Idol-cum-actress Aimi Satsukawa visited Daien Temple in Meguro Ward this week, dressed in a colorful kimono and offered prayers for her future, as part of the upcoming Coming of Age Day held to mark entry into adulthood.
Satsukawa, who turned 20 last August, said she had been preparing for the celebrations for two years. She wrote on a small wooden plaque that she hoped to become an independent woman, and said: “I want to experience various things while I’m in my 20s, and get married by 33!” When asked about drinking alcohol, she answered: “My face goes red after two beers, but I want to find out how much I can drink.”
Satsukawa will appear in six movies this year, including "Nakitai toki no kusuri," which opens on Saturday. “I love working on movies. It’d be great if I could win an award someday,” she said.
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MeanRingo
Wow, hard-hitting! Hope she didn't find out about the two beers thing before she actually turned 20.
noirgaijin
“I love working on movies. It’d be great if I could win an award someday,” she said.
No problem, you are already nominated and is a shoe-in for Best Redest Beer Face.
Sarge
Aimi is a cutie-pie.
some14some
Ebisu Beer should replace Koizumi Kyoko and hire Aimi for ad. business.
nath
How dare she!?! I am sickened by her defiance of cherished tradition.
techall
Trying to find out how much you can drink will certainly help her experience various things and may even lead to a shot-gun wedding well before her 33rd birthday.
TheguyNextdoor
What is that?!
jwills79
What is that?!
I want to know too!
toguro
I agree 100% with Sarge.
nath
If she knows that she turns red after two beers - she has already found out how much she can drink.
electric2004
Theguynextdoor: Depends on the language environment.
In Latin cum just means with. For example in summa cum laude.
LHommeQuiMent
Well it is called "Asian flush". It is due to an acetaldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency. From wikipedia:
TheguyNextdoor
Electric2004-
I know what they both mean, but in regards to the whole article....
It just seem appropriate that it was Idol cum actress. lol...and either way, this a written in Japan, not Latin...pretty sure they didn't know that.
Dennis Bauer
that sends a wrong message. (maybe they meant up and coming?)
timeon
finally I understand the missing link between idol and actress
cwhite
who?
Nessie
Properly puntuated, it means what Electric said. Add a comma and it means Ai Ijima.
Nessie
Properly puntuated, it means what Electric said.
ptolemy
“I want to experience various things while I’m in my 20s, and get married by 33!”
Haven't we who live here heard this from every other Japanese 20 year old. Is this like a set phrase they are tought to parrot back. I've heard this continually from young women for 12 years.
electric2004
It is funny that the numbers of comments seems to stagnate. Could it be that there is a dark force that strikes out to keep it vague?
Anyhow, a referring homepage of Satsukawa Aimi is at:
http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.2246.htm
A nice picture of her trying cosmetics is at:
http://www.tnc.ne.jp/aimialbum/200712_senzai/slides/04.jpg
Or search Amazon books for the title:
ラララ―佐津川愛美写真集
morical
electric2004: Thanks for those links. I'm looking forward to see her new movies.
Ardbunkl
"I want to be Independent ...(but also)... Married by 33"
What a beautiful smile in this photo! Well, I guess that only leaves me about two more years to figure out a way to stop being the American equivalent of a peasant/worker... I'm smart, I'm sure I'll think a sumpin. (Well, at least she wouldn't have to give up her "Independence" with a schmuck like me.)