Event       Pretty Express Summer Special
Location    Ueno Suijou Ongakudou
Date        2005.07.02
Time        12:30 - 18:00
Cost        2500 yen
Guests      Saaya
            MANY others

This was a VERY LONG singing event featuring 12 "groups".
It was supposed to start at 11:30 (and end around 15:00),
but it actually started around 12:30.
I left before it ended, but I heard it ended around 18:00.

This event took place in Ueno Suijou Ongakudou,
a large outdoor hall famous for idol events.
But photos/videos not allowed!

There were around 80 or more people in the crowd.

I went to watch Saaya, as she was performing as part of the Mixi Idol Unit.
Mixi Idol Unit was a group of five girls who formed a group just for
this event from the on-line community Mixi.

Mixi Idol Unit's stage began around 15:00, as they were the seventh
group to perform.  They sang Sekai ha Pi-po-",
"Hare Ame nochi Suki" (Morning Musume Sakura Gumi),
and "Happy Material" (Negima).
For the first two songs, Saaya was in the middle.
For the last song, Saaya was second from the right.

The girls wore a matching idol school girl outfit.  This was VERY cute.
Saaya also put her hair in twin tails.. EXTREMELY CUTE!

This was Saaya's 11th singing event.

After their stage, the Mixi Idol Unit girls went to the back of the
hall to sell some goods.
At the goods selling, photos were allowed (if the girls said ok).

I left after the Mixi Idol Unit finished their goods selling
(around 17:00), as I had another event in Akihabara.

I just took 29 photos of Saaya during the goods selling.
( 20D and 24-85mm F3.5-4.5 lens and 550EX)
Too bad photos weren't allowed during the event.

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Hitoshi Doi
http://www.usagi.org/doi/                                    doi@usagi.org