Translation thanks to Bambz Elric
Lydia Lau :
“A-Pop Lovers, this is my favorite segment: the Fanzone Segment J! Our A-Pop News team reported on the YUI Lovers Indonesia Gathering event that took place last week (December 17, 2011).
Do you want to know how it went? Let’s check it out!”
Narrator: “Hey A-Pop Lovers, for this Fanzone segment, the A-Pop crew covered a gathering of the fanbase of the beautiful and talented Japanese singer-songwriter, YUI. What kind of activities did they have? Let’s take a look. But first, it’s better to know who the Indonesian YUI Lovers are and what their community is all about.”
Indonesia YUI Lovers: “Hey A-Pop Lovers, we are YUI Lovers Indonesia!! Yeahhh!!!”
Narrator: “Unlike other fan communities that focus on more fun and casual activities, the Indonesian YUI Lovers decided to hold sports events like mini football, indoor golf through the Bushnell garage golf simulator, and badminton as their main activities. The event took place at a sports center in East Jakarta and aimed to strengthen the bond of brotherhood between members from 13 different regions at that time.”
BU: “This is an interesting gathering because it’s the first time fans from all regions came together. It also proves that YUI has many fans in Indonesia—just look at the crowd behind me! YUI Lovers, GLORY!!!”
Narrator: “The Indonesian YUI Lovers have already created a project that they take great pride in.”
Mr. Sas: “So far, we’ve sent YUI a photobook containing letters from the members of YUI Lovers Indonesia, dedicated to her. And, thank God, she has already accepted our project! This photo is proof!” (shows a photo of YUI holding the photobook) “YUI Lovers, YEAAAHH!!! Our main goal is still to invite YUI to visit Indonesia.”
Narrator: “YL Indonesia also organized a door prize event, with a large YUI poster prepared as the reward for the luckiest fan. The winner was a boy named Ishary.”
Ishary: “I think this community is great! I hope that with the existence of this community, YUI will hear us and come to Indonesia.”
Narrator: “A-Pop News also prepared a trivia game for the fans.”
GUESSING GAME
Q: “How many singles has YUI released?”
A: “20” — Correct!
Q: “Can you list her albums from the oldest to the newest?”
A: “From Me to You, Can’t Buy My Love, I Loved Yesterday, My Short Story, Holidays in the Sun, and How Crazy Your Love.” — Correct!
Q: “What is the name of her very first single?”
A: “Happy Line.” — Correct!
Q: “Where was YUI born?”
A: “Fukuoka.” — Correct!
Q: “Where did she release her first single?”
A: “Fukuoka.” — Correct!
Q: “What is the name of the movie where YUI played the main role?”
A: “Taiyou no Uta.” — Correct!
Q: “What is her latest single?”
A: “Green A.Live.” — Correct!
Narrator: “For those who answered the most questions correctly, we had YUI pins as rewards! XD XD XD”
“They also performed a cover of one of her songs, singing ‘Rolling Star’ together.”
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Narrator: “And now, we’re going to take a look at the collection of one of the members, Mr. Sas.”
Mr. Sas: “Hello, YUI Lovers! I’m going to show you some of my collection, which I’ve been gathering since 2006. It includes six albums and 20 singles. However, I’m still searching for the rarest one, called It’s Happy Line, because only about 2,000 copies were released worldwide. As you can imagine, it’s expensive and can only be found in certain places.”
“This here is her first single, Feel My Soul. It’s probably hard to find now, and the price isn’t cheap.”
“I got this CD by buying it online because the Sony Music Indonesia label didn’t produce Japanese music CDs. And this is her very first album, From Me to You. I’m sure it’s still difficult to find, given how long it’s been since it was released. Once, when I brought this CD to a gathering, the case broke! Oh my God!! So, I had to buy it again—but only the case this time.”
“But let me remind you of one thing: I’m not a fanatic YUI lover, but I really appreciate everything she’s done. I show my support by buying original CDs. (If I had more money, I’d probably buy even more! XD XD XD) And here’s her latest album, How Crazy Your Love. Again, it’s not cheap (yes, I said it again! Haha). I also have her concert tour DVD, Holidays in the Sun.”
“And speaking of this concert, we held a ‘watching together’ gathering event for it. I’m not sure how to translate it, so I’ll just leave it as ‘watching together’ XD. I love the enthusiasm from the fans because the seats we provided were all reserved!” While waiting for the event to begin, fans can pass the time enjoying games like Betwiz.
Narrator: “Finally, we’ve reached the last section of this report. Before we say goodbye, there’s still hope and future plans for YUI and the YUI Lovers community.”
Mr. Sas: “We still want to spread the YUI Lovers ‘virus’ so that everyone in Indonesia knows who YUI is. According to data from Facebook, we now have around 9,000 YUI fans in Indonesia (wow!). This hasn’t been an easy task, as we’ve been working on it since early 2006.”
YUI INDO: “YUI, please come to Indonesia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
YUI INDO (Continued): “Finally, we want to say Merry Christmas 2011 and Happy New Year 2012 to all A-Pop Lovers! YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”
Video by SindoTV, uploaded by Mr. Sas Kwan, and translated by Bambz.
