When the band Heavenly Kingdom was produced, it was Manyumi Watanabe's U-MIZ and Yoyoyoshi Osato's AMUSE working together. However, when it comes time to compete for a place, the partners also become competitors.

This is true in the entertainment industry, or in all walks of life.

There are no eternal friends or eternal enemies.

ALTHOUGH BEGIN HAS A GEOGRAPHICAL BONUS AND IS STILL THE FIRST CHAMPION OF THE BAND KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, DREAMSCOMETRUE HAS SET A RECORD FOR THE BAND'S RATINGS AND SCORES, AND IT IS FULL OF TOPICS.

AMUSE and Tokuma Records want BEGIN to appear on the stage of the Red and White Song Club as the representative of the band's heavenly kingdom, and Watanabe Manyumi and CBS Sony also feel confident that they will compete with them.

Especially for Watanabe Manyumi, for a period of time, DREAMSCOMETRUE will be an important source of income for her firm, she wants to develop the actor business, it is inevitable to rely on the income of singers to subsidize actors, since the band is her guy, she will definitely do her best.

The competition for a place in the field has to be left to the company to do, and as for being a singer, you just need to wait for the result on the side. It's best to be able to get on, but if you can't get on, you can't get on...... Then you can only eat hot pot together for the New Year, and then go back to their respective homes.

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DREAMSCOMETRUE'S RED AND WHITE APPEARANCE, THERE IS NO NEED FOR IWAHASHI SHENICHI TO FIGURE OUT A WAY.

However, what he didn't expect was that he didn't care about whether his band could appear on the stage, but someone else found him and asked for advice on how to make the debut.

CHISATO MORITAKA AND WINK BELONG TO THE SAME UP-FRONTAGENCY OFFICE, AND PREVIOUSLY, HE WAS INTRODUCED TO CHISATO MORITAKA AS A PRODUCER THROUGH MANYUMI WATANABE, AND THEN HE WAS INVITED TO BE THE PRODUCER OF WINK.

I have produced two sets of idols for UP-FRONTAGENCY in succession, and I have worked closely with this office.

When producing Chisato Moritaka, Shinichi Iwahashi had to do a lot of things himself, but when it came to producing WINK, he was only responsible for selecting songs, arranging and recording, providing some ideas, and was not involved in direct operation, so there were not many parts that he needed to be responsible for.

THE FIRST SINGLE HE CHOSE FOR WINK, "SEXYMUSIC", THE ORIGINAL SONG ITSELF WAS ALL THE RAGE, AND NOW IT HAS BEEN RE-WRITTEN AND ARRANGED, AND IT IS A SONG THAT IS VERY EASY FOR THE PUBLIC.

The next album after this single is not too out of line in terms of song selection, and it still uses popular foreign dance music, and it is rearranged by Mitsuko Kagawa to fill in the lyrics.

Iwahashi Shinichi is not denying the possibility of them singing songs other than cover songs, in fact, it is necessary to open up fame by covers, and if you want to go to the next level and get original new songs, this is necessary.

At the dawn of the television era, pop music in their home country was just getting started, and many singers were popular for their covers of Western songs.

However, with the development of local pop music and the increase in the public's access to Western music, most of these cover singers have disappeared, and the singers who can really leave a name are the singers who transformed in time after the cover and began to launch their own music.

This kind of "own music" may imitate the style of Western music, but it must be something completely local. If the singer's masterpiece is a cover song, it is also a failure for the singer.

However, as far as WINK is concerned, it is not yet time to sing original songs. Now, rather than songs, the most important thing is to shape their image and make that "impersonal personality" their trademark.

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The song "SEXYMUSIC", which hitched a ride on the current dance music and the popularity of the original song itself, performed well when it first appeared, and it won the nineteenth place on the public credit list.

Then, with the efforts of the record company and the studio, according to the idea conceived by Shinichi Iwahashi, he invested a lot of money to prepare a gorgeous stage and a gorgeous MV to package and promote them.

If you want to build up that dreamlike feeling, you have to draw a line with the unpretentious, so throwing money is the first place.

With strong publicity, the group continued to appear on television, dancing like dolls in a music box and in flamboyant costumes that resembled the style of a European court.

With snow-white skin, delicate but expressionless faces, and gorgeous costumes, the impact of these two girls on the stage is quite strong visually.

This strong sense of impact is reflected in the ratings.

Even when the single was just released and the results were not eye-catching, there were programs performed by the two of them, and the ratings were very good. And the high ratings have been converted into the promotion of the singles, driving their single rankings to climb up.

From the nineteenth place in the debut, at the highest time, it came to the fourth place on the list.

As a newcomer, this is an unassailable achievement.

However, because of the high investment in clothing and publicity, this single has so far only made the company slightly profitable. Whether or not they can make a lot of money after that depends on whether WINK's popularity can be stabilized.

If you want to stabilize your popularity, you have to do everything you can.

Today's meeting on WINK is to discuss these aspects.

The ratings of programs starring WINK are bound to rise, which also makes WINK receive invitations to perform from various TV stations.

However, when it comes to appearing in TV shows, Shinichi Iwahashi and UP-FRONTAGENCY have reached a consensus that exposure should be moderate, and at the beginning, when the popularity and popularity have not yet risen, blindly going to too much TV will only consume the freshness of the public early.

To put it bluntly, at this stage, whether the TV station invites them or the audience likes to watch their performances, it is with the mentality of "watching the excitement", rather than supporting them.

At this stage, the mention of WINK probably conjures up images of two gorgeously dressed dolls.

However, when it comes to styling, it's just getting started. Roughly speaking, only the shell has been carved out, and the inside has not been filled.

The profession of idols has a very significant characteristic, which is the spirit of service. Whether it's smiling, waving to the audience, or having a Wink, it can all be classified as serving the audience.

WINK, who decided to go the "personality without personality" route, did not smile or interact with the audience. However, the bridge of interaction with the audience cannot really be completely cut off, and before it really starts to enter the upward period, it must be found and build a new communication bridge.

According to Shinichi Iwahashi's thoughts, WINK's style is grasped as "impersonal individuality" on the one hand, and "grasping contrast" on the other hand.

At the same time, it can be seen as a supplement to the "impersonal personality".

The definition of an idol is an artist who uses his own charm as a selling point, and at the beginning of the birth of an idol, its characteristics can be roughly summarized as charm, affinity, and a little bit of unfamiliarity.

Or it can also be said that it is a kind of "virgin feeling".

However, one thing is that although the pure beauty and "virgin feeling" of idols are emphasized, on the other hand, after entering the 80s, idols have sung a lot of songs with a "non-virgin feeling".

This kind of "non-virgin feeling" actually does not refer to "Girl A", or even "Don't Covet the Old Mother's Sailor Suit" with hints of first experience, but refers to the protagonist described in the lyrics, her identity is no longer just a girl, but between a girl and a woman.

She can have the hesitation to step on two boats, she can have fantasies about a certain man, she can take the initiative to pursue, she can also confess romantically, she can be jealous, and she can spend anniversaries together......

In short, after entering the 80s, the protagonist of idol songs can do more things, and when the lyrics of idol songs are written, its scope is wider.

However, on the one hand, the number of idol songs with a "non-virgin feeling" has increased, and on the other hand, the mainstream standard for viewing idols is still the "virgin feeling" of pure beauty, so the idea is so divisive.

If you really want to talk about it, what the audience who pursues idols expects and pursues is something like "holy silver woman" or "unclean virgin", which sounds like a contradiction.

WINK's "impersonal personality" naturally refers to their stage style that looks like dolls dancing in a music box.

The mechanical and emotionless performance of the two girls on the stage made them transcend the simple "people" and become more dreamy, not like real girls.

And this sense of unreality also blurs their "virgin feeling" and "non-virgin feeling" as idols. So much so that when they sang "SEXYMUSIC" without emotion, the performance and the song formed a wonderful contrast.

If you want to talk about "character design", such a character design can also be called unique and full of characteristics.

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This meeting, while vetoing the overexposure on the TV station, decided to maintain the mystery and exposure of WINK in another way - shooting serialization in magazines.

The two auditionees began serialization in UptoBoy, and they took photos according to their style on stage as a way to promote them. ”

"The selected photographer is ......"

On the UP-FRONTAGENCY side, the photographer who decided to cooperate with it was Norinobu Sasayama. The reason why he chose this is naturally because he is extremely good at photographing beautiful girls.

Finalized the shooting of the magazine serial, and this meeting also decided on WINK's next new single. It's still a cover, and Mitsuko Kawa wrote the lyrics, this time it's Kylie Minogue's "TurnItIntoLove".

The tune was decided, and then the arrangement was carried out and the two of them went into the studio to record.

From "SexyMusic" to "TurnItIntoLove", there is a gap in between, and WINK has to record the album. Just like when he produced Chisato Moritaka, Shinichi Iwahashi was in charge of the singles, and the production of the album was handed over to other producers, a very standard idol assembly-line division of labor.

After the meeting, the decision was decided, and after the meeting, Iwahashi Shinichi was about to leave, but was stopped by Kenichi Yamauchi.

"Iwahashi-san, long time no see. He took the initiative to come over and greet Shinichi Iwahashi.

Shinichi Iwahashi stopped, "Long time no see, Yamauchi-san." ”

The production of WINK, the preparation for the establishment of a record label, and the debut of ZARD coincided with each other, and it was the record company that Shinichi Iwahashi put first.

WINK's side doesn't participate in specific matters, so every time I call in advance to make an appointment for the recording, step on the spot, and leave immediately after the recording.

WINK, who is too obedient, doesn't need Iwahashi Shin to adjust them again and again like he did with Senri Moritaka, and it also saves him a lot of energy.

Otherwise, he was really a little worried about himself, because of overwork at this busy time.

After saying a few polite words, Kenichi Yamauchi looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.

Iwahashi Shinichi knew what to do and motioned for him to talk as he walked. After walking out for a while, Kenichi Yamauchi finally opened his mouth and talked about his true purpose.

"It's about Sengao. ”

Kenichi Yamauchi scoffed at the idea that Shinichi Iwahashi came up with at the beginning, and then he was convinced of him as a person and took the initiative to invite him to participate in the production of WINK.

At the beginning of the words, I listened to two sentences, which were about letting Chisato Moritaka also fight for a place in the Red and White Song Club this time.

This year, Chisato Moritaka opened up her popularity with a song "17 Years Old", and the rising momentum was good, and the office also regarded her as the first favorite candidate at the moment, not only increasing the production fee, but also thinking about sending her to the Red and White Song Club.

For ordinary audiences, the Red and White Song Festival is a Spring Festival Gala, but for the industry, this is indeed a large-scale music.

However, the competition in the idol industry is fierce, and there are many menacing newcomer idols in the past year.

As soon as Ken Yamauchi thought of Shinichi Iwahashi's ability to turn decay into magic, he wanted to hear what his opinion was.

Iwahashi Shinichi laughed in his heart after hearing his intentions.

Whether his own band can play or not depends on how the company wants to fight for the arrangement, and he can pick it up cleanly. On the contrary, he is an idol of another family, who wants to learn from him and get ideas, and wants an idea of how to appear on the stage.

"It's a bit embarrassing, but the list is still being finalized, and it's still unclear what the final outcome will be. On the side of the firm, I still want to do what I can. Kenichi Yamauchi spoke earnestly.

Shinichi Iwahashi naturally understands this. Manyumi Watanabe and CBS Sony, who are behind him to help fight for a spot in the band, think the same thing.

FORTUNATELY, THE QUOTA OF IDOLS DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH THE QUOTA OF THE BAND, AND EVEN IF YOU HELP WITH AN IDEA, IT WILL NOT AFFECT THE BATTLE BETWEEN DREAMSCOMETRUE AND BEGIN.

Otherwise, Kenichi Yamauchi asked, and Shinichi Iwahashi really didn't want to be willing to use his brains for Moritaka Chisasa.

As for now, Chisato Moritaka is an idol who has become popular as an idol who has single-handedly produced the project and has successfully become popular, and Shinichi Iwahashi also hopes that she will be more popular.

In that way, his fame in the industry will be greater, and the copyright fee for Moritaka Chisato singing the songs he produced is also considerable.

"It's true that the competition on the idol side is quite fierce......"

Iwahashi shone for a moment, lowered his head, and unconsciously flipped through the documents of the WINK meeting until he stopped at one of them.

"How about another chip?" he proposed, looking at the contents of the paper.

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