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00:00Hi, I'm Itsuki. I live in Tokyo, Japan, and I'm the most caring and loyal friend you'll ever have.
00:07People think I'm shy because of how I look and how my voice is so soft and quiet.
00:12And for the most part, that's true.
00:14When it comes to me, I don't like making a lot of trouble or a lot of noise.
00:19I just like hanging out with my friends and eating good sushi and being totally peaceful.
00:24But if you mess with someone I love, all the peace is gone and my heart burns like a thousand flaming suns and I'll become a monster.
00:34And that's where my story begins.
00:36But if you want to hear it, you have to like and subscribe. Just kidding.
00:39Before that fateful day when everything changed, I was just a normal, peaceful girl who lived with her parents and did my best in school.
00:47Though that wasn't always very good.
00:49The kids all knew not to mess with my friends because I would lose my mind and yell and scream and make their life horrible until they apologized.
00:58But when they did, I would just say thank you and go back to normal.
01:02I had no idea this little quirk of mine would change my life forever.
01:06I was on my way to meet my friends at the public garden on the bridge when I saw four guys surrounding them.
01:12But the guys all had their backs to me so all I could see were my friends' faces and they looked so distressed.
01:18I swear my friend Miyumi was about to cry.
01:21My head boiled and my cheeks turned red.
01:24I ran up to them already yelling.
01:27What are you doing to my friends, you jerks?
01:29Get away from us!
01:30I panted like a dog totally out of breath.
01:33The guys were all stunned, their eyes wide and mouths dropped open.
01:38Then Miyumi tapped me on the shoulder and said,
01:40Itsuki, they weren't picking on us.
01:43Then why were you about to cry?
01:45And you, Akari, I saw your face too.
01:47Don't defend these jerks.
01:48I know what I saw.
01:50Um, excuse me.
01:51I'm so sorry.
01:52We weren't harassing your friends.
01:54We were just talking to them.
01:56Oh yeah?
01:57Then why-
01:58Suddenly, I couldn't breathe.
01:59I saw his face and all the air went out of my lungs.
02:03The rage in my heart became utter humiliation and I wanted to crawl into a hole and never come out.
02:09It was-
02:10I'm Aoki and they were just trying to get an autograph.
02:13These are my bandmates behind me.
02:15I swear, we weren't doing anything bad.
02:17I could barely hear a word he said because all I could think about were the millions of times I danced with my friends in my living room to their videos.
02:25It was Aoki from the band Take Back Time, the biggest, most popular band in all of Japan and almost the whole world.
02:33When he saw me freeze up, he smiled.
02:36Don't worry.
02:37It was really brave of you to stand up for your friends like that.
02:40We have to go to prepare for our show tonight, but why don't you guys come?
02:44Look, I always carry extra tickets just in case I meet cool people like you guys before a show.
02:50And if you want to come backstage after, just say this to the security guard and they'll let you in.
02:55He gave me a paper with the words Abracadabra Aoki sent me.
03:00I'm so sorry.
03:01It's okay.
03:02I like your courage.
03:03Maybe we'll write a song about it one day.
03:05They left and my friends screamed with joy, but I couldn't even think about going.
03:11I was so embarrassed.
03:12How could I do that?
03:14Yelling at someone just for being nice?
03:17And to the pop group I loved the most.
03:19While we went to eat and my friends couldn't stop talking about going to the concert, I just kept replaying the moment over and over in my head.
03:27Except every time I pictured it, it got worse and worse in my imagination.
03:31I even started to believe I pushed him off the bridge and into the water.
03:35Itsuki, relax.
03:37That never happened.
03:38Plus, it was your crazy defensiveness that got him to give us the tickets in the first place.
03:43I'm not going.
03:44What?
03:45Are you crazy?
03:46This is the chance of a lifetime.
03:48We get to go backstage.
03:50Yeah, and I get to face Aoki again, my hero who I've idolized since I was in middle school.
03:56Except now, instead of meeting him like I always imagined, he'll always think of me as the crazy girl who punched him and made him cry.
04:03That didn't even happen.
04:05Well, that's what I remember, and you can't change my mind.
04:08So no, I won't go.
04:10I'll stay home and eat ice cream and cry.
04:12That night, I was home, eating ice cream and crying.
04:16When my phone dinged with a text message from a number I didn't recognize.
04:20All the message said was, outside.
04:22I looked out my window and there he was.
04:25The black SUV parked behind him.
04:28I assumed in case anyone saw him and he had to run away.
04:31I thought maybe I was dreaming, but nope.
04:34It was real.
04:35Even in my house I couldn't hide from my embarrassment.
04:38I opened the window.
04:39I don't have makeup on.
04:41I can't come out.
04:42How did you find me?
04:43I asked her friends when they came backstage.
04:45I just want to talk.
04:47I wanted to talk to you.
04:49Talk to me about what?
04:50Come down and I'll tell you.
04:53I took a deep breath, got myself as ready as I could with such a short amount of time, and went out to meet him.
04:59Even now, after doing a whole show for hours of dancing and sweating, he looked perfect.
05:06I can't believe you came here.
05:08Don't you hate me after I yelled at you for no reason?
05:11Hate you?
05:12I think you're the coolest person I've ever met.
05:15I think your idea of cool and my idea of cool are two very different ideas of cool.
05:21He laughed.
05:22I wasn't even sure I'd made a joke.
05:24What did you want to talk about?
05:26Before we get to that, do you want to go to the beach?
05:29Now?
05:30It's the middle of the night.
05:31I know, but when I'm on tour, I almost never have time to go.
05:35Today was my only chance, but I wanted to see you.
05:38And I figured this way, we could do both.
05:40So, I went to the beach.
05:42In the middle of the night.
05:43With a pop star.
05:44I guess I still wasn't sure this wasn't a dream.
05:47But on the way, we talked about regular things.
05:50Like how we missed school and what TV shows we liked.
05:53And he asked me a lot about myself.
05:55And I just blabbed on and on.
05:57And by the time we got to the beach, I actually almost forgot he was famous.
06:02He was just a normal boy in my eyes.
06:04We sat on the shore, the stars shining.
06:07And it was so beautiful, except it was freezing.
06:10I tried not to shiver.
06:12I didn't want him to think I was uncomfortable and that we had to leave.
06:15But I couldn't help it when he asked me.
06:17Are you cold?
06:18No.
06:19I stuttered, my teeth clattering.
06:21He took off his jacket and gave it to me.
06:24Finally, I could relax and enjoy being there.
06:27What I wanted to say to you is, I admire you.
06:30Me?
06:31Why?
06:32For yelling at you and making a total fool of myself?
06:36Yeah, actually.
06:37I'm kind of kidding, but the truth is, my whole life, I could never stand up for myself.
06:43I've always been so reserved and shy and, if I'm being honest, scared.
06:49But because of what you did, I finally had the courage to stand up to our manager tonight.
06:54He has been terrible to me and the others for years.
06:57And because of you, we're free of him now.
07:00I didn't know what to say.
07:02I had no idea being myself and just defending my friends could have such an impact on someone's life like that.
07:08We walked along the beach and as we talked some more, I couldn't believe how funny he was.
07:14And then, out of nowhere, it started snowing.
07:18We had been so busy talking, we didn't even notice it got cloudy.
07:22He took my hand while we stood there, watching the snowflakes fall.
07:25I looked him in the eye.
07:27Thank you for taking me out tonight.
07:29I'm having a really good time.
07:31Everyone thinks I'm so happy all the time because of what I do.
07:34But, to be honest, sometimes, all I want to do is talk to someone.
07:38Connect to someone who doesn't see me as just part of their job.
07:42No one has ever said thank you for just spending time with me.
07:46I'm sorry to hear that.
07:47Those people don't realize how lucky they are to have you.
07:51He looked into my eyes and that tiny little moment suddenly became an endless ocean.
07:56He leaned in to kiss me.
07:58I closed my eyes.
07:59I couldn't believe it.
08:01My first kiss was going to be with the biggest pop star in the world.
08:05Then, a wave washed over our feet and I screamed from the cold.
08:09He laughed and I did too.
08:11And then suddenly, a warm light fell over me.
08:15It was pink and yellow and purple.
08:18And I realized it was the sunrise.
08:20We had been there all night.
08:22Oh no.
08:23I'm going to get in so much trouble with my parents.
08:25He got me back home as soon as he could.
08:27When he parked in front of my house, he said,
08:29If you ever want to come to my concert again, text me and I'll get you in.
08:33And use those words and come backstage to visit me.
08:36I leaned over and kissed him.
08:38The kiss made time stand still all over again.
08:42I swear in that moment, even the sunlight froze.
08:45When I pulled away, I was a little embarrassed.
08:48I'd done it without even thinking.
08:50I wondered what he would say.
08:52He just smiled and said,
08:54The bravest girl I know.
08:56Finally, I went home.
08:58But my parents were already awake and they were furious with me.
09:01I apologized, but I couldn't help but smile.
09:04Which only made them angrier.
09:06They sent me to my room and said I was grounded for a whole week.
09:09But that was fine with me.
09:11For the next few days, all I did was write about that night.
09:15I texted with him as much as I could.
09:17He even told me about life on the road,
09:19the interviews and film premieres and concerts he was going to.
09:23And even asked me to FaceTime.
09:25Wow.
09:26While I'm locked in my tiny room with nothing to do,
09:29you're out traveling the world, meeting famous people,
09:32singing to thousands and watching movies that haven't even come out yet.
09:36That's all true.
09:38I met all my heroes and every night I sing to thousands of girls
09:42who wish they could marry me.
09:44And none of it means anything.
09:46What do you mean?
09:47Of course it does.
09:48You're making such a difference in people's lives.
09:50You make them so happy with your music,
09:52and I know the people who meet you love you.
09:55I don't want to sound ungrateful.
09:57I love my life.
09:58I worked very hard to get here.
10:00But the truth is, out of all the amazing nights I've experienced,
10:04just sitting with you and talking on the beach under the stars
10:08was the best, most unforgettable night of my life.
10:11And then he got quiet and looked so sad it made me want to cry.
10:15And that's when I knew, I'm never going to see you again, am I?
10:20After the Japan tour, we're going straight to America, then Australia, and then England.
10:25I won't be back here for another two years.
10:27I realized this conversation was going to be our goodbye.
10:31It was the hardest thing I have ever had to do.
10:34But I knew it wouldn't work with us, and I thought it would be much more meaningful
10:38if we stopped talking on purpose, rather than just slowly falling out of touch over time.
10:43As much as I tried not to, I couldn't help it.
10:46Tears began just falling from my eyes, and he cried too.
10:50I wanted to say so much.
10:52I wanted to promise that we would meet again one day.
10:55But I knew with him being so busy and me going to college soon and having to work so hard,
11:01it wouldn't be possible.
11:02So I said the only thing I could think of in the moment.
11:05The only thing that was true.
11:07I'll never forget you.
11:09He was still sad for a while and stayed quiet for a long time.
11:13Then he looked up at me and smiled.
11:15Of course you won't.
11:17I'm unforgettable.
11:18We both laughed, and for a little while, we even let ourselves forget our sadness.
11:23We talked on the phone all night.
11:25And again, I didn't realize how long it had been until the sunshine came through my window
11:30and hit my eyes, just like it had that night on the beach.
11:33And then finally, we hung up.
11:36Some years later, when I was in college, I got a message from him.
11:40He said he would be in Japan for a concert, and if I wanted to go,
11:44he could get me and my friends a couple of tickets.
11:46I asked for five.
11:48Me and my friends went, and there he was.
11:51It was really nice to see him again.
11:56And then, just as the concert was about to end, his bandmates all left the stage,
12:01and the lights went out except for his spotlight,
12:04and he played a song on his acoustic guitar that no one had ever heard before.
12:08The song was called,
12:10To the Bravest Girl I Know.
12:12And it described everything that happened between us.
12:16I didn't tell my friends it was about me.
12:19It was special.
12:20It reminded me of that amazing night.
12:23And then the spotlight fell on me, and everyone turned to look.
12:27I didn't feel very brave then, with all those eyes on me.
12:30Come on up to the stage, brave girl.
12:32He said, and everyone clapped when they realized the song was about me.
12:37My friends were in shock.
12:40I took a deep breath and walked through the crowd.
12:44But all the fear left me, and I realized, maybe I really am brave.
12:51On the stage, he met me in the middle, putting his guitar on the stand,
12:55and turned off his microphone so that when we talked, it was only for us.
12:59Hey, I missed you.
13:01Of course you did.
13:02I'm great.
13:03He laughed, and then, with the whole world watching, he kissed me right then and there.
13:11The crowd went crazy with applause.
13:14I don't know what will happen, but for now, I'm just happy being his brave girl.
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