On Thursday, at 11 o'clock in the evening, the long-planned prank show started on time on TV Asahi.
Although eleven o'clock in the evening is not a prime time, it is not a time that can be dealt with casually. About two weeks before the program was broadcast, advertisements for this program had been promoted in other TV Asahi program periods. Of course,
Indispensable, the biggest topic in the first episode of the program: "Little A Fei's son's girlfriend is Kudo Shizuka", and this topic was widely advertised.
"If you were the son of a young A Fei and your girlfriend was Kudo Shizuka, how would your parents react?"
In order to cooperate with the promotion of the program, TV Asahi also contacted Ogi Productions, Kudo Shizuka's agency, and the two parties worked together to issue a promotional press release.
The so-called publicity draft is to add a street photo, compile a short essay with no actual content, and then seemingly casually write a paragraph about "The XX program Shizuka-chan participated in..." How to achieve the purpose of publicity.
The president of Ogi Productions was originally a big agent of Watanabe Productions. He had a good relationship with Fuji TV. He also had a lot of contacts with the fat young man Yasushi Akimoto, and signed several former members of the Kitty Club.
However, among the pile of "Kitty Club Lottery Tickets" that I accepted, the one who really won the grand prize was Kudo Shizuka.
One of the producers of the program is the second daughter of producer Watanabe, and the writer in charge of the script is Yasushi Akimoto, who has an old friendship. On Ogi's side, the favors that should be sold must still be sold.
Therefore, not only were they willing to let Kudo Shizuka, a top-notch idol at the moment, participate in the show, but they also actively cooperated with the promotion.
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Thursday night, surprisingly quiet.
After walking out of the station, it's about fifteen minutes to go home. Uno Shu, a commuter, passes through street after street to get home day after day.
On the way home, you will pass by a not-so-busy alleyway. There is a dirty phone booth at the corner of the street. These days, the three or five young people who are active nearby often regard that phone booth as a landmark for gatherings.
The little guys are very quick in their actions. Even if someone calls the police nearby, they will disperse immediately before the police come to evict them. Delinquents of this age are more annoying than the little devils who have actually joined the Yakuza.
What bothered Uno Shuhei the most was that he came home late, and on his way home, he happened to run into those little guys.
Although there would be no head-on encounter, Uno Shuhei would choose to take a long detour whenever he heard the engine of a motorcycle in the distance. However, when he got off work and just wanted to go home early and take a bath and drink a beer, he especially hated doing unnecessary things.
thing.
Fortunately, it's quiet tonight.
Uno Shuhei was in a good mood. He returned home and handed his bag to his wife who greeted him at the door.
After taking a comfortable bath, sitting in the Japanese-style room as expected, and drinking a big sip of beer, Uno Shuhei remembered and told his wife that tonight, it was rare for those young people not to have a party.
The wife thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's to watch Kudo Shizuka-chan's show."
"What?"
Uno Shuhei was confused, "Kudo Shizuka-san's show?"
His wife explained to him, "Two days ago, I attended an event held by the ladies in Katamachi. I heard that Shizuka-chan was going to play Xiao Abi's girlfriend... that was tonight's show. Maybe she canceled the event to watch TV.
"
Mrs. Sakamoto, who mentioned this information, said that her eldest daughter works in Bunka Broadcasting. She has a daughter who is closely involved in the entertainment industry. When Mrs. Sakamoto was chatting, she talked about trends and gossip about the entertainment industry, and she was very clear-cut.
Uno Shuhei shook his head, "Isn't this too outrageous?...Is little Fei so innocent?"
The wife filled up her husband's empty beer glass and snickered, "Maybe it's just little A Fei who is so innocent."
"Come to think of it," Uno Shuhei thought of something, "Didn't you say that Kudo-san was a bad girl before he debuted?"
His wife completed the gossip for him, "Yes, it is said that she participated in the activities of Little A Fei until the days of the Kitten Club, and was seen riding a motorcycle on the road..."
"It's too detailed." Uno Shuhei complained, then thought about it, "How do you know so much?"
The wife looked at the time, turned the TV to TV Asahi, and said nonchalantly, "I saw it when I was reading a magazine." It was still two minutes to eleven o'clock, and there was an advertisement on the TV.
The commercial ends and the show begins. The first to appear is the comedian group Xiaonan Xiaouchi.
"What program is this?" Uno Shuhei glanced at the TV.
The wife answered her husband, "That show Kudo Shizuka-chan is going to participate in."
"Playing Xiao A Fei's girlfriend?"
She nodded, "That's it. To be precise, it's 'If little A Fei's girlfriend is Kudo Shizuka, how will his parents react..."
The wife herself also wants to see what it would be like if Kudo Shizuka and Xiao A Fei partnered up.
Uno Shuhei looked at the remote control placed in front of his wife. He didn't know whether those little guys wanted to watch the show, but his wife really wanted to watch it.
On the TV screen, as soon as Konami Konan appeared on the scene, she discussed with the staff and prepared to play tricks on Akiko Matsumoto.
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Last year's summer special episode, the program piloted two special episodes. At that time, Konan Kouchi was appointed as the host and Akiko Matsumoto was appointed as the assistant host.
After the official launch of the show, the lineup has not changed.
However, for the first episode, on the one hand, for the sake of effect, on the other hand, we also wanted to let the audience understand as soon as possible what this variety show is about, so we arranged a special way to introduce the regular performers.
On the TV, on the one hand, Konami Konan, who has decided to be the host, and with the cooperation of the staff, is preparing to play tricks on the unsuspecting Akiko Matsumoto.
On the other hand, Matsumoto Akiko received a notice that she was going to participate in another show. She entered the lounge without knowing it, and had no idea that she had become a target.
Of course, whether it is really "unaware" or not, as long as the audience truly believes this statement, then it means that the innocent person is really being persecuted.
After all, he is not the protagonist, and the prank plan prepared for Matsumoto Akiko is not complicated. "There is a supernatural event in the lounge, how will Matsumoto Akiko react?" That's all.
Moreover, being punished was just the way Matsumoto Akiko appeared. In order not to overwhelm the guest, this period of time was compressed very short.
Of course, the shorter it is, the more it is necessary to prepare a script, otherwise it will not be effective.
Akiko Matsumoto has been transforming into a variety show artist until now. She has rich experience and strong reflexes, and the results of her programs are quite outstanding. As someone who has opened up a new path among female idols, she is able to make a comeback because she is not the first to eat crabs.
, but solid variety show ability.
Projects such as supernatural events most test the reaction ability of the person being manipulated. It is not professional, the effect is fake and exaggerated, and the audience can see through it at a glance that it is poor acting.
But leaving it to a veteran like Matsumoto Akiko who has strong reflexes and cooperates with the script, it is easy to achieve the full effect of the variety show.
but
If it was Kouchi Konan who played tricks on Matsumoto Akiko, wouldn't this be another...
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"Isn't this "Secret Report of Celebrity Pranksters"?" In front of the TV, some of the audience who had just burst out laughing at Akiko Matsumoto's outstanding performance began to have questions about the program.
TV Asahi's variety shows have always been weak, but even so, it's not like they're just copying "Secret Report on Celebrity Pranks", right?
Another part of the audience who had watched last year's summer special program was confused when they recalled the content of the program at that time. Wasn't Akiko Matsumoto the host who was responsible for watching the excitement during the torture?
However, no matter why you have doubts, they will be answered immediately.
On TV, after Matsumoto Akiko's performance, Onuchi Konan and the program staff entered the lounge. Matsumoto Akiko came to her senses and asked an exaggerated question.
The opening scene shows Konami Konan playing pranks on Akiko Matsumoto, which gives a sense of déjà vu from "Secret Report of Celebrity Pranksters". Therefore, in the show, Akiko Matsumoto herself complained, "Is it "Secret Report of Celebrity Pranksters"?"
Of course, the name of the program mentioned in this sentence will be muffled by the mosaic. After all, it is a program from another TV station. Besides, the more this sentence is silenced and left to the audience to understand, it will be more interesting than saying it out loud.
When Matsumoto Akiko asked exaggeratedly "Are you pranking people?", the producer of the program announced to her that she would join this new pranking show as a regular host.
At the same time, a new pranking task was handed over to Matsumoto Akiko to find the next "victim".
The rules of the show were also explained to Matsumoto by the producer after Matsumoto Akiko eagerly named several celebrities she wanted to prank. This time, it was not celebrities who wanted to prank, but ordinary people.
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On the TV, the hosts who had just been teasing and being bullied again returned to the studio to continue the program.
However, a program lasts forty minutes, excluding commercials, and it cannot be filled up by just one opening and the appearance of Shizuka Kato.
The content of Kudo Shizuka, as the highlight of the first episode, was placed in the middle and later part of the program.
"When will Shizuka-chan show up?"
Three or five young people were sitting in front of the TV, drinking beer and watching the TV screen. Several of them were wearing Yokosuka embroidered jackets, and one boy had shaved his eyebrows. The blue eyebrow roots made his face look very fierce.
But at this moment, several people are sitting here as spectators.
Even so, considering that several people smoke and drink constantly, but in fact no one is over twenty years old, this scene has nothing to do with "honesty".
"If I don't come out, I will go crazy."
Listen to what the young man said, and it doesn’t have much to do with “honesty”.
On the TV, before cutting to the commercial, the next content was previewed. Finally, Kudo Shizuka, who had been looking forward to it all night, appeared on the screen.
Kudo Shizuka, who also dressed quite fashionably in private, got on Little Ah Fei's motorcycle. The image of Little Ah Fei on TV was not much different from those of them.
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"Next project"
The commercial came back, and on the TV, the voiceover of the program announced, "The next person to appear is Kudo Shizuka. The theme of the project is, 'How will parents react if the girlfriend of their son is Kudo Shizuka'...
…”
The scene changed to an exterior scene.
A motorcycle stopped, and a young man got off. It was obvious that he was hanging out in society. He had an embroidered jacket and short hair. He was a very cool young man.
The gangster's surname is Hongo, his hometown is Tama City, and he is a quite famous gangster among the neighbors near his hometown.
Shizuka Kudo was very interested in his motorcycle. When they met, the gangster looked a little nervous when he saw the female star and the filming staff. On the contrary, the female star who was about to tease him talked to him enthusiastically.
Not only that, but the model and characteristics of the little gangster motorcycle were also reported very accurately.
Being so proficient seemed to confirm that the rumors about her riding a motorcycle on the streets were true.
However, the reason why I came to participate in the show was definitely not to prove that I had been a female aunt. And the reason why Ogi Production was able to agree and actively cooperate with Kudo Shizuka to participate in the show was definitely not just for favors.
Let a female idol who has been rumored to be a bad girl play the role of the gangster's girlfriend. Since you have written such a script, you must ensure that the overall program effect will not make the audience think that Kudo Shizuka is indeed an uneducated person.
Female Ah Fei!
Not only that, on the surface it is that "Shizuka Kudo, who has always been rumored to be a female Ah Fei, really plays the role of Ah Fei's girlfriend", but secretly, through the script, it is proved from the side that "Kudo Shizuka is just informal and does not really take it seriously."
"More than a female Ah Fei".
The only reason why the agency agreed to allow its ace female idol to participate in a program related to the biggest rumors about her in the past is that the script of the program can actually keep her away from the biggest rumors in the past.
On TV, Kudo Shizuka got on the motorcycle of Hongo, a young gangster, and went with him to the restaurant where they agreed to meet.
The camera switched and what appeared on the screen was Hongo's father and mother entering the restaurant.
The son of Xiao A Fei suddenly said that he had a girlfriend and wanted to introduce her to his parents. The local parents who learned this information felt a little unsure while waiting for their son and his girlfriend to come over.
To introduce your girlfriend to your parents so seriously means that you are in a serious relationship even if marriage is not a prerequisite.
However, an uncertain little Ah Fei's son suddenly wants to seriously introduce his girlfriend...
"Suddenly he said he wanted to introduce his girlfriend."
On the TV screen, Hongo's father and mother were chatting for nothing before their son arrived. Hongo's mother guessed and muttered, "Isn't she pregnant?"
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"Could you be pregnant?"
Although Hongo's mother muttered in a low voice, these words were amplified on the TV screen.
Akina Nakamori, who was sitting in front of the TV and watching this program, laughed out loud because of this sentence. Then, she remembered the Yuejiu TV series played by Shizuka Kudo, in which she had just played the second female lead with a fake pregnancy.
