Of the three newcomers selected internally by GENZO, it is obvious that Komuro Tetsuya's favorite is Hitomi Furuya. She is beautiful, fashionable, and has a high-pitched voice. Most importantly, she has a gentle personality and has no edge in front of the producer.
On the other side, Iwahashi Shinichi is particularly fond of Kanda Uno, this princess who has her own way of doing things. Although she has a bright and exposed charm, she is very consistent with the new fashion created by Komuro Tetsuya. However, although Komuro Tetsuya admits that Iwahashi Shinichi has the desire to discover new people. His eyes seemed a little unable to cope with such an overly strong woman.
When it comes to selecting new recruits, Shinichi Iwahashi prefers people with unique personalities, while Tetsuya Komuro prefers people who can be used freely by him.
This preference for picking newcomers allowed Shinichi Iwahashi to see another side of Tetsuya Komuro that was different from his strong appearance.
As a producer for Ryoko Shinohara, Tetsuya Komuro used the name "Ryoko Shinohara with Tetsuya Komuro". But when planning Hitomi Furuya's debut, she herself will debut as a solo artist. The name Hitomi Furuya lacks memorable points. , at that time, she will use her real name "Hitomi" in Roman characters as her stage name.
He only uses the two names in his collaboration with Ryoko Shinohara. It seems that what Tetsuya Komuro wants is more than just "showing off".
After all, this romantic talent has already been recognized as a composer and singer as early as the TM WORK period. Ordinary levels of success and fame are nothing to him.
As the Cinderella chosen by Tetsuya Komuro, Ryoko Shinohara is completely imprinted with him. It can be said that if Tetsuya Komuro was not the "prince" who chose Cinderella, then Ryoko Shinohara, the "Cinderella" "It just doesn't exist.
When Shinichi Iwahashi realized how Tetsuya Komuro looked at Ryoko Shinohara, he not only admired his determination to create popularity, but also felt that Tetsuya Komuro's extreme narcissism was also a An extreme instability.
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In this March, "Love, Heartache, Strength", a collaboration between Shinohara Ryoko and Komuro Tetsuya, sold more than 1.5 million copies, and the momentum is still strong. Looking at it, it will eventually break through 2 million copies, which is also huge. possible.
An unpopular little idol, in less than two months, became a super star with millions of singles, most likely millions of singles, and participated in making history.
Of course, the industry and the public will subconsciously want to guess whether these honors that accidentally fell on Cinderella will always be with her, or fleeting like meteors, but for a while, they don’t know the answer. How is the question?
There is only one thing that is really clear: Tetsuya Komuro, who bestowed such honor on Ryoko Shinohara, is already a "god" beyond doubt.
After GENZO's internal audition meeting was finalized, Hitomi Furutani, who was scheduled to make a quick debut this summer, began to be taken by the record company to meet with relevant figures in the industry, asking them to take care of her.
With the golden name of "Tetsuya Komuro Productions", both the TV station and the broadcasting bureau showed great enthusiasm for this new model-turned-singer who appeared out of nowhere.
After all, as long as Komuro Tetsuya takes action, he will definitely become famous - this is already the current consensus.
GENZO's "Komuro Class" is at full power. On the other hand, Shinichi Iwahashi, who firmly believes that "eggs are not put in one basket", has increased his support for Komuro Tetsuya and also increased his efforts to discover new bands and solo singers.
.In the spring, Shinichi Iwahashi and Mineshima, who are deeply rooted in the underground music scene, proposed to start a support project for underground bands, providing potential underground bands with opportunities to release independent records, as well as stage performances and TV appearances.
As the company expands, this spring, GENZO vigorously recruits new people. I still remember that in the past two years, every time we recruited new people, we had to wait for the students to select them one by one before they were assigned to an independent record company.
This year, the situation finally reversed and it was GENZO’s choice.
New people who have already stepped into society with one foot, after experiencing the gap from imagination to reality, the winners are even more proud, while the losers are even more depressed.
The sudden changes of the times have contributed to the trend of "the winner is the strong and the loser is the weak".
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In today's era, Shinichi Iwahashi is undoubtedly the winner, and Tetsuya Komuro is also the winner. These two people are both strong.
So, what about yourself?
Entering the new year, Matsuura Katsuto has not changed much compared to the previous year. He is still running a small and inconspicuous record company, and he still has not obtained his own winning card.
The biggest change for his LoveBex DD was that he invited Mitsuru Igarashi, a friend from his college days who is now an independent musician, to join.
Mitsuru Igarashi was a regular customer of Matsuura Katsuto when he was still running an imported record store in his hometown. He was good at using keyboard instruments and could also compose lyrics and music. He once tried to form a band, but there was no success.
Tetsuya Komuro created the pop of electronic dance music, and earlier, Shinichi Iwahashi made the band popular. Over at VERMILLION Records, the band B’z, which combined the two, was making waves in this era.
Matsuura Katsuhi thought that if he could create a band with an electronic feel, he might be able to play a good card. He also considered suggesting that Mitsuru Igarashi learn from the experience of Shinichi Iwahashi and Tetsuya Komuro, and then
Form a band.
However, this idea appeared in his mind and he quickly put it down.
I made such a suggestion. If Mitsuru Igarashi is tempted, it would be better to return to the underground music world than stay with him, or simply go to Iwahashi Shinichi. That producer, who was born in the underground music industry, still has not put his mind to it.
He has turned his attention away from the underground music industry and attracted many young songwriters. Even at this time, every year, GENZO recruits new people, and he will specially recruit non-college graduates.
...Of course, after all, the legendary Iwahashi-san never even went to college.
When Matsuura Katsuto thought of this incident, he could understand why Iwahashi Shinichi had some vague expectations for employees who were not university graduates.
However, the more important reason why Matsuura Katsuto gave up the idea of producing a band is that at this stage, he does not intend to do anything that is uncertain.
Even if Igarashi can find suitable teammates, choose a perfect lead singer, and successfully release a single - just to achieve this step, I don’t know how long has passed, not to mention, choosing "people" has always been a matter of timing and timing.
A matter of fate.
The band was successfully formed and debuted. Aibex DD did not have its own distribution and promotion channels. Perhaps, this band did not even get a splash. In today's era, it is not an era where standing on a cardboard box and performing a street performance can become popular all over the country.
.Even if there is still such a miracle, Matsuura Katsuto cannot afford to wait.
Compared to this idea, which is full of uncertainty and doesn't know how long it will take to pay off, now, there is an opportunity that can succeed quickly and become equal to that guy Tetsuya Komuro.
The record industry has entered an era of unprecedented expansion, with million-level records coming one after another, in sharp contrast to the recession of the 1980s. Just like the contrast between the prosperity of the 1980s and today's depression.
Today's public can only get pleasure from one record.
However, the door to the record industry has been closed to Matsuura Katsuto. The best opportunity has been missed. In the record industry at this time, there will no longer be the myth of an independent record company creating sales miracles in just a few years.
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Once upon a time, Matsuura Katsuto and Komuro Tetsuya both saw the possibility of electronic dance music in the future. However, as Nagato Daiko's BEING was absorbed by the BURNING system first, Komuro Tetsuya turned to Iwahashi Shinichi, and Matsuura Katsuto became the
I lost my life and missed my biggest opportunity to make a comeback.
Tetsuya Komuro's popularity has become so popular that Katsuto Matsuura is unknown.
At the beginning of the new year, the new band produced by Tetsuya Komuro sold a 1.5 million-level hit single, and the band led by Shinichi Iwahashi released a masterpiece worthy of leaving its mark in the history of pop music.
When "Love, Heartache, Strength" exceeded 1.5 million copies, "Don't Give Up", which was released a few weeks later, also exceeded 1 million copies. Not only that, its subsequent sales momentum
, and even somewhat surpassed Ryoko Shinohara’s hit song. At the beginning of this year, GENZO had already ordered two singles worth over two million.
Matsuura Katsuto is not interested in a support song like "Don't Give Up". Although the world is moved by this single, even critics have come out in force to give this song various meanings. But for Matsuura Katsuto,
This kind of song is nothing more than a trick to soothe people's hearts. The general public is desperate to escape into this false comfort.
What truly represents the times is Tetsuya Komuro's electronic dance music that makes people forget their worries.
Songs of support will not really bring strength to people. For most people, they still have to endure the pain caused by the drastic changes of the times.
Matsuura Katsuto considers himself a strong man and does not disdain hypocritical support songs, nor does he believe that ordinary people can change anything with a little power obtained from elsewhere.
Since I am a strong person, I should also join in. In this era, under the banner of making the public forget their worries and bringing entertainment to the public, in order to realize my ambition——
To realize your ambition, the best partner is still Tetsuya Komuro.
In other words, it was Shinichi Iwahashi behind him.
Last year, this idea had already taken root in Matsuura Katsuto's mind. He wanted to discuss it with Iwahashi Shinichi, but the famous producer was busy with his wedding trip and subsequent year-end entertainment, and it was not his turn to meet Matsuura Katsuto.
This year, Tetsuya Komuro has set off a whirlwind of popularity. The foundation for the realization of this idea has been built by Tetsuya Komuro himself. The time has come, and it is a moment that must not be missed, either sooner or later.
Matsuura Katsuto is determined to do it, and for this, he must meet and convince Iwahashi Shinichi.
