Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 293
It is not yet at the stage of copyright negotiation with Nan Saori's record company. Although I asked Kazuo Hirai of CBS Sony, there is no need to ask them for help with great fanfare.

Fortunately, although he retired, he is a well-known idol after all, Momoura loves to show off.Finding some past information is not something that needs the assistance of her former record company.

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Speaking of it, in the ten years since she decided to retire, study and get married, Nan Saori really didn't come back again, but she didn't completely disappear into the entertainment world like Momoe Yamaguchi who got married and retired a little later.

After entering the 80s, Nan Shazhi, who is already a mother, also used the identity of the lyricist "Cynthia" to play tickets, and wrote lyrics for the album of the travel singer Zhiguang Chen Meiling.

However, it was only behind the scenes and never appeared in front of the stage.

However, for married and retired idols, it is a good thing not to come back, which means that the family is still happy.

Although there are idols who retire and return home to care for their husbands and children after getting married, there are also idols who accidentally fail to grow old, get divorced and come back.

However, as far as the present is concerned, the best destination for the idol profession is to get married and retire, and once divorced and then come back, the dream of idols will be broken with the divorce, so they can only transform.

From this point of view, I have to once again admire Seiko Matsuda, who did not retire after getting married and gave birth to a daughter, but continued to fight on the front line of idols and created the "ママドル" (mother idol) genre.

She can even be a mother idol, she can be called "eternal idol".

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The production rights of Chisato Moritaka's single were given to GENZO, but even so, while planning and production with the theme of covering songs by Minami Saori, they still had to maintain communication with Warner Pioneer, and the executive producer in charge of Chisato Moritaka also clicked Only then can we proceed to a more formal stage.

Now that the plan is in place, I will go to the Warner Pioneer to have a meeting with Moritaka Chisato's team.Although her career has improved a bit, after all, she is still not a big hit, and the team in charge of her is still those few people.

This is also beneficial, because they know each other well and communicate more easily.

Shinichi Iwahashi gave a very clear reason for the plan to sing the cover song as the title song of the next single. He used Minami Saori to raise the popularity of Chisato Moritaka.

The people on Pioneer Warner did not deny the feasibility of this approach. In fact, in recent years, the cover songs in the Japanese music scene have been quite spectacular.

Nakamori Akina's cover of "Difficult to Break the Ship" may be a special case and cannot be mentioned here, but Oginome Yoko, an unknown idol, became popular with her cover, and Ikatsuya Ishii Akemi defeated her with her cover of "CHA-CHA-CHA". Mushuangna Nakamori's famous song "DESIRE-passion-".

He was cut off by Yifawu during his peak period, and he was cut off for two years in a row. It can be said that Nakamori is unlucky.

Because of the popularity of cover songs, the people on Warner Pioneer's side did not deny the feasibility of this approach.However, covering popular idol songs is not the same thing as covering foreign songs.

"In short, which song should we cover first?"

"If you want to talk about Nanshazhi, it really is "17 Years Old". "Iwahashi Shinichi gave an expected answer.

Mentioning Nanshazhi means "17 Years Old", and mentioning "17 Years Old" means Nanshazhi.

No matter how many records she has released and what kind of hit songs she has, this masterpiece of hers has such a reputation and considerable influence.

At the age of 17, between adults and teenagers, the hazy feeling of being unripe can be said to be wonderful.Not only Japan, but people all over the world have such a "17-year-old complex".

Thinking back to those years, Shinichi Iwahashi also listened to "the rainy season when I was 17 years old, recalling bits and pieces of my childhood".

When a 17-year-old girl with dark skin and a little precocity from the southern country appeared on the stage singing the song "17 Years Old", the Japanese "17-year-old complex" was also greatly satisfied at this moment .

Starting with Nan Saori's "17 Years Old", since then, "17 Years Old" has appeared in countless female idol songs, becoming the title of the song and the content of the creation, and has been continuously used.

""17 Years Old"." The executive producer of Warner Pioneer thought deeply, "It is indeed Nan Saori's most famous masterpiece. But," he changed the subject and mentioned another key point, "Famous songs can transcend time. , this is not only the charm of famous songs, but also the obstacle of famous songs, especially today when the times have changed."

As for the cover of a famous song, everything will be fine if you sing it well, but if you don't sing it well, you're asking for trouble.

Compared with the time when Chisato Moritaka was sent to GENZO, the producers of Warner Pioneer became more cautious although they had a taste of Shinichi Iwahashi's production ability.

The reason for this is that Moritaka Chisato's career has improved.At such a juncture, taking a wrong step will block the current upward path, even if it will not really kill you.

This is the reason why barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes.

When new shoes are worn on the feet, be careful to wipe off any dust.

"That's right. Therefore, you can't sing the song as it is." Yanqiao Shen had prepared early in the morning.

However, he didn't continue talking, but turned around and mentioned another matter, "Speaking of which, have you found out? There is an interesting coincidence."

"coincide?"

Iwahashi Shinichi suddenly changed the topic, and the producer of Warner Pioneer was led away by the nose unconsciously.

"This year marks the 17th anniversary of Nan Shazhi's debut, and also the [-]th anniversary of the release of the song "[-] Years Old"."

In 17, 1971 years ago, Nan Saori conquered the audience in Tokyo with the song "17 Years Old" and won several newcomer awards.

It was also in 1971 that Rumiko Koyanagi, one of the "New Three Wifes", won the Best Newcomer Award at the Record Awards. Since she won the award, it has opened the way for idols to occupy the Best Newcomer Award at the Record Awards in the future.

From this point of view, 1971 can also be said to be the "first year of idols".

If it is explained in this way, 1988 is also "17 Years of Idol". In this way, the meaning of this song "17 Years Old" is extraordinary.

The producer of Warner Pioneer calculated in his mind, "It really is."

My heart suddenly opened up a lot.In this context, choosing to cover the song "17 Years Old" has been endowed with a different meaning. It is no longer as simple as a small idol who wants to use the famous songs of his predecessors to become famous.

This approach can also be endowed with various lofty meanings such as inheritance and commemoration.

It’s been 17 years since Idol Era, 17 years since Nansha Zhi’s debut, and 17 years since “17 Years Old” was born, so there’s a lot to do.

"Not only that," Shinichi Yanqiao added another bargaining chip, "This year is also the tenth anniversary of Nansha Zhi's retirement."

Then, the meaning of covering this song is even more extraordinary.

(End of this chapter)