[BenC]

English Translation:
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A Letter to My Fans, with My Gratitude to Anime Expo Staff

Hi! This is Halko Momoi.
To all my fans in America, how are you?
I was delighted at being able to meet all of you at Anime Expo.
I was moved by how all of you came to my first live performance in America and cheered me on with so many encouraging voices and waving glow sticks. Thank you!
Many of you were also from countries outside of the U.S., like Mexico, Canada, England, etc.
I think it would be wonderful if I could come back to America and do another live performance.
I’m sorry for making you worry with the things I wrote on my blog, and also for canceling my autograph session to prepare for my concert.
When I received so many words of encouragement and presents at my panel, I thought to myself “I must make this performance a success.”
And all the staff made a promise to me, and gathered a lot of fans together to make it a fun and lively event, so it was a big success.
I am really grateful to all the fans, and to all the Anime Expo staff who worked so hard for me.
To all the fans who so wholeheartedly cheered me on, thank you!
I’m so glad that I was able to go to America, perform live for you, and see all of your smiling faces!
I want to go to America and see all of you again.
Until then, I will work hard in Japan, so I ask that you enjoy my works from here on and continue to support me.
Thank you very much!

P.S. – This letter was originally written in Japanese and one of the staff translated it for me.
Sorry, I can’t writing English well.

Halko Momoi

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English Translation:
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Next, My Gratitude Towards Anime Expo & Thank You to the Staff

Hi! This is Halko Momoi.
I’m sorry for worrying you with the stir that was raised by the things I wrote on my blog while I was in America.
But as you can see from what’s written in my blog now, I’m very satisfied with the good live performance, and I’m grateful to Anime Expo.
I was happy at being able to meet the fans at my focus panel.
I was moved by being able to meet the American fans, who have been cheering me on from afar.
I myself am deeply regretful at having to cancel the autograph session and other events in order to properly prepare for the live performance.
That was why, at the end of the concert, I signed and threw out the Anime Expo balls to the audience. I wonder if that was well-received.
I passed out a notebook to the staff, and everyone wrote a message in it for me. It has become one of my treasures.
Thank you for all your heartfelt messages. I was touched that there were even people who wrote in Japanese.
Both the U.S. staff and the Japanese staff were able to get along, and I’m grateful to Anime Expo for that.
Thanks to all your encouragement, the live performance I had after I returned to Japan was also a big success.
I’m thinking that it would be nice if I could go to America again to do another live performance after maturing more.
Let’s meet again then, OK?
Thank you very much!

P.S. – This letter was originally written in Japanese and one of the staff translated it for me.
Sorry, I can’t writing English well.

Halko Momoi

This post has been edited by BenC: 27 July 2007 - 06:15 PM