old events in tokyo

"Ding ding...嗞~" The sound of metal knocking and the sound of welding echoed in the hall.

It's already past one o'clock in the morning, but there are still people coming and going here.

There are more than 300 staff Sang who are responsible for the stage construction alone. With the addition of equipment and equipment, the hall has been filled to the brim.

The stage lighting team, sound team, and photography team are all around the stage constantly adjusting the equipment.

The time has entered August 8st, and there is not much time left for them, but fortunately everything is going according to plan.

By [-] o'clock in the morning, the front stage was basically completed, and the rest of the staff were busy installing the audience seats in the hall.

It is said that the seats are actually rows of wooden benches, and then covered with a thick layer of white flannelette, which is regarded as the auditorium.

After all, it's a luxury cruise ship, and it's also a one-time concert.It is considered a one-time venue, and it is impossible to make too many changes here.

After the concert, it is necessary to restore the place to its original state, so this simple method is the most suitable.

The large screens on both sides of the hall have also been installed in place, and the rest will be cleaned up a little bit, and the venue will be basically ready.

At around nine o'clock in the morning, the band entered the arena for the first rehearsal.At this time, Izumi Sakai, who was the lead singer, did not appear, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the performance.

She will only show up in the last rehearsal or two. Last night, she and Kazuki Akiyama were too busy to go back to rest.

As for Kazuki Akiyama, who has arrived at the venue at this moment, he is adapting to the rhythm of the performance with the band while auditioning at various locations in the venue.

Find some places where some sound effects are flawed, and then notify the staff to adjust them in time.

"Here, there is a slight noise from the stereo in the back corner. Do you have any spare equipment? Please replace it in time if you can catch up."

Kazuki Akiyama sat on the bench, while lowering his head to write and draw in his notebook, while confessing to the staff-san beside him.

"Hay, I'll make arrangements now." The unnamed staff Sang nodded in understanding, and then left quickly.

"It's really reliable." A soft voice sounded beside him.

"Are you awake?" Qiu Shan knew who it was without lifting the tree's head.After writing down the last stroke in the notebook, he raised his head, "Today is going to take a lot of effort, why don't you take a break?"

Izumi Sakai shook his head with a smile, looking at the densely packed writing in his notebook with interest.

The above are some remarks about the stage venue, as well as some places that are not very suitable and need to be adjusted.

"Sachiko only needs to be responsible for singing with peace of mind, please leave the rest to me." Kazuki Akiyama closed the notebook and stretched.

"By the way, let me introduce you to two people." Kazuki Akiyama patted himself on the head, almost forgetting one thing.

He first took out his mobile phone and dialed a number. After confirming that the person had arrived, he immediately walked towards the outer deck with Sakai Spring Water.

"This is Aiko, you must have heard of it.", "This is Aiko Ohno, despite her young age, she is also a very talented rookie. And she is also your fan."

"Hello!" Izumi Sakai greeted them with a smile.

"Sakai-san" Aiko bowed respectfully, today can be regarded as seeing the mysterious lead singer of ZARD.

As for Ono Aika, she was already a little incoherent with excitement at the moment.Just turned 18 this year, she is still a shy little girl with long hair.

But she has admired Izumi Sakai for a long time. This time she heard that ZARD was going to hold a concert, so she rushed to Tokyo from Hiroshima immediately.

And her only acquaintance here is her former friend Aiko, who is also a fellow from Osaka. It is not surprising that such a small probability of concert tickets did not fall on her head.

So she pestered Aiko and asked her to find a way to sneak into the cruise ship no matter what, and she would be satisfied if she could hear ZARD's live singing.

Aiko, who was harassed by her to the point of helplessness, had no choice but to find her own president-san, who told him to be the boyfriend of the mysterious Ms. Sakai~
"Saka...Miss Sakai..." Ohno Aigo's meowing voice was soft and weak like a kitten's, and it was almost inaudible even if she wasn't paying attention.

"Hello, Miss Aika." Izumi Sakai stretched out his hand thoughtfully.

"Ha... Yi~", Ohno Aika stretched out her hands flattered and shook her lightly.

She is so gentle and a rare beauty.Ono Aika sighed quietly in her heart, especially at the moment of shaking hands with Sakai Izumi, her head was a little dizzy.

"Aiguo is still a student at the Conservatory of Music, but she will definitely be a newcomer in the music scene in the future. Maybe there will be opportunities for cooperation."

Kazuki Akiyama is quite optimistic about her talent.Such a good seedling will naturally not be let go in the future.

Both AKKA and ECHO need such talented newcomers to enrich their talent pool.

"I'm looking forward to it, please work hard." Izumi Sakai encouraged her gently after hearing about Ono Aika's talent in composing.

These two people were brought in by Kazuki Akiyama through the back door, and boarded the ship one or two hours earlier than ordinary audiences.

As I personally participated in organizing this concert, it is not a problem to bring two relatives to the seat.

In the blink of an eye, it was around one o'clock in the afternoon, and a large number of people had gathered in front of Yokohama Port where the Crystal Harmony docked.

Yoshida Kazuji also arrived at the pier early, and slowly moved forward with the team under the instructions of the ground staff.

The white figure like a hill not far away is extremely eye-catching.Almost every one of the people queuing up at the scene had a camera, and many people couldn't bear to lift up their cameras and click and shoot non-stop.

Yoshida Kazuji was also the first to see such a huge passenger ship. Although he knew it was the largest cruise ship in Japan, he did not expect it to be so big.

There are as many as six floors on the upper deck alone, arranged in a trapezoidal shape and descending upwards one by one. It is not too much to say that it is a super building.

Is the long-awaited ZARD concert finally coming?Yoshida and Er were secretly excited. On the Internet forum that had just emerged before this, everyone was discussing this secret ZARD concert.

Thanks to the release of Winds95, the graphical interface has reduced the learning cost of ordinary users rapidly, and the number of Japanese Internet users has increased dramatically.

Yoshida Kazuji was also one of the first users to get in touch with the Internet. No matter which news website, it is full of reports about this concert.

Naturally, articles about ticket sales are also indispensable. This is the earliest online scalper.

Messages such as "I will pay for any amount, please sell me the ticket" are also flooding various websites, but this is also a matter of course, Yoshida Kazuji secretly thought.

Immediately, I felt that I was really lucky to be able to participate in this concert.

And today's concert is finally coming.At this moment, a large group of reporters came from nowhere and interviewed the audience who were queuing up.

Do you need to interview even such a simple thing as admission?Yoshida Kazuji was a little puzzled, but he was relieved when he thought of the secret concert.

Even the media didn't have any extra news, and he still needed to know the situation through them. Thinking of this, he was even more looking forward to the upcoming concert.

...

Before boarding the cruise ship, you need to show the invitation letter before you can enter the deck channel under the leadership of the staff.

There is a large horizontal counter at the entrance hall when boarding the cruise ship.

There are several hospitality staff behind them who are nervously verifying the audience's invitation letter and personal information.

When it was Yoshida Kazuji's turn, he handed his invitation letter and ID card to the young lady in Ol costume in front of him.

"Welcome! Thank you for coming!" The young lady returned the certificate to Yoshida Kazuji, and handed him a "guest pass".

"Thank you." Yoshida and Er took the pass and imitated others and hung it around his neck, then picked it up and couldn't wait to admire it.

For some reason, at this moment, his heart was moved spontaneously.

This is something that no money can buy, the only thing in the world that has its own name written on it.

Touching its smooth and textured cover, he suddenly felt that all this was not a dream, he really participated in a concert...

This Guest Pass may be his most important treasure. Yoshida and Heji flipped through the pass in their hands full of emotion.

On the back of it is a photo of Izumi Sakai, which was the cover photo of a previous single.

The following is "I hope the victory will smile on you (hope the goddess of victory will smile on you)", which is a statement that Sakai Izumi likes very much.

Then there is the date August 1995, 8 printed on it.

This should also be Ms. Sakai's wish of "wishing the concert to be successful", right?Yoshida Kazuji was not without speculation in his mind.

While he was thinking wildly, the team in the hall was slowly moving forward, and finally entered the interior of the cruise ship.

The first thing that catches the eye is a huge crystal chandelier, followed by a rather luxurious decoration style. It is indeed the largest luxury cruise ship in Japan.

Yoshida Kazuji couldn't help raising his camera to take pictures, and gradually with the flow of people moving, he also arrived at the photo commemorative area.

There are many posters of Izumi Sakai here, including previous CD cover photos and undisclosed photo photos.

Yoshida and Heji toured around excitedly, and then chose a full-length poster of Sakai Spring to stand aside, and asked passers-by to help take a group photo.

The people who were drawn together by "Kacha" also took pictures around these posters.Yoshida and Kazuji came alone, so naturally they also took pictures alone.

Speaking of which, this can be regarded as a solo photo of myself and Ms. Sakai, Yoshida and Ermei thought happily.

He walked and looked at the exhibition area, stopping from time to time to let passers-by take a group photo.

The audience who came to the concert included friends, singles like him, and even families.

The father is in charge of photography, and the mother takes the children, giving it the feeling of a family trip.

Another thing that surprised Kazuji Yoshida is that there are surprisingly more female fans here.

The ratio of boys and girls is about 4:6, and the age group is mostly in their 20s.

At this time, a siren sounded outside, attracting everyone's attention.Yoshida Kazuji raised his wrist and looked, it was just a quarter past two.

The Crystal Harmony also officially set sail from Yokohama Port according to the scheduled time, sailing towards the high seas.

The people here also went out one after another. Yoshida Kazuji followed the crowd to the deck, and the scene in front of him suddenly became clear.

Today's weather is very good, and you can even see the Rainbow Bridge and Odaiba in the distance.

Farther away is the blue sea, behind is the bustling Tokyo Bay, occasionally flying white seagulls waving their wings.

Yoshida and Er leaned on the railing and emptied their minds without thinking about anything, their hair swaying in the sea breeze.

The seemingly huge hull seems to be moving slowly, but when you lower your head, you will see the white waves that are rapidly splitting the water along the ship.

It is a rare opportunity to board the largest luxury cruise ship in Japan, and everyone is curious to wander around on the ship.

The swimming pool on the deck, the guest rooms below, and the tea house are all places where everyone visits.It's just that for some reason, the waiters here are all foreigners.

Yoshida Kazuji even found the sales department on the cruise ship, and there are many limited products that can only be found on the Crystal Harmony.

It's a pity that Ms. Sakai's concert goods are not sold here. Finally, after some selection, he bought a model of the Crystal Harmony.

After finishing these things, the time was close to 04:30 in the afternoon, and at this time, the sound of the radio came from the ship.

Finally, it was time to see Ms. Sakai... Yoshida and Kazuji stepped up and walked towards the cabin.

To enter the performance hall is another strict review, and this process alone lasted for nearly an hour.

Whether it was how careful the inspection was, or how poor the inspection technique was, Yoshida and Er secretly complained in their hearts.

After finally entering the venue, Yoshida Kazuji was a little surprised the first moment he saw the venue.

"Wow, it's so small", "You can see it so close", the people around sighed.

It's really small, and there is a feeling of "is it really okay to sit so close?"

Half of the 800-seat seats are seats, and the rest is divided into four blocks, which need to be watched standing.

Yoshida Kazuji's position was slightly behind the middle, and he took a look at the stage, and he could see Miss Sakai above her knees.

The seats are just a row of benches, which can seat about 10 people, but maybe everyone will stand up by then.

Yoshida Kazuji looked around while keeping an eye on the movements on the stage.

...

In the backstage, Izumi Sakai had already changed into his costume, and was standing at the back of the stage, pursing the corners of his mouth from time to time, his throat rolling slightly.

She subconsciously glanced behind her side, where Kazuki Akiyama was bowing his head and tuning the strings.

As if sensing her gaze, Kazuki Akiyama raised his head and smiled gently at her.

Sakai Izumi slowed down his breathing, slightly raised the corners of his mouth.At this time, the host UJ's commentary came from the front. He is a DJ in a club, and he also cooperates with Being more.

With the host's final loud announcement, the concert officially began.The lights of the venue were dimmed, and Yoshida Kazuji's heart was pounding in the seats.

First, there was a prelude to music, and then there was a deafening thunder.The two large screens on the front of the stage began to show mermaids swimming gracefully in the clear water.

"Wow!" Everyone subconsciously exclaimed.When Yoshida Kazuji even imagined that this was Ms. Sakai, the familiar prelude began.

揺れる 想い 体じゅう 感じ て
Rippled thoughts feel like it's inside me
...

At the same time as the first line of lyrics appeared, the noodle screen began to separate to the left and right.The glare of the light made Yoshida and Kazuji narrow his eyes subconsciously.

But he still suppressed the discomfort and tried to open his eyes wide.

In this way, the figure in the middle became clearer and clearer. Izumi Sakai, who was wearing a black suit and trousers, was standing in the middle, waving his arms gently.

"Oh~!!" Everyone spontaneously cheered and applauded, and everyone seemed to have been looking forward to this moment.

Some of the excited audience stood up and applauded, and some already began to dance their bodies.

As for Yoshida and Er, there is only one thought in their heads, "So thin and beautiful! The skin is so white!".

Before he knew it, he shed tears.This is very disrespectful, although I think so, but I can't control my emotions at all.

So the people around found a young man beside him, crying and applauding at the same time.