Japanese Idols - Ai Shinozaki Official

Her manager, Mie, adjusted the in-ear monitor. "You don't have to do the new song. The ballad is risky."

Between songs, she spoke softly into the mic. "Everyone asks if I ever want to be 'normal.' But what is normal? School? A desk job?" She laughed. "I can't sing to 3,000 people at a desk." Japanese Idols - Ai Shinozaki

Ai looked at the empty stage, still warm with the ghost of light. "No. I'm just reminding them we're human first." Her manager, Mie, adjusted the in-ear monitor

Ai smiled—the same closed-lip smile fans called "mysterious." "The old me would've agreed." "Everyone asks if I ever want to be 'normal

Ai traced the words. Then she picked up her guitar and started writing tomorrow's first song. Would you like a continuation, a different tone (darker, more romantic, or documentary-style), or a focus on a specific aspect of idol life (pressure, friendship, rivalry, scandal)?