How to read the FC postcards?

Some people asked me on how to read the FC postcards for the tour/concert/LIVE balloting, so I did a little translation on that.
As for the performance details in the postcards, you can always refer to my entries here.


お申し込み期間
Lottery registration period

当落発表期間
Lottery announcement period

入金締切日
Payment deadline

チケット枚数制限: 1公演につき4枚まで
Number of tickets limitation: Maximum 4 tickets per performance

チケット代金 (税込): ¥7,500
Ticket price (tax included): 7,500 yen per ticket

チケット配送手数料(税込): 1公演につき ¥600
Ticket delivery fee (tax included): 600 yen per performance

システム利用料(税込): ¥250
System fee (tax included): 250 yen

決済手数料(税込): ¥210
Settlement fee (tax included): 210 yen



So, yes, for the Japanese concert tickets (not just ABC), don't be blinded by the basic ticket price because the all-in price would be higher. As example, for the current Shangri-la tours, if you won one ticket, the all-in price would be 8,560 yen. It's like Air Asia. LOL. Ooopsss. But it's still cheaper than the third party price. :)

How to join Janne Da Arc Official Fan Club?

On twitter, some people are wondering how did I join the FC, renew the FC and even join the FC ballot with my home address.
Actually, oversea fans CAN join the FC with their own addresses. Here is how you can join the FC...
(If you already have the form, proceed to the step 2.)


Step 1:

Send to the FC a self-addressed stamped envelope so that they can send you back the application form.
You write your address on a brand new envelope and then put a Japan's stamp on it (I lived in Kuala Lumpur, so I used a 90 yen stamp, and that was long time ago, you need to check at your post office the postage cost from Japan to your city) OR purchase an International Reply Coupon. After that you put the self-addressed stamped envelope into another envelope and address it to:

Janne Da Arc Official Fan Club -Save Us!-
c/o Dogenzaka Post Office,
Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo 150-0043,
JAPAN.

Or, you can just print this on your envelope;

〒150-0043　東京都渋谷区道玄坂郵便局留　Save Us！内
ジャンヌダルク・オフィシャルファンクラブ
JAPAN.

Then you post it and wait for the form to arrive.

Another way to obtain the form is to ask other fans if they have any extra form because this form is given out for free during ABC concerts (in the fliers) like this...




Step 2:

Once you have the form, you can fill it in. The form translation can be found here; the latest form doesn't have the space for email, so you can ignore that part.
You can fill in the form in romaji, don't worry about hiragana/katakana/furigana whatsoever.


Step 3:

Get Japanese yen in cash. 6,000 yen is needed (1,000 yen for registration fee and 5,000 yen for annual fee). Properly concealed it (I normally wrap the money with an A4 paper, to make it looks like a letter).


Step 4:

Put the completed form together with the properly concealed cash in an envelope and send them to the same address above. Use a normal airmail shipping method (not registered or EMS) as it's a PO Box address, no one will be there to sign for the delivery.
Now you can just wait for your membership card to arrive.
The FC magazine will arrive every 3 months; March, June, September, December.
The FC postcards will arrive during special occassion like New Year and also when a tour/LIVE balloting (lottery) is about to start.


You also can send letters or cards to yasu using the same address, just make sure to write "To: yasu" above the address, Janne has five members you know.

Regarding the renewal, they'll send you the renewal form together with the last FC magazine of your subscription year. Just follow steps 2~4, but this time, just prepare 5,000 yen cash. For the step 2, please fill in the starred sections only.