All members of the Elder Club of Hello! Project will have a massive graduation next March. The announcement shocked almost every hardcore H!P fans around the world. Protests were reported and below are some images of the protests in countries outside Japan.
China
(1) Chinese woman with a photo book.
(2) Crying fans singing Go Girl ~Koi no VICTORY~ - A Morning Musume song.
Tibet
United States
United Kingdom
(1) Nudist fans showing their support for Fujimoto Miki
(2) Fans marching in one of the streets in London
(3) H!P protesters trying to break the police barrier
(4) An elderly Hello! Project fan arrested by the police
Korea
Malaysia
(1) Most of the yellow-shirted fans
(2) Fans who were sprayed with chemical-laced water
(3) Police shooting tear gases
(4) A water cannon sprays a Nakazawa Yuko fan
Local newspapers reported no more than 50,000 turned out for the protest in Kuala Lumpur but our reporters reported the numbers reached almost 300,000 people. Police had set up roadblocks a day before so many were not able to join the protest.
11 batallions of Federal Reserve Units were on the scene to handle the protest. Tear gases were shot, chemical-laced water were sprayed to them using water canons for no reason. The fans continued their protest until midnight. KFCs and McDonalds reported increase in their sales octaruple yesterday.
Most of the fans wore yellow shirts, although none of the graduating members have yellow as their member color. It is a color symbol of H!P fans in Malaysia and the unity of fans which came from different races and religion. "Hello! Project unites us! Don't stop. Kami berjanji tak tinggal semayang" the fans shouted.
Al- Jazeera
- gawsh... no wonder it was a massive traffic jam the other day in KL. -mediaposter
- if u were wearing yellow top in Kuala Lumpur on that very day, u will be arrested without question. doesn't matter what u r. -Renaye
Thailand
Indonesia
(1) Indonesian women with their 2 months of fasting protest, starting yesterday.
(2) Youths trying to break into the Japanese Embassy.
In Indonesia, you can't miss every single protest everyday - freedom4651
Afghanistan
(1) Male protesters protesting.
(2) A Yaguchi Mari fan.
(3) More male protesters.
*Note: Although Afghanistan is a warn-torn country, they have internet access equivalent to Japan since a Japanese ISP aids the rebuilding the country by providing free access to the internet in every home. Unfortunately, Afghanistan don't have laws on illegal downloading.
Argentina
(1) An unidentified woman interrupting a photography section of world's ministers conference in Argentina.
gawsh...
no wonder it was a massive traffic jam the other day in KL.
wait...
were you in the protest?
In Indonesia, you can't miss every single protest everyday.
Real protest to UFA outside Japan embassy in Indonesia should be really funny.
ROFL
First time visiting your blog (maybe.. can't really remember all the links from intlwota).
But "Kami berjanji tak tinggal semayang" is a stroke of genius.
ROFL. Brilliant. Thanks!
Hmm. Maybe the eiled Elders can tour all those tourist hot spots.
Rad
i like the protest pic from china:
(2) Crying fans singing Go Girl ~Koi no VICTORY~ - A Morning Musume song.
haha~
if u were wearing yellow top in Kuala Lumpur on that very day, u will be arrested without question. doesn't matter what u r.