Official News of Sho & Miike & Fangirls in the "New York Daily News"

[joannakuang.livejournal.com]

Online article here: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2009/02/06/2009-02-06_horror_director_takashi_miike_unveils_ne.html

I'm guessing this accounts for something...for us "fangirls" to be mentioned in the New York Daily News (which "is the fifth most-widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States" as quoted from wikipedia) alone should be a feat. But the article even mentions Takashi Miike, Sho, and Yatterman which comes as a huge shock to me.

Mistake in the article:
"During an appearance Friday at the New York Comic Con, a convention employee said a huge throng of squealing Japanese girls jammed the floor - preventing Sakurai from getting to a booth for an appearance. Instead, he had to stand in a skybox and wave from the window at his fans."

Correction: We weren't all Japanese...in fact we were a huge mix of cultures and ethnicities alongside many international fans. As for the last part of that paragraph, I guess it's a matter of opinion. The only ones who really know are the staff and security.

Unfortunately, I didn't buy a copy of the physical paper this morning so I'm not sure if there was a printed article on Yatterman/Sho/Miike. I'll see if I can find an unsold copy at my local deli later in the morning.

Comments

[lady-mercury.livejournal.com]

I think it said a huge throng of squealing Japanese girls jammed the floor -- It probably was the only group of people he saw. I do not think it was in reference to the entire group of fans that were there to see them. Of course, I was not there to witness the insanity but... The employee probably saw a large group of Japanese (or asians) and said what he saw.

Or something.

I dunno. This whole thing is ridiculously crazy.

[shokim.livejournal.com]

The article was so biased that it only mentioned the Japanese fans. Such a generalization coz I think they equated the Asian fans (whether local/Japanese) to be J fans!

Hey you shouldnt be shocked the huge turnout of fans made the news - the organizers were freaked out werent they? I am only surprised all of you didnt make it into more local papers!

Thanks for the article link.

[yoh-kun.livejournal.com]

i just finished reading the paper and the only mention of cc i saw didn't include sho, so i think it's just an internet article. D: unless i'm blind and totally missed it, which is also very possible rotfl.

[hamidachan.livejournal.com]

lol. they would say that wouldn't they. my ethnicity is Bangladeshi and i'm a massive fan. i bet they would've said i was Malaysian or something...

[theahhmoment.livejournal.com]

I didn't go to the event but I'd hate other people to assume me as another race too. What needs to be out there should be "NOT ALL SHO'S FANS ARE JAPANESE!"