Maaya's.net

I received IDS Newsletter #32 in the mail yesterday and it included an X-mas gift from Maaya (just in time!). Basically it was one of the dvds they send about once a year. The dvds are the only reason I continue to pay 5,000 yen for the fanclub membership.

The dvd includes video clips from Maaya's trips over the past year to Amsterdam and Egypt. There's also footage from her photoshoots for Ame ga furu and Kazeyomi. The newletter itself has a bunch of notes on all the songs on Kazeyomi.

I'm illiterate in Japanese, so if any other IDS members can translate the newsletter contents, I would greatly appreciate it.

I don't mind glancing over the Japanese for tidbits Merry christmas by the way - what a nice present!

The newsletter was mostly about the upcoming album - Maaya described the songs, who worked on them and how they were created and recorded.

hmm, I'm thinking about joining the IDS this year... how does it work?

5000 yen is certainly worth to get that kinda stuffs in ur mail... too bad i can't join in too.. *you have to live in japan to be one.. does that right?*...

[quote="kirei_lanford"]5000 yen is certainly worth to get that kinda stuffs in ur mail... too bad i can't join in too.. *you have to live in japan to be one.. does that right?*...[/quote]
No, you can live in other countries and still sign up. I'm in the US and dillpops is in the UK. I'm sure these are other forum people that are IDS members and live outside of Japan.

Of course someone outside of Japan won't get all the benefits of being a fanclub member (e.g. special concerts).

Megumi is also in the fanclub in France

what kind of stuff do you usually get for the membership? I hope I won't fill the forms wrong :3

You get a membership card, 4-5 (I think) newsletters per year, sometimes random small merchandise and sometimes a DVD. You can also buy official merchandise (calendars, T-shirts etc) from the fanshop, but they ship only to Japan.

but they do mail the newsletter and other membership stuff overseas right?

Yes they do ^^V that's how we get it - the only thing they don't send overseas is the goods from the IDS store (for some reason...)

just joined today :oops: hopefully there will be something waiting for me when I get home in 3 months