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After listening to "17 Years Old" by Minami Saori, Nakagawa Daigo put "17 Years Old" by Chisato Moritaka into the record player.
When the music started playing, the past Minami Saori, the present Chisato Moritaka, the boyhood self, and the present self slowly overlapped at this moment.
Although the adapted "17 Years Old" has almost no trace of the former "17 Years Old". However, Nakagawa Daigo does not feel that his own memories are offended. Instead, he feels that the old songs can shine again today.
Happy.
Make appropriate changes, adapt to this era, and be re-accepted by this era. He believes that there will be more listeners who like this new version of "17 Years Old".
Nakagawa Daigo thought about Shingo who was living a carefree life now, and he had a little more understanding of his younger brother. He no longer just thought he was lucky, and he no longer just worried about his lifestyle.
After all, he always says that his younger brother is lucky and thinks that his lifestyle is not advisable. Doesn't he feel jealous and contempt for his younger brother in his heart?
However, times are irreversible.
Although there was only six years between the era when he was born and the era when Shingo was born, today's world is changing rapidly. Three years is a generation gap. In different eras, there are different choices for the era, and he should respect this difference.
, we should also understand Shingo.
What about himself? How should he live in this era?
This question suddenly appeared in his mind again while listening to Morigao Qianli's song.
This time, he seemed to have an answer.
"17 Years Old" is "17 Years Old". Even if it is an adapted version of "17 Years Old", although it seems to have changed at first glance, in fact the skeleton is still the same as before, it just becomes more relevant to the present.
As long as the core remains unchanged, "17 Years Old" will still be "17 Years Old".
The same is probably true for people. As long as their true intentions remain unchanged, they will always be themselves.
Nakagawa Daigo thought to himself, should he also make some changes?
He remembered that the machinery manufacturing company where he worked was preparing to cooperate with a certain home appliance manufacturer to set up a new planning office to jointly develop and produce game consoles.
Now is an era where game consoles are becoming more and more popular, and game consoles will definitely become even more popular in the future...
era.
The word popped up in Nakagawa Daigo's mind again and he made a decision.
He is going to apply for a transfer and join this new project.
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On Saturday, Nakagawa Shingo and his date, Kurognohana, a female employee of the company, drove to Shonan to play. After getting into the car, Kurokohana took out a tape from her handbag and said, "Shingo-san, can you play this and listen to it?"
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Nakagawa Shingo glanced at the tape and couldn't help laughing. Isn't this "17" by Chisato Moritaka?
"A friend lent it to me a few days ago. I think I must listen to it while driving." Kurokihana wrinkled her nose and smiled, "This song is really trendy."
Nakagawa Shingo took the tape and said deliberately: "Really? But this is an old song from seventeen years ago."
"Isn't it amazing that old songs can be made so fashionable?" Kurokihana said, "After listening to this song, I almost became a fan of Mori Takasou. It's really amazing."
"It's really not simple." Shingo Nakagawa casually looked at the back of the tape and looked at the logo of the record company Warner Pioneer.
When thinking of Warner Pioneer, the first thing that comes to mind is Akina Nakamori. She is the top singer in the company now. Shingo Nakagawa couldn't help but think of the "17 Years Old" by Chisato Moritaka that he put on his bookshelf, which was arranged to be played with Akina Nakamori's record.
Come together.
Then, his eyes fell on the production company, whose name was Genzo.
"Okay, let's just play this and listen." Nakagawa Shingo agreed and took out the tape.
Then, the rhythmic prelude that he had heard many times sounded in the carriage.
On this day, thanks to Kurokihana, Nakagawa Shingo listened to the song "17 Years Old" several times. Kurokihana seemed to like this song very much, and said, "It's a pity that I didn't bring a portable recorder, otherwise I would have brought it with me
Go to the beach and listen.”
Nakagawa Shingo said to her, "If she does that, people will look down upon her, right?"
After hearing this, Kuro Muhua showed her nose-wrinkling smile again, and happily ran towards the seaside avenue.
"The empty sea"
"I want to confirm the love between two people, so I escape from your arms."
"Running by the dazzling waters"
Nakagawa Shingo hummed the song "17 Years Old" out of tune in his nasal voice and walked briskly towards Kurokihana. He thought of his hometown of Gunma. Gunma is an inland county and is tightly surrounded by other counties.
There is no sea either.
My elder brother Daigo had a second-hand motorcycle. During the summer vacation, he sat on the back seat of his motorcycle and followed his brother and his friends to Lake Haruna. There was a small tape recorder hanging on the motorcycle and he sang loudly.
What would your brother think of this new version of "17 Years Old"?
Nakagawa Shingo suddenly realized that even though he thought he had thrown away his brother's shadow, the memory of the past still existed vividly. Although it was said that Minami Saori, whom his brother liked, was outdated and would be abandoned if he continued to be conservative, but this "
Isn't "17 Years Old" born out of old fashion?
Nakagawa Shingo felt that he seemed to understand some of his brother's thoughts, and also understood his mood of always smiling and saying "you are lucky". Secretly, he always competed with his brother, but wasn't it because he always stared at his brother's eyes?
Figure?
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Nakagawa Daigo has been living alone. After returning from Shonan, Nakagawa Shingo went to his brother's place on the weekend and accidentally discovered the "17 Years Old" by Chisato Moritaka.
“You can see this record wherever you go these days,” Shingo Nakagawa joked.
Nakagawa Daigo replied: "This piece of music is very well composed. I didn't expect that something from the past could be adapted to keep up with the trend and become such a fashionable thing with a slight change."
"What's the saying? Gold is gold no matter what it is made of." Nakagawa Shingo said.
After hearing this, Nakagawa Daigo was startled and said nothing more, and Nakagawa Shingo didn't say anything either. The two brothers still had an ordinary dinner together, and the topics they talked about were the same as before.
However, the elder brother is no longer so meek, and the younger brother is no longer so sharp.
The new "17" and the old "17", Daigo Nakagawa and Shingo Nakagawa, reached a subtle "reconciliation" at this moment.
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With the release of "Weekly Modern", Kawahata Kiichiro's article has awakened those who have some feelings for "17". These people may not be able to bring about a raging fire, but this is a gentle flame.
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This flame is always burning, from readers who have read "Weekly Modern" to people who know nothing about this article. In the end, it burns stronger and stronger, burning a heat that no one can ignore.
Chapter completed!