Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 1534. Before That
On New Year's Eve, Shinichi Iwahashi put on a giraffe headgear and still participated in the Red and White Song Festival.

Since their debut, the band has performed at the Red and White Songs Contest every year, and they still have a record to maintain. In previous years, the band performed at the prime time in the second half of the show. This year, when the record company staff sent the invitation to the Red and White Songs Contest, Miwa-chan discussed with Nakamura-nii and Iwahashi Shinichi and proposed the condition of "appearing as the opening singer and leaving after the performance."

Of course, the reason for making such a proposal was to take care of Akina Nakamori. The two teammates were very considerate, and after reaching a consensus, Meihechan made the final decision.

Shinichi Iwahashi was touched, but before he could say anything, Mika-chan was the first to lift her tail proudly, and she just put her hands on her hips and said to him, "You're welcome."

This behavior successfully left Shinichi Iwahashi speechless.

Today, bands can negotiate directly with NHK to decide the order of performance, and no longer have to stay in the venue until the results are announced. They can perform happily to the music of "Fireflies No Hikari".

The band was able to finish work early this year. Miwa invited her parents to Tokyo, and as soon as the performance was over, they set off to Kyoto to celebrate the New Year. Nakamura, as always, spent New Year's Eve in his hometown in Tokyo. The ease of Tokyo people was fully demonstrated at this moment.

Shinichi Iwahashi married a woman from Tokyo and was quite calm and collected.

This year, Akina Nakamori was pregnant, so it was inconvenient for her to go to the crowded New Year's shrine. After the band's performance, Shinichi Iwahashi returned home, and she and Kenta greeted him at the entrance.

"The person who was on TV just now suddenly appeared in front of me." She said childishly with joy, "Isn't it wonderful?"

This description is like a variety show that randomly visits ordinary people's homes.

She still looked like that kid from the shopping street. She held Iwahashi Shinichi's hand and walked towards the living room, and suddenly said, "Shinichi's hands are warm."

Shinichi Iwahashi suddenly understood how she felt when she was waiting for his return.

Just the couple and their dog, they spent New Year's Eve peacefully and warmly. Akina Nakamori used the remote control to switch channels, watching the Red and White Songs Contest for a while, then switching to the Record Awards.

Since her debut, this is the first time she has spent New Year's Eve at home. Whether it is the stage of the Red and White Songs Festival or the stage of the Record Awards, she is very familiar with them. Now, she is completely in the capacity of an audience, watching familiar or unfamiliar singers and artists on stage, and from time to time she even asks Shinichi Iwahashi who a newcomer she doesn't know is.

As soon as she watches TV, she starts chattering non-stop.

This year's Grand Prize went to ZARD's "Don't Give Up." This single was released at the beginning of the year and sold well for a whole year, setting a record of 3 million copies and firmly sitting on the throne of this year's singles chart. Even the phrase "Don't Give Up" has become a buzzword this year.

With such momentum, it is certainly well-deserved to win the grand prize.

However, this year there is also the Komuro pop that swept the world. The single produced by Tetsuya Komuro for Shinohara Ryoko has only less than 100,000 copies behind ZARD on the charts. The success of this single opened the era of Tetsuya Komuro leading the trend.

With two evenly matched opponents like these, it remains a mystery who will win the grand prize until the results are announced.

This year's Record Awards has this gimmick, and the attention among the audience is comparable to the Red and White Songs Festival for the first time in a long time.

When the host announced ZARD's name, the camera captured Tetsuya Komuro in the audience. He was elegant and smiling, applauding the band's award.

Whether ZARD or Ryoko Shinohara wins the award, GENZO is the winner.

This year is another year belonging to GENZO.

Shinichi Iwahashi watched the band members walk onto the stage. Sachiko Kamachi took the trophy with a bewildered look. Even through the screen, he could sense her awkwardness. On TV, the band sang the song "Don't Give Up" live. At first, Sachiko Kamachi's voice sounded tense, and Shinichi Iwahashi casually commented: "Sachiko was so nervous that she was about to cry."

"Because it's something to be happy about. Right?"

"As the boss of a band, of course I'm happy." Shinichi Iwahashi pretended to be businesslike, but this gratified expression made him look anything but pretend.

Akina Nakamori teased, "Yes, yes, 'President-san'."

The two of them were watching TV and bickering with each other. On TV, Kamachi Sachiko gradually got rid of her nervousness and sang more and more happily. Her own reaction was the best annotation for the sentence "Don't give up".

This young woman who dreamed of becoming a singer but accidentally fell into the world of photo modeling and met Akamatsu Haruko by chance has now reached the pinnacle of being a singer.

After watching ZARD receive the award, Akina Nakamori switched to the year-end comedy convention and laughed at the comedians' performances. She came to her senses and found her husband looking at her. He said, "Shinichi must be thinking that my reaction is more interesting than the show."

Iwahashi Shin nodded and cooperated: "If you go and participate, everyone will laugh." Talking nonsense in a serious manner is this man's forte.

Nakamori Akina glanced at him and said, "I'll go next year."

"Then next year it will be my turn to stay at home, watching the people who were on TV just now suddenly appear in front of me." Shinichi Iwahashi's mind was working quickly.

Akina Nakamori laughed. Then she changed the subject, "Next year, I will stay at home with my baby."

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Iwahashi Shinichi said "hmm" and touched her shoulder. The kid from the shopping street, who was laughing so hard, returned to his side quietly.

On the peaceful and warm New Year's Eve, Shinichi Iwahashi once again felt a fresh sense of anticipation for the upcoming little life.

The more peaceful and warm the moment is, the more I want to hear more sounds, such as the crying of a baby or the laughter of a child.

The first day of the first lunar month was a sunny day.

In the afternoon, Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori went out for a walk. The sun was shining brightly, and there was even a hint of early spring. They walked to a small shrine nearby and worshipped there.

Iwahashi Shinichi opened the fortune stick and saw that it was Koji. He turned his head and saw Akina Nakamori leaning over and asked the curious kitten, "What's your fortune stick?"

She showed the fortune slip in her hand: "It's the same as Shinichi's."

"Two little Ji's make a big Ji."

Shinichi Iwahashi commented seriously. Akina Nakamori laughed at him: "It sounds like a joke that only a dad would tell."

To some extent, it can be said that people from the same family tend to stick together.

This year, the couple did not go to Chieko's house to celebrate the New Year's Eve. Nakamori Akina called her mother, and the couple wished her a happy New Year over the phone. The same thing happened in Shizuoka, but they only called her once. This year, the only place to see Hiroyuki Narita's cold jokes about his father-in-law was the New Year's Eve, which must have disappointed Iwahashi Masaaki.

A leisurely day passed, and the next day, guests came to visit one after another.