If a woman sheds tears, she will be taken seriously; if a man sheds tears, he will be regarded as cunning.
So when there are troubles and they don’t know what to do, women can cry as much as they want until they are tired and fall asleep. Men, on the other hand, have no choice but to drink until they are drunk and fall asleep.
This is what Kawashima Eigo sings about in this song.
In terms of the invisible atmosphere of "what kind of people should do what kind of things" in Japanese society, tears are the weapon of Japanese women, and alcohol is the refuge of Japanese men.
This song vividly expresses the depression of Japanese men, and it can be called a golden song among Japanese office workers.
However, this kind of song can only be sung in a karaoke bar where half-drunk office workers gather, and you will feel that you are shabby and depressed and can only comfort yourself with alcohol. Instead, sing it in a karaoke bar with a comfortable atmosphere.
Okay, it's weird to sing such a song in the box.
"Karaoke is becoming more and more popular, and even the sales of home karaoke jukeboxes are increasing all the time." Watanabe Mayumi remembered it and casually mentioned, "A few days ago, I saw this kind of home karaoke jukebox being sold on the street.
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After finishing the meal, it was still early when we left the store, only around seven o'clock. The days are much longer at this time of year, and today is Friday again. At this time, the nightlife has just begun to warm up.
When they reached the roadside, Iwahashi Shinichi reached out to stop a taxi, but Watanabe Manyumi said: "It's a little early to go back now."
He turned to look at her, and Watanabe Wanyumi suggested going to the karaoke box.
"go singing?"
Watanabe Wan Yumi nodded, "I want to have some fun, okay?"
Anyway, I didn’t have any plans next, so it didn’t matter if I went to sing. Iwahashi Shinichi hailed a taxi, and Watanabe Mayumi gave me an address.
After the car drove out, he asked: "Is Wanyumi-san good at singing?"
Watanabe Mayumi smiled and said, "I'm actually not very good at it. But I quite like the atmosphere in the karaoke box."
"Like the atmosphere?"
"Besides, since it is a popular form of entertainment, it is necessary to understand it thoroughly." Watanabe Mayumi thought for a while, "For example, there are songs suitable for listening to on car stereos, and there are songs suitable for playing in taverns."
If karaoke boxes become popular, then it is necessary to consider songs that are suitable for singing in karaoke boxes.
Music is always closely related to words like life, times, and society.
In fact, there may not be signs of this. For example, when karaoke was just born, record companies would release duet songs specifically to allow men and women to sing duets.
This is how entertainment plays its role in people's lives.
"I see." Shinichi Iwahashi understood. He cast an approving look at her, "As expected of Wan Yumi-san."
The taxi stopped slowly. It was only a five-minute drive.
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Karaoke boxes are definitely not a novel thing to Iwahashi Shinichi, but after all, they were created in 1988. Although Japanese karaoke boxes are not novel, they are still fresh.
However, for Watanabe Mayumi, what is even more novel is Shinichi Iwahashi’s singing voice.
He is also the leader of the band. It turns out that someone with a first-class musical sense can sing so mediocrely?
Iwahashi Shinichi's singing level is just that, because his sense of tone is first-rate, so he can grasp the key accurately, but his singing voice is not that good. In the end, the most intuitive feeling is that it is "ordinary".
The out-of-tune king can also liven up the atmosphere. He doesn't even have anything to complain about.
Shinichi Iwahashi, who had already accepted the reality, didn't care at all about Watanabe Manyumi's reaction to his singing ability. It was thirty times better than Miwa-chan's cruel "Shinichi-kun has no singing talent".
In contrast, Watanabe Mayumi is a pretty good singer. If she wasn't very good at it before coming here, it seems she is being self-effacing.
Most of the people who come here to play in the karaoke box are a large group of people, so they pay special attention to the atmosphere. However, even though he and Watanabe Wanyumi are the only ones singing, the atmosphere is not bad.
Iwahashi Shinichi noticed that there were guitars in the private room for the guests, as well as musical instruments such as hand bells and maracas, and even small props for simple disguises, such as rabbit ears and cat tails.
Watanabe Manyumi controlled the karaoke machine and paused for a moment at the Peanuts group, "The Peanut Sisters' songs are quite popular in the karaoke box."
ThePeanuts is a twin sister group active in the 1960s and 1970s. Their popularity can be said to represent an entire era. They are not only popular in Japan, but also went on overseas expeditions to bring Japanese music to Europe and America.
For a long time, in the eyes of Westerners, Japanese music was equal to thepeanuts.
By the way, for the sixteen years until the two retired, the sisters' management contracts were all produced by Watanabe. Before and after their debut, they lived in Watanabe's house, with Susumu Watanabe and his wife taking care of their lives, while receiving music
Teacher's guidance.
In other words, this is the combination that Watanabe Mayumi's father made famous. Maybe Watanabe Mayumi was coaxed by these twin sisters when she was young.
The elder sister of these twin sisters later married the super handsome Kenji Sawada, who is seven years younger than her. She just divorced last year. She became famous in the 1960s, and she was able to make big news again in the second half of the 1980s. She is worthy of being a veteran star.
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Watanabe Mayumi said that thepeanuts are popular in the karaoke box. Iwahashi Shinichi is not surprised, "It is not uncommon for two girls to sing thepeanuts songs in the box to heat up the atmosphere. Besides, the two of them are
It’s also fun to sing, dance and imitate their movements.”
And, by analogy, pinklady should also be very popular here. Iwahashi Shinichi thought to himself. Pinklady's slightly exaggerated typhoon is actually surprisingly suitable for the environment of the karaoke box.
On the other side, Watanabe Mayumi clicked on "Restraint" by Watanabe Toru again.
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The two of them stayed in the karaoke box for two hours.
At half past nine, we got into a taxi together. Iwahashi Shinichi asked Watanabe Manyumi, "Are you going back now?"
Watanabe Wan Yumi reported the address of her apartment to the driver, turned to Shinichi Iwahashi and said, "It's almost time to go back... I had a lot of fun today."
This was said by Watanabe Manyumi, and Iwahashi Shinichi found it very interesting.
Seeing his sudden smile, Watanabe Wan Yumi guessed: "You are not thinking why I use such social rhetoric, are you?"
Hit the red heart.
The guess was right, and Watanabe Manyumi also smiled, "This is not social rhetoric."
I'm really happy.
The taxi drove onto the road and stopped in front of Watanabe Wanyumi's apartment.