Chapter 252: Red and White Rehearsal

Where does any door on Christmas Eve lead when it is opened?

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In this world, there are always some things that are better to exist in the imagination than to write them out in their entirety, and become a secret that only belongs to two people.

(Actually, it's just because it's cut when you write it)

When he was single, Ye Zhao didn't have any special expectations for holidays such as Christmas or Valentine's Day, even if he followed the trend to say a few words of congratulations or give gifts of friendship, it was just to make himself look gregarious.

In my heart, I still think that this is just a boring festival marketed by merchants.

But when two people are together, these festivals, which seem a little boring when they are single and don't know what to call them, also take on a new meaning. Therefore, there is nothing special about the festival itself, it is people who give the festival a special meaning.

After spending a somewhat memorable Christmas Eve with Yuki Nakama, on the 26th, Yuki Nakama's eldest brother came to Tokyo to help pack her luggage with her and board a plane back to Okinawa together.

Of course, Yukie Nakama didn't let Ye Zhao come over to help, in fact, even if he really needed his help, he could only push this task onto Yuki Uemura, and he would support him on his behalf. There is no way, at the end of the year, all walks of life, including the entertainment industry, are all in a state of being busy with all kinds of big and small things.

Not only is the daytime filled with various year-end work, but even the night time is occupied by various forms of year-end parties and appreciation parties, and the Prince Hotel in Akasaka did not go on a date, but went to the party twice in a row to participate in such a party with more symbolic meaning than actual significance.

Although the whole society is still in the frustration after the bursting of the bubble economy, at the end of the year, no matter where you go in and out, it is a lively scene, although such prosperity may only be floating on the surface, but in any case, such a scene can be regarded as decorating the streets and alleys of Tokyo with a "New Year's flavor".

When the time came to the 29th, in the entire 1995 year, Ye Zhao only had the last two tasks to continue, that is, the Red and White Song Club and the Record Awards at the end of the year.

The current Red and White Song Club and the Record Awards are still held on the same day as the 31st, so the singers who have nominations on both sides have to go back and forth between NHK Hall and TBSASTUDIO, enjoying such a sweet and happy busyness.

After all, the Red and White Song Club is the highest-rated music program of the year, and now, the record awards that have not yet fallen back to their hometown, and the ratings are also the apex of music programs, and the effect of being able to appear in these two programs at the same time is really incalculable.

Last year, Ye Zhao, who was at the venue of the record awards, once looked at the singers who ended the stage in a hurry and left in a hurry, and secretly thought in his heart that this kind of busyness was really busy and happy for singers, and in a blink of an eye, this year, he also became one of the "busy and happy" singers.

It's just that after the actual experience, why are you busy...... Is it really busy, as for happy...... Besides, it's never too late to be happy when you get a big prize, or a red and white finale.

Speaking of this record award, this year, a very interesting thing happened.

Last year, the final annual award was awarded to Mr. Child's "Innocent Orld", for ordinary singers, who won the single annual crown and were nominated for the annual award, basically they would seriously dress up and all the members attended, but Mr. Kid is not an ordinary singer, they didn't go at all. Therefore, after announcing the winner of the annual award, because the singer himself did not attend, he could only send a record company representative to receive the award.

The Record Awards don't know whether to say it's a small family or to maintain dignity or whatever, in short, since then, an additional rule has been added to the awards, that is, this most important annual award can only be awarded to singers who attend the Record Awards.

Although Mr. Kid has made such a "feat", for the vast majority of singers, after being nominated and shortlisted, no matter how big or small the hope of winning the award is, they will attend on time, and at most they will leave after the winners are announced.

Moreover, in the final analysis, if you want to treat fame and fortune like dung, you must first let fame and fortune reach the apex. Otherwise, it is okay to be indifferent to fame and fortune, and on the other hand, it is okay to say that you are not enterprising.

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The preparations for the Red and White Song Festival began on the 29th, and on the 30th of the next day, there was another rehearsal with makeup. This year's red and white hosts are the same as last year, they are both Emiko Uonuma and Ichhiro Guguan, December 31 last year, after returning from participating in the record awards, Ye Zhao also caught up with the tail of a red and white song party, and saw these two on TV.

From the moment I entered the venue, there was a lot of greetings, and because of the large number of people, when I nodded and said "hello", I basically didn't know who the object of "hello" was.

After getting the script that belonged to me and was full of the program process, with the assistance of the staff, the rehearsal on the first day started with the most basic line practice, and went on in every detail.

Ye Zhao's appearance order was ranked in the second half of the first half, according to the appearance order of the white group, just in front of the smap.

Speaking of SMAP, there is another thing related to Ye Zhao, that is, at this Red and White Song Party, the song that SMAP will sing is the song "The Other Side of the Night Sky" provided by him.

Since its release, this single has sold more than 900,000 copies, not only their highest-grossing song of the year, but also the best single they have released so far, and a million hit is just around the corner. In such a situation, when it comes to determining the appearance of red and white, this song is naturally the best choice.

One is that for NHK, it is the practice of the year to sing the most popular songs, and the other is that for SMAP, the effect of the Red and White Song Club should not be underestimated, and it is a matter of minutes to sing such a song in the most watched music program of the year, and it is a matter of minutes to break one million. Whether it's NHK, which needs topicality to drive ratings, or SMAP, which needs a million-dollar single to boost the group's momentum in the music world, it's a win-win situation.

Since it comes to the battle of red and white songs, it is naturally inseparable from the battle between red and white, and the red group singer of Ye Zhao's battle is known as the long-legged sister Sentaka Chisa, who has successfully transformed from an idol singer to a singer-songwriter, Sentaka Qianli's music road can be said to be a model that is getting wider and wider, even so, the song she will sing this year is still not as good as the "Singer's Love Song" that Ye Zhao will sing in terms of sales and popularity.

However, although it is known as a "joint battle", the red and white groups are indeed competing for the final victory banner every year, but the battle of the Red and White Song Club itself is just a form of party, and it is too tasteless to take the victory and defeat too seriously.

During the two days of rehearsal, most of the time was spent waiting, so when they had nothing to do, the singers either stayed by and waited, or chatted with the singers they knew well, or greeted the singers who happened to be standing next to them.

Whether from the perspective of the present or from the perspective of the latecomers, the backstage of this red and white song party is star-studded, and at a closer look, Namie Amuro, who has a very small face, Seiko Matsuda, who loves to shake Lu Matsuda Seiko forever, and Junjun, who is still wearing a fancy costume as the lead singer of the band, Takahiro Nishikawa has not yet left the team, and the dream of the trio before Takahiro Nishikawa has not left the team has come true......

"Good work. The girl who happened to walk up to him, so casually greeted him was Noriko Sakai, and with the hit "Emerald Green Rabbit", she was able to compete in red and white this year. And now she is indeed a pure and cute little rabbit, with a pair of beautiful eyes.

"Good work. Ye Zhao also casually greeted her. Although the little rabbit is cute, he is only a little more emotional, and he has no superfluous feelings at all about seeing Sakai Noriko at his peak.

In addition to these people who met for the first time and exchanged a word or two of hasty greetings, there are also acquaintances who can chat a few more words in this background.

"Ye Jun, come on later. "The person who said this was Takuya Kimura. The single "The Other Side of the Night Sky" shortened the distance between him and the SMAP group, and in the camp of the white group this year, Ye Zhao only had some friendship with SMAP.

"A few of you too, please come on later. "Ye Zhao owes himself.

"By the way, I've gone to see the movie. Inagaki Goro said, "It's very interesting, and I really admire Ye Jun who can make such a movie." ”

"Indeed, it's really remarkable. Nakaju Masahiro said with a smile in a slightly tasteful tone, "Thinking of Ye Jun's young age, whether he is writing songs, writing scripts or being a producer, he can do everything easily, and I feel a little jealous." ”

"This is really an over-the-top prize, and it's not that exaggerated. Ye Zhao said modestly.

"I haven't won any awards at all, and I really envy Ye Jun's talent. Unlike us, if we want to survive in this circle, no matter what time it is, as long as we stand in front of the stage, we must give up a part of our personality. ”

"Because idols are such a job, since you want to get it, you must give it up. Takuya Kimura said, "And, 'The talent, the money, the status, the fame, all of them have or have nothing, they all live under the same sky,' isn't it?"

"Has Kimura-san heard of it already?"

"Because I was very curious about what kind of movie Ye Jun made, I also went to watch it. Takuya Kimura smiled, "Pretty good." 2k reading network