Photo models are at the bottom of the industry, but models in fashion magazines are a different story.
Singers who are also singing, have high hopes from the company and use the best resources to debut, are far from being able to only participate in the recording of a large collection of covers in the recording studio. Not only can they not show their faces, but they can also be compared to small roles without signatures.
When Sachiko Kamaike was selected by the record company and became the lead singer of the band, there was a lot of discussion among the models signed by Xingchen Agency and her at the same time. However, most of the young models were just watching the excitement about the change of career of their former colleagues.
Mentality, I feel that instead of being an uncomfortable lead singer of a band, it is better to live happily like them.
Later, ZARD debuted, and the debut song was the theme song of the Yuejiu TV series. After the band began to become famous, the young models unexpectedly began to no longer want to talk about Sachiko Kamaike, a former colleague.
That is neither rejection nor jealousy, but rather an attitude: Kamaike Sachiko and they are no longer in the same world. The evidence is that although the young models are no longer willing to talk about Kamaike Sachiko, they are still in Karaoke
In OK, I sang "まっすぐに..." (keep moving forward) as if nothing happened.
A while ago, young models discovered that they had seen a feature on Sachiko Kamaiike in a women's fashion magazine. However, this time it was not the model Sachiko Kamaiike, but Sachiko Kamaiike, the lead singer of ZARD.
Can the lead singer of the band continue to be a model? And he has transformed from a photo model to a fashion magazine model.
This time, the young models were talking a lot about Kamai Sachiko again.
But discussions are discussions, and in the final analysis, they are all still a kind of mentality to watch the excitement. It was lively for a while, and then the matter was forgotten. Among these young models, there were only two people who really paid attention to the news about Kamaike Sachiko.
trend.
One is Natsuki Okamoto, a good friend of Kamai Sachiko's modeling days.
As a photo model, Natsuki Okamoto has first-class external conditions, and her photo cards have the highest sales volume among models in the same period. As her popularity has increased, her net worth has also increased as a result of her photos. Not only that, she has also been invited to participate in TV shows, which has made her prosperous.
If we continue like this, maybe we can climb up from the bottom of the photo model to a higher level.
Natsuo Okamoto is busy every day now, and he and Sachiko Kamaike rarely have the opportunity to meet each other. They have few interactions and contacts. As if naturally, the relationship is slowly fading compared to before.
However, it is not that either party is deliberately alienating, just like the ice and snow will melt when the weather warms up.
But even so, when he occasionally sees ZARD-related news and hears young models talking about Sachiko Kamaiike, Natsuki Okamoto will pay special attention to it, and then talk about it as casual conversation the next time he talks to Sachiko Kamaiike.
Another person who is so concerned about Kamaike Sachiko's movements is Utoku Keiko.
I participated in the same audition as Sachiko Kamaike, and one was elected as the lead singer, while the other failed and was asked by the producer to be the recording singer for a cover album.
At the audition meeting, the Iwabashi producer asked her if she could do anything related to singing. After that, he asked her to record a cover album, and several times later, she was asked to help sing harmony.
But that's all.
Utoku Keiko didn't wait for her chance, and Iwahashi Shinichi didn't seem to intend to give her a chance. After the audition, she continued to be a model, and at the suggestion of her agency agent, she went to work as a karaoke promoter
selection activities.
If you win the championship, you will get one million yen, and you can also shoot a karaoke version of the MV for a big-name singer. However, you also have a task, which is to travel all over the country to sell home karaoke machines.
Keiko Utoku went to the audition, and this time, she won the championship effortlessly and won the title of "Karaoke Queen". She also filmed the MV for the single of Misato Watanabe and Shizuka Kudo.
From then on, it was a very busy schedule. I would leave Tokyo every Saturday and Sunday and fly all over the country, promoting new home karaoke machines on the streets and in places like civic cultural centers.
A busy and meaningless schedule, mechanically introducing a home karaoke machine in front of the crowd of onlookers, and then singing. This kind of life cannot stand thinking. Unable to sleep because of choosing a table, Yude stared at the ceiling of the hotel in the middle of the night.
Keiko couldn't help but ask herself.
What are you doing this for now?
Occasionally, she would think of what the producer who chose Sachiko Kamaiike said to her.
Don't hollow yourself out, don't give up your own personal characteristics.
Keiko Utoku knew it or not, but she always paid attention to ZARD-related trends. She watched the band debut, watched the band sing the theme song of Yuejiu, and the new album they released sold well. Music magazines specially interviewed them and wrote special features.
Then, Kamaike Sachiko washed away the heavy makeup from her modeling days and appeared in fashion magazines with a dash of beauty.
At the same audition, the winner Sachiko Kamaichi embarked on a bright road. The record company tried its best to promote it, and the agency also cooperated with it to help her path become wider and wider.
But Keiko Utoku, the loser, kept repeating mechanical tasks and always warned herself not to give up.
However, as a person of the same age as Kamai Sachiko, when will the god of opportunity come to her?
Keiko Utoku couldn't say that she wasn't jealous of Sachiko Kamaike, but she felt as if she had been teased in some way.
Until this day, she finished her karaoke promotion work that week and returned to Tokyo. Her agent told her that Iwahashi-san from GENZO called and asked if she had time to meet him.
After winning the title of Karaoke Queen and starting to work as a salesman, Keiko Utoku cut off contact with Shinichi Iwahashi because of her busy schedule.
I thought that was the end of it, but I didn't expect that after losing contact, he would take the initiative to find me again.
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ZARD has seen great results since its debut, and the relationship with Shinichi Iwahashi and Wanyumi Watanabe at the Star Agency has reached an unprecedented level.
In this way, Iwahashi Shinichi became more confident when he wanted to ask Xingchen Office for someone.
He did not forget Keiko Utoku who participated in the audition with Sachiko Kamaike. At that time, the record company had just set up its airs and was about to go all out to promote ZARD. It had no time to sign another singer who could not debut immediately and had no big hits.
Xingchen Office will not send him two girls at once.
But today, things have become very different.
This time, he was discussing with Nagato Daiko for the theme song of "Chibi Maruko-chan". Shinichi Iwahashi claimed that he had also prepared a singer for the theme song. When he said this, the name that came to his mind was Keiko Utoku.
However, thinking of Keiko Utoku, he was ready to sign her, but as far as the theme song is concerned, Iwahashi Shinichi actually didn't have that strong idea of wanting her to sing that song for her debut.
At the discussion meeting, after listening to Nagato Daiyuki finish his idea, Iwahashi Shinichi had already vaguely approved of Nagato Daiyuki's idea in his heart. However, he immediately let go of his words at that time, which inevitably made him passive, so he deliberately mentioned that he also had an idea.
Ideas like this.
Shinichi Iwahashi already knew that as long as the members chosen by Nagato Ohsuki were not so outrageous, he could go along with the situation and release the production rights.
The production was fully entrusted to BEING, and I was only responsible for distribution and publicity, which saved me a lot of worry and effort. The purpose of deliberately holding back the production rights was to avoid losing anything other than the production rights.
Nagato Daiyuki, who agreed too readily, and who has contributed both to people and songs, must not be willing to only have the production rights, and will definitely strive for more benefits elsewhere, but Shinichi Iwahashi has no intention of selling out more benefits.
In this case, it is necessary to go around one more circle and take this opportunity to leave some room for decoration.
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Keiko Utoku's temperament is slightly similar to Sachiko Kamaike's. This was Shinichi Iwahashi's impression of her when he first met her.
We met again after such a long time, and she still looked the same, which made Shinichi Iwahashi feel once again that she had a similar temperament to Kamai Sachiko.
The two parties made an appointment to meet in the reception room of the record company.
"Long time no see." Iwahashi Shinichi took the initiative to greet her.
Utoku Keiko bowed politely and said, "Hello, Iwahashi-san."
Although they have similar temperaments, Keiko Utoku and Sachiko Kamaike actually have nothing in common when they talk. Iwahashi Shinichi learned from Xingchen’s agent that Keiko Utoku was working as a karaoke promoter. After a few polite words, he
Asked about her progress as a karaoke promoter.
"The contract is for one year, and it has only been promoted for three months."
Iwahashi Shin nodded and made some calculations, "Then it won't be all over until next year."
"That's right." Keiko Utoku replied.
After saying this, Shinichi Iwahashi didn't speak, and the reception room fell into silence for a moment. Keiko Utoku didn't hide anything, and looked at Shinichi Iwahashi who was thinking about something, waiting for his next words.
Why did you call her here? Utoku Keiko thought so, but she still couldn't help feeling nervous.
In the final analysis, I actually have high hopes for this Iwahashi-san.
Finally, Iwahashi Shinichi spoke again, "I have a job that I would like you to try out... it's also a singing audition job, is that okay?"
Keiko Utoku paused, "Try singing?"
"Yes, there is a song that I want you to sing and see how it works." Shinichi Iwahashi added, "I really want to 'see' it. In addition to singing, I also want to see the effect of your actual audition."
Utoku Keiko was a little confused by his request, but the more troublesome it sounded, the more she wanted to give it a try - it was better than recording a cover album or singing karaoke.
"Please let me try." She decided.
Iwahashi Shin nodded and stood up, "Then please come with me."
Utoku Keiko followed him out. Iwahashi Shinichi did not take her to the recording studio, but to a rehearsal room in the record company.
In addition to the two of them, there was also a cameraman who was called on standby.
Faced with this posture, Utoku Keiko felt uncertain and didn't know what he was going to do. Iwahashi Shinichi didn't show off and brought over the prepared music score, "Utoku-san can read music, right?"
He asked knowingly. Utoku Keiko nodded and took it.
In addition to the music score, Shinichi Iwahashi also commissioned the recording studio to compose an arrangement for the song. He put the tape into the player.
"Anyway, I want you to try singing this song." Shinichi Iwahashi asked her, "Not only do I want to sing it, but I also want you to 'sing' it as if you were going to perform it live on stage next."
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Inexplicable and strange request.
Did the cameraman want to record her "singing" afterwards? Utoku Keiko thought this and immediately got confirmation from Iwahashi Shinichi.
But since he had followed and planned to do it, Utoku Keiko made up his mind and started reading the music.
The song Iwahashi Shinichi brought to her was called "Let's Dance Together." Utoku Keiko read the lyrics silently and felt that the lyrics were written quite casually, almost like a children's song.
She couldn't guess why Shinichi Iwahashi mentioned these requests, so she could only listen to the accompaniment tape, memorize it, and think about how to "sing" in front of the camera later.
During this period, Shinichi Iwahashi did not stay here all the time, but told Keiko Utoku to tell the cameraman to start recording when he was ready.
As soon as he left, a little while later, an unattractive female staff member in her thirties came in and was standing by.
Keiko Utoku was ready and greeted the cameraman. During this period of time, she was selling home karaoke machines, and her face had been cultivated to a certain level. When she was selling to the local people, there were people working on the karaoke machines next to her.
The staff took pictures of her sales pitch and took them back to the company.
She was generous and sang enthusiastically to the cameraman and the female staff member.
After singing the song, the female staff member went out, and not long after, she came back with Shinichi Iwahashi.
Iwahashi Shinichi watched the performance just now, and Utoku Keiko watched with him, but soon she became distracted and cast her eyes on his face.
I want to guess what he is thinking through his expression.
"Thank you for your hard work." Shinichi Iwahashi finished watching the video, turned his head, smiled at her, and said.
Utoku Keiko couldn't guess what he was thinking and could only nod along.
Being called in at short notice, Utoku Keiko's performance was actually not bad, and it was enough as a guarantee. However, Iwahashi Shinichi was still waiting to see the combination prepared by Nagato Daiko, so he kept silent about the use of this videotape.
Utoku Keiko was tormented by him again, and became more and more confused as to what Shinichi Iwahashi was going to do.
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On this side, Iwahashi Shinichi called Utoku Keiko to record the audition. On the other side, after Nagato Daiyuki returned, he also gathered the people he could and told his plan to Tsubokura Yuiko and Kondo Fusanosuke, the two absolute cores of the plan.
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The harmonies of the three beautiful female officers could not be found for a while, so they temporarily requisitioned the three harmonies in the recording studio. As for the five male accompanists, the most indispensable thing in the production company is the musicians.
Not long after, the manpower was gathered, Nagato Daiko and Kondo Fusanosuke discussed, arranged the piece, and held a trial performance with great fanfare. They were both veterans with rich experience in live performances, and they could perform well even if they were facing the air.
Busy and lively.
Nagato Daiyuki looked back at the performance video. Although it was still a little far from what he had planned in his mind and would need to be polished later, generally speaking, it had already taken shape.
He has everything in his mind and never believes that Shinichi Iwahashi can be a better singer than him.
In fact it is.
Compared with the luxurious team of Nagato Daiko, Utoku Keiko seems to have no advantage.
