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Originally Posted by Nyororin
*ALL* of the publicity events have a ton of media in the room. They`re all there to try to catch some sort of blooper, or some sort interesting comment that is said only at one PR event. Basically, the SAME media people also run around to all 100 of these things, and ask the same questions over and over to try to get a special answer.
Of course, this event drowned out any of her proper behavior at all the other events. To me, it just really sounded like she was fed up with the whole media fiasco. As it seems she really did act normally at the other events, I am going to try to give her the benefit of a doubt on this one.
I can`t say I`m a fan, but the Japanese media is CRAZY recently, so I feel for her.
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I might be a little tainted by the bevy of American starlets who are breaking-down big time right now in Hollywood, so I am probably seeing this one with BEI-colored glasses. I do know that Japanese public people are worked to the bone. The American paparazzi is now a slave to the internet. Nobodys like Perez Hilton can become national media correspondents with a little saavy and a few exclusive pictures. Like Japan, in America EVERYONE carrys a camera all the time, so the value of the paparazzi has decreased, and then they need to make their photos more valuable by getting more exclusive shots.
You are very generous to give her the benefit of the doubt, Nyororin, and are probably sick of this story. I have only watched a couple clips on YouTube, so I don't know the scale of the impact in Japan, but I will say this. If she didn't want to go onstage THAT BAD, she could have said she had cramps or something, and it would have been out of the spotlight in moments. But when you get Wada Akiko calling you names on TV, you know you pulled a pretty big gaffe. The pressure, the media, the long hours...sure, but she wore that costume on stage pre-meditated, snapped her venom at people that didn't deserve it, and potentially damaged not only her own career, but the careers of the other actors and crew that worked hard on that project.
Maybe she is getting roasted, but she does deserve a little sting.