OMG YAMAPI
Had an exciting day today. Woke up just after 6 and ate pancakes, really wish I had syrup. Hung around the apartment for a while and did a load of laundry. At 9 went to the other apartment to see if anyone was moving. Kristi and I gathered Jenny into our group and traveled back to the Shinjuku City Office because she forgot her passport yesterday for the foreign registration card. After that we walked around a little bit then hurried to Yoyogi Park's small gym. One of the members of our favorite group was filming a television drama about basketball there and they needed extras to be fans. It was a long shot, but we got in. Were seated at the back at first, but soon moved to a different section and grabbed front row seats. We were above the gym floor, but since we were in front we could go up to the rail and cheer. We caught the attention of a team mascot and from a distance we all started joking around. At one point I made eye contact with Yamapi (the guy we were there to see) and my heart did a summersault. Since we love to goof-off Kristi and I began mimicing certain moves of members of the singing group that Yamapi is a member of. He caught us doing one little move and then kept glancing back. Then he caught us doing the deguchi man (the sign representing an exit, that the group likes to imitate) and he smiled and laughed a little, bobbing his head! He is known for not showing any real expression and we made him laugh!! After that for the rest of the night he kept glancing at us. It was really amazing. When it came time for the actors to leave everyone used the exit that we were sitting above. Yamapi was the last one through and since we know he is trying to learn english we called out to him "Come out to dinner with us!" He, who is not know for speaking to anyone, stopped, looked directly at us and thanked us, into his micr ophone. Everyone in the gym saw and heard him speak only to us!! It was so amazing *_* An old lady came up to us and asked what we said to make him speak to us. We were too excited/shocked to respond properly. Only three and a half days into my trip and the unimaginable has happened! I spoke with one of the top idols in Japan!!!!