hi, Kagura!
i have to say, i agree with everyone here... so far.... <.<; i mean, no one has started bashing them for not wanting to come back, yet. and, like i said before, i wouldn't blame them for not wanting to come back, if indeed it is the band's decision, because i'm sure they would have a good explaination for it, and would tell -someone- what that reason is. besides, from what i've seen, it's far better to see them in Japan than here in the states. for me, seeing them here, i feel so sorry for them because they are so used to seeing more people enjoying their music, and here, there are only a few people in the entire audience that even have half a clue who they are.
as for the asian fans: that is so messed up. and goes way beyond 'uncool'. i mean, sure, saying (jokingly) 'it would be funny to sneak in/call their hotel rooms,' or 'i'm following them across the country,' but to actually go so far as to do those things is flat out disgusting. and, what the hell was Toshiya doing answering the hotel phone? he had a cell phone. if it was anyone important, surely that would have been the number they would have called, not the hotel phone. this is not going to come out the way i want, but... him answering the phone was asking for problems, especially after the first fan called. <.<; like i said, not how i wanted it to come out, but i can't really think of a better way to word that. moving on.... the whole following them across the country, they should have gotten pictures of the vehicles in different places, that weren't the venues, places that they were at on their spare time, and they had been followed to, and then had management request the fans to stop following them. when that didn't work, turn the images into the local police, and let them deal with the 'stalkers'. :haihai: at least, that is what i would have done....
they make enough money, they would have been able to pay the police to do something effective to tend to the problem without harming the fans. anyway, i'm ranting here, so don't pay any mind to what i'm saying if you disagree with it.
Kagura: sadly, it's because they are such a great band that they don't deserve any respect in the eyes of so many "fans". if they were nobodies, it would not be a big deal to see them or hear them play, so they would just be normal people, and would not amount to a whole lot. but, their fame and popularity has condemned them to disrespect by so many. the fact that they are practically gods on the stage and on camera, and damned them to be considered inhuman even when they are trying to be normal people like you or me. that, is percisly why i think of them as being the same as everyone else when they are not activly working. if i were to come across them walking down the street (yeah, right), i would think of them as just another person. if they look lost, i may try to point them in the right direction, but i would not go so far as to request anything of them, or to gape, or squeal, hyperventilate, or bounce. there would be no need to draw attention to them, and i'm sure they would not want said attention drawn to them. it is small things that seem to matter most to celebrities, especially musicians, and the small gesture of not freaking out and going fangirly when you see them on the street actually means alot to them. this is more true for those ones who are able to realize that their work is just that... a job, not their entire life. the ones who know that not every little thing they do is based on their jobs.
thank you for the translation, Precious4e.
sea monster spit: i want to see, but it will have to wait until i'm able to do it on my own computer.... <.<; i don't know when that will be.... v.v; maybe i can ask you about it then? if it's not too late by then?
*flying tackle* You haven't been here in so long! We've missed yooooooooooooooooou! *glomps violently* 
... I hate stupidly obsessive stalker types of people... makes life so difficult for a whole bunch of people, not just bands but everyone who is connected with them (and has to remember to keep their mouths firmly shut) and people who have to help 'hide' them. 
Poor thing. I didn't know that he had to go to the hospital for that. He sure does get hurt a lot.
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