In this year's Red and White Song Festival, among the singers in the red group, only two Zeng Yi from DREAM T-shirt and E were among the female singers.
Iwahashi Shinichi was bored while waiting for the rehearsal, so he set a small goal in his mind: to send ZARD to the entry and exit list for next year's Red and White Song Festival, and ask several male musicians from ZARD to accompany him and Nakamura-nii.
He even considered forming a band with a male lead singer and female musicians, or creating a mixed male and female group.
Last year, DREAM, a new band with T-shirts and breasts, became popular. I don’t know if it was a band from Yifawu, but they were assigned to share a lounge with other singers.
This year, the band is very popular and is recognized by the television industry as a ratings guarantee. NHK has also made many thoughtful arrangements and prepared a separate lounge for the band. Not only that, but also very thoughtfully expressed that in this way, the band's KI
You can also have a good rest.
When it comes to adapting to the changing circumstances, the staff of NHK TV station are naturally top-notch.
This year's Red and White Song Festival, the host of the red group is the famous actor Yoshiko Mita. This was a former Toei Film Company's signature. As a film actor, he won awards and starred in NHK's Taiga drama. By the way,
This person’s husband is a producer for NHK. No matter how you look at it, he has a very close relationship with NHK.
The host of the white group is Takeda Tetsuya, Kinpachi’s teacher from the third year group B.
Takeda Tetsuya was originally the lead singer of the folk group Kaiyuan. The group became famous with the song "Mother's Peng's Song" (a ballad dedicated to mother), and was also invited to participate in the Kohaku Song Festival.
However, the group as a whole was not a best-seller. Takeda Tetsuya himself did not become famous until 1979, when he played the role of "Sakamoto Kinpachi-sensei" in the TV series "Third Years Team B's Kinpachi-sensei".
This TV series was well received after it was aired, and many sequels and special programs were produced. "Kinpachi-sensei" became a household name in Japan and became synonymous with good teachers. The theme song of the TV series is "Giant Yan Piao" sung by the Kaiyuan Team.
(Gift) also sold nearly a million copies, and Tetsuya Takeda's career as a singer and actor reached its peak at the same time.
Speaking of which, school dramas such as "Teacher Kinpachi of Team B, Third Year" have always been a big stage for various firms to promote new talents. After all, school dramas require a large number of student actors, and because the protagonist of the TV series is a teacher, the rhythm is also very slow.
It’s the actor who plays the teacher, so even a newcomer with no acting experience will have no problem being cast.
Participating in a performance can help you get a good reputation. As long as you can show a little sparkle, you may gain attention, which is an excellent way to promote new people. Of course, in order to get new people in, you need to have an agency to manage various aspects.
Established firms often have good relationships with TV stations, and such opportunities are always given priority, which tilts resources towards them. If a firm that has no connections in the industry wants to get a priority number with the TV station, it must either use powerful means or make money.
The Yuan offensive is powerful.
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The music industry changes very quickly. Every year there is a singer who becomes famous, and every year there is a singer who becomes popular at the red and white song festival.
Last year when DREAM Colorful T-shirt E came, she was also an instant hit. I came back to participate this year. Last year, I was the same debut singer as them, and most of them were unsuccessful. The male Douhu group who competed with the band last year failed this year.
Participated in the Kohaku Song Festival. Taking their place was the new group Heike Pai, which Johnny strongly recommended this year.
At last year's Red and White Song Festival, because Nansha Ribbon had a polaroid camera with him, during the rehearsal, Iwahashi Shinichi, a giraffe man, became the mascot backstage, and was taken in turns by various female singers to take photos. It was very hard
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This year, Saori Minami, who made a limited comeback, returned home to raise her husband and raise her children. There was no second camera in the background. As a result, during the rehearsal, Shinichi Iwahashi was able to get rid of the shadows surrounded by layers and quietly wait to leave.
process.
Of course, from another perspective, the reason why the giraffe man has not continued to be used as the mascot of the scenic spot has a lot to do with the fact that the band has become very popular this year and is firmly on the front line. A band that may only become popular once and a band
For a band that can create records, not only the TV staff are concerned about this difference, but also the singers who are on the same stage.
Backstage this year, the only female star who would hold him back was Miwa-chan.
After Christmas Eve, for a while, neither of them mentioned the incident again, and of course, they didn't tell Brother Nakamura yet.
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It was impossible for Miwa-chan to tell Nakamura-san about this, so Shinichi Iwahashi considered waiting until the band's work restarts after the year before formally discussing the matter.
However, he did call Watanabe Wan Yumi and told her about Miwa-chan almost giving him a large expulsion gift package. Of course, this also included the fact that he told Miwa-chan about his planned plan.
In the words of Watanabe Manyumi, the timing of this showdown was perfect.
Iwahashi Shinichi's delay in speaking out about this matter may also be related to the fact that he could not find the right time. However, if he was the only one taking action, then no matter where he found the time, it would still not be suitable enough.
After all, in this matter, there is no way around Miwa-chan.
Miwa-chan values the bond with Iwahashi Shinichi, so Iwahashi Shinichi wears a giraffe hood to serve two purposes, and he tries every means to find the right moment. But it is also because Miwa-chan values the bond with him.
, so this "excellent opportunity" was presented to Shinichi Iwahashi.
The perfect opportunity arises because both parties have each other's best interests at heart.
After spending that Christmas Eve, Miwa-chan was still laughing and joking with him, still carrying the gun-toting posture, as if she had never mentioned the sacking gift package or the Giraffe Man outdoor tour limit. But Iwahashi Shinichi was being pulled away by her.
While running around, she could feel it. In some places, she also breathed a sigh of relief.
The dilemma was solved, and the burden on Miwa-chan's heart became lighter. Although she was always in trouble, she was not really unreasonable in the end. On the contrary, she was sensitive inside and cared about this matter more than anyone else.
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After talking to Miwa-chan, on the last day of the year, when participating in the band's last group activity of the year, Iwahashi Shinichi felt light-hearted even though he was busy running around.
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In the morning, he rehearsed with the band in makeup at the NHK Hall. In the evening, Shinichi Iwahashi appeared alone at the Budokan, waiting to go on stage to receive his Record Award planning award.
The previous FNS Gayo Festival was held at the Budokan, and now I come here to receive the award. Even if it is a different award hosted by a different TV station, there is an inexplicable feeling of "something happens once and becomes familiar twice".
This year, the order of appearance of DREAM Color T Breast E Red and White Song Concert is arranged in the second half. Although the time is tight running between the NHK Hall and the Budokan, it is not a rush.
As for the awarding sequence of the Grand Prize, the time when the Planning Prize is awarded is about in the middle, and there is a long period of time between the presentation of the Gold Prize, which requires the appearance of DREAM T-E, which is enough for Shinichi Iwahashi to leave the Budokan after receiving the Planning Prize.
, and then met up with DREAM T-shirt E who came to receive the award.
Anyway, that night, most of the singers who came to the Budokan were in a hurry. They were either going to participate in the Red and White Song Festival or there was a New Year's Eve program. People were coming in and out of the entire venue, and no one was noticeable who came or went.
Coming to receive the award as a producer, Iwahashi Shinichi was not too formal today, so as not to appear on stage like a record company employee who came to accept the award for his singer. The suit he chose was quite casual, and Akina Nakamori chose the shirt for him.
bought.
It’s not that I bought him a new shirt just to receive the award this time. It’s just that after eating bowl after bowl of soft and fragrant rice, it’s natural for me to have some items given to me by Akina Nakamori on my body.
Akina Nakamori not only likes to dress herself up, but also likes to dress up Shinichi Iwahashi. Not only that, since she went to watch the final tour of DREAM Color T-E, she realized that her fashion aesthetic is actually "
After the "disaster" incident, I also carefully studied how to choose clothes for President Sang.
Shinichi Iwahashi sees her going all out from time to time.
Even so, I didn't feel the pressure from her unwillingness to look back. On the contrary, when I thought of being loved by her so much, my heart warmed up and I was filled with tenderness towards her.
The more we get along with him, the deeper his feelings for her become, and the more he feels he needs her by his side.
This year, backstage at the Red and White Song Concert, it was unexpectedly quiet as a giraffe man. Although this kind of quietness may actually be normal, being surrounded by people like last year is an exception.
At this moment, Iwahashi Shinichi entered the Budokan as a producer, but unexpectedly became the focus of attention in the venue. From time to time, someone would take the initiative to talk to him. However, considering that he has been doing a lot of things this year
A big deal will be regarded as the focus of attention, which is normal.
While he was dealing with people who took the initiative to talk, he also took the initiative to talk to people he met. He collected business cards one after another, and his own business cards were scattered all over the business card holder.
"Iwahashi-san?"
Iwahashi Shinichi was called from behind. He turned around and saw a face that was a bit familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before. He looked like a diligent middle-aged office worker.
"Hello." Shinichi Iwahashi nodded gently to the visitor.
"As expected, it's Iwahashi-san." A polite smile appeared on the face of this hard-working office worker, and he paused, "My surname is Mizoguchi. We met at Yukiko's retirement concert..."
While introducing myself, I handed over my business card.
"Mizoguchi-san." Shinichi Iwahashi remembered. The big manager of UNMU Private Club was also Okada Yukiko's manager. Before Okada retired, when she was on the phone with Shinichi Iwahashi, she would mention it from time to time on the phone.
During the time when he was about to retire due to Mizoguchi Noburo's care, his words often expressed his apology to Mizoguchi Noburo.
Because there was Yukiko Okada in the middle, Shinichi Iwahashi and Noburo Mizoguchi, although they had only met each other at Yukiko Okada's retirement concert and this was their official first meeting, were surprisingly familiar with each other.
This is partly due to Yukiko Okada and Noburo Mizoguchi’s outstanding ability to communicate with people. Not only does this manager take good care of his artists, he is also very capable in his work and is somewhat famous in the industry.
Big broker.
"I haven't congratulated Iwahashi-san yet..."
The grand prize hasn't started yet, but everyone present knows the prizes that have been decided. Especially the planned prize given by Shinichi Iwahashi.
Since he successfully took the lead in the project, he has already won half of this award. After that, the project became very popular and the sales of the singles released were outstanding. No one but him could win this award.
Noburo Mizoguchi really admires Shinichi Iwahashi's outstanding abilities, although he doesn't really appreciate some of Shinichi Iwahashi's techniques. Especially since he is a staunch guardian of orthodox idols, what do you think of this producer who started the line of letting idols do comedy?
We are not the same as him.
Of course, orthodox idols began to decline before Iwahashi Shinichi appeared. Iwahashi Shinichi's originality also opened up a new path for idols who could not get ahead... Mizoguchi Noburo knew this.
Similarly, Noburo Mizoguchi also knew that orthodox idols had almost no way out.
After Yukiko Okada retired, Noriko Sakai, the orthodox idol whom he wholeheartedly cultivated, won many rookie awards when she debuted and established a firm foothold among the idols of the same period, but her popularity and sales were not at the top.
It’s not just orthodox idols who have nowhere to go. Rather, all idols are taking an increasingly narrow road. However, Mizoguchi Noburo sometimes thought that Noriko Sakai couldn’t go to the next level, and it would be the same as Sakai Noriko.
She herself has something to do with it.
Noriko Sakai had a rough life. As an idol, when she stood on stage, she was pure, cute, and innocent, but in fact, her personality in private was not that sunny, and she didn't like talking to others.
This is different from Okada Yukiko's innocent nature. Of course, Sakai Noriko did not grow up in an environment full of love like Okada Yukiko. It would be better to say that she never received care.
After winning the Newcomer Award, the media dug up her life experience. Her father was a radical who was expelled from the organization, she was abandoned by her biological mother, and she was abused by her first stepmother... These were all revealed to the world.
Of course, SUNMU Private C knew her origins as early as when they signed the contract with her. Even so, they still wanted to sign her, naturally because they had prepared countermeasures.
The countermeasure is her innocent image on stage.
Pure flowers bloomed in the mud pit. As long as Noriko Sakai's image on the stage can stand up, then her background is not a negative point for her, but can in turn become a plus point for her.
Mizoguchi Noburo recognized this sales strategy, but as the person closest to Sakai Noriko, he also clearly saw Sakai's true personality that was a bit gloomy in private.
Although she is determined to be a good idol, after all, she does not have the outstanding stage performance ability of Matsuda Seiko, who can perfectly portray the image on the stage. Unlike Okada Yukiko, as long as she stands there, she will naturally exude
Cheerful aura.
This also means that Noriko Sakai, as an orthodox idol, may only be able to go so far.
Noburo Mizoguchi realized this and was extremely troubled. Today's meeting with Shinichi Iwahashi, the producer of an anti-orthodox idol, reminded him of this thorn in his heart that he couldn't let go.
