At seven o'clock in the evening, Junko Akiyoshi switched to Kansai TV on time to watch "Saury Feast" hosted by Akashi's saury. Last spring, after graduating from high school, she moved out of her home and began living alone.
Although he started a new life, he brought the habit of watching "Saury Feast" every Monday night with him from his old extended family to his single apartment.
Junko Akiyoshi's hometown is a big family of six. In the evening, the whole family sits around a low table and watches TV. If they are watching other programs, they may have disagreements about changing the channel, but if
Watch "Saury Feast", then you can reach a consensus.
Akashi's saury is definitely a top star in the eyes of Kansai people.
The guest on this episode is actress Tomoko Yamaguchi.
Since the second half of last year, Tomoko Yamaguchi has been starring in the morning TV series "Osumi's Support Song". The stage of the TV series is set in Kansai. The heroine played by Tomoko Yamaguchi opens a hotel near Koshien Stadium because she likes baseball.
Morning TV dramas are broadcast every morning at eight o'clock in the morning, and the audience has always been housewives and the elderly - at this time, office workers have already gone out.
Akiyoshi Junko, who works in a confectionery factory, is no exception. She goes out early every day and never watches morning dramas. Therefore, she is very unfamiliar with Yamaguchi Tomoko's face, and her first impression is only that she is "tall".
For her, a native of Kansai, the reason why she watches "Saury Feast" every time is not to watch the guests, but to watch the Akashi family's saury.
No matter who comes, the rhythm of the show is firmly in his hands. Because of this, no matter who the guest is, as long as he likes Akashi saury's hosting style, he can watch it with gusto.
She picked up her chopsticks and ate her dinner while watching TV.
Living alone, there is a comedian on TV who talks endlessly. For Junko Akiyoshi, it is like a kind of companionship and comfort.
At nine o'clock in the evening, Junko Akiyoshi switched the TV station from daily broadcast back to Kansai TV.
Every Monday at 9 p.m., Kansai TV and Fuji TV will simultaneously broadcast the drama "Yuejiu". The second episode will be broadcast tonight.
Junko Akiyoshi watched the first episode last week. Although popular male and female idols were starring, the plot of the TV series was not very attractive to her.
With the mentality of seeing how it will progress next, she decided to take another look...
Fifteen minutes later, she became bored and started switching channels between the daily broadcast and Kansai TV.
This TV series really didn't suit her taste.
However, although the TV series is not to her liking, Junko Akiyoshi is not without success. She likes the theme song of the TV series very much, a song called "まっすぐに..." (Always Forward) sung by a band called zard.
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Previously, Miho Nakayama, the star of the TV series, went to promote "Saury Feast" and gave this single as a gift to Akashi's saury.
It is not common to use "まっすぐに" as a song title, which is why Akiyoshi Junko was deeply impressed by the name of the song.
When the Yue Jiu TV series started airing and after watching the first episode, she was not satisfied with the plot of the TV series, but she liked the theme song very much.
The catchy and refreshing melody, as well as the clear and crisp singing voice of the female lead singer, Akiyoshi Junko felt a comfortable feeling like a clear spring flowing through her heart.
Besides, what she likes most is the lyrics of this song.
Akiyoshi Junko only went to high school, and she was not the kind of person who had outstanding literary talent and was good at expressing her inner thoughts. However, although she looked a bit careless, she also had a delicate heart.
In her view, words that are too straightforward are too rude, and words that are too subtle are coy.
The same goes for the lyrics.
But the lyrics of this song just touched Junko Akiyoshi's heart.
It is a bit colloquial, but the wording is quite subtle. Although it is subtle, it is not coy and even has a sense of frankness. The content of the lyrics is full of a sense of life. When Junko Akiyoshi heard it in the TV series for the first time, she felt like "This is
"Lyrics written for ordinary people".
Although her life is simple and she is a bit far from the life attitude of urban men and women who play life in TV dramas, she has a subtle resonance with this theme song.
But this resonance does not come from the TV series, but from this song.
After watching the first episode, Junko Akiyoshi took time out to go to a record store after get off work, found zard's single called "まっすぐに..." (Always Forward), and bought it.
She had never heard the name of this band before, but to her surprise, when she went to buy records, there were not only a few people in the record store who came for zard.
On the shelf where there are a bunch of unknown singers, zard is actually the most popular among them.
Did they also come to buy records after watching Yuejiu? Akiyoshi Junko thought to herself.
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Junko Akiyoshi has a friend she grew up with named Hitoko Fukada.
Unlike Junko Akiyoshi, who was neither stupid nor smart since she was a child and was inconspicuous in her class, Hitomi Fukada was lively and frivolous. Although she was not very beautiful, she knew how to dress up. She was quite popular among the boys in her class in high school.
After graduating from high school, Junko Akiyoshi went to work as a worker in a confectionery factory, and Hitoko Fukada, who wanted to be a beautician, went to a technical school.
Although they have taken different paths in life, the two have not drifted apart. They still see each other once or twice a week for dinner and dancing. Sometimes Fukada Hitomi spends the night in Junko Akiyoshi's apartment.
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This week was no exception. The two of them made an appointment to have Teppanyaki together after Junko Akiyoshi got off work.
Hitoko Fukada talks a lot. Every time we meet, she seems to have prepared a basket of words in advance and is waiting to be poured out to Junko Akiyoshi. She is a keen star chaser and has great supernatural powers. When she was in high school, she could chase her to Tokyo to watch the youth team perform.
meeting.
As a loyal viewer of "Saury Feast", Junko Akiyoshi knew nothing about Tomoko Yamaguchi, but Hitoko Fukada knew the plot of the TV series "Osumi's Support Song" starring Tomoko Yamaguchi very well. She even told her friends that there was a character in the TV series named
The actor Tomeaki Karasawa looks very good.
To Junko Akiyoshi, Tomoko Yamaguchi is already very unfamiliar, let alone Touaki Karasawa.
But she also listened with interest. No matter where Hitomi Fukada brought the topic, she would either pick up the topic or accept it. Judging from this relationship, the two friends both liked watching "Saury Feast" and Akashi Ieaki.
The swordfish is not unreasonable.
"Xiao Qiu, have you watched the new episode of Yue Jiu?" Hitoko Fukada asked.
"I watched a little bit, but it was a bit boring." Junko Qiuyoshi said honestly.
Hitomi Fukada didn't care, and said to herself, "I think it looks very good, and it's getting better."
Unlike Junko Akiyoshi, who was content to stay in Osaka, Hitoko Fukada had a deep yearning for Tokyo.
As the center of Kansai, it goes without saying that Osaka is prosperous. However, in Hitomi Fukada’s eyes, Osaka, which is full of urban flavor, has a lingering rustic feel no matter how prosperous it is.
Junko Akiyoshi has no doubt that her friend will go to Tokyo one day.
In the eyes of Hitomi Fukada, who has a dream about Tokyo, the TV series "Falling in Love with Your Eyes!" is exactly the scene in her dream, which satisfies her fantasy about "Tokyo". It's not surprising that she likes this TV series so much.
strangeness.
"Speaking of which," Hitoko Fukada chatted about the TV series for a while and suddenly mentioned: "The theme song of this TV series is great!"
Akiyoshi Junko casually added: ""まっすぐに..."?"
"Xiaoqiu, you must also think this is a good song!" Hitoko Fukada laughed, this is how well these two friends understand each other.
Akiyoshi Junko admitted with a smile.
"When I watched the first episode, I just thought the song sounded quite enjoyable." Hitoko Fukada said, "But after watching the second episode, when the theme song played at the end, I was a little moved."
"For example," Hitoko Fukada said, "BGM that sounds just right where it should be sensational. Of course, this song is not sensational at all, but it makes people a little energetic. I want to 'keep moving forward' like the title of the song.
Go up."
Junko Akiyoshi smiled after hearing Hitoko Fukada's evaluation of the song, "I bought this single, Hitoko."
"Ah! So cunning!" Hitomi Fukada joked with her friends, "She has already taken action in advance."
"But I don't regret buying it," said Junko Akiyoshi. "The lyrics are very well written. Moreover, the lead singer Sang on the cover looks surprisingly beautiful."
Originally, based on her impression, she thought that the band would not have a very beautiful female lead singer.
"She is also a great beauty." Hitoko Fukada said.
Hearing Junko Akiyoshi make a confused sound, she explained to her: "There is a male classmate in the junior college who said that he had gone to see this band perform in Osaka before."
"I heard from him that the lead singer Sang Zhenren is beautiful and has a good figure. She is no worse than an actor. Although she is beautiful, she is not arrogant at all and gives people a very friendly impression."
Akiyoshi Junko was stunned for a moment, "Such a lead singer?"
"That's the kind of lead singer-san." Hitoko Fukada gave an affirmative reply, "The male classmate bought the band's single after watching the live performance, and he also worked hard to promote the band among his friends."
"Listening to what he said made me want to see the band live." Hitoko Fukada is a star-chasing fanatic. She is not only interested in handsome guys, but also in all beautiful or handsome people.
"Before that," she began to think about it, "should I also buy a single?" She looked at Junzi Qiuyoshi and asked casually: "Xiaoqiu, lend me the band's single to listen to for a few days.
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"A few days are too long. But if you go to my place tonight, you can listen to it for one night." Junzi Akiyoshi said, "After listening to it, if you still like it, how about buying one to support them?
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Since they are a newly debuted band, sales must be very important to them. Junko Akiyoshi thought that it would be good to have one more person to support them.
Only then will they have a chance to send out the next one, and more and more.
It’s hard to find a band you like.
"Okay! Then let's listen to it for one night."
Hitoko Fukada agreed, "Wait until tomorrow...I'll buy one tomorrow too." She said with a smile, "Even Xiaoqiu said that she won't regret buying it, which makes people feel reassured about them."
The pair of friends continued to chat about their next topic.
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After the first episode was broadcast on September 9th, Zard's sales in the Tokyo area increased significantly that week. Although it was not a huge increase, it was steady, with four thousand copies sold.
Compared with the pitiful thousand pictures at the beginning, it makes people feel comfortable after reading it.
When the broadcast continues on September 9th, the numbers will surely increase.
While 4,000 copies were sold in the Tokyo area, the feedback from Kansai was 8,000 copies, still far ahead. Zard's advance promotion in Kansai helped them spread the word there compared to Kanto.
More seeds here.
The seeds took root and sprouted, and as singing programs and TV series were aired one after another, it attracted more attention in Kansai.
This is just right.
Faced with the fact that sales and attention in Kansai were much higher than those in Kanto, Shinichi Iwahashi followed the trend and followed the original plan, taking advantage of Zard's achievements in Kansai and talking about publicity in Kanto.
The topics are all ready-made, "What is the magic of this band that is very popular in Kansai?"
zard sang the theme song for Yue Jiu, Iwahashi Shinichi took advantage of this and took the opportunity to get close to Fuji TV.
Although he had some friendship with Chihiro Kameyama, the different production departments in the TV station went their own way, so this relationship was not used. Iwahashi Shinichi took the band's report card and the popularity of the band in Kansai to talk to Fuji TV
Negotiate on the side.
Over at Fuji TV, there are prime-time programs like "Night in the Studio" and "The Top Ten" that require real money, so Zard is naturally not qualified to appear on the show.
After negotiation, the first thing the band was given was an opportunity to perform at a music fair.
Music Fair is a long-established music show that has been broadcast since the 1960s. It is broadcast every Saturday night at 6 o'clock. Compared with the prime time show, the overall setting is much simpler and less entertaining. It mainly focuses on singing.
Lord.
Precisely because it focuses on singing, this episode also tests the band's singing skills.
However, one good thing is that this program is recorded and broadcast, so it is easier for novices like Kamai Sachiko who lack on-site experience to get into the groove.
While he was negotiating for Zard to appear on the music show, the band began their tour around Tokyo.
This tour will have a total of twenty-eight performances, which is not many performances, but it is a big challenge for Sachiko Kamaike, a new vocalist.
At this stage, she lacks experience, her level has not yet stabilized, and she is still in the exploratory period of her personal style, so she is not suitable for arranging high-intensity and intensive performances all at once.
During the tour, the team in charge followed them throughout and recorded every performance.
Although Iwahashi Shinichi, the chief producer, made an appointment with Kamaike Sachiko to see her, he was so busy that he couldn't tell when he would be able to go.
However, in his heart, he had full confidence in Kamai Sachiko.
While Shinichi Iwahashi was worrying about Zard and looking for opportunities, those music programs that Zard could not currently reach were inviting Dreams e True to perform.
