Conversation so far:
what happened in 1981?
Ai was born
where was Ai born?
Ai was born in Los Angeles
who were her parents?
Ai's father was Japanese and her mother was half Italian-American and half Japanese
did Ai have any siblingS?
one sister Sachi Nina Uemura
where did Ai go to school?
Ai returned to Los Angeles for high school, enrolling at Glendale High School
did ai go to college?
what did Ai do after high school?
In 1999, Ai joined an Asian girl group called SX4

Question: what did she audition for originally?
Self-contained rewrite: what did Ai audition for originally?