Star-Kissed Wishes is over, and my heart is still overflowing. Thank you to everyone who came to TwinBox AKIHABARA — and to everyone who was there in spirit — for making my very first birthday live a night I will never forget.
Something moved me before I even sang a note: everyone on the line-up wore a shirt with my birthday design. All of us, together — as if to say, we belong to each other. I don't think I'll ever forget that feeling.
Then came the collaboration block, and it still feels like a dream:
- Together with Nana of BUNNY☆PUP, I sang "Shiosai no Memory" from the drama Ama-chan.
- Then, as members of Dolly Pink, Futaba Miyuu and I performed the Dolly Pink song "Niwazakura."
- And to close the night, I got to sing "OIDEMASE" together with my dearest oshi and our secret special guest — Suzuki Kotone, an original member of FES☆TIVE.
I can hardly put that last moment into words. To stand there, singing beside someone I've admired for so long, was more than an honor — it gave me a feeling I had waited so long for: that I'm allowed to stand on this stage. That I belong here.
Thank you for giving me that. To every performer, to everyone who came, to everyone reading this — I love you. This was only my first step, and I can't wait to take the next one with you.
Aisaretai, aishitai — demo yappari aisaretai. — Ai-chan