Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 494
In the small Japanese room, the lights were turned off.

The TV screen glowed. On the screen, after the introduction of the host of the red group, Akiko Wada, the lights dimmed and the prelude sounded. Akina Nakamori appeared on the stage in gorgeous costumes and a crown on her head.

At this time, a star lit up on the ceiling of the room.

Junko turned her attention from the TV screen to her daughter.She was lying on the tatami, almost her whole body was huddled in the kotatsu, only her small head was exposed.

Being watched by Junko, the daughter rubbed her astringent eyelids, stretched out her arms from the kotatsu, faced the ceiling, and pressed the small flashlight in her hand.

The stars lit up again.

Akina Nakamori on TV, singing her new song "I MISSED THE SHOCK", "Because of this long night, I don't understand you more and more."

On stage, her tiara and embellishments on her ornate costumes sparkle.

"Mother."

The daughter called Junko, and then pressed the small flashlight, and the stars on the ceiling lit up again.

Then, it flashed three more times.

Junko is used to this. After watching the performance of "Future Vision II", her daughter has repeated this little game many times.

"It's 'I love you,' Mom," she said.

Junko laughed at it.

My daughter is still a child, and she doesn't know much about what is described in the lyrics.

"The brake light flashes five times, it's a signal that I love you", for children, it is far less understandable than straightforward words like "Happy, happy and loving".I will do this, and I am more imitating what the giraffe man did at the beginning.

Even so, looking at the twinkling stars, her heart was still warm.

The daughter didn't know much about the meaning of "flash five times" in the lyrics, and took it as a confession to her mother.However, looking at the twinkling stars, Junko really felt the happiness of being confessed by her daughter's love.

"Mom," the daughter showed off to Junko, "I have a flashlight exactly like Giraffe-san."

For her, there was a childlike excitement about owning something like a member of a favorite band. DREAMS COME TRUE are no longer just stars who appear on TV and are far away from their lives, but people who will actually appear in life.

"Yes." Junko patted her daughter's head.

Under the palm of her mother, the daughter wrinkled her little nose and giggled, "It's hot." Turning her face, she glanced at the TV, "Mina-san's dress is so beautiful, like a queen."

"After oversleeping, I was already on my way back before I knew it."

"Only one heart is left behind."

On the TV, Akina Nakamori's deep voice whispered the emotion that the lyrics wanted to convey.

"Mother."

The children couldn't stay up all night, and the daughter was already yawning.

"Ok?"

"Mom, can I have a New Year's gift?"

"What do you want?" Junko asked.

"Hmm... I want an envelope and stamps, and the denomination should be as big as DREAMS COME TRUE."

Junko understood, "Do you want to write a letter to DREAMS COME TRUE?"

The daughter nodded, "I want to tell the giraffe man that I also have a flashlight like this...but I still don't know how to write a flashlight, and I need my mother to teach me."

As she spoke, she pressed the flashlight button again.Stars twinkle and twinkle on the ceiling.

Junko supported her daughter, "Then, I also want to write a sentence. Mom also likes DREAMS COME TRUE the most."

"My mother and I both like DREAMS COME TRUE..." the daughter said again as if confirming.Suddenly showing a confused expression, "How should I write DREAMS COME TRUE?"

Junko smiled.

It seems that this letter can only be completed with the joint efforts of the mother and daughter.

"Mom." The daughter's voice was already sticky.

"Ok?"

"Will Giraffe-san write back to me?"

The record company of DREAMS COME TRUE must receive many letters every day.Whether they will read fan letters, whether they will reply after reading them, these are all unknown.

Junko can't lie to her daughter, but she can't crush her daughter's dream either.

After thinking about it, I told her, "Giraffe-san is so busy every day, and there must be many people like us who like DREAMS COME TRUE writing to them."

"That means you won't reply?" The daughter was a little disappointed.

Junko shook her head, "That's not necessarily true. If you can keep writing, Giraffe-san will be able to see it. Then, maybe I will reply to you."

"Keep writing..."

The daughter stretched her arms out of the kotatsu, pressed the button of the small flashlight again, and watched the stars twinkle on the ceiling.

Two strokes, three strokes.

Four times, five times.

A vision of the future... Now that I live with my daughter, why don't we need to carefully draw a vision of the future?

The five flashes of starlight embellish the future picture scroll of Junko and her daughter.

On the TV, Akina Nakamori's performance continued, "It is better to trust each other than to doubt. I am oppressed by the weight of the night, and I am divining tomorrow."

Junko patted her daughter gently, coaxing her to fall asleep.

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The TV in the lounge is on, and the red and white songs will continue.

After DREAMS COME TRUE retreated to the backstage, after completing his own task, he then looked at the rest of the performance with ease as an audience member and mentality.

Participating in this kind of live show is a bit bad. The first person to start has to wait in the background until the end of the curtain call, and the last person to appear must also appear in front of the camera at the beginning.

It is because of the troubles and restrictions that many singers with individuality or big things will refuse the invitation to the Red and White Song Festival and enjoy New Year's Eve at home.

The order of pop singers' appearances was almost concentrated in the first half of the Red and White Song Concert. Entering the second half, the red and white groups became a big showdown between enka singers and ballad singers.

However, considering the age of the audience who hold the remote control, although enka and ballads are becoming less and less important among young people, they are still the favorite of this part of the audience.

Chiyoko Shimakura sang the song "Various Conditions of Life" that seemed to be a reflection of her own life.

This enka star made his debut in Hongbai for the first time in 1957, and since then he has played [-] times in a row. He is the first singer in the history of the Red and White Song Festival to achieve [-] consecutive appearances.

After completing No.30 red and white appearances, Chiyoko Shimakura once announced that she graduated from the red and white song club and will no longer appear in the future.

As a result, only one year later, this year, because of the popularity of "Life's Varieties", it has become the most popular enka hit in recent years. NHK is soft and hard, and asked her to come out again.

The ratings and topicality were earned by NHK, but Chiyoko Shimakura herself received a basket of criticism that she was going back on her word.

It is worthy of being NHK, which is used to doing business that only makes cheap money.

Fighting against Chiyoko Shimakura was singer Cho Yong-pil from South Korea.This year, two singers came from South Korea, Cho Yong Pil of the white group and Gye Eun Sook of the red group.

Having said that, Akiko Wada, who actually served as the host of the red group, was from the Nichinan Dynasty, and his real name was Jin Fuzi.

The three bands in the lounge were obviously not very interested in enka and ballad music. Although the TV was on, everyone just glanced at it occasionally to check the progress of the program.

Shinichi Mori, the idol of middle-aged and elderly women and Shinichi Iwahashi's former boss, also sang on stage.When he was introduced on TV, Miwa-chan poked Iwahashi Shinichi under the table and smiled wickedly at him.

Yanqiao Shen didn't change his face - anyway, he was wearing a hood, and no one would know if he changed his face.

The finale of the red group is Sachiko Kobayashi. She also lived up to expectations this year, wearing dazzling and gorgeous costumes, and contributed an eye-catching photo to the entertainment section of tomorrow's newspaper.

But no matter whether it is exaggerated or not, every year she appears in this outfit, the ratings are very stable.

While the host announced the name of Sachiko Kobayashi in the live TV broadcast, the backstage staff came to inform them that they were ready to return.

Sachiko Kobayashi dominated the scene with exaggerated costumes, while Saburo Kitajima, the finale sent by the white group, was only wearing a kimono, with an extremely calm and confident old-timer demeanor.

Previously, he was expelled from the Hongbai Song Club because he was exposed to have contacts with Jidao, but he returned the following year. He kept a low profile for a year, and this year he is still the grand finale.

Saburo Bei Dao dressed plainly, but he was quite ostentatious.

When the host introduced him, the singers who came backstage waited on the stage one after another, stood on both sides of the stage, and served as Saburo Beijima as wallflowers.

To serve as the background for the big shot at the finale, all the singers had to cheer up, put on the posture of participating in a chorus competition, and manage their facial expressions well, so as not to capture any inappropriate pictures when the camera swept past.

At this time, the headgear also has the advantage of the headgear.Giraffe men can let themselves go as much as they want, and don't have to worry about expression management at all.

When Saburo Bei Dao's performance ended, all the singers on the stage applauded him, giving him enough ostentation.

The hosts of the red and white groups, as well as the general host sent by NHK, were surrounded by the singers on the stage for the final session.

The counted votes were announced one by one. This year, the red and white teams were evenly matched. After a lot of competition, the red team was slightly better than the white team in the end, keeping the banner of victory.

When the result was announced, the singers of the red and white groups applauded one after another, and the white group also happily accepted the result.

After all, "it's called a battle, but it's actually a party."

Even so, the red group won. For DREAMS COME TRUE, who debuted at the Red and White Song Concert and was assigned to the red group, he was particularly happy, as if it was a good omen.

Brother Nakamura laughed into an emoji, Miwa-chan held Brother Nakamura with his left hand, and Shinichi Iwahashi with his right hand, looking triumphant as he led his teammates to play the game and won a big victory.

The giraffe man was also very happy, although he smiled for nothing.

He looked around the stage and saw Akina Nakamori standing not far from him. A nonsensical thought flashed through his mind: Do you want to guess my expression now?
However, Akina Nakamori is immersed in the victory of the red team, happily celebrating with the people around her.

The director of NHK stepped onto the stage and handed the flag representing victory to the host of the red group, Akiko Wada.At this point, there is only the last link left for this year's Red and White Song Festival.

The singers who pretended to be participating in the chorus competition when Saburo Beijima performed just now became real choir players.

Everyone sang this song "Light of the Firefly" together on this night that is about to enter the new year.

　Who would have thought that the reason why the daughter is called "Daughter" is because the author did not come up with a suitable name
　　
　
(End of this chapter)