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Title: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: almond on August 28, 2010, 03:13:37 PM
Rika will be a guest of honor at New York Anime Festival October 8th - 10th.

http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en/NYAF/Guests/ (http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en/NYAF/Guests/)

EDIT -
Per JapanFiles, her appearance will be on Saturday, October 9th.

Quote from: JapanFiles
Rika Ishikawa, who portrays "Angry" in the h.NAOTO-based Japanese pop duo Hangry & Angry, will make a special appearance at NYAF on Saturday October 9. At the event, Ishikawa will attend the fashion show and a panel discussion with Hangry & Angry character designer Gashicon about the Hangry & Angry clothing line.

New York's Fashion Institute of Technology will include h.NAOTO and "Hangry & Angry" in the "Japan Fashion Now" event running from September 17, 2010 through January 8, 2011, which will feature a Hangry & Angry window display on New York's famous 7th Avenue.

ETA:

almond <333333333333333

(http://picroda.jphip.com/hp/jphip00883.jpg)(http://picroda.jphip.com/hp/jphip00887.jpg)

Hangry & Angry Fashion Show & Gashicon Q&A

Date: Saturday, October 9

Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Location: Room 1E09

Speaker: TBA

Track: NYCC/NYAF Panels

Description: Hangry & Angry is a group formed by Hitomi Yoshizawa and Rika Ishikawa, former members of the famous idol band Morning Musume. Here, they've literally become the characters initially born from the collaboration between h.Naoto, designer and leader in the Gothic & Lolita and Visual-Kei fashion, and Gashicon, illustrator and creator of the Guro-kawa (Grotesque & Cute) characters of Hangry & Angry. Enter their world in this special fashion show and panel featuring Rika Ishikawa and Gashicon.

http://nycc_nyaf10.mapyourshow.com/3_0/sessions/sessiondetails.cfm?ScheduledSessionID=1094 (http://nycc_nyaf10.mapyourshow.com/3_0/sessions/sessiondetails.cfm?ScheduledSessionID=1094)

Rika "Angry" Ishikawa Spotlight

Date: Saturday, October 9

Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Location: Room 1E13

Speaker: TBA

Track: NYCC/NYAF Panels

Description: Hangry & Angry is a music group formed by Hitomi Yoshizawa and Rika Ishikawa, former members of the famous idol band Morning Musume. Meet Rika Ishikawa -- half of the group -- at NYAF!

http://nycc_nyaf10.mapyourshow.com/3_0/sessions/sessiondetails.cfm?ScheduledSessionID=1119 (http://nycc_nyaf10.mapyourshow.com/3_0/sessions/sessiondetails.cfm?ScheduledSessionID=1119)

Autograph Signing

Kinokuniya booth #2959

Friday: 5:30 to 6:30 PM
Saturday: 4 PM to 5 PM 

Hangry & Angry CDs as well as a special bento box will be sold at the booth (while supplies last)
Hangry & Angry merchandise will also be displayed and sold (while supplies last) at the store along with a display of h.Naoto outfits.

thanks John Fuller @ NY Kinokuniya Bookstore

WHO'S DOWN

almond
Kimuuu
Linna2040
Rina the Robot
Hart
jaysonnj
Ping
kiwichan08
kjpop
cool_kickin_dude
daigong
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: ~happyxcharmy~ on August 28, 2010, 03:33:07 PM
god!
how i wish i can be in NY at that time!!! :banghead:
hyori and jong kook are going...kara is going....and now..rika is going too!!!
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: kjpop on August 28, 2010, 03:36:39 PM
OMFG OMFG OMFG

AS IF THE LINE UP WASNT ALREADY GOOD ENOUGH! OMFG OMFG OMFG
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: almond on August 28, 2010, 04:05:05 PM
This isn't affiliated with the Chuseok Festival that the KPop groups are going to. It might actually conflict with it :/
Kimuuu and I are going to try to hit up both though XD
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: Tuffty on August 28, 2010, 04:06:59 PM
Oh snap! No doubt we'll be getting some epic JPH!P coverage! She may even know you all by first name at this rate! :D
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: tru_harmony on August 28, 2010, 05:09:38 PM
DAMN!

 :otomerika:
 :jphip: ON THE MAP!
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: writerserenyty on August 28, 2010, 05:20:43 PM
I am seriously looking into airfare/busfare/hotels now and trying to come up with a number as to how much this would cost.

After Sakura Con I vowed that next time Rika was in the US I'd go, so I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that I can actually do it.

If I can actually find a bunch of people to split a hotel room with (THAT'S the expensive bit) I found airfare from where I live to NYC roundtrip for $300.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: almond on August 28, 2010, 05:44:34 PM
Last time Kim and I went to NYC, we drove, got a hotel in Jersey and would go to Staten Island and catch the ferry over. It's quite an ordeal, though, so I dunno if we'd do the same again or not. It's much cheaper (ferry is free and parking is like $7 for the day), but it takes foleba...

I vote we all pile up in a hotel room. I'll bring my earplugs. XD
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: Chibs on August 28, 2010, 05:47:35 PM
ooh i wish i could go :(
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: Hart on August 28, 2010, 06:01:15 PM
HOLY SH&T!!!!  :shocked:

Rika, KARA, and Lee Hyori, all in 1 weekend?

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/kurt_corris/hiro-yatta-070522.jpg)

Thank you, Kami-sama!!!  :bow:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: donkey on August 28, 2010, 07:05:54 PM
Might need to take a bus trip up to New York then.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: daigong on August 28, 2010, 09:06:46 PM
OH SHIT FUCK I KNEW IT OMGASS LETS DO THIS :otomerika: :otomerika: :otomerika: :otomerika: :otomerika:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: Masa on August 28, 2010, 09:32:14 PM
I am seriously looking into airfare/busfare/hotels now and trying to come up with a number as to how much this would cost.
You gotta go! Ain't nothing better than seeing Rika live :yep:
Title: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: OpsMonkey on August 28, 2010, 09:51:04 PM
Wish I could go but it's not financially possible after comitting to SMTown.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: Rina the Robot on August 28, 2010, 10:04:17 PM
I'M DEFINITELY GOING.

See you all there  :thumbsup
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: tru_harmony on August 29, 2010, 12:16:32 AM
I am seriously looking into airfare/busfare/hotels now and trying to come up with a number as to how much this would cost.
You gotta go! Ain't nothing better than seeing Rika live :yep:

werd
 :otomerika:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: orac on August 29, 2010, 12:19:31 AM
Nice, meh, wish I could go.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on August 29, 2010, 02:00:08 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

now what do I do?? bad enough I found about SMTown before leaving AX, but now THIS!? :cry:

how am I gonna pull this off?
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: Rickker708 on August 30, 2010, 01:07:11 AM
Right now its not looking good for this either. Finances at this time is are in a very bad place and a new car is needed now. I've got some time to come up with something.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: john_hung on August 30, 2010, 11:45:31 PM
rika should be guest of honor where ever she goes imho  :twothumbs
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: Linna2040 on August 31, 2010, 03:41:32 AM
Guess I make it official:  I'm there!
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on August 31, 2010, 05:18:34 AM
dai, if this is what you were telling me last year at AX about Rika coming back, I may have misjudged you all along..

now, I gotta do whatever it takes to go. had a blowup with mom about it today.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: daigong on September 02, 2010, 09:28:46 AM
「New York Anime Festival」  :twothumbs
http://www.mediumatlarge.net/2010/08/rika-angry-ishikawa-gashicon-come-to.html (http://www.mediumatlarge.net/2010/08/rika-angry-ishikawa-gashicon-come-to.html)
(http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/RNA/RNA_NewYorkComicCon/nyaf-images/2010/bigangry.jpg)

and

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=1004191790&blogId=538722632 (http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=1004191790&blogId=538722632)

I saw dangry to manager Ichy "Are you going" blabla, wonder if he'll show up  :lol:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: Linna2040 on September 08, 2010, 07:59:53 AM
Booked my flights!  Arriving Wed (late, late) and leaving Sun (early, early -- dang business mtg in Seattle-area Monday morning  :banghead: )!!!

 :otomerika: :yossi: (in spirit)
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: Novaforever on September 14, 2010, 04:18:31 AM
I mostly just lurk around here, but I figured I might as well come out and say that I'll definitely be there for this. 

Chance to talk to Rika in person.  Yes plz. 

*gets her Gatas and H&A towels ready for support*
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: diav on September 14, 2010, 05:33:55 AM
I'd love to be there, but I think that's midterm season for me. D:

I'll be there in spirit!  I expect all of you to have caramel macchiatos in hand when you're meeting Rika. LOL :D

It'd be nifty if both of them could come back again... preferably in Canada! (On MAH side of the country, not Vancouver.  Van always gets the good stuff, never Toronto. lol.)
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: ishiyoshiftw~^^ on September 15, 2010, 05:58:36 AM
So awesome! I wish I could go! >.< Since I've only really started listening to Hangry&Angry, I've missed them at Sakura Con and Yossi at Anime Expo already! :( Sadly, I live to far away and dont have the money to go right now... damn! Bring me along in spirit though!!! XD
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/08 - 10/10
Post by: kiwichan08 on September 25, 2010, 12:17:20 AM
So exciting~


I live in NY so of course I gotta go see Rika :D

*takes out Rika and Sayumi's Photobook*

See you then Novaforever ;D
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival SCHEDULE UP!!
Post by: daigong on September 25, 2010, 12:33:26 AM
AWESOME kiwichan08 & Novaforever, be sure to meet up with all the :hipheart:

aww tru, ishiyoshiftw~^^ & diav <333 wish you could be there too  :( but the more HYPE!! AND ENERGY!! the peeps bring to Rika and the H&A Crew, the better the future they will appear at future events so keep an eye on this thread and @JPHiP twitter for all the action!! TOGETHER WE ROCK!! :rockon:

WHO'S DOWN? SCHEDULE UP!! :otomerika: :panic:

Updated first post of who is going. And SCHEDULE WOOO .... Might be more, did a search of ANGRY (http://nycc_nyaf10.mapyourshow.com/3_0/sessions/result.cfm?CFID=1874319&CFTOKEN=4e406feee8863b75-B9AD9158-9CB9-9408-36EF4787D04F0E5A&q=angry&Date=+&TrackID=+&commit=Search)

Hangry & Angry Fashion Show & Gashicon Q&A

Date: Saturday, October 9

Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Location: Room 1E09

Speaker: TBA

Track: NYCC/NYAF Panels

Description: Hangry & Angry is a group formed by Hitomi Yoshizawa and Rika Ishikawa, former members of the famous idol band Morning Musume. Here, they've literally become the characters initially born from the collaboration between h.Naoto, designer and leader in the Gothic & Lolita and Visual-Kei fashion, and Gashicon, illustrator and creator of the Guro-kawa (Grotesque & Cute) characters of Hangry & Angry. Enter their world in this special fashion show and panel featuring Rika Ishikawa and Gashicon.

http://nycc_nyaf10.mapyourshow.com/3_0/sessions/sessiondetails.cfm?ScheduledSessionID=1094 (http://nycc_nyaf10.mapyourshow.com/3_0/sessions/sessiondetails.cfm?ScheduledSessionID=1094)

Rika "Angry" Ishikawa Spotlight

Date: Saturday, October 9

Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Location: Room 1E13

Speaker: TBA

Track: NYCC/NYAF Panels

Description: Hangry & Angry is a music group formed by Hitomi Yoshizawa and Rika Ishikawa, former members of the famous idol band Morning Musume. Meet Rika Ishikawa -- half of the group -- at NYAF!

http://nycc_nyaf10.mapyourshow.com/3_0/sessions/sessiondetails.cfm?ScheduledSessionID=1119 (http://nycc_nyaf10.mapyourshow.com/3_0/sessions/sessiondetails.cfm?ScheduledSessionID=1119)

Also, I emailed NYAF guy and he said " Ishikawa-san will have a signing at NYAF, taking place at the Kinokuniya booth." times TBD

BE A PART OF The H&A Experience in a BIG WAY! check it
(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3074/bigmascot2.jpg)

Quote
Want to go to NYAF and NYCC?  Want to wear a costume?  Want to get paid for it?  Japanese guest Rika "Angry" Ishikawa of Hangry & Angry is looking for some local fans to help represent the brand at the convention -- by dressing up as Hangry & Angry's mascots.  Ishikawa-san has the suits, coming all the way from Japan, and she's looking for three fans to wear them during the show at her booth and panels.

Two notes, though, you must be at least 18 and you must be at least five feet tall to apply.

If you're interested, fill out the form below by 11:59 PM EST on September 26th.  Ishikawa-san's management will be in touch with further details to candidates of their choosing...

:rofl: form here: http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en/NYAF/Events/Be-A-Mascot/ (http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en/NYAF/Events/Be-A-Mascot/)

and check the Fashion show exhibit at the FIT:

「現代日本のファッション展(JAPAN FASHION NOW)」
http://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jp/i/index.html (http://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jp/i/index.html)
http://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/n/01.html (http://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/n/01.html)

 :jphip:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/09
Post by: twissie on September 25, 2010, 12:44:18 AM
Oh my god, wearing a mascot suit is uncomfortable, hard work.... BUT SO MUCH FUN~~~~! 8D *talks from experience* xD;;;; Go for it, go for it~ you get to be a part of the show!!! :O
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/09
Post by: tru_harmony on September 25, 2010, 12:57:28 AM
O_O!

I WANT TO BE A MASCOT FOR RIKA!!! (but prolly too short for the suit)

 :otomerika:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/09
Post by: kjpop on September 25, 2010, 01:35:33 AM
let's make it ooooooofish-alllll~ IM SO THERE!
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/09
Post by: daigong on September 25, 2010, 01:43:35 AM
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO kjpop :jphip:

the thought of being a mascot is tempting - get on the inside. hugs from Rika  :drool:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/09
Post by: Novaforever on September 25, 2010, 01:47:11 AM
Hahaha kiwichan08 joined Jphip<3 


So yeah, i'm down with seeing people from jphip.  I assume you guys will be loud, excited and easy to spot.  Kiwichan08, kjpop, and I will all be there together in an excited unit as well.  I'll probably be sporting my Hangry&Angry towel or bright orange Gatas towel as a marker. 


Oh man only two weeks to go!  I'm getting seriously pumped up for this  (seriously i've been tweeting #40daysofCharmy stuff for like a month now haha)


I'm planning to drag my fellow co-conspirators to the fashion show line up the second the con opens on Saturday to get the best seats possible!



EDIT:  Eff it.  Totally applied for the mascot thing too.  What have I got to lose?
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/09
Post by: daigong on September 25, 2010, 01:56:59 AM
AHAHAHA Atta Girl Novaforever :thumbsup

AWESOME Y'all know each other?? Even better. :jphip:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/09
Post by: tru_harmony on September 25, 2010, 03:43:54 AM
FUCK YEAH, MAD REPREZENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by the rate h&a/ishiyoshi are going everywhere, their japanese fans will know all of us in 5 years!
 :jphip:

BRING THE FUTURE FASHION FUCK SWAGGA EVERYWHERE!!!
 :otomerika:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/09
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on September 25, 2010, 10:59:58 AM
OMG XD XD XD GIVE MAH LOVE FOR RIKA FUCK YEAHHH ~awesome~  ~flawless princess~
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/09
Post by: lilcazza on September 25, 2010, 04:47:41 PM
!!!I WANNA GO!!!

and be a mascot!!! and run around! xD
and get to go backstage!
and get hugs from Rika! xD

haha sounds like funnnn! will be waiting for your pics, vids and reports from here~ =D
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/09
Post by: Beecubed on September 25, 2010, 05:38:04 PM
 :jphip:

Me too, can't wait to hear all the fan reports  :heart:

We had Yossie here in Australia not too long ago, so I have much hope that I'll be able to see one Rika one day as well.  :w00t:  And even if she never sets foot onto our soils again, I'll make sure to leave this damned island one day to pursue her...  :lol:

Have fun experiencing the Charmy, everybody who's going! I'm sure you guys will have a blast, just like the other Aussies here while Yossie reigned down under!  :P

 :rikabunny
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/09
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on September 25, 2010, 06:58:16 PM
wonder if I should do it..be a mascot and all?

would I be able to get an autograph if i got to be a mascot?
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival 10/09
Post by: tru_harmony on September 26, 2010, 05:10:08 AM
if you do get to be the mascot, it's not the suit that will get you the autographs, it's the person inside who will
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/09)
Post by: daigong on September 30, 2010, 09:56:08 AM
FUCK YEAH, MAD REPREZENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by the rate h&a/ishiyoshi are going everywhere, their japanese fans will know all of us in 5 years!
 :jphip:

BRING THE FUTURE FASHION FUCK SWAGGA EVERYWHERE!!!
 :otomerika:


OMG XD XD XD GIVE MAH LOVE FOR RIKA FUCK YEAHHH ~awesome~  ~flawless princess~

!!!I WANNA GO!!!

and be a mascot!!! and run around! xD
and get to go backstage!
and get hugs from Rika! xD

haha sounds like funnnn! will be waiting for your pics, vids and reports from here~ =D

:jphip:

Me too, can't wait to hear all the fan reports  :heart:

We had Yossie here in Australia not too long ago, so I have much hope that I'll be able to see one Rika one day as well.  :w00t:  And even if she never sets foot onto our soils again, I'll make sure to leave this damned island one day to pursue her...  :lol:

Have fun experiencing the Charmy, everybody who's going! I'm sure you guys will have a blast, just like the other Aussies here while Yossie reigned down under!  :P

 :rikabunny


I LOVE YOU GIRLS!!! :hipheart: REPPIN TO THE FULLEST!!! SWAGGA!! CRAZY!! PARTY!!!

Rika's gonna be excited to hear Ne-Yo is coming too!
http://www.facebook.com/notes/new-york-comic-con/cant-stop-now-ne-yos-coming-to-nycc/445202744172 (http://www.facebook.com/notes/new-york-comic-con/cant-stop-now-ne-yos-coming-to-nycc/445202744172)

梨華━━━━━━\(^▽^)/━━━━━━ !!!

I emailed  John Fuller @ NY Kinokuniya Bookstore and got this info OMGASS!!!

Autograph Signing

Kinokuniya booth #2959

Friday: 5:30 to 6:30 PM
Saturday: 4 PM to 5 PM 

Hangry & Angry CDs as well as a special bento box will be sold at the booth (while supplies last)
Hangry & Angry merchandise will also be displayed and sold (while supplies last) at the store along with a display of h.Naoto outfits.

 :panic: :panic: :panic: :otomerika: :otomerika: :otomerika: :shakeit: :shakeit: :shakeit: :jphip: :jphip: :jphip:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: tru_harmony on September 30, 2010, 12:39:17 PM
BENTO BOXES????

are those NOT the tin lunchboxes from before?
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: lilcazza on September 30, 2010, 01:51:46 PM
OMGGGGG!!!!! I WANT A BENTO BOX (or lunch box cos I dont even have them xD)!!!
AND h.Naoto/h&A MERCHANDISE!!!!!!

Why you Americans get everything? xDDD

Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Novaforever on September 30, 2010, 03:30:35 PM
Now I DEFINITELY have to show up on Friday!  I was thinking about just bumming around the city since Rika wasn't gonna be doing anything.  *changes gears for this*


I have so much stuff I want signed by her haha.  But I really want to see what this bento version is for the H&A album. 


Crap my Friday is gonna be so busy now. 
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: diav on September 30, 2010, 05:45:07 PM
BENTO BOXES!!!
omg!
I've been contemplating getting the h&A lunch box, but I'll end up with another copy of Sadistic Dance. o.o

BUT OMG RAGEEEEEEEEEEE
JEALOUSYYYY
I'm actually going to be in the States on the 9th and 10th, but won't be in NYC.  Going off to the wonderful excursion of leaf viewing in the Adirondacks with my family. lololol

I'D TOTALLY RATHER BE IN NYC~!!! =___=||
I'm going to see if I can make it to that fashion exhibit during winter break before it ends.

To those who are going, have fun!!!!!  Pictures!  Reports! Anything!  Upload 'em! :D
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: daigong on October 01, 2010, 01:15:41 PM
:shock: I LOVE YOU TOO DIAV!!! :heart:

BENTO Boxes? Can't imagine what they will look like :panic:

I'm sure everyone going will be YOUR EYES AND EARS!! Follow this thread and twitter! facebook! the net at the hotel is FREE!!

Japanfiles confirms autograph session 8)
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=422365451&blogId=539551413 (http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=422365451&blogId=539551413)
http://japanfiles.livejournal.com/51591.html (http://japanfiles.livejournal.com/51591.html)
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Kimuuu on October 01, 2010, 02:45:35 PM
Bahhhh, I only got Saturday passes. I hope there are bento boxes still left by Saturday. :D

Slightly off topic, yo, we gotta hit up Bon Chon Chicken at some point in NYC. SO EFFING DELICIOUS. :drool:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Novaforever on October 02, 2010, 12:58:48 AM
Did anyone who applied for the mascot position hear back?  I never got an email... slightly disappointing but whatever!  I still get to see Rika, now twice for autographs!  Yay~


I'm glad I bought the weekend pass now.  I was only going to get the Saturday one, but I figured I would play it safe and get the whole deal just in case more was announced.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on October 03, 2010, 06:57:51 AM
i signed up for the mascot thing..don't think any of us will get it though, still would be cool..

umm, just curious, where's a good hotel?
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on October 04, 2010, 06:03:20 AM
as of right now, you can add me to the list..

I also need help finding a room with somebody. anybody can help please?
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: daigong on October 04, 2010, 11:41:43 AM
^ There's a whole list of hotels if you booked at sites like expedia or orbitz, besides y'all Americans can use priceline.com real cheap too.

BUTT ME TOO CKD. I BE THERE.

I just booked me same hotel as Kimuuu but for a week: Oct 7-14, you can room with me if u want ckd, if you don't mind my snoring. $129 / nite - long term stay rate and split the costs  :thumbsup

JPHiPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP :hipheart: REPRESENT!

Bahhhh, I only got Saturday passes. I hope there are bento boxes still left by Saturday. :D

Slightly off topic, yo, we gotta hit up Bon Chon Chicken at some point in NYC. SO EFFING DELICIOUS. :drool:

I'll try to get as many bento boxes as possible XD They prolly gonna have a ton of H&A shit too.

if Bon Chon Chicken is anything like FRIED CHICKEN I'm fucking there :9
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Za_Wolf on October 04, 2010, 02:05:17 PM
Fuck Me im Broke!  Tried putting money on football to snag some cash but lost -_-.. Man, Im happy for you guys.. muthafuckin RIKA.. Goddamn!  I remember getting her autograph in Paris, girl got spunk.. always happy.. always smiling.. im so jealous lol.  Have fun, all of you..  Dont get too drunk dai.. LOL.

Hey dai can ya get me some shiz?  Bento Box, pics, whatevers.. is there a list of stuff to buy?
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: diav on October 04, 2010, 03:12:23 PM
I hope they're selling t-shirts, 'cause I'd actually want one...

How much merch are you gonna snag, dai?  XD
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: daigong on October 05, 2010, 06:20:44 AM
^ lol diav, as much as my credit limit takes me? XD

SHIT Wolfie......who else is gonna carry me back to my hotel room when I'm passed out LOL Hit ya up on the NEXT :hipheart: World Tour bro!

Mind been churning ~ working on gifts for Rika, re-using this card I meant to give to HiPstaz going to Paris to give to H&A but kept forgetting about it LOL (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=20931.msg627270#msg627270) - at least got the girls: twissie, shirenu, Kio_ to sign it in Finland XD

  (http://img204.imagevenue.com/loc380/th_48793_DSC02673_122_380lo.JPG) (http://img204.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=48793_DSC02673_122_380lo.JPG)(http://img101.imagevenue.com/loc147/th_48902_DSC02674_122_147lo.JPG) (http://img101.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=48902_DSC02674_122_147lo.JPG)(http://img218.imagevenue.com/loc722/th_48978_DSC02675_122_722lo.JPG) (http://img218.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=48978_DSC02675_122_722lo.JPG)
(http://img162.imagevenue.com/loc372/th_49039_DSC02676_122_372lo.JPG) (http://img162.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=49039_DSC02676_122_372lo.JPG)(http://img206.imagevenue.com/loc27/th_49088_DSC02677_122_27lo.JPG) (http://img206.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=49088_DSC02677_122_27lo.JPG)
   
and The Rika Guide made by Beecubed :heart: for the Rika 25 Birthday Event (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=23524.0). Just got it binded today!
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: lilcazza on October 06, 2010, 04:04:28 AM
Whoaaaa so epic dai! I want a bento box I want a bento box! xD

And whoaa its in like... 3 days!!
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Za_Wolf on October 06, 2010, 09:36:02 AM
Those are hella nice!  Props  :thumbsup
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Beecubed on October 06, 2010, 05:16:00 PM
O M G

Bento boxes?!  :w00t: :w00t: :w00t:

That sounds so  :inlove:... I hope it's not just the lunch boxes that we got with our h&A CDs!  XD
PHOTOS WOULD BE AWESOME.
 :yep:


and The Rika Guide made by Beecubed :heart: for the Rika 25 Birthday Event (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=23524.0). Just got it binded today!

DAIGONG!

 :shy1:

I honestly wasn't expecting you to pack that gift to Rika... thank you so much!!! Even if she just sees the front cover, that alone would bring me a whole world closer to her...  :lol: RIKA!!!!!!!!!
 :bow: :bow: :bow:
You're a darling! THANK YOU THANK YOU!  :otomerika:

The gifts are looking great  :wub:
Rocking work dai, you're the man... as always...  :rockon:

I'm sure you guys are totally going to live it up this weekend!!!  :love: :jphip: (DAMN, AFTER THIS LAST MONTH OF UNI, I'LL BE FREE AGAIN TO WORSHIP RIKA!)
Cheering everybody on in spirit! 
:onioncheer:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: daigong on October 07, 2010, 09:58:54 AM
^ Bee  :heart:

i ain't finished yet. Here's an Ode to Laluna demo CD thanks to TRU!

  (http://img5.imagevenue.com/loc228/th_32120_DSC02680_122_228lo.JPG) (http://img5.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=32120_DSC02680_122_228lo.JPG)(http://img46.imagevenue.com/loc345/th_32241_DSC02679_122_345lo.JPG) (http://img46.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=32241_DSC02679_122_345lo.JPG)
     
and the back of the card, filled it with more random pix lol. Plus got a secret surprise gift :halo:

Plane leaves in about 4 hours  :panic:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: tru_harmony on October 07, 2010, 12:23:09 PM
FUCK YEAH DAIGONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: diav on October 07, 2010, 01:50:18 PM
Waaaa!!!!

Have fun, to those who are going!  Show Rika how awesome JPH!P is!!  But don't scare her off from coming to North America in the future! XD
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: kjpop on October 07, 2010, 11:18:22 PM
im officially SO stoked LOL

I'm bringing my guitar around the convention for her to sign LOL maybe ill get to play a lil somethin somethin for her xD Wouldn't that be sweet? =D
Im just glad i got the graces from the people in charge of the convention to bring it LOL


SO IF YOU SEE A GIRL WITH A FENDER GUITAR CASE ON HER BACK, THATS ME =D
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Novaforever on October 08, 2010, 12:19:19 AM
I'm gonna (attempt) to go to bed soon since I have to wake up at 3:30AM for my flight. 

I'm confident we'll all be able to see each other at some point, but if it helps I think I will be wearing my bright orange Gatas support towel on my shoulder, maybe walk around twirling it or something haha.  I'll also be with kjpop there with her guitar.  I figure we will both be enthusiastic enough that we will be hard to miss haha.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Rina the Robot on October 09, 2010, 04:20:33 AM
I'm going to get there around 10 tomorrow morning and wait outside of the panel room, just come up and talk to me or whatever and we can chill in line (I'll be wearing a fez, you can't miss me) :jphip:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: donkey on October 09, 2010, 05:45:32 AM
Anyone get to see her today?
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: diav on October 09, 2010, 05:51:22 AM
Anyone get to see her today?

daigong tweeted (http://twitter.com/daigong/status/26783202983) earlier today that he managed to see her.  Apart from that, I'm not sure if anyone else managed to see her at the convention.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: daigong on October 09, 2010, 11:59:21 AM
^ SO AWESOME MEETING U KJPOP AND NOVA FOREVER!!  :heart: :heart: :heart: CANT WAIT TO SEE U RINA!!!  :jphip:

can't sleep, planning day two!! need some Qs for the Q&A so lay it on me! txt me! here's a quick summary of what went down, gotta go get a few more Zs

RIKA DAY ONE: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!

Totally laid the :hipheart: on Rika's Brain

Did the whole convention thing, walked all around.

Saw that the "Bento Box" was just the lunch box so lulz.

Met up with all the Japanese fans again (except Mae-chan ;______________; I txt'd her earlier she was so busy so I send her Rika pix to brighten her day<333) including some new ones we didn't see in Finland. EPIC! And Loser87 came around too.

Then we went to camp at the autograph place and there was already a crowd, then BLAM! It was Rika (in full ANGRY mode already) said jay and as she checked the place, me and Hart totally stalked her as she went back to where ever she was chilling.

AUTOGRAPH TIME

Me and Jay and Hart were checking the same way she came in and BLAM! she appears like behind us catching us off guard ROFL. The thing was she only signed things

Yaz was there giving her selective translation and answering questions for Rika -_-; but when I got up there FUCK!! I just laid it out!

before the autograph signing:
M2U00218 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU3_CBrmGPo#ws)

Launching gift after gift from my Oilers bag LMFAO. Rika face glowing the whole  time!!!! SO CUTE, gave her tru's Ode to LaLuna sampler CD "Band from Phillipines, they open for hangry & angry!" Beecubed's Rika Guide, Rika totally lit up and ROFFL'd at the eye winking page, then I slammed her a can of Red Bull and she laughed, then I laid out the Red Bulls Jersey!! GODDAMN!!
 (http://img162.imagevenue.com/loc153/th_68156_DSC02568_122_153lo.JPG) (http://img162.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=68156_DSC02568_122_153lo.JPG) (http://img172.imagevenue.com/loc548/th_68053_DSC02569_122_548lo.JPG) (http://img172.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=68053_DSC02569_122_548lo.JPG)

all the while they made you buy shit at the cash register located to the left of Rika and you had to come back and get her to sign that was complete fail. so here I was flinging my wallet and Yaz had to give my hotel key back to me XD but DAMN told Rika overseas fans JPHiP!!!! love her representing.

Then jumped into a big group hug with the Japanese wotas who were all like FUCK YEAH DAIGONG!! high fiving em all and I just collapsed. ONLY RIKA CAN MAKE DAIGONG WEAK!! <333

then they wrapped up early, like 30 minutes so we totally went after her and when she got to the escalator THE FUCK WHOA!! RIKA TURNED AROUND AND WAVED AT US AND WE WERE LIKE WE LOVE YOU!!!! BYEEE!

automen M2U00222 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8t4DZIC9WM#ws)

went to FIT exhibit just before it closed, talked to Sando on the phone! Ate Bon Chon chicken, felt the spicy chicken twice! Thanks Kimmy for recommending!
(http://img28.imagevenue.com/loc351/th_14232_DSC02712_122_351lo.JPG) (http://img28.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=14232_DSC02712_122_351lo.JPG)(http://img201.imagevenue.com/loc590/th_14279_DSC02713_122_590lo.JPG) (http://img201.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=14279_DSC02713_122_590lo.JPG)

TO. BE. CONTINUED.

more videos  still upping gotta go sleep s'more. and Jay and Ping totally took epic DSLR pix so stay tuned. HOMIES Shit only just begun. This how we do it JPHiP STYLE! gotta wake up super early dinny style CUZ WE HARDCORE!! RIKA <333333333333333333333333

Fashion show, Q&A, give Rika this card XD

JPHiPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP :jphip:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: lilcazza on October 09, 2010, 12:34:08 PM
WHOOOOO MAD AWESOME DAIGONG!!!!!
RED BULL SHIRT IS WIIIIINNNNN!!! xD

AND YAY!!! Beecubed's Rika Guide!!!! Tru's OTLL demo CD!!!!
Niiiiice :D

Hahaha bento box = lunchbox? xDDD

GJ DAI! WELL EARNED ZZzzzz's tonight!!! JPHIIIIIIIIIIP~
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Za_Wolf on October 09, 2010, 01:42:52 PM
Haha good shit!  Get Em!   :thumbsup

Holy shit at that red bull jersey.. NICE!  :bow:

Big Ups to Rika for doing a final wave LoL, whatta heart melter she is  :inlove:

Hope Day 2 Brings More EPICNESS!
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Rina the Robot on October 09, 2010, 02:15:01 PM
Day 2 is decidedly un-epic, I woke up feeling pretty sick and my friends don't want to get up. I guess I'll see you all at the second Rika panel then, if that?  :doh:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on October 09, 2010, 02:22:41 PM
FUCKING AWESOME DAIGONG GOT ALL EXCITED READING THAT :w00t: HAHA WISH I COULDA SEEN HER WHEN SHE GOT THE GIFTS, SOUNDS SO SWEEEETTTTh XD
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Jeshu_1444 on October 09, 2010, 06:58:03 PM
CONGRATULATIONS GUYS!!!!
That was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :cow:
Yeyyyy!!! :jphip:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: GyaruSa on October 09, 2010, 10:35:05 PM
That's a very cool Red Bull shirt  :lol: Seems that you had a great day!
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: jaysonnj on October 09, 2010, 11:09:16 PM
Update from the press room.

Just finished with Day 2. It was Rika ALL DAY!
Had a H&A fashion show, a Rika panel, and another autograph session.

I'll post up some pics of Rika when I get the chance. We all have great pics of her!
Also she loved the Red Bull jersey!
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: jaysonnj on October 10, 2010, 08:27:54 AM
One pic before I get some sleep
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v95/deathletter/jphip/Rika.jpg)

This reaction is all because of Dai. :jphip:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on October 10, 2010, 09:18:07 AM
LOL WHAT WAS SHE REACTING TO?!?!? OMFG THAT'S HILARIOUS JFWOJEOIFJOIEJ
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: daigong on October 10, 2010, 09:46:54 AM
ROFL SHIRENU! Rika was saying something about getting friends gifts and mentioned the Red Bulls shirt, and that a fan gave her a Red Bulls jersey and I was like WOOOOOOOO and that led to the reaction shot Jay posted XD and then she double face palmed XD XD
(http://picroda.jphip.com/hp/jphip11063.jpg)

Tried to REP Finland SHIRENU!! :finland: KIITOS!

DAMN Rina the Robot sorry lost you, in all my Rika crazy-ness. Hope we can meet up tmr if u still in town.

WERD Wolfie = RIKA DAY TWO: MIND BLASTING MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!

hit the place up super early, everyone there already for Fashion Show. they had the same music and models walk around. FUCKING we could take pix and video so get ready for plenty of coverage!! HANGRY ANGRY!! <333

THEN BLAM! Rika comes out at the end after the models do their turn on the catwalk SO SEXY!!
automen M2U00231 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufbPgXlEpEA#ws)

GASHICON designer of hangry & angry did a Q&A and to liven the thing up, RIKA CAME OUT TOO!!! and did a fashion demo!! WOW :heart:

Onto the Q&A, there was a basic get to know you hosted by Yaz. A summary of Euro trip experience "All fans so nice, ate McDonald's in Finland" XD US Tour possibility since there was a Euro Tour - you gotta help promote it! WELL THATS WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR RIKA <333

So much more. RIKA FUCKING OWNED THE SPOTLIGHT!! Was like goofy, cute, and sexy all at the same time. Like at one point, next store there was huge applause and she was like playful "WTF" and we cheered harder and louder until she had to go like okay enough XD
(http://picroda.jphip.com/hp/jphip11064.jpg)

Gotta upload the videos and audio when I get home - THEY HUGE - and this Hotel INTERNET is suspect lol

LULZ got hANGRY & ANGRY designer GASHICON for h.NAOTO brand to sign my bag:

  (http://img273.imagevenue.com/loc104/th_93611_DSC02824_122_104lo.JPG) (http://img273.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=93611_DSC02824_122_104lo.JPG)
     
AUTOGRAPHS PART DEUX!

Went up to Rika and she was like "New York Red Bulls" XD :heart: Gave Rika the card signed by EVERYONE from Finland to NYC and she was like WHOA! look at the lil pics. lol packed it with an envelope filled with jphip pimp shit: stickers, bidness cards, wu-tang vs snsd pamphlet XD

Got these items signed, props Ping's buddy Joe for helping out!
(http://img198.imagevenue.com/loc217/th_93670_DSC02825_122_217lo.JPG) (http://img198.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=93670_DSC02825_122_217lo.JPG)

Thanks Rika's Manager for carrying Rika's gifts that I bundled in a ghetto Oilers store bag (that formerly held game worn socks) and a Superstore Photo Lab (http://www.photolab.ca/home.aspx) envelope cuz I'm so Asian

SO MESMERIZING SHE SO BEAUTIFUL OH RIKA <333333333333333

Then me and Hart went to stalk Rika one more time and LMFAO almost lost her in the packed hall plus she had a shawl on cuz it was cold? but down the escalator, she took it off and started posing - for her blog I guess!!!!
  (http://img158.imagevenue.com/loc509/th_90028_vlcsnap_2010_10_10_00h02m19s31_122_509lo.jpg) (http://img158.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=90028_vlcsnap_2010_10_10_00h02m19s31_122_509lo.jpg)(http://img131.imagevenue.com/loc526/th_90034_vlcsnap_2010_10_10_00h02m04s108_122_526lo.jpg) (http://img131.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=90034_vlcsnap_2010_10_10_00h02m04s108_122_526lo.jpg)(http://img274.imagevenue.com/loc66/th_90039_vlcsnap_2010_10_10_00h01m25s253_122_66lo.jpg) (http://img274.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=90039_vlcsnap_2010_10_10_00h01m25s253_122_66lo.jpg)

EPIC!! MIND BLASTED!!! Finally can get some rest and relaxation. Celebrate Ping winning the Fantasy Baseball lol. Pool Party! BUT AHHHH RIKA HIGH TENSION!!! and got some Rika photos, a few from fellow Rika fan from Japan! They were great! KJPOP NOVAFOREVER <333333
(http://img269.imagevenue.com/loc242/th_93727_DSC02826_122_242lo.JPG) (http://img269.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=93727_DSC02826_122_242lo.JPG)

Check back http://youtube.com/JPHiP3 (http://youtube.com/JPHiP3) - leaving it to upload some videos, gonna sleep! PEACE! :jphip:

JPHiPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP! :hipheart:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: tru_harmony on October 10, 2010, 10:21:06 AM
FUCK YEAH DAIGONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

/me hugggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggz daigong <333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on October 10, 2010, 11:40:41 AM
OH MY GOD HER WALK WAS SO AOFWIEOFIJ OMG SHE WAS LOOKING STRAIGHT AT YOU!!! JFAOWIEJFOWIFJOW HOW MUCH DID YOU DIE?!?! CUZ I JUST DIED WATCHING THAT VIDEO. HAHAH

AND OMFG SHE WALKED STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF GOLEM, HAHA THAT WAS AMAZING LOL LUCKY GUY!!!!!!!

UGGUUFFUHAUFHU

THIS IS SO ORSM. RIKA ALWAYS DELIVERS. FUCKING AMAZING. OH MY GOD. XD :heart: :heart: :heart:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: lilcazza on October 10, 2010, 12:01:31 PM
YAYYYY!!! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAIIGOOOOONGGG!!!!!!!! <3333!!

AMAZING JOB AS USUAL!!!!! WHOOOOOOO~~!!!!!

HELL YES JPHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP!!~~~~


Btw h.NAOTO fashion shiz is so hoooottttt!!! I WANT! xDD

Cant wait for more viiiiidsssss! YAY DAIIGOOOONG!!!!
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Rina the Robot on October 10, 2010, 02:49:46 PM

DAMN Rina the Robot sorry lost you, in all my Rika crazy-ness. Hope we can meet up tmr if u still in town.

You didn't really lose me, I had to slip out ASAP since I ditched my friends for 2 hours to get a good seat for the panel  :lol: I'll be at the con again today, maybe I'll see you around.

IT WAS SO AWESOME SEEING RIKA FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: youjok on October 11, 2010, 11:30:02 AM
Rika Ishikawa live appearance New York Comic Con (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0c2GtRKrbY#)
Ishikawa Rika Q&A (1) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOkRqLhgOrg#)
Ishikawa Rika Q&A (2) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUhfHUFPXL8#)
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: diav on October 11, 2010, 05:56:36 PM
"I'M SAD THAT HANGRY'S NOT HERE WITH ME" with the second video.
Yeyeyeyeyeyeye, 1444-ness.

I love her "EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh?!?!" SO cute.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Jeshu_1444 on October 11, 2010, 08:01:37 PM
Awwwww :panic: :panic: :panic
I just love her cuteness...her simplicity...
SHE IS SO KAWAII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE RIKAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :farofflook::heart: :heart: :heart:
 :luvluv1: :tantrum:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: daigong on October 11, 2010, 09:17:29 PM
^ JESHU!!! TRU!!! DIAV YOUJOK CAZZ:heart: :heart: I love we got a chance to do the "yea yea yea yea yea yea" WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! OMGASS SHI RIKA WAS SO BEAUTIFUL

RIKA CHAN IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

more stalking Rika footage, after 1st autograph session:
automen M2U00216 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn-NRi27dds#ws)

THEN!! after the Fashion Show, Rika appeared to answer a few questions!!!??!  :panic:
automen M2U00232 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL0MFyQ_DcA#ws)

After 2nd autograph session, me and Hart chased after her one more time. saw her posing!
automen M2U00236 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcTigsyMfMY#ws)

EVERYONE!!

(http://picroda.jphip.com/hp/jphip11050.jpg)

To make any H&A tour possible, there has to be MUCH more support for the CD releases to make that happen.
Go to http://Japanfiles.com (http://www.japanfiles.com/hangryangry) and http://HellostoreUSA.com (http://www.hellostoreusa.com/hangry-and-angry/) to buy the CD, and at all the Anime Conventions that they will appear at in the future.

THAT IS THE BEST way to make a H&A tour a reality. :jphip: :jphip: :jphip:

The whole Rika Experience Part Three was incredible, she is such a pro yet so down to earth to ALL her fans, here's to more to come!!  :otomerika: :rikabunny

I hope we can all experience her together one day! I'll write a proper report shortly so many funny details!! Like when she messed up saying Yossi instead of hANGRY. :otomerika: :yossi:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on October 11, 2010, 10:34:45 PM
this would probably be my last post in the chuuch. guess that sealed PB will probably remained sealed

all of those reports..and i was stuck at home being called a heterosexual..then beat up. not even going to get into it, regardless, there just won't be a tour..sides, we're not even good like the japanese crowd. we're just never going to have a tour, new album, or even them coming back
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Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: diav on October 11, 2010, 11:02:36 PM
this would probably be my last post in the chuuch. guess that sealed PB will probably remained sealed

all of those reports..and i was stuck at home being called a heterosexual..then beat up. not even going to get into it, regardless, there just won't be a tour..sides, we're not even good like the japanese crowd. we're just never going to have a tour, new album, or even them coming back
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CKD!  Don't be so negative about it!!  Be positive!  I'm sure if all the h&A, Rika, and Yossy fans out there support them, UFA will notice it and send them overseas again for a tour.

I think that Yossy and Rika are actually really surprised they have a good fan base overseas.  That would just make them want to tour overseas even more.  I think in one of their interviews, they both mentioned that they love how the overseas fans are different from the Japanese fans (in terms of how they behave at concerts and such).

Be optimistic about it!  I'm sure they'll have another tour soon.  If not a tour, then another single.  I think UFA knows that h&A are attracting fans outside of Japan, especially since Dan Merlot is a pretty well-known DJ in the States/Los Angeles too.

...
THEN!! after the Fashion Show, Rika appeared to answer a few questions!!!??!  :panic:

...//cut for length!//

The whole Rika Experience Part Three was incredible, she is such a pro yet so down to earth to ALL her fans, here's to more to come!!  :otomerika: :rikabunny

I hope we can all experience her together one day! I'll write a proper report shortly so many funny details!! Like when she messed up saying Yossi instead of hANGRY. :otomerika: :yossi:

omg.  Rika. so. cute!
Cat-o... cat-o-wa-ru-ku? lololol I love how she pronounced 'catwalk'.

"FASHION CHECK!" ahahahahaha, man, I love that part.

What surprised me the most out of the video was Gashicon's voice. LOL  I didn't realize it was so deep!  Hahaha.

AND YES TO A NORTH AMERICAN PERFORMANCE.  UFA, please show Central Canada some love. lol  :wub:

AND YES TO THE REPORT ABOUT HER SLIP-UP WITH SAYING HANGRY.  Ahahaha.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: kjpop on October 11, 2010, 11:03:47 PM
ZOMG I JUST GOT HOME FROM NYAF AND RIKA TIME THIS WEEKEND ZOMG ZOMG ZOMG

I'll edit this post after i collect myself and find my camera LOL

BUT IN SHORT, IT WAS THE MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCE OF MY FREAKING LIFE!
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Novaforever on October 11, 2010, 11:38:18 PM
*dying slowly*


Got home a bit ago, been collecting and reviewing pictures.  I have no video cause my cellphone sucks for that and my camera is a turd so nothing good from that either.  I have a few decent pics from my cell, plus my friend took pics for me.  Woo!

Rika at panel.  Me and kjpop were second row centaaaah!
(http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/185/1009001334.th.jpg) (http://img529.imageshack.us/i/1009001334.jpg/)

The original Kill Me Kiss Me outfits as worn by real life goddesses.  No cameras were allowed, but I took this on my cell as I pretended to be texting.  Hence blur/poor lighting/general suckage.  But at least it was something.
(http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/3651/1008001929.th.jpg) (http://img530.imageshack.us/i/1008001929.jpg/)

Giant wall 'o  H&A at the fashion show.  Me coyly touchin' their boobies as it will be the closest I'll ever get.
(http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/8572/66962437592281894632911.th.jpg) (http://img820.imageshack.us/i/66962437592281894632911.jpg/)

Did a selca with Gashicon cause she was really sweet.  She took time to draw me H&A and talk to me even though her booth was madness.  I want to give her all my money for her clothes.
(http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/9584/1009001446.th.jpg) (http://img833.imageshack.us/i/1009001446.jpg/)

Group shot!  Us and wota + new fans~!
(http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/392/1009001648.th.jpg) (http://img710.imageshack.us/i/1009001648.jpg/)




Too much to talk about.  Too many stories to tell. 

Highlights


1.  kjpop and I walked up to Rika, we were first in line for autographs on Friday.  I asked her in Japanese to do 'Hapiii~' with us.  She did.  We peed our pants.

2.  At the fashion show, they asked if we would go to a US tour.  I started screaming and fist pumping, so kjpop joined in.  THEN RIKA JOINED IN.  All 3 of us fist pumping for America tour = priceless.

3.  Her asking where to eat and us yelling "pizza cone."  We then explained to her the culinary delight of having pizza shaped like a cone.  She said she wanted to try it.

4.  Giving her a traditional NYC souvenir of that New York City shirt from Glee.  Haha.  She smiled and thanked us a lot~  Also gave the same shirt to sumi-chan from the j-wotas.

5.  Meeting up with jphip peeps  REPRESENT!!!  Dinner out was great fun even if I was about to pass out from exhaustion at that point!

6.  Going out to dinner with all the j-wota.  It was an effin mind blowing cultural experience.  I can't even.  We learned so much about how they view their fandom of Rika... I could write a book on that 4 hour dinner haha. 



Kjpop has all the hot vid action etc.  I'm sure she can fill in the gaps from my shoddy numerical listing.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Hart on October 11, 2010, 11:53:50 PM
Working on uploading my pics and vids of Rika this weekend. If you happen to have me on Facebook then you would have seen the massive collection of pics that I took on Saturday.  :D

I do hope that Ishiyoshi will come back, hopefully to perform. Still waiting for a new album or single.

And ckd:

STOP WHINNING!!

There will be other chances to meet Rika, Yossi, and other idols that you like. With that kind of negative attitude you'll never accomplish anything.

I only have 1 (minor) regret out of this: I haven't shown off my japanese to Rika. Next time I'll be more prepared.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: lilcazza on October 12, 2010, 02:15:15 AM
Hahahaha daigong xD “oooh that guy saw me”
“I’m not a good stalker, I’m not a good stalker” hahahaha xDD
“we’re not crazy, we’re just perverted” LOL

And I hate you all for meeting Rika AND Gashicon D:
Gashicon so cool!! Love her style~ And we already know Rika's awesome xD

And that last video... “oh she saw us!” “way to go, daigong” xD

Glad that you all had LOTS of funfunfunfunfun!!!! WHOOO!
Yossy instead of hANGRY = WIN xD


YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! WHOOOO JPHIIIIIPPPP!!! :D
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: kiwichan08 on October 12, 2010, 03:40:34 AM
SO yeah.. I went to NYCC/NYAF on Saturday..... It was a CRAP LOAD of people there.... and had to endure a lot of sweaty people pushing and shoving.. but even so... it was all worth it...
because of Rika LOL.
She was absolutely WONDERFUL. She was just SOO CUTE and SOO ADORABLE!!! The way she talked, moved, smiled, laughing, got embarassed.. EVERYTHING was SO CUTE and just *spazzes*.
She def. knows how to make fans go crazy :D (like my friend Aki (kjpop) XD XD she was dying)

I really hope that there will be a Hangry and Angry tour. So please people, support and buy the CDS!!!!!!!!

H&A need an American Tour!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Jeshu_1444 on October 12, 2010, 04:15:14 AM
THERE WILL BE H&A TOUR MY FRIENDS!!!!!!!!


I'm 1ooooo% sure!!!! :yossi:
(at least in North America)...so STAY POSITIVE 'cause the GIRLS are gonna be there  :cow:
I've just died after seeing all the Rika's stuff you gathered  :imdead:
CONGRATULATIONS guys...EXCELLENT JOB!!!

PS: Awww...Rikachan saying Yossie instead of Hangry!!! :wub:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: youjok on October 12, 2010, 02:10:37 PM
NYCC NYAF Hangry Angry Fashion Show
NYCC NYAF Hangry Angry Fashion Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8ktFaKAl2I#)

New York Comic Con & Anime Festival 2010 in pics (part 1)
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/10/new_york_comic.html (http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/10/new_york_comic.html)
(http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/music/comiccon/2010/53.jpg)


NYAF/NYCC Day 2: Saturday Oct 10, 2010
http://community.livejournal.com/egl/16359254.html (http://community.livejournal.com/egl/16359254.html)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5071531823_993e45df96.jpg)(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5071533015_aecbbaa3ca.jpg)
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: kjpop on October 12, 2010, 03:50:20 PM
LOL So i had every intention of posting these pictures/videos up last night but I seriously just couldn't keep my eyes open ahah I guess this is better late than never!

So I arrived in NY around like 9AM and seriously, the first thing I spotted with Novaforever while we were walkin' along the streets of NY was a hANGRY & ANGRY street banner thing. LEGIT!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00047.jpg)

Then after grabbing some pizzacones (REPPPPPIN!!!) to fuel up for the rest of the day, we headed over to the convention center! We dropped by the h.Naoto booth in the comiccon section and seriously, Gashicon was just chillin' there in the booth, folding clothes, taking pics, signing whatever you wanted her to sign! SHE WAS SUCH A SWEETIE!

Afterwards, we made our way to the NYAF section of the con and literally loitered and SAT our asses down in front of the kinokuniya booth at least 2-3 hours before Rika's autograph session LOL Call us crazy, but hey LOL we wanted to be first!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00066.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00065.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00069.jpg)

Rika had appeared like at least an hour to 30 minutes before she was supposed to sit at her table and I caught sight of her before many other people did. LOL I think what gave it away was my hyperventilating LOL I seriously started to like cry ahhahahah xD This was like a split second encounter and she walked backstage somewhere with her posse ahah

I'm first in line for the Firday autograph session and I brought my guitar for her to sign! Despite being obviously jetlagged (as mentioned by the several workers manning the booth) she was nothing but smiles! Really, she was smiling from ear to ear and was sooooo happy to see everyone.

SPEAKING OF HAPPY! Novaforever asked Rika is she could do the "Happy" pose with me and her and she TOTALLY did! It's such a shame we couldnt capture that moment on video (DSFHSLHFLKSFLKSFSFLSDF*%&*($#($#^#) but let it be known, Ishikawa Rika did HAPPY~ with us! ahha

石川 梨華 Ishikawa Rika Autograph Session (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyRiCbuIe2I#ws)
Ishikawa Rika 石川 梨華 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wTzltZs4kI#ws)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00072.jpg)

And my guitar <3 Now to get Yossi to sign it and gashicon to draw H&A on it! It'll be so complete!~
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00129.jpg)

After she signed our stuff, Nova and I jumped back into line LOL cuz we're just that hardcore hahahha This time around, her manager ( we think she's the manager anyway lol) finally warmed up to us and we seemed to have gotten a less than silent seal of approval from her ahha YA BABY, NETWORKING! I got my Sadistic Dance CD signed by rika as well this time around. After us, there was pretty much no one left so Rika was gonna be off her way~ But of course, like crazy rika ninja fans we were, WE DASHED after her LOL Dai was with us too LOL We seriously tackled and dodged every person in our way to keep up with Rika. We kept a safe distance mind you, cuz we're crazy but not stupid =P We finally let her go through the escalator and she caught sight of us and waved back <3

After our mad dash around the con, few pics were taken (i never got around to taking one of my own of the crew T__T sad times lol) and we were directly off to FIT to see the H&A exhibit. Oh wait, jk about not taking a group pic LOL it's a bad and blurry shot, but whatever lol

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00113.jpg)

hANGRY & ANGRY @ FIT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLbZwmZXEis#ws)

That picture that I recorded in that video was seriously EVERYWHERE! It was on 3 different doors and 3 different walls, IN ADDITION to that one in the video. The girls are getting madddddd reps! and here's the pamphlet they gave out at FIT:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00082.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00083.jpg)

The exhibition was really baller! I didn't take any pics cuz the security was all up on my grill while i was there, so i decided to just sit down and admire the view. They had this video on rotation down there and thank lawd they did!

HANGRY & ANGRY LIVE CIRCUIT 2010 "Sadistic Dance" #1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq9w8b90_Rw#)


Iight so here's day 2! I swear I'm good luck or something LOL cuz seriously, we once again arrived to the venue MAD early. We managed to get through the clusterfuck of people and got to the entrance of the area where rika's fashion show was going to be. While waiting outside, we found a station/exhibit table inside that had this awesome H&A towel/picture thing from their Kill Me Kiss Me video =D

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00096.jpg)

AND AS IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH! Once again, I caught sight of RIKA walking RIGHT PASSED US! She recognized us from the day before, smiled and waved! SHE HAD NO WIG ON! I REPEAT SHE HAD NO WIG ON! She had her regular, GORGEOUS TO THE MAX lightish brown hair (seriously, that woman is only even more gorgeous in person AND PETITE TO THE MAX!) and regular casual clothes on. Seriously, we were FREAKING out LOL and she walked away towards the area where the fashion show would be and we stood there as our legs gave out LOL

We made a mad dash to line up for the fashion show and we were, as always LOL, the first people there xD

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00101.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00102.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00103.jpg)

I found these girls waiting in line with us cuz i seriously got bored just standing there LOL They were legit yo~
(http://i53.tinypic.com/fjq9ms.jpg)

FINALLY we walked into the venue and here's the intro vid that was playing:
H&A fashion video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXVEmzj452o#ws)

After the models did their thang~ OUR GIRL APPEARS! LOOKING HOTTER THAN FIRE AND WORKIN THAT CATWALK LIKE NO OTHER! Note: I freakin' LOVED the music they played LOL

(blurry pic from my phone >_< sorry i was trying to work 2 cameras at once ahha)
(http://i55.tinypic.com/2liybtf.jpg)

石川 梨華 Ishikawa Rika APPEARS! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytip0LV7vHQ#ws)

Then she walked away LOL but Gashicon came out and had a Q&A and she was mad sweet! I kinda regret not having enough battery life on my camcorder to record her segment =[

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00107.jpg)

Afterward, rika's manager got the crowd PUMPED for her appearance so we were like WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WOOOOOO! etc etc LOL Everyone was like RIKA RIKA RIKA~! but the manager was like, "There's no rika here!" and it was awkward silence. Then the lightbulb just flashed above my head and i screamed, "ANGRY ANGRY ANGRY!" FWAHAHHAHAHHAHH success!!!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00109.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00110.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00111.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00111.jpg)

石川 梨華 Ishikawa Rika Interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ytcwdhcmw#ws)
石川 梨華 Ishikawa Rika Interview pt. 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oN9HVW85yg#ws)
石川 梨華 Ishikawa Rika Interview pt. 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f6sRuQnkhE#ws)
石川 梨華 Ishikawa Rika Interview pt. 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewJMTTpNtMg#ws)

OH LAWD! And here's one of my favorite videos recorded from that 1st interview segment. Even though it's a bit shaky and obscure, Novaforever and I started fist pumping around 0:33 when she and i are screaming DO ITTTTTT! ahhaha It's mad shaky cuz i was fist pumping too LOL but she made eye contact and totally fist pumped with us HAHAHHAHHAHHA This is also the part where it was strongly hinted that H&A was up for a North American USA tour. I SAY YES! SPREAD THE WORD GUYS, LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN! :jphip:

石川 梨華 Ishikawa Rika exits the stage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TeTJlSPIGE#ws)

After that mad intense screaming, we lined BACK up ONCE AGAIN LOL for her 2nd interview session LOL once again, front of the line (we are so crazy xD) Gashicon randomly appeared out of nowhere at one point ahhah and she signed stuff and drew stuff for Rika ahha we LOVE her =D

(http://i51.tinypic.com/v47y4j.jpg)
(http://i51.tinypic.com/2uj0fi9.jpg)

And we ran into Dai again and he started pimpin out what he brought/made lol

(http://i56.tinypic.com/vielj5.jpg)
(http://i54.tinypic.com/24lohdv.jpg)

Ran into this chick who was rockin out a 3nin Matsuri outfit! she was legit!
(http://i51.tinypic.com/2nk3lll.jpg)

Anywho, now it's time for the personal Q&A. I only got to take one picture throughout the whole thing with my camcorder because I tried to record the whole thing. The ones i took from my phone were MADDD blurry ahha I could only upload the 1st bit where she was walking in LOL cuz the other half was 48 minutes long. Be patient, i'm uploading that half via megaupload haha

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00114.jpg)

石川 梨華 Ishikawa Rika Q&A (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QaC3v-Z8Pw#ws)

After all that silly fun LOL We went back in line to ready ourselves for the 2nd round of autographs. We went in line twice LOL EVEN IF THE LINE CIRCLED THE VENDORS AREA! It was MUCH longer and a great turn out on saturday, but we still managed to hit Rika up twice! She looked  much more tired this time around =[ but she was still being a good sport about it and being all smiles =D What a trooper <3

Also, we got her a souvenir this time around from NYC =D It's the Glee NYC with splatter paint shirt lol Here's the message we wrote:
(http://i56.tinypic.com/swdeac.jpg)

GROUP PIC!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/digi5/DSC00115.jpg)

And that was pretty much it for the convention. We ran into the j-wota for dinner and chatted it up like crazy! They gave me and novaforever and our other friends some mad awesome insight on what Rika's like. They got me green with MAD envy when they showed us some pics from her dinnershows and bahhh i seriously wanted to cry LOL They got to shake her hand (which are apparently reallly really small and incredibly soft X__X) and she apparently smells heavenly LOL im boiling in rage xD

Anywho, I'm really sorry about my craptastic pics and my shaky videos with my obnoxious laughter/commentary. It's hard to keep yourself thinking straight when you're in the presence of perfection!

HANG TIGHT FOR THAT MEGAUPLOAD VIDEO! SO MUCH EPIC IN SO LITTLE TIME!

EDIT: HERE IT IS! 2nd half of the 2nd Q&A Uploaded!

http://www.megavideo.com/?v=MSL9TCKH (http://www.megavideo.com/?v=MSL9TCKH)
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Novaforever on October 13, 2010, 09:19:11 PM
I wrote up an editorial-type piece on the convention and Rika being a goddess at TokyoHive!

Hopefully getting the news of Hangry & Angry and their desire to do a US tour out there will help drum up more interest and support and make this a complete inevitability.  Plus many thanks to the jphip-ers like kjpop and ping who contributed pics for the cause!

Maybe it'll get people to check out jphip as well haha!


http://www.tokyohive.com/2010/10/ishikawa-rika-in-america-makes-special-appearance-at-nyaf-2010/ (http://www.tokyohive.com/2010/10/ishikawa-rika-in-america-makes-special-appearance-at-nyaf-2010/)
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Chibs on October 14, 2010, 04:42:52 AM
I wish I was there but i have to say, out of all MM, I think Rika has the best stage presence
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: jaysonnj on October 14, 2010, 10:15:51 AM
JPHiP World Tour 2010 part 812,653 just ended. Just saw Dai off to his hotel for the last time until he goes back to Canada. I'm still trying to digest this whole awesome weekend. Already looking forward to the next time.

So looking back, here are some pics from Friday at the New York Comic Con/Anime Festival

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Will post pics from Saturday tomorrow.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Kimuuu on October 15, 2010, 03:49:01 AM
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The rest of the pics are in my FB albums.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: differentstory12 on October 15, 2010, 06:26:05 AM
Woo Ive been so busy with school lately =( but reading your reports and seeing pics and videos make me happy  :twothumbs
Looks like you all had fun!

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 :lol: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


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Awww cute  XD


Wish I could have gone but the SMTown concert took all my money for a whiiiiiiiile XD
Rika looked so cute!  :heart:
Thats so cool how Gashicon drew Angry for Rika. Gashicon seems very nice!
I hope both Yossy and Rika can return to the US. Glad you all had fun! Thanks for all the pics, videos, and reports!
Oh! Also loved Rika's gifts. Loving the Red Bulls Jersey!!!
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: jaysonnj on October 15, 2010, 07:11:17 AM
Here are some of my Day 2 pics from the fashion show and Rika panel

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Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: daigong on October 26, 2010, 11:44:20 AM
GREAT PIX Jay & Kimmy with the super paparazzi cameras, captured the moment perfectly...didn't have to use my camera much myself, posing for pix like a supermodel haha

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v95/deathletter/jphip/NYCC/th_DSC_0047.jpg) :thumbup

CLAUD :heart: :heart: oh man...I screamed MIAMI FOR YA! XD

WHOA Novaforever, GJ with the article! thanks for the Tokyohive shout out! Hope you can do more stories on H&A and SPREAD THE WORD like butta on your breakfast toast :jphip:

kjpop EPIC recap, awesome NO WIG RIKA moment, shit I totally thought y'all were with us after the 2nd autograph sesh XD loving the GLEE gift - wonder what American shows she's watching now?

Falling behind in Da Chuuch...gotta post after much delay....btw
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(l to r) kjpop, Alex, daigong, Novaforever

FUCK! it was hard to put the week into words....I'm still overwhelmed we pulled all that shit off in the little amount of time (little over a month) to prepare. RIKA AND SHAQ'S ASS IN ONE WEEK FUCKiNG AMAziNG This JPH!P WORLD TOUR woulda been nothing without the HiPstaz to hang with, so instead of ending the recap with SHOUT OUTS. MAD PROPS! Let's throw em here first!!!

Ping my partner in crime, The Selca Master. SHIT HOMIE we been planning this for so long, thanks for being an awesome guide, going outta your way to pointing out all of NY's Finest views, driving us all around, timely txt's guiding me was too good. Next time gotta get some Chicken N Rice! jaysonnj my other partner in crime in Jersey, fun times and a great tour guide, mad props for helping me save money using transit and the hotel was awesome, I recommend to anyone who goes to NYC Loser87/MoMoSpaceCadet YOU AWESOME....fuck I was looking forward to meeting ya, hope to see you on the Starcraft Channel next year and lmao @ Ping dragging you out and your stack of coins, what a trooper, JPHiP needs you back Hart Long Island represent! Hart was definitely impressed with Rika's Ass Kimuuu my fucking homegirl, way to represent the H&A Movement. Hitomi Heaven Represent! Loved going all over the city with you even though our feet were in pain, we keep on getting into H&A's brains!! Kimuuu's gf I'd write her name, but I can't spell it lol but you so fun, great meeting you! almond FINALLY get to meet you after all these years, squashing all these rumors cuz YO I never avoid cute girls...if our feet were in pain, shit u were in heels most of the time! PROPS  for the funny stories too! kjpop & Novaforever y'all are fucking awesome. I had no idea y'all wrote for TokyoHive and/or allkpop cuz Ping said he knew y'all from Wonder Girls Spectacle, I'm just humbled y'all visit jphip and REP JPHiP SO HARD!!! esp. kjpop YOU SHIZZLIN, mad props for speaking and connecting with RIKA let it be known you are the first Chuuch of Charmy regular [POST R.I.V.E. lulz] that I've ever met in person...wish we coulda talked over Mai Thais, waitress top it off...NEXT TIME! WE FUCKING PARTY HARD ON THE H&A TOUR Alex, Kevin y'all be cool too, fuck the Ravens tho! Joe BIRD IS THE WORD! lol still had cans of Natty Light left Ramos my man from Philly, fucking we three time vets, here's to more! Rina the Robot FUCK! Wish we hung out more but at least got a hug <3 enigMatt the man with the epic camera, shit you shoulda been with us at the NYAF. Rika deserves the HQ Treatment but mad props for Son Dambi ass Linna2040 AGAIN always there at these events, you've been batting 100 the whole time, too bad work got in the way but thanks for ur deadpan takes.

To our fellow Japanese fans, we at :hipheart: again say
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(in the main pic - l to r: GOLEM, Yasu, hisshiy, Pori, GASHICON, Hart, almond, Me, Kimuuu)

Golem, Yasu, hisshiy, Pori, Sumiko and her mom, and Tomochan 梨華ちゃん最高!We are united for our love of ISHIYOSHI!! We hope to meet more great Japanese fans in the future like y'all!! I love your humble nature (the whole "YOU are the #1 Rika Fan" "No...YOU ARE!" cracked me up), thanks for the kindness, JPHiP loves you all. HOPE TO SEE YOU AND MANY MORE in 2011 H&A WORLD TOUR! esp. Mae-chan

And to all the HiPstaz who followed the adventures in da CHUUUUCH and on twitter/facebook - tru_harmony, Beecubed, lilcazza, diav, youjok, happycharmy, Jeshu, lady, shirenu, Masa, icey, tama and all...someday... I KNOW IT'LL HAPPEN (just like it took me fucking FIVE YEARS to hang with Masa and shirenu..lol, here's to next time it'll be sooner) but yeah...I always KEEP POSITIVE that we will be GOING CRAZY TOGETHER over Rika, hANGRY & ANGRY ISHIYOSHI 4 LIFE!! :jphip: Like my boy KT says, you just got set out a plan and make it happen.

Last but not least, on behalf of JPHiP.com, daigong would wish to thank MISS ISHIKAWA RIKA YOU ARE GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!
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梨華ちゃん最高!

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

To the UFA Management & Staff, MS. GASHICON, the NYAF staff, big thank you for making this all happen.

If I forgot anyone, FUCK ME. MY BAD. ITS 3AM. JPHiP in my heart :jphip:

ON TO THE NEXT ONE....cuz I was almost finished writing a MIND BLASTED recap and article for JPHiP NEWS (http://news.jphip.com), even transcribing and writing details of the Q&A but my laptop got the blue screen then froze up :tama-mad: so had to redo it. Then youtube wiped out all my videos LOL so I reupped em, edited the posts...made a new channel, strictly for our H&A stalking footage! http://www.youtube.com/user/JPHiPHnA

Here we are at the FIT after the First Autograph Session:
JPHiP @ FIT M2U00225.avi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Jr6gGogps#ws)

and the AMAZING Gashicon just drawing an ANGRY character on the spot, for Sumiko's card:
automen hANGRY & ANGRY illustrator designer GASHICON drawing ANGRY on card for ISHIKAWA RIKA ON THE FLY WHOA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wqYbLo8cxM#)

AIN'T NOTHING STOPPING ME FROM TEXTUALLY JIZZING ALL OVER THIS THREAD!! WHAT AN XXXPERIENCE WITH RIKA!! Gotta finish this, gotta catch up with all the Rika Happenings, big thank you to all who update Da Chuuuch! (youjok, 謝謝您) :rikabunny

The next projects will be in...

THE H&A TOUR SPECULATION / ANTICIPATION THREAD

Just a speculation thread! Just a preparation thread! GET THE WORD OUT kinda thread! Thanks to all the fan reactions keep it up!!! The more crazy we get the better!! Fuck lurking already...(unless you have school :P) that's like virtually sitting on your hands and doing NOTHING. FUCKING STAND UP!! I NEEDS YA!

Personally, I wish there were EVEN MORE FANS like in Thailand when Yossi was overwhelmed...those who were there in NYC did their job and showed Rika our :rockon: so I love y'all for repping....but middle finger in the air, life can be so ridiculous, so my job is never complete...we must get the word out. we must save our moneys for THE NEXT ONE.

http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=21728.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=21728.0)

THE H&A PIMP / STREET TEAM

Now that all these concerts, conventions, and JPH!P WORLD TOURS gonna take a break for a while (unless KT and JFC decided to come visit me for Grey Cup next month xD) I can at least concentrate on this.

http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=25324.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=25324.0)

Like Yaz said, I can't do this alone - and we are the BASE of THE MOST HARDCORE Rika Ishikawa, IshiYoshi, hANGRY & ANGRY fans. I put my balls on the line because I see every single day with my own eyes the amazing shit we do and WE CAN DO. BRING H&A / ISHIYOSHI / RIKA / YOSSI / H!P back overseas close to your area! SUPPORT!!! BUY!! TALK!! TWEET!! ETC.

YOU MAKE SHIT HAPPEN! LET'S GO :jphip:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: daigong on October 28, 2010, 11:26:46 AM
snipped out of my recap from the HiP Joint's JPH!P WORLD TOUR THREAD... (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=1046.msg802187#msg802187) plus additional photographs & commentary (in video/audio lol) by jaysonnj, Ping, kjpop, Kimuuu, HartAKL85 for :hipheart: Productions

Day 2 | Friday (2010.10.08)

Met up with Linna2040, who had to crash cuz she was in a hostel. Texted Mae and she was like sorry didn't contact u so busy, "send me joyous Otaku's photos orz only Rika chan can heal my tiresome days.. Lol" ;______; my Rika homegirl!! :heart: The MISSION was set - be her and all of Chuuch of Charmy's EYES & EARS for NYAF and bring back more awesome RIKA memories!!! So met up with Jaysonnj for breakfast and headed to the city for some New York Comic Con / Anime Festival!! Got our passes and it was like noon with like zero line so there was plenty of time to kill. Dropped off a stack of  business cards at the Press Office and just walked around and around. Went to the h.NAOTO booth and DAMN! shit was plentiful yet mad expensive. Lots of accessories and familiar H&A plushies too. Only hANGRY mascot was there and I groped him/her and was like "Who are you man??" The girl there said ANGRY mascot went for a break XD Checked out the Kinokuniya booth and FUCK. The "Bento" box was just the lunch box deluxe CD/DVD plus a bunch of other stuff you see at HelloStoreUSA.com (http://HelloStoreUSA.com/hangry-and-angry/) Funny to see just across from it a pile of AKB48 books.

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Ran into the Japanese fans again! Big hug for Tomo The Translator! Golem! Sumiko and Mom! There was new dudes "The Oldest Rika Fan Ever" hisshiy and a younger dude Yasu, who knew of JPHiP and Masashi-kun :jphip: Good times! and later a big dude Pori, whom I think I saw in Finland. Got em all to sign the pop up card. Met up with Ping down at the Press place and found MoMo too. Chilled around until we went to check walk around some more until it was time for AUTOGRAPHS

Got there like an hour before and YO! met up Japanese fans again and my boy Hart! Then BEFORE YOU KNEW IT Jay was like "It's RIKA!" surely right behind us THE GODDESS HERSELF strolls in with entourage to check out the autograph area - place was super cramped - and we could not fucking believe GOD had arrived and and we're all going fucking crazy, fumbling for our cameras to capture the moment. I got like right front and centre within inches of RIKA and noticed a bunch of crazed fangirls beside me and WOOOO I KNEW it had to be kjpop (whom totally squeezed her head) and NovaForever!! Then like a breeze, they went the opposite way and FUCK me and Hart went after em, this man kept turning around and we were like OH SHIT SHIT they spotted us, and we were like weaving through the crowds and down the escalators until fuck we lost em XD

IT HAS BEGUN.

We went back up and met up with the others again. I showed the others the JPH!P Gift Bag and the OMGASS Red Bulls Jersey. Background story was in the AJAX Chat I linked Rika wearing a Redbull T-shirt Yossi got her in Thailand (cuz in Rika's blog, she had been obsessed with drinking Redbull) Ping was like "Hey! We have a New York Red Bulls team for MLS" and I was like THASSRIGHT. Thierry Henry had recently signed up and I was like FUCK LET'S GET HER A CUSTOM JERSEY. Something I wanted to do before for Seattle and Finland but had (a) no budget (b) no time. An MLS Jersey was modestly priced for an authentic looking one. SO BLAM:
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We kept on the look out again for Rika to appear, it was even getting late then BAM! she shows up behind us and we failed again XD We learned that they were only going to sign stuff you bought at the Kinokuniya booth so the 24 and Happy PB's and stacks of Rika photos I brought would have to wait for next time ;) FUCK I was both excited and nervous, like only the SEXIEST WOMAN ALIVE could do that to you. I had prepared an Oilers bag filled with goods repping JPHiP's CHUUCH OF CHARMY. Yaz was there to translate, and I told Rika I was at the Seattle event and Yaz said "Oh, she remembers" and I'm like "Gifts for you from overseas fans!" and I began pulling gift after gift from the bag like a maniac as Rika's face was like WHoA~! tru_harmony's Ode to LaLuna CD "Band from Philippines, they open for hangry & angry" Rika kept checkin da goodz, Beecubed's Rika Guide, Rika totally lit up, flipping through the pages and ROFL'd at the eye winking page XD then I slammed her a can of Red Bull and Rika like groan kinda laugh then I laid out the Red Bulls Jersey!! GODDAMN!! I said like "New York Red Bulls...." showing her the front and then "ISHIKAWA!!" and Rika was all like DAMN SON! All the while they were saying buy shit to sign, cash register was at the the left. Rika and the Goods to the right where you enter so man I was completely confused and so I like got the lunch box and my wallet was flying everywhere, oh yeah keep the change....gave the rest of the Oilers bag to Manager (which contained some JPHiP goods) also fumbled out a business card and my hotel key flew out, Yaz had to give it back to me XD

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OH LMFAO WHAT A HOT MESS...RIKA DOES THAT TO ME.

Then jumped into a big group hug with the Japanese fans who were all like FUCK YEAH DAIGONG!! high fiving them all and I just collapsed. ONLY RIKA CAN MAKE DAIGONG WEAK!! <333

LOL aw man, even though the line was short and kjpop and NovaForever went back, I couldn't go back in line after pulling off a stunt like that FUCKING CRAZY so we just basked in her AWESOMENESS from afar...until they wrapped up the autograph session like 30 minutes early WTF so we were all like BYE RIKA!! And me and Hart chased after Rika again, this time not so blatantly close XD AND YEAH SON! kjpop and NovaForever and new friends - Alex, Kevin - right beside us! OH MAN I had to chuckle seeing Rika's Manager carrying the Oilers bag on her shoulder XD and when she got to the escalator THE FUCK WHOA!! RIKA TURNED AROUND AND WAVED AT US AND WE WERE LIKE WE LOVE YOU!!!! BYEEE!

HOLY SHIT...And we haven't even gone on to the MEAT of the New York Anime Festival and we all up in Rika's grill. TOO GOOD. More introductions and greetings from kjpop and crew and we met up with Kimuuu, gf, and almond at the Fashion Institute of Technology Museum (FIT) for their "Japan Fashion Now" exhibit display before it closed at 8 PM. Went throughout New York for blocks and passed by the LEGENDARY Madison Square Garden made it with half an hour to spare! Tomo was already in the lobby "The display is amazing!" And we walked around (No cameras at this point.) checking out dresses from yesteryear and "D'uh the display is downstairs" where the giant hANGRY & ANGRY doors were XD and there we met kjpop and crew were already basking in the glory of hANGRY & ANGRY's dresses. They played the same intro video that was on the Dohhhh Up streaming concert in Japan that tru_harmony went to. A few other GASHICON designed dresses were there among other displays...the others talked about their Japan / H&A Tour experiences but my feet were shot XD

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Needed FOOD and we went back upstairs and the Museum closed! lol they kept it open for us so we took a bunch of group photos. Then outside NovaForever was like "Maria says hi" and WTF you know JPHiP Crack Staffer O_Slave! and she called her up and I'm like "WASSSUP SANDO!!!" we parted ways with kjpop n crew and headed to the nearby Bon Chon Chicken. IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT. Holy fuck, the skin was crispy as hell like layers upon layers of skin. Whatever Korean method this was, shit was tasty. We got some spicy thighs and BLAMMO face on fire. Thank Beer.

Good times, walked back to the Port Authority shit talking about Mugen and Kei XD Planning for VEGAS! This was just the beginning. The next day would be MIND BLASTING.

Day 3 | Saturday (2010.10.09)

Got up early..almond had a migraine and Kimuuu's gf foot was hurt :( so me, jaysonnj, Kimuuu, and Linna2040 headed to the city to meet up with the others. HILARIOUS while waiting for Jay at the bank machine, this black guy working was like "Hey! like your shirt, I'm like part Filipino" to Kim's "I eat adobo!" shirt so that was XD strolling to the crowd who had already formed! My man HART! kjpop and NovaForever in the front REPPING! and Japanese friends too wowweewow Sumiko was head to toe in ANGRY gear so fucking awesome! We learned that YES you could bring cameras in so FUCK ME that really threw us off, the whole atmosphere was really relaxed and fancams for ALL!

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Doors open and we all rushed to the front for the Fashion Show. There was a screen with random models auditioning for the fashion show and maybe some H&A videos, I forget...when out came the H&A mascots bouncing around and the models came out to work the catwalk...pretty good, some were cute but the same tune Brit pop tune kept playing for the next 20 minutes XD and as they all came back out and did their final turn and applause YOU JUST KNEW....AND SHIT out came Rika aka ANGRY working the catwalk like THE SEXY QUEEN she is...in the sleeveless outfit reminiscent of the 2008 Sadistic Dance promos (http://picroda.jphip.com/hp/jphip00879.jpg) and she walked right down towards GOLEM oh man dude had the best seat in the HOUSE XD

automen M2U00231 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufbPgXlEpEA#ws)

SHAKING DAT ASS WITH SO MUCH SWAGGA!!! And like a pro! Rika gave it up to the models, and out came GASHICON to do her turn and everyone went nuts while Rika applauded. ANGELIA blasted from the speakers as Rika and the models went back in and it was time for the GASHICON Q&A

GASHICON @ NYAF Q&A 2010-10-09 - AUDIO http://www.mediafire.com/?zk2w3n4qt46zl32 (http://www.mediafire.com/?zk2w3n4qt46zl32)

We got a background story - that they were at the Tea Party at the FIT earlier this week. lol that I didn't even know, H&A characters were made from recylced parts. Yaz held the floor with the questions and basic introduction.

We were reminded of the exhibit is FREE The Museum at FIT, Seventh Ave at 27th St (212-217-4558, http://fitnyc.edu (http://fitnyc.edu)). Fri Sept 17, 2010 – Jan 8, 2011 - telling us about the 'Tea Party' panel they had at FIT, and what a fashion icon GASHICON is in the Japanese fashion industry.

Yaz: "What did you eat in the past few days?"
GASHICON (laughs) "Hamburger"

Y: "Impressions of New York?"
GASHICON: "The city is so cool, way too cool. So much fun and so many booths, I really want to go and SHOP!"

Y: "Ask her about her fashion? Are you familiar with the hANGRY & ANGRY Fashion!" WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
GASHICON explained that the hANGRY & ANGRY Brand is under H.NAOTO brand. They are based on the character and story first, then manga, then they became fashion. The story behind hANGRY & ANGRY is the two dolls were thrown away, then the professor picked up the dolls and revived hANGRY & ANGRY dolls. The fashion is based on the story, putting all the different used clothing together to make new fashion. The theme is ECO. Don't throw away any old clothes, they will be reborn into new, hANGRY & ANGRY clothes.

Throwing questions out to the audience!

Q: "How would someone from North America be able to work for H.NAOTO and H&A?"
GASHICON: (laughs) "Well first you will have to understand what's behind the scenes of H.NAOTO and the fashion H&A first, then you have better understanding about the brand then maybe we have something else more your character, keep sending resume, keep working at what you do."

And we learned she was at the booth all day, all weekend and we could chat with her, questions! AWESOME

Q: "So I wanted to know how the H&A illustrations become a part of H.NAOTO, were you working with them before or were you just an illustrator?"
GASHICON: "Once they have a character brand under H.NAOTO, that's how the H&A brand start, then they started the illustration of the character H&A, that's how it forms."

... then later this fashion dude came and helped with the mic and translations too.

Q: "Do you think you'll ever set up shop in NYC?
GASHICON: "If I ever have a chance I'd like to open up a shop, definitely, are you gonna shop?" WOOOOOOOO! we reply.

Q: "What are you personal feelings now that they have become a musical character because of the  MM becoming the H&A characters in person?"
GASHICON: "H.NAOTO deep communicated with music, I'm very happy to collaborate with the music fashion."

Q: "I wonder if Gashicon designs the fashion for the music videos, pick out them herself for hANGRY & ANGRY? Does she dress them up?"
GASHICON explained that H.NAOTO is coordinating and design their costume, the basic outfit is designed by GASHICON. H.NAOTO and those two girls from Hello! Project, we call them H&A Future, there are different brands. Costumes designed by H.NAOTO, character designed by GASHICON.

No questions WE SUCK! XD

Y: "What she is expressing through her brand and design?"
GASHICON: "H&A has very strong message as your see, the re-stitched to remake new born clothing, the concept. The new concept is MONSTER image, more kinda scary stuff. The new one H&A reborn new Fall Collection, so you see a lot of stuff in the Future."

It was getting kinda quiet so to liven shit up, they called on a special guest......"I'd like to welcome her!!" HOLY SHIT!!!!! "I hear RIKA SHE'S NOT HERE" ANGRY!!! HOLY SHIT OUT COMES RIKA so cute waves (in english): "Hiiiiiiiiiiiiii!"

automen M2U00232 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL0MFyQ_DcA#ws)

Y: "How did you enjoy the fashion show?
Rika: "So fashion show the last time I was at a fashion show was two years ago when I was invited by H.NAOTO and this time I was a guest of the fashion show, and it felt so great being out there."

Y: "So Gashicon, how did u feel, to welcome her a part of the fashion show: the first time inviting her."
GASHICON: "I was really happy to be able to invite her here."

Rika looks at Gashicon (in english): "Thank you."
GASHICON: "She was so cute walking up there on stage, I couldn't help but go 'Awww' backstage."

Y: "You heard the H&A Music along with the Fashion Show, how did u feel about it?"
Rika: "I was really happy to hear my music out there, listening to it, made me so excited, so energetic to go out there, even before the show started."

Y: "Is there a difference between performance and walking on the catwalk?"
Rika: "It's totally different. Walking up there on (Rika repeats in english) catwalk? CAT-A-WALK. walking up there, it's kinda embarrassing...."

and we all AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW'd KAWAII. This is a RARE OPPORTUNITY together on the same stage! QUESTIONS!!

GO KIMMMY!! "What's your inspiration for creating your designs?"
Gashicon gestures Rika to get up to do a FASHION CHECK! "So ANGRY is a GOTHIC LOLITA TYPE Character" and Rika, like a pro has her mic ready to comment too "kawaii" she adds...then Rika does a POSE like FUCK YEAH! sticking her arms out, Randy Orton-ish (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/a/aa/20070722054046!Randy_Orton_05_pose.jpg), "Black is a very strong image color for ANGRY, but another is blue so you know you're really far away....but the blue you see here is actually silhouette shadow art with design of characters and scenery and you can see ANGRY over here. Really gorgeous shadow art. And you can see ANGRY in the pendant in the mddle" and like a GOOFBALL does a hilarious pose again and trots back to her seat LMFAO

Q: "If you do manage to finally open a shop here in the US, ANGRY would you and hANGRY want to come and perform for its Grand Opening to celebrate?"
Rika: "I'd be glad to do if you all come out to watch."

WE GO FUCKING NUTS!! and Rika does a :rockon: YEAAAAAAAAAAAH! even GASHICON has to laugh.

HO SHIT...Yaz teases us "well you know they did perfome at Sakura Con in Seattle?" WOOOOOOOOOOOO "and in Europe?" WOOOOOOOOOOOOO "but they have not done one in North America" ...oooh..we GOT INSANNE! DO IT!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! And Rika FIST PUMPS AND WE JUST LOSE OUR BODILY FUNCTIONS HOLY SHIT.

Yaz goes "You're coming right?" and Rika goes (in english) "YES!" then she leaves "THANK YOU!! BYE!" RIKA WAVE!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO...Yaz gushes "Wow such excitement...."

Y: "I'd like to ask her a very unique approach, Fashion Design and Music Together, nobody has ever done anything like this before (oh really?) what is the next phase?"
GASHICON: "H&A are characters born in Japan but they are characters I'd like the entire world to see, in Europe, and in Americas, everywhere. And I think a great way to do that is to come to events like this and meet all of you so I'd like work hard to come to more events like this (giggle)."

Y: "H&A H.NAOTO brand has been visiting so many conventions, I saw many of your...what is the future for those conventions?"
GASHICON: "I will definitely come again!!"

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO we reply!

Yaz was so excited that there are US Sizes!! Booth 533 plus sizes for giant boobs and tummy ladies! A Canadian represents LMFAO, "if they open up a shop in NY, they should open up one in Toronto or...Edmonton." XD She told him "I can't do this by myself...you're gonna have to change from head to toe into h.NAOTO and dress like the fashion designer guy." SO FUN. Very entertaining panel even though we were obviously fashion noobs.

GASHICON MESSAGE: "Everyone Thank You for Coming Today! SEE YOU AT THE BOOTH!!"

GASHICON was so CUTE. WE GO NUTS as she leaves!! Really informative panel, and looking forward to future hANGRY & ANGRY shops opening up overseas! And the WEBSTORE opening soon!

We had a little time to kill before the ULTIMATE Rika Q&A OMGASS at a nearby stage, there was this Maid Cafe dance contest or whatever blasting SNSD? Wonder Girls? LOL KPop taking over! GASHICON was outside and drew ON THE SPOT this ANGRY character on cardboard for Sumiko and got us all to sign it. There we met up with Ramos from Philly, whom we met at Sakura Con and also AX so it was fucking a no brainer to come down for RIKA.

Doors opened up quick and I ran off for a quick piss, came back and they were taking group photos! AND WHOA!! There was Rina the Robot at the front for a brilliant hug and in a flash she vanished. Ah well, chalk up another HiPster met :P

Yaz came out and shit was ON. HERE SHE IS ANGRY! Rika came in the doors behind us and WE WENT FUCKING APESHIT!!

AGAIN we're allowed to record videos and take photos, threw me off....even though I had a ton of questions, had to film RIKA in all her glory!! The video I recorded somehow split into two files but it's 100% RIKACAM!!

Q&A Part 1 (click twice to watch)
http://www.megavideo.com/?v=JJ4OPGNZ (http://www.megavideo.com/?v=JJ4OPGNZ)
DOWNLOAD (http://www.multiupload.com/S876HIK07P)
Rika Ishikawa Q&A NYAF 2010-10-09 - AUDIO http://www.mediafire.com/?j2kkh0j4yqam93x (http://www.mediafire.com/?j2kkh0j4yqam93x)

Rika: "Hi Everyone!" (as she smiles and waves as we go HIiiiiiiiiiiii)

Yaz: "I believe this is your first time in New York"
Rika: "Yes! This is my first trip to New York!"

Y: "What did you do in New York?"
Rika: "Unfortunately, I haven't had time to walk around yet and really get a feel of the city, but what I can tell you already is that the buildings are so tall!!"

Y: "How many you guys are from New York? Where do you recommend her to go?"
We all shout random shit like: Yankee Stadium! (Rika has this ahh look) Fashion Museum! Times Square! East Village! St. Mark's! Statue of Liberty! Bronx Zoo! Ping's House!

Rika: "I would definitely like to go see the Statue of Liberty."
Y: "Is that New York or New Jersey?" and the crowd yells "New York!" but Ping and Jay no better "It's actually New Jersey" lol
Rika: "They have it in Odaiba, in Tokyo but it is much smaller though."

Yaz pimps the FIT, thanks to them they have the JAPAN FASHION NOW unbelievable, really shock...how many of you went there? and we all raise our hands!

Rika: (shocked look) "WOW! All of you already went! Well I just went yesterday (as Rika points to a  screen to her left) and there was an image of me as big as the screen over there so I had to take many pictures of that!!"

Yaz jokes "And please do not kiss or hug on the wall!" I DID! XD "..since last year, hANGRY & ANGRY really trying to collaborate with fashion characters and music together, really awesome and you can see the H&A video inside the museum...really nice thing to see!"

Rika: (the Pimp Queen that she is SELLS IT) "Yes, definitely for those of you who have not had the opportunity, please do and please enjoy!" (as Rika observes her mic xD)

Yaz asks her that she is on the banners and all over the wall, on display as a model, her thoughts?
Rika: "Honestly, I never imagined that in such a big city like in New York there would be such a big me as well, I'm really surprised. The only thing I'm sad about is that hANGRY couldn't come with me."

Y: "So I know she has been all over the place, United States, Europe, Asia, where is the favorite place?"
Rika: "Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! (as she does her hands to the side of her head stumped pose) America (asked where in America by the translator) Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! (again the stumped pose, even Yaz teases her and Rika laughs xD, Rika counting cities off her hand) Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Las Vegas....of course New York. (in english) New York Number 1!"

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Y: "How many of you saw her performance in Seattle? (WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!) So what is the difference between regular audiences, is this regular or irregular?"
Rika: "I actually can feel all your eyes on me (she does a sheepish laugh) whereas during the performance the lights are darkened, so it's not as obvious."

Y: "I'd like to ask her about the Future plans?! everyone looking forward to seeing..."
Rika: "Since as hANGRY & ANGRY we've already toured Japan and Europe successfully I think the next step really would be to do an All American Tour"

And WE JUST GO FUCKING INSANE!!! WOOOOOO as Rika double pumps her fists with us LMFAO. Then Yaz interrupts "...before, ask her to come to do this, how many of you guys come to the show everywhere!!" Weak Wooo's as we confused, like if we went to all their shows or will go to all their shows. "The whole tour?" "YES! HARDCORE! ROAD TRIP!! TAKE OUT A LOAN!!"

Rika: (shocked) "You really have gone to each of [my] appearances?" Us...uhhh. kjpop "huh wait me? I wish!"

Rika: "Well, if there is an American Tour, are you going to come?" YEAH WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO we reply.

Y: "And I saw at the Anime Conventions, I saw lots of fashionable people, the cosplay people, I'd like to ask her impressions of them."
Rika: "Well I know that first of all, the first time that I went to Sakura Con in Seattle, I was absolutely amazed to see so many people, either cosplaying anime characters or also when we did our live concert dressed, as today, either as hANGRY or ANGRY and I you know, I remember talking to hANGRY how surprised I was about that."

Y: "I see the two girls dressed as H&A Cosplay. You got inspired by them?" as the girls acknowledge
Rika: "THANK YOU!" (LOL more KAWAIIII chants as she takes a drink of water)

Y: "I know people know she transforms her character from Rika Ishikawa to ANGRY. How did she change her character."
Rika: "It's kind of a tricky question, but honestly, once I put the make up on and wear the clothes, I somehow automatically slip into ANGRY's personality, I admit I kinda get confused which one I am"

Y: "Also, I heard that ANGRY's character is violent, when she gets hungry and ANGRY gets angry, so is this the same way as real life?" [NOTE: this is the same joke Yossi/hANGRY used at Sakura Con 2009 in Seattle]
Rika: (giggles then serious, in english) "Yes.." (in Japanese) "...but don't worry I just ate lunch so you don't have to worry about me becoming angry." (I'm like aww and does a swaggalicious THUMBS UP to us!)

Yaz says she's cute and Rika busts out the CLASSIC "Yeayeayeayeayeayea" and in true fanboy form we all repeat "Yeayeayea" WOO!! EPIC!!

Rika: (does a :3) "I really can't show that, not here" lol and I go PLEASE! and she shakes her head, in english: "Noooooooooooooooooooo." (then laughs)

Y: "You gonna be in New York for a couple of days, what do you plan to do in New York?"
Rika: "Shopping, of course I wanna go around and see things but I have to buy gifts for family and friends back home, some Yankees stickers, I want to go see the Statue of Liberty and that tall building (she does this triangular shape with her arms...then a "OH THAT'S RIGHT" kinda gesture) the Empire State Building"

Y: "Do you feel any really big difference and other cities or any audience and other cities between New York?"
Rika: "One particular memory already, yesterday when I was walking around in my ANGRY outfit I was passing over the subway grates and suddenly there was a gust of air, reminded me of the scene Marilyn Monroe has (she does the classic soundbite WAOOOOWW!) and that doesn't happen in Japan because they didn't have the grates. 'Oh! I really am in New York now!'"

Yaz does one more Kawaii and throws it to the audience!

kjpop gets up first "I just wanna say, on behalf of everyone here, how much we love you" FUCK YEAH REPPIN Rika goes "I love you too" and kjpop busts into the Human Heart FUCKING CUTE KAWAII "My question is what do you think of the fans in the States so far?"
Rika: "You guys are so passionate! You guys are hot!"

Q: "First off, we all missed you very much last year in LA. Last year you couldn't make it and hANGRY could, this year it's the opposite. If you guys come through for a US tour, if it's possible could you try to stop through Salt Lake City (we laugh at the guy lol)... my friends little sister is 10 years old and she missed you...(awww).."
Rika: (in english) "Yeah!" (the translator "We'll definitely try!")

Q: "I was wondering which music video was hard to film, Kiss ME Kill ME or Sadistic Dance video?"
Rika: (again with the stumped hands to head pose xD) "I have to say the hardest to film was Kill Me Kiss Me because it was the first time I had to play the guitar."
Yaz asks us which video we liked better and we go BOTH!!! (it's very different vibe) We like BOTH!! (as long as they are there) Rika goes (in english) "ME TOO!"

Q: "Which song on Sadistic dance was your favorite to record?"
Rika: "Ahhhh....(as wipes her chin) Sadistic Dance of course, because, honestly singing it live is so enjoyable!"

Yaz asks us which is our favorite and we shout MR MONKEY LADY MADONNA ANGELA and then we go THE PEACE!! and Rika gets this shocked :O look XD

Q: "If you were to go to a Festival as an attendee instead of guest, who would you cosplay as?"
Rika: (gasps and crosses arms to think) "Sailor Moon... (and laughs embarrassingly as the crowd cheers) ..only because I kinda grew up with Sailor Moon but my favorite character is not Moon but Sailor Mercury." OHHHH THE REVELATION

Q: "I love you Morning Musume and Shuffle Groups, what is your favorite Shuffle Group that you were in?"
Rika: (with no hesitation) "Shuffle? (and she does the finger in a circle) 3 Nin Matsuri (and does the CHU POSE OMGASS DYING as crowd ASSPLODES) Chu! Natsu Party"

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Next question..KIMMY BUSTS OUT THE YEAH FUCK QUESTION: "Do you have any plans on doing a Hangry & ANGRY photobook?"
Rika: (crosses arms and does a FUCK YEAH look) "Oooh, that's a great idea and we'll have to think about it. I'll have to discuss with Yossi..uh (hand on face) ah WHOOPS I mean hANGRY."(LOL!! as Rika face palms in embarrassment)

Q: "You and Yossi, hANGRY and ANGRY how did u get together to form this group?"
Rika: "It's FATE!" (the fangirl is entranced by RIKA POWER, Daisuki! and Rika does a hug you pose) "ARIGATO!"

Next question from a girl dressed as Chun Li from Street Fighter, and Rika asks who it was and the girl goes "Do you like it?" and Rika gives her the Thumbs Up and points (in english) "Sexy! Sexy!"

Q: "Do you ever look back at miss your days being part of Hello! Project and Morning Musume?
Rika: "AH! I really love myself and try to support myself and so I always pull out the old DVDs to kinda empower myself and keep me going!"

FUCKING AWESOME ANSWER POSITIVE POWER :bow: :bow: We all go WOOOOOOOOOOO and she looks in our direction and does a fist pump and WE GO FUCKING LOCO CRAZY and Rika just cracks herself up at her POWER!! to get us batshit insane! XD

Q: "First of all thank you so much for coming all the way to New York there is so many of us that have been fans of you for a very long time not all of us get the money or the chance to go to Japan, so thank you so much for coming. Um, in the last year or so Seattle, LA, New York, Europe, it seems to be opening up to the Western World, JPop in general...how do you feel about opening to the west to your music and the reception of it and the future of it?"
Rika: (after getting some consultation from Yaz..) "Well the first time that I found out that our CD was going to be sold outside Japan, I was surprised more than anything else, it wasn't that I was happy, but I was really shocked and since then there has been all sorts of opportunities like being able to do a concert in Seattle or be able to tour Europe, and I have to say it's really amazing and endearing to me that there are fans who support us outside of Japan. And I would like to keep going everywhere, new places, not just places been before but meet new people and keep continue to spread H&A Fashion and music wherever I can."

Y: "How did you guys feel when you hear they release US album and they coming to see you guys?" we respond "Very excited. MIND BLASTED!" she adds "Do you buy American products? Many are Japan products, you are great supporter."

Q&A Part 2, click twice to watch
http://www.megavideo.com/?v=HZICT9DZ (http://www.megavideo.com/?v=HZICT9DZ)
DOWNLOAD (http://www.multiupload.com/XIXZGFCTZ0)

Q: "I know you have to keep stuff under wraps. Anything you can tell us about the next H&A Album?"
Rika: (LMFAO again fucking with us, in her cute sing song voice) "Ahhh, well I can tell there are lots that hANGRY and I really want to do...but I can't tell you" IS IT A TOP SECRET! a fan yells and Rika nods "Top Secret"

Yaz throws out the question "What do you want them to do?"

Fan: "Me? I just want another album" people scream Movie! "H&A movie where they're killing each other?" jokes Yaz. I yell "IN 3D" and Rika gets wide eyed :O "I have never seen a 3D movie myself...."

Rika: (asks us) "You guys have all seen 3D Movies?" and we like YEEEAAAH
Fan: "Go see one in New York!"
Rika: (with a shocked look) "Ehhhh??? (as she hyperventilates)...I'll have to think about it."

Yaz: "Is there any other musical interests you want to tell her? ...what kind of music expecting on the next album?"

ME: "HiP HoP!! Rap! YO YO CHECK IT OUT YO!!" YAWWWW NovaForever high fives me!! and Rika's like "Yo? Yo? But-but I can't really demonstrate for you cuz hANGRY will probably get mad at me."

Q: "I saw your concert at Sakura Con and it was completely amazing and we were wondering if there were any plans for more concerts, and if you were to choose a future city to come to, what would it be?"
Rika: "Well you know I've already done a European tour, so I'd guess would be America so I guess I would like do it here in New York?" WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo!! we go INSANE!

Y: "How many of you went on the European tour? The European Tour was hot too.." and we WOOOOOOOOOOOOO'd FINLAND!
Rika: "Thank you so much!"

Y: "Would you like to hear about the European experience...European memories?!" YEAAH!!
Rika: "I ate a lot....in Germany of course beer and sausage, Helsinki, Finland - um, oh, McDonald's (she laughs hard) In London, I remember eating some Asian cuisine I think it was Chinese food. AH! Fish and Chips!!! Oh I didn't get to eat Indian food when I was there. Of course, in France I had great wine. Yesterday in New York I ate soba, but it was really good. (does the shape with her hand) I just ate a pretzel earlier."

PIZZA! BAGELS! PIZZA BAGELS! PIZZACONE! (Rika laughs hard with Yaz) Yaz asks "Donut is famous in New York?" YEAH!

Rika: (turns the tables to us) "What should I eat in New York?"
kjpop and NovaForever scream "PIZZACONES!! Pizza shaped like a cone! OISHI!"
Rika: (with an amazed look) "OK!!"

We keep yelling: HOT DOGS! CHICKEN AND RICE! Rika goes "I would like to try that and Starbucks Coffee" lol but that's Seattle and she has this whoops "Oh really?" and looks up in the sky XD

Yaz goes back to the European Tour topic, "I thought the tour was really impressive, the audience was so amazing. I would like to ask what was the best memory."
Rika: (begins counting off her hand) "I have to say I really couldn't choose, because in all the four places whether it was Germany, Helsinki, Paris, London, the fans were so amazing, they were SO warm and receptive. They got really excited, so the concerts were so memorable I couldn't really choose."

Yaz mentioned the video before the concert, videos from Rika and Yossi's history, messages from other Hello! Project. Unusual and unique setting for the stage.
Rika: "Well I have to say they were showing a lot of early images of both of us, what was most surprising though, they found other members of groups that we've been with and they recorded their comments and memories and ran that and we totally didn't expect that, we were so surprised. It really is hANGRY & ANGRY now is because of our work we've been doing all along so it was really gratifying and I think the fans really enjoyed it too."

Q: "Will there be a possibility of a concert DVD for hANGRY & ANGRY?"
Rika: (gasps shocked and unsure, in english) "I don't know" (in Japanese) I don't know about a DVD but I can say we definitely filmed scenes backstage, definitely the performances onstage so there is film footage so I would like someday to be able to give something back to all of you."

Yaz mentions that there is footage on myspace and if we knew about it. methinks: LOL NO ONE USES MYSPACE.

Q: "ANGRY character is personal and what is the significance of it...." (I couldn't hear the question properly lol)
Rika: "I have to say the biggest difference after becoming ANGRY is we've been granted opportunity to have more live concerts and I love performing so that's been a great opportunity especially the ability to close the distance between me and my fans, to be able to be close to my fans, have been great. Personally though, becoming ANGRY hasn't really change me in terms of my personality: no."

Q: "What do you find different in the cosplay fandom in the different countries?"
Rika: (hmmm AHHHH...Rika contemplates) "I have to say in terms of Europe, there are a lot of punk girls and possibly gothic girls too, much more than in other places."

Q: "Find any Souvenir for hANGRY?"
Rika: "So when hANGRY recently came to the States, she bought me a T-shirt with the image of Red Bull so I'll probably thinking I'll get her a T-shirt in return."

The Japanese friends already turned around to me, head nodding "daigong" before the translator was even finished. When the translator goes "Red Bull" I shout NEW YORK RED BULLS! SOCCER TEAM!

Rika: "AH! I think actually a fan gave me something from them" and I go WOOOOOOOOOOO!!! and Rika ROFFLEs hard, double face palms as the crew goes DAIGONG!!!! and Rika face palms ONCE more for good measure "Now I remember....ahhhh"

Q: "What's your most funny story or interesting story involve meeting a fan?"
Rika: "Actually just today on my way here, I was kinda half Rika Ishikawa and half ANGRY I was wearing the clothes but I did not have the accessories on yet. And of course I had my natural hair which is brown as opposed to the black hair and I ran into a fan I was like (in exaggerated cute tone) 'Oh dear, might not be good.'" HOLY SHIT! It was the kjpop/Nova moment!

Q: "What's your favorite American artist, do you prefer any particular genre?"
Rika: "I do love American music quite a bit, I do listen quite a lot of it. Lately it's Katy Perry. I wanna become Katy Perry. She's so cute."

A fan shouts "You're cuter" Rika (in english) "THANK YOU!!" another fan "Katy Perry should become you!"...Rika laughs "Oh that would be kinda cool"

Q: "Do you have funny behind the scene stories, backstage stories?"
Rika: "Well hmm, I'll have to think about that because usually backstage sleeping, talking or eating." (Rika laughs)

Q: "I understand that of Ishikawa Rika  is a friend of Ayumi Shibata from Melon Kinenbi, will they ever sing together?"
Rika: "AHHHHHH Shiba-chan We are definitely still friends, and I guess there is still a little part of me that would love to sing with her again someday - but no plans."

Q: "I'm actually curious now, in Japan about American Music in your life, how does Lady Gaga play a part?"
Rika: "She's actually quite a hot topic in Japan, whether it's her fashion or her music (Rika does the "Po Po Po Poker Face") esp. the meat dress that she wore. I do like Lady Gaga, definitely."

Q: "Sorry if I scared you earlier, just want to say I really look up to you and hANGRY...just wanted to know how you expected the fans to receive you and you above expectations"
Rika: "Well, I have to say I didn't anticipate so many people coming to see me so I'm overjoyed, I'm really happy, you definitely have exceeded my expectations."

Y: "You fans are the best! You guys respect the artists, you stop the music YOU THE BEST"  WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Rika applauds!

Rika: "If I have one wish to make of you, if we do manage to have an American Tour, even just a solo concert concert in America, I hope that all you hANGRY & ANGRY fans out in the audience today will tell your friends and spread the word that hANGRY & ANGRY and all come to see concert or concerts!"

Q: "We were at the concert in Seattle, wonderful dreaming The Peace, one of my favorite songs, if you could pick one other H!P song as ANGRY which would you choose?"
Rika before she can answer, the crowd next door gets so loud, she looks to her right and does the ROCK ON pump fist with em "Are we winning?!" AND WE GO FUCKING LOCO PSYCHO CRAZY!! till she cracks up and has to pretend tell us to calm down "Thank You Thank you" says Rika in her english :heart:

Back to the question...Rika cups her hands in her face and thinks hard: "What would YOU like me to sing?" and we scream Shabondama! Do it Now! As For One day! DO ME NOW! Love Machine!

Rika: "I'll definitely think of one for the next panel that I do, I'll take all your requests into consideration and have an answer for next time"

AND BAM she waved bye, even stopped by to play with a baby in the back XD

BEST PANEL EVER!!! RIKA HIGH TENSION!!

With a few more hours to spare until the second autograph session, we grabbed some food. Went to the h.NAOTO booth and GASHICON was there! We got autographs and a group pic with the Japanese fans. Saturday's crowd was even crazier, you could barely move.

AUTOGRAPH SESSION PART DEUX!

The second time around, there was quite a bigger line up so GOOD JOB EVERYONE :thumbsup Rika Fan or not, gotta show her MAD LOVE. AGAIN Rika magically appeared cuz could not see a thing with the massive crowds. I like how peeps were giving her gifts too, like this one dude gave her a NY city guide (who I think knew Tomo, he was this Japanese guy - cuz I was like "Dude they cockblocked ya!" when they covered up our viewing from the side to see Rika and he ignored me XD) Got smart this time and just took out my H&A photos I bought last year XD no one was the wiser. almond and Kimmy bought these Rika FC Event photos which were HOT!! and I was like all fumbling and reloading my batteries "daigong so serious!" joked almond. FO SHIZZLE RIKA IS SRS BIDNESS Talked a bit more to Pori who DAMN I remember from Finland and I loved how the Japanese wota were like "You're #1 Rika Wota" no no "You are!" XD So modest! RIKA APPEARED so headed up the JPHiP CREW and went up to Rika and she goes to me "New York Red Bulls" and was all like trying to learn more sports from me! I was like Yeah Baby, check this and gave Rika the card signed by EVERYONE from Finland to NYC and she was like WHOA! look at the lil pics, ROFL'd cuz she recognized GOLEM with me and Masa XD Also packed it with an envelope filled with JPHiP pimp shit: stickers, bidness cards, wu-tang vs snsd pamphlet THE TOTAL JPHiP RIKA x HANGRY ANGRY EXPERIENCE was documented in that pop up card and it was finally delivered!! Again I high fived all the Rika Fanboys like we just won the World SERIES!! Golem showed me his H&A T-shirt signed with something like "ANGRY" and Power Rangers / Toku related. I need to study more Japanese next time or hire a translator. Tomo said she would write something for me, and I thought of something really cheesy like "Rika you're our inspiration blah blah positive role model" but I fell back asleep and DAMN I really wished Mae coulda been here, cuz I had envisioned her going up with me and talking Japanese for me to Rika - NEXT TIME HOMEGIRL!! Got a bunch of items signed as ANGRY, it's all GOOD BABY cuz it was signed by THE GREATNESS OF PERFECTION!! OUR FOUNDER AND INSPIRATION ISHIKAWA RIKA!! :jphip: Props Ping's buddy Joe for helping out! We've gotta think of a contest to give these away to some lucky HiPstaz!

AGAIN the autograph session wrapped up early, like people just stopped coming or they cut it off - I had no idea cuz I was just staring at Rika the whole time. Yeah they said "No pictures" but we got a bit of footage haha. So off Rika went and we waved frantically!! Thanked her for coming and me and Hart chased after her again XD just defying the mad crowd. This time, kjpop and NovaForever weren't with us XD so we managed to catch up with Rika and posse downstairs, they were actually taking photos of the NYAF banners as Rika took off her wrap. Me and Hart stood from afar soaking one last glimpse.

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FUCK well we lost everybody, we managed to meet up with Kimuuu and almond, and hang around long enough to say "Fuck that Stan Lee / Yoshiki press conference" cuz the line was ridiculous. jay went for a nap XD Ping went to check this anime chick... so we just went for some eats at the closest diner. Ping and Joe met up with us later and we headed back to the hotel exhausted as FUCK yet to think now, it would be almost exactly 18 months minus a day since I first saw Rika and here we were - all still astounded by such professionalism yet down to earth attitude that is RIKA ISHIKAWA

SPREAD THE WORD!

In order for hANGRY & ANGRY to continue touring across the world - we gotta generate the interest, THE HYPE! Spread the word and tell your friends and family about this awesome duo hANGRY & ANGRY aka Hitomi Yoshizawa and Rika Ishikawa!

Please visit the JAPAN FASHION NOW exhibit at The Museum at FIT, which is FREE: Fri Sept 17, 2010 – Jan 8, 2011. Seventh Ave at 27th St (212-217-4558, http://fitnyc.edu (http://fitnyc.edu))

Support hANGRY & ANGRY by buying their CDs and products at Japanfles.com (http://www.japanfiles.com/hangryangry) and HelloStoreUSA.com (http://www.hellostoreusa.com/hangry-and-angry/).

Get all pimped up for their NEXT CONCERT NEAR YOU with hANGRY & ANGRY Merchandise designed by h.NAOTO's GASHICON: http://www.s-inc.ws (http://www.s-inc.ws)

JPHiP.com is not affiliated with the above parties :hipheart: FOR THE FANS by THE FANS. HARDCORE. ISHIYOSHI 4 LIFE.
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: diav on October 29, 2010, 12:45:22 AM
EPIC REPORT, DAI!  Thank you so much for sharing!! =D
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: youjok on October 31, 2010, 02:43:10 AM
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Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: Beecubed on November 01, 2010, 05:48:19 PM
RIKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I   L O V E   Y O U !

Every time we hear back about everything that's happened via fan reports, I can't help but fall just that little bit more in love with her  :k-inlove: (I'm not even sure how that's possible now... xD).
And reading about it probably ain't anywhere as close to the real thing... getting to see her live... I can't even begin to imagine how surreal that must be!!!!!! *sigh*
 :rikabunny


Thank you to: kjpop (thanks for the wonderful, lengthy report! :D), novaforever, jaysonnj & the rest of you guys for all the videos, pictures and reports...  :bow:
Thank you guys so much!  :love:

And dai, you are such a legend!  :bow: The way you still manage to spill so much love over Rika report after report...  :heart:
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us here, I HONTO HONTO appreciate all the effort you've put into these reports... I had a blast reading, as usual. Downloaded all the videos and saved all the pictures, I have!  :grin:
Thank you for giving her the guide I made too!!! I'm completely stoked... she responded to it well, at least. Even she finds her fail-winking funny.  :lol:
Oh, and awesome t-shirt!!!!!  :rockon:

One thing I sure noticed...
ANGRY's catwalk =  :inlove:
Wow, for somebody who finds it kind of embarrassing, she can sure strut her stuff. Can't remember the last time ANGRY was so sizzling... hmm... maybe not since Top Secret vid...  :yep:
HAWT!!!!!!!!! And that killer smile... and all the posing and rocking out and everything...  :wub: :wub: :wub:

Her reaction to your 'awwwwwww's after admitting her embarrassment is absolutely DELECTABLE. Is she NOT THE CUTEST THING ON THIS PLANET?! Yep. Her, and her English.  :nya:

And you also gotta love how often she reps her hANGRY too. :otomerika: :yossi: Rika mentioned her a little more than expected...  :twisted:
IshiYoshi still going strong as ever, love it love it love it! Like she said, IshiYoshi/h&A = FATE!  :luvuluvu:
And thank you KIMMY for planting the seed of a h&A photobook into her head! Now let's just wait for it to take root...  wooo! :w00t:

And the Rika Q&A panel... wow. That was so much fun to watch. Rika is no.1 forever. I can't imagine another H!P idol getting up there in that much loveliness and just being so... modest, yet open and friendly and freaking CUTE. She really did seem to respond to you guys, and joined in all the fun and worked everybody up. What a PRO.  :bow:

I'm so happy to hear that she's eager to tour and perform for all her fans... even if it isn't Australia, it doesn't matter, as long as they'll still be doing things.

I'm definitely going to do what I can on this end. Spread the word... because God needs to be heard and appreciated, and we're the disciples to do her bidding and support her wherever she may go...  :grin:

YAY! THANK YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING AGAIN!
 :jphip:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: daigong on November 02, 2010, 12:23:22 PM
Time and time again, Rika is the consummate PROFESSIONAL. She is so sincere, taking time to answer your question, yet she gives ample time for EVERYONE. Even if you ask her something that would be like a "Yes. No" she just elaborates to make you feel like you didn't ask a dumb question even though you did XD Oh man, my stupid ones I do recall XD BUT SHE GIVES ME SO MUCH ENERGY!! with every performance and TV appearance and c'mon baby PHOTOBOOK. I know she's gonna deliver just in time for The Struggle XD

BUT SRSLY FANS like YOU Beecubed! give me ENERGY! You done Good!!! The Guide was so last minute but so worth getting a reaction outta her <333 Just keep the faith and she'll be in Australia, I believe it!!  :bow: :bow:

Replying from the "news.jphip.com" replies, cuz don't wanna be bumping...:P

YEAH kjpop lol, I wasn't looking at anyone else during the Q&A just Rika so missed u falling over XD or was that somewhere else? :lol:

TRU! DIAV! YOUJOK! CHUUUUCH GOERS! FEELING YOU! Gotta spread the H&A message out there. Gotta get some events happening at The Chuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch!! RIKA FANS UNITE! :otomerika:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: youjok on November 06, 2010, 03:57:46 AM
 :wub:
Rika Ishikawa Interview from New York Anime Festival 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Nr1lxxz6Q#)
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: daigong on November 06, 2010, 07:35:20 AM
SO CUTE :wriggly: interesting questions! I like the harajuku one. I LOVE how Rika was so embarrassed introducing herself, BUT YAWOO concert come back to the States. It's inevitable.
 
I really like this translator, very cute :heart: and I finally understood that H&A the Musical Group aka hANGRY & ANGRY future is just a "toned down" version of the H&A brand - cuz it's so violent and cannibalistic (I think that's the word she was trying to get at) - and IshiYoshi's characters are more punkish and cute. And the dude sounded like Ops XD

We should get CAZZA! to be ours when we do the interview with H&A :twisted: :jphip:
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: youjok on November 06, 2010, 12:06:57 PM
^^ So beautiful :k-inlove:
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Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: youjok on December 02, 2010, 05:38:10 AM
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Nihon New York - Episode 04.3 - hANGRY&ANGRY: Interview at NY Anime Fest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5-a3Fpf_OI#ws)
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: diav on December 02, 2010, 06:10:52 AM
Rika Ishikawa Interview from New York Anime Festival 2010 video
- Rika looked bored when they asked her about her MM graduation.
- I agree with dai, translator is cute.  XD
- I find it so weird how they call Yossy 'Hitomi-san'.  The first thing I always think of when I hear 'Hitomi' is the Escaflowne character. -__- Rika goes from Yoshizawa Hitomi-san to Yoshizawa Hitomi-chan. ;D
- I heard "Hitomi is pankish" and I thought "PANCAKE?!" lmao But she said punkish. :D

Nihon New York - Episode 04.3 - hANGRY&ANGRY: Interview at NY Anime Fest video
- lol h&A destroy the Statue of Liberty.  Totally did not expect that answer.  I was thinking more along the lines of Godzilla-sized h&A characters trashing NYC. :D
Title: Re: [NEWS] Rika Ishikawa Guest of Honor at New York Anime Festival (10/08 - 09)
Post by: daigong on December 03, 2010, 08:37:28 AM
AWESOME! Another interview :D

I like the interviewer's angry shirt hehe...haha yeah, that'd be the perfect plot for the H&A Movie