Mari Iijima says: They wanted a strong singer, I think.And I happened to be there as a new talent (singer &songwriter) at JVC Victor when they were looking for a person who could play Minmay.

• 饭岛：我认为他们想要一位出色的歌者，巧的是，当他们在寻找林明美相关人选时，我刚刚成为JVC唱片旗下的一名创作歌手。