Twilight Coverage in Tokyo: Day 5 – Fan Meeting
The final event of the day – Fan Meeting! We rushed back into Garden Hall from the wet Chateau Plaza. It was soo ‘un-glam’ (unglamourous) carrying our 3 shopping bags and tripod in and out of the rain! We couldn’t leave them anywhere. Haha! One contained gifts for the cast, one with books and stuff we wanted the cast to autograph for TS and one, our banner – the red of the frame just bled cos of the rain.. Btw, Aishah and I wore dresses to suit the occasion with boots and heels. Its was a Twilight Event after all!
So.. we had to do our set up again. Aishah on video at the right side of the stage (2nd position) and moi doing the still photos on the left side of the stage, way at the back (11th position). So we had about 15-20 mins to adjust our cameras again. Everyone had a different POV this time and all of us (press) had to stand against the wall. The seats this time were reserved for the fans and they were numbered. I guess the fans would have a ticket of some sort that designated their seats.
After all the press people finally came back, the organizers brought in about 200 lucky fans who were chosen out of 2000 from all over Asia and the rest of the world. I think most of them wrote in when the invitation was posted on http://www.twilighter.jp a few weeks ago. The fans were all screaming with excitement and were in awe of the whole set up of the hall. They looked like us too….drenched and cold but relieved to be in the warm hall. Though the fans did stayed outside much, much longer. The first in the fan queue was there since the night before at 10pm!
While I was lining up for the press pass, I asked Aishah to get some footage outside at the plaza and of the fans in the line. They were cold and were having their meals in the line like us too… She interviewed a few of them and she saw some of the friends we met at the airport as well! Namely, Mayuka, Aki, Molly, Anna and Patricia! 
Okay..Picture time!!
Here’s the Japanese poster for Twilight!
The press with video cameras on the other side of the hall. And here are the seats that were numbered accordingly.
The AWESOME FANS started to file into the hall…
The fans were all EXCITED! Soo many “OMGs! OMGs!” heard from every corner of the hall. I think the ones in other languages were “OMGs” as well.. YAY for the fans!
When they were all finally seated, the announcer came on stage again to congratulate the lucky fans and to introduce the cast.
Taylor, Kristen and Robert’s names were announced to the booming sound of ‘Decode’ by Paramore. All of us fans know the song soo well and when it came on…..well…. THE SCREAMING STAAARRRTED!!!!! I also screamed..can’t help it lah! Decode made me do it!
Haha! Aishah could see the side of the stage from her vantage point and said that Taylor was hesistating on when to jump in…
He finally came out followed by Kristen ….
and Robert…. to the LOUD SCREAMS of the fans!
The cast’s entourage, ie, friends, families, agents and managers looking on. Wonder how come all of them have their arms folded…
Here the cast greets the fans again!
Kristen practices her Japanese greeting to the fans.
Taylor goes first again!
Ummmm…that smile again..I dunno what to say! 
Aishah kept on saying that Kristen’s stance was like a rock star here.. Joan Jett …The Runaways!!
Kristen is greeting the fans in Japanese! Her pronounciation was apparently quite good! Check out how proud the translator was! Well done Kristen! Impressive!
Robert is chuffed about something…. I wonder what?!
Oh my! There’s that look again…whoever the person that’s on the receiving end of that..Haha Good Luck!
The Q & A with fans starts!
First up – Taylor!
Going by the accent, I think the fan was from Taiwan, who asked Taylor, “What was the craziest fan experience so far? Other than the panty incident.”
Apparently, the panty incident was the craziest for Taylor. So he recounted the story for those who haven’t heard it yet.
Hehehe… Kristen and Robert look pretty embarrassed here. Well, you guys can imagine what the question was…..check out how everyone is smiling. 
a nervous Japanese fan asked (you can hear her sigh in the video) Kristen how it felt like kissing Robert. And Kristen asked back, ‘How did you think it felt?’ The fan replied something which I couldn’t hear. Then Kristen said,” SOO much better!!”. WOOOOoooOOOO!! The whole hall crowed and laughed! And Robert’s facial reaction was like, “Oh?” Haha! You guys HAVE TO WATCH the video because I cannot described it! Awesome answer Kristen!!
This fan asked Robert,”We were wondering about your future music plans. And if they have any of the blues sound to it?”
Robert answers,” Umm I dunno yet. I was writing some stuff over Christmas. I’m trying to write things that can work with a band. A little bit more rhythmic. Umm.. I don’t really know yet – I haven’t been doing too music to be honest. I’m so sorry its such a boring answer.”
And now the lucky draw begins… Robert, Kristen and Taylor will pull out 20 numbers from a box. These numbers are actually the seat numbers of the fans. So the 20 fans will have to come out to the front and play another lucky draw. After which, finally there will be 6 lucky fans who get to spend dinner with our 3 stars! COOLNESS!!
Okay here’s how the lucky draw works. There is a black box with red ropes hanging out of it. Each of the 20 fans holds on to one end of the red rope. While Robert, Kristin and Taylor holds on to 2 red ropes each. So the cast and the 20 fans will pull the red ropes as hard as the can till they find out who’s holding on to the other end of their rope. The pictures below has the cast waiting and watching the fans. Hmm.. but wait! Rob is winking at someone?! Who dat?! Who dat? Haha!
The 20 fans can be seen slowly lining up infront of the stage.
Let the game begin!!
Everyone including the cast starts pulling!!
Check out Kristen’s cheeky face when she sees which fan is holding on to her end of the rope! She’s looks cute here! Haha!
We’ve got our 6 lucky winners!! They are asked to get their bags and head on to the back of the stage where they will be led to a special dinner with our 3 stars!
The cast say their thanks and bids farewell to the fans.
And that was the last event of our Twilight Coverage in Tokyo. But no worries, there are videos too taken during the fan meeting!
We’re still busy editing the video done by the awesome Izzatee and she’ll post it as soon as she’s done.
For the whole trip, me and Aishah were both satisfied with the coverage we had done. It was even better when we had a surprise appearance of Martin Scorsese, Hugh Jackman and even bumping into Taylor TWICE before the premiere! We were just as surprised as you guys were!
We hope that the coverage that we have done has satisfied your Twilight experience in Tokyo. Keep on checking our site coz we might post a few outtakes. And thank you so much for visiting our website. 
Love,
AISHAH & MARIA.
you guys are amazing! This is so great. I can’t wait for the videos!!!!
March 2, 2009 at 1:18 am
Thank you so much for sharing your adventures!! Love your site.
March 2, 2009 at 1:30 am
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences in Japan with all of the Twi-fans all over the world. Thoroughly enjoyed the posts, pics & commentary. It was like we were there with you guys. Bravo.
March 2, 2009 at 1:40 am
your coverage has been terrific. I have very much enjoyed all of your pictures, descriptions and videos. How exciting to be able to be involved in this. Congratulations on a job extremely well done
March 2, 2009 at 1:48 am
@ Everyone: Thank all for your wonderful comments! This has been amazing. We never thought that it would turn out to be like this. Finally, Aishah and Maria are resting now (I hope!)
March 2, 2009 at 1:58 am
YOU GUYS ROCK!! What an amazing trip. Love your accounts on every event, you guys really made us feel we were there with u all.
Thank you so much for the great pictures, videos and stories behind your adventures in Japan
Sending all of you lots of hugs and kisses from twilighttilldawn.blogspot.com
Can’t wait for the final videos
-Driguerra
March 2, 2009 at 2:00 am
You guys are the best!
March 2, 2009 at 2:15 am
you guys are great!!
thanks for sharing us your experience
March 2, 2009 at 2:18 am
you guys are the best!
im so glad you had a fab time! and just want to thank you for posting your experience so quickly since im sure you guys must be exhausted after the event!
thank you! and i cant wait for the vids!! love your photos!
March 2, 2009 at 2:25 am
i can just repet what Driguerra was saying.. I really felt like i was there with you guys.. you made the cove story soooooo real it feels like i was the one standing there in the audience .. thanks again-from Hungary
March 2, 2009 at 3:27 am
Thank you. You guys did an awesome job. I’m now waiting for the videos.
March 2, 2009 at 3:28 am
Thank you so much for sharing everything with us!! I loved everything. I can’t begin to say how much I thank you. But I’ll try. =D Thank you!!! times a billion!!!
March 2, 2009 at 3:51 am
WOW! THANK YOU GUYS! We truly appreciate your comments and for taking the time to write us!
We are immensely glad and utterly happy that you enjoyed the coverage! Ultimately, we wanted to share it with all Twilight fans – mission accomplished!
Dun forget to check out the videos okay cos they say more than our pics!
@Izzatee & Nasyita Soo sorry I missed your sms! Was editing and sleeping and editing that I didn’t check my phone. Yup am a zombie now…
March 2, 2009 at 5:06 am
Thanks for the fantastic reports, photos and vids. You did a terrific job and I thoroughly enjoyed it all.
Kate, Ireland
March 2, 2009 at 5:09 am
Great way to start off my week! Check in again later to watch the videos!!
OMG!! Those lucky fans who got to have dinner with them…
THANKS AGAIN< GALS!!!!
March 2, 2009 at 5:57 am
Go team! You peeps are awesome, thanks for everything. It’s a lot of fun to check back once in a while and see what the twilight world is up to
–kel, nj, usa
March 2, 2009 at 6:13 am
Fabulous job ladies! Can’t wait to see the video. So glad you had a great time. Thanks so much for sharing.
March 2, 2009 at 6:30 am
Thanks a lot for you guys’ sharing!!!
You are sooooooo GREAT!!!
March 2, 2009 at 8:54 am
@ Maria: No worries
@ Everyone: Heh, I know you guys can’t wait for the videos! I can’t wait for the videos to be published too. Hang on, and I will published it for you guys as soon as i’m done with it
Thank you so much for being patient with us. We truly appreciate everyone’s comment and we’re happy too that everyone enjoyed our coverage
March 2, 2009 at 9:25 am
Awesome coverage! You guys did a wonderful job. love it!
March 2, 2009 at 10:22 am
Thanks so much!!
It was so fun reading your stories!
Thanks for all the fantastic pics
and videos!
Can´t wait to see the last videos too!
Way to go!
hugs from germany
March 2, 2009 at 10:40 am
GREAT Coverage!!! thanks!
March 2, 2009 at 11:14 am
Your coverage was so detailed and made this Canadian winter so much more tolerable. I wonder where the cast is now? Will they head straight to Vancouver now or will they take another break? I wonder if anyone has posted the karaoke evening yet?? That, I would love to see.
I loved your anecdotes and candid shots.
Thanks so much. Kirsty
March 2, 2009 at 12:01 pm
wow you guys are soooo amazingly lucky! like people have said above, thank you so much for all your amazing coverage and for sharing this with us – it’s as close as some of us will ever get! thankyou again from new zealand
March 2, 2009 at 12:10 pm
THANK YOU so much for all the trouble you guys went thru to make all these event available to us also. It has been such a WONDERFUL experience to keep up with your adventures, and to see the cast thru your eyes. I believe you have done a better job than most of the stream media in covering the event…such dedication! Many thanks again!
Best of luck in all you do!
March 2, 2009 at 1:36 pm
omg.. im so envy.. but thanks for these pics.. i missed it.
March 2, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Thank you so much for these awesome videos, photos and accounts
Oh btw, the japanese lady replied in Youtube that the questions she asked Kristen were :
{The first question is “how did you feel when you were bitten by Edward”?
The second question is “Which of Edward’s bite and Edward’s kiss did you feel better with?”?}
March 2, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Taylor is so cute when he is shy(: Thanks guys for the effort you put in for the Tokyo twilight coverage! YAY!
March 2, 2009 at 10:27 pm
You did an amazing job covering this event. Somehow you guys manage to capture the true emotion behind them when you take their photos.
March 3, 2009 at 4:37 am
Kristen couldn’t have pick an uglier outfit. The Guys look great in there suite and she wearing a t-shirt? WTF!
March 3, 2009 at 11:23 am
@ Courtney: Kristen decided to go for more casual wear since this is just a fan meeting. She changed three times, one for the Press conference, another for the Red Carpet and the Fan Meeting. The guys don’t really have to change since what they are wearing suits for all three events.
March 3, 2009 at 11:28 am
once again, thank you so much for your hard work on covering the twilight event in japan. you ladies are so awesome! from the photos of the cast as well as your sightseeing photos, videos, and your personal stories – i enjoyed reading/watching them all!!! this was the best coverage i’ve ever seen!
salamat!!!
March 3, 2009 at 12:11 pm
soooto f**king h
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March 5, 2009 at 7:32 am
Wooow! That probably was one of the best experience ever. Please could you tell me how were you able to participate in this conference? I appreciate you share your experiencie with all the fans around the world. Thanks!
March 9, 2009 at 1:33 am
Splendid coverage you guys!!! I really enjoy following your ‘full-of-luck’ story… Like some people had said, you made me feel like I was there myself… Kudos!!
March 9, 2009 at 3:47 am
@ Mirtha we wrote to our local film distributor who got us in touch with the organisers in Japan (Thank you!!). Luckily the event was confirmed. And a great thing too that Japanese organisers invited fans all over Asia to go to Japan! (Thank you!!)
Thank goodness for GREAT FRIENDS!!!
Mind you, Aishah and I have to bear all the costs ourselves. We had no sponsors whatsoever except for our families and great friends who lent us the video cameras and opened their home to us.
March 9, 2009 at 9:19 am
Times are chnaging for the better if I can get this online!
August 9, 2011 at 5:57 am