Haruko Akamatsu manipulated the song-calling machine and finally chose "Favorite" by Yoshie Kashiwahara to sing.
After a friend told her that she used to be the lead singer of a band, everyone present was actually a little curious. They were not curious about how good Akamatsu Haruko was at singing, but what songs she, the female lead singer of the band, would choose to sing.
In any case, the identity of a female lead singer of a band is still a bit rare. The probability of being associated with a female lead singer of a band is even smaller. Besides, just by looking at her appearance, one would never think that she is related to the band.
Speaking of bands, don’t they all have that wild and unrestrained image? How could she be such a reserved young lady type girl? But, if Haruko Akamatsu, who is so dignified, chooses to sing a hardcore rock song, she will be like that
The contrast is interesting.
She was clearly thinking that her identity and image as the lead singer of her band did not match, but at the same time, she hoped that she would really do something that did not match. This thought was surprisingly true.
Because of this, Akamatsu Haruko's song selection is so "normal", which makes people a little disappointed. But on the other hand, such an unconventional song selection is actually just right to a certain extent.
For sororities that pay attention to atmosphere, they also have a set of rules for selecting songs when they go out to sing. Basically, they will choose songs that have been released not too long ago or have become popular and everyone has heard them.
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The song "Favorite" was provided by Miyuki Nakajima with lyrics and music. In an era where "behind every successful idol is a famous artist who provides lyrics and music for him", Miyuki Nakajima is the woman behind Yoshie Kashiwahara. Her two
The famous songs, "春なのに" (It's obviously spring) and "Favorite", as well as many other songs, were written by Miyuki Nakajima.
Yoshie Kashiwahara made her debut in 1979 by participating in the idol star-making program "Star! Birth". She was only fourteen years old at the time. She was extremely young, but she had a precocious appearance. She already looked like a star at a young age, and her singing skills were even better.
He is solid, and among idols, he is famous for his singing skills.
Her peak period lasted until 1984, which was the year "Favorite" was released. After that, she steadily declined in the music industry where idols from all walks of life competed to compete, and she never released as popular works as before.
Not only that, in 1984, a magical event happened.
She is famous for her image as a pretty girl. When she went through the airport security check, she found an electric cutie in her suitcase. This incident was wildly exaggerated by tabloids and magazines. Her conversation with her agent, "Isn't that so and so too?" was also written about.
, because "that so and so" is homophonic to Kawai Nahoko's name, even Kawai Nahoko was shot while lying down.
Although the whole thing is a bit glib, there may not be a secret behind it. There are also theories that it is not actually a cutie but something else, and the whole thing is a smear campaign from other forces. However, the strength of her firm
Weak, lacking public relations capabilities, and unable to fight back against the attacks of tabloids and magazines, so we can only hold our noses and admit it. The tabloids and magazines can write whatever they want, and there is no way to mention the so-called "truth".
Despite this, Yoshie Kashiwahara was not knocked down and was unable to recover. This incident happened in the middle of the year. At the end of the year, the song "Favorite" was released, which injected vitality into her.
Speaking of which, for some reason, Kashiwahara Yoshie is deeply loved by men of high status. Prince Naruhito of the Locust House is her loyal fan. It is said that while studying in Europe, Naruhito also posted a poster of Kashiwahara Yoshie on the wall.
There is no difference between the groupies.
In 1986, Yoshie Kashiwahara, who was past her peak period, held a concert. Naruhito, an infatuated male fan, came to the scene to follow the star. Taking advantage of his status, he went through the back door and presented flowers to his idol. Tabloids and magazines even gossiped about this. Since Naruhito was single,
She is so sincere and star-chasing, I wonder if this idol may become a future idol princess.
That is of course impossible. Fortunately, it is impossible.
In a place like the Locust Chamber, if you have a grudge against someone, let her go in and be tortured.
Not only does Kashiwahara Yoshie have such high-ranking and loyal fans, but the son of the director of TBS TV station is also a fan of hers, so she is also taken care of when she performs on the TV station.
Compared to Naruhito, who has a high position and no power and can only bring trouble, the son of the director is more reliable.
Naruhito, who was gossiped about in tabloids and magazines, chased his idol, and the drama of the idol becoming a princess failed to happen. However, the year after receiving the prince's flower, Yoshie Kashiwahara was photographed going on a "pre-marital trip" with the station's son. Is the trip real, but is it just before marriage?
I no longer know.
Compared to his works, his personal life has attracted more attention, which is undoubtedly proof that he has taken a back seat. Kashiwahara Yoshie's entire idol career has never really reached its peak, and it has been a slow but unstoppable decline since then.
However, her works at her peak are still sung by people.
"Favorite" is one of her masterpieces, and the so-called masterpiece means that even if the singer herself gradually fades away, it can still be sung continuously without making people feel that it is an outdated song.
Kamai Sachiko's identity changed from a singer to a listener, and she was also looking forward to the performance of Akamatsu Haruko, who is the "band's female lead singer".
Unlike other people who want to see her contrast, Kamaike Sachiko is looking forward to her performance as a person.
She also had the experience of forming a band when she was a student. Such a past made Kamai Sachiko feel close to Akamatsu Haruko when she heard that she was also the lead singer of the band.
We have also been in a band, so we seem to understand each other.
After she started singing, Akamatsu Haruko did show her superb singing ability. However, unlike the hard-core female lead singer in the band that she imagined, she did not sing this idol song into a wild version of "Favorite"
, but restored it faithfully.
After singing the song, everyone cheered again, "You are worthy of being the lead singer, Sang!"
The mood just now that I wanted to see the contrast between Akamatsu Haruko's dignity and wildness has long since disappeared.
The friend who revealed the information that Akamatsu Haruko was the lead singer of the band also looked very proud at this time, "Let's just say Haruko is a great singer, right?"
This kind of pride is not so much proud of Akamatsu Haruko's performance as it is that she is secretly "competing" with Okamoto Natsuki to see whose friend sings better.
People who come to the sorority party at the same time are divided into different circles. If one party gets the limelight, the other party can't sit still and wants to steal the limelight back. Although it is not the kind of thing that will be put on the table, but like this
A subtle mentality, but it exists all the time.
However, although the friends who were traveling with them had some intention of competing for the limelight, Akamatsu Haruko and Kamai Sachiko, the two girls who were unintentionally compared, had no sense of competition at all.
After singing the song, Akamatsu Haruko handed the microphone to the next person. When her eyes met with Kamai Sachiko's, Kamachi Sachiko smiled at her. Although she didn't say the words, her expression said: She sang really well.
Akamatsu Haruko thought of this and returned the same smile.
The two girls who met for the first time had a strange connection at this moment.
The office worker at Tokuma Records once again showed his pity, "How come Genzo's Iwahashi-san only lets Akamatsu-san work part-time? With such singing ability, Akamatsu-san and her band should be allowed to join Band Heaven."
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At the same time, he made another joke to liven up the atmosphere, "I really want Iwahashi-san to sit here and listen to Akamatsu-san's performance just now."
The valuable thing about Iwahashi-san is that he can respect her decision to go behind the scenes, Akamatsu Haruko thought to herself and smiled. However, although this office worker at Tokuma Records was not very good at talking, there was one sentence that made Akamatsu
Haruko thought she was right.
I really want Iwahashi-san to sit here and listen.
I wonder what he would think if he listened to Kamai Sachiko's performance just now?
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The microphones were passed one after another.
After two girls with superb singing skills sing in succession, the person who takes over the microphone will not be like those who participate in the competition, worried that following an excellent performance will be overshadowed and their shortcomings will be magnified. In fact, when handing over the microphone,
At that moment, the performance of the previous person was also cleared.
The sorority is a place that doesn't require much memory.
The karaoke box is not a place to compare singing abilities.
The hand bells played by everyone to add to the fun will not stop for anyone, and the cheers will never disappear before someone sings.
However, in such a lively atmosphere, the two girls, Sachiko Kamaike and Haruko Akamatsu, began to consciously care about each other's existence from time to time.
To be precise, Kamai Sachiko noticed the attention from Akamatsu Haruko, so she silently responded to her. Despite this, the two people who were not sitting together did not speak.
After the solo ended, it was changed to a duet.
The rule for double singing is that one of the chorus members chooses a song, and the person who receives the microphone chooses a chorus partner. After the chorus ends, the two chorus members choose a song and pass the microphone on.
When it was Sachiko Kamaiike's turn, the song she chose was "Waiting" (Waiting) by the duo Miku.
Miya is a duo formed by singer Takako Okamura and Haruko Kato, a classmate of women's university, during their college days. Takako Okamura was responsible for the lyrics and composition. The two formed a group and participated in Yamaha with this song "Wait Miya"
music competition and won the grand prize in one fell swoop.
Then, in 1982, the group used the song "Waiting" as their debut single, which sold more than one million copies in one go. The group was at its peak when it debuted, and it has not yet gone downhill because the group announced its disbandment in 1983 the following year.
The reasons for their disbandment come from many aspects. Both of them were still college students when they debuted. Once they became popular, they had to work and take care of their studies. They were under heavy pressure. Compared with the talented Okamura Takako, her little partner Kato Haruko was mediocre in ability.
I think I have no talent and am not suitable to be a musician, and there is no point in being in a group.
As a result, the group disbanded, and Takako Okamura dropped out of college and resumed his activities as a solo singer.
Sachiko Kamaike got the microphone. She came tonight with Natsuo Okamoto. The only person she met at this sorority was Natsuo Okamoto. She was supposed to sing with Natsuo Okamoto.
However, she didn't know if it was because of the inertia brought about by the silent exchanges and mutual attention tonight, that she subconsciously set her sights on Akamatsu Haruko.
Unexpectedly, Akamatsu Haruko hesitated for a moment and then stood up from her seat. Kamaiike Sachiko immediately made up her mind, smiled apologetically at Okamoto Natsuki, and went to meet Akamatsu Haruko.
"oh"
The crowd, who cheered dutifully, cheered for the two of them.
The two most beautiful girls tonight are pleasing to the eye just standing together, and they are also the two girls who sing the best. Now they are singing a chorus, which is indeed worthy of cheering.
Kamai Sachiko's voice is clear but not thin, while Akamatsu Haruko's voice is slightly thicker and more solid. When these two voices come together, they match well.
The two of them met for the first time today and sang a song together for the first time. Although they lacked understanding of each other, they cooperated well.
After singing "Waiting", Sachiko Kamaike and Haruko Akamatsu looked at each other and smiled.
"Your voice is so beautiful." The first person to speak was Akamatsu Haruko.
She was deeply impressed by Kamai Sachiko's "voice". When the two sang together just now, her voice and hers merged together. Akamatsu Haruko felt from the bottom of her heart that she was not as good as Kamai Sachiko.
Although she has the experience of training in the underground music circle and her singing skills are more solid, Akamatsu Haruko is worse than Kamai Sachiko in terms of control over singing. However, the texture of her voice is not as good as Kamai Sachiko's.
"Hey? Thank you." Sachiko Kamaike was a little surprised.
The source of her surprise was Akamatsu Haruko's method of complimenting her. In karaoke, Kamai Sachiko often heard people praise her singing for her good singing, but no one emphasized her "good voice" like Akamatsu Haruko.
Does the sound sound good...
However, Kamai Sachiko felt that Akamatsu Haruko's solid and thick singing voice was more stable, and she was worthy of being the lead singer of a band.
"Next, which song should we choose?" Kamai Sachiko asked her.
Akamatsu Haruko tilted her head, pretending to be thinking, and suggested, "How about pinklady's song?"
"Which one should I choose..." Sachiko Kamaike liked Pinklady very much when she was studying and knew the songs of this group well, ""Pepper Police Department" (Pepper Police Department), okay?"
"Okay." Akamatsu Haruko replied.
The two girls reached a consensus, selected a song, and handed over the microphone. Then, without any need for words or an unspoken invitation, Akamatsu Haruko and Kamai Sachiko sat together for the first time tonight.
"Akamatsu-san is good at singing!"
As soon as she sat down, Natsuki Okamoto praised Akamatsu Haruko.
The situation in the taxi when we arrived has changed slightly. Now Sachiko Kamaiike is sitting in the middle, and Natsuki Okamoto and Haruko Akamatsu are sitting on both sides.
"Thank you." Akamatsu Haruko replied.
In this situation, Sachiko Kamai thought of the opportunity to become friends with Natsuki Okamoto. So she also said to Akamatsu Haruko: "Akamatsu-san's singing skills are very solid and really amazing."
