"The theater recently performed Hanagu's "Dance Meeting"," Watanabe Manyumi told him.
Shinichi Iwahashi and Mayumi Watanabe chatted while eating - he was responsible for eating, and Mayumi Watanabe, who had already finished eating, chatted with him while reading the newspaper.
The Takarazuka Theater Company is divided into four groups: Setsuki, Flowers and Stars, each with its own characteristics and signature plays. In addition, there are also special performers called "specialists" who do not belong to any of the above groups.
Shinichi Iwahashi said "Oh" and asked, "Who is the top of the flower group now?"
It’s not that I was perfunctory, it was purely because I didn’t know much about the Takarazuka Theater Company or what the show “Dance Meeting” was about, so I could only ask the most superficial questions.
"It's Oura Mizuki-san." Watanabe Manyumi learned from the newspaper and sold it.
When talking about Takarazuka, if you ask who is the top of a certain group, as a general rule, the person you are asking about by default is the top male servant.
This is the case with this troupe. The big star at the center is the leading male lead of each group.
After entering the music school affiliated with the troupe, the students are indoctrinated into the idea that a mother-in-law must worship her male servant and that everything should be centered on the male servant.
Therefore, the chief male servant has an overwhelming sense of presence, and the chief female servant is the foil beside the male servant.
The Takarazuka Theater Company, whose main creators behind the scenes are all men, has on the one hand figured out the psychology of the female audience and created a male servant who embodies all dreams and ideals. On the other hand, it has created a female servant who knows how to cooperate and serve men.
Such a Takarazuka theater company not only weaves beautiful dreams, but also delivers high-quality brides.
"I still like the Tsukigumi team that Daichi Mao-san worked for." Watanabe Manyumi said, "It's a pity that it's not a coincidence."
Each group of the Takarazuka Theater Company takes turns performing in the theater. If you want to see a performance by any group in particular, you have to check the performance information in advance.
Not only that, the heavyweight dramas in the troupe are not staged every year. Therefore, even if you are successfully promoted to the lead actor, if you are not lucky enough, you may not be able to perform the troupe's classic plays until you "graduate".
Even if the lead actor is lucky enough to perform, because a classic play will not be repeated in the short term, at least during the lead actor's tenure. For the audience, once they miss the lead actor's performance, they have missed it.
In a sense, watching Takarazuka Theater Company's performance also requires fate.
"You're already here."
To Shinichi Iwahashi, there is no difference between the moon group and the flower group.
"Yes." Watanabe Wan Yumi nodded.
Takarazuka Theater Company's performance tickets are very popular, but if Watanabe Manyumi, Iwahashi Shinichi would not be surprised that she can get the reception tickets, so she can just say "come here" in such an understatement.
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At ten o'clock in the morning, I went to visit the producer of Kansai Broadcasting Corporation.
It was Iwahashi Shinichi and Watanabe Manyumi who brought their band members and their debut single to recommend themselves to the producer.
In the era of relying on radio for publicity, broadcasting producers have considerable energy for singers. If a song is appreciated by the broadcasting producer, it has a chance of being broadcast on a large scale.
Therefore, both Iwahashi Shinichi and Watanabe Manyumi took the matter seriously.
However, posture alone is not enough, you must also make some additional preparations.
Iwahashi Shinichi and Watanabe Manyumi had previously discussed that when they went to Kansai Broadcasting this time, they would talk about two things at the same time. One was to promote zard's debut single, and the other was for Dreams e True to participate in Kansai Broadcasting's program.
Dreams e True has been very popular in Kansai since its debut. The "Future Vision II" released this time is also very popular in Kansai.
However, Dreams e True, which is very popular in Kansai, has not participated in any Kansai Broadcasting program.
The two planned to take advantage of this opportunity to gain publicity for zard by bundling the two bands for promotion.
No matter how many years pass or how many generations change in the entertainment industry, this will never change.
Although Dreams e True's manager is with U-Miz and Zard's manager is with Xingchen, because Genzo has a large share of Watanabe Manyumi, the two bands, which belong to completely different record companies and agencies, can still be in the same company.
Use your strength when promoting.
The bigger the net becomes, the more fish will be caught.
Anyway, not only Zard needs promotion, Dreams e True's album is now selling like hot topics, and its popularity also needs to be maintained.
Iwahashi Shinichi and Watanabe Manyumi had already made up their minds, and when they went to visit this time, they cooperated very well and decided on both bands in one go.
During the trip to Osaka, in addition to being a bystander when the other party was in the limelight, they would occasionally perform a double act together.
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In the afternoon, I went to Kansai Cable Broadcasting to pay homage to the mountain. This kind of thing does not require a band to accompany me.
Tonight, zard has another performance at the livehouse, but there is no rehearsal today, so the band has a free afternoon.
It was past four o'clock when we came out from the top of the mountain after worshiping.
In the evening, Shinichi Iwahashi went to see Zard's performance. From here until the start of the performance, he finally had some free time. Watanabe Wan Yumi was thinking about the band Paradise that she had told him before, and wanted to find a place to sit with him.
As a result, I was first invited by Shinichi Iwahashi, "How about we go to Osaka Castle Park and have a look? Wan Yumi-san."
Watanabe Manyumi reacted.
Iwahashi Shinichi explained, “It’s not like ‘Kanto has Walker’s Paradise, and Osaka has Osaka Castle Park.’ Now that I’m in Osaka, let’s go and see their ‘Band’s Paradise.”
He mentioned Osaka's band Tianguo, which made Watanabe Mayumi feel like she had gone there with him.
Is this also a coincidence?
At this time, I heard Shinichi Iwahashi joke again: "Osaka people will never bow to Tokyo people."
Watanabe Manyumi couldn't help but smile, "Shinichi-kun knows a lot."
"Actually, it's a temporary make-up class." Shinichi Iwahashi was quite honest. "After I arrived in Osaka yesterday, I heard from the staff at the office. It is said that whatever Kanto has, Kansai will never lag behind."
Shinichi Iwahashi, who is neither from Tokyo nor Osaka, talked about the regional dispute between the two places without any psychological burden.
There are some in Kanto and some in Kansai...
After hearing what he said, Watanabe Manyumi suddenly remembered something and joked about him, "Speaking of which, there is also an 'Iwabashi Mountain' here in Kansai."
"The one in Wakayama?" Shinichi Iwahashi asked.
This is what Sakamoto Fuyumi, a cute and cute girl with a bun face, had nothing to say when they first met. In contrast, Watanabe Wan Yumi knew about Iwabashi Mountain, which surprised him even more.
Watanabe Wan Yumi was a little disappointed when he revealed the answer to the mystery, but she was immediately relieved.
The surname Iwahashi is not as common as Watanabe. Someone has probably made such a joke to Shinichi Iwahashi. She joked, "There is nothing that Shinichi-kun doesn't know."
Iwahashi Shinichi didn’t dare to take it seriously, “There are so many things I don’t know.”
