Nogizaka's Synchronized Coincidence

Chapter 16 National Handshake Talent Conference

On the Shinkansen train from Tokyo to Osaka, Kansai, Aoi Kurokawa and Nana Hashimoto sat next to each other, each holding a book in their hands and savoring the meaning between the lines. A calm and intellectual aura made all the members who are hard-working in learning and knowledge instinctively stay away from this area.

Tomorrow afternoon, Nogizaka46 will hold the first national handshake meeting, firstly in Osaka, and three days later in Nagoya, during which there will be a morning live broadcast for the members, although it is only a local TV station in the Kansai area , but it is also a rare opportunity to be on live TV programs.

In addition to Aoi and Nanamin, the members who attended the handshake meeting also included Nanase, Sayori and Rotty, the local members of Osaka who played at home.

The rest are Yueyue, Lily Niang, Yikuma, Huanai, Maiyang and Xiaoshi.

After arriving in Osaka this evening, I will check in at the hotel and prepare for tomorrow's activities.Of course, there are familiar locals like Sayori and Nanase Rotty. It’s really unreasonable not to browse and taste the night view and food of Osaka.

Put the bookmark on the page and close it. After taking a deep breath, I put the original English version of "The Bridges of Madison County" translated into "The Bridges of Madison County" on my lap, and moved my neck because I kept the same posture for a long time. Turning to Nanami Hashimoto beside him, he said, "Nanamin, do you want to take a break?"

Hearing the voice calling her, Nanamin returned to reality from the sea of ​​words. Nanamin put down Miura Shion's "Travel to Heaven" in her hand. She felt her waist was slightly sore after feeling the physical state again. She stood up and stretched her muscles and bones. While moving, he said: "As soon as I picked up the book, I forgot the time. How long until we arrive in Osaka?"

"It was about [-]:[-] when I left Tokyo, and the estimated time of arrival is [-]:[-] in the evening." I glanced at my watch and it was about [-] o'clock, "There is still an hour, do you want a bento?" Aoi Kurokawa's purpose in life.

Seeing the two who finally put down the book, Shiraishi Mai and Matsumura Sayuri happily came to the seat opposite them and sat down like a mouse after seeing the cat go away, holding the train purchased at the station restaurant before boarding. Bento said excitedly: "It's time to eat! It's time to eat!"

Seeing the two people in front of them, excited like elementary school students going on a hike, Aoi and Nanamin looked at each other and smiled, and took out their bento and started eating.

"Sayuri, will your family and friends come tomorrow?" Aoi Kurokawa asked after two mouthfuls of food.

"Mom and dad probably won't be able to come, but my sister and younger brother will come, and some friends have also agreed, I hope they will show up in the end."

In the afternoon of weekdays, everyone has to go to work and school, so it is really hard to say whether they will be able to attend.

"It's okay, I think there will be opportunities in the future, this is just the first time"

Nanamin comforted Sayuri.

"A Song, what delicious food are you taking us to eat later?" Mai Yang also took the opportunity to change the subject.

"Takoyaki, Okonomiyaki and fried skewers are must-eats. I don't know if there is enough time for other things." Sayuri replied without any hesitation, like a treasure.

The time passed while eating and chatting, and Osaka Station was just around the corner, so I packed up and picked up my light luggage, got off the bus, followed the accompanying manager sister, and arrived at the hotel where I was staying.Due to limited funds, they can only live in a four-person room, just like Aoi and Mai, and Sayori and Nanamin share the same room.

The hotel is located in the Tennoji area, just across the street from Q's Mall, where the meet and shake meeting will be held tomorrow, which is very convenient.

After reassuring her manager and sister that she was safe and would not return too late, a group of 11 people, led by the Osaka trio, went on a night tour of Osaka. First, they came to the Shinsekai Shopping Street of Your Excellency Tongten and swept the streets Snacks, and then took the car to Dotonji / Shinsaibashi to watch the bustling night scene, because it was not too early, we had to go back to the hotel.

The meet and shake meeting at [-]:[-] pm the next day was held as scheduled, but the weather was not perfect and it rained, but the enthusiasm of the fans made the whole scene warm and lively. Have a nice afternoon.

Before dawn the next morning, the members got up early and got ready to go. After putting on their makeup and changing into their uniforms, they came to Asahi Broadcasting Station at 6:[-] in the morning and were on standby in the lounge to enter the studio of the "Morning Asahi" program.

After waiting for more than an hour, a few minutes before the end of the show, they were finally arranged to come to the studio, where they hurriedly introduced things about Nogizaka46. After a few words of interaction with the host, the show ended.

After the event work schedule in Osaka was successfully completed, the Osaka trio returned to Tokyo, and replaced with three other members to continue the schedule, namely Mai Mai, Sela Ling and Ning Ning.

After the handshake meeting in Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, was successfully completed, all members can finally return to Tokyo.

In the meantime, something less important happened, that is, the photos taken by Aoi Kurokawa and Mai Shiraishi were published in the just-launched "Flash" magazine. Misa and Sayori bought a copy each, and circulated it among the members in the dormitory. After reading it, they came to the two of them, calling "kawaii" and "Si Guoyi" to praise Kurokawa Aoi again. Their figures are embarrassing for them.

The time came to the end of November in a blink of an eye, and tomorrow was the day of the talent show. Konno-san even specially gathered them together, saying that there was something important to announce.

"The main purpose of gathering everyone together today is to cheer everyone up. I hope that tomorrow night's talent conference will perform well."

that's all?Then why is there a video camera behind you?
Kurokawa Aoi reckons things are not that simple, but she can only think in her heart.

"Another thing is that Nogizaka46's debut single has been decided to be released on February 2 next year, so everyone will have to work hard in the coming days."

Surprise, joy, joy, peace of mind, all kinds of emotions poured out from the hearts of the members and turned into a sea of ​​joy. The camera recorded their reactions at this moment, making it a historical witness of the beginning of Nogizaka46.

With longing for the future and finally having a goal to strive for, the members of Nogizaka ushered in the talent competition full of excitement.

The cheering sticks in the hands of the fans who were overwhelming the audience turned into a sea of ​​light. The girls on the stage tried their best to wave their hands and give the brightest smiles. Amidst the huge cheers, the conference officially started. At the same time, NicoNico was also going on Instant webcast.

All the performances were divided into five groups according to the categories. The first group was "Music Ability" and the first group was the hard-working genius, Ms. Erika Ikuta.

First, he played a passionate and cheerful piano sonata, and then the style changed to soft and lyrical. At the same time, Eto Misa stepped into the spotlight and sang Matsuda Seiko's "Red Pea" with a sweet and gentle voice. Then Mahiro Kawamura sang Ayaka's "Three Ritsuki" affectionately and touchingly, and his singing skills shocked everyone for three days.

After finishing the accompaniment, Huahua and Rotty took the curtain call together, and followed Yumiko Iwase sitting on a stool holding a guitar. After a solo, Maimo immediately appeared on the stage, accompanied by sister Iwase's guitar, and sang "Yell" by the chief of biology department

The performance of the musical talent group ended with a percussion-snare drum by Rina Ikoma.

The second group is the "Talk Ability" talking ability, which is mainly relaxed and humorous. The participating members include Nagashima Seiro, Saito Yuri, Kashiwa Yukina, Hatake Kiyora and Takayama Kazumi.

The talk team, full of vigor and squabbling, mainly relied on salad zero MC to carry the whole field, and with the "high elbows and one solid" non-stop elbow touch, it was completed happily.

Next is the idol team with "Idol Ability" idol talent. To put it bluntly, it is a hodgepodge of cosplay.

Haruhi Suzumiya of Asuka and Haruna played by Sha Yuri, loli costumes of Blackberry Candy and Maya, maid costumes of Konan, Asuka and Chiharu, and Lily Niang and Yamato cosplaying Pretty Cure. The vitality side will satisfy the fans.

And finally, it was idol team's finale performance.

A slender figure wearing an all-black hooded robe and cloak slowly came to the stage under the spotlight, but because the person lowered his head, it was difficult to see his face clearly.

"In your position!"

A simple and easy-to-understand English sentence was shouted out, but the fans present were no strangers to this beginning. Isn’t this the "Beginner" of AKB48?

Sure enough, the familiar music sounded, it was exactly the theme single of AKB sold over one million copies at the end of October last year.Many people who came to support Nogizaka10 are fans of AKB and promoted Nogizaka, so they are very excited listening to the familiar songs at this moment.

At the same time as the music sounded, the robe and cloak soared into the sky and then fell to the ground, revealing the truth under the cloak.

On the head are two white buns that look like steamed buns, and a foot-long ribbon hangs from the connected buns. The short-sleeved cheongsam with high crosses embroidered with gold thread on the blue background, ultra-thin transparent black stockings, and white long leather boots.

Anyone who is familiar with ACGNT two-dimensional and cosplay will not be unfamiliar with this outfit. It is the well-known female character "Chun Li" in the video game "Street Fighter".

There is an unwritten rule in the cosplay world, "If there is no stock, you can not cosplay Chunli", so at this moment, all the residents in the audience couldn't help shouting in their hearts: "This is a restoration of God!"

Following the beat of the music, Aoi Kurokawa came to the middle of the stage on a catwalk, and another spotlight lit up, illuminating a somewhat strange object on the stage.

This is a wooden cylinder, in which there are three tall and one short, and four wooden bars as long as arms are connected to the main body.If there are people who practice Chinese martial arts present, they will definitely be able to recognize this as a wooden dummy.

In the music of "Beginner", Aoi Kurokawa gave Jeet Kune Do's unique "Zhenfan Ceremony" to the fans in the audience with a serious face, and then stood facing the wooden dummy.

Kurokawa Aoi started to fight against the wooden dummy, and hit the 110 six-style Wing Chun boxing. The sound of the hand hitting the wooden dummy was very consistent with the heavy beat in the song, as if these sounds were part of the song.

Looking at the figures that are sometimes firm and sometimes soft, with hands flying up and down, left and right, palms, fists, knees, kicks, left and right, combined with a beautiful face and a perfect figure, plus the costume bonus of the cosplay "Chun Li" , the fans in the audience watched mesmerized.

"君は生まれ変わったBeginner!"

With the last line of lyrics, the music of the song stopped, and after Kurokawa Aoi gave a salute to the audience, the lights went out.

The fans in the audience gave out unfailing cheers and applause, and loudly called Kurokawa Aoi's name, and there were a few Chunli voices among them.

All the performances of the Idol team are over, and the next thing to come is "Acting Ability". The performance project is "Miss Conch. 10 Years Later".

Nanamin, Aimi, Nanase, Maimai, Yueyue, Ningning and Meiyun, except that they couldn’t help laughing occasionally, the acting skills and dialogue expressions they performed are full of surprises, and they will become successful in the future Actresses are not a pipe dream.

Coming to the last group of "Dance Ability" dance talents, it combines various types of dance performances, such as Wanlihua and Chengliang's traditional ballet, Reina's professional ballroom dance, Lingxiang and Hina's street dance and Huanai's stick Gymnastics was dazzling. At the end, all the members of the group danced together, which made people excited.

At the end, all the members came to a dance performance. Lingxiang and Reina led the members to bow and thank them for the end. This talent show, which lasted for more than one and a half hours, officially ended when the members waved goodbye to the fans.

(End of this chapter)