Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 332 A sudden one-night stand across the ocean
The song "Across the Ocean" is a representative work of the golden age of Goro Kimura's former group "PAMS". It has been more than ten years since then and it can be said to be a popular classic love song that embodies the memories of the times and cannot be replicated.

At the recent PAMS 20th anniversary concert, he was the center of the concert. With just the first line of his voice, he awakened the memories of the era of tens of thousands of people in the audience and ignited the hustle and bustle of the Budokan...

But at this moment, the audience in the audience was not moved at all, maintaining their poker-face smiles and listening silently.

"..."

This overly cold reaction made Kimura Goro's eyes twitch slightly...

There are clearly so many middle-aged men and women in the audience, who are definitely his "fans of the right age". It is impossible that they have not heard his songs, so why don't they have the expected empathetic reaction?
"The waves are dotted, and the horizon on the other side. The brilliant tomorrow will be brighter than today."

Yuta Hirano walked forward and continued singing with just the right voice.

"The quiet sea, flowing, the light of the night."

"I have collected it, a little panic..."

The other trainees also walked into the lights one by one and sang the song "The Other Side of the Ocean" affectionately...

"Souta, what's wrong with these audiences? Didn't you find a 'professional team'?!"

"It's not enough that the age group is mixed up, the reaction on the scene wasn't enthusiastic at all. Are you complaining that the money wasn't paid enough?"

In the work area on the sidelines, Manjiro Akimoto accurately grabbed assistant director Souta's collar in the dark.

"Ahem... I don't know either... But the cooperation agreement only requires them to vote as required... There is no additional service of serving as the 'atmosphere group'..."

"How about I call now and add more information?"

Assistant Director Souta was also confused about this situation.

"The show has already started recording, there's no time to add more now, quickly arrange a few more executive directors to guide them on the sidelines, at least we should applaud at the climax and end of each show, right?!"

"For the other audience reaction shots, we can only use the extra 'materials' stored in previous episodes."

Sighing, Akimoto Manjiro could only choose to wait and see.

In the song "Starry Sky Beyond" on stage, Kimura Goro was only responsible for the few lines that were most rich in "era memories", leaving most of the lyrics to the trainees. It can be said that he had no intention of stealing the spotlight, fully demonstrating the righteousness and responsibility of the "idol predecessor"...

The trainees in this group also performed very well. Their vocal skills were on point and their singing emotions were on point. It was obvious that they had polished their skills word by word under the guidance of Goro Kimura.

Because there are more performers than the "PAMS" group, they also carefully added harmonies and simple dances on the basis of the original performance, which is icing on the cake.

But facing this golden song of the era and the carefully designed and hard-polished stage, the audience kept smiling nonchalantly from beginning to end.

This gave the trainees on the stage the strange illusion that they were performing in front of a group of scarecrows wearing masks.

"Clap clap clap clap..."

At the end of the song, the audience, guided by the executive director's gestures, burst into thunderous applause, which made the atmosphere on the scene return to a somewhat lively state.

“Thank you for listening. Singing this song with these youthful and energetic trainees makes me feel like I’m back in my youth…”

The trainees left the stage, and Goro Kimura remained on the stage to continue hosting with his signature smile.

"Then, please stop for a while after arriving at the other side of the ocean and encounter "One Night Stand"..."

The screen wall switched to the night view of Tokyo, and Oda Masaru made a brilliant appearance with Kishi Sho, Basong and others. Because there were mentors to help in the final stage, in line with the industry's unspoken rule of condemning indecency, the mentors' sharp comments were naturally cancelled, so Oda Masaru went backstage to prepare slowly when the previous song was halfway through.

"I don't know where to start with this sudden one-night stand."

"Time passes silently, and the words that surge into my heart disappear without a trace."

"You are so beautiful that I can't just fall in love with you."

Although he is over 70 years old and his voice has inevitably deteriorated, Oda Tadashi's voice has just the right amount of hoarseness and a sense of rhythm that makes the song sound tingling...

"The rain is about to stop, in this evening that belongs only to the two of us."

"On that day, at that time, at that place."

"If we had never met you, we would always be strangers."

Like Kimura Goro, Oda entered the "power saving mode" after "making a good first move", leaving the rest of the lyrics to the trainees...

Although this song is somewhat difficult in terms of technique and singing style, this group of trainees with vocal expertise performed it perfectly.

"Don't be moved by other people's sweet words, and don't be sad."

"Even if that's the case, don't take it to heart. I like you more and more every day, and I love you more than I do now..."

"Everything I have has come to you across the barriers of time and space."

"I will turn into wings to protect you tightly, and I will turn into the wind to embrace you gently."

Especially in the climax of the song, the delicate An Ziyao and the "male body and female appearance" Basong sang in a loving duet on the stage, looking very much like a couple.

Listening to this soulful song, it seems as if one sees two men and women reluctantly parting in opposite directions in the morning light after a one-night stand...

Faced with such heartfelt singing, the audience remained quiet, smiling, and intently staring, like towering reefs in the waves.

"Clap clap clap..."

After the song ended, they clapped mechanically again after the executive director reminded them.

"Why is the reaction so bland?"

"There were obviously no mistakes, and the live performance was much better than during the rehearsal..."

Just like the previous group, facing the overly calm audience, Oda Masakazu and the trainees bowed and thanked the audience. Their expressions of excitement due to their extraordinary performance turned into confusion.

"No, didn't you capture any touching, tearful, excited, or affectionate expressions? These soulless smiles are just like they were cast from the same mold..."

“Could it be that the audience has heard too many live concerts of these ‘professionals’ and their threshold for artistic appreciation and emotions has become higher, so they have no reaction to the trainee-level performances?”

"Or, like the 'grin' in the service industry, have they also gone through similar 'pre-job facial expression training'?"

At the edge of the stage, assistant director Souta stared at the monitor, repeatedly replaying the footage of the audience, but he couldn't find a suitable "reaction expression".

(End of this chapter)