Finally, Akina Nakamori and Shinichi Iwahashi agreed to raise a Yorkie.
Thanks to this in-depth understanding, Shinichi Iwahashi learned that this kind of puppy is small in size, does little exercise, and does not shed hair. It is said that it is very popular among actresses in the entertainment industry who have little time to walk dogs.
He is timid and delicate. If he does not trim his hair diligently, he will grow into a moving woolen mop.
However, for a star who is surrounded by both an agent and an assistant, she does not need to worry about such a trivial matter. If she gives orders, someone will naturally take care of the puppy for her.
Nakamori Akina went to work on raising puppies by herself. Iwahashi Shinichi has been very busy since November. He occasionally went to her house, and then he and her went about their own business.
In the last two months of the year, all the usual big and small things are mixed together and waiting to be done.
This year, DREAMS COME TRUE is very popular. There are various special programs at the end of the year, awards, big and small, anything that can get the limelight, and it is indispensable to give DREAMS COME TRUE a place.
The Record Awards, FNS Gayo Festival, Gayo Music Festival, Cable Grand Prize... this year is bound to be a big win. For these award ceremonies, if you need to be there in person, go there in person. If you don't have special requirements, send someone from the record company to collect it on your behalf.
DREAMS COME TRUE is reluctant to win awards. This year's ZARD has also booked several new artist awards. After THE BLUE HEARTS, GENZO was invited to join the Recording Association. As a result, the company has more singers
Opportunities for awards.
Whether it's real money or silver, or sharing pork, of course you have to win the prize——
Except for this year’s annual awards.
Shinichi Iwahashi and Manyumi Watanabe know how to keep the reputation of the Enka School this year, and Sony is not confused either. For the long-term plan, Hibari Misora should be the one to win this grand prize.
As for Miwa-chan and Nakamura-san, Nakamura-san has also moved from being behind the scenes to being in front of the stage. It is impossible not to understand this. Miwa-chan is more interesting, but she thinks that Misora Hibari has a great advantage in winning the award this year, and Iwahashi Shinichi has no need at all.
I told her this. On the other hand, I thought that with the strength of the band, they would be able to win several different Record Awards in the future, and it wouldn't matter if they didn't win this year.
Iwahashi Shinichi heard her circle around and around again, in short, it meant "whatever".
If the firm and Sony can reach a consensus, things will be much easier to handle.
However, even if there is no grand award, the band will not be able to win this year's album award, composition award, outstanding work award, etc. Not only that, even Iwahashi Shinichi has also decided to win an award in the name of the producer.
Planning Award.
As the name suggests, the Planning Award honors outstanding record production planning this year.
This project led by Shinichi Iwahashi connected half of the industry, which is already strong enough. What’s even better is that the subsequent publicity, sales performance, and public response were impeccable in every aspect.
The topic is strong enough, and since the first single went on sale, sales have been booming. According to this situation, in the remaining month of this year, the singles produced by him will dominate the singles chart.
At present, companies for singers who are not popular enough but who value ranking in the charts have to consider whether they should adjust the release time of their singles to avoid the embarrassment of being among them.
Sales, topic, response, no matter what, it is so strong. It is so strong that if you grab a passerby on the street and ask him which record project he is most impressed by this year, a "fusion" commercial will immediately pop up in his mind.
Not only that, if you ask passers-by again about the second most impressive project this year, 80% of them will answer that it is DREAMS COME TRUE’s album at the beginning of the year...
There are still discussions on other awards for the Grand Prize. But this is the only one for the Planning Award. When the Grand Prize Development Association started preparing, it was already decided, and there was no other person except Shinichi Iwahashi.
Let him win the award, which means that the project is affirmed. If the project is affirmed, the companies involved in the project will also be happy.
Of course, the happiest person to win the award is Shinichi Iwahashi.
Once you win the award, your status as a producer will be higher and more secure.
The awards at the end of the year have to be won, and the program has to be prepared to participate. NHK's Red and White Song Festival has once again invited DREAMS COME TRUE this year. Compared with last year, when they were plotted against a trick and had to come up with temporary countermeasures in a hurry to get on stage, this year's band is thriving.
Light, as the most popular band this year, received various courtesy from NHK.
As for Akina Nakamori, although her popularity has declined this year, she is still the number one female idol. There is no doubt that she has also received an invitation from the Kohaku Utakai and is scheduled to participate in this year's performance.
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The selection list for the Red and White Song Festival not only depends on whether the singer has a masterpiece this year, but also depends on the singer's reputation this year and the strength of the forces behind it. To be honest, it is also an arena where all forces in the industry compete.
Iwahashi Shinichi's GENZO is a small company. Although ZARD has become a little popular this year, without the kind of masterpiece that no one can ignore, there is no chance to appear on the fiercely competitive red and white stage.
On the other hand, Johnny, who has a big family and a good relationship with NHK, has included the new group "Heike Pai" launched this year into the appearance list.
This group has been promoted for a whole year. They invited famous artists to write lyrics and music, paid for them to have a sponsored show on NTV, and stuffed the members into TV series. They did everything they could. In the end, it was Keiko Fujishima.
The first group she took over, her mother, Kitagawa Mari, was in a strong position and wanted to help her daughter achieve a "real result".
Although the Heike faction's performance this year was mediocre compared to the resources they received.
What is quite subtle is that while mother and daughter were squandering resources all year long, Kitagawa had no involvement in the group's affairs at all.
This attitude is closer to "indifferent" than "let go".
When the Heike faction was being pushed forward, Kitagawa Kaguo gathered together several teenagers who had joined the firm around the same time as them and formed a group called "SMAP".
There are six teenagers in the group, the eldest is seventeen years old, and the youngest is only thirteen. This age difference is also very interesting. Looking at the oldest members, I feel that their debut is just around the corner, but then looking at the youngest members
I feel like I have to wait another two years.
Not to mention the outside world, even Kitagawa Mari could not guess what her brother's plans were.
While Kitagawa was forming SMAP, on the other hand, he was still in the office as Jr., investigating whether there were any trainees who were interested in forming a band. As long as they were interested, he would let them choose the instrument they wanted to learn and form a team with a compatible partner.
This year, the Heike faction has been strongly promoted, but there is no sign of becoming popular. The male Douhu group, which was famous last year, was beaten one after another in this year's band wave. Now, as the "idols who play the band", they are
The crowd laughed at them, and the Red and White Song Festival had no chance of them.
The male Douhu group was kicked down, and then the Heike group stepped up.
The band trend seems unstoppable, but the idol band launched by Johnny has become a buffoon-like existence.
Kitagawa Kao may not be motivated by the desire to avenge his past humiliation, but the idea of "cannot miss the new wave" also occupies a large space in his heart.
As for the name that cannot be ignored in this band boom, it is "Shinichi Iwahashi".
When Hikari Genji debuted, Kitagawa went against his previous practice of working with well-known songwriters and made Chuck and Asuka the production team of Hikari Genji. Needless to say, the effect was great, with one hit after another.
The hot songs were written by Chuck and Asuka, and then handed over to Hikari Genji.
It can be said that Chuck and Asuka are indispensable for GENJI’s current achievements.
So, can this trick of inviting young producers and songwriters to help with production still be used again?
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The Kohaku Utakai Festival is not only a trend indicator of popularity, but also a reference for the industry when preparing to serve. Of course, NHK does not have the ability to completely ban someone - Koji Yoshikawa who caused trouble at the Kohaku Uta Party was banned by NHK, but this does not hinder
He thrived on other TV stations.
However, if a singer is in crisis, NHK's attitude will, to a certain extent, make other hesitant forces in the industry determined to follow suit.
This year's Red and White Song Festival, when announcing the shortlist, stated bluntly, "Matsuda Seiko was not selected."
For celebrities, maybe "black and red are also red", but that is a situation that only occurs when the audience hates it and the industry insists on trying to protect it.
When the industry wants to round up a person, the purpose of smearing her is not to ruin her reputation, but to let her find out about this person.
This is how the Music Association's campaign against Seiko Matsuda went.
After the previous round of negative press releases, the new round of siege not only continued to exaggerate the "evilness" of Matsuda Seiko, but also included some "Matsuda Seiko may be favored by a certain manufacturer to star in advertisements" and the like
rumors about work.
At this critical juncture, when the public hates her, when they see such rumors, they immediately express that they will not buy it. The advertisers who were named are frightened and quickly stand up and draw a line with her, saying, "Matsuda Seiko is not employed.
plan".
With the repeated statements of public disapproval, Seiko Matsuda lost all his dignity. Not only was he embarrassed and turned into a joke, but he also made the matter of "losing commercial value" obvious to the industry.
This blow hit Seiko Matsuda so hard that stars appeared in his eyes.
Against this background, NHK publicly announced that Seiko Matsuda was not selected for the Red and White Song Festival this year. Whether it is because she did not have a masterpiece this year, when the public looks at this matter, it is difficult not to think of her scandal.
NHK, which relies on viewing fees, is most afraid of offending the audience. As soon as it stood up, other TV stations followed its example and declined Seiko Matsuda to appear in their TV programs——
A top idol suddenly became silent at the end of the year when he was supposed to show off his reputation.
Sony, on the other hand, seems to have given up on pushing Seiko Matsuda to TV stations and has made no new moves. Not only that, but in response to the negative news that hit Seiko Matsuda, it is not as active in public relations for her as it was at the beginning.
Could it be that Sony can't beat the Music Association and has given up?
However, this idea just popped up in the minds of some people. After Seiko Matsuda was announced as being unsuccessful at the Kohaku Uta Song Festival, Sony announced in a high profile that Seiko Matsuda was preparing to enter the United States.
Sony is a large company with global influence, so how can it be helpless against the Music Association's methods?
Once this plan to enter the United States was announced, Matsuda Seiko's already bad popularity remained unchanged, but Sony managed to pull itself out of this whirlpool.
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"No matter what, we have to use Matsuda to escape first."
Sakai Masatoshi picked up the wine glass, "Both Matsuda's protector Kawamura-san and the troubled Sonny will use her to get out of this situation."
Kawamura was already very worried. Once the seeds of "Matsuda Seiko was using him" were sprinkled into his heart, when the Music Association's offensive became too strong to withstand, and when there were voices within Sony questioning the step he had taken,
Even if it was to get himself out, Kawamura would choose from various choices and fall on the path of climbing out of Matsuda Seiko, who was gradually losing his value.
As long as Kawamura chooses to step on Matsuda Seiko to escape, he will inevitably exaggerate Matsuda Seiko's badness internally. In this way, like falling dominoes, fast forward all the way until Sony abandons Matsuda Seiko and steps on her to escape.
However, in order to maintain his dignity internally, Seiko Matsuda will still go to America as he wishes. However, it is hard to say what kind of treatment he will receive for entering America.
After all, releasing a record with great fanfare is a way to gain beauty, and performing in a live house is also a way to gain beauty.
When she has the opportunity to come back, it is still unknown how many people will recognize Matsuda Seiko. Not only that, but the prerequisite for coming back is that the Music Association relaxes its suppression of her, and she also finds a backer who can support her again.
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Matsuda Seiko had to eat this bitter pill of being misled by his cleverness.
"Seiko-san's calculations have gone too far." Iwahashi Shinichi also took a sip of wine.
Sakai Masatoshi glanced at the nonchalant producer and couldn't help but smile: "Iwahashi-kun has a clear vision and can see clearly."
There was something in his words, but Shinichi Iwahashi didn't think he could hear it.
However, Sakai Masatoshi didn't care either. Ever since he intentionally added fuel to the flames, he had been siding with Iwahashi Shinichi. Now he is just saying this to tell Iwahashi Shinichi that he is on his side.
After all, the future is still very long.
This little episode ends here.
Iwahashi Shinichi doesn't care what happens to Seiko Matsuda in the future, whether she is effectively kept in cold storage for a few years or finds a way to counterattack - with this female idol's scheming, nothing will surprise anyone.
It's just that Seiko Matsuda was too smart, but didn't have the intelligence to bring it to the table, so he fell into trouble.
By killing the chicken to scare the monkey, the Music Association has achieved more than half its success.
However, this does not mean that Minamino Yoko will be let go. With Shunichi Mizukura as his mortal enemy, he will definitely incite firms that are closely related to him to continue to block him.
However, there is TV Asahi behind Minamino Yoko. There must be another part of the agency that, in order to avoid a stalemate with the TV station, took advantage of the fact that Matsuda Seiko was surrounded and suppressed to loosen its grip on Minamino Yoko.
By taking advantage of Seiko Matsuda, even if there are still forces targeting Minamino Yoko, her situation will be better after all.
When Shinichi Iwahashi started making plans for her hair, she also followed suit.
