The following program, as if to confirm the husband's evaluation, aired the story of Shinichi Iwahashi who was impressed by the band after watching the performance and produced the underground single "I'm Standing Here" for them.
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"To make this decision, Iwahashi Shinichi-san must have been under considerable pressure..."
In the TV screen, matching the scene of the band rehearsing together, the narration of the program said this. And when this sentence was finished, the scene changed and returned to Masari Mashima.
This time, he was sitting on the edge of the LIVEHOUSE stage, behind him were his teammates who were still discussing.
Speaking of "Iwahashi Shinichi-san", as a wife, I put aside what I wanted to say for the time being and watched the TV screen.
"How can you not be timid?"
Mashima Masari’s words are about the decision made by the band, but when placed here, it seems to be answering what the narrator just said about Iwahashi Shinichi.
How could Shinichi Iwahashi, who decided to side with the band, not be under pressure?
The people sitting in front of the TV silently read the meaning conveyed by this scene change without any explicit meaning.
Mashima Masari on the TV showed a shy smile like a child, with big eyes and a sincere and gentle look, "It's not because we have overcome timidity that we decided to stand up. It's because we are timid, but we still have to carry it with us.
Too timid to stand on stage."
At this time, the lead singer Hiroto Kamoto, who had been talking to his teammates in the background and running around on the stage, suddenly broke into the interview and made a naughty face at the camera.
This look doesn't look like an adult at all. However, this shot appears here, and when people look at it, they can't help but be moved by the purity of the band.
The screen on the TV went black, and a line of text was typed.
"It's not that you act because you are fearless, it's that you still choose to do so even if you are afraid."
This summary seems to be talking about the band THE BLUE HEARTS, and also about Shinichi Iwahashi, the producer who extended a helping hand to the band when no one else did.
My husband, who was sitting in front of the TV, seemed to regard Shinichi Iwahashi as a hero when he saw this.
“It’s really amazing!”
However, it was the wife next to me who said this. The wife had forgotten the sarcastic words she wanted to say to her husband just now, and her thoughts were all about "Iwahashi-kun is so handsome and responsible."
The producer, who looks younger than her, has no problem calling him "Iwahashi-kun"... That's right.
"Producer Iwabashi is such a handsome man!" My wife praised him.
This kind of bravery, just like the righteous male protagonist in the movie Ren Xia, won the heart of the wife. She was secretly looking forward to the interview with Mr. Iwahashi in the future.
Being a wife is so enthusiastic. Although her husband agrees that Shinichi Iwahashi is great, he is not willing to let her deviate from the focus and ignore the protagonists of the show. He added: "These guys from THE BLUE HEARTS are also amazing."
"That's right." The wife nodded in agreement.
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Next, the program aired footage of music fans holding a sit-in protest outside Meldac Records in support of THE BLUE HEARTS, an underground band that sang "I'm Standing Right Here" during their performance to express their support.
Pictures of ordinary people who called the record store and queued up for this single...
There is also an interview with Komoto of the music magazine "MUSICA" who first wrote a special feature.
"BLUE HEARTS has a guy named Komoto, and I am also a top guy. Maybe it's because of this." He faced the interview with a calm demeanor. This look, in the eyes of the audience, gave him a special flavor.
Whether it's the ordinary people who support the band, the underground music circle who support the band, the first book who wrote a special feature, or Shinichi Iwahashi who came to their side for the band's release of underground singles.
Everyone who appeared was motivated by a pure belief and worked hard for the same thing without hesitation.
After seeing this, no one will doubt the band’s intentions in fighting like this, nor will they speculate that they only make such efforts for fame and reputation.
The young audience found a band that dared to fight head-on to be handsome and heroic, and cheered for their rebellious spirit. But the older audiences saw in it a certain quality that was quietly disappearing in this decadent era.
A documentary program can be seen in different people's eyes and have different experiences.
However, even though they are thinking about different things, no matter whether they are young or old, no matter where they are, they all have one thing in common.
That is, we can see hope from producer Shinichi Iwahashi, who runs through it all and lends a helping hand to the band.
Where will this person, who is trusted by underground musicians and can stand up in the most troubled times, take the band? This name, which is mentioned again and again in the program, his existence not only guides the band, but also gives the audience
They have some hopes and expectations.
"but--"
On the TV, the announcer who was the narrator changed from a male voice to a female voice. The narrator's voice changed, and a new name appeared in this program.
Not only that, she is also the most important name appearing in this episode of the program.
"The rock queen Joan Jetson, who is far away in the United States, also heard about this..."
In the TV screen, a foreign woman's face appeared.
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Joan Jett!
No one would have thought that this name would appear in the program so far, no one would have thought of the connection between them, and no one would have thought that this rock queen would even accept an interview with TV Asahi.
But the confused viewers in front of the TV soon had their doubts answered——
After hearing a name I had heard several times tonight.
"In 1986, Joan Jetsun came to Japan to tour for the first time in eight years. At the Budokan concert, she announced on the spot that she would participate in the music festival 'NAON YAON' with an all-female lineup the following year..."
TV Asahi was so powerful that it even captured the scene where Joan Jett dropped a bomb at the concert and announced that she would participate in the music festival.
"The person who invited her to perform was Shinichi Iwahashi, who planned the music festival."
The scene turned and Joan Jett faced the camera and talked about the past, "Shenyi gave me the record of THE BLUE HEARTS. He said, 'That is a blue heart, you are a black heart.'
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She smiled as she spoke, as if telling a happy joke.
On the TV, Japanese subtitles were printed to match her speech.
Shinichi Iwahashi, who joked about "Blue Hearts and Black Hearts" in the past, and Joan Jett, who reached out to the band in order to give her "Blue Hearts and Black Hearts" today.
Another extremely pure person appeared, reaching out to the band for what she believed in and for the people she trusted.
Joan Jett took the initiative to invite the band Dilemma to perform in the United States, and also invited the blue heart to be a guest on one of her and her own black heart's ongoing tours.
THE BLUE HEARTS, this band that was stuck in the quagmire in Japan, suddenly had wings on its back. It flew into the vast sky and overlooked the magnificent ocean.
And it was no one else but producer Shinichi Iwahashi who gave them these wings.
At the end of the show, the band who went to the United States stood on the stage in a foreign country, facing the Western audience, and introduced themselves in broken English:
"We are THE BLUE HEARTS, we are from Tokyo!"
After the words fell, the performance began. In a foreign country, on an unfamiliar stage, they sang their own songs——
"'That is indeed an important thing, and I will never forget it in my life.' The band is moving towards a broad and unknown future."
Amid the singing, the excited expressions of the Western audience captured by the camera, and the hard-working performances of the band members, the narrator began to talk about the conclusion of this documentary program.
"Although the future is unknown, one thing is clear."
"It's freedom. Because you have the freedom to create, you have the power to take off."
"THE BLUE HEARTS spread their wings and flew towards the United States. The wind that sent them there was exactly 'freedom' and the uncompromising attitude towards freedom."
On the TV screen, the list of production credits began to scroll.
The ending of "Running to the Stars and the Sea", although it failed to explain what the band will do next, in the eyes of the audience, it is enough to feel the power of the band and a kind of "stay tuned" hope.
I want to continue to follow this band and see what they do next.
This hope continues the audience's expectations for the band. The sense of expectation intensifies their sympathy for the band and their indignation at the arbitrary interference with creative freedom.
We must support this band! We cannot let them collapse like this!
On the one hand, there is the expectation for the band, and on the other hand, at the end of the show, the name interspersed in it - Iwahashi Shinichi, the seed sown in the hearts of the audience, is also irrigated and takes root in this expectation.
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It was the producer Shinichi Iwahashi who gave the band the wings and wind to "run towards the stars and the sea".
The theme of this documentary program is undoubtedly the incident of THE BLUE HEARTS. But Shinichi Iwahashi is like the hidden thread of this program, attracting the audience's attention and arousing their curiosity.
Until the end of the show, it left a powerful impression in the hearts of the audience.
Who is Shinichi Iwahashi?
Just the information revealed in this program cannot satisfy the curiosity of the audience at all. The man in black behind the scenes is often very mysterious, but if a corner of it is revealed, the audience cannot forget it.
He is young and promising, and has a handsome appearance. He not only has impressive commercial achievements, but also has the courage to stand up for underground music, which satisfies all the imagination of ordinary audiences in the eyes of music producers.
In the eyes of young viewers, he is an object worthy of admiration. Older viewers are impressed by his manly spirit. And in the hearts of some housewives who watched the show, this tough-looking young producer is like a man in the music industry.
The protagonist of Ren Xia.
This program not only raised the audience's expectations for the band THE BLUE HEARTS, but also made the audience focus on the man in black behind the scenes.
On the one hand, there are adoring and appreciative audiences, and on the other hand, there are more audiences who feel that the name Iwahashi Shinichi is familiar.
But it was not seen in the inner pages of the records he had produced, nor was it the illusion brought about by the constant mention in the program just now, but a few days ago...
That series of commercials that aired one after another like a TV series: Fusion.
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On the TV, the program came to an end and the list of staff members began to scroll. After watching the second half of the program with gusto, the wife finally had time to talk about old topics again.
She looked at her husband and said in a longer tone, "That~"
The husband glanced at her and said, "What?" After watching the show, he finally had time to pay attention to his wife.
"Isn't that producer Iwabashi great?"
The husband looked like "Here we go again" and said, "You just like his face, right?" It's really unbearable to have all the nice things to say about a photo.
"Isn't it awesome?" The wife had more important things on her mind and didn't care about her husband's attitude at all.
The husband nodded and said, "That's really impressive."... He is really a person who makes you want to say something bad even to your wife, but you can't even say it.
"Yeah, yeah." The wife nodded.
She changed her subject, "You just said that the plan called 'fusion' is stupid, right?"
"Huh?" The husband stared, not expecting the topic to jump so much.
The wife had enough trouble and revealed the answer, "But, the producer of that project is this Iwabashi producer."
The husband looked as if he was struck by lightning, "Really?"
"At the end of every advertisement, the words 'Producer Iwahashi Shinichi' will appear." The wife said plausibly, "'Iwahashi' is not a common surname, so it would not be such a coincidence. There is also the second 'Iwahashi Production'"
Human' right?"
"Maybe it's true...Besides, even if you are a great producer, you may not do stupid things." The husband refused to admit defeat and tried to make amends for himself.
The wife looked at her husband's unyielding look and was speechless and angry. The husband finished watching the program he wanted to watch and was about to get up and leave. At this moment, the main feature on the TV finished and the commercials started.
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The wife said "Ah".
"What?" The husband was startled and looked at him with concern.
On the TV, an advertisement is playing.
The tough rock band followed the enka beauties and performed the signature moves of enka. The three girls put on gorgeous kimonos together, just like the three female officials in the Girl's Day dolls.
Yashiro Aki matched the style of DREAMS COME TRUE and sang and laughed with Miwa Yoshida.
The collective advertisement I saw on the first day has changed again.
When the scene showed Akina Nakamori and ORIGINAL LOVE again - this time, it was her to coordinate with the band's performance.
The lens change ends here, and the same two lines of subtitles are printed in the picture.
"Producer Shinichi Iwahashi."
"Fusion."
No, this time is different, the third line of subtitles appears.
"On October 19th, the first bomb was released."
The husband, together with his wife, finished reading this advertisement.
"Is this what you call 'fusion'?" He frowned.
The wife nodded, "This is what I told you, the plan of Producer Iwabashi. However, today's advertisement is different from before." She changed the subject, "But today's advertisement announced the release time..."
As they were talking, I heard my husband mutter: "Even so, it doesn't prove that the two Iwahashi producers are the same person."
"Then just call the TV station and ask."
The wife looked at her tough-talking husband and got up to call the TV station.
