How do you celebrate his first birthday since the beginning of his relationship?

A week in advance, Akina Nakamori plans in her mind from time to time. Come up with an idea, and cross it out.

I had already calmed down and gave him an Omega watch as a birthday present.

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When she couldn't think of a good idea, such an idea suddenly popped into her heart, and she laughed to herself again. But she knew in her heart that even if she did it again, she would still deliver the gift to him as soon as possible.

Birthdays are birthdays, and usuals are usual.

The more his birthday, the more he didn't want to give him such a gift.

If Shinichi Iwahashi's birthday falls on a cold winter day, he will give him a hand-knitted scarf or sweater......

However, June is the annoying rainy season.

Shin Iwahashi is living on a lifetime, and Akina Nakamori wants to do something for him more than giving him something.

When she was alone, Akina Nakamori was there thinking about the east and west. Imagining how to celebrate Shinichi Iwahashi's birthday brought her a different kind of fun.

Otherwise, just take it upon yourself and entertain him to a big meal?

That's a good idea!

After eating, put away the bath water...... And then tie a ribbon around your neck and give yourself to him as a birthday present?

Girlhood is an elementary school scum who doesn't like to study.、Comics are happy to read.,At home,Soap operas are also watched with relish.。 Such a Nakamori Akina will definitely not lose to anyone in her brain replenishment skills.

Merely...... She imagined the scene for a moment, and her little face suddenly crumpled.

Whew-

Don't do that!

I thought about it like this, and in a blink of an eye, it was June, the day of Iwahashi Shin's birthday.

Big Ben sends her home. Akina Nakamori entered the house, looked at the time, and began to prepare again. Packing her things, she walked into the bedroom, opened the drawer of the dresser, and took out the spare key that Iwahashi had given him.

After getting the key to his house, Akina Nakamori rarely used it once.

She held the key in her hand and paged Shinichi Iwahashi before going out.

......

In the morning, we had a meeting for DREAMS COME TRUE's tour, and in the afternoon, Shinichi Iwahashi returned to the company and met ZARD. Since late May, ZARD has embarked on a themed tour of the new album.

DREAMS COME TRUE is a large-venue tour, and in order to recoup the cost, except for Sapporo, which is not a place that is easily filled by big stars, the other four major cities have held two shows in a row.

It's the same with ZARD, even though they are all small venues with thousands of people, the rent is cheap, and as long as the tickets are sold out, they can make money - in fact, tickets have been sold out since the show started.

In any case, the band that is about to become popular will open a small venue to perform without worrying about unsalable.

Tickets sold out quickly, the band's performances were well received, and the albums and merchandise sold on the spot were selling well. A tour can be opened, and you can make a fortune.

For the band, a little popularity and live ability are also passable, so they can eat enough just by touring.

Of course, for a band like ZARD, which has high hopes and a bright future, the tour is for the sake of fans. The atmosphere of the small venue is good, and it is easier to accumulate word-of-mouth and gain the support of the audience.

Performances in smaller venues are shorter, and audiences can easily enter and exit the venue. It can be held several times in a row. Most of the rent of the venue is paid on a daily basis, and the more the show opens, the lower the cost and the more money you earn.

Therefore, every time ZARD goes on tour, except for remote and less crowded areas, other places are held for two days at a time, and three performances are performed in two days.

It is not a problem to rap four times, but Iwahashi Shinichi considered the state of Sachiko Kamaike and was worried that too many tours would not be good for his voice, so he chose to reduce one of them.

However, the only exception was the final event in Tokyo. The venue chosen for this show is Nakano SUNPLAZA, which is one of the mecca for musicians, and for rock musicians, the Budokan where both the Beatles and Queen have performed is their ultimate goal, and performing at Nakano SUNPLAZA is the starting point of a musical career.

The Tokyo show will be held for two consecutive days, and there will be six consecutive performances at Nakano SUNPLAZA, singing from day to night.

Three performances a day, two days in a row. It's something you can't do without considerable performance strength. This arrangement was made at the end of the show not only to create a buzz, but also to show the hard power of the band.

It is necessary to consider not challenging the limits of the singer's voice, so as not to use the capital early. At the same time, it is not possible to give up showing the hard power of the band.

Especially at this juncture when the audience is tired of bands without strength and rebellious in pursuit of strength.

The idol band boy douhu group who lost to DREAMS COME TRUE and PRINCESS PRINCESS, after their fig leaf was torn off, is now losing and retreating, which is worthy of Iwahashi Shinichi's reference.

Thank you Kitagawa Mulberry for your valuable experience.

In addition to reducing one performance, Shinichi Iwahashi asked the band to go to the hospital for a check-up and throat care every time the band returned to Tokyo to recuperate.

Not only her, but all the singers did the same, so as not to consume the capital early.

......

In the afternoon, when Iwahashi Shinichi saw ZARD, Sachiko Kamaike had already gone to the hospital for a check-up. Today, the band is all in the rehearsal room to discuss the creation of a new song.

When you are ready to enter the ascending period, and when you are in the red, it is the busiest time, and it is necessary to have multiple lines in parallel.

The band already had some popularity, the tour got off to a good start, and when the tour was over, it was time to release another single. When Shinichi Iwahashi saw them this time, he asked the band, "I want a title song that can become popular." ”

After accumulating this pass, the next single, even if it can't become a big hit, must be better than the debut single "まっすぐに..." (Keep Forward).

If the sales of the debut single are the same, it also means that the sales promotion during this period is unsuccessful.

What is a song that can become popular?

When receiving such a task, the three people in charge of composing the music could only understand what Iwahashi Shinichi meant. Sachiko Kamaike, who is in charge of lyrics, has no idea where to start.

But the song itself is like this, Xiaohong relies on routines, and Dahong relies on feelings and luck.

Some songs are "sure to be popular!" when you listen to them with your ears, such as the song "So happy, so happy, so happy!" written by Miwa-chan's god of inspiration when she visited her.

In order to meet Iwahashi Shinichi's requirements, they had to keep creating a title song that would make them popular.

But no matter what, whether it's a little red or a big hit, first of all, the quality of the song must be passed first.

This piece is crucial.

In order to open up the popularity of ZARD, Shinichi Iwahashi decided to brew a different way of publicity. But the band is not a model or an actor, it is not enough to only open up the popularity, the process of hitting the popularity is best combined with the work.

I met the members of the band, listened to their new song inspirations, and exchanged ideas about the tour, and got to know their thoughts and opinions.

Just after doing this set, a short period of time has passed.

With that said, Shinichi Iwahashi prepared to leave the rehearsal room. However, he was stopped by Sachiko Kamaike and interrupted what he was about to say.

"Iwahashi-san," she said, "I still don't understand. ”

Sachiko Kamaike was silent most of the time, listening to Shinichi Iwahashi and his three teammates communicating about the tune there. This is not only because she is in charge of the lyrics, but she has nowhere to play until the song comes out, and at the same time, she is always thinking.

Shinichi Iwahashi said, "the song that can become popular".

"It's quite general. Shinichi Iwahashi admitted, "However, although it sounds like a beginning and an end, it is not completely impossible to start. ”

He thought about his own experience, "A song that becomes popular must have a reason to become popular." Either it is a song that makes the public feel very emotional, or a song that goes to the public, or a song that resonates with the public. ”

Disco is hot, and the dance music that the public needs will be popular. In the age of drunken fans, songs with gorgeous arrangements are more popular than ballads played with two guitars.

"For example, you as a lyricist. ”

Shinichi Iwahashi told Sachiko Kamaike, "At Christmas, if you put on a summer hit, it feels out of place, doesn't it? ”

"The lyrics are very important for a song. If you want to write lyrics that are popular with the public, you need to consider the 'situation'. Seasons, moods, and times...... These are all in the picture. ”

Shinichi Iwahashi said with a smile, "Don't think of 'era' as something untouchable. ”

After all, all of them are in this "era".

And the luckiest thing about Sachiko Kamaike is that she was one of the "masses" herself.

This led Shinichi Iwahashi to believe that Sachiko Kamaike had a talent for writing lyrics that resonated with the public, as well as the ability to work hard.

"Yes, I'll think about it. Sachiko Kamaike listened carefully. Before her debut, she followed Mori Hiroshi's aesthetic lyricist routine while studying the works of other lyricists, and at the same time asked Iwahashi Shinichi to hear his opinion.

In the eyes of Sachiko Kamaike, Shinichi Iwahashi, who led her in, is so trustworthy.

However, although Iwahashi Shinichi doesn't write lyrics himself, when it comes to lyrics, he does it one after another. The man in black who is in charge of the power may not be able to write good lyrics and good songs by himself, but in order to be able to choose the right and good ones from the lyrics and songs written by his subordinates, he must first understand what is suitable and good.

Therefore, lyricists and composers must write good lyrics and songs, while people in black like Iwahashi Shinichi must grasp the development of popular music in Yumoto, listen to music in their spare time, never let go of any record with splashes, analyze the highlights and routines of popular songs, find fresh composition techniques, and keep an eye on the current popularity and "times".

Iwahashi is cautious until now, only saying what he thinks about and not pointing out the content of the lyrics. In this way, Sachiko Kamaike does not feel constrained, and only refers to the direction of thinking he mentions, without limiting the content of her lyrics.

Give a direction, but don't interfere with the specific content, let Sachiko Kamaike grope for it.

In this way, she can also establish a lyric worldview with a strong ZARD flavor. The public is the guest who is invited into the world of ZARD.

After saying the lyrics, Shinichi Iwahashi prepared to leave.

Sachiko Kamaike looked at him, and stopped talking.

"Is there anything else? Sachiko-san. Iwahashi asked.

Sachiko Kamaike smiled heartily - in front of familiar people, she has a kind of athlete-like demeanor, and occasionally shows a little girl-next-door gentleness.

The image on the stage that feels shy from time to time, but also unswervingly sings, there are overlapping parts, and there are completely different parts.

"Iwahashi-san, is it your birthday today?" she asked generously.

Iwahashi Shinichi reacted and said with a smile: "Shouldn't it be known to everyone?"

Sachiko Kamaike shook her head, wanting to say that she heard it from Haruko Akamatsu. Today, the band got together to work, and Haruko Akamatsu was not there.

"Happy birthday, Iwahashi-san!" Tatsuya Hirakawa heard Sachiko Kamaike say, so he started up. As he spoke, he improvised with the guitar in his hand.

"Thank you, everybody. Iwahashi Shinichi was very happy.

It's such a joy to be a teammate and a boss for musicians.

Accepting the birthday wishes, it's really time to leave.

Sachiko Kamaike watched Iwahashi Shinichi go out, and suddenly heard his teammate Tomohisa Kawazoe say, "Iwahashi-san has a birthday today." He laughed, "Who would have thought that Iwahashi-san would be several years younger than all of us." ”

"I except, Kawazoe-san. Sachiko Kamaike laughed with her teammates.

teamed up, made music together, toured, and she, as the lead singer, won the recognition of her three teammates. The relationship between the people is not bad in terms of colleagues.

Tomohisa Kawazoe replied to something, and Koyanagi Shofa also spoke funny.

As Sachiko Kamaike listened, she thought that although she was an exception, the trustworthy Iwahashi-san was actually less than a year older than herself.

......

In the evening, Shinichi Iwahashi received a call from Akina Nakamori. The phone called, and she discussed, "Now, I'll go to your house, okay?"

"Of course I'm fine. Shinichi Iwahashi asked her, "But is it over now?"

"Shen Yijun's birthday, of course, you have to make time for you in advance. ”

Iwahashi Shinichi thought it was amused when he heard her somewhat smug and somewhat reasonable tone.

"What are you laughing at?" she asked.

"When you're happy, you want to laugh. Iwahashi Shinichi was sincere, "You hurry up and go over, I want to see you." ”

Akina Nakamori smiled contentedly and told him, "The key is already in the bag." When you come back, just press the doorbell, and I'll run over to open the door for you as soon as possible." ”

She spoke again about childish onomatopoeia.

Iwahashi Shinichi accompanied her to ignore the fact that he had the key, and promised, "Okay." ”

"Now, hurry up and tell me. Before hanging up the phone, Akina Nakamori had another whim.

"What are you talking about?" Iwahashi didn't know why.

"It's like firing the starting gun before a marathon starts, and saying 'start' commands. Akina Nakamori joked with him, "Say something, I'll rush to your house like an athlete." ”

"It's weird. Iwahashi couldn't laugh or cry.

But there was a stupid girlfriend waiting on the other end of the phone, so I had no choice but to say, "Player Nakamori, please hurry up to my house." ”

"Hmm~ it's a little close. She deliberately teased him, wanting to hear something else.

At this time, I forget that today is Shin Iwahashi's birthday, and today he is the biggest.

Guess she did it on purpose.

However, when I came home today, I would have her birthday with me. The warmth brought by that association made Iwahashi Shinichi still cooperate with her and say that sentence.

"Come to my house, I want to see you tonight. He said.

On the other end of the phone, Akina Nakamori was full of momentum, and she gave full play to her voice actor talent again, "Nakamori player received~!"

This stupid posture made Iwahashi Shinichi laugh again.