Chapter 77: The 30th Round, NHK, Red and White Songs
The TV was showing the 30th NHK Red and White Song Chorus in 1979.
NHK Red and White Song Party is a singing evening that represents the highest level of RB, which is also equivalent to RB's Spring Festival Gala, and it has become a tradition for the whole family to get together to watch TV.
The singers or groups participating in the Red and White Song Club were the most popular and popular in RB that year, and of course, there were also a group of old artists who were evergreen every year.
NHK divided them into two teams according to their gender, with female singers forming the red team and male singers forming the white team.
In the competition, the red and white teams alternately play, and the contestants can be a solo singer or a multi-person group, so that you come and go, and a singing is more than four hours.
Of course, in order not to make the show too monotonous, it will also be interspersed with a lot of interviews inside and outside the studio, funny or combined with current affairs and hot spots.
So during this night, you can not only listen to the most popular songs in RB that year, but also get a general idea of the major events that happened in this country this year.
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"This year's Red and White Song Party, this lineup ......"
Nobunaga looked at the list of singers of the Red and White Team on TV, and the 30th NHK Red and White Song Chorus in 1979, which was like the arrival of the gods.
"What a terrifying time...... The list is all about the gods......" Kifu Taro said as he ate hot soba noodles.
"The list of buildings is terrifying, and the lineup is exploding...... Just look at the list of near-finale, all of them are epoch-making superstars, and the NHK program organizers are probably also very brain-struggling. ”
Nobunaga sighed as he took a sip of beer.
This year is the last time Momoe Yamaguchi will participate in the Red and White Song Party, but I didn't expect it to be all gods......
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White Group:
Hiromi Gogo "My Lady", Jiro Atsumi "Dream Wine", Kenji Shinnuma "Youth Hot Song", Hiroshi Kadokawa "Osaka Story", Hideki Nishijo "Love する Season", Chimasao "Spring in the North" ......
Red Group:
Mako Ishino's "September Empty", Hiromi Ota "Single Girl", Junko Sakurada "The Wind of Santa Monica", Hiromi Iwasaki's "Cinderella Honeymoon", Shoko Mori's "Sorrowful RB Kaimotoline......
Momoe Yamaguchi "Singing Gently", Sayuri Ishikawa "Tsugaru Strait", and Misora Skylark "All the Way of Life".
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Idol singers represented by the new trio, the new royal three, the fancy high trio, and the Genesys "new royal three", light music, and rock began to prevail.
At the same time, Sayuri Ishikawa and Sayuri Yoshinaga, who are in the singing department, are still active on stage.
The highlight of the 30th NHK Red and White Song Harmony is the two superstars in the red group.
One is the only one in the RB music world, an unprecedented national idol, "Legend of the Singer" Yamaguchi Baihui;
the other is the queen of the singing department, "Showa Sun" Misora Skylark;
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"The state of the Misora Skylark doesn't seem to be good."
Nobunaga said as he ate cold soba noodles dipped in soy sauce.
"Well, it seems that his brother's violent group incident still has a great impact on her."
Kifutaro pours Nobunaga Hato's beer.
Misora Skylark served as the finalist of the Red Team from the 14th (1963) to the 23rd (1972) round.
However, in 1973, his brother's involvement in the violent group Yamaguchi-gumi was exposed, and his performances across the country were stopped, and he was not selected for the 24th (1973) performance.
Then the gossip tabloids such as "Customs Guide" exposed that the Misora Skylark went to the private house of Kazuo Taoka late at night, which had a great negative impact on the Misora Skylark.
Six years later, in this year's 30th NHK Red White Song Chorus, Misora Skylark and Ichiro Fujiyama returned to the stage as "30th Commemorative Special Guests".
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Sing softly when you are lonely
Sing the song softly
The street seen from the slope is sunny
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If you open it, it's full of love
It's just that the record is spinning and you're no longer there
Sing softly when you are lonely
Sing the song softly
I'm still alone
Waiting for your return
To the other side of the clear blue sky
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Sure enough, the finale was Momoe Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi Baihui, a song "Sing Gently", the singing voice is cheerful and soft, like a fairy falling into the dust.
Momoe Yamaguchi is not the kind of actress with particularly delicate facial features. However, he has the shy and restrained nature of a girl, a quiet nature, a warm smile, and a kind heart.
It is very in line with the oriental aesthetics of women, and belongs to the kind of woman who is a good wife and mother.
However, Yamaguchi Momoe made his debut in the music world in a rebellious cyan style.
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At the end of the 30th NHK Red White Song Chorus, Nobunaga and Gifutaro finished their soba noodles.
Kifu Taro then watched "RB Record Awards".
In 1979, TBS TV's "RB Record Awards" coincided with the broadcast time of the Red and White Song Battle.
It is not uncommon for singers to move between the Record Awards and the red and white venues.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Transportation Department has specially arranged for 15 police cars and 20 mounted police officers to pass through the intersection leading to the NHK hall with green lights to ensure that the singers arrive at another venue in time.
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Nobunaga began to make Osatsu dishes.
Royal Festival cuisine is an important source of income for the New Year at Yangquan Restaurant. Every year, there are a large number of regular customers, and they book Yangquan Restaurant's Imperial Festival cuisine two months in advance.
This year, the reputation of Yangquan Restaurant has risen and it has become the only restaurant in Yubari City, and the number of reservations for Imperial Festival cuisine has increased several times compared to previous years.