[07/01-07/04] MORNING MUSUME Guest of honor of Japan Expo Paris (who's down P.1)

[nimrod]

@ CDevil:
I'm not sure, its just a feeling 
Anyways: I rebooked my flight  to Wednesday (costs me 65 € more)

[Kea]

Hello guys, I come to clarify some points:

- The announced signing session (1st July, 11:30am, @ Fnac Champs Elysees) is not the JE signing session. It's separate from the JE, at a popular multimedia store. It's where H&A did their signing last week.

- JE has announced one signing session (or more, since, like Sh15uya said, JE used the plural) that will take place at the expo center. So if you miss the Fnac signing, you still have a chance to go to the JE signing.

- At JE, only official goods will be allowed for the girls to sign. Only one signature per girl (meaning: either you provide 1 item on which each sign [like a poster] or 1 item per girl [photocards, one for each] ).

- At the Fnac, not only will it be only official goods, but they may make it "album only" like they did with H&A. And in that case, you will have to buy the album there (and show the receipt to be allowed to get in line). If you already have the album 10 My Me, bring it and try to ask if they allow you to go with that instead of buying a new one.
For those who can, you may also want to consider buying the CD the day before (so as to avoid losing time when everyone rushes in to get in line), keep the receipt and all, and present that when you are to line up. If they tell you to buy it again, do so and bring back the one you bought the day before, they'll give you your money back.

Hope this helps some

I'll post more info when it's made available.

[SomethingWild]

One thing about the FNAC signing, expect prices for the album to be high. Last year, you had to buy a copy of an AKB48 single and they were priced at 35 euro, while the normal price is 1500yen/13.50 euro. I'm not sure it will be this way again this year, just giving a head's-up.

[arie]

Last weekend at the FNAC The Hangry and Angry album was 17.50 Euro and its 21 Euro at CD japan

[nimrod]

35 € for a single ?  this is madness

Was it the same price (17,50 €) at the H+A concert ? It was cheapter at the gig in Berlin MediaMarkt (12€) and 15 € at the concert. Can anyone explain me why there is such a huge difference between the countries?
Well its 21 € at FNAC now 

I hope that FNAC will sell the Poster


I hope that JE will announce the Signing Session soon  <_<

[Kea]

^ The H&A CD was 21 Eur at the FNAC the whole time and then on the day of the signing (or 2 days before) it became 17.50 Eur.
I don't remember the price at the concert, since I didn't even look at the CD and went for the rest of the merch (which was the same price as in Germany, I had written down the prices you provided ) so I think it was 15 Eur.

If MM's CD is 21 Eur now at the FNAC, it will be made 17.50 around the time of the signing, I bet. It most certainly won't be 35 Eur. I think the reason why AKB's CDs were so expensive is that they were the japanese version. FNAC will sell the american or european version of 10 My Me, so the price should be just like any other CD sold there (20 Eur is the price for a CD, 15 or 17 being the "green price" during the period of the launch of the CD. Mind you, some items stay in "green price" for a while).

[Wonderboy]

lol, the famous "green price"...

Ahaha, comme si la Fnac était toujours la valeur sûre...

[shirenuファクトリー]

OK Hi it's me again Tourist needs help
I just realized that our hotel is kinda far away from the train stop. OOPS.
Can you wise Paris people give advice on how to easiest get to and from the train stop to the hotel? I see some kinda railway or tram or whatever line on the map leading right to where our hotel is, what is it?



I tried to google for local transport info but no luck

EDIT: Now I got this: "The bus number 350 stops just 50 metres from the hotel, which takes you directly to Paris."
Ah I guess we can get with bus 350 from airport to Rue Anatole Sigonneau LE BLANC-MESNIL whatever the fuck that is and then walk to the hotel...
But I still wonder if we can also get to the expo the same way

EDIT2: OK apparently our way to expo includes 1. walking 2. bus 3. train, but whatever... I hope the local transport in France isn't crazy expensive... Maybe I won't be eating for the duration of the trip LOL...

lol this is like becoming my travel plan journal, sorry >o<
And wow this is all so complicated and stressful, especially cuz I can't speak French

[nimrod]

There will be a H!P stand at the expo   

HELLO! PROJECT (stand B.H.45)
http://www.japan-expo.com/fr/menu_info/professionnels_71.htm

[sh15uya]

^
^
yup the 350 seems ok
http://www.ratp.info/orienter/f_plan.php?fm=pdf&loc=bus_banlieue/300&nompdf=350&lang=fr
Roissy - Villepinte (parc des expositions) - Aulnay (garonor)
Maybe you'll need 2 tickets ( ~2*1.50€ ), but I'm not sure at all lol (zone thingy).

[nimrod]

I have no Hotel for the night from wednesday to thursday now. Do you know a cheap hotel/hostel near the Signing Session Place ?
Otherwise I would walk around this night through Paris 

[Kea]

^ There can't be any cheap hotel near that place, it's the Champs Elysees, the second most expensive street in Paris The whole area is super pricey.

[shirenuファクトリー]

OK I did another route search and it seems that all we'll need is bus number 350 to go anywhere (since it goes to centre too, in case we want touristing). I dunno why my first search gave me some wacky walk+bus+train thing to expo! (Actually, it still gives me that stuff, I think it's because it takes into account the time but I'm not looking for a specific time) HUHUH... I feel better now.

[SomethingWild]

# Signing Session Thursday 01 July
# Signing session Friday 02 July
Draw
# Signing session Saturday 03 July
First come first served
# Signing session Sunday 04 July
Draw
# Conference Sunday 04 July, 12h30-13h30, Main Stage

4 signing sessions!

[shirenuファクトリー]

^ Again, our plane leaves before the goddamn conference haha pwned
We could change the return flight but it's (at least) 50 euros >o< I guess we could discuss that at the Helsinki airport... I'm too much of a nervewreck to call somewhere...
Man, what was I thinking when I booked our flights Well I know what, I didn't think that they'd spread out the events so much. AHh I'm so stupid. I gotta remember this if there ever is a next time D:<

Seems like there is use for a 3day ticket afterall?

[twissie]

Does the "Draw" under two of the signing sessions mean that they're like lotteries? o_o In which case... ouch! "First come first serve" sounds better, but man... better line up early, I guess

[Kea]

^ It's a "yes/no" draw. You have one chance to draw per expo ticket (it means that they will put a mark on your expo ticket to indicate that you already drew that day. But if you want to try several times, you can buy several expo tickets, I suppose  ). But either way, even the draw will require that ppl line up early because in the bowl there will be a certain amount of "yes" and once they're gone, they're gone.


About the signing at the FNAC:
Franklin Roosevelt is the metro station (line 1, yellow line) near which the Fnac is located (see map beneath).

I researched the parkings around the area and here they are (in case anyone comes by car):

As you can see there are several parkings around the area. But they're probably just streets in which you can park. If you want an underground parking, it's this one here.

[shirenuファクトリー]

Um could someone please translate this? lol



It's from the expo ticket buying page D:

[Kea]

Miss/Mrs/Mr
Last Name
First Name
e-mail address
Choose a password
Confirm password
Date of Birth (day/month/year)
Do you want to receive offers from Fnac? (No)
Do you want to receive offers from Japan Expo? (No)

Private/Corporation (choose Particulier)
Don't worry about this line
Don't worry about this line
Number + name of street
Zip code
City
Country (scroll tab)
Home phone
Cell phone (just one of these 2 is enough)
Fax
Name this address (write "Home" or sthg, it doesn't matter)

[shirenuファクトリー]

^ Thanks!!

Hmm it didn't let me choose the days, gave me 2nd - 4th and I would've preferred 1st - 3rd jfoiewjofijw whateverrrrrr