Chapter 21: Best Newcomer

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the 48th Record Awards opened on time. Kagawa Yu and Aragaki Yui can be said to be out-and-out newcomers. After the two of them entered the venue, they sat there quietly. Aside from the communication between the two, the two of them sat quietly almost all the time to watch the award ceremony of the Record Awards.

The singers who came to the awards ceremony today will also perform, and Yui Aragaki's singing is arranged relatively late, so the two of them will calm down and watch the other people's performances.

The first award to be awarded was the Best Arrangement Award, and Kagawa Yu was also shortlisted for this award with his rearrangement of "Little Love Song", but in the end, this one did not win the final award, and the final award was won by Takeshi Kobayashi.

Yui Aragaki felt very sorry to see her uncle miss this award, but Kagawa Yu knew that it was very normal for him to pass by this award, because he was competing with Takeshi Kobayashi, a music producer who was very famous throughout Asia. Unlike the fledgling Kagawa Ha, Takeshi Kobayashi is a true master of music. Of course, there are two Takeshi Kobayashi in the RB entertainment world, and the other is a world-renowned conductor.

"Thank you very much to the Record Society for recognizing me, and I am very happy to receive this award again! For me, awards never bore me, but rather motivate me to create better and deeper work. The producers selected this time are very good, and everyone else is very familiar with them. I have to mention one person here, and that is the very young Mr. Kagawa, and I listened to several of Mr. Kagawa's songs, which are very different in style, but all of them are very good songs. Especially the "Little Love Song" that was rearranged by him is really good. When Takeshi Kobayashi said his acceptance speech, he did not hesitate to praise Kagawa Yu.

The camera also focused on Kagawa Yu, who was smiling in the audience, and heard Takeshi Kobayashi's praise for himself. Kagawa folded her hands and thanked each other.

In the following awards, Miyuki Nakajima won the best lyrics, and the best composition went to Hiroshi Goki. Immediately afterwards, it came to the best newcomer award that Kagawa Yu and Aragaki Yui paid more attention to. Yui Aragaki's main competitor is Ayaka.

Born in 1987, Ayaka is a very talented female singer who can be said to be a singer who sings and writes well. In the previous TBS TV Wireless Awards, she had already won the Best New Singer Award! Also this year, like Kagawa Yu, he also entered the Red and White Song Club for the first time. This time it can be said that Aragaki Yui's biggest competitor!

Speaking of which, Ayaka, a newcomer who is almost the same age as Aragaki Yui, has a very high starting point, and in February this year, Ayaka released her debut single "ibelieve" and officially released, which included the song of the same name as the theme song of the TV series "Wheel Dance Song". The single reached No. 3 on the Japanese Chart in its first week, marking the first time a female singer-songwriter made her debut in the top 3. At the same time, Ayaka made her debut on the TV show "", because of the Japanese TV music programs and radio promotions, and the single "ibelieve" even rushed to the top of the single-day chart several times. And the number of mobile phone ringtone downloads also exceeded 1 million times in 42 days. In March, Ayaka graduated from high school. In May, the second single "Melody~SoundsReal~" was released, which was limited to 50,000 copies. At the same time, the first national tour was held, and the live video of the final performance was broadcast live on the free mobile website of "qlick.tv". It was the first concert to be broadcast live by all Japanese telecom operators such as AU and Japan.

If it weren't for Yui Aragaki's "Little Love Song" being too rebellious, I'm afraid that today's newcomer award would have been out of suspense.

After the award presenters took the stage, the shots on the scene mainly focused on the two main contenders, Ayaka and Yui Aragaki. The expressions on the faces of the two girls are very nervous and stiff!

"The best newcomer at the 48th Record Awards is... Yui Aragaki! When the presenters said Yui Aragaki's name, Ayaka's face showed a look of regret and disappointment, but she quickly returned to her smile and gently applauded Yui Aragaki to congratulate her.

Aragaki Yui forced the excitement in her heart and bowed deeply to everyone, she wanted to hug Kagawa Yu, but in the end she held back.

"Thank you to the Recording Society, it's a great encouragement for me to receive this award. Especially among my competitors, there are also such excellent artists as Xiangsang. Of course, I would also like to thank my agent, Mr. Kagawa, who is only a few years older than me. But it made me feel like an elder, so I called him Uncle and I am very grateful to my most respected uncle. Although you often call me a fool and say that I can't do anything well, thank you very much Uncle for your tolerance and supervision of me, I will continue to work hard! After receiving the trophy from the award presenters, Yui Aragaki took a deep breath and delivered her acceptance speech.

Hearing Yui Aragaki's testimonial, everyone was moved and a little funny at the same time. This girl is really silly and cute, the camera is given to Kagawa Yu, and he has a faint smile on his face. It's just that the corners of his mouth that keep twitching still betray his true thoughts in his heart. The people present also noticed the corners of Kagawa Yu's mouth twitching, and everyone let out bursts of laughter.

Yui Aragaki returned to Kagawa Yu with the trophy in her hand like she was holding a treasure.

"Congratulations. But if you go back, you can write another 500 kanji. Kagawa Yu had a faint smile on her face, and the smile on Aragaki Yui's face suddenly stiffened when she heard this.

The subsequent ceremony has nothing to do with Kagawa Yu and Aragaki Yui. The Best Singing Award was won by Miku Koda, and the Writers Association Award was won by Miko Takekawa. As for the last and heaviest song award, it was won by singer Kiyoshi Hikawa with the album "One Sword"! So far, the 48th Record Awards has come to a successful conclusion.

After the award ceremony just ended, Kagawa Yu and Aragaki Yui couldn't wait to leave. But at this time, the staff came over and told the two people that there was a press conference waiting to attend. The two of them had no choice but to go to the press conference with the staff.

The press conference was attended by other award-winning singers and producers, and the arrival of Kagawa and Yui Aragaki also attracted the attention of many reporters. (To be continued)