Tokyo Reborn: Dark Superstar

Chapter 29 The autumnal equinox when the leaves fall for the first time in the streets

Let's be blunt.

Uchiyama Seiko came to receive the Volunteer Welfare Home Alliance Card for free at the invitation of a friend.

Before filming "Love with a Kiss", Seiko Uchiyama went to the Netherlands, the "capital of the world", for a week of fun.

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The Holy Son of Uchiyama, seven days of crazy fun, and a dazzling Western buffet.

The body is a bit overwhelmed.

I want to eat some light Japanese food when I return home.

The spiritual system that provides emotional value is Uchiyama Seiko's first choice.

Normally, this kind of "Twenty-Fifth Store Charity Honor Co-branded Card" can only be obtained by donating funds to extremely poor countries or regions to the SVIP level.

This kind of honor is very helpful for personal career development and social status improvement.

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After Takakura Bunta finished writing the lyrics, he handed them to Uchiyama Seiko: "How about taking a look?"

Uchiyama Seiko took the paper, read it once, and put away his careless expression while chatting.

She sat up straight, looked at it carefully again, looked at Takakura Bunta, and asked seriously: "Can you sing it again?"

"no problem."

Takakura Bunta cleared his throat, recalled the melody and lyrics in his mind, and sang softly:

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Handwritten handwritten toilet paper

The handwritten letter was left at the bottom of the suitcase

The meaning of travel is を and えられない

Too late to give it the meaning of the journey
  すべてが雨になったら
  If everything has turned into rain

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あなたに会いたい
  i want to see you again
  あわてても一目で比れても
  Even if we part with you in a hurry
  The street light is thin and dark

dim silhouette under streetlight
  歩けば歩くほど长い林の道
  Longer and longer forest trails
  あなたに会いたい
  i want to see you again
  The little one talks too much about his words
  At least I can tell a joke

The streets are at the beginning of the year and the leaves are falling at the autumnal equinox

Autumn equinox when the first leaves fall in the streets and alleys

Far and away

We are drifting away
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After singing the song, the bar was silent.

Uchiyama Seiko lit a Marlboro menthol cigarette and said for a long time:
  "Believe it or not, there really is someone who relies on memories to love someone who has no contact with him year after year..."

Takakura Bunta could see that the song "Clouds and Smoke Turn into Rain", written by Cuttlefish Silk, composed by Juvenile Pei, and sung by the landlord's cat, had a wonderful effect on the Asahi TV Tower producer.

When the clouds turned into rain, no one was anyone else's partner. The story finally came to an end, and the mystery was revealed.

This song fits the plot of "Love with a Kiss" very well.

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The 96 version of "Love with a Kiss" pioneered comic-style exaggerated acting, so the characters' expressions and movements will be very exaggerated.

The female protagonist in the 96 version is the most perfect Kotoko Aihara among all versions, while the male protagonist is Naoki Irie, the most imperfect and most flawed.

On the surface, the heroine Kotoko has a loud voice, exaggerated expressions, and a lively appearance.

In fact, if you look carefully, it is not difficult to find that this version of "Cinderella" Kotoko is smart and principled, with impeccable character, words and deeds. And Naoki, although he has Kashiwahara Takashi's face and is extremely smart, he is a child with serious psychological problems.

He is extremely world-weary and passive, has emotional disorders, is passive and lonely, has no dreams, and cannot establish close relationships. He can't even handle the relationship with his parents and younger brother well.

This can also well explain why Naoki's mother is so obsessed with Kotoko and keeps holding on to Kotoko.

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Other versions are a bit far-fetched at this point, because those mothers are more like Kotoko's biological mother and Naoki's stepmother.

Instead of saying that he wants to find a wife for his son Naoki who can make him happy, it is better to say that he wants to marry his own daughter Qinzi to the rich and handsome Irie.

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The 96 version of "Love with a Kiss" was created by Kaoru Tada, the original author of the comic, and the character logic design is very complete.

Naoki's mother knows her son very well and is one of the few people in the play who really understands Naoki.

She knew Naoki's psychological problems, understood his loneliness, and was very worried about it.

Because she knew that Naoki would never be happy if this continued.

At the same time, Naoki’s mother is also a discerning person.

She can directly see the preciousness of Qinzi and the beautiful qualities of Qinzi. She also understands that it is not that Qinzi cannot live without Naoki, but in fact, Naoki cannot live without Qinzi.

Only Kotoko can allow Naoki to live like a normal person and gain true joy and happiness.

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The finale of "Love with a Kiss".

The male protagonist enters Naoki E and experiences a series of things together. All kinds of memories with Kotoko Aihara in the past are like clouds and rain...

The story finally comes to an end, and the mystery is revealed.

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Takakura Bunta uses the aesthetics of the 21s to see that the style and shooting techniques of this Japanese drama look a bit outdated.

But the plot and actors' performances are quite classic, and it can be regarded as a classic among idol drama classics.

The core of the story of "Cinderella" relies on indomitable spirit to conquer Prince Charming;
  The scene where people of the opposite sex living together go from being annoying to having feelings for each other;

The basic relationship between funny relatives and friends paired with vicious love rivals;
  and the actor’s exaggerated performance style;
  All of them have profoundly influenced later Asian idol dramas such as "Meteor Garden", "The Prince Who Turns into a Frog", "Destined to Love You", "Lovers at Dolphin Cove", and "The Magician".

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Seeing that Uchiyama Seiko was moved, Takakura Bunta opened a bottle of Karuizawa whiskey and ordered grilled wild rice, seafood in sauce, raw beef and other dishes to go with the drink.

Although Bunta Takakura is a representative figure.

But after hearing and seeing it every day, Takakura Bunta also knows a thing or two about the methods used by the pretty boys in the spiritual department to provide emotional value.

Uchiyama Seiko, Kanda Keiko and Takakura Bunta were drinking whiskey, eating appetizers, and chatting about the creative concept of "Clouds and Smoke Turning into Rain".

After chatting for two hours, the three of them drank more than half a bottle of Karuizawa whiskey and were just right tipsy.

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When he left, Uchiyama Seiko won the copyright for "Clouds and Smoke" for 200 million yen and gave the author a 5.3% share.

After winning two orders in a row, Takakura Bunta has established a firm foothold in the Japanese entertainment music circle.

Moreover, "Ultraman Tega" and "Love at First Kiss" have received very good responses in overseas markets, especially in Dragon Kingdom, Asia's largest market. They are two phenomenal Japanese dramas.

In the future, when choosing theme songs for overseas distribution of Japanese dramas, the name of "Takakura Bunta" will definitely be on the list of singers considered by major TV stations.

Sony record producer Keiko Kanda has officially recognized Bunta Takakura's strength. The success of this cooperation model has created more opportunities for the two to have long-term cooperation in the future.

Each of the three parties gets what they need, and both host and guest are happy.

(End of this chapter)