Genre: romance, shoujo
Volumes/Chapters: 1 volume (5 chapters)
Two years ago, Natsukawa Mei confessed to a boy she liked whom she met at a summer institution. Due to her appearance and having a cold at the time, she was mistaken as a boy and crushed when the boy tells her "I'm not interested in dating guys... sorry."
But in the present day, Mei has vowed to work harder to win the heart of this boy the next time she sees him. To her surprise, Miura Azusa, that very crush of hers from two years ago, appears on television and is currently known as the vocalist of the rising band Sonic Boom. Because of this, Mei is determined to enter the next singing contest in order to get close to Miura and confess to him once again.
Unfortunately, during the competition, Mei is told by Miura that she won't be able to win if she is simply a fan trying to get close to him. He didn't recognize her at all and so Mei is even more determined to win and show him up. But just as he predicts Mei does not win and is even taunted by Miura about it. With anger and determination, she rushes up to the stage and announces that she will definitely be a singer and makes the challenge to surpass Sonic Boom one day. Because of this, one of the members of Sonic Boom is impressed and pleads to the judges to let Mei pass into the next stage and become a singer for the company.
The road is bumpy for Mei when she meets the winner of the competition, Sakuragi Riko who dislikes her immediately. But the two are thrown together into a duet to make their debut and life goes on from there. The members of Sonic Boom become close to both her and Riko and when the girls debut, they hit it big.
As the time goes by, Mei is determined to make her confession once again after she's become famous enough. But obstacles pile up, one after another, and it almost seems like Mei will never be able to get together with Miura.
This is another short and sweet story by Kurahashi Erika. Again, cute characters and character designs. Kurahashi-sensei seems to have a love for the artist industry, as many of her stories revolve around celebrities, singers, and the like.
These, I have to admit, are pretty interesting as there are so many possibilities when it comes to telling a story about people in the entertainment industry-- a la Skip Beat! Of course, this may also have to do with the fact that many Asian communities can easily scout new and young talent-- I know Hong Kong does it regularly-- and then debut them. Everyone can become a star... it's just a matter of whether or not they remain a star.
I enjoyed this story a lot and thought it was really cute. Which seems to be Kurahashi-sensei's style. I'd recommend this to anyone who wants to read something short and sweet, much like Charisma Doll or even her oneshot collection, Miss Prince.
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