Tatu Arrive in Japan, Press Ahead With Guerrilla Filming in the Capital ("ZakZak" - Japan)Time of publication: 26.06.2003 |
What's happening about the location?
The popular Russian high school girl duo Tatu, consisting of Yulia and Lena (both 18), arrived on the 25th on their first visit to Japan, evoking further "Narita Fever", following David Beckham's visit last week. They seem likely to generate a buzz with the filming of the video for their new song, which is the main purpose of this visit.
The two girls landed at Narita Airport on an Aeroflot flight at just after 10a.m. Both were dressed casually in trousers, with Lena wearing a t-shirt and Yulia a tank top. Yulia was bra-less and glimpses of the tattoo on her back could be seen. They smiled and waved at the approximately 300 fans waiting to see them.
A thrilled female fan who had awaited their arrival said "They're so cute! They're smaller than I'd imagined." However, with the girls having swiftly disappeared through a special exit, there were some who aired their disappointment: "I'm disappointed. After I went to the trouble of skipping school for this... I wanted them to be around a little longer" (a high school girl from Tokyo)
Their original visit, planned for April, was cancelled on doctor's orders, but they have finally arrived here. Before coming, they said "When we go to Japan, firstly, we want to eat sushi" and according to insiders, "their first job upon arrival in Japan could be to go to a sushi bar." The main focus of attention is their plan to film the video for their new song "Show Me Love".
Given that they were detailed on May 16th after filming a video without permission in Moscow's Red Square, their video shoot in Tokyo is the cause of some concern.
Universal, their record company, has already solicited applications from people who want to take part in the video and received a deluge of applications, with 35,309 girls applying for 300 places. Tatu's "brain", who arrived ahead of them, is in the process of choosing a venue for filming, but Universal said that, "According to the Russian side, the keywords are "bridge and steps", and they have shown an interest in the "Odoru Daisousasen (Bayside Shakedown)" movie, the stage for which is the Rainbow Bridge."
As of the 24th, neither the police station with jurisdiction over the candidate site nor the metropolitan government's ports bureau had received an application to film at the site. It looks like they intend to carry out "guerrilla filming", just as they did in Moscow. We can't take our eyes off them...
ZAKZAK (part of the Sankei News group) 2003/06/25
Translation by Lenochka0.
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