In the audition jointly organized by Watanabe Manyumi and the magazine, the final winner was Mizuno Asami, a 17-year-old female high school student from Chiba Prefecture.
Asami Mizuno is of medium height, but has outstanding proportions and a small frame. She looks very cute and full of energy. As the winner, she matches the style of "Kirakira" quite well.
At the same time, her facial features are attractive and her singing voice is sweet. Taken together, her development path is not single.
After the winner was decided, Watanabe Manyumi presented a "special award" to Inamura Izumi and signed her and Mizuno Asami together.
As the champion, Mizuno Asami will debut as a model from "Kirakira" magazine. When she wins the championship, she is already half an insider, while Inamura Izumi only has a contract with U-Miz. When she will debut depends on the agency.
planning.
Regarding Izumi Inamura, Watanabe Manyumi initially thought she could play the role of Abnormal's new lead singer. But now, since Shinichi Iwahashi has identified Sachiko Kamai and even plans to set up a record company, the matter of choosing the lead singer has come to an end.
Even though Iwahashi Shinichi told him about his plan, Watanabe Manyumi has not given him a formal reply yet.
First, he wanted to seek cooperation with Star Agency, and then he invited her to set up a record company together. No matter which one, it was a big deal, and Watanabe Manyumi needed time to think about it.
In the process of thinking and deliberation, Watanabe Mayumi often thought of the question that her mother asked her again and again when she decided to take Iwahashi Shinichi to be independent after the music festival.
What does she think of Shinichi Iwahashi?
Is he a capable person who can be used, a tacit partner, or maybe he is not a bad idea in life? It is because of this problem that the current situation has been brought about.
But now that she thought about it, Watanabe Manyumi realized how accurate her mother was in looking at people.
The reason why she recalled that question was not because she had any prejudice against Shinichi Iwahashi from the two things he brought up this time, but because after the unanswered question, a new question arose in her heart.
That is, what should the cooperative relationship between her and Shinichi Iwahashi be like?
Throughout the period when she was deciding on contracts with the two girls selected at the audition, Watanabe Wan Yumi thought about this issue from time to time.
Inamura Izumi was not chosen as the lead singer of Abnormal, but Watanabe Manyumi didn't have the idea that she should make her debut as a singer.
During the signing negotiation, one of the sessions was to ask the two girls about their future development path. Mizuno Asami's answer was "anything is possible", whether it is singing, acting, or modeling, anything is possible.
However, this kind of answer that sounds easy to dismiss may as well hide another meaning, that is, no matter what it is, she hopes to get it, she wants to become a big star.
This greedy idea of "I want it all" may also be called an inner reflection of young people in today's era. It is the same as the "unreliability" expressed in Izumi Inamura's temperament.
Even so, Inamura Izumi, whose temperament makes people think he is unreliable, is not the kind of person who talks nonsense.
During the contract negotiation, she told Watanabe Manyumi that she was interested in both singing and acting, but the choice should depend on which aspect of her talent was more outstanding.
At nineteen years old, it is unexpected and reasonable to have such considerations.
It is common sense that before you pick up a piece of material and start carving, you should look at it carefully before deciding how to start. However, Izumi Inamura said this herself, and Watanabe Manyumi found it interesting.
She said: "My singing talent has been demonstrated at the audition before. As for my acting talent..."
Inamura Izumi was creative and wanted to perform a performance for Watanabe Manyumi on the spot. The contract negotiation turned into an audition because of her suggestion.
It's not right to call it an audition, because there is neither a script nor a designated scene, or it would be more appropriate to call it a personal imitation.
Because next, Inamura Izumi reproduced a performance of Natsume Masako in "The Life of Hanako Kiryuin" in front of Watanabe Manyumi.
"...Don't underestimate me!" Izumi Inamura imitated Natsume Masako and said this famous line in the movie.
Of course, she can't compare with Natsume Masako's vivid acting skills.
Before her untimely death from acute leukemia, Natsume Masako's acting skills were highly praised among actresses of her generation, and the industry had high hopes for her to achieve great success in the future.
Therefore, when she passed away suddenly, both the industry and the audience were filled with regret.
However, I have never had acting experience. Because I like the movie "The Life of Hanako Kiryuin", I have a deep memory of the plot. I imitated the performance for Watanabe Mayumi on the spot. Inamura Izumi's vivid expression still impressed Watanabe Mayumi.
Bright.
With this kind of performance, if you polish it, you may become a good actor.
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Reiko Takashima, who was first discovered by Shinichi Iwahashi at the golf driving range and signed up for the agency, made her debut as a period drama actor. Now that she has been out for a year, she is still in the stage of honing her acting skills and becoming famous. As an agency
It’s not like u-miz has no experience in managing actors.
In terms of connections, with my father’s former reputation, although there is no guarantee that I will get any preferential treatment, it is still much easier to step into the threshold of a producer than for someone who is truly self-made. If I don’t mind having a small role, a minor role or a small supporting role,
Maybe it can't be stopped all year round. This is the advantage of u-miz.
Before and at the beginning of her official debut, Reiko Takashima had been attending actor training classes outside. After that, she honed her acting skills through small roles like this.
If Inamura Izumi debuted as an actor, the process would be roughly the same.
However, Wan Yumi Watanabe, who was disturbed by Iwahashi Shinichi's suggestion and had been thinking recently, suddenly came up with an idea, that is, could u-miz set up its own actor training class?
There is no such school as a drama academy in Japan. Actors either join a theater troupe and hone their acting skills on the stage. Then due to certain opportunities, either intentionally or being discovered, they become actors in film and television dramas.
Or they are ordinary people with no experience. After joining the firm, they start training from scratch and polish their skills bit by bit.
Theater troupes have their own training systems, large offices have their own acting schools, and small offices arrange for signed artists to attend external acting classes. In short, each has its own approach.
Watanabe Productions has its own training school, and the training content includes acting, singing and dancing.
Now, Watanabe Wan Yumi also wants to fund an actor training class on her own. This training class will not only train the new people she signed, but also serve other small offices with weak power and ordinary people who are interested in acting.
When she thought of setting up her own actor training class, Watanabe Mayumi suddenly became enlightened.
Then, she picked up the phone and prepared to call Shinichi Iwahashi to tell him her decision.
