In the small Japanese-style room, the lights were turned off.

The TV screen glowed, and in the picture, as the red group host and Tian Qiuzi finished the introduction, the lights dimmed, the prelude sounded, and Akina Nakamori, wearing a gorgeous costume and a crown, appeared on the stage.

At this moment, a star lit up on the ceiling of the room.

Junko turns her attention from the TV screen to her daughter. She lay on a tatami mat, her entire body curled up in the kotatsu, revealing only a small head.

Watched by Junko, her daughter rubbed her astringent eyelids, stretched out her arm from the kotatsu, pointed it at the ceiling, and pressed the small flashlight in her hand.

The stars lit up again.

Akina Nakamori on TV, singing her new song "IMISSEDTHESHOCK", "Because of this long night, I don't know much about you." ”

On stage, the embellishments on her crown and ornate costumes shimmered.

"Mom. ”

The daughter called Junko and pressed the small flashlight again, and the stars on the ceiling lit up again.

Then, it flashed and lit up three more times.

Junko has become accustomed to this, and after watching the performance of "Future Visionary II", her daughter has repeated this little game many times.

"That's what it means to 'I love you,' Mom. She said.

Junko laughed.

My daughter is still a child, and she doesn't know much about what is described in the lyrics.

"The brake light flashes five times, it's a signal that I love you", for children, it is far less understandable than the straightforward words of "happy and happy". will do this, more to imitate the giraffe man's opening scene.

Even so, looking at the twinkling starlight, her heart was still warm.

The daughter didn't understand the meaning of "flashing five times" in the lyrics, and regarded it as a confession to her mother. However, looking at the starlight that twinkles five times, Junko also really has a kind of happiness that is getting the confession of her daughter's love.

"Mom," the daughter said to Junko, "I have a flashlight that looks exactly like the giraffe-san." ”

For her, having the same thing as the members of the band she likes gives her a childish excitement. DREAMSCOMETRUE IS NO LONGER JUST A STAR WHO APPEARS ON TV, AWAY FROM THEIR LIVES, BUT A PERSON WHO ACTUALLY APPEARS IN LIFE.

"Yes. Junko touched her daughter's head.

Under the palm of her mother's hand, the daughter wrinkled her little nose and giggled, "It's hot." Turning his face and glancing at the TV, "Akina-san's clothes are so beautiful, like a queen." ”

"After oversleeping, I was already on the way back. ”

"Only one heart remains. ”

On TV, Akina Nakamori's deep voice whispers the emotions that the lyrics want to convey.

"Mom. ”

The child can't stay up late, and the daughter is already yawning.

"Huh?"

"Mom, can you ask for a New Year's gift?"

"What do you want?" Junko asked.

"Hmm...... IF YOU WANT AN ENVELOPE AND A STAMP, THE DENOMINATION SHOULD BE THE SIZE OF DREAMSCOMETRUE. ”

JUNKO KNOWS, "DO YOU WANT TO WRITE A LETTER TO DREAMSCOMETRUE?"

The daughter nodded, "I want to tell the giraffe man that I have one like this flashlight too." ...... But I didn't know how to write a flashlight, and my mother had to teach me. ”

As she spoke, she pressed the button of the flashlight again. Stars twinkle and twinkle on the ceiling.

Junko supports her daughter, "THEN, I HAVE TO WRITE A SENTENCE TOO, MY MOTHER ALSO LIKES DREAMSCOMETRUE THE MOST." ”

"MY MOM AND I LOVE DREAMSCOMETRUE......," the daughter said as if confirmed. SUDDENLY, A PUZZLED EXPRESSION APPEARED, "HOW DO YOU WRITE DREAMSCOMETRUE?"

Junko smiled.

It seems that this letter can only be completed by the efforts of the mother and daughter.

"Mom. "My daughter's voice was already slimy.

"Huh?"

"Will Giraffe Mulberry write me back?"

DREAMSCOMETRUE'S RECORD LABEL IS SURE TO RECEIVE A LOT OF LETTERS EVERY DAY. Whether they will read fan letters, read them, and whether they will reply to them, are unknown.

Junko can't lie to her daughter, but she can't crush her daughter's dreams either.

AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT FOR A MOMENT, HE TOLD HER, "GIRAFFE-SAN IS SO BUSY EVERY DAY, AND BESIDES, THERE MUST BE MANY PEOPLE LIKE US WHO LIKE DREAMSCOMETRUE TO WRITE TO THEM." ”

"That means you won't reply?" the daughter was a little disappointed.

Junko shook her head, "That's not necessarily. If you can keep writing it down, the giraffe mulberry will be able to see it. I might hear back to you then. ”

"Keep writing ......"

The daughter stretched her arm out of the kotatsu and pressed the button of the small flashlight again, watching the stars twinkle on the ceiling.

Two times, three times.

Four, five.

Future Vision...... Now living with my daughter, about the future, why don't you need to seriously paint a picture of the future?

The five flashes of starlight adorn the future picture of Junko and her daughter.

On the TV, Akina Nakamori's performance continues, "It's better to trust each other than to be suspicious." Oppressed by the heaviness of the night, divination for tomorrow. ”

Junko gently patted her daughter and coaxed her to fall asleep.

......

The TV in the lounge is on, and the red and white song will continue to go on.

After returning to the backstage, DREAMSCOMETRUE, completed his own task, and then, as an audience, he easily watched the rest of the performance.

Participating in this kind of live show is a little bad, the first person to open has to wait for the curtain call at the end of the scene, and the last person to appear in front of the camera at the opening.

It is because of the trouble and many restrictions that many personality singers or big singers will refuse the invitation of the Red and White Song Club and enjoy Chinese New Year's Eve at home.

The order of pop singers is almost concentrated in the first half of the red and white song party, and in the second half, the red and white groups have become a big showdown between singers and ballad singers.

However, considering the age of the audience who have the remote control, although the weight of singing and ballads is getting lighter and lighter on the young side, they are still the favorite of this part of the audience.

Chiyoko Shimakura sang the song "The Hundred States of Life", which seemed to be a portrayal of her own life.

This singer made his first appearance in 1957 and has since appeared 30 times in a row, making him the first singer in the history of the Red and White Song Club to achieve 30 consecutive appearances.

After completing her thirtieth red and white appearance, Chiyoko Shimakura announced that she had graduated from the Red and White Song Club and would not appear again in the future.

As a result, only a year later, this year became popular because of "The Hundred States of Life", which has become the most popular song in recent years.

The ratings and topicality were earned by NHK, but Chiyoko Shimakura herself received a basket of criticism that she was backtracking.

It is worthy of NHK, which is used to doing business that only makes cheap money.

Playing against Chiyoko Shimakura is Cho Yong-pil, a singer from South Korea. This year, two singers came from South Korea, Cho Yong-pil in the white group, and Gui Eun-sook in the red group.

Having said that, in fact, Wada Akiko, who served as the host of the red group, was from the Southern Dynasty in Japan, and his real name was Jin Fuzi.

The three bands in the lounge were obviously not very interested in singing and singing, and although the TV was on, everyone only occasionally glanced at it to keep an eye on the progress of the show.

Shinichi Mori, the idol of middle-aged and elderly women and the former rice bowl of Shinichi Iwahashi, also sang on stage. When he is introduced on TV, Miwa-chan pokes Shinichi Iwahashi under the table and smiles evilly at him.

Iwahashi Shin didn't change his color - he was wearing a hood anyway, and no one knew if he changed his color.

The finale of the Red Group was Sachiko Kobayashi, who lived up to expectations this year, wearing a dazzling outfit and contributing an eye-catching photo to the entertainment section of tomorrow's newspaper.

But no matter whether it is exaggerated or not, every year she dresses up and appears, and the ratings are very stable.

At the same time as the host announced Sachiko Kobayashi's name on the live TV, the backstage staff came over to inform them that they were ready to return.

Sachiko Kobayashi overwhelmed the scene with exaggerated costumes, while Saburo Kitajima, the finale sent by the white group, was just wearing a kimono, with a calm and confident old-timer style.

was previously removed from the Red and White Song Club because it was revealed that he had dealings with Jidao, but he returned the next year, keeping a low profile for a year, and he is still serving as the finale this year.

Saburo Kitajima wears a simple dress, but the pomp is not small.

When the host introduced him, the singers who came to the backstage to wait appeared on the stage one after another, stood on both sides of the stage, and served Kitajima Saburo as a wallflower.

Serving as the background for the finale, the singers had to brace themselves and take out the posture of participating in the choir competition, and manage their facial expressions so as not to capture any inappropriate images when the camera swept by.

And at this time, the headgear also has the advantage of the headgear. The giraffe man can relax and not have to worry about expression management at all.

At the end of Saburo Kitajima's performance, the singers on the stage applauded him in unison, giving him enough pomp and circumstance.

The hosts of the red and white groups, as well as the chief host sent by NHK, were surrounded by the singers on the stage in the middle for the final session.

The counted votes were announced one by one, and this year, the red and white groups were evenly matched, and in the end, the red group was slightly better than the white group, keeping the banner of victory.

When the results were announced, the singers of the red and white groups applauded, and the white group also gladly accepted the result.

After all, "it's called a battle, but it's actually a party."

DESPITE THIS, THE VICTORY IN THE RED GROUP IS A GOOD OMEN FOR DREAMSCOMETRUE, WHO MADE HIS DEBUT IN THE RED AND WHITE SONG PARTY AND WAS PLACED IN THE RED GROUP.

Brother Nakamura laughed into an emoji, Miwa-chan grabbed Brother Nakamura with her left hand and Shinichi Iwahashi with her right hand, looking triumphant with her teammates playing a game and winning a big victory.

The giraffe man was also quite happy, even if he smiled, he smiled in vain.

He looked around the stage and saw Akina Nakamori standing not far from him, and a nonsensical thought suddenly flashed through his mind: Do you want to guess my current expression?

However, Akina Nakamori is immersed in the victory of the red team, and happily celebrates with the people next to her.

The director of NHK took to the stage and handed over the flag representing victory to the red group host Akiko Wada. At this point, there is only one last link left in this year's Red and White Song Meeting.

The singers who pretended to participate in the choir competition when Saburo Kitajima performed just now have become real choir players.

Together, on the night of the new year, everyone sang the song "Firefly Light" together.