Shinichi Iwahashi was responsible for writing and wrote the names that the four people came up with on the card.
The good old man Koyanagi Masafa implements his principle of "simple and easy to understand is the most important" and thinks of names that can be read by elementary school students.
Although the idea is right, Iwahashi Shinichi also believes that since it is for the general public, it is crucial to be simple and easy to understand. However, Iwahashi Shinichi thought in his heart as he wrote that the level of Koyanagi Masaho's name is "andyandrok"
Class.
What does Miwa-chan think of this name? -
I didn't feel the so-called momentum at all. It didn't look like I was going to be red.
The same goes for Tomohisa Kawazoe. He wanted to choose a cooler name, but ended up applying for several names one after another, all of which were as explosive as "phoenix legend".
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't bear to look at him and really wanted to give the words "I have no talent for naming" to Kawazoe Tomohisa.
Both of their names were rejected, so the thoughts focused on Tatsuya Hirakawa and Sachiko Kamaiike.
Compared with "andyandrok" and "phoenix legend", even Hirakawa Tatsuya's metaphysical argument that "the last letter is s has a higher chance of becoming popular" seems to have become more reliable.
However, Tomohisa Kawazoe disagreed with his captain, "If you put it this way, there are many well-known bands whose last letter is 'd', such as pinkfloyd and lynyrdskynyrd. Whether they can become popular or not, what does the last letter mean?"
He gave random examples and named two bands.
"Indeed, the 'l' in abnormal is the 'l' in creedeneclearwaterrevival." Koyanagi Masaho pronounced the band's name in his native English.
Shinichi Iwahashi reacted for a while before he understood that he was talking about Creedence Clearwater Revival, an American band that was active in the 1960s and 1970s.
Having said that, these two people were greatly influenced by Western music.
Koyanagi Masaho was not adding fuel to the fire to watch the excitement. He was completely stating the facts and followed Kawazoe Tomohisa's train of thought. But the more this happened, the more powerful the effect of persuading him to quit was.
Hirakawa Tatsuya thought about it and felt that his idea was a bit untenable.
The most important thing is, in order to increase the probability of becoming popular, add an ‘s’ to the band’s name. If it doesn’t become popular by then, I will feel very uncomfortable when I see this name again.
After going around in a circle, it was Kamaike Sachiko who came up with this idea. The idea should be more serious.
What's the meaning? It's more important to have enough momentum.
Being powerful means being cool enough, and there are many words that start with a plosive sound that are simple and easy to understand. Sachiko Kamaike’s ideas, whether it’s Tomohisa Kawazoe or Masahori Koyanagi, can find their ideal part in them.
To be honest, she alone unified three opinions at once.
The four of them brainstormed and came up with all the words they could think of. After a long discussion, the name they all liked was "blizzard".
This name, pronounced in Japanese katakana, means "Ignore and hide".
Having said that, at this time, Blizzard has not yet been established, right?
Shinichi Iwahashi stared at the name and read it several times, but felt that it was not easy to pronounce. It would be better to choose a catchy name.
After pondering for a long time, I stretched out a finger to block the "bliz" of "blizzard" on the paper.
"zard... okay?"
He seemed to be asking for the opinions of the four members of the band, and also seemed to be asking himself.
"zard?"
The four members of the band also read it twice.
"Is there a word zard?" Tatsuya Hirakawa thought about it and asked.
Kamai Sachiko thought for a while and shook her head, "It seems not." After a pause, she carefully added, "However, there are several related words. For example, 'hazard', 'wizard' and so on."
"Is that a made-up word?" Kawazoe Tomohisa said. He didn't have any objections. Whether it was blizzard or hazard, they were all pretty cool anyway.
Even Koyanagi Masaka had no objections. "zard" sounded very easy to pronounce, which fit his simple and easy-to-understand idea.
Iwahashi Shinichi took off his finger and covered "bliz" again, looked at it again and again, then picked up the pen and wrote "zard" again.
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"The band's name has been decided on zard?"
After bringing the finally decided band name to the signing meeting, the representative from Star Office confirmed it to Shinichi Iwahashi.
"What's the point?"
Iwahashi Shinichi denied, "It doesn't have any special meaning. Of course, if you want to interpret it, you can also find a few corresponding words, such as blizzard, hazard, etc. The most important thing is that it is easy to remember and catchy."
He also pointed out another point, "Names can be created by people, and sometimes they can bind people. Another advantage of using self-made words is that they are not bound by the original meaning of the word, and can
It gives the band more freedom in their creative style.”
"That's right." The representative from Xingchen Office accepted this statement.
After finalizing the name of the band, there was another thing to decide about the name. At Star Office, Sachiko Kamaiike was mentioned.
"It's about the name Sachiko Kamaiike."
Star Office mentioned this, "Takaike was active as a photo model before. During this period, he used his real name 'Sachiko Kamaichi.' Now he is preparing to debut as the lead singer of a band. Should he change his stage name?"
There are many reasons for choosing a stage name, but when Xingchen Office mentioned this matter, it pointed to something very clear, which was to completely cut off Sachiko Kamaike's past modeling career when she debuted.
Changing one's name means changing one's appearance.
However, Shinichi Iwahashi was opposed to the name change.
If Sachiko Kamaike hadn't taken the initiative to ask him to meet, his opinion might not have been so firm. In other words, if Sachiko Kamaike felt that this past should be cut off, then he would respect her.
However, she took the initiative to meet him in order to convey that Sachiko Kamaike had no regrets. The attitude she conveyed made Shinichi Iwahashi think that Sachiko Kamaike should continue to use the name "Sachiko Kamaike".
It’s not that the activities of this modeling career involve the issue of name copyright. Unless I change my name, there is no way to restart my entertainment activities. If it is just to separate from the past, there is no need.
Not only that, Iwahashi Shinichi also believed that it would be okay for Kamaike Sachiko to continue her modeling work.
Of course, it's not that kind of photo model, but a fashion magazine for women. Kamaike Yukiko has a good body proportion. She has seen her a few times and her dressing sense is acceptable. In addition, her temperament is very close to her own.
Urban women should be in tune with the atmosphere of fashion magazines.
Besides, fashion magazines also have their own promotional function.
These ideas of Shinichi Iwahashi, when applied to the lead singer of a rock band, seem somewhat "non-mainstream" in this era.
However, he does not think that there is no possibility of giving it a try. Anyway, he has done things that go against the mainstream during the time he has been in the industry.
Blindly following the times is not an option. It is more interesting to create the times.
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Shinichi Iwahashi and Xingchen Agency have different opinions on whether to change the stage name. However, I need to ask for my opinion on the name, just like Shinichi Iwahashi cannot decide on the name of the band and then inform them.
Shinichi Iwahashi believed that between continuing to call her by her original name or changing her stage name, Sachiko Kamaike would choose the former. Sure enough, during the negotiation stage with her, Sachiko Kamaike expressed her willingness to continue to carry out band activities under the name "Sachiko Kamaike"
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The production of the band itself was fully entrusted to Shinichi Iwahashi. Although the Star Agency hopes to let Kamai Sachiko change his appearance when he debuts, it is not a tough "it must be done like this".
To put it bluntly, Iwahashi Shinichi believed that it was unnecessary to deny the past. However, Star Agency felt that the impact of a modeling career of only about half a year, even without a change of appearance, would not be very great.
Now, since she herself thinks so, Xingchen Office follows the trend and agrees that Sachiko Kamaike will debut under her real name.
Once all the name issues have been decided, the formal signing can proceed.
After the contract was signed, the zard band, composed of Kamai Sachiko, Hirakawa Tatsuya, Kawazoe Tomohisa, and Koyanagi Masaho, officially placed the record contract under Genzo's name. Next, Iwahashi Shinichi will serve as the producer to prepare for their debut.
matters.
The record deal was signed and everything was settled.
It wasn't until the one he wanted most was in his pocket that Shinichi Iwahashi mentioned the matter to the representative of the Star Agency in a casual chat, "By the way, your agency has a model named Keiko Utoku, who is participating with Kamaike-san.
Passed the selection of the band’s lead singer.”
"Really?" The representative of Xingchen Agency showed a polite expression. It seemed that he had no impression of the name Keiko Utoku. After all, he was just a small model.
"That Yude-sang's singing skills are good and his voice is also unique."
Iwahashi Shinichi praised her a bit and asked for someone, "The record company has just been established and we are short of manpower. If you don't mind, can you lend her to us to help sing harmony or audition tapes? Or
, my production company is taking over the production of some cover albums, how about letting Udeok-sang also sing."
Of course, whether you are singing harmony or singing in a cover collection, you must sign a formal work contract, pay a salary, and Xingchen Agency will take a commission from it. It is a job no different from taking photos.
During the contract negotiation stage, Iwahashi Shinichi was worried that something would go wrong and did not mention anything about Utoku Keiko. Now that the matter has settled, he can bring it up.
Of course, he only mentioned it in this casual tone. Not only that, what he could give Utoku Keiko was some music-related work, but he couldn't sign her.
She had just signed Sachiko Kamaiike. Although Shinichi Iwahashi admired Keiko Utoku's courage in saying that she likes to sing, and recognized her potential in music, he still found it difficult to get her a recording contract from Star Agency.
When you want people to come over, you need to have work waiting to be done and specific plans.
After signing Kamai Sachiko, she could fill the lead vocal position immediately, but after signing Utoku Keiko's record contract, Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't let her debut immediately.
In this case, Xingchen Agency will no longer release an unknown model's record, because it will not make money.
Besides, as a businessman, Shinichi Iwahashi would not engage in loss-making business. He would just pay the signing fee to sign someone in, just to fulfill her "dream". To put it bluntly, there are many people who can sing, but if you want to make a debut, you have to
You need to have the capital to make a debut.
As a compromise, it would be better to give Utoku Keiko a music-related job first.
Let her get in touch with music and let Xingchen Office get a commission. At the same time, during the contact process, Iwahashi Shinichi can get to know her more, and maybe find inspiration and discover the route she can take.
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In the evening, Keiko Utoku received a call from her agent.
"Yude, I have a job, do you want to do it? It's related to music."
"What kind of job is it?"
"Do you still remember the last time you went to participate in the band's lead singer audition hosted by Genzo?"
"Didn't the lead singer choose a Kamachi-san from the agency?"
"That's right, I chose Puchi. I've already signed a record deal. I'm about to prepare for my debut. It sounds like the progress is pretty fast." The little model suddenly changed her mind and wanted to be the lead singer of a rock band. Her manager thought it was a bit strange and wanted to say a few more words.
sentence.
"Hmm." Utoku Keiko felt a little bored at first.
The manager probably noticed it and quickly got to the point, "It was Iwahashi-san from Genzo, who praised Harada, the representative of the office, and said you sang well."
"Really?" Keiko Utoku said a little more seriously.
However, what the manager said next was: "Iwahashi-san wants you to record a few cover albums, and also help sing the harmonies and audition tapes of the songs."
Of course Keiko Utoku knows what a cover collection is.
She suddenly remembered that during the interview, Iwahashi-san asked, "If there is a music-related job, will you do it?"
Will everyone do it?
Even if you want to be a cover singer who is not even qualified to be signed. Even if you want to be a demo singer.
How did she answer Iwahashi-san?
"How about it? Do you want to do it? Yude." The agent asked her.
Utoku Keiko was silent for a moment and replied: "I will do it. When will it start?"
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Genzo still has several contracts with Tokyo Music Industry Co., Ltd. that have not yet been completed. As soon as Star Office agrees, they will immediately arrange for Utoku Keiko to record.
The record company was established. After signing a distribution rights entrustment agreement with JVC, it also signed a long-term lease contract with Victory Records, a subsidiary of JVC, to rent their recording studio in Nanqingshan.
Compared with the recording studio rented in Yoyogi, this recording studio is obviously much more luxurious and has top-notch equipment.
After zard signed the contract, the band's subsequent recording, audition and other activities were all conducted in this recording studio. Even so, the rental of the recording studio in Yoyogi did not stop.
Recording cover albums, recording for people in the underground music circle, and producing singles for the band Heavenly Winners, these tasks related to the production company are still going on in Yoyogi.
After Utoku Keiko took over the job of recording a cover album, she went to the Yoyogi recording studio to report.
The job of recording a cover album was nothing worth mentioning. Although it was related to music, it was essentially the same as taking a photo shoot. She didn't take it to heart.
Unexpectedly, the first time I went to Yoyogi's recording studio to report, I was shocked.
The girl in charge of debugging the equipment in the recording studio turned out to be retired idol Yukiko Okada.
