What Iwahashi Shinichi expected was true. The table tennis game he gave to Miwa-chan was actually experienced by Nakamura-san, the person who gave it to him, before he became a victim.
While he was playing games with Miwa-chan who was enjoying the music backstage at the Red and White Song Festival, ominous thoughts such as "Please enter the urn" and "The Bull of Sicily" flashed through his mind.
Brother Nakamura was very happy and relaxed, reading his Bunko novel leisurely on the side.
Fortunately, this game is more interesting than expected, and Iwahashi Shinichi and Miwa-chan can be said to have had some fun playing it. Anyway, backstage at the Kohaku Song Festival, there is always something to do while waiting for him to go on stage.
Something to kill time.
This year's Red and White Song Festival, ZARD and Bolan were selected again. As for Daikoku Moki, although she has been in the limelight this year, NHK also sent her an intention to appear, but she herself was not interested in appearing.
I am not interested in the Red and White Song Festival. This New Year’s Eve, I will return to my hometown in Sapporo to celebrate the New Year with my family.
Iwahashi Shinichi didn't think that he had to agree to NHK's invitation. Since she was not interested, he stepped in to reject it for her. Anyway, it's not a bad thing for a singer to have his own personality. And two popular bands, ZARD and LAN, both appeared in it.
Under the circumstances, declining the offer would not be a loss to NHK.
When it comes to small talk, NHK is the best TV station, and they are villains who will not offend if they can.
Daikoku Moki refused the Kohaku Song Contest, but WANDS, who collaborated with her this year, got a Kohaku ticket.
After WANDS's cooperation with Daikoku Moki, their popularity increased greatly. LLION Records, a fan of VER, took advantage of the situation and launched the band's new single and new album, opening up the situation in one fell swoop.
Of course, being able to be selected into the red and white band is inseparable from the support behind BURNING. Although the band's popularity has steadily increased, NHK has made a request. In terms of song selection, WANDS must sing the collaborative single with Daikoku Moki.
For the arrogant WANDS, NHK's request is obviously very offensive to them. In fact, several young people in WANDS were quite unhappy with the idea of cooperating with a super-popular singer as a foil. In fact, this cooperation even led to
Due to the change of members within the band, the original leader Yasuyu Oshima left the group directly.
Now, when the band performs this collaborative song on stage, the audience will inevitably think that they borrowed the light of Daikoku Moki.
But the new band has no right to refuse.
Being backed by the big tree of BURNING, although on the one hand, it allows the band to get many opportunities, on the other hand, it also means that the band has very little say. When the company makes a decision, it can only
obey.
The appearance order of WANDS is arranged in the first half, the third group of singers from the white group.
The TV in the lounge was broadcasting the live performance of the previous performance simultaneously. While Iwahashi Shinichi was competing against Miwa-chan, he heard the host's introduction on the TV and paid attention. No one was on that station.
Watching on TV.
WANDS appeared on the stage. Three young men were dressed as hard-core rock singers. Noboru Uesugi was held in the middle by his two teammates. His stern face had the charm of a handsome man.
The three young men all had a straight face, giving the ordinary audience who could not distinguish between various rock types a very general "rock style". Just looking at their images, it seemed that the strength of the band was felt.
Moreover, this hardcore outfit reminded some viewers of a legendary band: Violence.
When Nagato Daiko established WANDS, one of the several prototypes he referred to was Baowei.
"so cool."
Miwa-chan followed Shinichi Iwahashi and glanced at the TV, sighing like this.
Iwahashi Shinichi didn't answer, thinking to himself, these three young men with serious faces may not be acting like this because they want to act like a rock band. But from another perspective, it is precisely because they have rock and roll in their hearts.
The pride of a musician is why he chose to express his protest with a straight face when he attended the Hongbai Song Festival in this way.
Iwahashi Shinichi has no interest in evaluating whether a band's behavior is "rock" enough. But after handling so many bands and spending these years in the record industry, he knows that if he wants to enter the mainstream, he must
To face sacrifice.
Even bands with outstanding abilities still have to make compromises in the mainstream music industry. If they lack strength, they will have to sacrifice even more.
Just looking at the appearance, this band is simply a superstar. Coupled with Oda Tetsuro's outstanding music and lead singer Uesugi Noboru's remarkable singing skills, it will definitely leave a deep impression on the hearts of the audience in front of the TV.
impression.
This time, VER fan LLION pushed WANDS to the Red and White Song Festival, which is a wonderful step. As for the possibility of another first-line band being born, Iwahashi Shinichi still has the same attitude: he is happy to see it happen.
Only when a hundred flowers bloom can the flowering period last for a long time.
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WANDS made their debut at the Red and White Music Festival this year, and they were quite qualified. This year, VER fans, LLION Records, even sent the band REV to the Red and White Song Concert.
REV is the first band launched after the establishment of VER fan LLION. It is led by female idol Nagayama Yoko as the lead singer, and is accompanied by four male musicians. It is a replica of ZARD.
Since the band's debut, they have always been stuck in the second line, unable to touch the edge of the front line. LLION, a fan of VER, also tried every means to find a breakthrough, but they couldn't find the right way.
But this year, with the popularity of B'z, REV released a new single. The title song was provided by Takahiro Matsumoto of B'z. This single unexpectedly became a hit. By the end of the year, it sold out
More than 200,000 tickets were taken.
Therefore, through this single, REV, a band that was not qualified to appear, also got an opportunity to appear at the Red and White Song Concert under BURNING's strong recommendation, trying to promote the band again.
It's incredible that a new record company can get three red and white spots, but two of them are not qualified. But when you think about BURNING being behind the company, everything falls into place.
Of course, VER fans, LLION Records sent a new band, a half-red but not black band to the red and white concert. On the one hand, it was the result of BURNING's dealings. On the other hand, in exchange, the company's most popular band B'z
He will still appear this year.
Nowadays, even the Red and White Song Festival needs to start a battle to defend its ratings against the various special programs of other TV stations on New Year's Eve. If there is an opportunity to win the appearance of a popular singer, it will naturally not be missed.
Last year's B'z debut was the result of the record company's request. This year, the company tried its best to ask and plead. Although the band was popular, it was not popular enough to ignore the company's opinions, so they had to give in again.
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If VER fan LLION has no roots, then B'z may still be able to refuse. Precisely because they have the support of a big tree and accept BURNING's resources, and the strength of their backers implies some kind of threat, they will not be able to truly become
Before you get something big, don't be too tough.
However, unlike WANDS who had their emotions written on their faces and believed that Kohaku's appearance this time was a great shame and humiliation, although the pair of Matsumoto Takahiro and Inaba Hiroshi were reluctant to appear, since they agreed to appear, they were considering how to make the performance effective
Do your best and don't waste this time on stage.
So, among the three bands, VER fans LLION, one was dissatisfied, the other was thoughtful, but only REV completed the performance easily.
But only REV has no idea whether the future is good or bad, so we can only follow the arrangements and "perform".
The audience just watched the performance and had no interest in the power competition behind the singers. But for the industry, tonight's Red and White Song Concert was simply BURNING showing off its own strength.
Backed by BURNING's VER fans, LLION Records, now has two promising bands, and three bands are on the red and white list at the same time. What kind of development will it have in the future will naturally attract much attention.
When looking at VER fans LLION, it is inevitable to think of GENZO. They are both new record companies established in the past few years, and both started out focusing on the band business. There have been several cooperations between the two parties. VER fans LLION
The number one competitor in the industry is obviously GENZO.
Looking at today's situation, the two companies whose routes overlap may not necessarily have no good things to watch in the future.
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Last year's Red and White Song Festival ended with the victory of the White group. But this year, the banner symbolizing victory returned to the side of the Red group by one vote.
When all the singers returned, the NHK HALL stage couldn't help but become very crowded.
The reason for this is naturally because there are a large number of bands appearing this year, and even a super band like Mimi C Lu B, one of the top three bands, is also among the appearances this year.
Previously, when the Kohaku Song Festival announced its appearance list, the media already called this year's Kohaku "the band Kohaku".
A large number of bands appeared, just like the grand occasion when idols gathered together in the past. The situation has changed. Today, on the Hongbai Song Festival stage, there are very few spots left for idols, and they are all idols who have been famous for a long time. And after several years of bands,
After the trend, in this year, the "band era" also reached its peak.
On the red group side, this year Shinichi Iwahashi and Brother Nakamura are finally no longer lonely and embarrassed. Like them, the number of male musicians who have followed the female lead singer has reached a new high this year.
Brother Nakamura is mixed in among them, and there is nothing worthy of attention anymore. However, Giraffe Man is still the only one in the red group. No matter there are more or less male musicians, Giraffe Man is the only one.
Wearing a giraffe hood, the recognition is unparalleled. Perhaps because of this, the female singers in the same group crowded around him as if they were using the giraffe man as a reference.
The male giraffe, the mascot of the Red and White Song Festival one-day tour scenic spot, will be surrounded by flowers if you are not careful.
Surrounded by female singers in costumes and taking photos in front of TV cameras, Iwahashi Shinichi once again recalled the old memories of wearing a doll suit and being surrounded by naughty children. From a certain point of view, it was a time to remember the bitterness and sweetness.
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Wearing a hood, Shinichi Iwahashi could worry about expression management without any burden. He looked around and saw Akina Nakamori. She seemed to be in a game, clapping her hands happily. The giraffe man who was surrounded by everyone, Watching it with gusto on the lively stage.
Apart from him, everyone on the lively stage was doing their best to perform the last scene of the night.
