Time passed.

Takao Tajima, who was backstage, watched the performances of the bands in groups. Just like you saw in the first issue, there are still all kinds of bands on the stage.

However, bands of different styles mixed together took turns on stage, but they unexpectedly did not give people a sense of disorganization.

That's because of the existence of the "invisible table".

In order to create highlights, the lineup was determined after the production team collectively reviewed and combined factors such as the characteristics of the band, highlights, and the collision between the band and the band.

Although artificial hands are involved, it is not cheating, it is just how to make the most of the players.

Shinichi Iwahashi sat on the censor's seat, watching one band after another appear and retreat.

Watching a show in front of a TV and watching it live are two different feelings. watched the premiere at home, and these bands were selected by him based on the effect of the show, so when watching the show, he didn't have that feeling of excitement.

But they were also picked out by themselves, and when they were at the scene, they were inevitably infected by the atmosphere of the band's performance, and couldn't help but immerse themselves in their various performances that were either powerful, full of personality, or nonsensical.

During this period, Yuji Miyake, who is good at controlling the field, also defused the unexpected moves made by the amateur band from time to time, and even threw the topic to the representatives sitting behind the censors, pulling these representatives who are also "amateurs" into the front line.

The audience in front of the TV was amused by the inadvertent nonsensical actions of the inexperienced amateur band, and they were intoxicated by the performance of the band that showed excellent skills. Facing bands with different personalities and different styles, I can't help but sigh in my heart that there are so many excellent bands in the underground music circle and among the people.

Let the audience realize the excellence of the band, feel sorry for the excellent band can't debut and become popular, and hope to hear more bands' songs...... As the show aired, the plan to promote the band was half the battle.

One band after another appeared and exited, and the stage was very lively, and the next one to appear was a band called ORIGINAL LOVE.

When they stand on the stage and look at the outside, they look like the kind of bands that Shinichi Iwahashi saw everywhere when he was in the underground music scene, and there is nothing eye-catching. The only thing that Shinichi Iwahashi cares about is the subtle difference in painting style between the lead singer and the musicians.

For the audience, seeing such a band will not have any special feelings, but in the eyes of Shinichi Iwahashi, who is used to seeing bands, this band is not so much a band as a SOLO singer with his own team.

Although he didn't deliberately create a difference, there was a subtle sense of distance between the lead singer and his teammates.

After a brief greeting, the show began.

When the music plays, it can't help but light up people's ears, and they immediately realize that this is a high-level band. However, as the song slowly unfolds, the problems are exposed.

This song is too "powerful" to write.

It is not so much that this is saying the opposite, but that it is clever but mistaken by cleverness, and the powerful go too far and will be punished. The song is a mix of different musical elements, such as a dish that can be made into a large meal on its own.

Takao Tajima thinks highly of himself, and of course, he does have a genius to be proud of.

Since he tried to compose his own music, he has played all kinds of music, whether it is rock or post-punk, guitar pop or funk, or Japanese ballads, and even elements such as folk music and sour jazz.

Despite this, it has been silent in the underground music scene for a long time.

The period of obscurity has accumulated inspiration and honed skills, but it has also left behind the depression of nostalgia and the unsteady eagerness to show oneself.

Wanting to win in the show, thinking that the talent show is to shock the public, so he wants to come up with a song to show his talents, Takao Tajima prepared the song with such an idea, but it turned out that he fell into a misunderstanding.

He plays with the music, but sometimes he is also played by the music in turn.

Coming with a winning heart, he was ready to compete with the chairs in the world, and although he completed a three-minute full performance, as soon as the performance ended, he received a very spicy evaluation.

"How to put it, it's like the aunt of the nouveau riche dressed herself up as an event jewelry booth and came out. Yoshida Ken spat fragrant with his mouth, and he was so good at talking that people were really worried about whether he would be put in a sack when he walked at night.

Shinichi Iwahashi, who was sitting in the representative seat, couldn't help but laugh when he heard this vivid and vivid evaluation. He looked at the lead singer who was hit by Yoshida Ken on the stage, his face changed a little and he tried his best to restrain himself, thoughtfully.

......

It's over.

Takao Tajima came down from the stage, and such a sentence echoed in his mind.

Backstage and passing by the next band, he silently moved out of the way and sat down in his place, feeling an indescribable sense of frustration.

Thinking about getting ahead, I ended up going back to the original point in a big circle.

This episode of the show finally ended with the second consecutive victory of the human chair. Takao Tajima and his teammates returned with the rest of the bands to act as the wallflowers of the victors.

......

"Okay~ That's it!"

After the director made this announcement, there was a moment of silence in the studio, and then there was a round of applause, "Everyone has worked hard!"

The atmosphere of the studio was relaxed.

The amateur bands who kept their distance from the human chair before the start of the show, as the dust settled on the results of the show, the previous sense of distance disappeared, and they were able to talk to the human chair calmly.

In addition to talking to the human chairs, the atmosphere between the band and the band has changed.

The three examiners exited, and the delegates on the bench also left one after another, and Shinichi Iwahashi got up from his seat, walked over to Watanabe Manyumi, and waved at her.

Watanabe Manyumi understood, approached him, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" ”

Shinichi Iwahashi's eyes were fixed on the amateur bands who were being guided backstage by the staff, and he told Watanabe Manyumi what he thought.

Watanabe Manyumi listened and groaned, "I see." ”

......

After retreating backstage, Takao Tajima and his teammates packed up their things and prepared to leave. came full of ambition, but it turned out to be a big heel, Takashi Takao didn't show much on his face, but the loss in his heart couldn't be increased.

This failure means that the distance between him and his dream and goal has not been shortened, and he has gained nothing but loss. His teammates understood his feelings and knew all the preparations he had made for the show, but it was inconvenient to comfort him at this time.

However, when such a defeated team left the TV station, they were stopped by a person.

"Please stay. ”