 Hamasaki had three translators with her at all times and Shawn Yue had two.Despite the large number of translators present, Yue stated that it was hard to get close to Hamasaki on a personal level because of the number of people constantly around them as well as the language barrier.Although this was difficult for Yue, he stated in phone interview with On.cc that he and Hamasaki are now, in fact, friends.