The venue of the performance is in Shin-Okubo, and he has been in the underground music circle for so long, and Shinichi Iwahashi is very familiar with the various performance venues in the inner circle, and Haruko Akamatsu reports the name of LIVEHOUSE, and he knows where it is.

After eating, Iwahashi Shin took five girls with him and set off in a mighty way.

This formation is spectacular, like a tour guide who takes foreign tourists to strange places.

Shin-Okubo is part of Shinjuku's castle that never sleeps, and as soon as you enter the night inside, you enter the world of "inside". The four girls from the rabbit country looked as if they had turned over the streets and were startled.

Is this also Tokyo?

Tokyo is Tokyo in the daytime, where it is so orderly that it even feels a little oppressive.

At night, Tokyo is also Tokyo as chaotic as it is unbelievable to outsiders.

Tokyo has a thousand faces.

Shinichi Iwahashi and the girls rush out of the street surrounded by colorful signboards and come to a building. A narrow light sign hangs on the building, pointing to the floor where the LIVEHOUSE is located.

The six of them walked up the staircase to the basement level, where a poster was posted at the entrance that read, "Tonight is THEBLUEHEARTS."

The poster is quite formal, not the hand-painted poster of the average underground musician, but a printed poster with a picture of the band, on which are four young people.

The young man labeled "Lead Singer Hiroto Komoto" had short hair that was almost like a monk's head, and his eyes were fanatical and perverse. And the guitarist Masashi Masajima, who was next to his shoulder, wore a big turban and had a little nervous feeling.

The bassist Junnosuke Kawaguchi is a cute little fat man, and the drummer Tetsuya Kajiwara is a thin young man with a punk head that is smoothed out on both sides and combed upwards in the middle.

The crowd flocked to the livehouse, and Shinichi Iwahashi had no prejudices or ideas about the band's genre, but just said in line with the professional inertia of an agent, "It seems to be quite popular." ”

Haruko Akamatsu told him, "I heard that the band's lead singer, Hiroto-san Komoto, and guitarist Masajima Masatoshi-san, were originally members of a band called THEBREAKERS, and they had already gained a certain amount of popularity by then. Later, the band disbanded, and Komoto-san and Majima-san formed their current band together. ”

"Yes. ”

"Recently, the band seems to have signed to a record company, and may have started preparing for their mainstream debut. The current performance can be regarded as a 'routine training'. Haruko Akamatsu told him what she knew.

The band's live performance has a charm that is not found on records and television, so even bands that have signed to a record company will perform live non-stop during the polishing period before their official debut.

After the company was established, the liaison with the performance was immediately transferred to the record company.

They arrange the band's performance as they would a concert, and they have a record company specialist on hand to watch them and give their opinion after the show.

"I see. Now that the band is famous, Shinichi Iwahashi has put away his scrutinizing mentality as a businessman and replaced it with a pure appreciator mentality.

This conversation is in Japanese, and the four rabbit girls are confused next to them, so they can only look at the poster, the endless stream of viewers.

After the conversation, Iwahashi Shinichi beckoned to them, "Let's go." ”

......

The performance of a punk band has no shortage of costumed audiences. The four girls followed Iwahashi Shinichi vigorously, as if they were worried about the little lamb that would be taken away by the big bad wolf.

The front of the stage was already full, and a good position could not be grabbed, and the six people barely squeezed forward, and just stood still, there was a commotion from the front of the venue, and the cheers immediately spread back.

The six of them didn't know what was going on, and as if they were playing a game of passing things, they took the cheers from those in front of them and handed them to those behind them.

The four girls were a little unable to let go, like children who were ashamed to express their opinions in front of the chaotic crowd.

On a small, instrumentally filled stage, the four members of the band took to the stage. Lead singer Hiroto Komoto faced the audience and said the opening sentence in a decent manner: "Good evening, we are THEBLUEHEARTS!"

Just looking at it this way, it's a normal band.

This thought lasted only five seconds, and as the drummer counted the beats, Hiroto Komoto sang the first lyrics: "I love those gentle songs like crazy", and the guitar sound was added, and the typhoon immediately changed.

He pulled his neck, his eyes widened, as if he was entangled in the neck by a snake and couldn't breathe, roaring on the stage, kicking his legs hard, jumping around like a frog, and singing the song "人にやさしく" (Treat people gently) hoarsely.

Yes, it's punk.

Shinichi Iwahashi and Haruko Akamatsu often mingle in the underground music circle, and they both know what's going on, but the four girls from the rabbit country are startled and don't know how to react.

They don't understand the lyrics, and they don't understand why they can't sing well. However, the people around them are very enthusiastic, and out of the herd nature of the group, they also try to imitate the behavior of the people around them.

After all, people often imitate each other when they are free to act.

Wang Xiaofang couldn't understand the lyrics, and she didn't understand why she had to sing so hard. Although it looks like a nonsense, I also know that this takes more physical effort than singing well.

She imitated the people around her while watching the band on stage and thinking.

After three songs, the fourth was a lyric, and the lead singer who had been jumping and jumping down had quieted down, playing a somewhat sad interlude on the blues harmonica.

It was "normal" for a while, giving Wang Xiaofang a buffer. However, after the song ended, it was another song that was suffocated like before.

At first glance, he came out of that mild atmosphere, and immediately received a new round of impact, looking at the lead singer who seemed to be stuck in the neck, Wang Xiaofang had a flash of inspiration, and suddenly discovered the meaning of this singing method.

It's like a person who can't make a sound by covering his mouth and choking his throat, desperately struggling to say what is in his heart.

You can see me as a heretic, you can gag me, you can threaten me, you can get me out, but before I get choked by the neck and suffocated, I will still say the truth in my heart until I am hoarse......

She was so moved that she had the urge to shed tears.

Shinichi Iwahashi focused on the performance and didn't notice the changes in Wang Xiaofang. This band called Blue Hearts attracted him.

Although the typhoon is hideous, the lyrics of the band are surprisingly strong literary. However, although it has very literary lyrics, it also carries a smell of sweat.

He sings the cries of the low-level youth, but the "smell of sweat" that makes Iwahashi Shinichi feel does not refer to the smell of homeless people, but the smell of sweat after the labor of low-level youth.

Although everything is very bad and full of depression, I still have ideals for life and embrace the future with a body that smells of sweat, all of which is not illusory, but a living reality.

There's that charm in the lyrics of this band.

He couldn't help but admire the band from the bottom of his heart and was overwhelmed by their talent.

After the performance, it's time to sell records.

Although he signed with a record company, he has not yet made his mainstream debut, and what is now sold in the venue is not a regular record, but a kind of homemade record that he and Mikazu Yoshida have made almost always in underground bands.

Iwahashi Shinichi went to buy two cassette tapes, one for himself and the other for Wang Xiaofang, who was still intoxicated by the performance.

He didn't expect that the first time he brought this girl to watch such a strong performance, she would be able to resonate with brain waves.

Wang Xiaofang was embarrassed to accept his things, but Iwahashi Shinichi didn't care and handed it to her, "Just keep it as a souvenir." ”

Saying that, she accepted it and thanked Iwahashi Shin.

Look at the time, it's already nine o'clock in the evening.

It's not good to find a place to hang around, and the six people walked through the street that was crowded with colorful signboards when they came, and Iwahashi Shinichi sent the four girls back to the hotel first, and said hello to the staff accompanying the rabbit country, saying that they had brought back all the mustaches and tails.

After making the call, Shinichi Iwahashi walked over to Haruko Akamatsu, who was still waiting for him in the hotel lobby.

"Let's go, Akamatsu-san. He said, "I'll send you back." ”

Sitting in the car, Shinichi Iwahashi thanked her, "I'm bothering you today." ”

Haruko Akamatsu didn't answer this directly, "Those two musicians from the rabbit country are very good, and it's fun to go shopping with them." ”

"And, I didn't expect your Chinese to be so good. ”

"I'm a Chinese speaker. Iwahashi smiled and didn't want to go into the topic, so he followed her example and diverged, "Thanks to you, I watched a very good show tonight." ”

"I don't usually pay much attention to punk bands, and I didn't expect there to be such characters. ...... Such a band must have done a lot. ”

THEBLUEHEARTS IS GENERALLY A PUNK THAT IS EASY TO ENTER, ESPECIALLY RESONATING WITH TEENAGERS, AND PRESUMABLY EVEN IF IT DEBUTS IN THE MAINSTREAM, IT WILL DO WELL IN TERMS OF COMMERCIAL RESULTS.

This is especially rare for punk bands.

Haruko Akamatsu mentioned another thing, "Now, your name is famous in the underground music scene. ”

"Really?"

"Because you made the festival happen, people are saying that you gave underground musicians a chance to get into the public eye. "Of course......

"Of course, there will be people who say that I brought the stench of commerce into the underground music scene. Iwahashi Shin said the unspoken "of course" from Haruko Akamatsu.

She smiled slightly, not admitting or denying it.

"It doesn't matter. Iwahashi Shinichi disagreed, "Commercial things are not necessarily bad, and it is a narrow idea to draw a clear line between indiscriminately and business." ”

"But the people who hate me hate me, as long as there are still those who think I'm giving underground musicians a chance. The real seed is in these people, and sooner or later it will break through the ground and sprout. ”

As for those who insist on being Artiste, they can only say that they are not different and do not conspire with each other, and there is no need to despise each other. Iwahashi Shinichi has always believed that the act of despising business is somewhat bluffing.

Degrading others does not elevate oneself.

The real Artiste is "just do my, I just do my music".

......

On February 12, Joan Jett arrived in Tokyo.

This is the second visit after half a year, and the reception of the girls of the rabbit country is the task assigned by Watanabe Manyumi, and the reception of Joan Jett is the name she personally named.

The person who abducted her to sing at the festival was Shinichi Iwahashi, so he had to be responsible to the end. This sister didn't say it directly, but that's what she said.

There was no way, so Iwahashi Shin threw the rabbit country girls in the recording studio and went to see this great god.

From the bottom of his heart, he is still very grateful to her, and Joan Jett not only gave him inspiration, but also gave him the confidence to expand the scale.

Today, the festival is not only attracting attention in China, but also from all over the world. The organizers not only received applications from various domestic media for on-site coverage of the festival, but foreign media also told the festival and sent reporters to cover it.

For a time, "an unprecedented female rock feast in the archipelago" and "the collective voice of female rockers" emerged one after another, attracting the attention of the public.

In the evening, Shinichi Iwahashi went to the hotel to meet her and communicate with her and her staff before the performance. I haven't seen her for a while, but this one is still very cool, and when Iwahashi Shin goes, he runs into her killing chickens on horses again.

It seems that she simply loves the feeling of being kneaded around like dough.

"Long time no see, Shinyi!" she leaned on her arms and turned her head to smile at him, her eyes falling on his hand, "What is that?"

"A gift for you. SHINICHI IWAHASHI TOLD HER, "AN ALBUM BY A PUNK BAND CALLED THEBLUEHEARTS." I think you should listen to it, that's great. ”

"Blue Heart?"

"That's right," Iwahashi said with a smile, "and yours is the 'Black Heart'." ”

AFTER THE DISBANDMENT OF THERUNAWAYS, JOAN JETT FORMED A BAND CALLED THEBLACKHEARTS, ONE BLUE HEART AND ONE BLACK HEART, IS IT FORCIBLY RELATED?

I touched the porcelain.

That's not entirely true.

On the one hand, Shinichi Iwahashi happened to hear about this band and thought it was very appetizing, and it happened that Joan Jett arrived in Tokyo, and the wonderful coincidence of blue heart and black heart made him choose to bring this cassette tape as a gift.

"Okay, then I'll hear it. Joan Jett said.

Shinichi Iwahashi read the day's process for her, and when she was done, Joan Jett's horse killing was over, and she asked him to go to dinner with her.

Starting from the reception of the girls in the rabbit country, in the past few days, he has been a receptionist, a recording engineer, a driver and a companion, even if there is no PPK, he feels that he has become an omnipotent 007.

In the midst of this busyness, he went to the recording studio of Miwa Yoshida's part-time job the night before the festival began, and the three of them had a meeting to confirm the performance.

SINCE THE BAND WAS FORMED, IT HAS BEEN PERFORMING IN A LIVEHOUSE WITH 1,000 OR 200 PEOPLE, BUT THIS TIME, THE AUDIENCE SWELLED TO 15,000 PEOPLE.

Although in fact, few people came to see the show.

However, Shinichi Iwahashi encouraged Miwa Yoshida, "The audience who is not here for us is our potential audience." ”

"Well said, worthy of Shen Yijun!"

This sentence hit the acupuncture point of Miwa Yoshida of the Optimist faction, and she happily echoed.