Megumi Asaoka debuted into showbusiness at age three, with performances varying from stage productions to television commercials.
[1][2] While she was attending Junior High School, Asaoka modeled for the weekly Japanese magazine Seventeen.
After refusing initially, citing she did not enjoy singing and living a public life, she later accepted in hopes of being able to financially support her family.
[6][7] In the summer of 1973, the song "Watashi no Kare wa Hidarikiki" [ja] (My Boyfriend Is a Lefty) hit the No.
[2][9] The song's popularity was so immense, that manufacturers and businesses capitalised on its success by producing products especially for left-handed people.