Text of Sally's Post-Viral Media Statement

My Name is Sally Amaki and I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California until I decided to move to Japan by myself to pursue my dreams of becoming a voice actor.

The character I play is called Sakura Fujima whose character was designed by Kantoku (known for Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko). Please support my baby! She’s precious.

The reason I decided to come to Japan to become a voice actor. Words cannot explain how much anime helped me in my life and I feel like it's my time to give back what I’ve received. I took this audition in hopes of becoming a person that would make someone’s day better just with the power of my voice.

I first started a section in my showroom where I would talk in English for 10 minutes because I felt like people who couldn’t speak Japanese were hesitant to comment. I really wanted to interact with everyone so that was my way of welcoming them in to come and talk to me. I’m so touched by all the support that everyone is giving me.

To be honest I’m just an ordinary girl fangirling over cute idols and fictional characters on the internet so I don’t like calling people my “fans” because they seem more like an internet friend to me. I feel like I understand them more than I understand how to live the idol life.

22/7 (nanabun no nijiyuuni) just debuted on September 20th and it feels surreal to be able to sell out debut single on iTunes worldwide! This would not have happened without the support of everybody and I couldn’t than you all enough for this oppertunity.

I’m really nervous about the idol life and while I’m not sure if I can act the part correctly, I’ll try my best so I hope everybody can continue to support 22/7 until the very end!

Thank you so much for all the love!