Before Christmas, Utada Terumi and Fuji Keiko finally returned to Tokyo. After visiting friends in Tokyo, the couple will take Utada Hikaru and their family to New York to spend the New Year's holiday.
Shinichi Iwahashi took time out from his busy schedule at the end of the year to treat the Utada family to dinner.
This trip to Africa was full of ups and downs, and to a certain extent - even to the ears of the audience, it was very interesting. Utada Terumi kept talking during the dinner, talking about interesting things that happened there, many of which made people sweat.
Thrilling scenes.
Seeing how Utada Terumi could joke about running out of ammunition and food in a foreign country where he didn't understand the language, Iwahashi Shinichi later remembered that this man had also participated in the Vietnam War and was not an ordinary naive musician.
While her husband's eloquence makes Keiko Fuji talkative.
This legendary female singer who once set a record of being number one on the Oricon Chart for 37 consecutive weeks, even though her husband worked for Shinichi Iwahashi, her daughter was fostered in the Iwahashi family, and a father-daughter relationship was established between Shinichi Iwahashi and Utada.
We have a very strong relationship, but I still feel strange to Keiko Fuji.
Even though she is someone's wife or mother, Keiko Fuji still has a certain alienating quality. When looking at her, she does not feel that she is Mrs. Utada, but only that she is "Keiko Fuji" herself.
Utada Hikaru listened carefully to her father's words, not caring whether the experiences described in them were true or false. She occasionally made a witty remark, but it was Fuji Keiko who made him laugh.
Seeing this family of three together, I realized what a wonderful existence Hikari Utada is.
"Where is the girl living at your house?" Utada asked truthfully.
It was Akina Nakamori who answered him, "Ayu has returned to Fukuoka."
Shinichi Iwahashi followed his wife and added a wisecrack, "You can't leave other people's children at your own home for the New Year's Eve."
This was a joke that Utada Terumi and Fuji Keiko could only make when they returned to Tokyo. Utada Terumi was very happy and said with a smile: "That's good, so no matter what, I have to come back before the New Year."
It sounds weird.
Utada Hikaru took the opportunity to quietly signal Iwahashi Shinichi with his eyes. Iwahashi Shinichi received the signal, raised his eyebrows, and said: "The album promotion period of Little Walnut and Little Bear Hikari will start soon. I wonder if you will be able to return to Tokyo in time.
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"Are there any publicity arrangements?"
"Of course."
The two girls were curious about radio production, so Iwahashi Shinichi agreed to take them to the radio show while the new album was released.
Utada Terumi showed an expression of admiration, "As expected of you, Iwahashi-kun."
"How to say?"
"Everything can be done."
Iwahashi Shinichi laughed. Then he replied seriously: "Children in the shopping district have endless tastings, and it's okay for children in the entertainment world to play in the entertainment world."
When the children are still children, let them treat the entertainment world as a playground and play around.
Shinichi Iwahashi not only had high hopes for these two girls, but was also very tolerant.
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At the end of the year, Shinichi Iwahashi was busy socializing and went home very late every day. Ayumi Hamasaki seemed to have some kind of self-awareness, taking care of Akina Nakamori and helping run errands, and never tired of it. Even the matter of going home during the winter vacation was given to her.
Forget about it.
However, as soon as the winter vacation began and I headed home, my thoughts about Fukuoka, my mother and my grandmother kept rising in my heart.
I haven’t been back for more than half a year, and this little women’s home in Fukuoka is still the same as before.
Only in the smallest details can we find that Zhang Zi has replaced the decorative paintings and purchased new vases. Zhang Zi loves life and has an excellent eye for picking small things. There is always something about an ordinary little home that shows the owner's taste.
place.
Grandma joked with her: "Ayu looks like a Tokyoite."
Ayumi Hamasaki deliberately replied in Fukuoka accent: "Yes, I came back from Tokyo after all." She could always make her grandmother laugh easily.
As soon as the youngest woman came back, the house became lively again.
The shopping street at the end of the year was bustling with people. Walking on the street, Hamasaki had a feeling that she had not seen for a long time. This made her realize later that she had gradually become accustomed to life in Tokyo.
Grandma's words may not be just a joke, they also come from her elder wisdom.
Perhaps, after finally having the determination to become a singer, Tokyo was no longer a distant image, but became a tangible reality.
In the evening, grandma and Zhang Zi prepared a sumptuous dinner together.
When Ayumi Hamasaki mentioned the album he recorded with Hikaru Utada, Akiko was greatly surprised: "Ayu is going to make a group debut? Or will Akina San be the producer?"
"No, Iwahashi-san said I'm still far from being able to debut." Ayumi Hamasaki told the truth, causing Akiko to complain: "Iwahashi-san is too direct."
Ayumi Hamasaki told Akiko that Shinichi Iwahashi would send her to New York for two weeks during spring break next year. The girl who told this could not be associated with the girl who showed her thorns in front of Shinichi Iwahashi in Tokyo.
Zhang Zi sighed with emotion: "It's amazing, Ayu can say 'go to New York' as if nothing happened."
"Because I look like a Tokyoite." Hamasaki blinked.
For a moment, all three women started laughing.
On the way to Tokyo with Ayumi Hamasaki, Akiko was aware of some terrible possibility. Now, Akiko doesn't know what happened to her daughter when she was in Tokyo. However, going to Shinichi Iwahashi's side is indeed like opening up a vast world.
's door.
"I will one day debut as a singer..." It's uncertain whether Akina-san will be her producer.
When Hamasaki Ayumu said this, he remembered the first time he met the president. Akiko and she thought together, "When Ayu first met Iwahashi-san, he said he didn't want to be a singer."
That day, Hamasaki also told Akiko that Iwahashi-san looks like his father.
Meeting for the first time was like some kind of prophecy.
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Returning to Fukuoka, Hamasaki met up with her friends after a long absence and repeated her old tricks by sneaking into a disco. Unknowingly, she felt a little unfamiliar with being a bad girl.
Friends who haven't seen each other for a while have not noticed the changes in her. The fact that they are leading different lives is impacting the hearts of these teenagers. The unfamiliar ways of a former delinquent girl doing bad things, this little thing will not be ignored.
People noticed.
This group of teenagers are wandering the streets of Fukuoka at the end of the year. The New Year is approaching and everything is shining. The shiny decorations on the bad boys are cleverly integrated into it.
And when they discovered something more eye-catching, they couldn't help but stop.
"It's Amuro-chan."
Ayumi Hamasaki heard the name Amuro Namie from a friend. This was not the first time she heard this name.
The group's latest single released during the Christmas season entered the top ten of the weekly charts and is now quite popular among teenagers. For teenagers, girl singers are a more specific object of admiration. Hamasaki Ayumi's friends are also
exception.
In a few days, Namie Amuro and her group Super Monkey’s will come to Fukuoka to perform live.