Flying over the bubble era

1423. Chapter 1424. Great increase in skill
At the beginning of the new year, the world is constantly talking about the two singles. The term "GENZO series" has intensively appeared in media reports and has become a popular trend.

Sony's performance is quite elegant, although Tetsuya Komuro has a lot of connections with Sony, and Ryoko Shinohara is a singer of Sony, but the person in charge of Sony Records who participated in this single, in an interview with the magazine, frankly said, "Ryoko Shinohara as a member of the idol group was created by Sony, but Ryoko Shinohara as a solo singer can be said to be all due to GENZO."

With Sony's generous statement, the media has no scruples and directly classifies these two topical singles as "GENZO series".

Of course, the reason why Sony showed such a broad-mindedness is not only because their family has a big business, and they don't take the honor of this single seriously.Considering the long-term plan for future cooperation is one of the reasons. The other reason is that the group Tokyo Dance Dolls that Shinohara Ryoko belongs to is facing the biggest crisis of personnel changes since her debut.

When Shinichi Iwahashi got the interview draft from the person in charge of Sony, he also got the information that Ryoko Shinohara planned to fly solo, but Yuri Ichii from the same group got the first step.

The internal intrigue of Tokyo Dance Dolls, these adult female idols, the internal complexity is breathtaking.In the past, the girl idol group Kitten Club was known for its many internal factions, but in the face of the fighting skills of adults, the Kitten Club is just a group of bad girls.

Shinohara Ryoko is quite powerful in the group, and even took the lead in bullying the new trainees, showing her big sister's true colors.However, when she became popular because of this single and became the most special person in the group, the relationship between her and the members of the group became delicate.Those members who followed her in the past, not only did not respect her more because of her popularity, but their attitude changed because of it.

Just when Ryoko Shinohara, who was ignited by ambition, planned to cut off from this group, her deadly rival Ichii Yuri, who was in her group, proposed to withdraw from the group and focus on underground rap music activities in the future.

Ryoko Shinohara got a chance backstage at the performance at Wangan Plaza, and Yuri Ichii broadened her mind on stage.A show that simultaneously changed two Tokyo Dance Dolls members, prompting them to make life choices.

For a group, if members quit one after another, it will inevitably attract speculation from the outside world.For Ryoko Shinohara, who was about to retire, Ichii Yuri's actions undoubtedly disrupted her plan, but for Sony, delaying Ryoko Shinohara's withdrawal may not be a bad thing.

The person in charge publicly stated that the success of solo singer Ryoko Shinohara comes from GENZO, which is more or less a kind of beating.In addition, there is also a hidden trick to prepare for a rainy day: if the disputes between the groups come to light, this interview draft is a cut that has been made in advance.

After all, the popular Ryoko Shinohara was not taken seriously by Sony.Her success, apparently, has little to do with herself.And whether she can continue to be popular does not depend on herself.

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Shinichi Iwahashi is naturally not interested in the intrigue of idol groups.However, Ryoko Shinohara's teammate named Yuri Ichii has left a deep impression on him these few times.

It is also quite interesting to quit my idol job to do rap.

Yanqiao Shenyi heard about this little idol by chance, and more or less, he also developed a little interest in Japanese rap music.Why not tell the clerk to call Mineshima and ask him for help in sorting out the recent works of famous singers in the underground rap world.

Mineshima accepted Iwahashi Shinichi's request, and then asked him: "Has Iwahashi-san become interested in the rap world recently?"

Yanqiao Shinichi was noncommittal, and asked instead: "In Japan's underground music scene, rap is also a force that cannot be ignored, isn't it?"

"That's true." Feng Dao responded with a smile, and stopped asking.

Japan's popular culture is well developed, and the market is large enough to accommodate various styles of music.Despite this, rap has yet to become popular in the mainstream eye.

Although Yanqiao Shinichi said it as a matter of course, he knew in his heart that this genre is difficult to become popular.

It is for this reason that the girl named Ichii Yuri is willing to join such a world, which attracts attention and attracts Iwahashi Shinichi's attention.

This girl, intentionally or unintentionally, formed a stark contrast with Ryoko Shinohara of the same team.

Although Shinichi Iwahashi is not interested in the intrigue of the idol group, but through the personalities revealed in the respective choices of the two girls, he understands why the two become rivals.

The intrigue of idol groups, as a bystander, may be interesting.Of course, if this is a combination under his own banner, it may be a big headache.

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Ryoko Shinohara's new single was successful, but Shinichi Iwahashi didn't take it too seriously.Even if this single shows the super momentum of creating records, in Iwahashi Shinichi's view, it is only a part of a plan, and it is not an irreplaceable part.

What he is really happy about is ZARD's success this time.

Since the release of "Don't Give Up", both the sales volume and the popularity of the topic have been very strong.This hugely successful cheering song not only accumulated a lot of popularity and favorability for the band, but also many people, sincerely, showed their trust in the band.

Since these days, after the broadcast of any music program that ZARD has appeared in, the TV station will receive a large number of calls from viewers, and the number of fan letters sent to the band has also increased significantly.Some listeners even wrote letters to GENZO Records expressing their gratitude and hoping that GENZO can release more music works that bring courage and strength to everyone.

The staff will sort out the letters specially sent to the record company and send them to Shinichi Iwahashi.

Shinichi Iwahashi was a giraffe man in DREAMS COME TRUE, and he also received some fan letters addressed to him.He exclusively reads the letters sent to record companies, a habit he picked up while playing Giraffe Man.

Usually, listeners like a group of singers and express their support by writing letters.But there are only a few who will write to the record company specifically.Because of this, Iwahashi Shinichi thought it necessary to read the letter sent to the record company.

...Although as far as the actual situation is concerned, half of the letters sent are inexplicable, and the other half are filled with all kinds of strange speeches and pointing fingers, and very few of them are really valuable.

Therefore, these sent letters have an additional link of "after sorting out by the staff".

Compared with the past situation, in the recent letters sent to the record company, there are many more voices from ordinary people. After sorting out, the letters sent to Yanqiao Shinichi's desk are obviously thicker than before.

And after reading the letters from the audience, knowing how a song of support brought comfort to the hearts of the public, Iwahashi Shin fully realized that thing: "As a practitioner in the entertainment industry, it is to be responsible to the public.”

Although the person in charge of Sony Records came out and said that "the credit belongs to GENZO", but Ryoko Shinohara and GENZO are different after all.

Inside GENZO, they will applaud the success of "Love, Heartache, Be Strong", but they will be proud of the success of "Don't Give Up" from the bottom of their hearts.

"Don't Give Up" reproduced the brilliance created by "Love, Heartache, Be Strong" in January. After its release, it set a record of three consecutive weeks.For six weeks in a row, the singles charts were dominated by the GENZO series, and as a big topic, they were rushed to report by the media.

After six weeks in a row, in the seventh week, the top spot on the singles chart finally left the GENZO singers. Some music magazines even used the description of "relaxed" when describing this incident.

For the industry, this may really be a sigh of relief.

No matter which record label, it can dominate the charts for a few weeks, but it can never maintain a dominant posture.The throne of single week champion left the GENZO category, and what was regarded as "common sense" finally returned to its place.

By the third week of the single's release, ZARD had stopped performing on television, and instead scheduled a few radio shows and live events.The shy and shy Sachiko Kamachi tried her best to cooperate in the promotion of this single.

"Don't Give Up" was a big hit, but Sachiko Puchi didn't show much joy.In other words, in the face of such a huge success, although she is happy about it, she is not happy because of the "success" of this single.

Rather, her happiness comes from the simple hope in her heart. After putting the idea into practice, she really got the result she expected-for this "wish come true", she feels warm from the bottom of her heart.

After the release of the single, ZARD has reached another level, and Sachiko Kamachi has also received various congratulations from relatives and friends.In addition to congratulations, there is also admiration for her being able to write such a lyrics.

However, surrounded by fame and fortune, amidst the congratulations from relatives and friends, she thought of something else.

After Shinichi Iwahashi told Sachiko Kawachi not to regard the times as something untouchable, this keen lyricist captured the pulse of the "times" in her own way.

And at the moment when her song was widely supported, what Sachiko Puchi thought was that the reason why this song is so loved by the public is precisely because, at this moment, there are too many people who need support and strength. people.

Regarding these thoughts, the closest person to Sachiko Kamaike is Akamatsu Haruko.This eldest lady from a big family in Kyoto has similar feelings and different perceptions of the era that Sachiko Kamachi felt.

But on this topic, Dai Hemoji, who always followed the two of them, was not interested.She is cheerful and forthright on the outside and inside, and doesn't have much awareness of the changes in the outside world. She just congratulates ZARD's success with her simple friend's heart, and is full of expectations to celebrate a friend.

Having such a friend around can help people relax and put complicated thoughts aside.

For Dai Kuroki, the success of "Don't Give Up" is indeed worthy of celebration.After all, not only Sachiko Kamanike is her good friend, but also Tetsuro Oda, who wrote this song, is also her friend.

Once, she was the introducer who made the acquaintance of Kamachi Sachiko and Oda Tetsuro.

From this point of view, the acquaintance and cooperation between these two people finally created such a strong spark, Dahei Moji and You Rongyan.She enthusiastically organized the celebration party, and took the lead to celebrate with her friends before the record company's celebration reception for ZARD was held.

"Although the company will hold a super grand reception, the focus is not on everyone in the band and Oda-san, but to thank the related parties."

Dai Hemoji, who has participated in this kind of reception more than once, has every reason to rush to the front and hold a real celebration before the reception full of human exchanges.

She even wanted to invite Shinichi Iwahashi to join.

After all, without the support of Shinichi Iwahashi, this kind of cross-company cooperation involving old copyrights would most likely not be possible.

Sachiko Puchi and Haruko Akamatsu agree with each other tacitly, and pay attention to the meaning of other musicians in the band first.

In fact, Sachiko Kuchi was looking forward to meeting Shinichi Iwahashi in her heart.After the release of the single, Sachiko Kamike never met Shinichi Iwahashi, so she can neither know Shinichi Iwahashi's opinion on the success of this single, nor express his thoughts on the success of this single. Tell him.

Although there was a call from Shinichi Iwahashi, Sachiko Kuchi always felt that she shouldn't say these things on the phone.

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Even though it was a celebration party held in private, he sent an invitation to the boss. Dahei Moji's approach had a kind of helpless naivety.

But perhaps it should be said that in her mind, Shinichi Iwahashi is not a "boss".

However, even a few members of the ZARD band and Oda Tetsuro have no objection... In this case, Iwahashi Shinichi also readily accepted the invitation to have a drink together.

In the ZARD band, the musicians followed Shinichi Iwahashi when he was a small manager in the underground music circle, and walked all the way until they made up their minds for this band and wanted to set up their own record label.

In the entire GENZO department, this band is the most special.This is also the reason why several people in ZARD, even today, are still relaxed and unrestrained when facing Shinichi Iwahashi.

The celebration was initiated by the younger sister, Moji Daikoku. However, once the boss was invited to participate, the bill for tonight would naturally be credited to Shinichi Iwahashi.

Dahei Moji was a little embarrassed to insert willows unintentionally.Tomohisa Kawazoe, the band's venomous tongue, complained maliciously on the side: "It seems that Iwahashi-san was moved here on purpose to avoid the bill."

Iwahashi Shinichi hadn't been drinking with ZARD's people for a long time. Hearing Tomohisa Kawazoe's words, he suddenly felt kind and couldn't help laughing.

He nodded, as if he understood Dahei Moji's intentions, and said something along with it: "So that's how it is."

In the matter of making fun of people with evil intentions, Yanqiao Shinichi's skill has greatly improved in recent years.

(End of this chapter)