She was the type whose teachers and classmates would forget her name the moment she graduated—or perhaps never even remember it in the first place, wasn't she?
Fortunately, Miku still had her singing voice.
Her voice was better and more beautiful than anyone else's in her class.
She still remembered the first time a teacher praised her lovely singing at a kindergarten event.
For Miku, who had never received any praise before, it was a truly joyous experience.
It felt as though she had received a glittering medal, one she wanted to show off to everyone.
Then, by chance, she saw idols singing and dancing on television, showing off their talents to their hearts' content.
That planted a seed of longing in Miku's heart.
Even as a little girl, she could memorize lyrics and dance moves perfectly after watching them just a few times.
Her talent astonished her parents, too.
So, with her parents' help, fifteen-year-old Miku entered a talent competition.
With her heavenly singing voice, she took first place. That caught the judges' attention, allowing her to make her debut as an idol.
Back then, she performed onstage and appeared on television under the stage name "Tsukino Yoimachi."
Though her popularity then couldn't compare to that of "Miku Izayoi" now.
Still, things went fairly smoothly, without any setbacks. Her CDs gradually climbed the charts, and the audiences at her concerts and the number of her fans began to grow.
However, over ninety percent of her fans were men, a fact that made Miku shudder whenever she recalled it.
But to the young, naive Miku of those days, those men were all precious fans who loved her songs.
More than recording songs or radio shows, she loved performing concerts.
Concerts allowed her to deliver her singing to everyone most directly.