After the bursting of the RB bubble economy, music became the easiest way for people to entertain, and the most direct way to get in touch with music was naturally to buy records. So, despite the economic downturn that pervades society, the record store business has become more prosperous. At RB, new records are usually on the shelves on Tuesdays, so when it comes to this day, the record store is always packed with people who come to pick up the records.

Following the dense flow of people and slowly walking out of the station, Takeshi Ninomiya, who was dressed in a suit, wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and walked into the Shinxingtang record store next to the station.

The store's stereo is playing TRF's new single "BOY MEETS GIRL" on a loop, and the rhythmic dance music makes people want to let off the air on the dance floor, but for Takeshi Ninomiya, who has just been working for a day, he will simply feel very noisy. But there is no way, my wife is a die-hard fan of TRF, and before going out today, I specially told him not to forget to bring her a new single from TRF, and her daughter, she is the big meal of the BEING family, and DEEN's new single should also be picked up.

Takeshi Ninomiya, who was lingering in front of the shelves, suddenly attracted his eyes by a single in the corner. Because the cover of that single ...... It is the Shonan coast of the hometown!

Just as Silver Beach and Yalong Bay come to mind when you think of beaches in China, Shonan Coast is also a holiday destination in the hearts of RB people. In addition, because Shonan also gave birth to a national treasure band Nantens, which is famous for its summer hits, the people of Kanagawa Prefecture have a special affection for the Shonan coast.

Takeshi Ninomiya, whose hometown is in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a fellow villager of Southern Star lead singer Yoshisuke Kuwata, and since graduating from university, this is his eighth year working in Tokyo. Although it is only an hour's drive from Tokyo to Shonan, he is so busy with work that he just wants to fall asleep even when it comes to vacations.

If you're still in your hometown, now is the time to go for a ride along the Shonan coast...... With this in mind, Takeshi Ninomiya took the CD from the shelf and brought it to the cash register.

When I got home, my wife was very happy to see TRF's singles, and my daughter also liked DEEN's singles very much. Ninomiya Takeshi lowered his head a little frustratedly, and on the coffee table, the single called "Summer Color" that he bought on a whim was lying there quietly.

At this time, the wife who noticed this single suddenly said, "Isn't that the Shonan coast?" while picking up the single, flipping it over and looking at it, "Huh...... It's an underground single? Husband, when did you start liking underground singers?"

"No...... I only bought this single because the cover is Shonan Coast. "Ninomiya Martial Arts.

Mrs. said angrily: "Is it just because of this? really, this singer's name is Ye Zhao...... I haven't heard of it, so maybe it's a strange tune. As he spoke, he lost the interest in disassembling it, and put it back on the coffee table.

But their seven-year-old daughter, who is at her naughtiest age, doesn't let go of anything new. Seeing that her parents didn't plan to open the CD, her daughter stepped forward to pick up the CD and tore off the outer seal. Removing the disc from the box and putting it into the CD player, he pressed the PLAY button, and the crisp guitar sound sounded with the rhythmic hand bell, and at the end of the short prelude, a young male voice sang the first line in a clear voice, "The cat in the parking lot yawns......"

Ninomiya Takeshi and his wife, who were originally careless, couldn't help but lift their spirits.

In a quiet room, only the sound of music flows. Even the original arrangement of "Summer Color" is a folk style, and the main instruments are just guitars and rattles, but it is this simplicity that makes the quality of the song itself more prominent, and the simple and positive lyrics are more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. When the CD began to repeat the phrase "This long downhill, you sit on the back seat of my bicycle, I hold the brakes tightly, and slowly slide down the ......", the hands of Takeshi Ninomiya and his wife have quietly clasped together.

After listening to this song, Takeshi Ninomiya took a deep breath and said to his wife, "This weekend, let's go back to Shonan for a ride!"

My seven-year-old daughter, although she understands every word in this song, is still a little incomprehensible to the state of mind conveyed in it, for her, this is just a very nice song, and she is cheering, just because her father suddenly announced that he would take the whole family to the Shonan coast for a vacation on the weekend.

Until the second song sounds, in stark contrast to the title song, it is a rhythmic rock song. This is the daughter of the BEING family's big meal, and she can't help but be full of interest.

Compared with the arrangement of "Summer Color", the arrangement of this "Secret Base" is much more complicated, and the arrangement now included in the CD is a modified version of Ye Zhao, Watanabe Riku and the three musicians, with a slight modification in the use of rhythm and instrumental music, making it more suitable for male voices to sing. Although it may still be a bit rough compared to the original version of ZONE, after all, none of them are professional musicians, so it is difficult to achieve that level.

In contrast, the daughter obviously prefers this song "Secret Base", the song unfolds slowly, and she quickly finds the beat, her little head shakes with a look of enjoyment.

After the two songs were played, the daughter rolled her eyes and ran to her father to discuss: "Dad, I like this CD very much, can you give it to me?"

"That's not going to work," Takeshi Ninomiya touched his daughter's head, "because it's also a CD that Dad likes." ”

"Eh~" The daughter dragged out her voice with some dissatisfaction, "Dad is so stingy!"

"But," Takeshi Ninomiya said, "Since we both like it so much, let's listen together." ”

"Then I'm going to listen to it again now!" said the daughter, pressing play again.

Like most people in the world, RB people also have their own regional complex, in addition to being very friendly to their hometown when they go out, they will also pay special attention to things related to their hometown. Therefore, Ye Zhao, who mistakenly chose the Shonan coast as the cover of the single, invisibly aroused the Shonan complex of some people.

Of course, only a small part. If the regional complex works like this, then the singers simply go to the cover of singles such as Mt. Fuji and Lake Biwa.

Overall, the people who bought this single can roughly be summed up in one word: whim. They buy the single back, maybe put it on the CD player and listen to it, or maybe they just throw it aside. But even so, among these people, there is still a hidden "outlier".

On Saturday morning, Ye Qing and her friend Shizuka Shimazaki walked into a record store in Yokohama together.

Shizuka Shimazaki came to buy the CD, and after walking into the store, she quickly walked to the new product area to pick it up, but she wanted to buy neither TRF singles nor DEEN singles, but Genesys Idol's singles.

That's right, if you put it in 20 years, she is the kind of fan sister who chases her idol and calls her husband.

Compared with Shizuka Shimazaki who was shining in front of the CD, Ye Qing's reaction was much more flat. ALTHOUGH SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN RB, SHE CAN EVEN GET A LAUGH WHEN SHE PLAYS HOMOPHONIC JOKES ON VARIETY SHOWS ON TV, BUT SHE IS NOT INTERESTED IN RB MUSIC, IF IT WEREN'T FOR ACCOMPANYING HER FRIENDS, SHE PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE STEPPED INTO THE RECORD STORE ONCE A YEAR.

The record store on Saturdays and Sundays is always full of people, and most of the people who can't come to buy CDs on release day due to work and study gather on these two days. When another group of customers poured into the store, Ye Qing finally separated from Shizuka Shimazaki and was squeezed into the corner of the record store by this crowd.

"It's just to buy a record, don't you need to be so exaggerated......" Ye Qing complained silently in her heart. Seeing that Shizuka Shimazaki couldn't finish choosing for a while, she didn't rush back to her friend, but chose to wait in the corner.

The waiting time was difficult, and in order to find something to do for herself, Ye Qing began to look at the records on the shelves. Then, in this corner where the eighth-rate singers and nameless newcomers gathered, she saw a familiar cover.

This single is called "Summer Color", the cover is a photo taken on a whim when her family went on vacation to the Shonan coast in the summer of last year, and the word Xia Color in the title of the single is followed by her brother Ye Zhao's name.

When Shizuka Shimazaki found Ye Qing after choosing the record, the first thing she paid attention to was the record she was holding in her hand, Shizuka Shimazaki, who had always known that Ye Qing didn't like to listen to songs, was a little surprised that she wanted to buy a record for the first time, and asked curiously: "Ye Qing, what record did you choose?" Without waiting for her to answer, she went up and looked at it directly.

"Summer...... Ye Zhao?!" Shizuka Shimazaki's eyes widened, "Ye Qing, I remember that your old brother who played in a band in Tokyo was called Ye Zhao, right? Oh my God, this is his record?"

Ye Qing shook her head, "I don't know either." ”

Ye Qing bought the single. When I got home, my mother You Xiangrong was preparing lunch in the kitchen, and my father Ye Chong was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper, and after greeting my parents, Ye Qing went up to the second floor. However, before returning to her room, she first quietly went to her brother Ye Zhao's room and took away his CD player - Ye Qing, who didn't like to listen to songs, did not buy her own playback equipment.

Back in the room, Ye Qing opened the CD case, took out the disc inside and stuffed it into the player, then put on the headphones, pressed the PLAY button, and when the familiar voice sounded in her ears, Ye Qing covered her mouth in surprise.

It's really an older brother!