"Fourteen years old? That's really impressive." Shinichi Iwahashi said.
At the age of fourteen, he could come from Hokkaido to Tokyo to chase stars. This is really impressive. Thinking about when he was fourteen... he might as well not have thought about it.
The "Yumi-san" Miwa Yoshida mentioned refers to Yumi Matsutoya, a singer with the title of "Queen of New Music" in rb.
Before the 1970s, ballads and ballads were both dominant in the pop music world. Since the 1970s, innovative musicians have tried hard to add new things to music. For a time, a genre between folk songs and new music was born.
"New Folk", until the appearance of Yumi Matsutoya.
From the moment she debuted, what she delivered was "new music" that completely abandoned the constraints of the original music routines.
In addition to her important status as a singer, Yumi Matsutoya also serves as a composer, providing a series of best-selling songs for popular idols such as Matsuda Seiko, Harada Tomoyo, Yakushimaru Hiroko, etc. She is a talented woman known to everyone in rb
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The success of today's all-powerful idols has a lot to do with the support of the works of these famous artists.
Shinichi Iwahashi is no stranger to the name Yumi Matsutoya, because Hayao Miyazaki, who is more famous to the Chinese, likes her very much.
Therefore, the theme song of the anime "The Wind Rises" "ひこうき云" (无码云), as well as the episode "Kiki's Delivery Service" "ルージュの伝言" (The Rumor of Lipstick) and the ending song "やさしさに包まれたなら" (If
Surrounded by tenderness) are all her songs.
"Jiji, turn on the radio, my hands are free now."
After that, the prelude of "ルージュの伝言" sounded, and the title of "Kiki's Delivery Service" appeared.
"This is the power of love." Miwa Yoshida smiled, "It was Yumino who brought fresh air to the music world and used trendy elements to change the ears of Japanese people."
After experiencing rapid economic growth in the 1960s, RB became one of the richest countries in the world in the 1970s, and the slogan of 100 million middle class people was shouted loudest at this time.
As the economy becomes richer, young people no longer have to work at a young age to support their families, so they can continue to study. As a result, the admission rate to high school and college begins to increase year after year.
Staying in the comfortable environment of the school, these young people also have enough time and money to get in touch with new things, find like-minded friends, and nurture the culture of their own generation. Therefore, from this period onwards, more and more bands appeared.
, rb pop music has also begun to develop vigorously.
At the same time, as conditions have improved, elements such as poverty, sadness, and self-pity that were prevalent in traditional songs in the past have gradually ceased to resonate with listeners, to be precise, young listeners.
Lovers will no longer just stay in a four-and-a-half-story room, but will go dancing, traveling, and having fun together. As a girl, Miwa Yoshida also came to Tokyo from Hokkaido to chase stars at the age of fourteen, instead of staying in the countryside.
Looking at the stars.
Changes in life and thought have nourished the birth, development and popularity of new music.
Yumi Matsutoya comes from a wealthy family, and her music seems to be tailor-made for the middle class. She has the right time, place and people, and her success is no accident.
"I long for Yumi-san. I want to be a singer as good as hers and make everyone like my music..." Yoshida Miwa turned her face slightly, raised her eyes, and carefully watched Iwahashi Shinichi's reaction.
"It's a pretty good idea." Iwahashi Shinichi thought she was right.
He acted so calmly and even showed appreciation, which surprised Miwa Yoshida, "I thought you would laugh when you heard me say that I wanted to be a singer as good as Yumi-san."
"What's so funny about this?"
"That's what I said. I used to be laughed at in Hokkaido after I said that."
An ordinary girl from the countryside of Hokkaido is indeed ambitious enough to say she wants to be the next Yumi Matsutoya. The ambition is so ambitious that it seems unrealistic, and it is not surprising that she will be laughed at.
However, for Shinichi Iwahashi, who had not grown up in their cultural environment and had just arrived here not long ago, even if he knew how powerful Matsutoya Yumi was, it would be difficult for him to have the same emotions as a native of his country.
For a person like him, the most popular RB songs he heard in his previous life were various covers that were translated into China. Before time travel, the three most famous RB singers in his heart were Shinji Tanimura, Miyuki Nakajima, and Ayumi Hamasaki.
At first, I didn’t know Ayumi Hamasaki because of her songs, but because she endorsed a drink called Season 5.
At that time, Iwahashi Shinichi, who was still a young and beautiful boy, looked at the woman printed on the bottle and felt from the bottom of his heart that this sister was hot and beautiful. He fell in love with her at first sight, so he made frequent purchases, even though his pocket money was very limited.
Therefore, to him, there is no difference between Miwa Yoshida wanting to be the next Yumi Matsutoya and her saying she wants to be anyone.
"But I don't think it's funny at all." Shinichi Iwahashi's tone was anything but comforting, "However, it's better to keep your ambitious goals in your heart, because not everyone can understand them."
"I don't tell everyone I meet, I only tell people I trust..."
Iwahashi Shinichi was a little surprised, "You trust me?"
"Well, I trust you." Miwa Yoshida's eyes were bright. "I trust an excellent person who told me, 'My music should be heard by more people,' and who uses his talents to help me with all his heart."
"Excellent person?"
"Having the ability to turn intangible things into tangible things, isn't that good enough?" Yoshida Miwa asked, "I envy such a talent, and I think you are amazing."
If someone compliments him casually, he won't feel anything bad about it, but it's different if he is praised by someone who he thinks is excellent and talented. Iwahashi Shinichi is a little embarrassed, but also a little proud.
Furthermore, it suddenly occurred to him that from going to dance with Mimi Club to dictating music scores for Miwa Yoshida, wasn't the fundamental reason why he got in touch with these outstanding people because he himself was also outstanding?
The encounter with Miwa Yoshida seemed to have awakened a certain part of himself.
Iwahashi Shinichi did not respond to Yoshida Miwa's statement, but told her, "In the future, you can talk to me about topics like this about idolized singers, and I'm sure you won't be surprised by anything you say. Because I also trust you.
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Trust a person who regards Matsutoya Yumi as his life goal and will not change his original intention even if he is laughed at.
Miwa Yoshida smiled and agreed, "Okay." Then she took a step forward and said, "I'm so hungry, let's go eat."
