Newly debuted bands are not well-known enough, and they are different from singers who have been popular for a long time. At least in occasions like the Red and White Song Festival, they do not have enough freedom in selecting songs.
For the audience, when they see their names, what they think of must be their masterpieces. The Kohaku Uta Production Committee should also be well aware of this.
Don't look too high on NHK. The state-owned station sounds impressive, but in order to ensure its so-called neutrality, they cannot broadcast any commercials.
As a state-owned station, although there are financial subsidies from the government, the money is really pitiful. If you want to maintain it, you have to ask for viewing fees from the audience.
Rating fees are the lifeblood of NHK, so on the one hand, they send toll collectors who are comparable to shoe cults to go door-to-door to ask for money. If they can collect the dead people's money, they will try to collect a share of it.
On the other hand, they value ratings and topicality as much as China Broadcasting Station, and they try every means to increase program ratings.
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With such a background, NHK is willing to let new singers perform at the Red and White Song Festival. Normally, they should be asked to sing the most popular songs of the year.
The masterpiece of dreamsetrue this year is the song "So happy! So happy! I love it so much!". Once selected into the red and white list, this song will naturally be the absolute first choice.
If the Red and White Song Festival production committee had initially determined that this song was suspected of being cursed, then, with NHK’s style of ensuring ratings and topicality, the topic of the two bands’ heavenly origins should have been directly discussed in the initial competition.
The band chooses to begin, instead of not allowing them to sing the most topical masterpiece after deciding on a dream set.
In the end, things happened in the opposite direction, which is illogical no matter how you think about it.
Compared to the fact that the song's title was too happy and might have cursed the locusts to death, what puzzled Shinichi Iwahashi even more was NHK's self-contradictory approach.
Because it was unreasonable, he had to think divergently and think in other directions.
"There are forces that are obstructing this..."
Watanabe Manyumi looked at Iwahashi Shinichi's face and suddenly said this.
After playing this trick so many times, Iwahashi Shinichi became accustomed to it, so he joked about himself first, "Is this written on my face now?"
But it was true, he just felt that there was a hand involved in the matter of DreamseTrue entering the red and white.
"almost."
Watanabe Wan Yumi smiled at him, her expression suddenly became more serious, "But, I think so too."
The two exchanged glances, but neither of them spoke again for a while.
After a while, Iwahashi Shinichi muttered, "This is borrowing strength."
That's right, using the flag of Locust's critical illness, DreamseTrue was put into a dilemma.
Watanabe Manyumi worked hard to get a place in this red and white song concert. However, now that she got the place, she was asked not to sing her representative song.
Just like when Shinichi Iwahashi gave Kenichi Yamauchi the idea to bind Chisato Moritaka and Saori Minami and send them to Kohaku, he relied on the audience's expectations for the song "17 Years Old".
This year, when the audience saw DreamseTrue appear at the Red and White Song Festival, what they were most looking forward to was the song "So happy! So happy! I love it so much!".
The band just debuted this year and lacks any background. It can even be said that the audience can't think of anything else they can sing besides this song.
Once the representative repertoire is eliminated, you must first face the pressure from the audience while performing in the Red and White Song Concert.
The re-selected performance must satisfy the audience and make them think that it is as good a song as "So happy! So happy! I love it so much!"
Otherwise, this red and white appearance will lose its meaning.
Even if we think about it on the serious side, if the performance of Hongbai's debut is poor and the songs are not attractive, it will be a huge blow to a newcomer band like them who lacks foundation.
"But maybe NHK gave us, a new band, the freedom to choose songs that we shouldn't have..." Watanabe Manyumi said.
But looking at her expression, Iwahashi Shinichi didn't believe that she really thought so.
"It would be great if NHK valued DreamseTrue's identity as the representative of the band Heaven, and it doesn't matter what song they sing."
"But if that's not the case..."
Iwahashi Shinichi answered her, "Such an intention is too sinister."
"Yes, and this is what I don't want to see." Watanabe Wan Yumi said.
If there is really a force that interferes and digs such a hole for DreamseTrue, then they have to face a terrible reality: they have an enemy in the dark whose identity they don't know.
"Who could do this?" Shinichi Iwahashi pondered, "Although it is baseless, I don't think it was done by Amuse or Tokuma Records."
Although the competition for the red and white spots failed, if Dreamsetrue makes a fool of himself at the red and white song festival, it will be of no benefit to Begin. Amuse and Tokuma Records have no need to bother others.
"I don't think it's Amuse or Tokuma either." Watanabe Wan Yumi has no doubt about her former competitors.
After thinking for a moment, she thought of something and reminded: "Why can dreamsetrue compete with begin for the same red and white quota this time?"
Because Band Heaven is the topical program this year, this spot is reserved for the so-called "Band Heaven-type bands".
Iwahashi Shinichi suddenly realized, "If Begin is chosen this time, it won't be us who are pushed into such a dilemma, but Begin."
This time, it’s not so much about DreamseTrue as it is about “Band Heavenly Band”.
As early as when the Red and White Song Festival production committee decided to reserve five minutes for the band from Heavenly Kingdom, DreamseTrue to compete with Begin, it was already destined to have such a result waiting here.
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If you really want to talk about it, audition bands have been in the limelight this year. However, in addition to bands that come from auditions, there are many more bands that have made their debut through other means and are preparing to debut.
As for the show Band Paradise, which has huge ratings, it is also grabbing and squeezing the ratings of other programs.
The ratings of the Red and White Song Festival can easily exceed 60%. If a band from the Kingdom of Heaven performs mediocrely or even gives a boring performance, not only will the band itself be harmed, but most importantly, it will also give the ordinary audience a "
The bands that came out of the talent show are all amateurish, and they just took advantage of the show to get to the top."
"How many offices and record companies are involved in Band Paradise now?" Shinichi Iwahashi asked, but not to hear the answer, because it was obvious, "Not the entire industry is involved."
A talent show with great momentum is enough to make several powers jealous.
As for NHK, giving up control over song selection gives them a degree of freedom that they shouldn't have, which is equivalent to giving up the band's stage time for these grassroots bands to do well.
Of course NHK cares about ratings, but the TV station has more than just Red and White Songs programs throughout the year. If you give up these five minutes, if you can exchange for more and more important things, it's clear what they will choose.
On the one hand, they want to occupy the topicality of this year's topical program, and on the other hand, they want to take advantage of it, and then push everything to the singers. Nhk's move can be said to be a model of being both responsible and established.
Don't look down on their moral integrity just because they are a state-run station. When they do bad things, they will never be inferior to the private stations. Regarding this point, countless singers and artists have learned this lesson in the past many years.
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When Iwahashi Shin thought of this, he suddenly found it strangely interesting.
He relied on this method to enter the entertainment industry, and he didn't know how many times he had used it. He, a person with no background and bare hands, this inch-and-a-half-inch long insect, was able to reach this point because of his
It's about trying to figure out people's hearts and use your strength to gain strength.
Unexpectedly, one day, this method of borrowing power would be used by others on him.
Watanabe Manyumi had been paying attention to Iwahashi Shinichi's reaction. At this moment, when she saw him suddenly smiling for no reason, she couldn't help but feel curious, "What are you thinking about? Shinichi-kun."
"I was thinking," Shinichi Iwahashi told her, "the probability of Moriko-san appearing at the Kohaku Utakara Gala this time is higher."
Once the program time of the talent show band is given up, the topic will inevitably increase elsewhere. In that case, allowing Saori Minami to appear again after ten years, this proposal will definitely make the Kohaku Utakai Production Committee try its best to promote it.
Even Shinichi Iwahashi could imagine the scene where NHK people tried their best to persuade Saori Minami to sing "17 Years Old". As long as Minami Saori never sang "17 Years Old", then Chisato Mori would be the one to sing this song as the introduction.
The probability is almost 100%.
The situation on DreamseTrue's side got better, but Sentaka Senri's situation got better.
Although the up-front agency would not know that such a thing had happened, this kind of coincidence is strange enough.
"You came up with such an idea?"
Watanabe Manyumi listened to his words carefully, thought about it, and threw the ball half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Then, I'll trouble you again and come up with a strategy for our side."
“We can’t say now, ‘We have nothing to sing, so let’s ask Begin to sing ‘Deep Nostalgia’.” Iwahashi Shinichi joked casually, “‘Deep Nostalgia’ will not be suspected of cursing the Locust to death.”
Watanabe Manyumi found it funny that he occasionally showed such childishness.
"So, of course, I listened to NHK's arrangements and re-selected songs to sing," he said.
This was obvious. Watanabe Manyumi asked him, "Which song should I sing? This year the band has released two singles. The debut song is not allowed to be sung now. The other one is "lat.43n-forty-threedegreesnorthlatitude-",
It’s not popular enough.”
Compared with "So Happy! So Happy! I Like It So Much!", the sales of this single were mediocre. It completely implemented the single strategy formulated by Shinichi Iwahashi for the band, "As long as one or two hit singles are enough in a year, it is enough."
".
In the spirit of steady flow, don't play good cards one after another.
After all, talent is not something that is clearly put there. It is as clear as written on paper how much is left after using it. It is extremely necessary to leave some room for a few good songs at the bottom of the box.
Having said that, it is quite common for a composer to store a piece of music in a box and then release it again after a few years or more. A certain best-selling single released in 1988 may have been written in 1978.
Therefore, the profession of literary copywriter is still very risky...
"In addition to singles, you can also choose songs from the debut album. To be honest, the sales of the album are higher than "lat.43n-forty-three degrees north latitude-". You can also choose a popular song from the album." Watanabe
Wan Yumei said.
"Hmm..." Iwahashi Shinichi's attitude was a bit ambiguous.
Watanabe Manyumi was not in a hurry and waited patiently for his thoughts. Even based on her understanding of Iwahashi Shinichi, when he fell into such a state, she had to expect more from him in her heart.
"Choose one of the songs that has been released. This is the easiest way." Shinichi Iwahashi thought about it and finally said, "But there is another way..."
"Another way?" Watanabe Manyumi was very interested.
Iwahashi Shin nodded, "Manyumi-san, the Kohaku Uta Party is a regular end-of-year party for ordinary audiences, but for us, it is also an excellent place to promote our music series. No, I should say,
There is no better place to promote it than the Red and White Song Festival.”
"We might as well put aside the 'sacred' impression of the Red and White Song Festival. It is not a sacred stage and has no additional meaning."
The first time he got the opportunity to appear at the Kohaku Utakara, he was put in a position, and Shinichi Iwahashi finally understood its essence.
"In that case, let's just treat it as a music promotion site and sing." He said carelessly.
Not only that, "We will not sing the songs that have been released now, but make a new song, make a song that is not inferior to "So Happy! So Happy! I Like It So Much!", and then we will sing at the Red and White Song Festival.
, perform live.”
Just like how I conquered the audience who saw the band for the first time in Band Paradise with "So Happy! So Happy! I Like It So Much!", I will conquer the audience again.
Iwahashi Shinichi's expression became full of energy.
This moment reminded Watanabe Wan Yumi of the way he looked when he was performing on stage. Ever since he put on a giraffe hood and played "Kirin-kun" on stage, this face has never been seen on stage.
However, although she was moved by Iwahashi Shinichi's energy, she still asked first: "Is there such a song?"
"Before the birth of "So Happy! So Happy! I Like It So Much!", I thought there would never be such a song." Shinichi Iwahashi did not directly answer this question.
It's the same now, he believes in the songs he has saved in stock, and he also believes in Miwa-chan's inspiration.
Watanabe Wan Yumi received such an ambiguous answer, but did not pursue the question further.
Shinichi Iwahashi believed in what he had and what he trusted, while Watanabe Manyumi chose to believe in him.
"However, Wanyumi-san, this alone is not enough."
Iwahashi Shinichi blinked, "It's rare to appear at a red and white song concert, just to promote a song is a bit wasteful."
Watanabe Wan Yumi took his expression into her eyes and asked, "What do you think again? Shinichi-kun."
