.......

Akashi's saury finally made a promise to give New Year's gifts through the couple's double act, and then fled the lounge in despair.

After the surprise episode ended, Akina happily shared her joy with Naoki Nagayama...

"I actually invited my mother and brother over during the award ceremony!" Sitting on the sofa, Akina excitedly hugged her husband's arm and rested her head on his shoulders, "Mom and the others didn't even tell me...

It actually appeared so suddenly!”

Although the winners of the Record Awards will be announced in advance, small things like preparing some "unexpected surprises" for the winners will naturally not be notified in advance to avoid ruining the atmosphere.

So when Akina's mother and brother came on stage, it was indeed a surprise for Akina, and it almost broke her guard...

"So..." Naoki Nagayama smiled and looked closely at Akina's eyes, "Are you so excited that you cry like a child?"

"..."

"That's all a performance! Yan Yi!!"

Akina punched her husband in embarrassment. Isn't it normal to shed tears when winning a prize? Or maybe it's a necessary process!

Why is it that in Naoki-san's mouth, he is a child?

"Then where are Chieko-san and Minghao-san? Are they at the Budokan?" Naoki Nagayama asked.

"Originally, I wanted to invite my mother to celebrate the New Year together at Shanyingyuan, but after they presented the awards, they hurried back to Qinglai~" Akina was a little helpless. After all, there is a big family living in Qinglai...

As close as possible, everyone went to their hometown to celebrate the New Year.

After all, it’s easy and lively... Chieko is Akina’s mother, yes, but she’s also the mother of the other five children~

The two people talked in the lounge for a while, until Maki Ueda knocked on the door and walked in:

"Akari-chan, it's time to change into your singing uniform... Get ready to go on stage~"

"Ah~" It's still the Kohaku Song Festival. After hearing this, Nakamori Akina began to hurriedly prepare to put on makeup. She will go backstage to wait later. "Naoki-san, do you want to wait for me in the lounge?"

"No...when Akina goes out, I will go to the front...to watch Akina's performance on the stage~"

Nagayama Naoki said this,

"Then we will meet again after the bell ringing is over!"

"Hi~"

I originally thought that we would not be able to meet until after midnight, but Akina was already very satisfied to see Naoki Nagayama before the Kohaku Uta Festival came on stage... We still have a few hours to be together again, so this New Year is going to be extremely happy!

Under the light of the stage lights, Naoki Nagayama hunched back to his seat again, hoping that his actions would not be relayed live by the satellite.

Nodding to the unfamiliar person next to him, Naoki Nagayama once again turned his attention to the performance of the Kohaku Song Festival.

After entering the second half, the red group and the white group were already well-known artists and stars... Naoki Nagayama happened to see his acquaintance Hibari Misora ​​on stage and sang "The Stream" written by him~

Although it seems a little inconsistent with the festive atmosphere of the New Year, the original intention of this song is not sad, but has an open-mindedness that has seen everything in the world... Listening to it in the New Year, I feel like I have experienced a lot this year~

After the red group is the white group, and the powerful singers of the white group make a solemn appearance.

Mori Shinichi sang the famous "Esho Cape", this timeless song, which makes people seem to see the deep-rooted love that happened in Hokkaido again...

The music on the stage never stops, and so do the performances of the singers, from singing to rock and roll, to today's hot pop music...

Under the illumination of the lights, the white stage shows a variety of different colors, and coupled with the actors' gorgeous costumes... it is as colorful as being in a fantasy~

The lively confrontation made the New Year atmosphere even more lively, and the entire audience was in a joyful atmosphere~

This year-end drama, which has been popular for decades, is still at its peak, attracting the attention of all neon lights on this night.

Finally it’s time for Akina Nakamori’s performance. Although it’s not the finale, it’s not far off.

Putting on an exotic black gauze skirt and a round top hat, Akina sang the song "Meu amoré" again on the stage. The lyrics were full of exotic styles, and she looked like a passionate carnival dancer.

Wandering in the front row, I finally found my lover~

“On the Carnival streets of Rio de Janeiro….”

"The dancer with black pupils, sweating"

"Temptation, be tempted to have a party~"

"my sweetheart...."

The enthusiastic singing made the entire audience sway to the beat, seeming to be immersed in the illusion created by the singing, enjoying the carnival atmosphere together.

It's just that no one noticed that when Akina sang, the direction she looked and the position of her last finger were both in the first row of the audience...

There, Nagayama Naoki held up a small flag that he had found, waving it to the rhythm, cheering for his wife...

.......

The happy time passed by in a flash, and this year's red and white battle finally ended with the victory of the red team...

After all, in today's entertainment industry, female idols and singers are at their peak, but male artists are in a state of decline, and there are not many among them who can challenge them alone.

At the end, a number of celebrity artists and idol singers gathered on the big stage. For a moment, the entire stage seemed like a microcosm of the entertainment industry, a gathering of stars.

"Mina-san, the 60th year of Showa has come to its final moment... Let us witness together the coming of the new year!"

Under the calm voice of host Kenji Suzuki, the TV screen turned to the bell tower of Sensoji Temple... Here the bell is about to ring 108 times!

"Ten, nine, eight, seven..."

As the countdown progresses, temples throughout Tokyo have begun their annual bell ringing... Even in the NHK hall, it seems that the faint sound of bells can be heard.

"When, when, when..."

The distant bells ring at certain intervals, and the sound keeps ringing...it seems to also be celebrating the arrival of the new year~

When the bells officially ended, the entire Red and White Song Festival was filled with endless applause and cheers. Fireworks and colorful strips fell from the roof, and the festive atmosphere reached its highest...

Showa 61 has finally officially arrived!

........

It is already winter, and the cold wind at night feels like ice cubes sliding across my face.

So when Naoki Nagayama and Akina went to the temple fair together, they wore bulging cotton clothes and a tengu mask that covered half of their faces. Naoki Nagayama did the same, and the two of them looked as childish as children~

The two of them came out alone, letting the hard-working managers celebrate the New Year earlier~

The hood and mask completely hide Akina inside, and she doesn't have to worry about being recognized by the crowds at the temple fair, so she lets herself go a little bit now...

"Naoki-san..." Akina's voice changed into a child's voice, pointing to the sweet potatoes roasted in the cold wind and acting coquettishly, "I want to eat that! Buy it for me!"

"..."

Naoki Nagayama naturally had no choice but to pay and get the goods... Then he watched Akina holding it with cotton gloves with difficulty, and took a bite with satisfaction...

"Akina...it's okay to eat sweet potatoes..." Nagayama Naoki took the opportunity to make a request, "But can you not speak in this weird tone..."

"Why? Isn't it cute?"

Akina asked with a smile, and then took another bite of the hot sweet potato, exhaling in the cold wind.

"But if people hear it, they will think that I am some kind of hentai..."

Naoki Nagayama sighed. The pedestrians who had just passed him had already cast strange glances at him. Perhaps they thought he was some kind of lolicon or a weirdo.

Yes, Akina's little one, wearing so many clothes, snuggled up next to her, really looked like a young student...

"Haha, what should I do?" Akina laughed, then smoothed the clothes on her belly, revealing the curvature of her waist and abdomen, "If I don't show my belly, others will know that I am pregnant, and they will know that I am not a student.

..."

"...Others will think that I am a hentai who gets people pregnant..."

"Hahaha~"

Akina laughed so hard that her branches trembled, but she just didn't change her voice...

Also, I took three bites of the roasted oily sweet potato, and then threw the dish to Naoki Nagayama... and said something like "It's delicious, Naoki-san can't miss it"...

Then I was excited to buy Taiyaki...

The New Year's Fair in Sensoji Temple is very lively. The lanterns at the Kaminarimon Gate extend all the way to the main hall, and there are people coming to make the earliest New Year's pilgrimage, visiting the temple fair, watching performances, and eating snacks... It's bustling with people.

It doesn't even feel like it's early morning.

On the stage of the temple fair, there are even performances to honor the gods. Actors wearing witch costumes perform in the temple, which still makes people feel like time and space are intertwined...

Nagayama Naoki and Akina strolled through Sensoji Temple together, then walked out of Futenmon Gate, strolled around the shopping street, bought a lot of New Year's gifts, and then set off home.

Taxis are not easy to get during this time period. They usually wait for young men and women coming out of nightclubs in places like Roppongi or Shinjuku...

However, with the 10,000-yuan bill in his hand, Naoki Nagayama still grabbed a taxi. However, even after getting in the car, Akina did not take off the mask, while Naoki Nagayama was wearing a mask.

The taxi driver was a talkative person. Seeing that the passenger was young and not short of money, he started chatting:

"Don't young people like the guests usually spend the New Year in nightclubs? But they also come to Sensoji Temple?"

"Haha, are there many people in the nightclub?" Nagayama Naoki changed the topic without leaving a trace.

"Yeah, bars, KTVs, dance halls...everywhere is full of young people coming out to have fun...For example, over in Roppongi, I heard there are drunk guys throwing money away...

..”
To be continued...