To Taro Yoshikawa (March 16, 2025)
(This is a very personal letter, but since I don't know whether sending it to the Family Club or casting it into the sea of the internet will ensure it reaches you better, I've decided to cast it into the sea of the internet as well, pinning my hopes on a slim chance.)
Hello, I am writing to you as I always do. It has been a little over 1,200 days since I started liking you, Taro-kun, and it seems I have already sent 45 paper letters.
I don't know if they all reached you, but even so, that is too many, isn't it? I'm sorry.
Thank you so, so much for your roughly eight and a half years of work as an idol.
It seems I didn't even get to see half of that. Sometimes I wish I had started liking you sooner, but these past three and a half years have been so intense that they feel much longer than the actual number of days.
...I started writing that, and I thought about looking back on everything up until now, but it seems I'm not in the right frame of mind to look back yet, so I will write a little about the future instead.
I respect your straightforwardness, your seriousness, the way you choose your words so carefully, your intelligence, and your kindness—above all, I respect from the bottom of my heart the way you are able to put in the necessary effort where it is needed, and your ability to continue working stoically.
That is why you can make it anywhere. I believe you are someone who can achieve what you want to achieve.
I have confidence in my ability to judge people. You can go anywhere, you can become anything; if it's you, Taro-kun, you will absolutely, definitely be okay.
Please go where you should go, do what you should do, and become what you want to become.
I always write in my letters, "I hope your dreams come true" and "Please let me support you for a long time," don't I? My feelings haven't changed from when I was writing that back then.
I am sincerely praying that you can become what you want to be. And no matter where you go, I will continue to support you for a long, long time. Even if it is a place I cannot see from where I am.
Because there is no doubt that you were the one who kept me going these past three and a half years. Because you gave me more happiness than I could ever repay.
I couldn't give anything back to you. So, at the very least, I intend to keep praying for your happiness for the rest of my life.
Thank you for reading through to the end. I know it must be difficult to dive into a new environment, but please, take care of yourself.
May your dreams come true, Taro-kun. My support is small, but I will be cheering for you for a long time to come. I love you.
2025.3.16
P.S.
I ended up writing this in a way that sounds like a final letter, but I will probably write to you again. I write too much, don't I? I am truly sorry.
You gave me more happiness than I could ever repay over these 1,200 days, so I would be happy if even a little of my gratitude reaches you.
I pray from my heart for your happiness and health.