"Cutting through the clouds, sparkling, sparkling~ as my heart fills up, it overflows. Gradually, my cheeks, sparkling, sparkling~ grow hot, hot and wet..."
A livehouse somewhere in Tokyo Shinjuku.
The spotlight overhead cast down, outlining the singer in white light.
Ai Cheng Hua Lian held the microphone, performing on stage.
Her singing voice was clear and ethereal, quite distinctive, and what was more rare was that she knew how to immerse herself, embedding emotions in her song, making the tune extremely infectious.
The audience stood packed below the stage, quietly waving pink light sticks.
More than a quarter of them were there for the Red Pepper Band.
It had been over three months since their first performance, and the members of the Red Pepper Band had completely meshed together; backed by their already decent skills, they had quickly risen to fame in the underground band circle.
Female bands tended to attract attention, and even more so if they sounded good.
