在初中一年級就因為參加東寶灰姑娘甄選而步入演藝圈的上白石萌音，因在同屆比賽中和妹妹上白石萌歌一起獲獎，一門雙姝聯手拿下被公認為日本美少女魚躍龍門的大賽，幾乎可說是前無古人，後無來者。更值得稱讚的是，兩姐妹不因天生麗質的外貌而恃寵而驕，認真努力地一步一腳印，在競爭激烈的日本藝能圈裡累積作品和人氣。
《上白石萌音的心情點滴》這本書，是典型出版給粉絲閱讀、珍藏的散文寫真書。其實我對日本藝人也沒有太多了解，這本書是我友人買來放在書架陳列的，我閒來無事，就當成睡前讀物把它翻完。其實也曾經看過她主演的日劇，不過在讀過這本書後，才更進一步對她本人的經歷和個性有了更多的了解。
書中以散文的形式，撰寫出有如日記般的隨筆。一來驚豔於上白石萌音除了表演藝術外，也能寫出漂亮、舒服的文字作品，才貌雙全真的就是用來形容這樣的人。二來從文字中可以感受到，她在待人處事上有種老派而踏實的堅持，有如嚴以待己、寬以待人的大氣。另外，她恰好是一位重症的愛書人，不論是閱讀書籍，或是單純喜歡書的觸感、聞起來的味道，這又增添了我對她的好感。總而言之，對於粉絲來說，這本書不能不收；而對於不是粉絲的人，翻翻書，看看美少女平日在想什麼，也是挺有趣的，不是嗎？
Mone Kamishiraishi entered the entertainment industry when she was only a seventh grader, after taking part in the “Toho Cinderella Audition.” In that same competition, she and her younger sister, Moka Kamishiraishi, both won awards. It was quite a remarkable achievement for two sisters from the same family to win a competition widely regarded as a major stepping stone for young Japanese beauties. You could almost say it was something that had never happened before and may never happen again. What is even more admirable is that the sisters never let their natural beauty go to their heads. Instead, they have worked hard, taking things one step at a time and steadily building up their body of work and popularity in Japan’s fiercely competitive entertainment industry.
*Mone Kamishiraishi’s Little Moments* is a typical photo-essay book published for fans to read and treasure. To be honest, I don’t know that much about Japanese entertainers. A friend of mine bought this book and put it on the bookshelf as part of the collection. One day, with nothing much to do, I picked it up and ended up reading the whole thing as a kind of bedtime read. I had actually seen one of the Japanese TV dramas she starred in before, but it wasn’t until I read this book that I gained a better understanding of her background and personality.
The book consists of essays written in a diary-like, casual style. For one thing, I was impressed to discover that, besides being a talented performer, Mone Kamishiraishi can also write beautifully and comfortably. “Beauty and brains” really does seem like the perfect phrase to describe someone like her. For another, you can sense from her writing that she has an old-fashioned, down-to-earth determination when it comes to dealing with people and conducting herself. There is a certain generosity in the way she holds herself to high standards while being forgiving toward others. She also happens to be a serious book lover. Whether she is actually reading books or simply enjoying the feel of a book in her hands and the smell of its pages, this side of her makes me like her even more. All in all, for her fans, this is definitely a book worth owning. And for those who aren’t fans, it’s still fun to flip through the pages and see what this beautiful young woman thinks about in her everyday life. Isn’t it?
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