When Iwahashi Shinichi was involved in the underground music circle, he was almost always dealing with bands or solo singers, and had never been exposed to underground rap. This time, since he met Ichiro Yuri, it was partly out of courtesy and partly out of curiosity.
Yu expanded his knowledge and brought the topic to the underground culture that Ichigo Yuri loves.
To be honest, if it hadn't been for such a chance acquaintance, Shinichi Iwahashi probably wouldn't have taken the initiative to get to know such a person.
Although he showed interest in underground culture, Yuri Ichiro's words were very restrained and he did not show extra enthusiasm because Shinichi Iwahashi was a big shot in the industry.
From this point of view, Ichikai Yuri does not look like an "idol". After chatting for a while, Iwahashi Shinichi even felt curious in his heart as to why Ichikai Yuri went to participate in the Tokyo Dance Dance Dolls audition.
Nakamori Akina's curiosity about Yuri Ichikai came and went quickly. After meeting him and talking to him in a few words, she felt that she and Yuri Ichikai were from two different worlds.
However, when Ichirai Yuri communicated with Iwahashi Shinichi and talked about her favorite underground culture, Nakamori Akina saw some familiar and kind qualities in this young girl who had a sense of alienation.
Such a discovery made Nakamori Akina's previous feelings disappear.
However, regardless of whether Yuri Ichiro appears to be aloof or indifferent, a person who made her debut by participating in the audition of an idol group and happily accepted Tetsuya Komuro's invitation to participate in this show, she will not be uninterested in fame and fortune.
of Artiste.
This contrast made Iwahashi Shinichi remember the name Ichiro Yuri in his heart.
What he was thinking about was that the music genre of rap has never entered the mainstream spotlight in the Japanese recording industry. Although rap culture is inherently underground culture, and to some extent, rap has entered the mainstream.
A disaster.
Despite this, Iwahashi Shinichi still feels that if the music market is large enough, a hundred flowers will bloom.
A layman should not point fingers at an expert, and try not to take action on things that are unclear. This is the rule that Shinichi Iwahashi has always implemented.
At this moment, I have an idea about the music genre of rap, and I don’t intend to disclose it to anyone for the time being.
At this time, he thought of Hiroshi Fujiwara again. He remembered that this man was not only an outstanding designer, but also a pioneer of underground rap in Japan, who participated in the creation of Japan's first hip-hop music label.
Shinichi Iwahashi lacked interest in "Fashion King Hiroshi Fujiwara". However, Shinichi Iwahashi became interested in "Rap Pioneer Hiroshi Fujiwara" because of the thoughts aroused by Ichiro Yuri.
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After all, it was the first time for Shinichi Iwahashi and Yuri Ichiro to meet each other. Even if there was a topic of interest, he would stop at it and say goodbye in a timely manner.
Coming out of the lounge, Sakamoto Takuji teased Iwahashi Shinichi, "Iwahashi-san worked very hard to understand what he didn't understand."
Before Iwahashi Shinichi responded, Nakamori Akina was amused by this sentence and said, "Sakamoto-san's words seemed to be describing an old grandfather." She joined in the ridicule of Iwahashi Shinichi without any burden.
Sakamoto Takuji repeatedly echoed and continued to fire at Shinichi Iwahashi, "However, such an old man has a very cute personality."
"..."
Iwahashi Shinichi was speechless.
Akina Nakamori looked at her husband who was silent and smiled, then walked towards him with a smile. The two were close to each other, but they neither held hands nor linked arms. She stayed next to Shinichi Iwahashi, but talked to Takuji Sakamoto, "
To be honest, I don’t know much about underground culture or anything like that.”
Although she also had to work hard to understand, because the rhythm of the topic was between Iwahashi Shinichi and Ichiro Yuri, she just listened on the side most of the time, so naturally she would not expose her ignorance.
He talks about singing along with Takuji Sakamoto and making fun of Shinichi Iwahashi, but in fact he stands with Shinichi Iwahashi more than anyone else.
Akina Nakamori is such a person.
After all, Takuji Sakamoto was an invited guest, not a staff member accompanying the tour. After leaving Ichiro Yuri, he said sorry and went back to prepare for the performance.
After walking away, Takuji Sakamoto was responsible for the staff who entertained them backstage and filled their seats in due course.
Just now, when the three of them were joking, the staff consciously retreated to a distance that was not too far or too close, not only avoiding the content of their conversation, but also being able to immediately receive the signal sent by Shinichi Iwahashi.
At this moment, the backstage was busier than when Iwahashi Shinichi and Nakamori Akina first came over. Before the start of a very large performance, the atmosphere backstage was both tense and chaotic.
Akina Nakamori, who focuses on performing in small venues, even felt a little strange in such a completely different atmosphere backstage. It seemed that she was not a Tao Pu star who had performed hundreds of times, but a new guest.
The important people have already met, and Iwahashi Shinichi plans to go back to the lounge first. In this backstage, there is naturally a room prepared for him. For this grand performance, even though Iwahashi Shinichi brought Nakamori Akina, the couple
I don't plan to go to the front to participate in this disco convention.
I didn't come here just to watch the show, but I came here to make a final confirmation before the show started.
Under the guidance of the staff, Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori returned the same way and walked towards the lounge. On the way, they passed Tetsuya Komuro's lounge. The door of the room was open, and loud chatter and laughter could be heard from inside.
Tetsuya Komuro's assistant was waiting outside the door. When he saw Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori, he bowed to them again even though he had greeted them not long ago.
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"Iwahashi-san, Akina-san." The young assistant's voice sounded.
The backstage lounges for outdoor concerts are all temporary structures with little sound insulation and nothing to do with comfort. Tetsuya Komuro stopped talking and laughing when he heard the voice of his assistant saying hello.
"Our Iwahashi-kun is back." He smiled and said to the people in the room. There were four or five people gathered in this spacious lounge at the moment. In addition to Shinohara Ryoko, there was also Tetsuya Komuro who was invited to perform.
of guests.
Even among these people, Shinohara Ryoko seemed to be at ease and not timid at all.
Tetsuya Komuro walked towards the door and waved to Shinichi Iwahashi, "Iwahashi-kun, and Akina-chan, welcome back. Now, how do you two feel about your visit?"
He is like a host who entertains guests.
Shinichi Iwahashi smiled, not caring about the frivolity in Tetsuya Komuro's tone, and instead made a witty remark, "Everyone is nervously preparing for the performance, but we are strolling around so leisurely."
"Don't worry," Tetsuya Komuro joked, "Most of us are just pretending." After the rude words came out of his mouth, he became more serious and said, "There is no need to be nervous about a performance like this, just enjoy it."
The two people who returned from the visit walked into Tetsuya Komuro's lounge.
Others in the room stood up and saluted Shinichi Iwahashi, and then greeted Akina Nakamori. Among the several people who were obviously guest performers, the young girl who seemed to have nothing to do with today's stage stood out very conspicuously.
Shinichi Iwahashi recognized at a glance that this girl was Shinohara Ryoko. However, he didn't say anything. His eyes swept across Shinohara Ryoko's face, and when he saw her expression of hesitation and waiting for something, he suddenly
I find it interesting.
It was Tetsuya Komuro who introduced, "This is Ryoko Shinohara-chan."
The tension in Shinohara Ryoko's heart relaxed with Tetsuya Komuro's words. She lowered her head to Shinichi Iwahashi, "...before, I was grateful to Iwahashi-san for taking care of me."
Iwahashi Shinichi looked confused, "Have we met before?"
Hitting a wall, Shinohara Ryoko was a little embarrassed, but she quickly put aside her shyness and explained: "Last year, I got a job opportunity in a short drama program produced by Iwahashi-san..."
Shinohara Ryoko is still a regular guest on that show. For an unknown little idol, it is a very good job. Regardless of whether Iwahashi Shinichi remembers her or not, Shinohara Ryoko cannot talk about being named by Iwahashi Shinichi.
As if it never happened.
Shinichi Iwahashi thought for a while, nodded, smiled, "I remembered." He turned his head and said to Akina Nakamori, "I will notice Shinohara at the TV show you are performing."
Ryoko Shinohara played a supporting role for Akina Nakamori. The filming location for the TV series was crowded with people. As the lead actor, he was directed around and around, and it was difficult for him to have the energy to leave any impression on the surrounding background panels.
At this moment, Iwahashi Shinichi said this, Nakamori Akina blinked and looked at Shinohara Ryoko.
Ryoko Shinohara is a fan of Akina Nakamori.
However, in this situation, she was the only one who was not qualified to tell anything about herself. After all, Tetsuya Komuro didn't introduce him, and Ryoko Shinohara couldn't take the initiative to talk to Shinichi Iwahashi.
Tetsuya Komuro, who had been watching until now, finally spoke up and joked, "It turns out there is such an intersection between Ryoko-chan and you two. I really don't know whether to say 'what a coincidence' or 'how complicated'."
Iwahashi Shinichi replied, "That's pretty much the same thing for me. I didn't expect that Shinohara and Komuro-san would also interact."
He only said half of what he said, and did not repeat the second half of Tetsuya Komuro's slightly bitter sentence. However, this knowing and deliberately evasive attitude was already a subtle sarcasm. Look at Ryoko Shinohara and Komuro
The interaction between Tetsuya and the relationship between these two people is unclear.
Although Iwahashi Shinichi and Komuro Tetsuya maintained trust in cooperation, Komuro Tetsuya's nature destined him to subconsciously test Iwahashi Shinichi's bottom line to confirm whether he could "advance the situation."
Occasionally, they exchanged a move and once again confirmed that Shinichi Iwahashi was not to be trifled with. Tetsuya Komuro put all this away smoothly, pretending that nothing happened, and said with a smile: "So, it's a double coincidence."
He said, half jokingly and half seriously, "It seems that Ryoko-chan is the chosen one."
The chosen one.
When Iwahashi Shin heard this sentence, his heart moved.
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Ryoko Shinohara is a member of Tokyo Dance Dolls, and Yuri Ichiro is also a member of Tokyo Dance Dolls. Akina Nakamori sounded innocent and said with emotion: "There are two Tokyo Dance Dolls backstage today."
In fact, before today, Akina Nakamori had never heard of such a group.
Although they are in the same world as the entertainment industry, there is more than a thousand miles between those who are at the top and those who are struggling.
For a star like Akina Nakamori, if she casually mentions the name of a small artist while participating in a show, it may bring a lot of attention to it.
When Akina Nakamori mentioned that there were two members of Tokyo Audition Dolls backstage today, she regarded this coincidence as fate and wanted to learn more about the Tokyo Audition Dolls group later.
It is certainly a joyful thing to be noticed by one's idol... However, Shinohara Ryoko has long lost the innocence of being flattered in front of idols.
Komuro Tetsuya thought of the subtle relationship between Shinohara Ryoko and Ichii Yuri, and asked: "Have you two met Ichii Yuri-chan?"
The person who answered was Akina Nakamori, "Yes." She praised, "She is also a very cute girl."
Nakamori Akina praised Shinohara Ryoko and Ichikai Yuri at the same time. Komuro Tetsuya heard this and thought of Shinohara Ryoko's rejection of Ichikai Yuri, and couldn't help but have a strange bad taste.
However, immediately afterwards, Komuro Tetsuya suddenly felt a little similar to Shinohara Ryoko.
In fact, backstage today, Tetsuya Komuro and Ryoko Shinohara have certain parts in common in their inner thoughts.
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Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori were sitting in Tetsuya Komuro's lounge. Others in the lounge couldn't sit still and stood up to leave.
Shinohara Ryoko was an audience member who came backstage to visit, not a guest who had her own lounge. At this moment, she considered the opportunity and began to prepare to exit.
However, as soon as this idea appeared in her mind, Tetsuya Komuro first talked about herself with Shinichi Iwahashi in front of her, "...Iwahashi-kun, like me, both feel that Ryoko-chan has something that cannot be ignored.
Outstanding performance.”
Iwahashi Shin nodded, "As a newcomer, Shinohara has indeed demonstrated very impressive acting skills."
Tetsuya Komuro smiled, "If it's not eye-catching, how could Iwahashi-kun be distracted and notice her when looking at Akina-chan?"
"..."
Sometimes, I have to admire Komuro Tetsuya's mouth that stirs up trouble and doesn't take it too seriously when watching the excitement.
Shinichi Iwahashi didn't answer, but Akina Nakamori suddenly couldn't help laughing when she heard this conversation.
But rather than saying that Tetsuya Komuro's words made her laugh, it was the way Shinichi Iwahashi didn't know how to respond to these words that made her look more interesting.
Tetsuya Komuro had the upper hand and showed a smug expression. He immediately discussed with Shinichi Iwahashi, "After that, how about producing a single for Ryoko-chan?"
This sentence seemed to be said casually as a joke, and it sounded extremely casual.
However, Shinohara Ryoko, who was hesitating to leave, suddenly heard such a sentence, and her heart tightened for a moment.
