Ayu arrived in HK on April 4th. The rumours say she arrived early because she'll collabrate with local artists... well, and shopping, yay.

News reports (thanks to wonderful folks at
AYUNITE! for translating <3):
Hamasaki Ayumi reaches HK, hundreds of fans stage welcomeJapanese Queen Hamasaki Ayumi arrived in HK this afternoon (4th April). Wearing a white full-body dress, she reached HK at around 1.40pm, with 10-plus bodyguards protecting her. Hundreds of fans have gathered at the airport to welcome their idol, and at the moment ayu went through customs, the peaceful scene suddenly erupted into chaos. Hamasaki Ayumi was very cordial, she not only waved at her fans, she also personally accepted gifts and flowers from them, and even shook hands with some. At some time, a weird hand suddenly reached for ayu’s chest area, luckily her bodyguards fended it off in time.











Arriving early to do shopping, Hamasaki Ayumi’s secret work with SammiJapanese Queen Hamasaki Ayumi, who will be holding her first ever concert in HK this Saturday, has suddenly announced her arrival today, and the reason is a collaboration with local artistes! Hamasaki Ayumi arrived in Taiwan one day early to prepare for her concert, and thus started a crazy idol chase. Same as before, she has used an early arrival tactic to surprise everyone this time! According to news, ayu initially decided to arrive in HK yesterday, but due to time constraints, she could not get hold of a ticket and hence had to postpone her arrival to today. She arrived at around 1.30pm, and her loyal fans decided to form a group to welcome her at the airport. As for ayu injuring her thigh during rehearsals for the Taiwan concert, news has it that it has already healed. Knowing ayu, she will be going all out to shop, especially for her beloved LV goods. She has also designated her first 2 days in HK as shopping time, starting rehearsals only on Friday. She will be staying at the Four Seasons Hotel, while her staff will be staying elsewhere.
Aside from shopping, ayu has arrived early for another purpose, and that is to meet with HK artistes to talk about collaborations. News has it that sponsor East Asia Record’s artistes are very eager on this, and have all requested to meet up with ayu. Such includes artistes like Sammi and Denise Ho. However, the details of this has yet to be settled with avex. On the night of the concert, a large number of artistes will be present to watch the Queen’s styles on stage, and celebrate ayu’s 9th anniversary along with her fans!
