When she was a student, when Shin Watanabe was still alive, Watanabe Manyumi had an in-depth conversation with her father about Watanabe's production.
At that time, Watanabe Miki had not yet become Yoshida Miki under the influence of her parents, and Watanabe Manyumi's future was still unknown.
Compared to his eldest daughter, Watanabe Shin has always preferred his second daughter whose behavior is similar to his, but even so, he has never thought of abolishing the eldest daughter and establishing a younger one. Not only that, Watanabe Manyumi herself also firmly stated that she would not marry her sister
Fight for power.
"However, I don't want to just obey my sister's words."
"Oh? Then what do you want to do?" Watanabe Jin asked her.
Watanabe Manyumi answered her father, "I want to be freer and move forward with aggressiveness without thinking about what needs to be protected."
If she takes on the heavy responsibility of running the office and protecting the sign of this old store that her parents worked hard for, she won't be able to get the freedom she wants.
However, after listening to his youngest daughter's words, Watanabe Shin corrected her: "No, even then, you still have something to protect."
"What you have to protect is the spark of innovation and enterprising spirit of Watanabe Manufacturing."
…
Watanabe Wan Yumi retracted her thoughts, cast an encouraging look at Iwahashi Shinichi, and waited for his next words.
"The popularity of teenagers is a weather vane." Shinichi Iwahashi said, "The pedestrian paradise that once gathered the Takenoko tribe is now occupied by amateur bands on road shows. It has become a 'band paradise'."
"Now, talent scouts are gathering there, and Rebecca's popularity is also a signal. There are many emerging bands recently. I think, next, it should be an era when bands can make a difference."
"Not only that, I think that in this upcoming trend, female-centered bands have a lot to do." Iwahashi Shinichi carefully weighed his words and conveyed his thoughts to Watanabe Mayumi.
"Girl bands or bands with a female as the lead singer can first be distinguished from mainstream all-male bands in terms of composition. This is something Rebecca has proven."
"Indeed." After Rebecca became popular, this composition of female lead vocalist and male musician being praised by celebrities became a topic of discussion for a time.
"However, the freshness brought by such differences is only one of the benefits. After bringing topics and public attention, how to win over curious audiences with works is the key. Therefore, the meaning of the band formation is not the most important
of."
"Even so, bands with female protagonists have an inherent advantage." Shinichi Iwahashi put forward a very fresh point of view, "That is, they can seamlessly integrate the idol's performance style on stage into their own performances.
inside."
"Oh?" Watanabe Wan Yumi was attracted by his novel point of view.
"Although the bands of the past, including the bands that are debuting now, are always improving musically, their performance style is still very old-school. For some young people, especially young girls, if they say they like the band during a chat, they will
You may be called 'old-fashioned' and 'obsolete' by your female companions."
"It's very possible." Watanabe Wanyumi agreed with a smile.
She herself was once a female high school student and a female college student. Iwahashi Shinichi's statement made her immediately think of several female classmates who had such thoughts in their school days.
"Although there are both male and female idols, after all, it was women who started this profession. In the past ten years, when it comes to idols, although among men there have also been Shingo Sanke, Tahara Toshihiko and Kondo who are now the Tahara Trio under Johnny's
There are popular idols such as Masahiko and Shounen and Shibu Persimmons, but the presence of female idols is still greater than that of male idols.”
Not only that, because Japan itself has different attitudes towards men and women, and the career golden period of female stars is too short, let alone idols. Male actors can play leading roles from their twenties until they are old, but most actresses will die once their flowering period is over.
She had to play the supporting role of mother-in-law and mother-in-law. She was better than Sayuri Yoshinaga, and she also went quiet for a while when she reached middle age.
In this way, the idol profession itself is about selling its own charm, and it is even more difficult to compare female idols with male idols.
In other words, it can be said that the reason why the public is enthusiastically pursuing female idols and the national female idols have been constantly changing over the past decade or so is due to the "short-lived" nature of female idols.
"So, bands with female protagonists have an inherent advantage. First of all, because their composition is not that traditional, they don't have to follow the style of traditional bands."
Shinichi Iwahashi said, "Furthermore, they can freely learn from idols' performance styles to enrich their expressiveness on stage and increase the 'spectability' of their performances. Times have changed, and now is an era that pursues dual enjoyment of visual and auditory enjoyment."
"
"Idols have been popular for more than ten years and are something that the public has long been accustomed to. By learning from idols' stage styles, girl bands have become easier to 'entry' to audiences who are already accustomed to idols. For young people,
Say, a band can also become a 'fashionable' thing."
"However, after all, idols and bands are two completely different professions. Therefore, although we can see the shadow of idols in girl bands, their core is still bands, which is a new thing completely different from idols. Therefore, after the entrance,
What the audience tastes is still something completely new.”
Watanabe Mayumi understood.
Iwahashi Shinichi’s idea is to use the power of idols to beat idols, and to follow the idol’s path so that the idol has no way to go. Contact his debut masterpiece and let the orthodox idol destroy the idol’s character... Yes, this is what he can think of
Come up with ideas.
"A bit despicable, Iwahashi-san." Watanabe Manyumi smiled.
With this reaction, even a fool could see that she didn't really think he was despicable.
Iwahashi Shinichi also raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Actually, it's about learning and applying the experience of idols. After all, the industry has been studying idol packaging for more than ten years. It can be said that there is no one in the world who knows how to package idols better than Japan.
Yes, these valuable experiences are worth learning.”
Xiaoxiao made a joke and returned to the original topic again, saying seriously: "If the band replaces the idol next, then instead of continuing to cling to the idol, the firm should seize this opportunity and become a pioneer."
"In terms of bands, women are still weak. However, these advantages make me think that if we focus on female bands, there will be great potential. This women's rock music festival is unprecedented. Once successfully held, it will definitely attract the attention of the outside world. Watanabe Productions can take advantage of this
Opportunity to attract these eyes."
By first establishing a setting that fully supports women's rock music, this old firm, which has lost its edge, has regained its name among underground musicians.
No matter when, people are the most important.
Watanabe Manyumi listened carefully to his last words, thought for a while, looked at Iwahashi Shinichi, and said, "Very good."
