Recording engineer Nakata went over to play with the equipment, and the two of them stood behind the console, watching him manipulate the console with dexterity.
Shinichi Iwahashi looked at it carefully. Ever since he became a producer, he had to learn everything from the basics. He would not miss any opportunity to learn from professionals. Even if it was something he knew, he would subconsciously read it.
Be in awe.
Nakamori Akina seemed a little absent-minded. She glanced at the console, then quietly looked at the equipment. Shinichi Iwahashi, who was completely unaware of her gaze, felt a sense of disbelief in his heart.
After meeting by chance, why did you come up with the idea of inviting him to listen to Kato Tokiko-san's demo? And how did she change from auditioning demos to auditioning her own recordings?
There are no answers to both questions.
It would be inappropriate to say that this approach was reckless. However, if it had been carefully considered, then perhaps one would have lost the courage to ask, "Are you coming?"
What seems to be a whim is the most real.
Will he be invited to listen to the demo? This is the first unanswered question. And it is because of this first question that the second unanswered question arises. In order to answer the second question, a third question arises.
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Why did he ask to listen to his own recording?
Behind the questions one after another is actually Nakamori Akina's curiosity about Iwahashi Shinichi.
All along, because of Okada Yukiko's incident, she first developed trust in Iwahashi Shinichi. Then she met him for the first time without knowing it, and experienced his considerate approach.
When the two were added together, Nakamori Akina had a special kind of kindness towards him, and because of what happened a few times before, she had a subtle expectation of meeting him unexpectedly.
However, she still lacked understanding of Iwahashi Shinichi.
Although I felt gentle kindness from him, only tenderness was not a three-dimensional image in my heart.
The desire to see a three-dimensional image is Nakamori Akina's simple curiosity about Iwahashi Shinichi.
While she was thinking about it, the words of recording engineer Nakata interrupted her thoughts.
"That's enough." Nakata said to Shinichi Iwahashi.
"This is the version that has gone through preliminary mixing. At present, this is the version that Nakamori-san is most satisfied with." Nakata specially emphasized the word "currently", and Iwahashi Shinichi could hear Nakamori Akina's musical influence from this.
Her attitude of striving for excellence, and at the same time, recording engineer Nakata also appreciated her attitude.
Iwahashi Shinichi said "Excuse me" and picked up the monitoring headphones.
The song "Hard to Break" is full of an atmosphere of melancholy and sadness. Shinichi Iwahashi already had a full understanding of it when listening to Tokiko Kato's demo.
But even so, when he first listened to Nakamori Akina's re-interpreted version, he was still shocked and captured by the sadness she created in her singing.
The so-called "extreme sadness" is fully reflected in her singing.
To be able to sing such a feeling must be Nakamori Akina's feelings about her own love.
If Tokiko Kato wrote the song "Hard to Break" because of emotional differences with her husband, then Akina Nakamori can also be said to have been inspired by her terrible relationship.
Only by doing this can he interpret such sorrow and hesitation, as well as the hesitation of being alone on the sea, with no land in sight and no one to help him.
However, such exposed sadness is completely different from the chic and handsome Nakamori Akina has always shown on the stage, and it is also different from her style of not liking to mention her personal affairs.
Her relationship with Masahiko Kondo is known to the whole country. However, although she is often ridiculed by the host on the show, she hardly takes the initiative to talk about it. Is it necessary to make an exception now just to talk about the pain of love?
Iwahashi Shinichi was listening to Nakamori Akina's song, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.
"I was in pain, I shed tears, I begged, I cried bitterly, all of this was real. I was in embarrassing pain, and the tears I shed were hot and bitter," said the actor from the Experience School.
Among the various schools of acting, there are the expressionists who emphasize reason, and the experientialists who listen to their emotions and integrate themselves with the characters to perform, hence the above sentiments.
"It's all real".
Not only actors need acting skills, but singers also need to perform songs, and their voices also have "acting skills".
Singer-songwriters are another matter. For non-songwriters, if they want to sing sincerely and move people's hearts, they also need to prepare. The reason why singing machines are called singing machines is because the singing is cold and they will jump out of the song.
Come out and sing a song like a bystander.
Enka singer Chiyoko Shimakura, who is one of the biggest names in enka and is ranked alongside Misora Hibari, has a song called "生いろいろ" (Every Way of Life).
"If you ever worry about dying, be it roses or autumn cherry blossoms, they will all wither."
"It's so strange. It's so funny when you are young. It's so dazzling and full of life."
The lyrics sound a bit self-deprecating, but in fact they are a kind of emotion about life. If it were sung by other enka singers, they might not be able to grasp the "degree" of it, but it would be perfect if it was sung by Chiyoko Shimakura.
but.
Because the phrase "everything in life" happens to be a reflection of her own life.
This famous actor had a miserable life. Her sister committed suicide, her brother broke up with her, she was abused by her husband's family, and she despaired of her marriage. She once attempted suicide. Later, she was deceived by a man and was left with a huge debt of 170 million yen.
But even so, I chose to continue living, singing, paying back the money, and starting over after paying off the money.
No one can imitate Chiyoko Shimakura, who sang this song with a little smile and talked about "all the different aspects of life". She was so funny, so helpless, and so emotional about life.
Because this song is herself.
There is another enka singer Ishikawa Sayuri who is currently very popular. Her trilogy "Winter Scenery of Tsugaru Strait", "Noto Peninsula" and "Warm Current" are masterpieces in the enka world.
When she sang "Winter Scenery of Tsugaru Strait", she was only nineteen years old and could not understand the sorrow of separation in the lyrics, so the lyricist Ajiuyou guided her to imagine
Rather than directly imagining the sadness, I asked her to think about what kind of suitcase you would hold and what kind of clothes you would wear if you were to leave, thus invisibly dragging her into the lyrics and becoming the protagonist.
So Sayuri Ishikawa, who once debuted as the "Colombian Princess" idol, successfully transformed in one fell swoop and became an enka singer. The reason why she is successful is not only because she sings beautifully, but also because she can sing into people's hearts.
As she grows older and has more experience, Ishikawa Sayuri becomes more and more adept at handling emotions when performing these songs of her own.
One of the charms of performing songs is that with the enrichment of life experience, whether it is the singer's own interpretation or the audience's own feelings, the longer it takes, the more enjoyable it will be to listen to.
