How to celebrate his first birthday after starting a relationship?
A week in advance, Akina Nakamori would make plans in her mind from time to time. She would come up with an idea and then cross it out.
If I had known better, I would have calmed down and given him an Omega watch as a birthday gift.
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When she couldn't think of a good idea, she suddenly had this idea in her mind and laughed at herself. But she knew in her heart that even if it happened again, she would still deliver the gift to him as soon as possible.
Birthdays are birthdays, and ordinary times are ordinary times.
The closer it is to his birthday, the less I want to give him such a gift.
If Iwahashi Shinichi’s birthday falls in the cold winter, give him a hand-knitted scarf or sweater...
However, June is the annoying rainy season.
It was Iwahashi Shinichi's birthday. Rather than giving him anything, Nakamori Akina wanted to do something for him.
When she was alone, Nakamori Akina was thinking about things. She imagined how to celebrate Iwahashi Shinichi's birthday, which brought her a different kind of fun.
Otherwise, how about taking matters into your own hands and treating him to a delicious meal?
This is a good idea!
After dinner, put away the bath water...then tie a ribbon around your neck and give it to him as a birthday gift?
When she was a girl, she was an elementary school scumbag who didn't like to study but enjoyed reading comics. At home, she also watched soap operas with gusto. Akina Nakamori's ability to brainstorm is as good as anyone's.
It's just that...she imagined that scene, and her little face suddenly wrinkled.
Alas--
Don't do that!
Just thinking about it over and over again, it was June, Shinichi Iwahashi’s birthday, in a blink of an eye.
Omoto sent her home. Nakamori Akina entered the house, looked at the time, and started getting ready. After packing her things, she walked into the bedroom, opened the drawer of the dresser, and took out the spare key given by Shinichi Iwahashi.
After getting the key to his house, Akina Nakamori rarely used it once.
She took the key in her hand, and before going out, she paged Shinichi Iwahashi.
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In the morning, there was a meeting for the DREAMS COME TRUE tour. In the afternoon, Shinichi Iwahashi returned to the company and met ZARD. Starting in late May, ZARD started a theme tour for the new album.
DREAMS COME TRUE’s large-venue tour, in order to make money back, except for Sapporo, a place where big stars can’t easily fill up, the other four major cities will hold two shows in a row.
The same goes for ZARD, even though they open small venues with a capacity of 1,000 people, the rent is cheap, and they can make money as long as they sell all the tickets - in fact, since the show started, the tickets have been sold out.
In any case, a band that is about to become popular can open a small venue to perform and has no worries about being unsaleable.
Tickets sold out quickly, the band's performances were well received, and the sales of albums and peripherals sold at the venue were also good. After a tour, you can still make a fortune.
For a band, if it has some popularity and decent live performance, it can make a living just by touring.
Of course, for a band like ZARD, which has high hopes and a promising future, the purpose of starting a tour is to attract fans. The atmosphere of a small venue is good, which makes it easier to accumulate reputation and gain the support of the audience.
The performances in small venues are shorter, and it is convenient for audiences to enter and exit the venue. Several performances can be held in a row in a day. Most of the venue rentals are paid on a daily basis. The more performances are held, the lower the cost, and the profit
Just get more.
Therefore, every time ZARD tours, except for remote areas with few people, it will be held for two days at a time and three performances will be performed in two days.
It wouldn't be a problem to have four rap shows, but Shinichi Iwahashi took into consideration Sachiko Kamaike's condition and was worried that singing too much on tour would be bad for her voice, so she chose to skip one show.
However, there is only one exception for the final show in Tokyo. The venue chosen for this show is Nakano SUNPLAZA. This venue is one of the holy places for musicians. For rock musicians, the Budokan where the Beatles and Queen have performed is their
The ultimate goal, and performing at Nakano SUNPLAZA is the starting point for the music career to get on the right track.
The Tokyo show will be held for two consecutive days, with six consecutive performances at Nakano SUNPLAZA, from day to night.
Three performances a day, two days in a row, is impossible without considerable performance ability. Making such an arrangement at the final performance is not only to create a topic, but also to demonstrate the band's hard power.
We must not only consider not challenging the limits of the singer's voice, so as not to waste the capital early. At the same time, we must not give up showing the hard power of the band.
Especially at this juncture when the audience is tired of bands without strength and are rebelliously pursuing strength.
The idol band Mendohu Group who lost to DREAMS COME TRUE and PRINCESS PRINCESS, after their fig leaf was torn off, and now they are losing ground, is worthy of Shinichi Iwahashi's reference.
Thank you Kitagawa-san for your valuable experience.
In addition to cutting off one performance, Iwahashi Shinichi asked the band to go to the hospital for examination and care for her throat every time the band returned to Tokyo to rest after a performance.
Not only her, but all singers follow this rule to avoid running out of money early.
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In the afternoon, when Shinichi Iwahashi saw ZARD, Sachiko Kamaiike had already gone to the hospital for a checkup. Today, all members of the band were here and came to the rehearsal room to discuss the creation of new songs.
When preparing to enter the rising period, and when it is in the red, these are the busiest times, and multiple lines must be run in parallel.
The band has already gained some popularity, and the tour has started well. After the tour is over, it is time to release another single. Iwahashi Shinichi met them this time and made a request to the band, "I want a title song that can become popular."
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After accumulating this knowledge, even if the next single does not become a big hit, it will definitely achieve better results than the debut single "まっすぐに..." (Always Forward).
If the sales volume is the same as that of the debut single, it also means that the promotion during this period was unsuccessful.
What is a song that can become popular?
After receiving such a task, the three people in charge of composing the music could only understand what Shinichi Iwahashi meant. Sachiko Kamaike, who was in charge of composing the lyrics, had no idea what to do.
But the song itself is like this, Xiaohong relies on routines, and Dahong relies on feeling and luck.
There are some songs that you know as soon as you listen to them, "they will definitely become popular!", such as the song "So happy! So happy! I love it so much!" written by Miwa-chan when the god of inspiration visited her.
If they want a title song that can become popular, in order to meet Shinichi Iwahashi's requirements, they have to keep writing until they get the song that they know "it will definitely become popular!" as soon as they hear it.
But no matter what, whether it is a small hit or a big hit, the quality of the songs must first pass.
This song is very important.
In order to increase the popularity of ZARD, Shinichi Iwahashi decided to devise a different kind of publicity method. However, the band is not a model or an actor, so just raising awareness is not enough. The process of building awareness is best combined with the work.
I met the band members, listened to their inspiration for new songs, communicated about the tour, and got to know their respective thoughts and opinions.
Just finishing this set, a lot of time has passed.
Having almost finished speaking, Iwahashi Shinichi was about to leave the rehearsal room. However, he was stopped by Kamai Sachiko and interrupted before he could say anything.
"Iwahashi-san," she said, "I still don't understand."
Just now, Kamai Sachiko remained silent most of the time, listening to Iwahashi Shinichi and three teammates communicating about the music. This is because she, who is responsible for composing lyrics, has nowhere to play her role before the music comes out, and at the same time, she has also been
Thinking.
"Songs that can become famous" said Shinichi Iwahashi.
"It's quite general." Shinichi Iwahashi admitted, "However, although it sounds confusing, it's not completely impossible to start."
He thought about his own experience, "A song that becomes popular must have a reason for becoming popular. It is either a song that makes the public feel powerful, a song that reaches the public, or a song that resonates with the public."
When disco is popular, dance music that the public needs will become popular. In the era of wealth and prosperity, songs with gorgeous arrangements are more popular than ballads sung by two guitars.
"For example, you, as a lyricist."
Iwahashi Shinichi told Kamai Sachiko, "If you play summer hits at Christmas time, it would feel out of place, wouldn't it? At a happy party, you wouldn't want to hear sad and depressing lyrics."
"For songs, lyrics are very important. To write lyrics that are popular with the public, you need to take into account the 'situation'. Seasons, moods, and times... these are all taken into consideration."
Iwahashi Shinichi said with a smile, "Don't think of 'era' as something untouchable."
After all, all of them are living in this "era".
The luckiest thing about Kamai Sachiko is that she was once one of the "public".
This made Iwahashi Shinichi believe that Kamaike Sachiko had her talent and the ability that she had honed through hard work when it came to writing lyrics that resonated with the public.
"Yes, I will think about it carefully." Kamaike Sachiko listened carefully. Before her debut, she followed Mori Hiroshi's aesthetic lyric writing routine, while studying the works of other lyricists, and asked Shinichi Iwahashi if she wanted to hear his
Opinion.
In Kamachi Sachiko's eyes, Iwahashi Shinichi, who led her in, was so trustworthy.
However, although Iwahashi Shinichi does not write lyrics himself, when it comes to writing lyrics, he does one thing after another. The man in black who has the power may not be able to write good lyrics and music by himself, but in order to be able to get help from his subordinates,
To choose suitable and good lyrics and music written by people, you must first understand what is suitable and good.
Therefore, lyricists and composers need to write good lyrics and good music, while men in black like Iwahashi Shinichi need to grasp the development of pop music in Japan, listen to music in their spare time, and never miss a single song.
Splash records, analyze the highlights and routines of popular songs, look for fresh composition techniques, and always pay attention to current trends and "the times".
Shin Iwahashi stopped short and only talked about the parts he had considered and did not comment on the content of the lyrics. In this way, Kamachi Sachiko would not feel constrained and would only refer to the direction of thinking he mentioned without limiting her.
The content of the lyrics.
Give a direction, but don't interfere with the specific content, let Kamachi Sachiko explore.
In this way, she can establish a world view of lyrics with a strong ZARD flavor. The public is the guests who want to be invited into the world of ZARD.
After talking about the lyrics, Shinichi Iwahashi was ready to leave.
Kamachi Sachiko looked at him and hesitated to speak.
"Is there anything else? Sachiko-san." Iwahashi Shinichi asked.
Kamai Sachiko showed a hearty smile - in front of familiar people, she had an athlete-like demeanor, and occasionally showed a bit of gentleness like a girl next door.
There are overlapping parts and completely different parts from the image on stage that feels shy from time to time, but is still determined to keep singing.
"Iwahashi-san, is today your birthday?" she asked openly.
Iwahashi Shinichi reacted and said with a smile: "Isn't everyone already aware of this?"
Kamatsu Sachiko shook his head and wanted to say that he heard it from Akamatsu Haruko. Today, the band got together to work, but Akamatsu Haruko was not there.
"Happy birthday, Iwahashi-san!" Tatsuya Hirakawa heard what Sachiko Kamaichi said, so he started to say it. As he said it, he also improvised with the guitar in his hand.
"Thank you, everyone." Iwahashi Shinichi was quite happy.
Being a teammate and boss for musicians is such a joy.
After accepting the birthday wishes, I really want to leave now.
Sachiko Kamaike watched Shinichi Iwahashi go out, and suddenly heard his teammate Tomohisa Kawazoe say, "Iwahashi-san's birthday is today." He laughed, "Who would have thought that Iwahashi-san is several years younger than us."
"Except me, Kawazoe-san." Sachiko Kamaike joked with her teammates.
After forming a team and working together, they made music and toured together. As the lead singer, she won the recognition of her three teammates. The relationship between them was pretty good for colleagues.
Tomohisa Kawazoe replied something again, and Shoho Koyanagi also talked to make fun of it.
As Kamachi Sachiko listened, she thought that although she was excluded, Iwahashi-san, who was so trustworthy, was actually only less than a year older than herself.
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In the evening, Shinichi Iwahashi received a page from Akina Nakamori. After calling her, she discussed, "Now, can I come to your house?"
"Of course I have no problem." Shinichi Iwahashi asked her, "But are you done with work now?"
"On Shen Yijun's birthday, of course I have to make time for you in advance."
Iwahashi Shinichi heard her somewhat proud and taken-for-granted tone and found it funny.
"What are you laughing at?" she asked.
"I want to laugh when I'm happy." Iwahashi Shinichi said sincerely, "Hurry over there, I want to see you."
Nakamori Akina smiled contentedly and told him, "The keys have been put in the bag. When you come back, just press the doorbell, and I will run over and open the door for you as soon as possible."
She spoke again with childish onomatopoeia.
Iwahashi Shinichi accompanied her and ignored the fact that he had the key, and agreed, "Okay."
"Now, tell me quickly." Before hanging up the phone, Akina Nakamori suddenly had another thought.
"What did you say?" Shinichi Iwahashi was confused.
"Just like firing the starting gun before a marathon, say the 'start' command." Akina Nakamori joked with him, "You say something, and I will rush to your house like an athlete.
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"It's weird." Iwahashi Shinichi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
But there was a silly girlfriend waiting eagerly on the other end of the phone. She had no choice but to say, "Player Nakamori, please come to my house quickly."
"Hmm~ Not even close." She teased him deliberately, wanting to hear something else.
At times like this, I forget that today is Iwahashi Shinichi’s birthday, and today he is the oldest.
I guess she did it on purpose.
However, thinking about going home today and celebrating her birthday with her. The warmth brought by that association made Iwahashi Shinichi cooperate with her and say those words.
"Come to my house quickly, I want to see you tonight." He said.
On the other end of the phone, Akina Nakamori was full of energy and used her talent as a voice actress again, "Contestant Nakamori, received~!"
This silly posture made Iwahashi Shinichi laugh again.
