Flying over the bubble era

No matter how troubled the world is, music will never leave people behind.At least Junko thinks so.

However, in a sense, the reason for this belief is that the mother and daughter, who depend on each other for life, are fascinated by the charm of music, so they feel courage and hope in the music.

At the beginning of the year, ZARD's single "Don't Give Up" was released, and the song was played on the streets.Junko worked part-time in an izakaya. When the live performance of this song was broadcast on the TV in the store, the office worker who was drinking also raised his head and looked at the TV.

No one commented on the band's performance on TV, but they often stared at the people on TV silently.

The beautiful lead singer of the band always looks nervous and apprehensive when facing the camera.But it is precisely because of this that it brings a kind of empathetic closeness, and the "Don't Give Up" sung by her is particularly touching.

If she sang this song with full emotion, maybe it wouldn't hit people's hearts.The beauty's lead singer's nervousness and apprehension bring sincerity to the song, making people want to believe that it comes from her heart.

Is such a person who has everything qualified to encourage the frustrated people of this era?With Kamai Sachiko singing this song, Junko felt that ZARD had such qualifications.But if someone else sang it, Junko wouldn't think so.

Junko was encouraged by "Don't Give Up" and also fell in love with other singers' songs.However, although life requires courage, it also requires temporary forgetfulness.

Although there are many emotions and experiences that she does not have, it is because she does not have them that she is more able to immerse herself in her imagination.Even if she rarely has the opportunity to dance in a disco, listening to the music produced by Tetsuya Komuro does not prevent her from being light on her feet and dancing in her heart.

It was GENZO Records that produced songs that moved Junko one after another.

When Junko and her daughter were dependent on each other and living a difficult life that they had never imagined when they were young, this record company quietly appeared.When Junko and her daughter relied on each other and listened to the same songs along the way, the record company had already become famous.The music it produced seems to have accompanied Maiko as she grew up, and also accompanied the mother and daughter through such years.

Perhaps, it has grown into what it is today because it has accompanied many people through various years full of ups and downs.

Although such thoughts seem a bit pretentious.

But because of this association, Junko feels affection for the company GENZO.

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Junko came home from the evening shift, opened the door softly, and rummaged through the kitchen cabinets in the dim light.She made tea, sat down at the low table, turned on the TV, and turned the volume to the lowest setting.

After get off work, occasionally, colleagues who work together will meet up to sing karaoke, but most of the time, the entertainment after a day's work is to kill time with comedians' talk shows.

Comedians are the most familiar with the world. No matter how the world changes, they can use everything at the moment as a joke.In late-night programs, the artists on the TV spoke freely, saying that "the increase in beauties in custom shops is a good thing."

Junko's heart skipped a beat, her revulsion flashed away, and then she felt a rush of heat: she was a survivor after all.

In the final analysis, comedians dare to openly use the pain of some people as a joke because there are more people who derive a different sense of security from such jokes.

Comedy programs are cruel programs, but Junko, who is tired of living every day, has no time to think about the connotations, let alone such interest.

Junko may not be attracted by the show, but when she relaxes and listens to the artist's nonsensical dialogue, she feels at peace.At this time, the paper sliding door of the bedroom suddenly made a noise, and Maiko poked her little head out of the gap.

"Maiko-chan?" Junko was a little surprised and apologized to her daughter, "Sorry~ did I wake you up?"

Maiko rubbed her sleepy eyes.Although my eyes are sore, my brain is actually still excited.She shook her head and told Junko: "I'm waiting for my mother to come back..."

There is a letter that I want to show to my mother.Although she is already an older child, Maizi still retains the habit of sharing with her mother as soon as possible when something happens.

Junko knew that Maiko liked to write letters. When Maiko was still a younger child, she sent letters to her favorite band and received a reply from the band Giraffe Man.It seemed that the giraffe man's reply to her gave her courage and helped Maiko develop the habit of conveying her thoughts through words.

Despite this, Junko was still a little surprised that Maiko wrote to the record company and received a reply.

Besides—

"Maiko-chan, thank you for your letter."

The person who wrote this reply was none other than Iwahashi Shinichi-san.Mayiko didn't know when she wrote the letter she sent, but it found its way into the hands of Iwahashi-san and got a reply from him.

Junko read the reply letter sent to Mayiko.This legendary figure wrote a gentle and patient letter in which he thanked Maiko...

Maiko opened the desk drawer and took out the box containing her treasures.Inside is another letter, a reply written to her by the giraffe man from DREAMS COME TRUE when she was a child.

Although the letter was written several years ago, Maizi has carefully collected it over the years and the letter is still well preserved.She returned to her mother and placed another letter on the table.

"Now, Maizi has another treasure." She said.

Receiving a reply from Shinichi Iwahashi was like receiving a precious star again for Maiko.However, when the two stars that decorated her childhood were put together, the stars shone with the same light.

Junko read Iwahashi Shinichi's reply, looked down, and saw the handwriting of the band Giraffe Man right in front of her eyes.She felt something in her heart and put down the letter in her hand.When the two letters are placed side by side, the handwriting looks so similar.

An incident that occurred when Maiko was still a young child appeared in Junko's mind.

At that time, Maiko saw Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori participating in a TV show on TV.In the show, Shinichi Iwahashi showed off his origami skills.Maiko was very naive and said that the giraffe man in the band could also do origami. Maybe the giraffe man was Shinichi Iwahashi.

But not long after, Mayiko's fantastic thoughts were forgotten by herself.

Maiko, who was ignorant about the relationship between people, watched DREAMS COME TRUE's TV performance at the end of the year, and felt that the band's lead singer Yoshida-san was so happy when he and the giraffe man were in the same frame. Maybe these two people are the same. lovers.

Junko accepted all her daughter's whimsical ideas with a smile.Anyway, whether it is Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori, or Giraffe Man and Yoshida-san, to them, they are all distant people above the clouds.

But at this moment, the two replies put together made Mayiko's whimsical thoughts become something close to reality.

Is the band’s giraffe man Iwahashi-san?

Such thoughts passed through Junko's mind.But it's unclear what such a thing would mean.She looked at her daughter. Maizi was also looking at the two letters with her little head in her hands.

These two stars shine with the same light.

The reply letter sent by Shinichi Iwahashi not only thanked Maiko, but also invited her to visit GENZO Records.