old events in tokyo

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On Tuesday afternoon, Naoko went to the record store with her friends. As senior music fans, they knew that the latest CDs of many singers would be put on shelves in advance on Tuesday afternoon.

It's not that they can't wait to try it out first, it's purely for the pleasure of sneaking ahead.

The two walked into a record store called King Kong, which was the largest record store in the vicinity, and the style was relatively mainstream, both of which were popular music types.

The store is relatively large, a bit like a shopping supermarket. Rows of wooden shelves are filled with a wide variety of CDs, which are divided according to the style of the year, and are full of labels, which are neatly summarized.

The CDs placed at the front are all popular singers, such as B'z, Mimi CLUB, and Shogo Hamada, all of which have separate display shelves.

Naoko and her friend Meixiang looked slowly over from the first row, and quickly found their target.

Naoko chose the single "Good Night" released by Fukuyama Masaharu in May. She likes Fukuyama Masaharu's gentle and elegant temperament very much, and he is also a rare male solo singer.

Meixiang chose "Don't Give Up" by Johnny SMAP. She held the CD case and stared at the photo on the cover, her eyes shining.

Naoko doubts whether she bought the CD for listening to the song or for the cover.

"Eh?" Naoko was casually looking at the shelves, and suddenly saw a poster, which was Kazuki Akiyama's CD cover photo, enlarged and made into a separate poster, and hung beside his CD.

Although Kazuki Akiyama is a newcomer, it is the first male solo launched by Being after all. Nagato Taiyuki still gave some promotional resources.

Being's record sales have been very good in the past two years, and it has a certain cooperative relationship with record stores and other distributors.

So Kazuki Akiyama's poster appeared here, although it is not the most front, but it is considered a relatively conspicuous place.

Meixiang was attracted by Naoko's voice, and looked up,

"Hey, this seems to be the male solo recently announced by Being. It seems to be Kazuki Akiyama. I didn't expect him to be so young and handsome."

Said that Meixiang had already gone straight to Kazuki Akiyama's CD, picked up a CD that became more and more satisfied after watching it, and put it in the shopping basket without hesitation. Such a beautiful appearance cannot be missed, as for whether to listen to it or not, I will talk about it later.

Naoko also felt that this poster was shot very emotionally, and the sense of mystery made people have an urge to see the truth.What's more, it's still a rare male solo, which is rare in the current RB music scene.

Didn't you see that most of the shelves are either bands or CDs released by groups? Now is the peak of the band trend.

So Naoko also picked out a CD, ready to take it home to listen to the singles of the new male solo.

This kind of scene happens more or less in record stores of all sizes in Tokyo. As a newcomer, Kazuki Akiyama has never released a record, and no one has heard his singing. The first batch of buyers are those young girls who are attracted by his posters. .

I don't know how Kazuki Akiyama, who has always positioned himself as a capable singer, felt after knowing this scene.

Naoko returned home after shopping with Meixiang in the afternoon, put the things she bought on the table, and slumped on the sofa, not bothering to move.

I don't feel tired when I go shopping, but when I come back, I look like a deflated doll, deflated.

Mother Miki came over and saw Naoko lying on the sofa with no image, reprimanded a few words, and drove Naoko to take a bath first.

After Naoko went to take a bath, Miki tidied up the scattered things on the table for Naoko. When she saw Fukuyama Masaharu, she smiled knowingly. Her daughter was at the age of chasing stars, which reminded her that she was obsessed with Takewaki when she was young. Without me.

When he glanced at Kazuki Akiyama's CD, he paused, picked it up and looked at it for a long time, then sighed, it really looks like his first love is holding the guitar and singing for her like this.

Seeing that her daughter was still taking a bath, she immediately picked up the CD and opened it, and put the CD into the CD player in the living room.

なまぬるい风に

wind, bitter

blow kare na gara
blowing homesick me
As the first magnetic and clear singing came out, Miki was attracted by this unique voice, and secretly sighed that it was such a nice voice.

After the chorus is finished, I already love this song. The catchy melody and the very sincere lyrics are even more touching.

I didn't expect it to be a song of gratitude, and it sounded very inspirational. It almost touched the heart of Miki, who has become a mother.

At this time, Naoko also came out of the bathroom, and was also attracted by the singing in the living room.

"Eh? Mom, whose song is this? It sounds pretty good." Naoko focused on the sound and the pop-rock rhythm.

"Isn't this the CD you bought just now? Hey, it's called Kazuki Akiyama." Miki said, shaking the CD just opened in front of Naoko.

"It's unexpectedly good. This seems to be a rookie who just debuted." Naoko didn't expect that the rookie single that she bought casually sounded quite good.

Look at the cover again, huh?I wrote the lyrics and composed the music myself, this is a singer-songwriter, young, handsome and talented, really amazing!

The song ended soon, and Naoko stepped forward to take out the CD and shook Asamiki, "Mom, do you want to listen to side B? The introduction seems to be an adapted folk song."

"Then listen to it, it must have such a good voice, singing folk songs is also very good."

Naoko put the CD down, got up and sat down with her mother, and also looked forward to what kind of song the B side would be.

When Kazuki Akiyama's singing came out from inside, Naoko felt a little familiar, as if she heard her mother humming it before, but it was different, a bit of folk rock feeling.

Just as I was about to turn around and ask my mother if she remembered the song, I saw that Mei Shu's eyes were a little moist and she was quietly wiping them.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Naoko asked concerned.

Mei Shu wiped her eyes, "It's nothing but thinking of your grandma."

When she heard this song, she thought of her mother who had passed away, and also thought of herself as a mother. When every mother takes care of her young baby, she not only has the happiness of being a first-time mother, but also has to take care of her every step of the way. The anguish of being inseparable and having no one to communicate with.

Naoko comforted her mother, and at the same time thought that Kazuki Akiyama, who just debuted, is really amazing, with a very good voice and songs, and he must recommend it to a few good friends tomorrow.

Miki calmed down, and then looked at Kazuki Akiyama on the cover photo, and liked it more and more in her heart, she is really a gentle person.

After a while, I called the other wives and recommended this new treasure song I discovered. Well, I also want to order it on the radio station. Why can I only listen to such a good song by myself and not share it with everyone.

Kazuki Akiyama's CD, which has not yet been officially released, has begun to spread in a small area. The first customers are basically young girls or wives at home.

What is Kazuki Akiyama doing at this time, he is drinking with Ishida Takumi at this time.

Isn't his single CD coming out soon? Of course, he has to give him a copy. After all, Ishida Takumi has been running around for a long time for Akiyama Kazuki.

So in the name of celebration, the two hit it off and went to the izakaya to have a good meal.

Don't look at Kazuki Akiyama's CD will be released soon, but in fact his savings are almost bottoming out now.

Because I used to work in a convenience store and had financial resources, I have resigned from the convenience store for more than a month now. Although I will get a fixed salary every month after signing the contract with Being, there are still rent and daily consumption expenses.

I didn't have any savings before, and I can last for two or three months at most. I hope I can last until the first batch of shares is distributed.

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