Lounge.

Once raw and twice cooked, the fifth time will be no different from your own living room.

The three of them arrived neither early nor late, and after sitting in their seats, they just waited for the show to start.

Although the place is familiar, the people in the same room change every issue, and these new bands, although they are new to the TV lounge, are familiar with the band DREAMS COME TRUE.

The first time they came, no one in the band and the band cared about each other, and the second time they came, the other bands looked at them in different ways.

However, after four games in a row, the band who sat here tonight, sharing a lounge, and looking at them again, the thoughts in their hearts were much simpler and purer.

Four consecutive victories against the strong, terrifying!

was bored waiting for the show to start, the last amateur band was late, and as soon as they entered the door and saw DREAMS COME TRUE sitting there, their female lead singer's eyes lit up and took the initiative to run up to say hello: "Yoshida-san?"

Miwa-chan raised her head, this reckless female lead singer was a short-haired tomboy, and when Shinichi Iwahashi first met Miwa-chan, she had a fight with the short hair she cut. The dress is very cool, although the words and deeds do not have anything to do with the word cool, but a little bit of the cuteness of small animals.

"I've seen all the performances before Dorimuzcom Bald, Yoshida-san is really good!"

is indoors, surrounded by unfamiliar bands, and the female lead singer is also relatively restrained in chasing stars on the spot, and her voice is very low.

"Thank you!" was praised by her peers in person, and Miwa-chan was a little embarrassed.

After that, the lead singer of the band who was going to compete on the same stage was a fan of the strong man who won four consecutive episodes, and there was a traitor in the opponent's band, and Shinichi Iwahashi watched from the sidelines, thinking it was a little funny.

But at the same time, I also felt a little popularity of the band in person.

"Reiko. ”

It was the musician of this band who called out to the tomboy, and the female lead singer smiled at Miwa Chan again and went back to her teammates.

......

At the same time, Watanabe Manyumi parked her car in the TV station's passenger parking lot.

"It's here. She said.

Haruko Akamatsu, who was in the passenger seat, took off her seat belt, "I'm really sorry to be so late because of me, Watanabe-san." ”

In the last few weeks, it has been Watanabe Manyumi who drove to pick up Haruko Akamatsu, and the two came to the TV station together. Haruko Akamatsu had a bit of an emergency tonight, and she turned back to the apartment again, so she was delayed on the road for a while.

"It doesn't have to be so polite. Watanabe Manyumi smiled and changed the subject, "Tonight is the decisive battle of DREAMS COME TRUE, and I'm really looking forward to their performance." ”

Haruko Akamatsu also smiled and accepted Watanabe's kindness.

After getting out of the car, the two walked to the elevator one after the other.

Because Shinichi Iwahashi put on a hood and mixed into the participating band, Watanabe Manyumi and Haruko Akamatsu, who knew the ins and outs of this matter, now know the same secret together, and protect this secret together, plus they have to sit together on the representative seat every week, and they have formed a strange comrade-in-arms relationship.

After a delay on the way, the two became the last to reach the lounge.

Unlike the band's lounge, which changes lineups every week, the representatives are a bit competitive, but they all participate in the show together every week, and they don't know when they will work together in the industry, and the relationship between each other, whether it is plastic or not, will definitely not wither anyway.

Seeing the two of them enter, several representatives nodded at them, while others chatted. Listening to it, it is not surprising, it is also about tonight's winners.

"DREAMS COME TRUE will definitely be able to get KING tonight, right?"

"It's amazing to have that kind of strength and expressiveness. Although I came to be a representative, I was unconsciously attracted by their performance when I was censored. ”

Watanabe Manyumi and Haruko Akamatsu were the last to arrive, and after sitting down, they consciously played the role of listening.

"There's another strange thing. Nowadays, it is also popular for underground bands to find a girl with a good timbre to be the lead singer, and of course, it is the musician who is responsible for writing the music.

But this band, the songs it has sung so far, are all written and composed by the female lead, and the two musicians are only responsible for arranging the music. It's rare to see a mixed band dominated entirely by a female lead, right?"

"The singing skills are amazing, the songs and lyrics are well written, and he is a character. ”

"I remembered that Yussang had come. The person who said this was the representative of Tokuma Records. Tokuma Records has just added the champion of the previous issue BEGIN to its subsidiary, and it is the time of spring breeze.

When he said this, everyone present laughed.

The new music queen Matsu Ren Gu Yumi is impeccable, to say that the shortcomings are the appearance, and the female lead singer of DREAMS COME TRUE is like Matsu Ren Gu Yumi, one expresses her appreciation, and the other euphemistically says her shortcomings.

While they were chatting, the staff came over and asked them to take their places in front of the studio.

The delegates, who had just had a hot conversation, stopped talking and got up and left their seats. Watanabe Manyumi turned her face to look at Haruko Akamatsu, "Let's go too." ”

GO WITNESS THE VICTORY OF DREAMS COME TRUE.

Witness this most important step in Shinichi Iwahashi's original dream.

......

At 11:20 a.m., on the TV, the commercial broadcast ended, and the opening of the band's heavenly kingdom was cut on time.

The host, Yuji Miyake, faced the camera and said the opening sentence that has been said countless times, "Good evening, the new episode of the band Heaven is about to begin-"

The audience who switched to TV Asahi early and waited, or the audience who stepped on the point to change the station, at this moment, are paying attention to the band Heaven in this issue.

"After the previous episodes aired, the TV station received calls from viewers asking about DREAMS COME TRUE and sending them support. ”

When these words were spoken, in front of the television, many viewers smiled—the smiles of the accomplices. The one who will react to this sentence is the one who called the TV station after the program was broadcast.

There are many enthusiastic people in the TV audience, and they are unhappy to call for complaints, and happy to call for praise. In this day and age, phone calls are also a way to get involved.

"Even though I was still in the middle of the competition, I received a lot of support from the audience, and it is worthy of DREAMS COME TRUE. ”

Yuji Miyake said, "Whether they can take your support to the dragon gate, or stop here after a proud four-game winning streak, it depends on tonight's crucial issue-"

Speaking of which, as usual, he turned the topic to tonight's representative lineup and introduced the new company representatives.

At the end of the opening remarks, in the TV screen, under the dimming of the stage lights, a band composed of female lead singers and male musicians stood up. The female lead singer's hair is surprisingly short, and it looks very eye-catching.

Another "decision night" for the band's heavenly kingdom has arrived.

......

At 11:20 a.m., the owner of the restaurant "Haruta" asked the customer, "Don't you mind if I change the TV to TV Asahi?"

Although it was a carnival Saturday, this kind of small restaurant where ordinary people had a full meal or a drink was not doing very well, and the two or three customers present were all regulars.

Because of this, the owner is straightforward in asking for the opinions of his guests.

"Is there a must-see show?" said a man in his fifties with a sparse head.

"It's called 'Band Heaven'. The boss replied.

Another man in his forties, with a flat head, laughed and said, "The boss still watches such a fashionable show?"

Both men are regular customers who live nearby.

"Actually, there is a band that participates in the show," the regulars did not answer "no", and the boss acquiesced to "yes" and changed the station to TV Asahi, "They work nearby, sometimes late, and come to the store to eat." ”

"It can't be a band of office workers of our age, right?" said Uncle Xie Ding.

The boss shook his head, "It's quite young, it seems that I am working in a band while working." ”

While he was talking, on the TV, the show opened, and Yuji Miyake appeared on the TV screen, "After the previous episodes of the program were broadcast, the TV station received a call from the audience asking about DREAMS COME TRUE......"

"It's this band. The boss said, "Dollimuzcom is bald." ”

"I've won four issues in a row, and if I win again tonight, I'll be the champion?" Uncle Pingtou was a little surprised, "It's still such a well-established band?"

"If you win the championship, you can sign a record company to make your debut. The boss poured out the program information he knew, and said: "I used to think they were the kind of unrealistic young people, but I didn't expect them to be so powerful." ”

On the TV, Yuji Miyake's opening remarks ended, and the first band appeared.

Uncle Xie Ding looked at the lead singer of the fake little girl standing at the front, and muttered: "So young." My daughter is about that old. ”

"If it were a show like 'STAR!!' I would still find it interesting. The flat-headed uncle said, "But watching the band perform, you can only watch the excitement." ”

The three of them talked and watched the show on TV.

For the boss, he also watched a lively one. The transformation of young people who often go to the restaurant to eat suddenly appears on TV and becomes a band that seems to be very promising.

With a little idea of having a relationship with "celebrities", he is so keen on this show, but as for the show itself, he doesn't really care much.

However, while the three of them were chatting and waiting for the band of DREAMS COME TRUE, a young man who often came to the restaurant to eat, the fourth person in the restaurant, the customer who had not spoken all this time, was silently staring at the TV and watching the performance inside.

This man looked to be in his forties, and he also looked like an ordinary office worker, and he didn't say anything when the boss asked for the customer's opinion just now, and it seemed that he didn't mind changing the store table.

Band Heaven......

Hearing the word "band," Nakai—the man's last name—had a little thought of "I miss it."

Nakai, who works for an accounting firm, also formed a band with a friend from college when he was young during the GS boom, and at that time, the left-winged youth were still vigorous, and Nakai's band also participated in the activities of the left-winged youth.

However, when he was about to graduate, he and his friends cut off their long hair, put their musical instruments away, put on suits to find jobs, got married and had children after they got married, and their lives went up steadily.

Time flew by after that, and Nakai immediately threw these old memories behind him, even if he occasionally remembered the events of his school days. Whether it's an oath or a declaration, the past is just gone.

At the age of 40, Nakai is not very sensitive to trends, and Nakai does not know the passage of time, and now young people pick up musical instruments and start performing.

Nakai watched the music show with a little nostalgia.

One band after another took the stage and left, both contributing beautiful performances and being entertained by the three-minute full performance mechanism. A wonderful performance may not win the applause of the restaurant owner and diners, and the band that is played around is often guaranteed to make them laugh.

While watching the show, Nakai thought to himself that although young people nowadays have picked up musical instruments to form bands, in this fast-paced golden age, their music is full of confidence and a kind of optimism about playing in time, which is completely different from the era in which he lived at that time.

Even so, Nakai did not have the idea that "this generation of young people is hopeless" in his heart, on the contrary, watching the performance of the bands, the memories of the past collided with what he saw and felt now, and a small spark accidentally came into place.

This is the so-called era. Nakai thought to himself.

Friends who have formed bands together in the past, if they watch this show now, I don't know how they will feel.

I'd love to have a drink with them, just like the classic "Look at the Strawberry White Paper Again" by the band called BANBAN, and watch this show together.

While he was thinking about it, Nakai heard the boss's voice, "It's going to be Dolimuzcom bald soon." ”

On the TV screen, DREAMS COME TRUE, which has won four games in a row, has already stood on the stage.

"It's just these three people, and it doesn't look like that. The man said, "...... How can there be a hood?"

"It's the band's 'setting' that's it. In the boss's mouth, this word sounded a little out of place to his contemporaries.

The flat-headed man thought of something else, "Since they often come to the store to eat, the boss always knows what the hooded man looks like, right?"

"Could it be because it's too ugly to see the light?" the man speculated.

The boss thought for a while, "That's not true, it's a very imposing young man, if he was born twenty years early, it's quite appropriate to go to Toei to be the protagonist of a chivalrous film." ”

"That's still a handsome guy. The flat-headed man teased.

Just as they were about to say something weird, on TV, the performance of DREAMS COME TRUE began, and the female lead singer sang the first line of the song they were going to sing tonight.

"It's pretty impressive. ”

The flat-headed man took back the witty remark he was about to say and replaced it with this one.

I saw the middle well here from beginning to end of the show, and when I heard the words of the flat-headed man, I smiled and said the first sentence after I came in and ordered tonight:

"A band that can win four consecutive episodes is certainly not an idle person. ”

The guest, who had been silent until now, suddenly accosted them, and the boss and the two guests were a little surprised.

However, this accident was only for a moment, and then the attention of the small restaurant was attracted by the performance on TV.