Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 1457 Chapter 1458. Too ignorant
When Noriko Sakai debuted, SUNMUSIC built her as "the last pure idol".After that, she really made a name for herself and gained a group of loyal fans.

However, she is known as a purist, and is limited by this. She is a popular idol, but she failed to become a first-class star.However, after becoming popular for a while, with the arrival of the idol ice age, I also fell into the bottleneck period that orthodox idols must face.In recent years, former idols have transformed one after another, and Noriko Sakai has also changed careers and focused on her career as an actress.

A few years ago, Shinichi Iwahashi had a few encounters with Noriko Sakai, but they didn't have much interaction with each other.Although he was familiar with her name to some extent, Iwahashi Shinichi did not pay much attention to her because of this.

With the advent of the Ice Age of idols, Noriko Sakai's idol career has not reached the peak, but first reached the trough.The name appeared in his sight again recently because of a TV series that was currently on the air.

This year's spring TV series "Under the Same Roof" on Fuji TV has immediately gained huge popularity since the first episode was broadcast, becoming the most popular work in this year's spring season. Noriko Sakai participated in this drama as the main role TV series.

Since the popularity of "Tokyo Love Story", Fuji TV's September [-]th slot has become the premier prime time slot. This "Under One Roof" is even more ambitious for Fuji TV.

Although it is a family drama, this family drama is different from the past, unfolding in a manner that pioneers a new form of family drama.

This TV series is about a big family with six brothers and sisters. After both parents passed away, the children were adopted separately. From then on, they became separated and the big family ceased to exist.

Many years later, as the eldest son, the protagonist's career was ruined due to injury. He returned to his hometown to look for his relatives, hoping to return to the life of his former big family.However, his brothers and sisters are living terrible lives, and the family has long since fallen apart. "Reliving the old life again" is just his wishful thinking.

But despite this, the protagonist still holds on to this seemingly wishful belief and works hard for it.

When the first episode of the TV series aired, it sparked a huge discussion among the audience, and the ratings continued to increase after that.Nojima Shinji, the screenwriter of the TV series, and the actors who participated in the performance have all attracted attention and have a bright future.

The reason why this TV series caused such a strong response among the audience is that it is a family drama about rediscovering the family.At the moment, it hits the audience's fragile heart.

After experiencing the bubble era and the bursting of the bubble, in today's Japan, big families are falling apart, and trust among relatives is lost. The protagonist, who was once high-spirited but cut off his upward path due to injury, is looking for spiritual closeness in the shaky loneliness. Like some kind of metaphor.

Good works all write about the times.From this point of view, Fuji TV has keenly captured the rhythm of the bubble bursting and the changing times.

When "Tokyo Love Story" hit the airwaves, it meant that Fuji TV had grasped the pulse of the times.Nowadays, the popularity of "Under the Same Roof" has determined the new TV station pattern, and next is the era of Fuji TV.

In such an important TV series, the character played by Noriko Sakai, when she first appeared, was a character who had an affair with her boss.But its background is pure and beautiful. When the protagonist, who is the eldest brother, finds herself, she has support in her heart and is no longer lonely, so she resolutely abandons her previous life and returns to the family.

Purist idols cannot reach the top unless they tarnish themselves.However, how to deface it also requires skills, that is: it must be defaced by external things.Even if it is defaced, it is still pure.In other words, the more defaced it is, the more it means her purity.

Noriko Sakai played this role, which not only did not damage her innocence, but also enriched her image.

When Iwahashi Shinichi learned that she had received such a role, she admired SUNMSIC's agent in her heart.

I remember that the person in charge of her was Noburo Mizoguchi, Okada Yukiko’s former manager.With such a shrewd and capable agent who helped her break through while also trying his best to maintain her image, she shouldn't have taken that path.

However, thinking of Okada Yukiko, Iwahashi Shinichi felt that it was not surprising that Sakai Noriko would take such a retreat.

With the popularity of "Under the Same Roof", Noriko Sakai's career will surely reach a higher level.The pinnacle that cannot be reached as a pure idol may be achieved through the career of an actor.

Singing and acting is an ideal state, especially for SUNMUSIC, which manages idols. Noriko Sakai has a foundation in the idol era. Taking advantage of her current popularity, continuing to release records may increase the sales of records.

Iwahashi Shinichi had just taken over a real "pure school", and he couldn't help but become interested in Noriko Sakai, a seemingly pure school.

Compared with Noriko Sakai, who was born in an unfortunate family but has become a naive and pure idol, who seems to have everything in his hands but is actually crumbling, Miki Sakai seems boring.

Yanqiao Shinichi has been lacking in interest in Noriko Sakai for several years, but now he is curious about her.

However, the portals are different, and if there is no opportunity, there is almost no chance of dealing with them.

It is also a dual performance of singing and acting. Right now, the most realistic thing for Iwahashi Shinichi is to plan with AMUSE to arrange the release of the next album for Masaharu Fukuyama, who also played the main role in this "Under the Same Roof". matters.

In this TV series, Masaharu Fukuyama plays the younger brother of the protagonist, a mature and cold-blooded doctor.With looks and temperament like Masaharu Fukuyama, he was not popular when he was in his teens and 20s, but once he entered the ranks of adult men, he immediately showed his full charm.For the agency, this type of actor is the real and lasting golden meal ticket.

After all, boyhood is too short.Besides, the true love of a housewife and wife is always a mature man.

From being ignored when he debuted to steadily gaining popularity, Masaharu Fukuyama has become a much-anticipated and popular actor with the popularity of this TV series.On the other hand, the same goes for his singing career. So far, he only has one single that is really a hit.

This time, with the popularity bonus of "Under the Same Roof", if it is used properly, a real amphibious star can be born smoothly.

The TV series is on the air, and AMUSE should pay more attention to this opportunity than GENZO.In order to achieve the goal of pushing Masaharu Fukuyama to greater heights, AMUSE's Yokichi Ohato and Shinichi Iwahashi negotiated to take advantage of this hot topic to release a new single and album for Masaharu Fukuyama.

Masaharu Fukuyama's musical talent is actually limited, and he is not the kind of inspiring creator.But he is good at asking for tricks. When he composes and sings by himself, he only writes music that suits his voice conditions.Although it was Iwahashi Shinichi who suggested that he write the songs he was good at, looking at his subsequent creative ideas, I still have to say that he is a first-rate smart person who can not only avoid his shortcomings but also make use of his strengths.

Yokichi Osato is ambitious and vows to create a real "star". He values ​​this opportunity very much and declares that he will prepare the highest standard of publicity for Fukuyama Masaharu, which is bound to win.

GENZO is only responsible for the production and distribution of Fukuyama Masaharu's music. Of course, Iwahashi Shinichi did not hesitate to support it with both hands and hoped that Fukuyama Masaharu would become a big success.

……

In April, Iwahashi Shinichi not only has to accept new talents and arrange their debut, but also pay attention to the record release plans of the old ones this year.Fortunately, apart from newcomers who have to be reviewed by him, there are not many singers who have already debuted who really need his hand.

The single "Don't Give Up" released by ZARD in January surpassed 200 million copies before Shinohara Ryoko's "Love, Heartache, Strong", and it was only a matter of time before the latter reached 200 million. , first achieved two 200 million singles, leading the industry.

"Don't Give Up" was a hit and left a deep mark on the world.But the promotion period for the single has passed, and the band needs to gather its nerves as soon as possible and prepare for the next work.

The most popular single since their debut was not an original work by the band, which made the musicians responsible for composing the music feel a bit at a disadvantage. Therefore, when the band held a meeting to discuss the creative ideas for the next single, several The musician expressed the hope of producing another song with rich connotation.

However, Kamai Sachiko raised objections and believed that the song should stick to the previous line and produce songs that are close to life.The slogans of love and peace are hollow, and the shouts of encouragement are like watching from a distance. Only by staying close to life can we impress the public.

"Don't Give Up" is successful not because it is rich in content or philosophy.If someone else had sung it, this song might not have achieved such success.From this point on, the song became the band's biggest hit, and it wasn't because the members lost it to Tetsuro Oda.

When it comes to the production route of the song, Sachiko Kamachi showed her own ideas and persistence.Although her personality is reserved and shy, but in terms of work, the female lead singer of the band has her side that is unwavering and tries hard to persuade others.Not only that, but she was eventually able to convince her teammates to continue creating music at her own pace that fits ZARD's worldview.

Shinichi Iwahashi heard about this discussion within the band later from Haruko Akamatsu.Knowing that Kamai Sachiko could single-handedly convince his teammates, he felt completely relieved about this band.

Although the musicians are in charge of composing and are indispensable to the band, the backbone of the band is actually Sachiko Kamaike.Because she saw the most important thing why ZARD can become ZARD.Several musicians are talented and can write best-selling pieces.However, only by forming a ZARD with Kamaike Sachiko can a higher achievement be achieved.

After a band releases a hit single, corresponding considerations must be made when choosing the next single.But now it seems that there is no need for Shinichi Iwahashi to interfere with ZARD's next step, and it probably won't be necessary in the future.

……

He takes care of everything in GENZO. Outside of GENZO, there is another job that must be done by Shinichi Iwahashi, waiting for him.

This year, DREAMS COME TRUE will hold its second circus tour.Previously, KIRIN announced that he would only return to the circus tour for a limited time. In the next few months, Shinichi Iwahashi will once again put on the giraffe headgear and perform live performances.

And in order to be able to hold the Circus Tour, a new album must first be released.

According to the rules set during the first circus tour, this new album will come with song voting coupons.The audience selects their favorite songs from the songs released by the band since their debut, and ultimately determines the concert playlist, the order of performances, the performance specifications of each song, etc. based on the voting results.

When the first circus tour was held four years ago, the band had just debuted, and it was said that there were not many songs to choose from, and it is different now.The more songs to be selected, the higher the enthusiasm of the audience to participate.Although the team probably knows which songs get the most votes, but for the audience, this is a valuable "participation".

It is the fifth anniversary of his debut, plus his second circus tour, and since DREAMS COME TRUE entered the new system, Giraffe Man participated in the tour as a "limited appearance" for the first time, and it was full of topics.The album hasn't even started production yet, but the release information has already been released, and it has already attracted public attention.

At the moment when Tetsuya Komuro was born, various solo singers broke through the siege, and new bands continued to emerge, DREAMS COME TRUE, which immediately made headlines as soon as there was new information, is a well-deserved national band.The circus tour is the highlight. Therefore, after quickly processing the backlog of work at hand, in mid-April, Shinichi Iwahashi returned to DREAMS COME TRUE again as a band member, and devoted himself to album production and tour meetings. He didn’t go to Sony every day. Reporting in the recording studio means going to the Sony Records building for a meeting.

Although the band's production talent changed from "KIRIN" to "DREAMS COME TURE" when the contract was renewed with Sony, the theme of the new album has always been decided by the three people.

After becoming a producer, Mihe-chan still has no interest in participating in the production meeting of the record company, and only focuses on the recording studio, stage, and every place where she can only sing.Brother Nakamura, on the other hand, has begun to actively participate in work other than record production since renewing his contract with Sony, consciously increasing his weight behind the scenes.

After the band became popular, the three of them had other arrangements besides the work of the band, especially Iwahashi Shinichi who was busy with work.Excluding the record production and promotion period, usually in private, the three of them don't meet much together.The last time we had dinner together was when Shinichi Iwahashi moved to a new home, and Miwa-chan brought a pot to the door, and Brother Nakamura went to help him and Nakamori Akina celebrate.

However, no matter how many times we meet, Miwa-chan is still the same Miwa-chan, and she will never lose the bravery of a mouse carrying a gun.

She was full of anticipation for the upcoming circus tour, like a primary school student who was going to participate in the autumn tour the next day.Although the first show of the tour is scheduled to kick off in July, at this moment, even the album with voting tickets has only just begun production.

Even so, it did not dampen her enthusiasm.

The album has not been released, and the audience's voting tickets are still missing. She first figured out which song will get No.1 this year.

""Future Vision II" is the number one song on the karaoke on-demand list, probably this one."

"However, Masato-san's "The Battle of Jin Yao Ri" is also very popular now..."

For some singers, if they sing a hit song too many times, they feel like they want to vomit.But Miwa-chan's optimistic personality is fully reflected in places like this. She is happy to sing what everyone likes to hear, no matter how many times she has to sing it.Not only that, she also plausibly said, ""Future Vision II" is requested millions of times in karaoke every year, and I only sang it a few times."

Although Iwahashi Shinichi didn't understand her logic in connecting the two things together, fortunately, he just listened to the fun and didn't think about the true meaning of Miwa-chan's words.He listened to Miwa-chan's careful calculations and joked, "What kind of people are they who sing such difficult songs in karaoke?"

"What's wrong? As long as you're happy, it'll be fine." Miwa-chan retorted seriously.

Too.You will definitely be happy if you sing songs about DREAMS COME TRUE.When you sing out of tune, you feel twice as happy.

While Shinichi Iwahashi was complaining secretly, Miwa-chan's thoughts were already racing to the next step, and she decided that if she won "Fight at Golden Sun", a special celebration would be arranged for Nakamura-san at the concert.

When Meihejiang is full of energy, the people around her will inevitably suffer.Thinking of the explosive behavior she might do, Yanqiao Shinichi secretly sweated for Brother Nakamura in his heart.

It is not only the gift of fate that has a secret price tag, but also the victory when the opponent is Miwa-chan.

……

During the break in recording, Miwa-chan opened the chair opposite Shinichi Iwahashi, propped up her elbow with one hand, and looked at him.With this appearance, one can tell that he has no good intentions.

Iwahashi Shinichi glanced at her and asked casually: "What's wrong?"

Miwa-chan discussed with him, "When will Shinichi-kun invite Masato-san and I to your home again?" It was a discussion, but it was no different from making a direct request.

"I finally ordered such a special pot, wouldn't it be a pity to keep it there?" She was very reasonable.

Iwahashi Shinichi replied deliberately: "That's right, it's a pity not to use it all the time. Akina and I will eat hot pot more times, and it just so happens that the house is busy right now..."

When Miwa-chan heard the first half, she was still gearing up, preparing to tell Shinichi Iwahashi about the use of the custom-made hot pot about the size of the sandbags. When she heard the second half, her attention was immediately attracted and she asked: " What's happening?"

"Is Shinichi-kun and Akina-chan's relatives visiting recently?"

Miwa-chan had long forgotten about her hotpot.

If this guy's curiosity is not satisfied in time, he will definitely go in a strange direction.Shinichi Iwahashi knew her personality well and revealed the correct answer as soon as possible: "My friend's daughter is staying at home recently."

"Really?" Miwa-chan nodded, and her thoughts returned to the hot pot topic very smoothly. "Then next time you go to Shinichi-kun's house to eat hot pot, you should bring a cake as a gift."

Iwahashi Shinichi admired her brain circuitry, but still reminded: "If you want to bring a gift, I'm afraid you have to bring two."

"I have one share of Masato-san, of course two." Miwa-chan replied quickly, looking at Iwahashi Shinichi's face, she suddenly came to her senses, "Could it be that there is more than one child staying here? "

Seeing Iwahashi Shin nod, Miwa-chan commented seriously: "In just a few days, great changes have taken place around Shinichi-kun."

"..."

Perhaps the meaning of not seeing each other for a while is to prepare more topics for Miwa-chan to talk about and make her popular.

Now that it was brought up, Shinichi Iwahashi told Miwa-chan about the two children currently living at home.As for how she and Nakamura brother went to eat hot pot at home later, how Utada Hikaru and Hamasaki Ayumi would react when they saw the members of DREAMS COME TRUE visiting in three-miss-one form, that is another matter.

After hearing the whole story, Miwa-chan said with emotion: "Shinichi-kun and Akina-chan are really amazing."

"What's so great about this?" Shinichi Iwahashi was puzzled.

Miwa-chan offered up her precious fallacy and said plausibly: "Not long after we moved into our new home, we let other people move in one after another instead of enjoying our world together. Isn't this amazing enough?"

Yanqiao Shinichi was speechless.Mihe-chan then became more excited, feeling a lot of emotion, "I don't know if Shinichi-kun and Mingcai-chan are too bold in doing this."

...You are the one with the thick lines, right?
Miwa-chan seemed to be really troubled by this. She thought about it carefully and showed a look of realization, "Could it be because you have been dating for so long that you don't have the freshness of being newlyweds?"

Iwahashi Shinichi quickly interrupted: "It's too unwise to say that."

Miwa-chan nodded, "That's right." After thinking for a while, he thought he was smart and added: "Then think of it as Shinichi-kun and Akina-chan, the two of them are experiencing the life of having two adolescent daughters at home in advance."

"...However, adolescent daughters can easily hate their father. Please be careful, Shen Yi-kun, and don't do anything that will make you hate him!" she reminded kindly.

When it comes to getting people angry, Mihe-chan is indeed a genius.

……

Iwahashi Shinichi finished frying soybeans with Miwa-chan in the recording studio, feeling a mixture of anger and amusement, mixed with a bit of exhaustion and weakness after being bullied.

After finishing the recording, Shinichi Iwahashi said goodbye to his two teammates and went to meet Akina Nakamori.As soon as they met, he couldn't help but complain to his wife.Unexpectedly, after listening to Miwa-chan's words relayed by Iwahashi Shinichi, the wife laughed hard without any sympathy.

"Miwa-chan is quite considerate of others." She stood on Miwa-chan's side.

Iwahashi Shinichi was reluctant, "Really?" He raised his eyebrows and looked at Akina Nakamori.For a moment, it seemed that from her words, she could taste a little regret for letting the girls live in the house one after another.

Nakamori Akina nodded, but did not answer the question directly. She asked instead: "Isn't this the kind of character Miwa-chan is?"

"That's true." Iwahashi Shinichi also complied with his wife's words.

The two of them were dining in Minami Aoyama's restaurant at the moment.

Today, Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori both had jobs, and seeing that their schedules fit together, they simply put the two girls at home aside and made an appointment to have dinner outside after get off work.

(End of this chapter)