Tokyo Reborn: Dark Superstar

Chapter 56 The life of rock and roll is here!

"Okay! This is the angle!!!!"

"Cut! Done!"

Director Hideki Kojitani completed the last set of reshoots for the action shots, and the entire film was completed.

Bunta Takakura completed his work as an action director, chatted a few words with director Hideki Kojitani and Futaki, declined the wrapping party, and hurriedly left the set with Keiko Kanda, who had been waiting for a long time.

Bunta Takakura has to rush back to the Sony Records headquarters at No. 7-1, Konan -chome, Minato-ku, for overtime production of the new album.

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While driving, Keiko Kanda introduced the latest situation:
  "Matsuda Seiko's album "Missing You/明日へと駆け出してゆこう" (I want to see you ~ Missing You ~ / Run towards tomorrow!) has been announced to be removed from the shelves."

"Matsuda Seiko's explanation is that due to album quality issues, she wants to provide fans with a more perfect version."

Bunta Takakura nodded: "The latest news that Futaki heard is that the video tape was not sold to big companies such as Poseidon Pictures and Diamond Pictures, but was taken back by Matsuda Seiko's office..."

"It seems that the two parties have reached a deal, and Seiko Matsuda has withdrawn from this competition..."

Keiko Kanda drove her car to a Starbucks in Minato City, turned on her headlights, parked on the side of the road, and said:
  "Mahiko Kondo's "Yuyaki no Uta" won the first place in album sales on the Oricon Chart."

“However, Mr. Children and Namie Amuro’s new albums are being followed very closely...”

"Especially Mr. Children announced that they will hold forty-six consecutive Livehouse tour concerts in Tokyo and Osaka, launching an underground offensive..."

"The shadow bank increased the failure rate of Kondo Masahiko's dark gambling agreement to 61%. I spent all my savings and year-end bonus on betting on Kondo Masahiko's defeat."

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This week's development trend is just as Kanda Keiko predicted.

Livehouse is a temporary music performance space in bars, squares, parks, small exhibition halls, theaters, etc., providing a venue for orchestras or independent singers to hold small concerts.

This is a natural home for rock bands to show off their charm.

According to the promotional materials given by Mr. Children:
  "That's something that's not in the headphones, so we're going to do it live."

"I listened to Sony headphones worth hundreds of thousands of yen and Harman Kardon front-ends worth hundreds of thousands of yen. I thought they sounded very good. Until I listened to them live...the headphones were really sold out..."

"Rock music should be seen live! The charm of rock music is in the live venue!!"

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Mr. Children (Mr. Children) is an orthodox RB first-class rock band, one of the most lively rock bands in the country.

If the WANDS rock band were to sing "Until the End of the World" (Until the End of the World), of course they could not be cowardly and carry out a targeted Livehouse tour, or even face off against each other for a few times.

However, Kondo Masahiko was not originally into rock music.

How dare the band he formed temporarily with Johnny & Associates compete with one of RB's top rock bands in an offline livehouse.

Kondo Masahiko can only hang the exemption card.

Mr.Children's album "シーソーゲーム～Brave Love Song～" sales increased by 20 copies, and it quickly started to top the Oricon Album Sales Weekly Chart...

That’s the beauty of live rock music.

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On Saturday, Mr. Children performed a livehouse tour at the Scottish Bar on the first floor of the Hotel Okura Annex near the Shibaura Building in Minato City.

Takakura Bunta and Mizuno Doyue went to listen to this performance together. When Takakura Bunta went downstairs from the large flat-floor apartment on the 32nd floor, he passed by the Mizuno Electronics R&D Center on the 23rd floor.

I found Mizuno Tangyue in the office, wearing glasses and a blue down jacket, simple and elegant, entering data on a newly purchased computer.

Bunta Takakura dragged her to attend the concert.

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It is completely shocking and feels completely different from the previous albums. Through the live music atmosphere, the emotional changes are conveyed most directly.

No one is going to come to your house and hold a concert just for you.

If you want to watch live music, you will go to various performance venues such as concert halls, bars, livehouses, and music festivals.

In an unfamiliar environment, all your receptors are opened, and your eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind are all running at high speed.

Whether you go there for the music or the girls, work hard to capture, process, analyze, absorb, and digest all kinds of information.

The performance of the Mr. Children rock band is rich in details and powerful tension.

They know how to use channels other than vision and hearing to convey information. They are also performing with their eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind.

Rock and Roll Life Live! ! !

This is something Masahiko Kondo could never do.

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"I feel that Mr. Children will definitely win the weekly sales championship next week."

Mizuno Tangyue bought an album that was signed at the venue, and she has become a fan of the Mr. Children band.

"If it's a head-on battle, no singer can stop the Mr. Children rock band who is in excellent condition and has turned on offline mode..."

Takakura Bunta lit a cigarette and said.

The last time I saw Akina Nakamori, the super-sense effect similar to Spider-Man's "Peter is smart" has never completely dissipated...

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Returning to the Shibaura Building in Minato City, Mizuno Doyu continued to work overtime at the company on the 24th floor, and Takakura Bunta returned to the large flat apartment on the top floor.

Turn on the TV, and TV Asahi is releasing an apology news.

"This TV station has received an unlimited retroactive notice from Johnny's Agency. All relevant episodes of "Slam Dunk" (corresponding to the Mitsui plot of episodes 025-049) will be suspended and we will renegotiate the copyright with Johnny."

"Johnny's Entertainment announced that "Until the End of the World" will not authorize any covers, performances, or film and television dramas."

""The End of the World" included in the "Yuyaki no Song" album will be the last release."

"After the album is released, the copyright of the song "The End of the World" will be permanently sealed."

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In the second week, people began queuing up to buy the album "Yuyaki no Uta", and sales on the Oricon chart exceeded 85, gaining a crushing advantage.

Mr. Children's rock band's album "シーソーゲーム～Brave Love Song～" (adventure game Brave Love Song) sold 68 copies and fell into third place.

The second best-selling album on the Oricon Chart is a new album by a supernova...

(End of this chapter)