Chapter 438 The meaning of goodbye and the red and white appearance
"Then in the second half of the red group, the first person to appear is——"
"Nogizaka46 finally achieved one million sales this year!"
"Although her popularity has skyrocketed, one of the members, Nana Hashimoto, will graduate in February next year, right?"
This is Nogizaka46’s second time attending the Kohaku Utakara. They also lost the opportunity to attend the Kohaku Utakara for the first time due to some things. Everyone cherished it, but for Hashimoto Nana Mirai, this is the last Kohaku Utakara.
, and my mood became more magnanimous.
Everyone is wearing dark purple uniforms, with golden lace on the collar, and complicated and high-end hairpins on their heads. This uniform is really beautiful, and Nishino Kazuki also has to admire the designer who designed the idol's clothing.
"Actually, Reika-san Sakurai, who worked together as an early member, wrote a letter." The host changed to Masaki Aiba.
Although it was a process that NHK TV station had set up before, everyone was still in a low mood.
Nishino Kazuki saw the girls of Nogizaka46 standing together on TV, listening to captain Sakurai Reika slowly read her letter, and they showed their parting emotions to all the viewers who watched the Kohaku Song Concert.
We, this link was deliberately hidden from Hashimoto Nanami, everyone except her knew about it.
However, as Nishino Kazuki expected, Hashimoto Nana was not too hurt and was able to respond with a smile.
Probably because this guy is not an emotional person by nature, Nishino Kazuki thought. Looking at it like this, Nishino Kazuki couldn't help but think about what kind of reaction or expression Hashimoto Nana would have when she was at the real graduation live.
Well, Nishino was looking forward to it.
Then, Nana Hashimoto said a few more words, and Nana Hashimoto’s last red and white performance at Nogizaka46 began.
——"The Meaning of Goodbye".
This song is indeed a classic. The composer Katsuhiko Yamaguro is an outstanding composer and musician. He just left Sony Music Publishing this year to establish his own agency. Although the group he founded is not popular, the songs he created are
very successful.
He was also the composer of "Kunname" performed by Nogizaka46 on Kohaku last year. He has also composed songs for male and female idol groups such as AKB48, Arashi, Kat-tum, etc. He has partnered with Yasushi Akimoto on the female idol side, and on the male idol side
It's all about writing lyrics and music, and the songs they produce sell very well.
Therefore, he is often complained about that his songs are not popular, but his songs for others are popular. He is really a very kind person.
Nishino Kazuki watched the girls dancing to the song. Hashimoto Nana stood in the C position and sang this song that will be the most meaningful to all undead chefs in the future. Nishino looked at the words and really had to admit that Yasuko was very interested in the lyrics.
Excellent grasp.
So for some ordinary songs, Akimoto Yasushi wrote the lyrics casually without paying much attention to it? No wonder some people say that the way he wrote the lyrics carelessly is to write the keywords on paper, copy them randomly, and then add exclamations and other interjections to combine them into a song.
After watching Nogizaka's performance, Kazuki Nishino stood up. After the second half started, it was almost his turn to take the stage.
After asking the stylist to rearrange his clothes and hairstyle, Kazuki Nishino went to the waiting area and waited quietly for the start of his show.
In less than a minute, Nogizaka's six-member backing dance troupe arrived. They came at a trot and were still panting.
At this moment, the dancers also changed into uniform costumes, which was a set of jeans and casual tops of different colors. Takayama Kazuki, who entered hand in hand with Nishino Kazuki, wore an orange long-sleeved shirt that perfectly matched Nishino Kazuki's outfit.
"Are you ready?" Nishino Kazuki looked at everyone and asked first.
"Wazuki-san, you look like the nervous one." Saito Asuka stuck his head out and couldn't help but say. After all, he has more experience in red and white than Nishino Kazuki.
"Nonsense, I'm very open-minded. Please behave well later and don't lower my level." Nishino Kazuki said.
Welcome everyone's contempt.
"Come on everyone~"
"come on!"
The mood at this moment is actually connected.
The last group of singers finished singing, and it was Nishino Kazuki's turn. He calmed down and straightened his clothes again. Takayama Ichimi was beside her, and the others had already gone to the stage to take their places.
"The singer who appears next in the white group is also an outstanding actor and screenwriter, and a young and promising artist."
"We invite Nishino and Shusan to bring us the theme song "Love" of this spring's most popular TV series."
"welcome!"
In line with the music, Nishino Kazuki held the hand offered by Takayama Kazuki. Because the song was brisk, the two did not need to be too deliberate in holding hands. They held it casually and slowly walked up the stage steps on the second floor.
Go down.
As soon as he appeared on the stage, Nishino Kazuki received enthusiastic applause from the audience. The audience were all selected through lottery, and there were many young women among them, so there were still many supporters of Nishino Kazuki.
Takayama Kazumi was a little nervous. It was her first time to do this. She stood next to Nishino Kazuki and walked to the center of the stage holding hands under the sight of more than 3,500 spectators.
Forget about the others, the target is still Nishino Kazuki. It is inevitable that Takayama Kazumi has different emotions in his heart, of course he is more happy.
When the prelude sounded, Nishino Kazuki let go of Takayama Kazuki's hand, tapped her gently, then walked in front of the girl and faced the audience, posed, and stood in the C position.
"As the sky gets darker, the ordinary streets begin to come alive. Driven by the evening breeze, there are dense crows and noisy crowds, which have no special meaning."
This song by Nishino Kazuki has long been known to everyone, but the sound of his voice still surprised the audience. He himself does not have much live experience, and the public has never sang live.
It sounds so good?
The sound is magnetic, not much different from the CD version.
This is probably how many people feel.
Then in the chorus, everyone started to dance the "Love Dance". The rearranged dance was more lively and energetic, with a bright rhythm, and Nogizaka46's backup dancers were just right.
Nishino Kazuki and several other people moved neatly, twirling their fingers, turning around and leaping, and the host also danced to the song.
This song and dance lightened the atmosphere in the venue. Of course, the Red and White Song Festival also needs such happy songs to adjust and pave the way for the excitement that follows.
By the time the last dance move was over, everyone in Nogizaka finally felt relieved, especially Mai Shiraishi. Although she knew Kazuki Nishino's singing skills, she couldn't help but worry about him because he was not a professional singer after all.
The same goes for a few other people. Even if they sang successfully during the rehearsal, they couldn't help but overthink it.
Fortunately, it has ended successfully now, and the effect is very good.
It can be seen from the warm applause of the audience.