Tajima Takao is talented, Iwahashi Shinichi is convinced of this.
However, the band lacks overt popularity, and it is difficult to gain popularity. This is also a fact before our eyes. Pop music for the general public cannot just let people in the industry applaud them and be impressed by their talent.
Since the publicity arranged by the agency has not achieved good results, it makes little sense to continue to stick to traditional publicity methods. It is for this reason that Watanabe Manyumi proposed to "wait for the opportunity."
Waiting for the opportunity not only requires the band to continue to produce and seek the fusion of its own style and popularity, but also requires the agency and production team to find ways to bring the band's music to the ears of the public and show the band's charm to the public.
You need new publicity methods, you need suitable music...this is what you can do. In addition, it may also be unpredictable, such as opportunities brought by a sudden change in the direction of the wind.
There is never a standard answer to the matter of "timing".
O'Day GINALLOVE is not a band produced by Shinichi Iwahashi, nor is it a singer in his company. Listening to Takao Tajima complaining and talking about his confusion about music is within the scope of his ability.
However, he knew almost nothing about the current situation of the band and could not answer Tajima Takao's questions.
What's more, the ownership of the band belongs to Watanabe Wan Yumi. Iwahashi Shinichi cannot go over her and say something about how her band will develop, let alone Tajima Takao to interpret the meaning of his boss's words.
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Tajima Takao finished speaking about his confusion. After realizing it later, he came back to his senses and felt that his words were inconsistent and inappropriate. He felt a little ashamed and apologized to Iwahashi Shinichi, "...I posted some unreasonable words."
No complaints."
Iwahashi Shinichi didn't take it to heart, comforted him a few words, and casually asked him what kind of music he was making recently.
Tajima Takao also wanted to get rid of the inappropriate topic just now, so Iwahashi Shinichi dropped the topic and followed his words to discuss music with him.
Musicians and producers can talk about music together without worrying about running out of topics to talk about.
Tajima Takao has both ideas and ambitions for music, and he also tried many things in the songs of O Day GINALLOVE.
When I joined Band Heaven, the band was still very young in every aspect, but their cleverness was misled by their cleverness, and they made some nondescript things. However, after the training of the past two years before and after their debut, the band has made significant progress.
Although they are still continuing their fusion experiments, they are finally "playing music" instead of being teased by music.
The two of them had a lively chat, and they were in the recording studio again. Seeing that just talking was not enough, they entered the recording room and started playing with the instruments.
Okada Yukiko went to change the cold tea, and through the glass of the recording room, she watched Shinichi Iwahashi and Takao Tajima chatting happily, although she didn't know what they were talking about.
However, she raised her wrist to look at the time...it was almost time for her to get off work.
As long as the sinister boss Shinichi Iwahashi appears in the recording studio, there is a risk that the recording studio girl Okada Yukiko will be forced to work overtime.
Over there, Shinichi Iwahashi and his boyfriend Taka Tajima had a good exchange, and they all had a general understanding of the style the band is currently focusing on, as well as their recent creative direction.
From Tajima Takao's side, although I couldn't hear his specific views on the matter of "waiting for the opportunity", I was able to talk about music happily, and the disappointment in my heart dissipated, and my mood became high.
If the two of them stay here for a while, the sound engineer and the studio girl will stay with them.
After talking about music, Shinichi Iwahashi looked at the time and saw that it was past six-thirty.
"Let's go have dinner together."
Iwahashi Shinichi invited Tajima Takao, and then asked the sound engineer. After asking the sound engineer, he was about to call Okada Yukiko. Looking over, he happened to see Okada Yukiko peeking at him with her eyes.
She was caught red-handed.
Iwahashi Shinichi said as if nothing had happened, "Yukiko, you can go too."
Yukiko Okada nodded slightly and followed Shinichi Iwahashi. The four of them went to a restaurant near the recording studio.
After the meal, the sound engineer had to go back again. Yukiko Okada was following him, and Shinichi Iwahashi couldn't help running around, so he said goodbye to Takao Tajima.
"Thank you for your hard work. I'll keep you here to work overtime again today."
Okada Yukiko said with a smile: "The fried oysters we served just now are really delicious~!"
"Really? I'll invite you next time..." Iwahashi Shinichi said casually, hearing Okada Yukiko laughing hard. She was stunned for a moment, then recovered and smiled, "Next time, I'll invite you when you get off work on time.
you."
The few times Iwahashi Shinichi invited her to dinner, he always brought her compensation for working overtime.
Okada Yukiko nodded, "Then I'm welcome."
The two of them were on their way to the parking lot next to the recording studio. Iwahashi Shinichi asked her, "Do you have any plans next? Yukiko."
"If you don't go out to play, I will take you home first." He said.
Okada Yukiko hesitated, obviously because she had no plans, but she didn't want to go home. After thinking about it, she decided to discuss it with him, "Iwahashi-san, there is a new disco over at Wangan Plaza."
"Yeah?"
"It's very trendy. It's a disco renovated from a warehouse. I heard that the lifting light bulbs were canceled and multi-element lights were used instead. Many girls were invited to lead the dance on the stage." Okada Yukiko said without starting or ending.
When Iwahashi Shinichi was doing a music festival, the venue was rented at Wangan Plaza, and she knew there were many warehouses there. She told her that she probably had a few, and nodded, "That's right."
"The name seems to be 'Juliana'."
Okada Yukiko started her conversation generously and asked him: "Does Iwahashi-san have any plans for the future?"
"What?"
"If there's nothing else, can we go to that newly opened disco together?" A girl would go there by herself to play in a place like a disco.
Iwahashi Shinichi looked at the time and said, "I don't have any arrangements..." He agreed, "Let's go and have a look."
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The disco craze in Japan is at its peak. You can see this just by looking at the music scene where there have been young idols who have become famous by singing and dancing music for several years. The popularity of disco on the market has opened up this market for music.
Iwahashi Shinichi usually socializes, and from time to time he can go to the disco to socialize. With a group of tipsy middle-aged men, the main reason for having sex in the disco is with the dancers.
Being a dancer in a disco can make a good income. It is said that many dancers work part-time as bartenders or change careers. Dancing with the dancers reminded Shinichi Iwahashi of his past when he was a waiter in Odyssey and danced among the bartenders.
He didn't think it was dark history, but when he thought about it, it had nothing to do with "good memories."
Shinichi Iwahashi would consciously avoid Odyssey when entertaining or making arrangements for himself. However, there were still one or two times when he was entertained by the other party and became a guest of the nightclub where he worked.
However, there are nightclub rules in nightclubs.
Working at night is similar to a kind of role-playing. The bartenders play the role of "hostess." The proof is that in nightclubs, the bartenders are not allowed to be called by their real names. Similarly, when they are not in the store, the bartenders
The wine lady will never use her own nickname.
When Miwa-chan sang here, she even gave herself the stage name "Yuolu Qiuzi".
When Iwahashi Shinichi worked here, he played the role of "waiter". Except that he doesn't have a stage name here, all other rules apply.
Once you leave the nightclub, you have nothing to do with the character and the people involved.
Even if the hostess recognizes him, if she reveals that he once worked as a waiter here, she will break the rules of the nightclub and will be punished.
As for Iwahashi Shinichi himself, he has no interest in exposing himself in front of fellow guests.
After Shinichi Iwahashi had been to Odyssey once or twice, he saw this name again. It was on the "Hospitality Shop List" listed in the company last year that Odyssey's name was marked with a cross.
After asking the staff, I learned that the owner of the nightclub, seeing the huge business opportunities of opening a disco, simply decided to reopen the nightclub as a disco, so he suspended the business for renovations.
The renovated disco is naturally similar to the disco style that Iwahashi Shinichi often went to for entertainment. It is luxuriously decorated, the tickets are expensive, and it is opened in a place where land is at a premium. The venue can only accommodate a small number of guests, and it also comes with VIPs.
Room.
It's not the same thing as the disco that Yukiko Okada said was opened in the warehouse over at Wangan.
Okada Yukiko also heard from a friend that a disco opened here, but she didn't know the exact location. She thought it would take a lot of effort to get there, but there were very eye-catching signboards near that area to guide the way.
After parking the car, Shinichi Iwahashi walked over there with her.
"How was the Iwahashi-san dance?" Yukiko Okada asked.
"So-so."
Iwahashi Shinichi's answer was also quite careless, and he brought the topic to her, "Yukiko is pretty good at dancing, right? After all, she was an idol."
"So-so." Okada Yukiko imitated.
After saying the words, I couldn't help but laugh, "Actually, it's okay. However, I'm not an idol who is very good at dancing." When talking about idols who can dance, I immediately thought of Akina Nakamori, "I would say the one who can dance the best is Akina-san.
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"When I watched "TATTOO" live on TV, I also thought she was very good at dancing."
And the waist is also very thin.
Iwahashi Shinichi was a bit of a gentleman and remembered Nakamori Akina's slender waist. In order to determine who had more beautiful legs between her and Moritaka Chisato, he watched the scene of "TATTOO" on TV. What impressed him most, besides the legs, was the waist.
As a result, Tadashi and Okada Yukiko came together.
"The stage of "TATTOO" is really super luxurious. I've seen it on TV several times, and it's different every time."
In the golden age, when TV stations were the richest, every stage for a popular idol's singing performance was carefully designed and expensive. The gorgeous stage effect created was just in line with the gorgeous career of the idol.
Yukiko Okada said with emotion, "Akina-san has a super good figure. Her waist is very thin and her legs are beautiful..." If she had any ideals in life, Yukiko Okada would probably want to swap bodies with Akina Nakamori.
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but laugh when he saw her praising Nakamori Akina.
With a smile, Okada Yukiko felt embarrassed and stopped the topic.
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The warehouse-renovated disco has a spacious venue that can accommodate nearly a thousand people at the same time. The decoration style is not as luxurious as those high-end discos in bustling areas. The tickets are also cheap, costing 1,500 yen per person.
Not only that, on Friday and Saturday, there is no admission fee for girls to enter the venue. This is naturally to attract girls to play, and further to attract business.
The "ladies first" policy of merchants is all about business.
When entering, women can go in directly, but men need to undergo a simple security check. The probability of violent incidents in fun places is higher than in other places, and most of them occur around those who do not need security checks.
Okada Yukiko stepped in first and stood at the edge of the entrance. When Shinichi Iwahashi also came in, she said with a smile: "Let's go!"
Compared with the disco in Tokyo, the atmosphere of the disco in Kuai is much more lively, and you can feel it as soon as you enter.
Okada Yukiko was the first to come in, but now she didn't know what to do next. She said "Let's go!" but made no move to move her feet.
Iwahashi Shin, half helpless and half amused, led her inside, "Don't get lost."
These words are not meant to scare her. Seeing how popular this place is, if she is not careful, she will be separated here.
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After the first Kuai disco opened in the warehouse here at Wangan Plaza, other merchants followed suit and opened new discos here.
People in the bubble era couldn't stay at home at night. No matter how many more discos opened compared to previous years, they were always full at night.
Tonight, four tourists from Xiangjiang were taken to a disco called "Galasha" in Wangan.
This group of people, two men and two women, heard that there is a very popular Kugai disco called "Julianna" in Wangan Plaza, and it is free for ladies every Friday and Saturday, so they came here specially to play.
For four people, you only need to pay the entrance fee for two people.
As a result, the agent who brought them here acted sly and pretended not to understand what they meant, and brought them to "Galasha".
Although Galaxia is free for women, the entrance fee for men is 2,500 yen, which is a full 1,000 yen more expensive than Juliana. In the end, nothing is saved at all.
Their plans were in vain, and most importantly, they were fooled by the agency, which affected the good mood of the four people.
But when everyone came, it was Kuais disco. They decided to calm down and go dance and have fun first.
Starting from April 1st, Japan will start to levy consumption tax, and then it will cost more to come here to play and shop. The four of us are all college students, and we want to take advantage of the holidays before the consumption tax is levied.
Come and play once.
Not long after entering the dance floor, the four of them were immersed in it, forgetting the unpleasantness just now, and interacting with the strangers around them.
In a place like this, once the atmosphere is ignited, your mind will get hot.
However, if you leave for a while and then go back, the enthusiasm will cool down a little, and you will have the indifference of an outsider.
One of the two girls went to the bathroom on the way. When she came out of the bathroom, she was not in a hurry to go back and wanted to stay outside for a while.
She was idle and bored, observing the guests coming and going.
