While she was a high school student at Punahou, she had a secret audition with record producer Tetsuya Komuro, who was forming an international unit, but when they wanted her to join the next day, she negotiated to wait until she graduated.
Mens hun var i gymnasiet på Punahou, havde hun en hemmelig prøve med pladeproducer Tetsuya Komuro, der var ved at danne en international gruppe, men da de ville have hende til at tilslutte sig næste dag, forhandlede hun sig til at vente, indtil hun sluttede skolegangen.