On the TV screen, the second band stood on the stage.
At this time, the staff walked into the lounge where the amateur band was waiting, "Everyone from drearue, please get ready for the stage."
Of course, the standard Katakana pronunciation is Fadori Muzcom Tulu.
When I was just playing in the underground music circle, I thought it was funny to be called that. The more times I did it, others would always say it as a matter of course. Once I accepted this setting, it was quite magical.
Hearing the staff's words, Yoshida Miwa replied energetically: "Hai~", looked away from the TV, and stood up.
The other bands waiting to appear in the lounge were attracted by her energetic response, and their eyes also turned from the TV screen to her, as if they were making a preliminary judgment on the opponent in front of them.
Although Shinichi Iwahashi is the de facto captain, the person responsible for speaking is Miwa Yoshida.
This is not because it is inconvenient for the leader to wear a giraffe hood. It was decided when the trio's "drearue" was first conceived, in order to highlight the uniqueness of Miwa Yoshida among the band.
"facade" status.
Even if Shinichi Iwahashi and Masato Nakamura have to put in countless efforts to make Miwa Yoshida shine, the reason why drearue appears is because of Miwa Yoshida.
The three people walked out of the lounge and, under the guidance of the staff, came to the waiting area.
The members of the band who came ahead of them were squatting in front of the monitor, watching the situation in the venue. When they heard someone coming, they glanced away, then immediately withdrew their gaze and continued to stare at the monitor.
It's their turn next. Because of this understanding, this band appears more nervous than the bands still waiting in the lounge, and nervousness is often accompanied by indifference.
The animal world trio is similar. The closer they get to their debut, the atmosphere between the three becomes more serious.
This time, it is a game that will decide the fate.
It was different from when I went to the music festival. At that time, I stood on the stage with the mentality of conquering the audience who did not come for them. This time, it was to conquer the censors and representatives who looked at them.
them.
If last time it could be said to be a performance, this time it would be better to say it was self-promotion.
Iwahashi Shinichi was leaning against the wall. The giraffe hood blocked his sight, and also had another effect, which was that he became insensitive to the surrounding atmosphere.
However, he could still be keenly aware of Miwa-chan's uneasiness. Because, while he was distracted waiting for him to come on the stage and be reviewed by the rules of the game he had set, Yoshida Miwa reached out and held his left hand tightly.
Tonight, ever since they were in the lounge, Miwa-chan stretched out her hand to shake his hand from time to time.
"Although he looked dismissive of what I said."
"But I have evidence~"
"After holding hands for the first time, my right hand became super powerful and special."
The lyrics of the song he was about to sing rang in his mind, and he realized that Miwa-chan was trying to get strength from him. Sensing her nervousness and uneasiness, Iwahashi Shinichi held her hand.
After receiving his response, Miwa Yoshida seemed to be relieved. She turned her head, looked at Masato Nakamura, and handed over her free left hand.
Masato Nakamura understood and took her hand. The three of them leaned against the wall together, watching the monitor while waiting for the next appearance.
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In the studio, the second band that appeared successfully completed a complete three-minute performance. Akamatsu Haruko sat on the representative seat and listened to the reviewer Masahide Sakuma's review of their performance just now.
This is a seven-member band that is a bit "spectacular" when they stand on stage.
"When you started performing, I thought it was Mimi B." Sakuma Masahide said.
The reason why they are compared with Mimi B is not only because they have the same spectacular number of people, but also because, like Mimi B, they add other instruments to the traditional four major parts of the band, and they accompany the performance with
Gorgeous dance performance.
"However, there is still a big difference." Masahide Sakuma changed his subject and said without mercy, "Mimi b is a pot of mixed vegetables, but you are a pot of stew."
In other words, Dazaizhui is a dish. If the stew becomes mushy, you can only throw it away or eat it with your nose.
Everyone at the representative table laughed when they heard Sakuma Masahide's comments.
"These words are really damaging."
Watanabe Wanyumi tilted her head and whispered to Akamatsu Haruko.
"Indeed." Akamatsu Haruko pursed her lips and smiled. She thought to herself that these censors are very powerful in every sense of the word.
When the program was being planned, the idea was to find a censor with a personality. After it was aired, these three men contributed countless harmful words to the program. Anyone who often watches the program knows this.
bright.
Even so, every time a new quote comes out, it still makes people laugh.
The vicious censors actually subtly provide the audience with a sense of pleasure. Because the audience also has a sense of censorship when looking at the debut band, so they are actually on the same side as the censors.
The examiner's ruthlessness somewhat satisfies the audience's mentality of looking down on the contestants from a high place.
…
In front of the TV, Mari Amaya opened the tab of the beer and caught the overflowing foam with his mouth. He was amused by Sakuma Masahide's words.
I originally followed the show just because I liked it, but I didn't expect to hear the censor name my band on the show.
However, being mentioned in the band talent show and compared with the bands that appeared on the show is also a symbol of the improvement of the band Mimi B.
When the band gathers tomorrow, she must tell her teammates about this. Amaya Mari thought.
After signing with bs Sony, the band went through a period when their records could not be sold at all. Fortunately, the record company did not give up on them because they thought they had signed the wrong person.
On the contrary, they have increased investment in them and carried out comprehensive planning.
On the one hand, this is to still have hope for them, but on the other hand, if it still fails to become popular, when the overdraft is over and the company's cultivation is completed, it will be the time to fall into the shadows.
bs The producer at Sony believes that the band is not popular because it has no talent, but because the audience is not ready to accept this style of music.
To this end, part of the plan they formulated is high-intensity performances.
Therefore, throughout last year, Amaya Mari participated in tours with one to two hundred people, and even received a warning from the school due to low attendance.
None of the people who formed the team originally thought that one day they would be like this, working endlessly like muzzled donkeys. During the tour, there would be disagreements among the members from time to time.
It was noisy, but everyone was holding back the energy and unwillingness to admit defeat. They gritted their teeth and persisted for a year.
The results are also very significant. Although the sales of records are not much, their performance videos have sold a number that is not inferior to that of first-line singers.
This means they have super on-site charisma.
Starting with the best-selling video tapes, the band received numerous invitations to appear on shows, and sold out its concerts, thus beginning its own period of growth.
Striking while the iron is hot this year, we still have a dense tour arrangement, and it has expanded to a nationwide scale. The tour started in March, and we were about to prepare to leave. Unexpectedly, I saw this program before the performance started.
It is a program produced by Iwahashi-san.
The opportunity to meet him was when he was temporarily asked to help dance as a waiter in a nightclub. Later, he resigned from the nightclub and became an underground music industry manager.
After Mimi B's debut, both parties took different paths in life, and the phone calls became less and less. I only learned that he had joined Watanabe Productions in the postcard I received during the New Year.
After getting along briefly at that time, Amaya once had a good impression of Shinichi Iwahashi. However, when he resigned from the nightclub and became Yoshida Miwa's manager, Amaya realized that she lacked understanding of him and that the goodwill was based on one-sided It is above the imagination, therefore, no more steps can be taken.
Later, a music festival made the name Iwahashi Shinichi more and more famous in the underground music circle. Now, Amaya Mari is sitting in front of the TV, watching the band program he took the lead in producing.
…
The past events flashed through my mind.
However, Mari Amaya didn't want to watch the show because it was produced by Shinichi Iwahashi. On the contrary, she wanted to watch it when others mentioned it and was killing time, but she became obsessed with it.
Iwahashi-san is making great strides as a producer, and she is also on the way up as a member of Mimi B.
Although they are both moving forward with their heads held high, they are on two completely different roads. Maybe at some point, the two parties walking on different life paths met by chance, nodded in greeting, and then moved forward separately.
…
After a sudden gap, the third band on stage had finished their performance. This was an orthodox rock band. Although they successfully completed a three-minute performance, the performance ended without any success. What a profound impression it left on Amaya Mari.
She looked at the band members standing on the stage waiting for reviews, and suddenly thought of the show's promotional slogans, one of which was "Jade Confusion."
What the examiner is doing is to pick out the real jade from this pile of bands. However, to pick out the real jade, not only must we pick out the pebbles, we must also pick out the pebbles that look like jade but are actually stones. .
If another mediocre band comes out next, tonight's show will be a bit boring.
Mari Amaya took a sip of beer and waited for the next band to appear. On the TV, the host Yuji Miyake also mentioned this matter when he visited the show.
"The band so far tonight makes people feel that something is missing... What is it?" Yuji Miyake made a thoughtful expression and asked and answered: "It's a surprise and a shock."
As the host of this show, one of the great things about Yuji Miyake is that he always seems to guess what the audience is thinking at the moment and say it on their behalf.
This is very important. Having someone express their thoughts for the audience will increase the audience's tolerance for the program.
"Then, let's invite the next band to come on stage... drearue."
When he heard this band name, Amaya Mari's heart moved. Is this the name of the band that Iwahashi-san built for the girl named Yoshida?
Mari Amaya still remembers that it was a band formed by Iwahashi-san, with only the lead singer and keyboard player. Before the first performance, she asked Gomi Takaji Santo to support the guitarist.
We also borrowed Mimi B’s rehearsal room.
That band was founded by Iwahashi-san to promote Yoshida-san. It was also to promote her that Iwahashi-san decided to resign from the nightclub and become a manager...
It was also because of Yoshida-san that Mari Amaya realized that he did not understand Shinichi Iwahashi and could not walk at the same frequency as him, even if they were a perfect match when they danced together on the stage.
Even though she only met Yoshida-san once, two years later, she no longer remembers her appearance. Amaya Mari still has an impression of the name of the band and the name "Yoshida".
…
The band appeared on the stage, consisting of two male musicians and a female vocalist. As soon as the camera caught sight of them, the first thing that caught the audience's attention was undoubtedly the member wearing a giraffe headgear.
If there is a member in the team who is dressed in a very different way, it is inevitable that he will be more eye-catching.
Mari Amaya looked at the giraffe man, lowered her head and looked at the Kirin beer in her hand. She thought this coincidence was a bit funny. Everyone can wear a giraffe hood on the stage, she thought to herself.
After being attracted by the giraffe man, she turned her attention to other people.
A male bassist in his thirties and a female vocalist.
There seem to be more and more bands with female lead singers and male musicians recently, but most of them are four-piece bands with female lead singers. Such a light and simple combination of two male musicians and one female lead singer seems inappropriate.
Common.
Not only that, but instead of a guitarist and a keyboard player, there's a bass player and a keyboard player...a band without a guitarist.
Mari Amaya looked at the female lead singer on TV and thought she looked a little familiar.
On the TV, this band called drearue officially started performing.
The camera first gave a close-up shot of the fingers of the keyboard player wearing a giraffe hood. His slender fingers struck the keys as if by magic, creating the beginning of the song.
The powerful bass joined the performance, and the two musicians joined forces to play a cheerful and exciting prelude. From here, the camera zoomed out to capture the entire stage.
The female lead singer, who only held a microphone in her hand, spoke at the right time, added her own voice, and sang the first line of the song: "From the moment I first met you, I had an unusual feeling.
"
From the moment she opened her mouth, as the lyrics say, an "unusual feeling" arose in the hearts of the audience.