It is official … I have just received an email from my dearest friend, Leslie Kee that includes the following excerpt:
"I am now working on the possibility to photograph our Superstar Nakamori Akina, as I am going through Ayumi Hamasaki to help me contact her"
He is currently working on his newest and biggest book called "Superstars" and he has photographed many Japanese stars on it including 安室奈美恵 and 石川さゆり . His interview and a collage was included in the newest Japanese Harper’s Bazaar January issue. You can also read more of the contents of the email and see a cap of the interview on my blog.
Hopefully, he will be able to finally get to Akina and include her in time for the publication. He has also previously mentioned his dream of photographing all the 80′s idols in a single book. He has photographed Kyon2 and Miho amongst the 80′s top idols and have spoken to Seiko once at a Karaoke for an hour or so (no, she didn’t sing). Matsutya Yumi is his close friend and Akina is the only one that he has yet to photograph and would really love to. He said that he will tell her about this big fan (me) that lives in Australia now and I will tell him to include everyone here too! He also said before that I will be one of the first he will notify when this dream comes true!
Oh! What a wonderful reality that will be when that happens!
Great News~~ It’s a super duper way to kick start the celebration of Akina’s 25th year in show biz ^^V I’ll pray doubly hard that the project will materialise.
OMG…this is great news~~ Seeing Namie’s pose and Sayuri(this is a BIG BIG surprise!!…I also Sayuri fan..hehe)…I am absolutely sure that Leslie will do a wonderful job on the 姫様。。。hehe…look forward to that…please ask Leslie to tell her that there is a bunch of us..here in Singapore and Australia who are always behind her!!!!!!! with all our soul, heart and money..hahahaha
Yes, Sayuri was a great surprise to me too! I will let him know to pass it on. Maybe Akina will say "Oh Yes! I know they made me a banner this/last year …"
Wow, that would be fabulous if your friend gets the chance to photograph Akina! Best of luck to him.
Also, don’t forget the die-hards over here in the States!