Some fans in the small theater have already started some warm-up activities. With their hands facing up, they tacitly lifted from the bottom up, and repeatedly.

After a short while, five young girls in performance costumes appeared from the backstage one by one to the front desk. They smiled and began to introduce themselves, causing a burst of cheers from the fans in the audience.

As soon as the music started, they began to sing and dance. The fans in the audience cheered and waved the glow sticks in their hands to cheer them on.

The strange man standing next to Masayoshi Kishimoto was infected by the atmosphere, and unconsciously followed everyone to get high.

In my heart, Masayoshi Kishimoto thinks everyone is cute. Although it is a relatively cheap entertainment activity, it is not accepted by mainstream society, but it is a lot of pleasure.

For ordinary people, isn't it just to live for the sake of having a happy life? And in this dimly lit small theater, there is joy everywhere.

The five girls standing on the stage close at hand sang a song, followed by another. They are full of energy, bouncing and jumping, and from time to time they make a cute dance move.

After they finished singing the second song, they entered an interactive part of chatting, which was also a place for them to take a break.

The strange boy whispered to the other side of Kishimoto: "If you like someone, you can support anyone, then buy more products related to it." If you spend enough money each month, even the operation will listen to you.

You don't see that man, he's a well-known man here. Every month, he spends 600,000 yen on the one he likes. ”

Of course, Kishimoto understands that the monthly consumption of 600,000 yen is definitely a lot for the average Japanese. In Tokyo, the monthly income is about 300,000 yen.

An ordinary young man has graduated from college and has just been working for one or two years. He only works at a small and medium-sized company, and after deducting taxes, he can get a salary of about 200,000 yen.

If you remove the necessary living costs for food, clothing, housing and transportation, there will be very little left. Of course, for the elite who are in the upper middle class, the monthly consumption of 600,000 yen is completely normal personal consumption.

As for the upper class, they spent more than 600,000 yen in a night at a club or a cowherd shop. In their eyes, it's nothing at all.

"You know each other?" asked Kishimoto casually.

"If you're interested, some of our fans will organize a drink at an izakaya not far away after we're done here.

Where they are, they can not only talk about the world, but also exchange some relevant information. As their fans, I naturally hope that they can stand on a higher stage.

If one day they stand on a higher stage and perform, it means that they are gradually moving away from us.

It's like the distance between orthodox idols and fans will never be as close as we are to underground idols now. The strange man said calmly.

Kishimoto got it, and this is a social platform for them to go from complete strangers to acquaintances. They came together because of their interests and hobbies.

Masayoshi Kishimoto blurted out: "This is the so-called ambivalence!"

"It's such an ambivalence. However, as their fans, I still hope that they can go to a higher stage.

The biggest enemy of idols is age. As they get older, they have to retire on their own. No one wants to see an Obasang bouncing on the stage like he did!

As a woman, the older you get, the more unlovely you become in the minds of men. Moreover, there are also many competitors.

In Akihabara alone, small theaters like this one can be described as Silla chessboard. There are more than a few girls in every small theater.

There are as few as a dozen or as many as dozens, in the form of various large and small teams or combinations. Of course, there is also one person's. The strange man said slowly.

Kishimoto didn't expect to be able to learn so much from the mouth of a strange man. The current idols are the most difficult, and the way to promote themselves is relatively simple, after all, there is no online live video industry to attract fans and create additional income.

"Do you like the one on stage?" asked the strange man, pointedly.

"The second one on the left. Kishimoto suddenly felt that there was a girl on the stage who was quite familiar, and he couldn't remember that he had seen Tao there.

"You're talking about Shoko! I'll tell you the truth, I'm also a fan of hers. It's a fate to be able to meet you today. The strange man said with a little excitement.

Masayoshi Kishimoto said bluntly: "Is her full name Shoko Nakagawa?"

"Do you know her?" asked the strange man, curiously.

Masayoshi Kishimoto said "no", and he even said the full name of the other party. Saying yes to oneself is the memory of one's previous life.

He suddenly remembered clearly. On December 31, 2007, in the 58th NHK Red and White Song Battle, AKB48 made its debut as "Akihabara Circle" along with Shoko Nakagawa, Leah, and Disan. This total of 43 players played together, making it the most of the group.

When AKB48's Minami Takahashi and others recalled this paragraph, they were happy at first, after all, they were able to participate in NHK's red and white song party, which means that they were accepted and recognized by the mainstream media to a certain extent.

Later, I realized that it was not just their AKB48 family, but with many other people. They only performed half a song.

For this reason, they have to be labeled as an "Akihabara Circle", and they feel quite humiliated, and there is still a kind of failure to be accepted and recognized by the mainstream media.

Masayoshi Kishimoto told a white lie: "Shoko Nakagawa and I are elementary school classmates. ”

"I see!" the strange man immediately stared at him with envy.

Masayoshi Kishimoto was looked at like this by a big man, and he felt a little uncomfortable all over. I thought to myself, as for it?

"Since you and Shoko used to be elementary school classmates, can you tell me a little bit about her past? The strange man said with a sincere expression.

Masayoshi Kishimoto was telling a lie, but he was pressed step by step by such a loyal fan of Shoko Nakagawa. He is not nervous, but has a big truth: "There should be a certain distance between fans and idols." It's close, it's not good. Far away, it's not good. Are you right?"

The strange man had a sudden realization, nodded and said, "What you say is reasonable." ”