Chapter 11 It's okay to laugh
Live broadcast day. Fuji Television Bureau Headquarters.
Shota Fukayama came to the waiting room just after 11 o'clock, and with him was today's regular guest, Masahiro Nakami. Since SMAP was established 8 years ago, the members have appeared in countless variety shows, and even a few title shows, but at that time, Shota was still a half-old child, and his brothers would always help at critical moments, so naturally they didn't need to worry too much. But now that I participate in variety shows as an individual, especially live shows, it is definitely a lie to say that I am not nervous.
At this moment, Shota grabbed the chair in the waiting room with one hand, and played with the silver lighter that he always carried with him. The lighter seemed to freeze in Shota's hands, and all he could see was Shota's hands flying up and down the lighter - this was a small trick that Shota often practiced, the flexible movement of his fingers, and the lighter seemed to be stationary in the eyes of the people around him, and whenever Shota was nervous, it would be like this, although it didn't help to release the tension.
"What should I do with Brother Zhongju?" Shota's voice trembled slightly.
"Hey, hey~ How did it become like this?" The middle house on the side couldn't cry or laugh, "Shota, you're the only one in our SMAP who can write songs, and aren't you here today to sing for you?" β
"The reason is clear, but I just can't stop." Shota was still playing with the lighter, and the speed in his hand was getting faster and faster.
"You're going to make your debut as a hair art." Zhongju complained. As the MC in charge of the group, a simple complaint alleviated the tension in the surrounding air a lot, and Shota also began to chat with Nakaju in various places.
Seeing that the time seemed to be almost up, the two prepared to visit Tamori. Nakaju walked to Tamori San's lounge with Shota, knocked on the door, and said in a loud voice, "Sorry to disturb, we are SMAP's Nakai and Fukayama, is Tamori here?" A man dressed as an assistant opened the door, and in the large lounge, the makeup artist was applying Tamorisan's makeup. Seeing the visitor, Tamori Sang asked the makeup artist to finish his work hastily, and then put on the sunglasses that seemed to have become Tamori's body, and greeted with a smile, "Yo, isn't this Nakaju-kun and Fukayama-kun." β
"Please advise me when we meet for the first time." Shota bowed deeply.
"It's not the first time we've met, Sho Taisan in the deep mountains." Tamori smiled, "Whether it's a smile or an MS, SMAP hasn't been on SMAP once or twice. β
"Yes. However, today I would like to greet you in my personal capacity, and I would like to ask for your advice. He bowed again.
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12:15 p.m.
Telephone guests.
Dressed in a black suit, his hair was combed close to the back.
"Good afternoon!"
"Good afternoon!" The audience answered together.
"It's a nice day!"
"That's right."
"If the weather is good, the mood will be better!"
"That's right."
"It's going to be a day off!"
"That's right."
"You're coming from all over the country!"
"That's right."
"Where did they all come from?"
"That's right." The audience laughed as he spoke, this is the fixed beginning of the telephone guest unit, and no matter what the host Tamorisan says, the audience below must answer, "That's it." "Is this the same answer?" Tamorisan complained, "Okay, let's welcome today's guest, Shota Fukayama, who made his debut." β
Shota appeared with a brand and a gift in his hand, and before he could sit down, he asked, "Is this brand a gift for each guest?" What a rich program group. Then he respectfully greeted the audience and Tamorisan and sat down.
The contrast between before and after caused a burst of laughter at the scene, and Tamori Sang also lamented Shota's variety show ability. Shota took out the poster and CD of the new single from his handbag, "This is my new single released on April 15th, the CD and poster of 6γ£γ ......"
"Huh~" Tamori sighed, "It's called '6γ£γ'." β
"Yes, 6 is my lucky number, and then I added that the single is rock and roll, and I gave myself such a name." Shota explained.
"There are a lot of flower baskets today. COME AND SEE, THIS IS SMAP, AND THEN THERE'S CHOKKAKU-SAN, AH, THIS IS THE FUJI BUREAU'S NEW PROGRAM "SMAPΓSMAP", WHICH IS GOING TO BE BROADCAST THIS MONTH. The host pointed to the flower baskets sent by the celebrities on the scene and introduced, "But in comparison, there are basically no congratulatory telegrams." Compared to the flower basket that filled the show, the telegram in Tamorisan's hand was only one page, "Let's take a look, it's a congratulatory message from Shota Fukayama, wishing Shota Fukayama the first appearance of SMAP." β
"Hey, what's going on, how can you send yourself a congratulatory message!" Tamorisan feigned anger, "Is there another deep mountain, in this circle?"
"That's right, this is given to the idol by producer Shota Fukayama. THE NEW SINGLE WAS WRITTEN AND COMPOSED BY MYSELF, AND THEN CO-PRODUCED WITH CHOKKAKU-SAN......"
"Huh~ Ask, how old are you this year?"
"Well, I'm 16 years old, and I just celebrated my 16th birthday in March."
"I'm already singing and writing at the age of sixteen, and I think I'm still singing in a bar when I'm thirty......" Tamorisan exclaimed, "What a ......"
"The times are different~" Shota mended the knife cheaply on the side, and the audience laughed.
"Anyway, this is the first time I've laughed and laughed...... Tamori said, "I said 'please give me a lot of advice' below, but I was very skilled when I came to the scene, you kid." β
"Is this what it means to invite me to be a regular in Laughing Smile? No, in this case, they will be unemployed. β
The audience burst into laughter again.
"It's not easy." Tamoli smiled and exclaimed, "What is the new song like this time?" β
"Well, both songs are rock 'n' roll, called 'Apollo' and 'Little Love Song'. The two are their own creations, mainly some of the insights during the previous break, and then I hope to convey a positive feeling to everyone. β
"Listening to the title of the song doesn't feel like the music before SMAP."
"Well, I wanted to convey a different feeling this time, and I repeated it many times during the recording, hoping to bring emotional resonance to everyone and convey my heart to everyone who listened to the song......" Shota explained, standing up, "Well, I don't feel clear verbally, so let's perform it live." STAFF~ Do you have a guitar? β
Tamorisan on the side watched Shota's movements, and didn't stop it, but repeatedly said on the side, "This is a live broadcast, no problem, young people are really bold now......" and the STAFF on the scene saw that PD and the host had no intention of blocking it, so he took out a guitar from the backstage and handed it to Shota on the field.
Shota tried the audition and started playing live.
The audience at the scene listened quietly from the beginning, to the rhythm of the continuous clapping, and finally, when singing the second half of "Little Love Song", the audience began to sing along with Shota, and both Tamorisan and the staff on the scene also kept clapping with the singing. Soon, after all the two songs were sung, Tamorisan walked to the center of the stage, "It's really rapping and singing, you kid is the first person to come to laugh and sing live, how do you feel?" β
"It's so cool~!!" Shota responded, "Also, it's great that the audience didn't shout 'encore'. β
The audience burst into laughter again, and some of the audience even actually shouted "encore", and a rhythmic encore immediately sounded in the venue. Instead of stopping him, Shota twisted his body to the rhythm of the audience, made a series of funny movements, and finally clapped his hands with his hands, making a gesture like when he visited the shrine, and the audience stopped in response.
"Okay, okay, this is still a live broadcast, if it goes on like this, it's time for PD Sang to take the stage to catch people, and now PD's face is green." Shota continued to laugh, and under Shota's jokes, the atmosphere finally returned to normal again.
"What a natural stage person." Tamori sighed, "Okay, this is today's phone guest session, who are the friends invited by Fukayama-san?" β
"Tomoko Yamaguchi-san." Shota replied according to what was written in the script.
The STUFF at the scene dialed Tomoko Yamaguchi and handed it to Shota.
"Hello, I'm Shota Fukayama."
"Ah, I'm Tomoko Yamaguchi, hello." A female voice came from the other end of the line.
"Are you free tomorrow?"
"Yes."
"Can you come tomorrow?"
"Of course!"
Tamorisan concluded again, "Today's phone guest is Shota Fukayama, γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγγ. β
βγγγγ¨γγγγγΎγγγ By the way, today's singing is really unrehearsed. That's it, I'm Shota Fukayama, goodbye! β
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Backstage, Tamori and Shota who ended today's show.
"I'm really causing you trouble, and I'm messing around on the show on my own initiative. I'm really sorry. Shota bowed deeply.
"γΎγγΎγ,I feel great on the show today." Tamor patted Shota on the shoulder with his hand.
"Hmm, is this really going to invite me to be a regular guest on "Xiaoxiao"? It's said that they will make Brother Zhongju unemployed. β
"You're not qualified enough for "Laughing and Laughing", and "MusicStation" is about the same." Tamorisan replied.
"Really? Can I use MusicStation? γγγ¨musicstationοΌοΌοΌ Shota looked up and smirked.
"But this time, you are not allowed to play on your own, you!" Tamori admonished.
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