June is my birthday month! I turned 38 on 3rd June! Lately I have been asked "Until how old do you want to wear Lolita outfits?" in many interviews. I don't want to give up my favourite style because of my age, and I will keep on loving Lolita fashion and say "I love pink clothes!" "I love twintail hairstyle!" Though it seems that age could be a complicated thing, I think we should enjoy fashion freely! And I hope I could enjoy my favorite fashion as much as I want.

Before the pandemic, I used to celebrate my birthdays abroad by having grand tea parties. However, for last year's and this year's birthdays, I bought my own birthday cake and celebrated at home while shooting YouTube videos. It seemed like a simple birthday as I was alone, but it was actually a fun new way of celebrating as I was connected to people around the world through YouTube and I received a lot of messages as well.

I always had a hard time choosing my birthday cake, but this time after asking my fans, I decided to order my first cute and gorgeous ice-cream cake from Baskin-Robbins! I chose the "31 Deco Cake Colorful☆Pop"! Although I couldn't host a big birthday party due to the pandemic, I'm happy as long as there's a whole cake.

My first wish for my 38th year is to stay healthy! It's especially important for me who works as both a nurse and a Lolita model. By the way, I'm getting more designing jobs recently! Having been involved in Lolita fashion for over 20 years, I have expanded my career to fashion design and tailoring.

Lately, I had several experience of collaborating with brands other than Lolita fashion brands. I felt pressure but while learning design and taking advantage of my modelling experience in the past when I was able to wear many different kinds of outfits, I'm making the kind of style that I would want to wear. Despite turning 38, I'd like to take on different challenges regardless of age. And this is me who will keep moving forward "aggressively"!