I'm trying to improve my beauty and health every day. For instance, I want to exercise as much as possible. But since that is difficult to keep up, I try to eat healthy food that does not contain additives. I love Japanese food! Japanese cooking brings out the true flavours of the ingredients, so you feel like you are eating natural food.

To maintain my uniqueness as a woman, I think it is important to be myself and not conform to any stereotype image, while remaining true to my fans. Just being myself and not trying too hard to be what I am not makes me unique as a person. This applies to everyone as well.

Maybe it's because I have been working since I was in my teens - people often comment that I'm mature for my age or that I seem grown-up. This is not an image I try to put on but something that came about as a result of my work. It's good to know that what we learn from experience is naturally manifested in our demeanour.

There are many women who look beautiful but I think the women who are truly beautiful are those who have the ‘X-factor’ – that extra special quality that only they possess. Mothers are great examples of people having the extra special quality. Mothers are irreplaceable as they show unceasing love and concern for their families. This is why whenever the word ‘beautiful’ comes to mind, I think of my mother.