Ayumi Hamasaki, who was inexplicably angered by Tetsuya Komuro, went out on time every morning after moving into Iwahashi's house and took the bus to school. Four days a week, he attended artist training courses after school.
In addition, she was neither given a job nor taken to meet any producers. After coming to Tokyo and signing a formal contract, Hamasaki's life became closer to that of an "ordinary female student" than ever before.
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Although Iwahashi Shinichi let Hamasaki live in his home, he didn't pay much extra attention to her.
First of all, it is inconvenient for him to take care of a young girl, so it makes more sense to leave it to Akina Nakamori. Furthermore, after entering April, he is busy with a lot of big things and small things every day, and he has no time to pay attention to it.
These two children live at home.
However, he was so busy and there was an induction meeting for new employees, so he still found time to show up.
The bubble burst, and it was difficult for new graduates to find satisfactory jobs. The entertainment industry experienced unprecedented prosperity and became a great place to be.
A few years ago, Haruko Akamatsu, an alumnus of Waseda University, knew that she had joined a small record company after graduation. He praised her for pursuing her dreams with all her strength, but secretly scolded her for lowering the value of this class of alumni. The world has changed, and GENZO is not what it used to be.
For example, this year we not only recruited new employees from Waseda, but also new employees from Keio University.
After Iwahashi Shinichi finished speaking to the newcomers, he secretly set a small and boring goal in his mind: to recruit two top students who graduated from Tokyo University to be his assistants.
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Regarding Hitomi Furutani’s debut, Shinichi Iwahashi shifted the attention away from her after making sure that everything was going according to the publicity plan. Regarding the sales and response of her debut single, Shinichi Iwahashi was very optimistic. Shinohara
Ryoko's success was first, confirming that Komuro Tetsuya had obtained the divine power to turn stone into gold, and Furuya Hitomi's success was also obvious.
This is indeed the case. In the first week after the single was released, it successfully won the championship and sold nearly 250,000 copies. A nameless little person can become an instant hit just because he comes from a small family. In this way
The results are nothing short of miraculous.
"miracle".
After the sales of Hitomi Furuya's single were released, some music magazines used such exaggerated words when writing related articles.
The reason why the miracle occurred is of course because of the new god Tetsuya Komuro.
Shinichi Iwahashi briefly read the compliments given to Tetsuya Komuro by music magazines and put them aside. As for exaggerated vocabulary, it has always been a traditional skill of the Japanese media. As long as it can create a buzz, they will use any words.
Iwahashi Shinichi no longer interfered, but Komuro Tetsuya himself would continue to do his duty and cooperate with Furutani Hitomi's promotional schedule and participate in several programs with her.
For the producer Tetsuya Komuro, who spares no effort to label the singers he produces as "disciples", he never feels tired. Iwahashi Shinichi knows what he is planning and doesn't take it to heart. He just wants to fulfill it.
That’s all.
After arranging the debut of Hitomi Furuya, Shinichi Iwahashi immediately put the debut of the band see-saw on the agenda.
Last summer, Mineshima gave see-saw a performance contract, agreeing that they would perform regularly at LIVEHOUSE. Afterwards, following Shinichi Iwahashi's instructions, he released an underground single for the band through the production company.
The single was limited to 500 copies. At first, according to the estimates of the three girls, 200 copies was already a lot. But after Mineda listened to the song, he thought that printing 500 copies would not be a problem. Then, as he expected, 500 copies were sold.
The single was put out and it sold out.
The quickly sold-out single gave the three girls a lot of confidence. After meeting Shinichi Iwahashi for several months, at the end of last year, when Shinichi Iwahashi went to see his usual Christmas show, the three girls decided to have sex with him.
Signed a formal record contract. However, regarding their official debut, these perfectionist girls still want to polish themselves and compose a few more songs.
Shinichi Iwahashi is not in a hurry to push the band to debut, but he doesn't want to miss the band's most exciting time.
Now that see-saw's debut is on the agenda, it's not about arranging the release of a single right away. Instead, it's about building a team for the band, arranging producers to follow them in every performance at LIVEHOUSE, and managers taking them to meetings.
See the person you should meet until everything is ready.
We will prepare for our official debut in early April, and by July or August, we will almost be able to produce our first single.
On Komuro Tetsuya's side, Iwahashi Shinichi did not participate, so he was free to do other things.
At the beginning of this month, the producer at Shizuoka TV station sent Shinichi Iwahashi a copy of the newcomer's information. The intensive recruitment of newcomers and arrangements for their debut seemed to confirm that "April is the beginning of the year in the entertainment industry."
this matter.
However, Shinichi Iwahashi will definitely take the newcomers recommended by Shizuoka TV seriously even if he secretly complains about them.
When Iwahashi Shinichi was still active in the underground music industry, he saw Miwa-chan going back from time to time to participate in the Hokkaido Alumni Association in the Tokyo underground music scene. Later, he learned that Daikuro Maki, who was also born in Hokkaido, was also a member of the Hokkaido Alumni Association before his debut.
member.
However, Shinichi Iwahashi, who was born in Shizuoka, had never had a fellow countryman in Tokyo who would let him join a group to keep warm.
It seems that the farther away from home, the larger the scale of the hometown association and the stronger the connection between the members. A place like Shizuoka is too close to Tokyo. It is easy to go to Beijing to work hard on a whim, but when you give up and want to go back to your hometown,
Also very cheap.
In line with the principle of climbing up along the pole when there is a pole, and using yourself as a pole to climb up when there is no pole, after learning that there was no Shizuoka Association in the underground music scene in Tokyo, Iwahashi Shinichi spent a few years
Before that, he took the lead in establishing a Shizuoka hometown association.
Shizuoka is Japan’s football mecca and has given birth to many football stars, including Tsubasa Ozora’s prototype Miura Tomohiro. There are also many outstanding figures in the entertainment industry. Among Iwahashi Shinichi’s hometown, there are national celebrities like PINK LADY.
There are also famous singers like Toshinobu Kubota among popular idols.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, when the hometown association was first established, he was just a little-known figure in the underground music world, and the hometown association only catered to Shizuoka in Tokyo’s underground music scene.
People - and not related to celebrities.
After establishing a record company, Shinichi Iwahashi also paid great attention to discovering musicians from Shizuoka. Although no Shizuoka singer has become particularly popular so far, there are quite a few musicians and composers from Shizuoka.
His Shizuoka Club really started to grow and become influential after he obtained the right to produce the theme song of "Chibi Maruko-chan" by virtue of his friendship with the cartoonist Sakurako. The animation was broadcast, and Shinichi Iwahashi and Sakurako
We have also kept in touch. When we learned that Shinichi Iwahashi founded a Shizuoka hometown association, Sakurako was very interested in it.
Anyone who can draw "Chibi Maruko-chan" must have an infinite attachment to Shizuoka in his heart.
Starting with the participation of this new famous manga artist, Shinichi Iwahashi's Shizuoka Association was finally no longer limited to the underground music industry, but also expanded to include actors, singers, and animation voice actors. And with his rise in the industry
His status is getting higher and higher, and Shizuoka people in the entertainment industry also hope to join his Shizuoka Club and get in touch with him.
The Shizuoka Association that was started by Shinichi Iwahashi on a whim has now grown to a large scale, and has been upgraded from the "Shizuoka City Association" to the "Shizuoka Prefecture Association".
If this continues, he will probably be given the title of "Honorary Citizen of Shizuoka" before long.
Having said that, in view of the popularity of DREAMS E TRUE, not only Miwa-chan's "Honorary Citizen of Ikeda Town" cannot escape, but Shinichi Iwahashi and Brother Nakamura, as Miwa-chan's loyal green leaves, are two indispensable ones for DREAMS E TRUE.
Zeng Yi, sooner or later Ye Pinghuagui, was awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of Ikeda Town" by Miwa-chan's hometown.
...a kind of alternative marriage that can only happen in a country like Japan that likes to give titles to celebrities.
As Shinichi Iwahashi is a big figure of the Shizuoka faction in the Tokyo entertainment industry, it is natural that local TV stations and broadcasting bureaus in Shizuoka are also approaching him, either seeking cooperation or recommending local newcomers. In this regard, Shinichi Iwahashi
They also tried their best to fully express their geographical sentiment. Besides, there are many local companies in Shizuoka.
As long as your hometown loves you well, advertising and sponsorship are indispensable.
This time, Shizuoka TV station recommended to him a girl of the same age as Ayumi Hamasaki, named Miki Sakai. Judging from the information sent, she is a beautiful girl with a pure and cute appearance.
It is completely different from Hamasaki Ayumi's sharp-edged image, but he looks like a very orthodox pure idol.
This Miki Sakai is considered a child star in Shizuoka. Since she was in elementary school, she has participated in some local activities from time to time because of her cute appearance, and has also appeared in musicals as a young actor. After entering middle school, she appeared in Shizuoka TV programs
It doesn't appear from time to time.
The reason why she was recommended to Shinichi Iwahashi by the producer this time was because she won a Rising Star Award in a local show not long ago. In return for winning the award, she got the opportunity to debut as an idol.
The arrival of the idol ice age does not mean that idols will disappear in the industry. On the contrary, there are still a considerable number of newcomers who debut as idols every year, and there are endless idols from various places.
The leftover ideas from the Four Major Broadcasts returned to local TV stations and turned out to be another good program - perhaps to prove this point, the more mainstream idols are in recession, the more energetic the various regional idol selections are.
However, the standards arranged for Sakai Miki are not low, and she is not a simple idol. The purpose of the Shizuoka TV producer sending the information is to hope that GENZO can accept the production of this girl idol.
After receiving such a commission, Iwahashi Shinichi was helpless. Anyway, he was just helping to create an idol.
After reading Miki Sakai's information, he called the producer of Shizuoka TV and arranged for Miki Sakai to come to Tokyo in a few days. Even if she received a production commission, she still had to conduct the necessary interviews.
Understand her personality and expected song style, and then make arrangements.
Miki Sakai hopes to be an entertainer while focusing on her studies, so she attends an ordinary high school and is said to be ready to take the college entrance examination. From this point of view, she is as innocent as her appearance gives people.
Send good kids.
Fortunately, Shizuoka and Tokyo are not far apart, so traveling between the two places is not difficult.
After Shinichi Iwahashi gave the letter of approval, Miki Sakai came to Tokyo on Thursday afternoon of that week, accompanied by her mother.
When I see this girl in person, she is even cuter than she looks in the photos. She has a quiet temperament. I can tell at a glance that she is a good child who has been raised well and has a good character.
This girl has dreamed of becoming an idol singer since she was in elementary school. She also participated in a drama club at school. Her dream is to become an artist who can sing and act. Miho Nakayama is her goal.
When she showed off her singing voice to Shinichi Iwahashi, she also sang "Mermaid" by Miho Nakayama.
She is very close to her idol in terms of her cute looks but don't pay too much attention to her singing skills.
Shinichi Iwahashi accepted a production commission. It didn’t matter how good Sakai Miki was at singing, but he had to formulate a suitable route and choose the right songs based on her performance. Looking at Sakai Miki, a more orthodox style of music is still suitable.
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In his heart, Shinichi Iwahashi was actually a little dissatisfied with this kind of pure idol.
In an era when the public's dreams are shattered, the image of such girls still seems too thin. In fact, the innocent girl idols have lost widespread support long before the idol ice age came.
Although there will always be a group of loyal "innocent fans" at any time, an innocent girl idol who cannot weave a fantasy that can convince the public can gain a group of loyal fans, but cannot go higher.
Although Shinichi Iwahashi is not optimistic about it, Miki Sakai is full of expectations for her upcoming debut as an idol. The fact that a famous record company is producing her single makes her even more happy.
In addition, she has never thought about whether she can become famous, and she has no idea what the so-called ice age of idols is. For this girl, "debuting as an idol" is the purest dream come true.
After hearing such an innocent idea, Iwahashi Shinichi's previous disapproval disappeared.
To a certain extent, a girl with such pure thoughts is a girl living in happiness.
Sakai Miki's interview ended soon. Iwahashi Shinichi agreed with her and her mother that they would contact her through Shizuoka TV station and arrange a song audition for her next time she came to Beijing.
The clerk sent the mother and daughter away for Shinichi Iwahashi. Shinichi Iwahashi opened Miki Sakai's information, looked at her photo, and thought about whose song he wanted her to sing.
Such a pure idol has no connection with Tetsuya Komuro's electronic dance music in the first place. Maybe he can ask the famous idol singers to invite him to sing, or he can go in another direction and ask the band to provide the music, or maybe a composer in the company...
Shinichi Iwahashi also thought of Oda Tetsuro's name, thinking that his bright and cheerful music style might create a good spark with idol songs.
While he was making plans in his mind for this innocent idol, Shinichi Iwahashi's memory revived and he remembered another "Sakai".
Noriko Sakai, who was created by SUNMUSIC as "the last pure idol".