Flying over the bubble era

Ayumi Hamasaki, who was inexplicably angered by Tetsuya Komuro, went out on time every morning and took the bus to school since moving into Iwahashi's house.Four days a week, I go to artist training courses after school.

In addition, she was neither arranged for a job nor taken to meet any producers.After coming to Tokyo and signing a formal contract, Ayumi Hamasaki's life has become closer to that of an "ordinary schoolgirl" than ever before.

Although Iwahashi Shinichi let Hamasaki live in his home, he didn't pay much extra attention to her.

First of all, it was inconvenient for him to take care of a young girl, so it made more sense to leave it to Akina Nakamori.Furthermore, after entering April, he was busy with a lot of big and small things every day and had no time to pay attention to the two children living at home.

However, he was so busy that he still found time to show up for the new employee induction meeting.

The bubble burst, and new graduates found it difficult to find desirable jobs.The entertainment industry has entered an unprecedented period of prosperity and has become an excellent place to be.

A few years ago, Akamatsu Haruko's alumni at Waseda University knew that she had joined a small record company after graduation. She praised her for pursuing her dream with all her strength, but secretly ridiculed her for lowering the gold content of this alumni.The world has changed, and GENZO is not what it used to be. This year, it not only recruited new staff from Waseda, but also new staff from Keio University.

After Iwahashi Shinichi finished speaking to the newcomers, he secretly set a boring goal in his mind: to recruit two top students who graduated from Tokyo University to be his assistants.

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Regarding Hitomi Furuya's debut, Shinichi Iwahashi removed the attention from her after making sure that everything was going according to the publicity plan.Shinichi Iwahashi is very optimistic about the sales and response of her debut single.With Shinohara Ryoko's success ahead of her, it was confirmed that Komuro Tetsuya had obtained the Midas touch, and Furutani Hitomi's success was also obvious.

This is indeed the case.In the first week of the single's release, it successfully won the next week's championship and sold nearly 25 copies.It is a miracle that a nameless little person can achieve instant fame just because he is from the Xiaoshi department.

"miracle".

After Hitomi Furutani's single sold out, some music magazines used such exaggerated words when writing related articles.

And the reason why the miracle appeared, of course, was because of the new god Tetsuya Komuro.

Iwahashi Shinichi read the praise of Tetsuya Komuro in the music magazine for a while, and put it aside.As for exaggerated vocabulary, it has always been a traditional art form of the Japanese media. As long as it can make people talk, they dare to use any words.

Iwahashi Shinichi stopped interfering, but Komuro Tetsuya himself would do his best to cooperate with Furutani Hitomi's promotional schedule and participate in several programs with her.

Tetsuya Komuro, the producer, takes great pleasure in labeling the singers he produces as "disciples" without sparing any effort.Iwahashi Shinichi knew what he was planning, so he didn't take it to heart, he just wanted to fulfill it.

After arranging the debut of Hitomi Furuya, Shinichi Iwahashi immediately put the debut of the band see-saw on the agenda.

Last summer, Fengdao gave see-saw a performance contract, agreeing that they would perform regularly at LIVEHOUSE.After that, according to Iwahashi Shinichi's instructions, an underground single was released to the band through the production company.

The single was limited to [-] copies. In the beginning, according to the three girls' estimation, [-] copies was already a lot.But Minedao heard the music and thought that printing [-] copies would not be a problem.Then, as he expected, [-] singles were put out and sold out.

The single that sold out quickly gave the three girls a lot of confidence.Several months after meeting Shinichi Iwahashi, finally at the end of last year, when Shinichi Iwahashi went to see his usual Christmas show, the three girls decided to sign a formal record contract with him.However, regarding their official debut, these perfectionist girls still want to polish themselves and compose a few more songs.

Yanqiao Shenyi is not in a hurry to urge the band to debut, but he also does not want to miss the band's most energetic time.

Now that see-saw's debut is on the agenda, it's not about arranging the release of a single immediately. Instead, it's about building a team for the band, arranging producers to follow them in every performance at LIVEHOUSE, and then having managers take them to meetings. The person you should meet until everything is ready.

We will prepare for our official debut in early April, and by July or August, we will almost be able to produce our first single.

On Komuro Tetsuya's side, Iwahashi Shinichi did not participate, so he was free to do other things.

At the beginning of this month, the producer at Shizuoka TV Station also sent Shinichi Iwahashi a copy of the newcomer’s information.The intensive recruitment of new people and arrangements for their debut seem to confirm the fact that "April is the beginning of the year in the entertainment industry."

However, Shinichi Iwahashi will definitely take the newcomers recommended by Shizuoka TV seriously even if he secretly teases them in his heart.

When Iwahashi Shinichi was still active in the underground music scene, he saw Miwa-chan going back from time to time to participate in the Hokkaido Association of the Tokyo underground music scene.Later, I learned that Daikuro Maki, who was also born in Hokkaido, was also a member of the Hokkaido Association before his debut.

However, Shinichi Iwahashi, who was born in Shizuoka, had never had a fellow countryman in Tokyo who would ask him to join a group to keep warm.

It seems that the farther away from home, the larger the hometown association becomes and the stronger the connection between the members.A place like Shizuoka is too close to Tokyo. It is easy to go to Beijing to work hard on a whim, and it is also very cheap to retreat and return to your hometown.

In line with the principle of climbing up along the pole when there is a pole, and using yourself as a pole to climb up when there is no pole, after learning that there was no Shizuoka Association in the underground music scene in Tokyo, Iwahashi Shinichi took a few years to Before that, he took the lead in establishing a Shizuoka hometown association.

Shizuoka is Japan’s football mecca and has given birth to many football stars, including Tomoyo Miura, the prototype of Tsubasa Ozora.There are many outstanding figures in the entertainment industry. Among Iwahashi Shinichi's hometown, there are national idols like PINK LADY and well-known singers like Toshinobu Kubota.

However, when the association was first established, he was just a little-known figure in the underground music scene, and the association was only for Shizuoka people in Tokyo’s underground music scene—and had nothing to do with celebrities.

After establishing a record company, Shinichi Iwahashi also paid great attention to discovering musicians from Shizuoka. Although no Shizuoka singer has become particularly popular so far, there are quite a few musicians and composers from Shizuoka.

His Shizuoka Club really started to grow and become influential after he obtained the right to produce the theme song of "Chibi Maruko-chan" by virtue of his friendship with the manga artist Sakurako.After the anime aired, Iwahashi Shinichi and Sakurako also kept in touch.When she learned that Shinichi Iwahashi had founded a Shizuoka hometown association, Sakurako was very interested in it.

Anyone who can draw "Chibi Maruko-chan" must have an infinite attachment to Shizuoka in his heart.

Beginning with the participation of this new famous manga artist, Shinichi Iwahashi's Shizuoka Association is no longer limited to the underground music industry, but has also expanded to actors, singers, and animation voice actors.As his status in the industry grew higher and higher, Shizuoka people in the entertainment industry also hoped to join his Shizuoka Club and get in touch with him.

The Shizuoka Association that Shinichi Iwahashi started on a whim at the beginning has now become a large-scale association. It has been upgraded from the "Shizuoka City Association" to the "Shizuoka County Association".If this continues, he will probably be given the title of "Honorary Citizen of Shizuoka" before long.

Having said that, in view of the popularity of DREAMS COME TRUE, not only Miwa-chan's "Ikeda Town Honorary Citizen" can't escape, but Iwahashi Shinichi and Nakamura, as Miwa-chan's loyal green leaves, are two indispensable for DREAMS COME TRUE Zeng Yi, sooner or later Ye Pinghuagui, was awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of Ikeda Town" by Miwa-chan's hometown.

...a kind of alternative marriage that can only happen in a country like Japan that likes to give titles to celebrities.

As Shinichi Iwahashi is a big figure in the Shizuoka faction in the Tokyo entertainment industry, it is natural that local TV stations and broadcasting bureaus in Shizuoka are also approaching him, either seeking cooperation or recommending local newcomers.In this regard, Iwahashi Shinichi also tried his best to fully express his geographical complex.Besides, there are many local companies in Shizuoka.

As long as your hometown loves you well, advertising and sponsorship are indispensable.

This time, the person recommended to him by Shizuoka TV station was a girl of the same age as Hamasaki, named Miki Sakai.Judging from the information sent, she is a beautiful girl with a pure and lovely appearance.

It is completely different from the sharp and exposed image of Ayumi Hamasaki, but it looks like a very orthodox pure idol.

This Miki Sakai is considered a child star in Shizuoka. Since she was in elementary school, because of her cute appearance, she has participated in some local activities from time to time, and has also appeared in musicals as a young actor.After entering middle school, she also appeared on Shizuoka TV's programs from time to time.

The reason why she was recommended to Iwahashi Shinichi by the producer this time was because she won a Rising Star Award in a local show not long ago.In return for winning the award, she got the chance to debut as an idol.

The arrival of the idol ice age does not mean that idols will disappear in the industry.On the contrary, there are still a considerable number of newcomers debuting as idols every year, and there are endless local idols in various places.

The leftover ideas from the Four Major Broadcasts returned to local TV stations, and it was another good program - perhaps to prove this point, the more mainstream idols are in recession, the more vigorously the various regional idols are selected.

However, the standards arranged for Sakai Miki are not low, and she cannot be regarded as a simple Jigen idol.The producer of Shizuoka TV sent the information in the hope that GENZO would accept the production of this girl idol.

Received such a commission, Iwahashi Shinichi had nothing to do, anyway, he was just helping to make an idol.

After reading Miki Sakai's information, he called the producer of Shizuoka TV and arranged for Miki Sakai to come to Tokyo in a few days.Even if you receive a production commission, you still have to conduct the necessary interviews with her to understand her personality and the style of songs you expect, and then make arrangements.

Sakai Miki hopes to be able to engage in entertainer activities while focusing on her studies. Therefore, she is studying in an ordinary high school, and it is said that she is also ready to take the university entrance exam.From this point of view, she is a pure and good girl who is similar to the impression given by her appearance.

Fortunately, Shizuoka and Tokyo are not far apart, so traveling between the two places is not difficult.

After Shinichi Iwahashi gave the letter of approval, Miki Sakai came to Tokyo on Thursday afternoon of that week, accompanied by her mother.

When I see this girl in person, she is even cuter than she looks in the photos. She has a quiet personality. I can tell at a glance that she is a good child who has been raised well and has a good character.

This girl has dreamed of becoming an idol singer since she was in elementary school. She also participated in a drama club at school. Her dream is to become an artist who can sing and act. Miho Nakayama is her goal.

When she showed off her singing voice to Shinichi Iwahashi, she also sang "Mermaid" by Miho Nakayama.

She is very close to her idol in terms of her cute looks but don't pay too much attention to her singing skills.

Shinichi Iwahashi accepted a production commission. It didn't matter how well Miki Sakai sang, but he had to formulate a suitable route and choose the right song based on her performance.Looking at Sakai Miki, she still suits a more orthodox style of music.

In his heart, Shinichi Iwahashi was actually a little dissatisfied with this kind of pure idol.

In an era when the public's dreams are shattered, the image of such a girl still seems too thin.In fact, the innocent girl idols had lost widespread support long before the idol ice age.

Although there will be a group of loyal "pure fans" at any time, pure girl idols who cannot weave fantasies that can convince the public can gain a group of loyal fans, but they cannot go higher.

Although Iwahashi Shinichi is not optimistic, Sakai Miki is full of expectations for her upcoming debut as an idol.The single produced for her was by a famous record company, which made her even more delighted.

Besides, she never thought about whether she could be popular, nor did she know what the so-called ice age of idols was.For this girl, the "idol debut" is the purest dream come true.

After hearing such an innocent thought, Iwahashi Shinichi's previous disapproval disappeared.

To a certain extent, a girl with such pure thoughts is a girl living in happiness.

Sakai Miki's interview ended quickly. Iwahashi Shinichi agreed with her and her mother that they would contact her through Shizuoka TV station and arrange a song audition for her next time she came to Beijing.

The clerk sent the mother and daughter away for Shinichi Iwahashi. Shinichi Iwahashi opened Miki Sakai's information, looked at her photo, and thought about whose song he wanted her to sing.

Such a pure idol, first of all, had no connection with Tetsuya Komuro's electronic dance music.Maybe you can ask the famous singers of idol songs to invite you to sing, or you can go another direction and ask the band to provide the music, or maybe the composer in the company...

In Iwahashi Shinichi's mind, the name of Oda Tetsuro also popped up, thinking that his bright and refreshing style of music might be able to create a good spark with idol songs.

While he was making plans in his mind for this innocent idol, Shinichi Iwahashi's memory revived and he remembered another "Sakai".

Noriko Sakai, who was created by SUNMUSIC as "the last pure idol".