CATDOLL: Harada Hitomi complained on Twitter: "Being a singer alone won't fill your stomach"

Hitomi Harada, a voice actor and singer who played Asuka in "Senran Kagura", Himeji Mizuki in "Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts", and Yaya in "Clock-O-Mojo", recently said on Twitter that she "can't make a living as a singer alone", which attracted the attention of netizens. As a voice actor who has released 7 singles and is remembered by many people, why did she say this?

"Harada-san (referring to himself) cannot make a living just by being a singer. For people like us of the 'Late Night Taxi' generation, the costumes we use for performances can take up all our wages, and sometimes we even have to pay out of pocket. Fortunately, we also have income from other professions such as voice actors. For hobbies such as doujinshi sales, generally speaking, managers will not agree to artists doing these, but they also know that we can't survive with just this little money, so they acquiesce."

It seems that life is not easy for singers at the bottom of society or those who have just debuted.

So why did Ms. Harada suddenly say these words?

"I've heard some fans say to me before, 'I want to sing like Harada-san, and make a living by singing!' and so on. So when I told them about our current situation, they were disappointed. In fact, Harada-san can only eat delicious food now because of the money she earns from animation, fan meetings, radio, character songs, Nico live broadcasts, etc."

Later, Ms. Harada also said, "I didn't choose my current job for the money," because these jobs don't make any money. "When I first entered the industry, I did dubbing for foreign films (that is, the work of converting English dubbing into native dubbing), and I couldn't make any money at all. Now, after unremitting efforts, I finally have the life I have now." We have to sigh that big-name voice actors must have had an unknown past despite their glamorous appearance.