[bonnie pink] 5/15/08 Diary Entry

I went with JUJU to the Ray-Ban party Chris Peppler-san invited me to. As I've been a fan of Ray-Ban's Wayfarer for a while, using Ray-Ban frames now each time I put on glasses, and yet I didn't really know much about all that stuff, Chris-san's invitation was.. right on target! Because I'd been secretly informed that there would be a surprise live where Anna Tsuchiya-chan would perform, I also wanted to come see that. There was a lot of excitement in the guests gathered by Anna-chan's powerful voice. She looked so cool! The truth is I don't really like parties (cries) but even so, in a space for rock at the Ebisu Liquid Room getting to see Kanou Shimai and Duke Saraie-san and thinking it would all never end, for all that I'm glad I went.. haha. As a souvenir I got cute stickers and some sunglasses! We were satisfied seeing the live and quickly made our way out and went somewhere else to finally do some serious drinking. I stayed out until dawn with JUJU. She's also a New York resident, so just talking with her makes you feel like you're drifting through New York--it's so strange. It made me want to go to New York again!!
[BONNIE PINK]


Extra: The sunglasses that have multiplied without my realizing it. Even though of course they might be the Ray-Ban I use every day...

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Original Japanese entry here (under "[2008.05.15]").
Translation © Sarah/Frecklegirl 2008-onward

[bonnie pink] 5/7/08 Diary Entry

I came to bother Hirai Ken-chan at his Budoukan live.
'Am I the kind of stupid person who's always late?' I worried upon receiving a text saying 'Bonnie, hurry up, it's starting' just before I got there, but thank god I made it in time. It really was.. just starting. But, not just the start but the whole thing was a wonderful show. Sorry to keep saying again how good his songs are, but they are good.. (I said it anyway). And not just the songs, but Ken-chan can do all kinds of things!
(／ ∇＼) Eeee--that's the kind of show it was. I can't say any more about how it looked, but I really enjoyed myself. Ken-chan's backup dancers have up until now been in various places watching him, but this time they were playing the parts of what looked like splattered syrup from a sponge shortcake, completing a "Hirai Ken" tower, with the strawberry and sponge sections propping him up while he was singing--but anyway, it was really a very lovely cake they gave us. Lots of times I was moved to tears... I was tired after the show and the quite refreshing Ken-chan outshone me. I, Kaori K, had come in wearing a pendant, but is that the Ken-chan's K he became friends with? --is what I was plunged into (haha). Today was wonderful in getting to do all I'd wanted. The truth is Ken-chan debuted in the same year as me--ooooh, and I'm still not there yet! But, I'll keep going! [BONNIE PINK]



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Original Japanese entry here (under "[2008.05.07]").
Translation © Sarah/Frecklegirl 2008-onward