Okada Yukiko watched the young staff member leave.
That person just told her to relax and move forward... These words echoed in Okada Yukiko's mind.
Okada Yukiko has dreamed of becoming a star since she was a child. Although her family was opposed to her not doing a proper job, she still relied on her excellent academic performance with straight A's to prove to her family that she could do both work and study.
Later, he finally got his wish and became an idol. He achieved good results as soon as he debuted and was placed high hopes by the company.
The year after her debut, Ms. Seiko from the same company revealed her intention to get married. In order to compete in the idol market that Sunmusic lost after Ms. Seiko temporarily withdrew, she, who had just emerged, was decided to be Ms. Seiko's successor.
Since then, she has received resources that are many times more luxurious than when she first debuted. The album production team was replaced by the people who originally followed Ms. Shengzi. In order to gain national recognition, she also served as the starring role in a TV unit drama. Every time
resources that other idols only dream of.
Similarly, every resource is clearly marked with a price, telling her how much she should bring back in return.
From then on, the words that lingered in her ears were "Yukiko, come on!", "Yukiko, this level of effort is not enough!", "Yukiko, your potential is more than this!", these made her happy.
Cheer her up and urge her to go further.
Everyone from the agency and record company, including her most trusted manager Mizoguchi Noburo, told her this. She also tried her best to become someone worthy of this resource.
In fact, her performance is already very good. She has been rising steadily since her debut. Compared with the idols who debuted at the same time, she is undoubtedly the best. Now that the idol market is gradually saturated, Okada Yukiko is one of the rare late successes.
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As an idol, she is already very qualified, but she is burdened with the important task of being the "successor of Seiko Matsuda". This title was not given to her by the outside media and the public, but by the agency and record company.
target positioning.
In order to catch up with Miss Seiko, she ran forward with all her strength, but Yukiko was Yukiko and could not become the Son.
The new single, just released at the beginning of this year, invited the great composer Mr. Ryuichi Sakamoto, and the lyrics were personally written by Miss Seiko, a senior in the same agency. The luxurious configuration and rising popularity finally allowed her to win
Won the first weekly chart champion since his debut.
Okada Yukiko hoped to hear a compliment and get a compliment, but someone from the office said to her, "Yukiko, although you won the weekly championship, it is far from enough. Please work harder."
Try harder...
Before entering this industry, in Okada Yukiko's eyes, the idol profession was a profession that brought people joy and hope, and was like the shining star sand in a glass bottle.
However, now, she has deeply felt the heavy shackles that the profession of idol has been burdened with since the day it was born. The shining light that outsiders see in the eyes of outsiders actually comes from the pair of hats worn on her body.
Iron shackles.
Being packaged by adults at a high price, singing the songs they arranged, saying the words they told me, giving up a part of myself, and then the fans cheering for this incomplete self. What is the reason for all this?
When she was still in her hometown, Yukiko Okada was in school, and her classmates all liked her smile. So, when she decided to become an idol, she also decided to use her smile to heal the public.
As a result, she can barely even smile now. Even when she stood on the stage and listened to the audience shouting "Come on!", she felt a heavy burden.
The healing smile that she was most confident in has now been adulterated... As an idol, is she still qualified to stand on the stage? Recently, Okada Yukiko has been plagued by such troubles.
Amidst such a heavy burden, the only one who made Okada Yukiko feel a little warm was the actor Tetsu Minegishi, who acted with her in "Forbidden Maria" last year.
When they were filming together, Minegishi Toru took great care of her. He was twenty-four years older than Okada Yukiko, and he was almost old enough to be her father. Because of this, from the very beginning, she was very fond of Minegishi Toru.
Respect, there is no defense.
Yukiko Okada, who had little acting experience, was afraid of causing trouble to others on the set, but Toru Minegishi was always patient, taught her acting, helped her analyze scripts, and constantly encouraged her.
"You are making rapid progress, Yukiko!"
"Today's performance is much better than yesterday, Yukiko!"
Minegishi Tetsu's encouragement allowed Okada Yukiko to briefly regain her lost confidence. The elderly actor's graceful demeanor and concern for her made her feel a little like a girl without even realizing it.
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Minegishi Toru knew everything about her thoughts, but neither accepted nor rejected her, hanging her in the air. Not only that, Okada Yukiko only found out this year that Minegishi Toru, who had been divorced, was now living with another woman.
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So who do you think you are? A third party?
Okada Yukiko wanted to leave, but Minegishi Toru showed kindness to her that she had never seen before. And when she thought she had hope and mentioned that Minegishi Toru was not single now, he suddenly became repulsive.
Besides, she was at a loss and apologized to him constantly.
Okada Yukiko, who had never been in love before, didn't know what Minegishi Tetsu was thinking and didn't know how to deal with all this.
If his feelings for Toru Minegishi were discovered and the eighteen-year-old idol liked a man who was twenty-four years older than him and was living with another woman, it would probably become a big scandal of the year.
Okada Yukiko is very tight-lipped and dare not mention her worries to anyone.
The new single won the crown, which gave the agency hope of continuing to promote her, so they had greater expectations for her. On the one hand, Okada Yukiko endured the high pressure of the agency, and on the other hand, she was also affected by Minegishi Toru's uncertainty.
The torment of attitude.
The string buttons are turning tighter and tighter, almost to the point of breaking...
Today I came to participate in the recording of "Night in the Studio", but it was difficult to get into the mood. I could only escape outside the studio to reflect and adjust myself before the official recording started.
"Please relax and move forward."
The young staff member didn't tell her to cheer her up...did he see her anxiety?
Okada Yukiko watched him leave. The mask she had just put on in a hurry fell off at some point, revealing an expression that looked like she was about to cry.
"Thank you." She said to the back.
The recording of this day was finally completed smoothly, whether it was "Night Hot Studio" on one side or "We Are a Funny People" on the other side.
They belong to different camps and met in a hurry. Iwahashi Shinichi didn't know the distress in Okada Yukiko's heart. He is also carrying a lot of pressure on his shoulders now. The first two episodes have been recorded and he can only wait for the broadcast on April 12 to find out.
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But Okada Yukiko kept this accidental kindness in her heart.
Two days later, Okada Yukiko went to TBS TV station to participate in the recording of a program. After entering the TV station building and waiting for the elevator, she stared blankly at the closed door of the elevator.
I haven't been interested in anything lately, but I still remember that I have to complete my work on time and well, and whenever I'm caught on camera, I have to smile because I'm an idol.
"Ding"
The elevator landed and the gate slowly opened.
Okada Yukiko, who didn't have time to look back, seemed to be staring directly at the people coming out of the elevator. However, before she looked away, she was ashamed to look at the people coming out of the elevator.
That person has arrived.
The staff member who said to her, "Please relax and go ahead."
