Flying over the bubble era

Gu Gu Hitomi is seventeen years old, youthful and beautiful, a recognizable beautiful girl. It is no secret in the industry that GENZO has selected several newcomers from among models and actresses.

Hitomi Furutani, who was selected based on the standard of "beautiful girl", will be produced by Tetsuya Komuro and will make her official debut soon.This means that Tetsuya Komuro's next production route will most likely revolve around beautiful girls.

This is an important development for the industry.

Today is an era in which idols are needed. Even if old-style idols are rejected, new-style idols will reappear. GENZO teamed up with Komuro Tetsuya to launch a new beautiful girl, which is essentially an idol with a new packaging method.

However, this kind of beautiful girl singer launched with Tetsuya Komuro as the core should be more appropriately called "the clone of the idol Tetsuya Komuro".

Ever since GENZO selected young girls from the industry, Baba Shunichi has been paying attention to the movements of Shinichi Iwahashi and Tetsuya Komuro, speculating on the direction of Tetsuya Komuro's emerging trend.Since Baba Shunichi was watching every move of the GENZO department from a distance, he naturally knew that Iwahashi Shinichi poached a newcomer from the Geeiying department.

The group TRF, which made Tetsuya Komuro famous as a producer, lacks replicability. It is precisely because it is difficult to be imitated that the group has maintained a unique popularity since its debut and became popular.

However, the lack of reproducible combinations means that batch production cannot be carried out.If Komuro Tetsuya and Iwahashi Shinichi want to continuously and steadily launch newcomers, they must choose a singer type that is easy to produce.

Use idol-like packaging, but resolutely do not do what idols would do.There is a clear boundary with idols, but at the same time it creates a sense of ambiguity among the public.

No matter from which point of view, it is most appropriate to launch a girl idol singer.

Shinichi Iwahashi would rather poach a talent than sign a 15-year-old girl. This approach further confirmed Shunichi Baba's speculation: GENZO is shifting its focus to girl singers.

The birth of Tetsuya Komuro made him a well-deserved creator of new trends.Although the singers produced by him have become popular one after another, they have not yet formed a scale after all. This is what GENZO will work hard for next.

The strong wind of the band era has been blowing until this year, and it still occupies the largest position in the mainstream.GENZO, which was the first to focus on bands, has a lot of talents, and several other mainstream record companies also have well-known bands in their hands.Of course, under the leadership of Nagato Taiyuki, VERMILLION Records is also impressive.

The entire industry can benefit from the band, which also ensures that the popularity of the band will not fade easily.

In addition, during this period of time, solo singers, harmony groups, and various types of singers with good achievements have appeared. Among them, the market for male solo singers is the most active, and a series of big-selling male singer-songwriters have emerged. .Even the Enka School has kept pace with the times, launching the "Enka Beauty" and "Enka Prince" series, packaging handsome men and beautiful enka singers, trying to bring back the public who have gradually lost interest in enka to their camp.

In the new year, the recording industry can be said to be full of flowers.However, Shunichi Baba judged that the blooming of flowers at the moment is a manifestation of Komuro Tetsuya's not yet firmly seated on the ruling throne.If Shinichi Iwahashi and Tetsuya Komuro's girl singer project is a big success, then the record market will return to a situation where pop dominates the world again.

... Baba Shunichi didn't doubt whether Tetsuya Komuro could secure his throne.

This producer randomly picked an unknown little idol like Ryoko Shinohara who has an empty appearance, and she could have a single that sold 200 million copies——

The single "Love, Heartache, Strong" produced by Tetsuya Komuro for Ryoko Shinohara has sold more than 190 million copies in April, and it is only a matter of time before the single reaches 200 million.

Being able to transform an unknown idol and leave a name in the history of pop records means that Tetsuya Komuro has already possessed the godhood of turning stones into gold.

Taiko Nagato has taken advantage of the wind of the band era, and now firmly sits on the throne of the president, which has won the praise of Zhou Fang Yuxiong.But Shunichi Baba, who confronted him at the beginning, has become more and more silent in the record company, and is no longer worthy of being Nagato's opponent.

Baba Shunichi has been unable to make achievements for a long time, and has changed his original behavior style and become more low-key. Nagato Taiyuki does not think that Baba Shunichi can be compared with himself.Because of this, the relationship between the two has eased a lot.At least on the surface.

But Shunichi Baba was humble and low-key on the surface, but he still sneered at Taiyuki Nagato on the inside.

Of course, the wave of bands will continue for a long time, but the few bands Nagato is proud of, except for B'z, which continues to produce excellent works and has a stable relationship between members, other bands have hidden crises .Either there is a lack of stable creativity, or the relationship between members is quite delicate.

Nagato Taiko lost Oda Tetsuro. Although he has recruited several composers, it is not so easy to continue to produce songs that can support his band.

The crisis was hidden, but the proud president Sang didn't realize it at all. He just continued to copy his own path of success, and kept launching bands similar to the popular bands, which obviously lacked foresight.The "kingdom" that Nagato is proud of is actually just a fragile sandcastle.

Baba Jun sees through this point, and feels that Nagato's great luck is not worth mentioning, so he turns his attention and pays attention to GENZO's movements.

Every time a new fad emerges, it brings new opportunities.Iwahashi Shinichi is a person who can create fashion. If you keep an eye on Iwahashi Shinichi's movements, you will have the opportunity to take advantage of the wind and further expand your own territory.

When he learned that Shinichi Iwahashi had poached a girl and further speculated that GENZO would shift its focus to girl singers, Baba Junichi was finally sure that he had guessed the next popular direction this time.

The girl group SUPER MONKEY'S he brought back from Okinawa debuted last year, but did not bring much response.It was because Baba Shunichi and Ping Tetsuo attached too much importance to this group that they gave a few girls the nickname "Monkey Sauce" on the TV station.

The group's debut singles have sold a total of [-] copies, but considering the promotional scale of the group's debut is not small, this number can only be said to have no losses.

Also because the performance of their debut single was not too bad, they still have the opportunity to release three singles in the future.

The oldest member of the group, Anna Makino, who followed Shangjing as a guardian, quit the group this spring and officially moved behind the scenes as the group's choreographer.In this way, this group, in terms of age, has become a veritable girl group.

On the stage, Amuro Namie is firmly in the C position, and the two teammates on the left and right are like stars. Now, an older sister has left, and the five-member combination has become a four-member combination. This formation will be affected. Influence.

Makino Anna proposed to change this way of standing, from the stars holding the moon to the members taking turns standing in the middle, but both Hirao and Baba Shunichi think that the light of Amuro Namie is too dazzling, as long as she is there, teammates are like her As a foil, if other members are forcibly shown, it will give people a nondescript feeling.

Taira Tetsuo proposed to select a newcomer from the Okinawa Performing Arts School to fill Makino Anna's position.

But Shunichi Baba had a further plan, and simply asked Namie Amuro to leave the group and act as a solo singer.

When he first brought SUPER MONKEY'S to Tokyo, Shunichi Baba didn't have such a determination. At that time, he had the idea of ​​creating a unique girl group.

However, Namie Amuro's dazzling brilliance, and Shinichi Iwahashi's tendency to shift the focus to girl singers, all of these gave Shunichi Baba the determination to change. ...

However, Baba Shunichi's determination encountered obstacles first with Ping Tetsuo.

Shunichi Baba stays behind the scenes most of the time, and doesn't deal with the members of the group directly, unlike Tetsuo Ping, who is the president of the girls' agency, who takes the girls to TV stations, broadcasting bureaus and other places to pay homage to the mountains every day .

Because of this, Ping Zhefu became more familiar with the girls and gained their trust.

Although Tetsuo Hira is a former Yakuza, he is surprisingly friendly to girls, and Amuro Namie especially trusts him.Baba Shunichi told Ping Tetsuo his thoughts, hoping that Ping Tetsuo would come forward and understand the reason for the girls.

The other girls in this group may not have the potential to become stars.However, standing on the same stage with someone as outstanding as Amuro Namie means that there is absolutely no possibility of becoming a star.

Shunichi Baba's judgment based on the performance of the girls on stage may not be inaccurate, but Tetsuo Hirao rejected this proposal after hearing it.

"I guess, if Baba-san's plan is told to those children, Namie-chan will definitely say, 'I came to Tokyo as a member of SUPER MONKEY'S.'" Tetsuo Ping even imitated Amuro Namie's Way of speaking.

Ma Changjun looked at him coldly: "Pingsang is surprisingly talented in imitation."

"It's because of my understanding of Namie-chan." Ping Tetsuo replied.

This girl who came to Tokyo with her teammates from the Okinawa Performing Arts School will not accept the suggestion of abandoning her teammates and working as a solo singer, at least not in the current situation.

Tetsuo Hira explained to Shunichi Baba: "When it comes to judging the future of the group, Baba-san is of course better. However, in terms of understanding those children, I still need more."

"Namie-chan, you're not an ordinary kid."

If it were an ordinary girl, she would definitely obey the arrangements of the agency and the record company.Even if I feel sad for a while, I will happily welcome my solo career afterwards.

But Namie Amuro is different.Although this young girl is young, she is mature and assertive, and even has a drive that adults would be willing to bow down to, as well as a calm judgment.

Listening to Taira Tetsuo's description, Baba Junichi couldn't help but interrupt: "Is there such a powerful child?"

"It's better to treat Namie-chan as an adult." Ping Tetsuo smiled.

Ma Changjun choked for a moment, stopped talking, and continued listening.

SUPER MONKEY'S's debut performance can only be regarded as a pass, not only that, but just after the Chinese New Year, Makino Anna will go behind the scenes.Under such circumstances, Namie Amuro will be told that she will be active as a solo singer. Such an arrangement will definitely not win the trust of this precocious girl with clear goals, and will only make her feel distrustful.

With Amuro Namie's personality, unless she can be really persuaded, then she cannot change her mind.As long as she disagrees with the decision to go solo, even if the company forcibly disbands the group, she will definitely protest.

Amuro Namie, who set her goal of becoming a star at a young age, of course yearns for becoming popular.However, she also has her own bottom line, and she will not allow herself to be just a company's marionette.

Like Shunichi Baba, Tetsuo Hira also has high hopes for Namie Amuro, so he doesn't want to make the situation too bad.He mentioned: "Anyway, Baba-san and I brought the entire SUPER MONKEY'S to Tokyo when we went to Okinawa."

He said something beautiful, but it seems more appropriate to say it in front of the girls of SUPER MONKEY'S.

Ma Changjun remained silent, and only let Ping Zhefu continue.Tetsuo Hira didn't care much about his partner's reaction, and he didn't think it was dissatisfaction from Shunichi Baba.

Rather, Shunichi Baba's silence is precisely the embodiment of serious thinking.

At this time, Tetsuo Ping specifically mentioned: "Namie-chan is a child like an adult."

He repeated this matter again, Baba Shunichi was subconsciously impatient at first, but then he reacted and looked at Ping Zhefu, "What does Ping Sang mean?"

"Since she is a child like an adult, if when weighing the pros and cons, she thinks that the pros outweigh the cons, then she can be persuaded." Ping Zhefu said in a firm tone.

If the group comes to the point where "Namie Amuro must fly solo", then she will definitely not refuse.

"When it's time to fly solo?" Toshiba Baba considered Hirao Tetsuo's words.

Ping Zhefu took advantage of the situation and asked: "Bachang-san, forgive me for being curious, even if Namie-chan is allowed to fly solo now, how do you plan her next route?"

"Of course it is..." Ma Changjun stopped talking and asked, "What is Pingsang's thinking?"

"It seems that Baba-san has his own plans for letting Namie-chan solo." Tetsuo Ping was concerned about Baba Shunichi's unspoken plan, and after listening to the words, he felt more or less confident.

He first hinted that he understood Baba Shunichi's intentions were not that simple, and then continued.

"I don't think you need to be too impatient." Ping Zhefu explained, "I'm not only considering Namie-chan's mood, so I suggest you postpone the plan. I also think it's too early to let her go solo now. .”

Even if GENZO is going to launch girl singers in a big way, after all, it has not really reached that stage.If Namie Amuro is in a hurry to make her solo debut now, maybe not only will she not be able to borrow light, but she will also become a stepping stone for GENZO.