The animation of "Chibi Maruko-chan" has been a huge success and has received wide support among all age groups. Kohaku Utakai will prepare a special program for B.B.QUEENS and obtain a license to use the animation, with the intention of hitting high ratings.
Today, the traditional extended family model almost no longer exists. There are so-called "nuclear families" with only two couples and children, and there are more and more men and women living alone.
The place where a large family once sat around a low table watching the same program has been lost, and family-style programs have gradually lost their audience. Instead, they are programs and music produced by the industry to appeal to audiences of different ages and levels.
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The more the industry caters to the audience's preferences, the greater the differences in taste between audiences of different age groups. There will be fewer and fewer works that are suitable for all ages and are widely supported by all walks of life.
This is even more obvious after entering the rapid bubble era. The difference in choice between the younger generation and the older generation is getting bigger and bigger, and national-level things are becoming more and more difficult to appear. This can also explain why the once ace music
Programs will come to a point where they have to end. Not only that, the more programs that have achieved national level, the harder it is to survive now.
In this context, "Chibi Maruko-chan" is an animation that is suitable for people of all ages and is attracted by all ages. It is very valuable to move it to the stage of the Kohaku Song Festival and it can be expected that the ratings will be high.
will go higher.
Because of this, the Red and White Song Club will produce a special segment of "Chibi Maruko-chan" with great fanfare, and discuss with the singers from the Red and White groups to dance together on stage.
This is the strange hand dance that I am practicing in advance.
Most singers would probably not practice this in advance. Anyway, the important thing is the family atmosphere, not the substandard movements of the dancers. If it really comes down to it, maybe only Akina Nakamori pulls him to advance.
practise.
Iwahashi Shinichi felt that she didn't look like a teacher who was serious about teaching but hated the inability to make steel, but more like a serious student. Even the teacher didn't take it to heart, but she took note of the things she mentioned casually.
However, listening to her childish saying "KIRINKawaii~" and imagining this, it seems that it has become something that can be contagious to each other. He was guided by Nakamori Akina, and his heart softened.
Suddenly, I remembered a past incident and casually mentioned it to her, "I used to receive fan letters from children."
Nakamori Akina was immediately attracted and asked with interest: "Is it written to KIRIN-kun?"
Iwahashi Shin nodded and recalled the contents of the letter, "I was in the band and my favorite was the Giraffe Man." When he said this, he couldn't help but smile, "I also drew a bunch of cartoon giraffes on the letter paper."
"That's great." Nakamori Akina listened with rapt attention. Because she felt the child's innocent and pure emotions, she seemed unwilling to destroy the innocence she experienced, so she only responded to him with simple sentences.
Iwahashi Shinichi agreed, "Receiving such a letter makes people feel happy." He thought for a while, "I collected the letter and put it at home. I will show it to you next time you come to my place.
,How about it?"
Nakamori Akina said seriously, "Is that okay? It's a letter to 'Giraffe-kun'."
"Actually, it was Miwa-chan who read the letter and forwarded it to me," Iwahashi Shinichi explained. So, probably even the staff knew about such a letter at that time.
He explained it seriously, as if it was a big deal.
Nakamori Akina glanced at him, rarely displeased with his serious look... Why did he explain so clearly?
As she was thinking about it, she suddenly fell back and hit his chest with her head. I don't know whether Shinichi Iwahashi reacted to the blow, but she herself felt dizzy first.
When people act stupid, they make others laugh.
Shinichi Iwahashi was amused and reached out to hold her shoulders, "Why did you do it so suddenly?"
Akina Nakamori said harshly, "Because she is a rough woman."
Shinichi Iwahashi smiled even harder, "I'm going to add one more thing that's unreasonable." When he lowered his head, he saw her puffing up one of her cheeks, showing an unconvinced expression, and quickly put her lips to the bulging cheek.
Nakamori Akina smiled and laughed, but she couldn't help but feel that she was a fool, remembering that she would make such a joke every time it came out. She spoke again and asked: "Shinichi must have written a reply to that little fan, right?
Bar?"
She didn't need Iwahashi Shinichi to tell her the answer. She first made sure in her heart that if it was Iwahashi Shinichi, he would definitely write a reply to that child. This kind of confidence without thinking about it made Nakamori Akina feel that her and Iwahashi Shinichi's hearts were close.
Together.
Akina Nakamori gave her own answer first and then lamely added a question mark.
However, Iwahashi Shinichi felt the trust from her. He smiled and said, "Speaking of which, it's also thanks to you. Because that kid drew so many cartoon giraffes. In return, I put an origami giraffe in my reply.
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It was not Akina Nakamori who taught him how to fold a giraffe.
This reply was written by Shinichi Iwahashi to the child, and Akina Nakamori was unknowingly involved in it. In this case, "No one should read that letter more than you."
Shinichi Iwahashi's words contained a thoughtfulness.
After hearing what he said, Nakamori Akina didn't answer, but stretched out her hand, took his hand, and played with it up and down, while practicing the hand dance movements, she hummed with a smile, "Crack, crackle, crackle, crackle~ clang clang clang clang clang~!"
"
It’s okay to change the words yourself.
Although she didn't say it, she seemed to be asking for credit and praise from Iwahashi Shinichi. She pulled him to practice "Let's Dance" at home. This was not meaningless.
There are really children whose favorite band is the giraffe man, who really knows how to say "KIriNjunkawaii~".
While Iwahashi Shinichi laughed at her childishness, he experienced this real step-by-step teaching. Influenced by her, he couldn't help but feel that even if it was just for that one child, he, a giraffe man, would also seriously do such weird tricks.
Dance moves.
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Of course, all three of DREAM's T-shirts and E's perform at the Red and White Song Festival. Apart from not participating in the annual theme tour, the Giraffe Man has no special restrictions on appearing on TV.
Therefore, he not only appeared at the Red and White Song Festival, but also participated in the band's first TV promotion after the release of their new single.
As December enters, DREAM releases a new single "Snowy Christmas". Just by looking at the title of the song, you can tell that it is aimed at the Christmas season and closely related to the Christmas song prepared for Christmas.
As soon as we enter December, the Christmas atmosphere is cast like a dye. It is light at first, but becomes darker every day as we get closer to Christmas Eve.
The Japanese celebrate Christmas Eve with great grandeur, and the record industry certainly sees Christmas music as a business opportunity. Just like singing about cherry blossoms and graduation in spring, and singing about the sea in summer, music released at the right time and occasion can always reap double the results.
The new single was released as soon as December entered, but it was already ten days before Christmas when it was officially featured on a TV show. Before that, the single was only promoted through TV commercials, radio on-demand, and outdoor promotions.
Promotion is carried out in this way, and there is no live performance.
Even so, in the week of its release, it still won the first place in the weekly chart and sold more than 250,000 copies. Moreover, in this Christmas month, as a Christmas song, it was used by various merchants one after another.
Play in the store.
Not appearing on TV to promote, does not hinder the sales of records. To a certain extent, it can be regarded as the embodiment of DERAM's T-shirt and E's "popular and bold" personality.
Of course, not singing on TV for a long time is also part of the publicity strategy.
Christmas songs are the embellishment of the atmosphere on Christmas Eve. From this point of view, the protagonist is the song, not the singer himself. Because of this, the band deliberately did not show their faces and did not promote TV performances, but through radio stations.
Publicity channels such as TV commercials allow the song to infiltrate the hearts of the audience and give it the meaning of a "Christmas song".
When the official date is closer, we will promote it on TV as a song by the singer.
DREAM Colorful T-shirt E is now a front-line figure in the band, the most popular band in this era. For such a band, no matter what they release, it will trigger panic buying. This is also an important reason why the band can afford this publicity method.
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In the lounge of the TV station, it was not yet time for the official recording, and there were no outsiders in the room. The giraffe hood was placed on the dressing table. Iwahashi Shinichi, together with Brother Nakamura, were being pulled by Miwa-chan for special training together.
...Learn the weird hand dance from "Let's Dance".
First, Nakamori Akina taught him this hand dance step by step, and then Miwa-chan took it seriously and took her two Zeng Yi to learn together. Iwahashi Shinichi felt helpless and funny at the same time.
Among the singers who appear in Kohaku Utakai, there are probably very few who study in advance specifically for the dance part, but Shinichi Iwahashi was able to meet two at the same time.
Iwahashi Shinichi thought to himself that Nakamura-san was not interested, so he discussed with Miwa-chan, "Even if this is not a special practice, it doesn't matter."
Miwa-chan blinked her eyes, neither saying yes nor saying no. But this look on her face said "What are you talking about?", which made Brother Nakamura feel deeply powerless.
Being led by the nose by a little fox carrying a mouse is a daily routine for Zeng Yi people.
Iwahashi Shin had been trained step by step by stage expert Nakamori Akina early in the morning, and he was very familiar with this weird dance. Miwa-chan pulled him to perform a few gestures, then suddenly stopped and stared at his face again and again.
"What to do?" Iwahashi Shinichi asked.
Miwa-chan moved her face closer, as if she wanted to see through something, and said teasingly, "Shinichi-kun is quite good at what you do."
Iwahashi Shinichi happily accepted the compliment, "After all, he is a master of dancing, so he knows everything."
"You're so thick-skinned." Miwa-chan blurted out. She stared at Iwahashi Shinichi's face and pretended, "It's a big problem to see through Shinichi-kun's thick skin and see your true heart."
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but said to her, "Do you want to quarrel?"
"How is that possible?" Miwa-chan said without hesitation, "How could I possibly quarrel with such a thick-skinned person?"
Iwahashi Shin wanted to quarrel at first, so he turned his head to avoid the face of this little fox who was always looking for trouble. As a result, he heard her softly "嘁", with a strange and boring tone.
Here, the two of them were talking about frying soybeans. Over there, Brother Nakamura breathed a sigh of relief and was glad to be out of this inexplicable dance class. Taking this opportunity, he went out to buy coffee from the lounge.
Before going out, he asked two teammates, "Do you want me to help carry something?"
Iwahashi Shinichi replied, "Thank you for the Suntory oolong tea."
Miwa-chan glanced at him, not to be outdone, she raised a hand and raised her voice as if answering a question, "Itoen's oolong tea, Masato-san, please!"
"Suntory, Itoen..." Brother Nakamura suppressed his laughter, nodded, and went out.
Brother Nakamura left, leaving only Iwahashi Shinichi, Miwa-chan, and the manager who came with the band in the lounge, sitting at the door, ready to deal with any visitors who might come to visit.
Looking at it like this, Miwa-chan just pulled Shinichi Iwahashi and Brother Nakamura to learn the hand dance, as if it was a spur of the moment.
But maybe on the contrary, it was the sudden decision to give up the hand dance practice class.
Iwahashi Shinichi went to see Bunko to kill time. Miwa-chan held her chin with one hand and was dazed for a while. She glanced at him and ran to him like a bored naughty child. She had long forgotten about the quarrel she had just made.
Gone to the side.
She poked her head around, but Shinichi Iwahashi ignored her, but she wasn't annoyed. He just played with herself and even hummed softly.
Iwahashi Shinichi listened to her deliberately humming a ridiculous tune, and it seemed that she was humming randomly on a whim.
However, Miwa-chan's inspiration often comes from humming in such a messy manner, and suddenly a piece of music worth recording comes out. As her teammate, she is actually very familiar with these messy tunes.
Humming and humming, Miwa-chan suddenly hummed a short section of Yamashita Tatsuro's "Chestma Seve". After this section ended, it stopped.
"Speaking of Japanese Christmas songs," she commented in a normal tone, "this is the one."
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled and casually hummed the band's new single "Snowy Christmas", "Speaking of Japanese Christmas songs, there is also this one by DREAM."
Hearing what he said, Miwa-chan added seriously, "Shinichi-kun obviously has no singing talent."
"..." Iwahashi Shinichi was speechless.
But on the other hand, Miwa-chan's focus is that he can't sing, not that he compares the band's new single with Yamashita Tatsuro's immortal song.
Miwa-chan is so confident in her music.
She complained about Iwahashi Shinichi, and she hummed the line that Iwahashi Shinichi had just hummed again, "Looking at the crystal snowflakes falling silently on the gloves, the park in front of me slowly turned into a small snowfield.
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Miwa-chan seemed to be addicted to singing. She hummed this line and then hummed again. She was enjoying herself. While humming, she went to harass Shinichi Iwahashi again.
"Last Christmas Eve, didn't greedy Mr. Shen Yi say that he would return three gifts to you this year?"
Iwahashi Shinichi was not very happy, "Can you not say 'greedy'?"
She spoke plausibly, as if she was waiting for this sentence, and quickly replied: "How can someone who asks for three gifts at the first asking not be greedy?"
