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| jaysr |
 Posted: May 29, 2006 5:09 pm |
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甘えんぼ
Joined: 02 Aug 2005
Posts: 55
Location: Costa Rica
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I understand that some artists want to keep their family and personal life issues out of the spotlight... but somethings through interviews they give away some information about their parents, hometown, school life... etc.
I ve been searching all over for some information about Ai´s early years for an article that i m writing for a local magazine (Ai chin is the cover  )... so i m asking for the help of you... dedicated fans, if you have some important data about her early years, and family.
All i know is that she plays pianaosince the age of 4, that she is from Osaka and that she used to sing with a girl band before she started her solo carreer. |
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| NextDesign |
| Posted: May 29, 2006 7:55 pm |
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金魚花火
Joined: 03 May 2006
Posts: 146
Location: Toronto, CA
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Well, here is some useful info:
生年月日: 1982年9月9日
出身: 大阪
血液型: O型
身長: 157cm
足のサイズ: 22.5cm
Translation:
Date of birth: September 9th 1982
Born in Osaka, Japan
Type of blood: O
Height: 157cm
Foot size: 22.5cm
You can also find more info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Otsuka |
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| madgirlslovesong |
| Posted: May 29, 2006 10:04 pm |
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ユメクイ
Joined: 23 Sep 2005
Posts: 1137
Location: USA
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I have some childhood/family/early life pictures that I've collected. I probably got most of them from here, but I hope they help.
Ai talking to her parents via webcam during an interview special:
School Pictures:
Childhood Picture:
Also, if you can read French or get this translated, here is a pretty decent biography. It includes a picture of her indie release and information about her first group HimawaRi. |
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| HilaryDuffFanboy |
| Posted: May 30, 2006 1:04 am |
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PEACH
Joined: 10 Oct 2005
Posts: 1966
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Wow, thanks for the nice pics madgirlslovesong!! I've only seen the pic of her parents and the one middle school one...
Not much at all has been said about Otsuka Ai's personal life and childhood... but good luck with the article anyhow. Post it when you're done if you don't mind.  |
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| just_inhk |
| Posted: May 30, 2006 2:38 am |
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大好きだよ。
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Posts: 227
Location: Melbourne
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| waa, I haven't seen the one of her parents and the individual photo when she was in senior school, hair style makes a difference~~ Thanks |
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| jaysr |
| Posted: May 30, 2006 11:43 am |
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甘えんぼ
Joined: 02 Aug 2005
Posts: 55
Location: Costa Rica
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Thank you very much for the pictures
Do you have the name of her parents?
When i finish the article i will translate it (its in spanish) and put it here in the forum.
I promise... i also will upload the cover... i m really proud of it. |
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| shinde |
| Posted: May 31, 2006 12:01 am |
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Happy Days
Joined: 17 Dec 2005
Posts: 102
Location: Independence!
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wow thanks for the pictures of the young Ai chin madgirlslovesong!
I only know the basic profile of Ai as well, so I don't have much in depth info about her childhood, etc. Sorry I can't help much, but I also wish you good luck on your research!  |
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| tsumetai.ame |
| Posted: May 31, 2006 9:00 pm |
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Planetarium
Joined: 07 Apr 2006
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| I wonder what it is like for the people who grew up going to grade school, middle, and high school with her and to see how successful she is today. |
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| Loony |
| Posted: Aug 05, 2006 7:43 pm |
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桃ノ花ビラ
Joined: 30 Jul 2005
Posts: 29
Location: California, USA
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madgirlslovesong wrote: Also, if you can read French or get this translated, here is a pretty decent biography. It includes a picture of her indie release and information about her first group HimawaRi.
from my one year of french, it says sumthin like...
1st section:
born on the 9 of september 1982 in Osaka, Japan
learned to play piano at age 4
composed and sang music at age 15, with the help of her piano instructor
wrote Always Together for her friend's 16th birthday
wrote Momo No Hanabira the same summer as Love Punch tour? but wasnt a success
2nd single Sakuranbo huge success
*the rest i cant read due to the picture and my bad french  *
2nd section:
her next single, the ballad Amaenbo was another success, and thus she created her premier Love Punch album
her next single Happy Days was completely the opposite - it was a short, cure rock song
the same summer she Kingyo Hanabi came out, Ai participated in the Avex Trax concert A-nation
when Daisukidayo came out, it made the Love Jam album
*sorry people, im getting tired with this cuz all it talks about are the songs and albums.  if u want more translations, tell me, and ill do them ASAP  * |
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| yukarichan |
| Posted: Aug 06, 2006 12:10 am |
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ユメクイ
Joined: 26 Jun 2006
Posts: 1061
Location: USA
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omg i like the pics! never seen them before.
think she looks like her mom...or....both parents. |
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| isa |
| Posted: Aug 08, 2006 7:55 am |
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大好きだよ。
Joined: 28 Jul 2005
Posts: 219
Location: Germany
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oh wow
thanks alot for sharing
i didnt know them all
just a few
from the school pics for example
lol
her parents look nice, they can be proud to have such a nice and cute daughter!
go ai ^^ |
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| Loony |
| Posted: Aug 08, 2006 3:26 pm |
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桃ノ花ビラ
Joined: 30 Jul 2005
Posts: 29
Location: California, USA
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| anyone know what the characters in the top left corner of her pics mean? |
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| Kingyo-Hanabi92 |
| Posted: Aug 08, 2006 3:38 pm |
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金魚花火
Joined: 20 Dec 2005
Posts: 188
Location: Finland
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| This might not be correct but I think that they tell what grade she was. Well not grade but what kind of school (college, high school, elementary school). But some who knows japanese better can tell the real thing xD |
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| Loony |
| Posted: Aug 08, 2006 3:42 pm |
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桃ノ花ビラ
Joined: 30 Jul 2005
Posts: 29
Location: California, USA
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| that sounds right...if im not wrong, the ones with the two pigtails read "middle" |
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| zyzzyva |
| Posted: Aug 08, 2006 9:38 pm |
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クムリウタ
Joined: 07 Aug 2005
Posts: 634
Location: California
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The kanji on the three black and white school photos in question read 'high' and 'middle', respectively.
This is given as shorthand for highschool (koukou, 高校) and middle/junior highschool (chuugakkou, 中学校), thereby signifying when these shots were taken.
Hope that helps!  |
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