YOYOKA 15 Sai Nipponjin Shojo Drummer No Roots to America Chosen No Shinjitsu

[Machine Translation] She began playing the drums at the age of one and a half, and her talent was discovered by the world at the age of eight. To maximize her potential and achieve her dreams, her father gave up his stable job as a civil servant and the family of four moved to the U.S. However, what awaited her behind the "girl genius" accolade were language and visa barriers, money problems, and a series of unforeseen troubles that made her life in the U.S. a harsh experience. She had to deal with language and visa barriers, money problems, and a series of unexpected troubles in the U.S. From her interactions with legendary figures to the recordings of her hardships, this book is a story of how and why she was born, and how she became the talent she is today. How was her talent born and why did she choose to challenge herself in the U.S.? This is a very real and turbulent nonfiction account of her life from birth to the present.

1歳半でドラムをはじめ、8歳で世界にその才能が発見された。その可能性を最大限に伸ばし夢を掴むため、父は公務員という安定した職業を手放し、家族4人でアメリカへ移住―しかし、「天才少女」と称えられる裏側で彼女を待っていたのは、言葉やビザの壁、お金の問題、そして想定外のトラブルが連続するアメリカでの過酷な日々だった。伝説のレジェンドたちとの交流から、泥臭い奮闘の記録まで。その才能はどのように生まれ、なぜ彼女はアメリカで挑戦する道を選んだのか?出生から現在までをつづる、あまりにリアルで激動の渡米ノンフィクション。