Chapter 239 The first street flash mob on Christmas Eve (End)
Neon lights in the night sky, Christmas trees decorated with LED light strips, and countless red and green screen advertisements are playing in the square.
The cold wind blows through the empty pedestrian street in front of Shinjuku's Kabukicho. It is obviously cold air that can condense the air, but the people coming and going make the pedestrian street full of warm and lively Christmas atmosphere.
A van is parked on the side of the road.
Drums, electronic keyboards, stands, benches, microphones, speakers...everything was moved down from above.
"By the way, it seems we don't have a permit for street performances, right?" Kanbaru Raku jumped out of the car holding a snare drum, turned to ask Yoshihara-senpai, who was standing with his waist propped up and eating a lollipop.
Yoshihara Nao was originally looking at a guitar singer playing and singing alone across the street. After hearing Kambara's words, she casually replied:
"No."
"Senior, I need to remind you that when I came here just now, I saw police patrolling this street."
"Police?" Nao Yoshihara seemed completely unconcerned, "Kamihara-kun, what is the spirit of rock and roll?"
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Kanbaru read the rock chronicle, and this was quite clear. After installing the snare drum according to Nanamiyue's request, he replied: "Freedom?"
"Yes, that's right! Freedom! A street performance permit is oppression! A cage! It's a restraint for people like us!" Nao Yoshihara's eyes reflected the thin figure of the guitar singer opposite, with one hand on her hips as if she was missing something.
, "When you see a policeman holding an instrument and running away quickly, that's the essence of being in a band."
"..."
A bohemian rock band, right?
Judging from the nostalgic look in the senior's eyes, he probably did this a lot in the past.
"What is that person singing across the street?" Kanbaru Suzu noticed the guitar singer opposite who no one was paying attention to.
"I don't know." Tianhai Jiuliuli, who put on the speakers, listened carefully.
Kanbaru Raku also looked over, and what he heard seemed a bit familiar. He frowned and listened carefully, and found that he really knew it, "The sea and the sky are vast, and it's the Japanese version."
"The singing is quite emotional." Kanbaru Suzu kept her eyes on the back of the guitar singer.
In a crowded street, only one spectator is willing to stay in front of him.
Kanbaru looked at it for a while and said, "I guess I'm homesick."
"How do you know, brother? Did you hear it?"
Kanbaru put a knife on Kanbaru's little head, "Didn't you hear that the language was changed halfway through the song? It was Cantonese, and the female audience member was still singing along with him, and she almost burst into tears." p>
Nao Yoshihara closed her eyes and supported her waist with one hand and said: "As a singer, even if there is only one person who is willing to stay and be a listener, that is lucky enough."
After saying this, she immediately clapped her hands and urged the people around her: "Okay, okay, don't look at the other side. Everyone, hurry up. The most important thing for a flash mob is to be fast. Once the layout is set, start immediately! gogogo
!"
As soon as Yoshihara-senpai urged from behind, everyone's idleness suddenly disappeared.
Everyone knows what will happen next.
They are a small band that has only been established for a week, but they have to perform for the first time on Christmas Eve.
The instruments were moved down one by one at an accelerated pace.
"Are you nervous?" Tianhai Qimingyue said sarcastically.
Kagura Raku laughed directly and said: "Nervous? You know I'm thick-skinned, even if I shout on the street that I'm a fool, it's no problem. Qi Mingyue, you look quite calm? You're obviously just a novice on the drums.
”
Although I am not nervous, it would be false to say that I don’t feel anything in my heart.
"I've seen so many big scenes, so naturally I don't have any feelings about this kind of situation."
As soon as Qi Mingyue answered, Kanhara Raku realized that his band was really outrageous.
Not to mention Jiuliuli and Qi Mingyue, their piano scene was much bigger than this.
Ah Ling is an idol voice actress. She has been working behind the scenes before. She has recently had the experience of singing on the front desk, so she probably won’t be too nervous. It’s just that she refuses to be recognized by fans.
Zhixue is not nervous at all.
After working on it for a long time, you are the only one who pulls the strings the most?
Kanbaru thought about it for a long time, feeling a little empty.
"Lejun is actually the most powerful among us."
"Huh? Why did you say that suddenly?" Kam Yuara looked at Tianhai Jiuliuli in confusion.
"Isn't it because of my brother that this band comes together? Without my brother, we wouldn't be able to be here at this time. It has nothing to do with strength. A team has the soul to put it together.
The most important thing."
"No way, everyone agrees to join because they have their own goals."
Even though he said that, Tianhai Jiuli's words of encouragement cheered up Kanbaru a lot and asked him to take a serious attitude towards this performance.
He is a bassist, and the existence of a bassist in a band is also very important!
"Thank you."
"Brother, bro, I'm actually very nervous too." Seeing Tianhai Jiuliuri talking to her brother, Kanbaru Suzu immediately stood between the two of them, smiled and squeezed out of Jiuliuri's position, and smiled directly at Kanbaruru.
Let’s talk.
"You are so lively, why are you so nervous?"
"It's true. What if I get recognized by fans? They might even ask me why I suddenly joined a band."
"I still believe you if you meet fans in Akihabara. This is Shinjuku and Kabukicho."
"Pa."
Nao Yoshihara put her hands together in her signature way and said with a kind smile: "okok, this is the end of the chat. You are all ready, right? Then... get ready to start!"
The small talk was just a snippet, and it took less than 20 minutes from the time the van stopped to when all the facilities were ready.
This speed is a true street flash mob.
Several people took their seats according to the predetermined positions.
Kanbaru Suzu and Amami Nozuki are the lead singers, and the guitarist occupies the front C position.
Jiu Liuli's keyboard is near the middle, Qi Mingyue's drum set is near the right side, and only the bassist Kagura Raku is placed in the most inconspicuous lower left corner, with a Christmas tree blocking it next to it.
If passersby didn't look carefully, they might think this team is a four-member girl band.
After everyone was in their seats, Nao Yoshihara stood at the front of the crowd. Under the snow on Christmas Eve and in front of countless pedestrians coming and going in front of Kabukicho, she shouted to the five of them: p>
"Alright! Everyone from runto! The impromptu performance is ready to begin!"
Everyone in the band raised their right hands at the same time, responding to Nao Yoshihara's voice.
Because this band is full of young girls, and they are all beautiful girls who can win the beauty pageant championship at any time, so some couples on the street, passers-by drinking canned beer, uncles shopping on Christmas Eve, young people,
I had some curiosity in advance.
A girl band.
What music will be played?
With this curiosity, some people have begun to linger in front of everyone, and more and more people gather together.
The noise surging on the street, countless dazzling advertisements falling on the heads of the stranded people. Everything was colorfully decorated by the snow on Christmas Eve. More and more people were watching, waiting wordlessly, and their fingers couldn't help but
Hold the neck tightly.
Only then did Kanbaru realize that being nervous was really unavoidable.
"Huh..."
He closed his eyes and blew out a mouthful of white mist from his lips to expel the stagnant air in his lungs and calm his mood at the moment.
His left hand pressed on the chord, trying to remember the rhythm at the beginning of the practice.
......
Silence.
The silence of waiting.
In the waiting silence, the four beats began to count down.
"Huh..."
Clear and audible breathing sounds.
The clear and melodious bass of the guitar began to flow out. Tianhai Zhixue's fingers just repeated simple plucking, and the playing without any skills was surprisingly intoxicating.
The light and simple guitar repeats three sections, and the soft and lyrical singing begins to flow from Kanbaru Suzu's mouth.
"summer has e and passed...
"the i ever last..."
It was obviously just a simple guitar accompaniment, and there was obviously no exciting, emotional, or soul-shaking rhythm. The moment Kanhara Raku heard A Ling's clear voice from behind, he couldn't help but shiver behind his back.
The enthusiastic audience also cheered for Kanbaru Suzu and applauded.
Tianhai Qimingyue has an expressionless face, and the drumsticks in both hands are jumping back and forth on the slender hands. The rhythm and blues drum beats are inserted at the right time to stir up the burrs in the back. After the three-person ensemble has completed the semi-tour, Jiu Liuli's piano begins to embellish the music brightly.
The harmony, like the stars in the night sky, leads everyone to accompany A Ling's singing.
At this moment, Kambara's heart was affected by an indescribable force, and her fingers couldn't help but tremble with her voice!
Very good, keep it, just keep this rhythm.
Kambara Raku couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In his trance, he seemed to have seen a flash of light in the eyes of the passers-by in front of him. They were moved by Kambara Raku's ethereal voice.
" wheember ends..."
Kanbaru Suzu's singing continues, and Amami no Yuki's guitar continues to repeat the clear and clear guitar.
The melody of the song is brisk, but the lyrics are full of sadness and heavy atmosphere.
As the music flowed, the drumbeats of Tianhai Qimingyue became enthusiastic and exciting. What followed was the sudden explosion of Tianhai Zhixue's electric guitar. Everyone's hair stood on end instantly, and it was like lightning moving around.
The electric guitar pierced everyone's brain.
The rhythm suddenly exploded, tearing everything apart, and only Kanbaru Suzu's voice maintained the remaining tranquility.
Kanbaru closed his eyes, and countless burrs had already appeared on his back. He tried his best to use his body to follow the four-quarter rhythm of the drum beat to support the structure of the entire song, and tried his best to squeeze the harmony into the drum beat like a game between fingers.
and between musical notes.
Being watched, expected, and appreciated... The brain seems to be selflessly intoxicated by the touch of the musical instrument, as if it is being burned by hot fire, and it feels like it is being torn apart by the drumbeats of the seven bright moons.
Completely melted into the music played by the companions, and the colorful neon lights that illuminated everything....
This feels really great!
All the blood in his body turned into a fire to resist the cold. Kambara held the metal string tightly with his left hand, constantly matching Tianhai Qimingyue's head-shaking drum beats, and Tianhai Zhixue's electric guitar, which was like a silver snake that stimulated the ears.
section, and then follow their rhythm, moving forward step by step, step by step.
"summer has e and passed..."
Kanbaru Suzu's singing becomes clearer and clearer as the rhythm becomes more intense.
Completely...can't hold back. Swallowing the dry saliva hard, trying everything to squeeze the rhythm into the rhythm, the brain is constantly distinguishing the drum beats engraved by Tianhai Qimingyue, in the crazy rising rhythm of Tianhai Zhixue's expressionless face, Kambara Music
I feel like I have lost myself, leaving only a pair of fingers tightly clasping on the coiled metal strings.
Dazzling lights, a few people singing along with Kanbaru Suzu...
So comfortable...
Amami Qimingyue used her trembling body to drive the drums and beat out the rhythm. Jiu Liuli used the piano to make the whole song relaxed and lively. The backlit silhouettes of Kanbaru Suzu facing the microphone and Amami Nozuki holding an electric guitar were backlit. Kanbaru Raku has already observed it.
He can see everyone and hear everyone's hard work in this song.
Isn’t this pretty cool?
While Kanbaru used his bass to increase the tension in the middle part of the song, he was already laughing from the bottom of his heart.
It turns out that this is the feeling of a band, the feeling of playing together in front of an audience in a real sense.
Even if it's not very mature, even if it's not perfect.
But it’s enough to see everyone’s efforts...
.......
"Thank you for your hard work!"
“Very good!”
"Great! One more song!"
"Yes! One more song!"
The music stopped, but the voices of the passers-by stopped. They looked at the five-member band in front, applauding without hesitation with both hands. Applause, whistles, and silent shouts, all kinds of things.
, all kinds of people cast their eyes over.
The dazzling neon lights of Kabukicho across the street, the applause and confusion of the audience who were rubbing shoulders with each other and raising their arms, even made Kamigahara Raku unable to get out of his thoughts for a while.
Is this... the end?
Is it a little too fast?
To be honest, even though there are still some flaws in this song, the coordination is not perfect.
But Kambaraku has already sunk in a little, and there is still some heat left in his body.
He really wanted to keep playing.
One song is not fun enough.
He looked at Nao Yoshihara who was watching the battle from behind.
She gave him a look.
It means: "If you have practiced other songs, that's up to you."
But this is just a joke.
They didn’t know how long they had practiced this relatively simple song alone, and they didn’t know how many times they had practiced it together.
"No more." Kanbaru could only smile bitterly at the senior.
"Ah, if it's gone, let's withdraw." Nao Yoshihara didn't seem to care very much.
"But senior, this..." Kanhara pointed to the passers-by who still wanted to hear.
"Then you can't repeat a song too many times...ah, it seems, you don't need to continue."
As soon as Yoshihara-senpai finished speaking, a group of blue policemen wearing hats and vests entered the crowd.
The attitude of the police was very unfriendly, and the topics around them were "Do you have a permit?" and "Do you know this will cause trouble for everyone?"
But since it was Christmas Eve, the police didn’t want to embarrass them too much and just asked them to pack up and leave.
Most of the audience also knew that they would not be able to watch the performance next, and shook their heads in disappointment.
Some people also came to ask what kind of band they were and if there was any place where they could see the performance.
Most are young men.
Kagawa Raku guessed that they didn't want to listen to the music, but wanted to hook up with their pretty sister.
Of course, the reality is that they have nothing as a small band now, and their level is only good enough to play this song well, and they have to sing on site... That's a fantasy.
*
Snap!
Nao Yoshihara suddenly pulled down the back door of the van, clapped her hands, turned around, and faced the five people in front.
"Well..." She scratched her cheek with her fingers, "What should I say?"
"..."
"By the way, you, Kanbaru, play the bass so badly. The bass in this song is used to maintain the overall rhythm. Look what you are doing. And you, Qi Mingyue, beat the drums so fast, Jiu Liuli
Can He Ling keep up?
"The same goes for Jiu Liuli and Ling, what are you doing? The band is a group, a group!! Since Qi Mingyue's drum playing is faster, you should also try to keep up! In that case, only the bpm (tempo speed) of the song will go up.
, instead of the whole mess like just now!
"Not to mention Zhixue, he played by himself throughout the whole process without any cooperation."
Nao Yoshihara said impatiently to everyone, and then nodded to herself, "Yes, that's right, you are not cooperating at all."
"..."
In silence, Kanbaru Suzu raised her hand: "That...senior."
"Hmm...? Say."
"Senior didn't say that because he wanted to put pressure on us, right?"
"No."
"..."
Okay, Kanbaru is sure, A Suzu is right.
"Ahem," Nao Yoshihara also knew that she couldn't hold it anymore, so she coughed twice to cover up her embarrassment, "Okay, you guys performed really well just now, but it was only for the rookie team, that's all. The mistake I made just now
Although you may not be that serious, you still have some problems.
"Besides, the atmosphere on the street is still a little lacking. How can there be any fun in the underground stage?"
"Oh," Nao Yoshihara suddenly sighed again, "I originally planned to use this flash mob event to teach you a lesson, to let you know that the band is not a child's play event, and you can't come in with the mentality that you can just give up halfway. But.
Who knew that you guys have such a good musical foundation? It only takes a week to set up! You can play music that the audience feels comfortable listening to!"
"Then seniors just want to give us a showdown through the flash mob?" Kanbaru asked while holding Bess.
"That's it, but you performed so well that I don't even know how to train you to demonstrate my role as a guide."
"However," Nao Yoshihara changed the subject again, "If you really want to perform on a low-level stage, I can help arrange the arrangements, but that stage... your level is not what you can make do now.
You also need to prepare at least five or six songs."
"Understood, practice more often, right?"
"Okay, okay, today is Christmas Eve. I didn't give you any gifts, and I stood outside with you for an hour. I hope you can really feel something inside during this ensemble. Let's go, pack up and go back." *
In this way, after several people followed their seniors back to the rented music room and moved all the instruments back, they were all exhausted.
Everyone has no idea of going shopping for Christmas. They just want to go home quickly and wash up and go to bed.
After returning home, Kanbaru soaked in the bathroom to relieve the pain of physical exhaustion. He still couldn't forget the feeling of standing behind and watching their backs tonight while singing the same rock song together.
Their performance, their backs, the passion and cooperation that everyone put together in the same song.
That feeling of fulfillment, the feeling of working hard...
It's really... so fulfilling.
Presumably Jiuliuli, A Ling and others also have this kind of thing, right?
They all looked very happy after it was over.
At least the smile on Jiu Liuli's face was an expression I had never seen before from Kanhara Le after she finished playing the piano alone.
As long as we continue, everyone can grow in this band.
The reconciliation between Jiuliuli and Qi Mingyue is only a matter of time.
——Kanahara Raku looked up at the shrouded ceiling of the bathroom, thinking so firmly in his heart.