Mayuworld. It's not like I can drop Mayu that easily for a new group I've just met y'know? (And it's not like I'll ever drop Mayu lol. I won't) But because of that..

So this happened today. Or rather yesterday since it's past midnight already. I went to ask Yuno what she thinks of me, expecting some fisher-like kind of reply but instead of that.. I got this:

Q.ね〜私のことどう思う？💕💕 A.まゆゆが大好きなのー💕？？ わたしもまゆゆ大好きだよー💕！！

— イケてるハーツ☆由良乃ゆの (@yunofuwa) December 15, 2015

"You love Mayuー💕？？ I love Mayu tooー💕！！"

THIS WAS SO EMBARRASING OH MY GOD HAHAHAHAH.

I have no idea whether to be happy that she replied me & mentioned Mayu, or to be sad that she mentioned Mayu.

She probably stalked my profile. Or maybe she doesn't even need to, my profile picture is of Mayu. But either way, yes I appear as a Mayu fan to strangers with such a profile.

But I really do not want Mayu and Iketeru to mix. One is such a well-known figure in Japan and maybe even internationally, and the other is just a rather new idol group with zero original songs that covers other groups' songs for performances and has yet to debut (but they'll soon debut in Feb 2016!). I don't wish to give off the impression that I'm comparing them, neither do I want them to compare themselves to Mayu.

I don't want to be seen by Iketeru fans as a random Mayu oshi going on the post-AFA hype train either, and merely liking them on the surface just because they would respond to you and like your tweets. I truly support them and I want them to succeed. I want them to fulfill their dreams.

But I can't drop Mayu. Mayu has impacted me very hugely that I can't drop her just like that. She's more than just an idol to me; she's my inspiration, my motivation. Her determination in doing things touches me. She doesn't waver easily to society's expectations. She's serious at work, but she also knows how to let loose and go wild at the right times as well. That's what I love about her. I don't just love Mayu as a mere idol, I admire her as a person.

Sucks that I happen to like this very well-known figure as well as an underground idol group huh.

I really hope Iketeru members understand this though. Maybe the post-AFA hype hasn't died down, and those simply on the hype train are still rather hyped up, but honestly time will tell eventually. Who are the real fans and who are just there just for the interaction. Heck, I like Nijika and I tweet to her regularly but she rarely likes my tweets, but that doesn't stop me from replying to her. Neither does she respond much to fans. She doesn't do fishing-like actions too. Pretty sure that shows how much I support them lol.

Mayu has been my number one idol before I met Iketeru, and she still is. I can't, and I won't drop her for a fresher group. I support Iketeru, but honestly speaking, they come after Mayu. But that doesn't mean I support them any less.

Also sucks that I've yet to find an oshi. I'm simply responding to random members based on my mood and/or their tweet content. But I just can't settle on an oshi.. Neither can I decide on an oshi, because "your oshi chooses you, not the other way round".

But so far these 4 members have caught my attention and I like them more than the rest.

Nijika: For being cute LOL. No but seriously she's really cute. HAHAHA Not just that, I like her performance a lot; my eyes just can't help but look at her during performances because it's just so energetic and like I've said before, I don't single out a performance and label them as "good" because all performances are good to me, so when someone's performance catches my eye it's really good (at least to me) lol.

Riichan: For fishing me and bringing me into Iketeru. Without her approaching me I wouldn't be in this fandom. And she's really cheerful, she keeps smiling and waving to me enthusiastically whenever she sees me.

Manami: For being touched till the extent of crying when my friend gave her a handmade keychain. It's not directed to me, but it's still touching to see an idol getting so touched over a gift someone made for her.. And she's cute. HAHAHA

Yuno: For being such a good fisher LOL. She didn't really impact me much during AFA, but idk if it's because of my friends' influence, but she's starting to grow on me as time passes. Her tweets are so baiting though.

I like the rest as well, Karin, Yuyu, Kotone and Madorin. But.. they just didn't impact me enough..

I had almost zero interaction with Kotone and Madorin during AFA so there's that, and there's really not much that makes me grow to like them.. yet. I don't dislike them, it's just that we have very little interaction be it in real life or on twitter, and I don't know them the most in the group.

I have had interaction with Yuyu, and her ability to speak English + Chinese is a plus, but maybe it's just a personal preference thing where I don't really fangirl over members that act as the face of the group or as the leader. More than liking them in the fangirl way, I respect them. Like how I admire and respect TKMN, and I do like TKMN but just not in the fangirl way. (TKMN ranks low in my oshi list but I enjoy her presence and her actions)

And for Karin.. well she kabedonned me and her 見つめ合い pose was a killer but.. it's just that.. I guess. I don't know but I just don't feel any "indescribable connection" with her like I do for other members.. Mayu, Mion, and all my oshis are my oshis because of that "indescribable connection" I had with them so..

But if I were to rank it'll be something like this.

Nijika = Riichan = Manami = Yuno > Karin > Yuyu > Kotone = Madorin.

BUT I LIKE ALL OF THEM.

Just some members more than the rest.

And oh god this blog post has dragged so much. But yeah basically I just can't and I won't drop Mayu and I hope I don't get seen as "a fake fan who's only there for responses from idols".

AFA15

AFA15 post!

I'm still lagging behind on my Japan trip post but i'll leave it for later since I've already got the most important days, solo live & solo event, published.

So...

In the beginning when the event was announced, I was pretty neutral on going. Didn't have an interest in anime, but I also wanted to take a look since I've never been there. Then one day I found out an idol group would be attending, Stand-up! Hearts, from twitter. So I thought why not take a look at them. HAHA

On that day itself when I went, my friends didn't intend on going in so I was pretty disappointed initially because I wanted to see idols. But things changed for the better and they went in so I got to go in yay HAHAHA.

And the moment I stepped in....

My life changed.

Went to CHEERZ booth immediately after entering - the booth with SUH (Stand-up! Hearts)! And the moment I reached..

Wtf got fished so badly by Riichan LOL wtf. I can't anymore she kept fishing me sooooooooo hard I was blushing so badly omfg.

And that was the start of my journey with them~

So she tried very hard to explain to me about CHEERZ in english and I was too shy to speak Japanese so..... yeah I didn't stop her LOL I feel so bad now. And I was so confused regarding their group name - was it CHEERZ or SUH LOL.

So yeah basically I was blushing so hard and getting fished so hard by this damn good fisher HAHAHAH.

Afterwards went to watch their live!!! My first idol live!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

Although I got fished by Riichan earlier on and was trying to focus on her during the live, I couldn't help but notice Nijika omg. Yes she's cute but partly because her performance really caught my attention. It was so full of energy and she was really good. I don't usually call idols' performances good because I suck at differentiating between good and bad for those average performers (average isn't a good word, but basically just those that aren't extremely terrible), so when I actually call a performance good it must have really struck me hard. And Nijika's performance did. Her cute factor plus that twintails are bonuses to me hehe.

The live was awesome. Although I didn't know any songs and didn't know how to cheer but I really enjoyed it! 

Afterwards, headed back to the booth for phototaking!

 

With Riichan and Nijika! I wanted a solo shot with Nijika but Riichan joined in LOL

Yuyu, Riichan and Madoka~

Yuno!

Manami!

I GOT KABEDONNED! MY FIRST KABEDON EVER! HAHAHAHA THANKS KARIN

(Mayu please kabedon me thanks)

 

Then went back out to chill! 

And that was pretty much AFA Day 1. Oh towards the end Riichan came to us to bid us goodbye, and she asked all of us if we'll be coming the next day. Originally I intended to attend only on 1 day because y'know, no interest in anime and all but when Riichan asked me that, I just couldn't say no so.......... I had to come back again the next day HAHAHA

Some official photos shared online!

 

 

Day 2!

Oh when I arrived and was about to enter, I suddenly heard Japanese so I looked up from my phone and saw the members walking past me HAHAHA OMG.

A photo early in the morning to start my day!

All the members remembered me (thank you!!) and kept saying Ohayo~ to me while I was still too shy to respond in Japanese (I seriously need to cure this lack of confidence of mine) so I just kept nodding awkwardly. Sigh..

Afterwards went to walk around. 

Did a wakuwaku test and got a free Doraemon mask as well HAHA

AND!!!!!!!!! I SAW THIS PIG WHICH IS THE MASCOT FOR A RAMEN STALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND OF COURSE, A PHOTO WITH IT BECAUSE PIG OMG PIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

I LOVE PIGS

SO FAT SO CUTE I LOVE YOU RANDOM PIG 

Went back to the booth and loitered around there~

Nijika!! Got my solo shot with her finally LOL

Manami~

I kinda felt bad somehow for going back to them non-stop and they seemed to be busy promoting their group so yeah I feel bad if I kept hogging their attention bc that'd mean they'd be promoting to lesser people so didn't dare bother them much sigh.

Went to walk around a bit more and chilled for a while before going to get a good spot for their live! Oh and I bought this super crappy 3 for $5 glowsticks wtf it was so embarrassing waving them because the the venue was so bright and my glowsticks were practically useless, not to mention so small compared to the lightsticks around me. I have lightsticks at home but they are all Mayu-related so I couldn't use them. And I didn't want to spend $30 on a colour-changing lightstick because I wouldn't be using it often, and should I be going to their live in Japan I could get it at a cheaper price there so.. had to live with my crappy small glowstick LOL.

Oh and not to mention the crowd was terrible. Because there were cosplayers' appearances BEFORE and AFTER SUH so their fans didn't want to leave.. and because of that I couldn't get front row sigh. 

 

Went back to the booth afterwards again! And the amount of people there compared to yesterday increased, I'm really happy to see that hahaha. 

 

There were many people at the booth so not much 1-to-1 interaction as compared to Friday. It's good but it's also sad for me because lesser interaction time sigh. So yeah no solo pics, just group shots!

 

 

 

I have an extremely cute Nijika photo in my folder but not gonna share it out HEHEHEH NIJIKA IS MINE HAHAHAHA

Just kidding she's only 14 I'd go to jail if I said that but still I'm not gonna share it here LOL

Although the picture doesnt belong to me (thanks @rinin__) BUT STILL HAHAHAH. The lesser people have it the better ;)

Official photo!

And yup I'd be coming back again the next day because SUH is awesome!!!!!!

Day 3!

Actually made plans to meetup early to prepare a little something for them but I overslept because I fell asleep the previous day without setting alarms :( 

Sorry :(

But yeah in the morning, went to the booth again to take pictures with them~

 

I know I look so unglam but Karin told me we look like we're having so much fun so I'll just upload these here :') This was what happened: Karin suggested a 見つめ合い pose (1st photo), we posed for very long without knowing whether the photo was taking so was turning to check (2nd photo) and then because we were posing for so long I felt so shy and all because SHE'S STARING INTO MY EYESSSSSSSS so that's how the 3rd photo happened LOL. I guess. Can't really remember. My mind was blank. Her looking into my eyes with that expression was a killer.... I still remember it very clearly rip isabelle

Suddenly Animax's mascot arrived and the girls went to fangirl over it HAHA

And another photo with Nijika ♥

Afterwards I plucked up courage to strike up a convo with Nijika to tell her I'll be going Japan in March next year, hopefully I'll be able to attend their live! YAY I (kinda) HAVE NO REGRETS ANYMORE yay

And I also asked Nijika to pose for me. Shared these photos on twitter already so even though she looks so cute and I want to keep it for myself but just gonna share it~ SEE HOW CUTE SHE IS GUYSSSSSSSS

 

Thank you Nijika ♥

Went to continue preparing the gift we planned to give them: photos with our messages and a shirt signed by us. I'm gonna keep the messages private so no pictures of that.

 

Went to the stage afterwards to try to get a good spot. And!!! Stood beside fans who flew from Japan!!!!!! They taught us our oshis' lightstick colours and Nijika's red! And I had a red glowstick coincidentally. FATE

The live was a lot more fun, possibly because we were beside the fans and their mixes and calls built up the hype~ ATTENDING A LIVE IS SO FUN OH GOD.

And.. SUH had their first encore ever here :')

Here's the story. They don't do stand-alone lives back in Japan (they're underground idols) so all their lives were like idol lives with many idol groups performing. So this was their first encore call ever.. So touched it happened in SG, it definitely gave them a good memory :')

After the live ended, headed back to the booth and oh god the crowd was terrible. So crowded and such a huge difference from the first day. Well it's good.. :')

Had to wait veryyyyy long before we could take our photo, and of course no individual shots.

 

Gave them the presents! (Will talk more about this later) And honestly I felt bad when I wanted to pass the photo message to Nijika but Riichan was beside Nijika and she kept looking & smiling widely at me as though anticipating something but my attention was on Nijika.... I felt so bad seriously :( I still love you Riichan...

 

 

 

 

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After their time at the booth ended I practically had to rush down to dance lessons. Couldn't get a cab at Suntec so thought I could make it by mrt to Serangoon then cabbing down, but it was slower than expected so I got off at Paya Lebar intending to cab down from there instead, but couldn't get any cab for 10 minutes so it was about the same seriously lol. Late for dance and entered awkwardly.. And I didn't wanna pluck the CHEERZ plaster off my face because too high for them and all, so my dance teacher said to me "wah you fight ah" or something like that. Fight or fall I forgot LOL. Nooooo it's such a cute plaster why would I use such a cute plaster for injuries :(

And that marks the end of all 3 days of AFA~

Glad we gave them good memories!!

The days following AFA, the members talked quite a bit about their time in AFA and also showed/talked about our presents on their livestreams/radio shows/twitter multiple times and omg.. I felt so touched that they kept mentioning about SG. First time having my presents (well, our presents) so appreciated by idols.. Thank you so much ♥ 

Glad they enjoyed it here though, and hope they'll be able to come back again next year! Meanwhile.. I'll see them in March if they happen to have lives during my stay there!!

Thank you so much SUH (now Iketeru Hearts) for coming to SG. Indeed, you can never expect what's gonna happen. Initially I only had an interest in them because they were idols and I like idols, but I never expected myself to actually fall so deep. Thank you so much ♥ Not to mention they really brightened up my lives a lot.

And although I may seem to be a Nijika oshi, I seriously have no idea who's my oshi man. Too many things happened these few days. There was this event where Riichan fell out of top 5 in the last hour, literally, and she was so sad and it affected me quite badly. Following that, Riichan had another event and I cheered for Riichan so hard and I actually spent $25 on points to cheer her.. And also if Riichan didn't approach/fish me on the first day I wouldn't be into this group. So..

But Nijika's performance was really good and like I said, if I call a performance good it must have really stood out to me..

Then there's Manami who's just so cute LOL. Okay it's not like I like her fully because she's cute.. I kinda had an episode with her although it isn't related to me, but my friend gave her a handmade keychain and Manami was so touched she cried. Although the present didn't come from me but still.. it's touching. But yeah she's cute. /life of overseas fans you can only rely on photos and spazzing over how cute they are instead of experiences with them/

So I have no idea man. Right now it's probably a Nijika/Riichan wOshi with Manami at #3 but it's not solidified. Oh well I'll just be a MD for now till someone catches my heart~

P/S: I still love Mayu a lot.

(all the clearer photos credit to @rinin__, THANK YOU!)