To my favorite idol. I am writing a letter for the first time.

Hello, this is my first letter to you.
My writing might be a bit strange, but I'm nervous, so I would appreciate it if you could overlook that.

This time, I would like to write about how I first encountered you and the first time I went to see you perform after you became my "oshi" (favorite idol).

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I first learned about you through Tenimyu.
I loved Tenimyu even before I met you, and I went to see every performance.
So, I didn't go to Tenimyu specifically to see you.

The first time I saw you in Tenimyu, you were such a perfect fit for the role that I was truly surprised.
I thought, "You've stepped right out of the original work, you're the real thing," and I believe you were quite highly acclaimed.
I've been watching 2.5D stage productions for over five years, but you were the first actor I'd seen who expressed the "2.5D" world so faithfully.

However, it wasn't until three months after Tenimyu that I went to see you as my "oshi."
It's not like you didn't have any appearances during that time, either.

Honestly, I couldn't bring myself to commit to supporting you.
I had burned out when I stopped supporting my previous favorite, and I had decided, "I won't support any more stage actors."

Even so, during those three months before you became my "oshi," I replayed your acting, dancing, and singing from Tenimyu over and over again in my mind.
That's how impactful our meeting was, and I was thinking about you in the corner of my heart the whole time.

There is an actor who is so full of charm, potential, and talent, and who acts in the direction I love.
It's so dazzling.
I am certain that the world you will show me from here on out will definitely be fun.

I thought about it over and over again.
And finally, the resolve to support you outweighed the resolve not to.
Now, I can proudly call you my "oshi."

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Right after I made the decision to support you, I headed to the theater where you were performing.
I went to line up for the same-day ticket lottery.

That play was popular, and I couldn't get a ticket in the advance lottery.
But I wanted to see your acting so badly that I thought, "If it's a weekday matinee, the odds for same-day tickets should be relatively low," so I took the day off work and went to the theater.

I had plans to go out for dinner with a friend that night.
I thought, "If I don't get a ticket, I'll tell my friend about it as a funny story and have them comfort me."

Taking a day off work without even having a ticket.
You have that much gravitational pull.

I successfully won the same-day ticket lottery and was able to enter the auditorium.
Usually, I go see everything by myself, but that day, I was very nervous being there alone.

The curtain rose, and there you were for the first time in three months.
Honestly, I was so nervous that I don't remember the beginning.
But as I watched, I was healed by the playful chemistry of the whole cast, and my tension began to melt away.

Above all, I was drawn in by your smile.

Your movements while acting were precise, your comedic timing was good, and your expressions changed constantly.
The acting of yours that I wanted to see was right there.
I'm really glad I came today.
I'm glad I took the day off work. lol

In that play, at the very end, there was one song with a dance.
It was a song with simple choreography that the audience could dance along to as well.

During that song, your position was right in front of my eyes.
It was an unexpectedly perfect seat.
The tension that had faded away came back, and my body temperature soared.
I think my face must have been bright red, even on a thermal camera.

While watching your movements in front of me, I did the choreography along with you.
I was so embarrassed... but I was very happy.
I couldn't take my eyes off your every move and your sparkling smile.

This is the memory of my first time with you after you became my "oshi."
I've replayed it so many times that I might be romanticizing it a bit. lol

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Since I started supporting you, there is something I think about strongly.

In your fan club messages and during your live streams, you don't say "I'll do my best," you say "Let's do our best together."
Even though I'm supposed to be supporting you, you support me too.
It's not a relationship of being on the stage and below it, but standing on the same level and walking side-by-side.

That is how much you are saving me.

I know that your kindness is not just a superficial act for your fans, because I can see it in the words of trust directed toward you by your co-stars.

You, whom I was drawn to because I love your acting, remain my role model in terms of your attitude toward work, your consideration for your colleagues, and your kindness and sincerity.
There is so much I learn from you and respect about you, even though you are younger than me.

I learned after meeting you that "supporting an idol" is a two-way relationship.
I am truly glad that I could support you.

This first letter ended up being longer than I thought it would be.
Thank you for reading it.
Please let me write to you again.

The person who wrote this article🙋‍♀