[LiSA Blog 09/03/12] AFA ID

Hi.

Japan, I’M HOME~!
Yaaaay!!
Japan!!
(Happy Dance)
There was something so relieving about reaching OCHI (home) that I just conked out.
ZZZZZZ.
There’s only a 2 hour time difference, but now that I’m back in Japan, I feel jet-lagged.
What’s going on!
So anyway, I’ve got a ton of photos, so I thought I’d share some of the DERA fun time I had in Indonesia.

(The “We’ve arrived in Indonesia!!” photo)
The day before AFA, I did a press conference.

I tried my best to use the Indonesian I’d learned the day before. Everyone answered, “Kyaaaa!!” so I’m sure they must have understood me!! I worked really hard to memorize it, so that made me really happy.

I also had a lot of interviews. I talk about Girls Dead Monster, Fate/Zero, Sword Art Online and about myself too. I was so happy how many people knew about all of that.
DERA ADIGATO!!

Then at night, we rehearsed!!

The venue was so big, it made me just the tiniest bit nervous.
But when I closed my eyes and pictured everything, my nervousness turned into excitement.
I could see in my heart all of the scenes you’ve shown me until now, and I wasn’t scared anymore.
Thank you!!

Then, AFA began.
I made my appearance on the first day.

Besides the stage, there were a ton of booths where you could buy Japanese food and anime goods and artist goods and CDs, and even though the convention had just opened, there were a ton of people.

On top of that, I got to do an interview with ANIMAX-san.

Thank you very much!!

After that I did my greeting, and it was my first time in front of everyone from Indonesia, but so many people were calling my name, which made me really happy .
When I asked, “Apa Kabar?” (How are you?) everyone yelled back “Baik!!” (Good!!) really loudly .
Thank you!!

Then was the date (LiVE) I’d been waiting for.
On that first day of AFA, I had the important role of headliner.
I wanted to bring everyone music and atmosphere and time and heart, and my voice, and I wanted to be able to get my feelings across just as they were, so along with my fantasy date (LiVE) I repeated the Indonesian I’d just learned over and over.

(Concentrating)
And from before it even began, so many people were calling “LiSA!” that I was waiting in the wings at peak excitement, and I was able to fly out onto the stage.

Let’s feel everything together.
Let’s have fun together.
You gave me the most amazing smiles, and we were able to have the most wonderful time.
I felt so lucky and so happy that you were all waiting for me with such warmth that you’d never know this was my first time coming to Indonesia.
You did your best to understand my stilted Indonesian, and cheered whatever I said.
Hearing you all calling my name and singing along with me, it all made me so happy.
I went to bring you some Japan power.
But I also got a lot of Indonesia power back.
AFAID, DERA Terima kasih! (Thank you)

I’ve studied so much that I’m enjoying it now. (LOL)
Saya janji akan kembali k Indonesia.
Semoga bias menikemati AFA besok juga.
Saya cinta Jakarta
Sampai jumpa!!
My favorite words are enak (delicious) and bagus (nice) and Dingin Dingin (Cold cold). (LOL)
And afterwards, I did a signing.

So many people came until very late, which made me so happy.
You all spoke Japanese so well!! It really is a great thing to be able to communicate.
Teriyaki!!
Oh wait, that’s not right.
Terima kasih!!

My first show in Indonesia could only happy with the support of so many people, and I had so much fun, and felt so happy.
AFAID staff, everyone in Indonesia who waited for me, all the LiSA-kko who came from far away to see me, and you who gave me so much love. All of the staff members, the raMEN who made this such a great date (LiVE) and a great trip, and everyone from Team LiSA...
Thank you so much!!

(Ken-chan wasn’t there to eat)
DERA terima kasih!!

Tomorrow will be the special bonus edition about all the yummy things I don’t want to forget about. Heh heh heh.

(Come on now, just do it)

Be Happy.
Today’s another great day!

BYE-CHIっ!