NHK's Heat Exhibition is an annual event held in March that invites people with disabilities to submit poetry for a chance to have their work displayed alongside original artwork by a celebrity. Each year, 50 applicants are chosen. One of the poems submitted by Megumi Ichimura, who has a mental disability, was set to a melody composed by Ikuko Kawai, a classically trained Japanese violinist. With singer Emiko Shiratori providing vocals, their song, titled Obaachan Moshikashite, aired on the Minna no Uta program in April 2005. The accompanying video combines live-action footage with animation by Seiichi Hayashi.