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Google+ PageWhile perusing Japanese news aggregators for anything interesting I could find for our readers, I came across this tidbit. Keiko Kitagawa (Sailor Mars in PGSM) blogged a few days ago about meeting PGSM producer Shinichiro Shirakura and PGSM director Ryuta Tasaki, and they mentioned to her that it had been 10 years since she had acted in PGSM. Keiko could not believe that much time had passed! She then shared the story of her audition for the show. When she was just 17 year old, Keiko didn’t think she was very attractive, nor could she sing, dance, or do any sort of rhythmic gymnastics. She considered herself to have no talent, and was just your average, boring, high school student. The night before the audition, she still didn’t know what to do, so she cut a sweet potato in half and wrapped it in plastic, and put a chisel in her bag. She slipped past the more attractive girls in the audition that had their skilled performances ready, and silently carved a potato stamp in front of the judges. She passed! And the rest is history. She has not forgotten the generosity of Shirakura and Tasaki for accepting her act. And with this potato, Keiko is living history that one of the biggest lessons we have all learned from Sailor Moon still holds true: be yourself no matter what!
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