At the beginning of the new year, the world is constantly talking about the two singles. The term "GENZO" has appeared intensively in media reports and has become a trend.
Sony behaved quite gracefully. Although Komuro Tetsuya has a close relationship with Sony, and Shinohara Ryoko is a Sony singer, the person in charge of Sony Records' participation in this single said frankly in an interview with the magazine,
"As a member of the idol group, Ryoko Shinohara was created by Sony, but as a solo singer, Ryoko Shinohara can be said to owe everything to GENZO."
Sony's generous statement made the media have no scruples and directly classified these two topical singles as "GENZO series".
Of course, the reason why Sony shows such broad-mindedness is not only because they have a big business and do not take the honor of this single in their eyes. One of the reasons is to consider the long-term plan for future cooperation, and the other reason is that
, Shinohara Ryoko's group Tokyo Dance Dolls is facing the biggest crisis of personnel changes since their debut.
When Iwahashi Shinichi got this interview from the person in charge of Sony, he also got the information that Shinohara Ryoko planned to go solo, but was preempted by her fellow group member Yuri Ichiro.
The internal intrigues within the Tokyo Dance Dolls, these adult female idols, are astonishingly complex. Once upon a time, the girl idol group Kitten Club was famous for its internal factions, but in the face of the fighting between adults, the Kitten Club was nothing more than a group of delinquents.
Girls hug together.
Shinohara Ryoko was quite powerful in the group, and even took the lead in bullying the new trainees, showing her true character as a big sister. However, when she became famous because of this single and became the most special person in the group, she and her
The relationship between the members of the group has also become subtle. Those members who followed her in the past, instead of respecting her more because of her popularity, their attitudes have changed.
Just when Ryoko Shinohara, whose ambitions were ignited, was planning to break away from the group, her archrival Yuri Ichii in the group took the lead and proposed to withdraw from the group and focus on underground rap music activities in the future.
During the performance at Wangan Plaza, Shinohara Ryoko got an opportunity backstage, and Ichiro Yuri broadened her mind on stage. One performance changed two Tokyo Dance Dolls members at the same time, prompting them to make life choices.
If a group has members quitting one after another, it will inevitably lead to speculation from the outside world. For Ryoko Shinohara, who is thinking of quitting, Yuri Ichiro's actions undoubtedly disrupted her plans, but for Sony,
Suspending Ryoko Shinohara's exit may not be a bad thing.
The person in charge publicly stated that the success of solo singer Shinohara Ryoko comes from GENZO, which is somewhat of a knock. In addition, there is also a hidden trick to prepare for a rainy day: if the disputes between the group come to light, this interview is prepared in advance.
A good cut.
In the final analysis, the explosively popular Shinohara Ryoko was not taken seriously by Sony. Her success obviously has little to do with herself. And whether she can continue to be popular does not depend on herself.
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Shinichi Iwahashi was naturally not interested in the intrigues of idol groups. However, Shinohara Ryoko's teammate named Yuri Ichii left a deep impression on him these few times.
It's quite an interesting change to quit my job as an idol and start rapping.
Shinichi Iwahashi heard about this little idol by chance, and he became somewhat interested in Japanese rap music. He told the clerk to call Mineshima and ask him for help in sorting out the records of the singers who have recently attracted attention in the underground rap world.
work.
Mineshima complied with Shinichi Iwahashi's request and asked him, "Has Iwahashi-san become interested in the rap world recently?"
Shinichi Iwahashi was noncommittal and asked: "In Japan's underground music industry, rap is a force that cannot be ignored, isn't it?"
"That's true." Fengdao responded with a smile and stopped asking.
Japan's popular culture is well developed, and the market is large enough to accommodate various styles of music. Despite this, rap has not yet become popular in the mainstream.
Although Iwahashi Shinichi took it for granted, he was more aware of the difficulty of this genre becoming popular.
Because of this, the girl named Yuri Ichiro was willing to join such a world. This approach was eye-catching and attracted Shinichi Iwahashi's attention.
This girl, intentionally or unintentionally, forms a sharp contrast with Ryoko Shinohara, who is on the same team, in all aspects.
Although Iwahashi Shinichi is not interested in the intrigues of idol groups, through the personalities revealed in the choices of these two girls, he understands why these two have become mortal enemies.
As a bystander, the intrigues of idol groups may be interesting. Of course, if this is your own group, you may have a big problem.
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Shinichi Iwahashi didn’t take Shinichi Iwahashi too seriously when it came to the success of Ryoko Shinohara’s new single. Even if this single showed a strong momentum like creating records, in Shinichi Iwahashi’s view, it was just a part of a plan.
, and it is not an irreplaceable part.
What he was really happy about was ZARD's success this time.
Since the release of "Don't Give Up", both sales and popularity have been very strong. This hugely successful support song has not only accumulated a lot of popularity and favorability for the band, but also has many people who sincerely support the band.
This band shows a sense of trust.
During these days, after every music program ZARD has appeared in, after it is broadcast, the TV station will receive a large number of calls from viewers, and the number of fan letters sent to the band has also increased significantly. Some listeners even specially wrote to GENZO Records to express their feelings.
I feel grateful and hope that GENZO can release more music works that bring courage and strength to everyone.
The staff will sort out the letters specially sent to the record company and send them to Shinichi Iwahashi.
Shinichi Iwahashi plays the role of Giraffe Man in DREAMS E TRUE, and he also receives some fan letters sent specifically to him. He will specifically read the letters sent to the record company, benefiting from the habit accumulated while playing Giraffe Man.
Normally, listeners like a group of singers and will express their support by writing letters. But there are only a few people who will specifically write letters to record companies. Because of this, Iwahashi Shinichi believes that it is necessary to read the letter sent to the record company.
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...Although as far as the actual situation is concerned, half of the letters sent are incomprehensible, and the other half are full of all kinds of strange remarks and pointers, and there are very few of them that are truly valuable.
Therefore, these mailed letters have an additional step of "after being sorted by the staff".
To compare with the past situation, the letters sent to record companies recently have a lot more voices from ordinary people. After sorting, the letters sent to Shinichi Iwahashi's head are obviously thicker than before.
After reading the letters from the audience and understanding how a song of support brings comfort to the hearts of the public, Iwahashi Shin also realized this thing: "As a practitioner in the entertainment industry, it is
We must be responsible to the public.”
Although the person in charge of Sony Records came out and said that "the credit belongs to GENZO," after all, Ryoko Shinohara and GENZO are in different schools.
Within GENZO, we will applaud the success of "Love, Heartache, Strength", but we will also feel proud of the success of "Don't Give Up" from the bottom of our hearts.
"Don't Give Up" recreates the glory created by "Love, Heartache, Strength" in January. After its release, it set a record of three consecutive weeks. For six consecutive weeks, the single chart was occupied by the GENZO group, and it became a big topic and was discussed by the media.
Report.
After six consecutive weeks, in the seventh week, the top spot on the singles chart finally left the GENZO singer. Some music magazines even used the words "relieved" to describe this incident.
For the industry, this may really be a relief.
No matter which record company can dominate the charts for a few weeks, it can never maintain its dominance. The throne of the singles weekly champion has left the GENZO series, and what is regarded as "common sense" has finally returned to its place.
In the third week after the single was released, ZARD stopped performing on TV, but arranged a few radio shows and live events. Sachiko Kamaiike, who has a shy personality, did her best to cooperate in the promotion of this single.
"Don't Give Up" was a hit, but Sachiko Kamaike didn't show much joy. In other words, in the face of such a huge success, although she was happy about it, she was not happy because of the "success" of this single.
Rather, her happiness came from the simple hope in her heart. After putting her idea into practice, she really got the result she expected - for this "wish to come true", she felt warm from the bottom of her heart.
After the release of the single, ZARD has reached a new level. Kamaike Sachiko herself has also received various congratulations from relatives and friends. In addition to congratulations, there is also admiration for her being able to write such a lyric.
However, surrounded by fame and fortune, and congratulated by relatives and friends, she was thinking of something else.
After Shinichi Iwahashi told Sachiko Kamaike not to regard the times as something untouchable, this keen lyricist captured the pulse of the "era" in her own way.
When her song received widespread support, what Sachiko Kamaike thought was that the reason why this song is so loved by the public is precisely because, at this moment, there are so many people who need support and strength.
people.
Regarding these thoughts, the person closest to Kamai Sachiko to confide in is Akamatsu Haruko. This eldest lady comes from a large Kyoto family. She has similar feelings and different perceptions about the era that Kamai Sachiko feels.
But when it comes to this topic, Daikoku Moki, who always follows the two of them, has no interest. She is cheerful and straightforward on the outside, and does not have much awareness of the changes in the outside world. She just uses her simple friend's heart,
Congratulations on ZARD's success, and look forward to celebrating with friends.
Having such a friend by your side can help you relax and put aside complicated thoughts.
For Daikoku Maki, the success of "Don't Give Up" is indeed worth celebrating. After all, not only is Kamai Sachiko her good friend, but Oda Tetsuro, who wrote this song, is also her friend.
Once upon a time, she was the introducer who made it possible for Kamai Sachiko and Oda Tetsuro to get acquainted.
From this point of view, the acquaintance and cooperation between these two people finally created such a strong spark, Dahei Moji and Yourong Yan. She enthusiastically organized a celebration party and rushed to the record company to celebrate ZARD
Before the celebration reception was held, I had already taken the lead in celebrating with my friends.
"Although the company will hold a super grand reception, the focus is not on the band members and Oda-san, but on thanking the parties involved."
Dai Heimoji, who had participated in more than one such reception, had every reason to rush to the front and hold a real celebration before the reception full of human interaction.
She even wanted to invite Shinichi Iwahashi to join.
After all, without the support of Shinichi Iwahashi, this kind of cross-company cooperation that also involves old copyrights would most likely not be possible.
Kamai Sachiko and Akamatsu Haruko had a tacit understanding and first paid attention to what the other musicians in the band meant.
In fact, Kamaike Sachiko was looking forward to meeting Shinichi Iwahashi. After the single was released, Kamaike Sachiko had not met Iwahashi Shinichi. Therefore, it was impossible to know how Iwahashi Shinichi felt about the success of this single.
I couldn't tell him my thoughts on the success of this single.
Although there was Shinichi Iwahashi's phone number, Kamachi Sachiko always felt that he shouldn't say this on the phone.
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It was obviously a private celebration, but he sent an invitation to the boss. There was a kind of helpless naivety in Daikokumoji's approach.
But perhaps it should be said that Iwahashi Shinichi is not a "boss" in her mind.
However, even several members of the ZARD band and Oda Tetsuro had no objections... In this case, Iwahashi Shinichi happily accepted the invitation and went to have a drink together.
The musicians of ZARD, a band that followed Shinichi Iwahashi when he was a young manager in the underground music circle, followed him all the way until they made up their mind to set up their own record label for this band.
In the entire GENZO system, this band is the most special. This is why several members of ZARD, even today, are still relaxed and unrestrained when facing Shinichi Iwahashi.
The celebration was initiated by the little sister Daikuro Moki. However, once the boss was invited to attend, the bill for tonight was naturally charged to Iwahashi Shinichi.
Unintentionally, Daikoku Moki felt a little embarrassed. Tomohisa Kawazoe, the band's venomous tongue, complained maliciously: "It seems like I moved Iwahashi-san here specifically to avoid paying bills."
Iwahashi Shinichi had not been drinking with the ZARD people for a long time. When he heard Kawazoe Tomohisa's words, he suddenly felt friendly and couldn't help but laugh.
He nodded, as if he understood Dai Heimoji's intention, and said in harmony: "So that's it."
When it comes to playing tricks on people with evil intentions, Iwahashi Shinichi's skills have greatly improved in recent years.