By noon, the recording of the program was not finished yet. The staff went to order a lunch box, and Shinichi Iwahashi brought it over and delivered it to Matsumoto Akiko.
Things were fine at first, but Asako Shiraishi quit her job again, got angry, disliked the lunch box being poorly cooked, and found it difficult to swallow, causing her manager to worry a lot.
Everyone eats the same lunch, not to mention it is ordered by the sponsoring TV station. If you are picky about these things, you will offend people on both sides.
These amateur idols who suddenly became famous don't care about this. Not only do they cause trouble for others, they even take pleasure in causing trouble for others. They regard this as the prerogative of celebrities.
The manager secretly complained in his heart, and just wanted to calm down the matter quickly. He coaxed and threatened him, and finally made Asako Shiraishi calm down. He took two bites of his lunch box as if in anger, stopped moving, and said, "I'm full."
Matsumoto Akiko thought to herself that if she eats when she is angry, she will not be afraid of having a stomachache later.
She chewed her portion of the bento slowly, taking advantage of Asako Shiraishi's performance as a meal. Hmm...it's true that the bento was quite unpalatable.
After finishing recording the program at the Youth Center, the two went on an expedition to Yokohama. Shinichi Iwahashi took her directly to Kanagawa TV Station in Yokohama, where there was a live music variety show to be recorded tonight.
The market is good these days, and there are as many kinds of programs as you want. If you don’t have a good reputation, at least you will have food to eat.
Now that Tokyo has eaten its food, local TV stations can still have some fun. Even TV stations that are not part of the network will produce their own programs.
From the past to the present, there are artists who first gained fame locally and then were introduced to Beijing.
"The Kitty Club is really amazing." After they got into the car and the two of them were alone, Matsumoto Akiko sighed.
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled and said lightly: "It really opened my eyes."
"Even Kyonkyon and Akina-san don't have such big airs."
Kyonkyon is the pet name of Kyoko Koizumi, who was in Group 82 with Nakamori Akina at the same time. It’s quite difficult to pronounce.
"I haven't seen Koizumi-san and Nakamori-san yet." Shinichi Iwahashi glanced at the reflector and carefully merged into the lane, "However, as the first idol in his career, luckily it is Matsumoto-san."
How frustrating it would be if this was a difficult guy.
"You really think so?" Matsumoto Akiko burst into laughter, "Talking to me with polite words will have no effect at all."
"I've already said that polite words won't work, but of course I really mean it." Iwahashi Shinichi is best at using other people's words to retaliate to others.
Regarding this, Yoshida Miwa said that he was "cunning" all day long.
"That's a bit of a thief's answer," Akiko Matsumoto said to him.
Come on, Matsumoto Akiko has been upgraded to a "thief".
"The previous two agents were responsible for more than just me."
Akiko Matsumoto added, "So sometimes when I have a job like this, I take the train to the TV station by myself. It's pretty good to have an agent accompany me to work like this... It feels like my status has suddenly risen.
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This is a wisecrack.
However, at this stage, Shin Iwahashi is only taking care of her. After he becomes familiar with the work process, new artists will definitely be assigned.
Capitalists cannot tolerate the fact that a young artist has a dedicated manager who is always there for him, or that the manager has someone who can follow him steadily instead of running around and being exhausted.
"...I have met kyonkyon and Akina-san several times." Matsumoto Akiko suddenly brought the topic back, as if talking to herself or to him.
"How did Matsumoto-san think of becoming an idol?" Shinichi Iwahashi asked her.
"This question..." Matsumoto Akiko said with a smile, "It sounds like you think it's incredible that I can become an idol."
"forgive me."
"Actually, it's nothing. I just want to be popular and be liked." Akiko Matsumoto curled her lips and looked like she didn't care about anything. "In the end, no one likes her."
"So, you actually want to be an idol because you want to be popular?" Shinichi Iwahashi confirmed her thoughts.
Only by fully understanding her can we make appropriate adjustments to her subsequent entertainment career. This is the role of an agent, just like forming a band for Miwa Yoshida when she discovers that she cannot open the market as a solo artist.
"It feels like I feel doubtful about my becoming an idol again." Akiko Matsumoto held on and joked happily.
Iwahashi Shinichi also laughed and said lightly, "Anyway, I don't know if other idols would be like Matsumoto-san and hold on to something."
"Chengyizhengyi." This climber's skill in climbing along the pole is not inferior to that of Miwa Yoshida.
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but start to reflect on why he recruited people who like to climb along the pole.
Could it be that he himself is actually the rod?
If I don’t marry into a wealthy family, I will become a wealthy family myself.
I never climb along the pole, I am the pole myself
Along the way from Tokyo to Yokohama, the two of them kept chatting. At first they turned on the radio out of fear of boredom, but they simply turned it off halfway because no one was listening anyway.
After chatting too much, Iwahashi Shinichi felt that Matsumoto Akiko was really an interesting person, and there was even a bit of nonsense in her personality. This was not something I felt just now, but something I realized during this period of time after taking over her.
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He felt that the charm Matsumoto Akiko showed when chatting was stronger than the charm on stage.
He has watched Akiko Matsumoto's performance videos from the "Star! Birth" period and since her debut, and has also listened to the songs she has released, so he has a general understanding of her.
Since her debut, Watanabe Productions has created for her the route of an orthodox idol. Of course, she herself is also from an orthodox idol background.
However, as an "orthodox idol", Shinichi Iwahashi feels that she lacks an impressive charm.
I'm not afraid that you don't have the strength, I'm just afraid that you don't have the characteristics.
As an orthodox idol, she is very average in all aspects, so average that she can't make any mistakes, so she won the draft championship by relying on this sense of balance.
But being average to a certain extent also means that there is no memorable standout. This prevents her from accumulating her own fans.
The public doesn't see anything unique in her. What she shows on stage can be replaced by other idols. In this case, why not like someone who has everything Akiko Matsumoto has, but is more unique and cute than her?
What about idols?
The popularity of Kitten Club is not just as simple as the fact that this group of girls got lucky. Their natural simplicity and freshness full of possibilities are something that idols with orthodox backgrounds don't have.
Therefore, the Kitten Club does not have to be powerful because they have irreplaceable combination characteristics.
However, in the case of Akiko Matsumoto, how can she show the personal charm of her strong character?
Iwahashi Shinichi felt that he had found some clues, and at the same time he fell into new confusion.