198. The Human Chair

In a remote place like Aomori, the epidemic became a little later than that of other places.

is so popular, things that are not popular enough are even more difficult to bring any heat here, so that friends with common interests are more and more rare.

It is also because of this that the two teenagers get closer and closer, exchanging records they have on hand, exchanging opinions on music, and finally, because of their love for rotten national style hard rock and heavy metal, they form a band.

The name of the band was originally called "Dead Dead Band", and as the name suggests, it comes from the meme "Couples Die Dead Band". Two teenagers who love heavy metal and focus on the world of music obviously have no chance with women.

Even if BANDMAN is popular, their band, which seems funny and weird to others, is obviously not popular with school girls.

Love is absolutely unsuccessful, you can only appreciate each other between friends, and by the way, hold high the banner of couples to die and die, and despise couples who show affection with cold eyes.

On the eve of graduating from high school, he made an agreement with Shinji Shima and Kenichi Suzuki to go to a university in Tokyo together. If we can go to Tokyo, we will continue to work as a band.

Just like the last time Shinichi Iwahashi chose to go to Beijing when he couldn't find his goal, and Takao Tajima resolutely went to Beijing in order to achieve his goal, Tokyo has such charm and meaning in the eyes of young people outside Tokyo.

Shinji Wajima was admitted to the Faculty of Buddhist Studies at Komazawa University, a choice that seemed a bit inexplicable to outsiders. Kenichi Suzuki was admitted to the Faculty of Foreign Chinese at Sophia University to study Rakshasa. Sophia University is a top school, and Kenichi Suzuki entered Sophia University with one foot in a large company.

A pair of good friends, reunited in Tokyo, fulfilled the old promise, formed a band again, played guitar with Shinji Shima, and Kenichi Suzuki played bass.

However, this drummer must not only be able to add color to the band, but also not affect the musical world that the two of them have built together, in other words, they are looking for real "green leaves".

This kind of is just right, it is precisely the most difficult, one more point of color is not good, one point less is not good, several interviews have come and gone, and finally a drummer named Kamikan Defang was selected.

However, when it comes to members, this drummer is more like a support musician.

While looking for a drummer, Shinji Wajima and Kenichi Suzuki heard that there was an underground band called X, which was the complete opposite of the two of them, and the drummer led the whole band, which was very interesting.

In addition, I also saw the inclusiveness and richness of Tokyo's underground music scene.

After Tokuyoshi Uedate joined, the band's iron triangle was formed, and Kenichi Suzuki himself was also the manager, and they began to look for opportunities to perform at the LIVEHOUSE in Tokyo, but when they were performing, they learned that there was already a band called "Go to the Dead Troupe" in Tokyo, so they had to reconsider a name.

Shinji Kazushima and Kenichi Suzuki thought about it for several days, came up with a few names, and vetoed a few more names, and finally decided to use Shinji Kazushima's favorite "Human Chair" by Edogawa Ranbu as the name of the band.

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Shinji Wajima didn't open the letter, but took him with him, and it wasn't until the end of the afternoon class, when he went to meet with Kenichi Suzuki, that the two of them opened the letter.

The content is that their band has become an alternate for the "Band Heaven" TV competition, and then they have to go to TV Asahi for a re-audition, and if they can stand out from it, then they can get a chance to be on TV.

"How?"

"Well, that's to be expected. Kenichi Suzuki brushed his long hair with his fingers. He has shoulder-length straight black hair and looks very flowing.

"But, it's also a little unexpected?" and Shinji Ishima listened obediently, which stemmed from the tacit understanding between the two for many years.

Ken Suzuki nodded, "Yes." From this point of view, this show seems to be very inclusive, even we can accommodate it, and we will probably really meet opponents with rich and diverse styles. ”

"Who knows. Shinji Kazushima smiled slightly, "Maybe it's a joke to make fun of us." ”

said such things on his lips, but looking at his expression, there was no worry or displeasure at all, but it made people feel a trace of cynicism.

"Maybe. Kenichi Suzuki didn't care, "But what if it's a joke to make fun of us?"

Standing on stage, turning your inner world into lyrics, and integrating your emotions into the performance is inherently self-sacrificing, even if it is not exempt from TV in order to ensure so-called decency.

However, it doesn't hurt to please the audience. That's not a matter of degrading one's dignity.

If the audience looks at us and laughs, we laugh at the audience.

If the audience is intoxicated by our performance, we are also intoxicated by the cheers of the audience.

We delight the audience and at the same time delight the audience.

With this mentality, when they first formed the band, they used the name "Death Death Group" in a self-deprecating manner, and now they are fearless, and when they know that they have this opportunity, they send a video of their performance.

"That's right, yes, there's something for you. Ken Suzuki finished reading the letter, folded it and stuffed it back into the envelope, "You're about to think about the stage of employment, do you have any plans?"

"Nope. Shinji Wajima replied.

"I don't have a score in my heart. Kenichi Suzuki said, "If you want to get a job, you have to cut off your long hair first...... 'When I decided to take a job, I cut off my long hair, and I told you that we are no longer young.'" ”

Shinji Wajima liked Matsuren Tanaya's songs, and Kenichi Suzuki deliberately sang a song called ""いけご白書" をもう一一 (Look at the "Strawberry White Paper") for a band called "Strawberry White Paper" written by Matsuren Tani when he was still Yumi Arai.

This song depicts the students in the university in the special era of the 60s and 70s, after their ideals were shattered, they entered the society with graduation, and everything returned to reality.

バンバン was originally a little-known band.,It was a big hit because it got this song from Yumi Arai.,But the next single was immediately beaten back to its original shape.,It's as if everything has returned to reality with graduation.。

Not only did Miyuki Nakajima, whose lyrics are full of literature, write songs of that era, but Yumi Matsutoya, who was exclusive to the middle class, also contributed such a famous song.

However, Kenichi Suzuki sang this lyric not just for amusement.

"It's a shame to cut off your long hair like that, Kazushima. There's nothing wrong with being unrealistic idealists. ”

"So, I have a proposal. ”

"Oh?"

"If we can qualify for the TV competition, we will give up our jobs, whether we can make our debut this time or not, and we will continue to work as professional musicians," said Kenichi Suzuki.