Some people are dazzled by everything in Tokyo, and some people think that Tokyo is nothing more than that. But for Namie Amuro, everything in Tokyo makes her indifferent. Here, it is just a stage that you must stand on to achieve your goals. Other than that,
, does not mean anything.
Namie Amuro, who is not yet fifteen years old, is a girl who does not have much imagination about Tokyo or the metropolis. For her, debuting as an artist and becoming a star is just a "goal", not a "goal".
dream".
To achieve your goals, coming to Tokyo is a must.
With this understanding in her heart, she felt calm and natural about going to Beijing.
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When Jun Baba saw Namie Amuro for the first time, he was attracted by this girl and decided that she had the aura of a star.
Although from the appearance, her chocolate-colored skin is far from the beautiful girls that are popular nowadays. However, there is something about this girl that looks like a top shooter aiming at the target with ease.
Even though I was nervous, I was able to do it with ease.
This is the reason why Baba Shunichi believes that Amuro Namie has the potential to be a star.
Namie Amuro came from a poor family, and she was determined to enter the entertainment industry when she was still a primary school student. She studied at the Okinawa Performing Arts School, but she had no interest in ordinary school life, homework scores, etc. She only had a determined goal.
The perseverance to do it.
In order to save the cost of commuting, she walks to school to attend classes, and after intense dance training, she walks home, rain or shine. For such a girl, when an opportunity comes to her, she has no choice but to seize it without thinking.
Second answer.
By signing a contract with a company in Tokyo, you can also get a signing fee that is huge for Namie Amuro today, and help her improve her family situation. Practitioners in the entertainment industry like to discover children from poor backgrounds to debut.
The reason couldn't be simpler. The poorer your family is, the more patient you are and the more you can obey the authority of the company——
Having said that, Namie Amuro is a child with strong opinions.
When they arrived in Tokyo and listened to the arrangements from the adults, several other children, with their new arrivals, obeyed the adults' words. The huge Tokyo, which is like a maze and amusement park, dazzled the children.
Their eyes made them fearful.
Only Namie Amuro, who had almost no imagination about Tokyo from the very beginning, was calm and restrained, and spoke her words directly. This courage impressed Baba Shunichi and Hirai Tetsuo, and she felt that she had found the right person this time.
Having said that, although being assertive is a quality that Baba Shunichi and Hirai Tetsuo are happy to see. However, how to protect this assertive heart without letting her become arrogant and out of control is another task.
Things to consider.
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Baba Shunichi returned from Okinawa with great achievements. This group inherited the name "SUPER MONKEY'S" given by the principal of Okinawa Performing Arts School to the school's top student group. However, the number of people who came to Tokyo was not twenty, but five. The group
The manager signed a contract with Taira Tetsuo's agency RISING PRODU, and the record contract was brought back to VERMILLION Records by Baba Shunichi.
Taira Tetsuo is experienced and considerate. He has completed the admission procedures for four young children, transferred them to middle schools in Tokyo, and assigned a female manager to take charge of their daily life. The only adult in the group, as a guardian, followed them to Beijing.
Makino Anna lives on the same floor of the apartment as them.
Arranging these things is the responsibility of the entertainment office.
When the summer vacation ended and school started, several children except Amuro Namie became enthusiastic about school life in Tokyo for three minutes. Once the novelty wore off, they immediately revealed their lack of interest in schoolwork. However, they went to the practice room every day and
Under the leadership of Makino Anna, no one complained when they were undergoing intense training for their debut.
On one side, the children who came to Tokyo were training diligently. On the other side, Taira Tetsuo and Baba Junichi met for a while to discuss the group's debut. What kind of debut plan should be made, what kind of music should be chosen, and which producer should be invited.
, and how they made their debut.
In addition, they also need to take them to visit producers at TV stations and broadcasting bureaus.
The first time he met these girls at the Okinawa Performing Arts School was at the end of July. By the beginning of August, Baba Shunichi had quickly negotiated contracts with the parents of several girls and matters about going to Beijing. When the girls officially went to Beijing, they met
Tetsuya Komuro's performance at Wangan Plaza is about to open, and the entire Tokyo is covered with related publicity.
Junichi Baba suddenly thought of going to Okinawa to discover new talents because he saw the popularity of dance music from the popularity of TRF and saw an era of singing and dancing that was coming strongly.
Several girls under the age of fifteen did not get the opportunity to go to the show to enjoy the performance. As a guardian, Makino Anna received an invitation from Baba Shunichi and went to watch the show together.
When Junichi Baba went to Okinawa and explained the purpose of his trip to Masayuki Makino, the principal of the Okinawa Performing Arts School, he mentioned that he was inspired by TRF. Anna Makino had heard about Junichi Baba’s ambitions from her father. In this performance, she
Not only do you immerse yourself in it and enjoy it, but you also keep everything performed on the stage in your mind, and imagine how the group will debut.
The performance at Wangan Plaza was a great success, and the response was enthusiastic and attracted worldwide attention. While this large-scale performance came to a successful conclusion, it also opened a new chapter.
After the performance, TRF announced the launch of their continuous single release project. This project, which lasted from the end of the performance to the end of October, became the biggest topic in the recording industry.
TRF became popular when they debuted. The industry thought that their potential had been fully explored. However, they did not expect that the performance at Wangan Plaza completely aroused the enthusiasm of the people around the world. Driven by this enthusiasm, the group was able to achieve another success.
Floors.
For a time, the entire industry was afraid of Tetsuya Komuro and the momentum of the TRF group, and tried to avoid its edge. In addition to being unwilling to collide with TRF head-on, they expressed admiration for Tetsuya Komuro's talent, and there was also some sympathy for it.
Shinichi Iwahashi took the lead again this time and acquired Tetsuya Komuro, a general, which started a new trend of envy and jealousy.
It is a pity that GENZO is willing to fully cooperate with Tetsuya Komuro in setting up an exclusive label. The cooperation between Shinichi Iwahashi and Tetsuya Komuro is so unbreakable that the industry is envious and jealous, but there is nothing they can do about it.
When the record industry starts a sales war, only the singer who has a chance to get the number one spot on the charts will care if a strong rival suddenly appears.
For singers who have no hope of winning the championship, the distribution status of their singles may be affected due to competition between evenly matched opponents, but the actual impact is limited and not worth taking to heart.
Even for unknown singers, perhaps the battle between best-selling singers will bring them some extra attention.
For example, if TRF becomes popular, the customers who come into the record store may buy the records of another singing and dancing group. As soon as Jun Baba thinks of this, he plans to let the group take advantage of the trend when TRF's continuous project comes to an end.
Play your cards.
So, when TRF was killing everyone, Baba Shunichi and Hirai Tetsuo were fully promoting the debut of this girl group. During this period, Amuro Namie celebrated her fifteenth birthday in Tokyo.
In the group of five people, this girl stands in the middle. Although this chocolate-skinned girl is far from the mainstream beauty girl style, whether it is the outstanding head-to-body ratio or just the right facial features, she is the perfect combination.
The most outstanding among them.
With her standing in the middle, the other four people suddenly seemed to be her embellishments. However, if such a girl is not allowed to stand in the middle, then the group on the stage will lose balance.
When Junichi Baba brought back five girls from Okinawa, he hoped to form a singing and dancing group. As a singing and dancing group, there is an absolute center, and the other members are her foils. There is precedent for such a group composition.
However, when he went to the rehearsal room again and again and watched the performances of several girls after they officially became an army, he suddenly felt an inexplicable worry.
Previously, the ambition of returning from Okinawa with a full load of things could not help but dissipate a lot.
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From June to October, from summer to autumn, the entire entertainment world seems to be surrounding Shinichi Iwahashi.
First, he was attacked by an unknown person, and then he jointly held a wedding press conference with Akina Nakamori. During this period, GENZO singers successively released hit records. Then, Tetsuya Komuro held a grand performance at Wangan Plaza, and TRF's successive projects grabbed the attention of the public.
Steal the limelight.
In October, this guy also held a grand wedding announcement banquet, and most of the entertainment industry came to support him.
He gained both fame and fortune, and even got a beautiful woman in his arms. Iwahashi Shinichi, that naughty boy, had everything going so smoothly that people couldn't stand it.
Nagato Daiyuki once had a "friendly cooperation" with GENZO and produced the national single "Let's Dance Together". This time, naturally, he also received an invitation.
He stepped on him again and again to climb up, causing him so much trouble. Such a guy actually had the audacity to send an invitation——
However, in the plastics industry, all they can do is answer a letter of attendance and prepare a gift for newcomers.
Even Shufang Ikuo personally attended Iwahashi Shinichi's wedding announcement party. This incident made Nagato Daiyuki deeply realize that today, he and Iwahashi Shinichi are no longer comparable people.
He also started his music career by producing a band. Is it that the slippery boy was lucky enough to ride on the trend of the times as soon as he started, or did he accidentally choose the wrong path at some point?
To this day, there is no point in thinking about this.
To be included in the BURNING system, you have to accept the fact that you will always be under one person. But other than that, Nagato Daiyuki, who holds the power of VERMILLION records, actually everything goes smoothly and he is in high spirits like never before.
The record company is booming, and Nagato Daiyuki holds the title of chief producer of almost all bands, gaining both fame and fortune. With the support of the BURNING department's resources, VERMILLION's band not only gets more exposure, but has also been nominated for industry awards one after another.
Ikuo Shubo barely interferes with the operation of VERMILLION Records, and the company is still under the control of Daiyuki Nagato. In the past, there was indeed someone who often opposed him, but now, Junichi Baba is no longer qualified to challenge him.
If he takes his eyes away from the naughty boy Iwahashi Shinichi and turns his attention to Baba Shunichi, the defeated general, Nagato Daiyuki feels even more relaxed.
This guy who used to show off in front of him tried his best to achieve nothing.
Under the leadership of President Daiyuki Nagato, VERMILLION has won one victory after another in this era of bands. At the same time, the unrealistic manager Shunichi Baba is still making unrealistic fantasies.
When Nagato Daiyuki heard that Baba Shunichi went to Okinawa and brought back a few children as inconspicuous as monkeys, and they were as if they had found a treasure, he couldn't help but laugh.
At the regular meeting of the record company, Baba Shunichi proposed the creation of a singing and dancing girl group, and Nagato Ohyuki persuaded him, "What is the specific selling point of such a group?"
In today's market, girl idols are like a bottomless pit. No matter how much resources are invested, there may not be a splash.
Baba Junichi responded, "The next era will be an era when dance music will shine - this is already obvious."
The dance music era was jointly promoted by Shinichi Iwahashi and Tetsuya Komuro.
Nagato Daiyuki looked down upon Baba Shunichi for following Shinichi Iwahashi. Just because GENZO was promoting TRF, he blindly invested in it regardless of the current situation of the market. Such an approach.
He officially entered the record industry by producing a band. Before Shinichi Iwahashi, he had successfully launched the band TUBE. Although VERMILLION Records has benefited from the band's era, Nagato Daiko never thinks that he is following Shinichi Iwahashi.
Because of this, he was confident and looked down upon Junichi Baba's approach of just following the trend.
These two people had a long-lost tit-for-tat confrontation. In the end, Baba Junichi went ahead with his plan to debut a girl group, while Nagato Daiyuki stayed on the sidelines.
Of course, there are factions within VERMILLION Records that support Shunichi Baba. However, as far as this time is concerned, Shunichi Baba pinned his hopes on a few girls who are no different from ordinary girl idols. In the eyes of others, it is indeed a lack of consideration.
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The five girls of SUPER MONKEY'S maintained high-intensity training when they were in Okinawa. This is different from the group formed by temporary selections.
Even if I came to Tokyo from Okinawa, it was just a change of place and I needed to get used to it.
Makino Masayuki's Okinawa Performing Arts School carefully teaches young boys and girls whether it is singing or dancing, skipping the special training stage before debut, and several girls' debut plans can be quickly advanced.
At the end of October, just over two months after arriving in Beijing, the girls made their official debut.
Although the group is positioned as a singing and dancing group, Baba Shunichi considered that there are many girls who can sing, and emphasizing singing ability will make the group lose its characteristics. Therefore, instead of emphasizing singing ability, it is better to emphasize dancing ability.
The absolute center of the group, Amuro Namie, a girl who has just turned fifteen, also said that she prefers dancing to singing.
When the girl group debuted, the first card played by Baba Shunichi was the more stable energetic and cute style. Baba Junichi hoped that this group could leave the audience with a relaxed and abundant youthful vitality, so he deliberately made them move closer to the American style.
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Under such a request, the title song of the single was composed by composer Minoru Komorita, who was signed under RISING PRODU.
Minoru Komorita started out as a singer-songwriter, but her performance as a singer was not very satisfactory. After releasing a few records, she gradually transformed into a composer.
The lyrics of the single were handed over to lyricist Masuo Misano.
Masuo Misano's most famous work is Akina Nakamori's famous song "Girl A". At that time, the lyricist had just started to make his debut. As "Girl A" became a hit, Akina Nakamori's reputation as a singer soared, and as a lyricist
Masyu Misano also obtained the qualification certificate to become a famous lyricist.
After that, Masano Sino continued to provide lyrics to well-known idols and became a well-known first-class lyricist in the industry.
Masyu Misano was chosen to write the lyrics for SUPER MONKEY'S's debut single. On the one hand, it is because this lyricist is good at creating atmosphere and is a famous writer with a double guarantee of sales and quality. On the other hand, Baba Shunichi also has a little bit of a desire to win.
idea.
At the beginning, no one thought that a little-known lyricist would become an indispensable help for Taopusda on the road to success.
Baba Shunichi wanted to create an American-style song and dance group. Masyu Suno received such a request, and Minoru Komori imagined a song written in an American style. With a stroke of a pen, he wrote the song title "Mister USA".
On October 21st, the girl group SUPER MONKEY'S officially debuted.
At this time, TRF's continuous project came to an end, and the big topic in the industry was that Tetsuya Komuro will serve as the producer of Ryoko Shinohara, a member of Sony's girl group Tokyo Dance Dolls, and produce a single for her.
There is still a wonderful atmosphere surrounding Tetsuya Komuro in the world.
A little-known artist is not worth mentioning.
This incident really attracted the attention of the industry because Ryoko Shinohara is a singer under Sony. If Tetsuya Komuro can serve as a producer for Ryoko Shinohara, does this mean that although Tetsuya Komuro's production is under GENZO,
, is there still a possibility of cross-company cooperation with Tetsuya Komuro?
After this piece of information was released to the public, various companies in the industry began to investigate the ins and outs of this cooperation, trying to find out inside information about the cooperation that could be used by their own parties.
In addition to companies in the industry, there are also gossip magazines that take notice.
The combination of a talented man and a beautiful woman has always been the most talked about. In particular, Shinichi Iwahashi, the man who strongly admired Tetsuya Komuro, was able to win the beauty back, and his role as the album producer of Akina Nakamori was indispensable.
The gossip magazine referred to recent examples, and with a professional sense that this matter may be worth digging into, secretly, after all, these two people. There is always excitement in the entertainment industry. Today's hot spots have passed, and tomorrow's new hot spots will follow.
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In the corner where TRF is in the spotlight, amidst all the excitement, there is a girl group that has quietly made its debut.