March 29, 1991, was an ordinary day. In an ordinary hospital in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture, a girl named Fukawa Mai was quietly born into this world. This is an unusual city with a population of only 170,000.
The city is large and small, there are no surprising scenery, and no particularly powerful people have been born. The people of Iwata live in this city leisurely and comfortably.
Mai Fukawa is the second child in her family. At this time, she had no idea that she would join the most successful idol group in Japan in the future, and she had no idea of joining the entertainment industry. When she was a child, she was just an ordinary person.
An ordinary girl with short to medium hair who is a bit childish, and she will do pranks from time to time to escape from the constraints of going to school and other things she doesn't like.
Mai Fukawa, who looked like this, first became interested in idols when she was in elementary school. At that time, Morning Musume was the most popular idol group in Japan, and Fukagawa and her classmates were naturally their fans.
At that time, Fukawa only had a so-called admiration for the concept of idols, but maybe at that time, the seeds of idols took root in her heart.
Art may be the thing that can change people the most. Ever since she came into contact with painting, Fukawa's character has slowly settled down, and the gentleness and leisure that comes from her hometown of Iwata have slowly been integrated into her blood.
However, as she grew older, her longing for the idol career became stronger and stronger. In this way, Fukawa spent her high school and vocational school studies while studying painting and dancing.
In the blink of an eye, she is already twenty years old. According to her level of excellence, she should be able to become an excellent fashion designer. Showing off her dancing at the company's annual meeting from time to time may be a comparison for her.
A good result. However, the seed called idol in this girl's heart has already taken root and drilled down hard. This energy made her stubbornly choose to go to Tokyo, a strange city, for one last pursuit.
own dreams.
If she doesn't pass the selection, she will definitely become an excellent fashion designer. With her extremely gentle character, she will definitely become a good wife and mother.
But there are no ifs in life. Fukawa Mai finally passed the selection and became an idol, and at this time, she was already 20 years old.
20 years old is definitely a very high age for an idol. On the day the selection was announced, for some reason, she had a particularly deep memory of the ages of the other members. 13 years old, 14 years old, 15 years old...compared to
Can these cardamom girls and I, who are full of dreams, be considered idols? Fukawa has been asking himself over and over again in his heart.
So, she began to force herself to train harder. In order to record a suitable personal introduction for the group, she prepared countless times. Faced with the vocal music that she was not very good at, she also used 100%
No matter what, age is always the biggest factor that distinguishes people. The older members such as Fukawa, Shiraishi, Hashimoto, and Eto naturally formed a group "Sister Group" that they can talk to.
After seeing their excellence, Fukawa once again made up his mind and decided to give his all without reservation.
Gentleness is probably the most important pronoun for Fukagawa. After getting along for a few months, if the members are asked to say words that fit the image of Mai Fukawa, most of the members will definitely say this word - gentleness. Fukawa's gentleness is not for
The superficial "tenderness" shown by establishing a good relationship with someone is actually a warmth that comes from deep in the blood and naturally infects others. It is the kindness that feeds Matsumura all-you-can-eat fried chicken nuggets every day.
She showed concern for sending her best friend Chuan Hou to school, and was willing to help Maya carry her luggage... Whether at work or in life, Fukawa always warmed everyone in the team like this. Compared to her sister,
Maybe she's more like a gentle mother.
However, fate really likes to play tricks on people. The so-called gentleness and hard work never seem to get the rewards they deserve.
The debut single, Fukawa Mai, failed. What greeted her was an "under" career that lasted for two singles.
"Under", just like its name, is always at the bottom in any aspect. And Fukawa's two friends are in the selection team, and even one of the seven gods of good fortune. Only then did Fukawa discover that what really tortures people is not strict
Training, but when they are very busy, you can only watch from the side - you are not even qualified to watch. Shiraishi, who usually goes home together, gradually breaks away from the team, and often keeps news of Qiao's practice.
Ben also visibly slowed down his response to messages.
Once, Fukawa was called to the filming site, but she was not asked to appear on the show. Instead, she was assigned a job: use a mobile phone to record the scenes that appeared on the screen during the rehearsal and give them to the members as details.
Although in retrospect, this was probably the encouragement and help from her manager, but to be honest, when she held her mobile phone and watched the members she was familiar with dancing the dances she admired so much and singing her favorite songs,
The longing song filled her heart with bitterness and sadness.
"For the members who wanted to overcome the obstacle between selection and selection, it was a time of despair and darkness with no light."
However, Fukawa was very unwilling, really unwilling.
When the second single selection was announced, Fukawa actually felt that she was about to collapse, but she still reached out to touch the members who were much younger than her, because they were younger than herself, so she needed such gentle comfort.
They. This is not the so-called moral kidnapping by society, but the emotions that continue to spread from her heart.
But she is not the Virgin Mary, who can receive all emotions like a god. When she is alone late at night, she often looks at the ceiling and sheds tears for some reason. Others say that she is a gentle and strong person.
And only she knows that she is actually quite fragile, but she is so gentle that she doesn't want others to comfort her.
And the girl named Oda City seems to be the exact opposite of me. Compared to her strong appearance, her heart really seems to be covered with a layer of hard steel. She has suffered the biggest blow, but she has not shown any signs of it.
Without wavering in any way. Looking at her back comforting the little flying bird, Fukawa really felt that that was true tenderness.
Everyone talks about gentleness, but what exactly is gentleness? Fukawa asked himself this more than once.
However, there is no extra time to think about this now. The only thing I can do is probably work hard.