My daily life with the original diva

"Ah, it's Kimura-san. I'm so sorry, I was covered in sweat after the performance, so I wanted to take a shower and that's why I didn't answer the phone for so long." Sachiko Kamachi explained why it took her so long to answer the phone.

She was taking a shower, and judging from the look of it, she probably didn't finish before answering the phone. I wonder if Sachiko Kamachi was wrapped in a towel or just ran out to answer the phone like that? Thinking about Sachiko Kamachi's figure, Hiroshi Kimura couldn't help but start to have wild thoughts.

Quickly banishing this strange thought from his mind, Kimura Hiroshi replied, "Is that so? I called just to tell you that Warner's draft plan has been finalized and should be held in March or April next year. There are still more than five months left. Besides performing, remember to do some preparation."

"Is the audition confirmed? Next March or April, really, Kimura-san?" Hearing that the audition date had been confirmed, Sachiko Kamachi was a little excited, because it meant that she was one step closer to her debut and would soon step onto the stage of a real singer. That was her dream, and it was impossible for her not to be excited.

"It's true, the time is set. Remember not to slack off in honing your singing skills. Also, next year I'll introduce you to Warner Music so you can get to know them. That will be your record company from now on." Kimura Hiroshi pondered his next plan.

A reply came quickly from the other end, and Sachiko Kamachi happily replied, "No problem, just let me know in advance and I will definitely go."

"That's good. Go take a shower now, don't catch a cold." Kimura Hiroshi originally wanted to talk about the party, but he didn't continue when he thought about her needing to take a shower.

Sachiko Kamachi thanked him several times before hanging up. Hiroshi Kimura then called Rie Miyazawa, wanting to invite her out for dinner, but the reply he received was that she had a TV series and a commercial to film at the end of the year, and time was tight. If she wanted to have dinner, she could try to find time.

It seems the gathering won't happen. As celebrities, they are all very busy, especially someone like Rie Miyazawa who has already become popular. Hiro Kimura quickly declined Rie Miyazawa's suggestion, telling her to focus on filming and that the gathering could wait until next year.

After hanging up the phone, Kimura Hiroshi looked at the ceiling and said weakly, "It seems that I'm the only one who's not normal. I still have so much free time. Everyone else is so busy. That's the bad thing about being an entertainer. Even your rest time is not fixed."

However, Kimura Hiroshi's leisure time soon came to an end. As December arrived, he was approached by various program recordings, the kind of ones he had no choice but to participate in.

This year, Hiroshi Kimura has been quite inactive as a singer, releasing only two singles, "The Hottest Summer in the World" and "Diamonds," without even releasing an album. This can be considered quite inactive.

This state of affairs means that he has completely said goodbye to the image of an idol, because no other idol is like him, who rarely participates in shows, rarely holds concerts, and releases very few singles. However, he has written quite a few singles this year, including three promotional singles for Nakamori Akina, one for WINK, and one for Sakai Noriko.

This behavior is already similar to that of well-known singer-songwriters, such as Miyuki Nakajima, who has been active for several generations. This woman, who is said to have supported half of the Hong Kong music scene, often provides singles for various singers and also releases her own singles and albums, but not in large quantities. Hiroshi Kimura is very similar to her now.

However, unlike her, Hiroshi Kimura debuted as an idol. Although he has now shed his idol identity, he has accumulated a considerable number of die-hard fans, who are mainly young people who are the main consumers. This allows him to achieve good sales even if his singles are of poor quality. It's just that Hiroshi Kimura is not doing that now.

For example, the two singles released this year are both masterpieces of rock and pop music, a fact acknowledged even by the rock scene, with whom he has a less-than-friendly relationship. The sales figures of these two singles are even more remarkable. The best-selling single, "Diamonds," achieved sales of one million records, totaling 1.03 million copies, making it destined to be the champion of record sales this year. It is also a rare achievement since 1985 for a record to sell over one million copies in a single year.

Another single, "The Hottest Summer in the World," also sold well, reaching 920,000 copies and ranking second on the record sales chart. This means that Hiroshi Kimura released two singles, each of which ranked first or second.

That's not all, because the third, fourth, and fifth place winners are also closely related to Hiroshi Kimura. The winners of the third, fourth, and fifth place winners are none other than Akina Nakamori. The three singles produced for her by Hiroshi Kimura, "Arashi no Sogami" (Arashi's Plain Face), "Non-Ichi-Kimi" (Not Just Loneliness), and "Nobody Loves You More Than Me in the World" (Nobody Loves You More Than Me), released at the end of October, each sold more than 600,000 copies, with "Arashi no Sogami" selling more than 800,000 copies, approaching 900,000 copies.

And that's not all. In the first ten songs, the other two, "Love Never Stops" by WINK and the only enka single, "The Flowing River" by Hibari Misora, were both composed by Hiroshi Kimura.

In other words, seven of the top ten best-selling singles this year are related to Hiroshi Kimura. It may seem that Hiroshi Kimura only sang two songs this year, but in reality, his influence is almost terrifying. He can make new idol WINK a hit and revive veteran artists like Hibari Misora ​​with just one song. With such ability, both his agency and other artists treat him with great respect. This kind of influence is unprecedented.

This is just in the music industry. In addition, Hiroshi Kimura also starred in two movies this year, namely "My Sassy Girl" and "The Longest Nite". Both movies were very well received both in Japan and overseas. In particular, "The Longest Nite" became the first Japanese movie to gross more than $100 million in the European and American markets.

It is said that the Japanese Film Association is preparing to award Hiroshi Kimura a special contribution award because of this film. There's no way around it; Japanese films have been declining in recent years, and now that such a remarkable figure has emerged, it would be unreasonable not to give him some kind of award.

However, this award is quite special, and the association has not yet reached a consensus. It is estimated that even if it is to be awarded, it will have to wait until next year. However, Kimura Hiroshi does not care about it at all. He doesn't care whether it is awarded or not. He just wants to make money.

With his immense influence in music and film, coupled with his extensive network of connections, Hiroshi Kimura's status in the entertainment industry is extraordinary. This is why he can appear on shows whenever he wants, and the other party won't complain if he doesn't. After all, he's not an artist that any production team can control, and even television stations have to think twice about it.

However, Hiroshi Kimura doesn't think he's great just because his influence is growing. He's always been very careful and cautious. If a TV program is agreed upon, he'll definitely go on it. If it's not agreed upon, then so be it. After all, he's very busy, isn't he? He does this to save face for everyone.

As for year-end programs and award ceremonies like these, it's considered a courtesy to attend them. After all, it's the end of the year, and if you don't come, it's somewhat disrespectful. So Hiroshi Kimura always tries his best to participate.

Take this year's FNS Music Festival as an example. Although Hiroshi Kimura knew that in two years, this awards ceremony would actually become a celebration and completely lose its status as a prestigious music awards ceremony in Japan, he still came. This was to give face to Fuji Television. Otherwise, he could have chosen not to attend.

As the second grand awards ceremony at the end of the year, although it is not as prestigious as the Recording Awards, it is still one of the three major awards, and a great many musicians attend.

Almost everyone who sees Hiroshi Kimura greets him without him having to say anything. There is no distinction between senior and junior in Japan. In Japan, there is a hierarchy among seniors and juniors, but Hiroshi Kimura's status is clearly too high, a position of great power, so everyone greets him instead of him taking the initiative.

"Kimura-san, it's been a long time." A familiar voice appeared. Kimura Hiroshi was chatting with others when he heard someone call his name. He turned around and saw Misora ​​Hibari, who was smiling and greeting him.

Hiroshi Kimura was quite surprised that Hibari Misora ​​would appear at the awards ceremony. In his opinion, given Hibari Misora's poor health, she shouldn't have come. Even if she were to attend, it should only be for the record awards.

"Hibari-san, why are you here? Your health..." Kimura Hiro quickly stepped forward and asked with concern, because Hibari Misora ​​had walked over by herself, and no one was helping her. The assistants he knew of Hibari Misora ​​were not far away and had not followed her.

With a smile, Hibari Misora ​​said in a relaxed tone, "My health isn't as bad as you think. I've recovered quite a bit and can move around on my own now. Besides, this is the first time I've participated in a music festival in many years, so how could I not come? I won't miss the awards ceremony or the Kohaku Uta Gassen either. And I'm really grateful to Kimura-san for being able to participate. Without you, I think I might not be qualified to participate in these music festivals before I die."

This woman, whose life was intertwined with music, clearly had a special affection for it. Knowing she might not live much longer, she insisted on attending these music festivals despite her poor health, because she didn't know if she would have a second chance in life.

"Don't say that, Hibari-san. Although your health is not good, there should still be a chance." Kimura Hiroshi knew that Misora ​​Hibari was unlikely to live past next year, so saying these words was somewhat insincere, but he still couldn't help but say some nice things.

"Haha, thank you for your blessing, Kimura-san. Well, I have a performance to do later, so I won't stand here. Otherwise, I won't have enough energy to sing later, which would be bad. I'm going to sit down and rest." Although she said it was no problem, Misora ​​Hibari knew that she couldn't expend too much energy. If something went wrong during the performance, that wouldn't be good.

Watching Hibari Misora ​​leave, Hiroshi Kimura felt somewhat gratified. If he hadn't brought out "Unending Flow" in advance, Hibari Misora ​​wouldn't have had the opportunity to participate in this year's various music festivals. Now that Hibari Misora ​​could participate in these music festivals and leave behind a beautiful memory at the end of her life, it could be considered that he had done a great deed.

Just as he came to his senses, he suddenly noticed someone standing behind him, watching Misora ​​Hibari walk by, with a hint of envy and a touch of jealousy in their eyes.

"Itsuki-san, why are you standing behind me without saying anything? You startled me. That's not a good behavior," Kimura Hiroshi said, startled.

With a deep sigh, Hiroshi Itsuki said somewhat dejectedly, "Kimura-san is only busy chatting with Hibari Misora ​​and doesn't see me at all. Even when I come over to her, it's not right. It's really heartbreaking."

Looking at their mournful expressions, anyone who didn't know better would think there was some problem between them. Kimura Hiroshi couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "No, it's just that Hibari-san isn't feeling well, so I have to pay more attention to her. Itsuki-san is my friend, how could I not see you?"

He then patted Hiroshi Itsuki on the shoulder, as if to confirm that they had a good relationship.

"Oh, I see. Then Kimura-san can't treat me differently. Write me a single too. I want to have an enka single that can compete with pop singles, just like Hibari Misora." Taking advantage of the situation, Hiroshi Itsuki immediately made a somewhat shameless request.

I never expected Hiroshi Itsuki to be so shameless. He's an enka master, and he was even nominated for the Japan Record Awards this year. Now he's so bluntly asking me to write a single for him. I've seen it all. This guy is really multifaceted.

However, thinking of the friendship he had built together against Kondo Masahiko back then, Kimura Hiroshi did not refuse outright. He said, "Alright, I'll write an enka single for Itsuki-san next year, but I can't guarantee that it will reach the same level as Hibari-san's. It will depend on Itsuki-san's own abilities."

Originally, it was just a shameless attempt to try it out, but it turned out that Kimura Hiroshi actually agreed. Itsuki Hiroshi was overjoyed and said happily, "Okay, okay, as long as Kimura-san writes it, I won't blame him no matter what the result is, haha, Kimura-san, you're really a good friend."

Chapter 523 He drank too much when he was happy

As a heavyweight guest at all the award ceremonies in Japan, Akina Nakamori didn't arrive at the venue until just before the ceremony was about to start recording. She had run all the way there, and was still a little out of breath when she sat down next to Hiroshi Kimura.

It has to be said that the production team of FNS Song Festival knows how to attract attention. They specially arranged for Hiroshi Kimura and Akina Nakamori to sit together. In order to prevent anyone from deliberately sitting next to Hiroshi Kimura, they even labeled their names. This is something that has never happened before. In the past, everyone would find their own seats.

Kimura Hiroshi didn't object to such a little scheme. There was nothing he could do; his vacation in Hawaii with Nakamori Akina had attracted so much attention, and the music festival production team was bound to want to capitalize on it. It was harmless.

Seeing Akina Nakamori panting, Hiroshi Kimura asked with concern, "Why are you so late? Did something happen? It's okay to be a little late, you didn't have to rush."

Trying to calm her breathing, Akina Nakamori turned her head and replied, "There was a slight problem with the commercial shoot, which caused a little delay, but it's okay. It was just a short run, not far, so don't worry, Hiro-kun."

As an extremely punctual person, it would be really difficult for Nakamori Akina to be late for her own reasons. She would only try her best to arrive, so even if Kimura Hiroshi tried to persuade her, it would be of no use.

Knowing that it wouldn't make any difference, Kimura Hiroshi didn't continue the topic and instead chatted with her casually. Before long, the awards ceremony officially began.

Compared to previous years, this year's music festival awards ceremony was still good, but this goodness reveals a big problem. With the expansion of the economic bubble, the scale and luxury of various Japanese ceremonies have greatly increased, but the FNS music festival has not changed. This means that Fuji Television no longer attaches great importance to it.

The first award presented was for newcomers. There have been quite a few new talents emerging in recent years. Kimura Hiroshi saw WINK and Hikaru GENJI take the stage, but he didn't pay much attention to them because no matter how talented these newcomers were, it didn't really concern him, and he didn't care much about them.

After the newcomer awards and some other minor awards were given out, the next step was to give out the major awards. However, even with these major awards, Kimura Hiroshi didn't pay much attention until the final award for the best performer was given out, at which point Kimura Hiroshi finally perked up.

This year's nominees for the Best of the Best award include Hiroshi Kimura, Akina Nakamori, Miho Nakayama, and Hibari Misora. As last year's winner, Hiroshi Kimura is still a strong contender for the Best of the Best award this year. Even Akina Nakamori is full of anticipation, hoping that Hiroshi Kimura can achieve the same feat as her and win the award twice in a row.

But while the expectations were high, the results were somewhat disappointing. As they finished performing on stage one by one, the host received the list of winners, and the answer was revealed.

"The winner of the 17th FNS Song Festival's Grand Prize is Ms. Hibari Misora's 'Kawaru Fushi'." As the host announced the winner's name, the audience erupted in cheers.

The enka singers, in particular, clapped with extra force. Hiroshi Itsuki even shouted out loud, which made Hiroshi Kimura turn his head. Today, he finally saw that this seemingly composed guy was not as he usually appeared.

This is the first time in many years that the enka school has won the Grand Prize at the music festival, which makes them very happy. The continuous decline of the enka school in recent years has really made them feel very bad, so they still care a lot about such a prestigious honor.

Akina Nakamori, standing beside him, first clapped to congratulate him, then sighed and said, "Ms. Misora ​​is amazing. It's such a pity that Hiro-kun didn't achieve a two-peat."

Seemingly afraid that Kimura Hiroshi would be disappointed if he didn't win an award, she kept listening to him watch, but Kimura Hiroshi maintained a smile throughout, as if it didn't matter to him who won.

"There's nothing to regret. This is an award that Hibari-san deserves. Besides, she won the Best of the Best award because she sang a song I wrote, so I also contributed to this award. There's nothing to regret, and Akina doesn't need to worry about it either," Kimura Hiro said to Nakamori Akina in a very relaxed manner.

Indeed, this song was written by Hiroshi Kimura, which helped the Enka school win the Best of the Best award again after many years. So it's perfectly reasonable to say that he deserves this award. Nakamori Akina nodded and said happily, "Yes, Hiroshi wrote it well and Misora ​​sang it well, which is why they were able to win this Best of the Best award."

On stage, Hibari Misora ​​received her Best Performance Award trophy. She was clearly a little incredulous at receiving the award and paused for a moment. However, being a veteran, she quickly recovered and smoothly accepted the host's interview.

After many years, Hibari Misora ​​received another major music award, and she was filled with emotion. During the interview, she specifically mentioned Hiroshi Kimura's name and expressed her gratitude to him, who was sitting in the audience.

Hiroshi Kimura responded with a happy smile, genuinely pleased that Hibari Misora ​​had received the award, which he saw as a fitting finale to her musical career.

Next up was the performance by Hibari Misora, the winner of the Grand Prize. The long awards ceremony, coupled with winning the grand prize, had caused her to become emotionally unstable. Her final performance was only so-so, with some notes not quite in tune. Her body simply couldn't handle working for such a long time.

Fortunately, he completed the performance without any major incidents, bringing the awards ceremony to a perfect close. However, after the ceremony ended, Kimura Hiroshi was unable to leave because the enka group stopped him. Nakamori Akina also stayed by Kimura Hiroshi's side.

"Thank you, Kimura-san. If it weren't for you writing such an excellent enka for Hibari Misora, our enka school would not have won the Grand Prize at the music festival again after so many years."

"Yes, Kimura-san's talent is truly unparalleled, it's amazing, we are all very grateful to you."

"Yeah yeah."

The enka school stopped Kimura Hiroshi not to cause him trouble, but to express their gratitude. In the past, these powerful figures in the enka school would not have done this, but now that the enka school is declining, they naturally want to thank someone who has helped them a lot.

"Ah, everyone, you flatter me too much. I was able to receive the top prize entirely because of Hibari Misora's excellent performance. It has little to do with me. You are too kind," said Hiroshi Kimura humbly. He didn't feel proud at all about the praise. Hibari Misora ​​did sing the song well, and only she could bring out that feeling. It would be difficult for anyone else to reach that level.

Standing next to Hiroshi Kimura, Akina Nakamori couldn't stop smiling as she saw him receiving such praise from such a prominent figure in the enka genre. She was overjoyed; as long as Hiroshi Kimura was recognized and liked by others, she was happy and proud of him.

Kimura Hiroshi couldn't take the compliments from these guys and wanted to find a chance to escape, but at that moment, Misora ​​Hibari, who had changed her clothes, came over.

When she saw Hiroshi Kimura, she bowed slightly to him with great gratitude, which startled Hibari Kimura. He quickly returned the bow, thinking, "Misora ​​Hibari, such a deep bow to me is unacceptable."

"Thank you so much, Kimura-san. It was because of you that I was able to receive the Grand Prize. I originally wanted to host a private banquet for you today to express my gratitude, but my body can't take it anymore. In order not to cause you any trouble, I asked Itsuki-san and Hosokawa-san to host the banquet for you. Please don't refuse." Misora ​​Hibari wanted to host a banquet for Kimura Hiroshi.

Instinctively, Kimura Hiroshi wanted to refuse, but at that moment Hosokawa Takashi came over, grabbed Kimura Hiroshi's hand and said, "Kimura-san, please don't refuse, otherwise Hibari-san will find another opportunity to invite you to a banquet in the future, and you know about her health."

"Is that so? Then let's go eat today." Kimura Hiroshi nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll trouble Hosokawa-san and Itsuki-san. Let's go celebrate together."

"Haha, that's perfect! Akina-san, come along too. Your boyfriend is so great, and you deserve some credit for that, so come along and let's all celebrate together." Hiroshi Itsuki was overjoyed to see Hiroshi Kimura agree, and he also invited Akina Nakamori to come.

Akina Nakamori naturally wouldn't refuse and happily replied, "Okay, Itsuki-san."

So, Hiroshi Kimura, Akina Nakamori, and a group of people from the enka school went to the celebration banquet. To be honest, the enka school guys were really generous, booking an entire upscale restaurant so that they could eat there without being disturbed in any way.

These enka guys are just too good at drinking. Many of them are actually alcoholics. Kimura Hiroshi won't drink with them. He tries not to drink if he can avoid it. But Nakamori Akina, that little alcoholic, took advantage of the crowd and Kimura Hiroshi's lack of attention to secretly drink quite a bit. Her face turned blue from drinking.

The celebration party lasted until two or three in the morning before it ended. Kimura Hiroshi and Nakamori Akina rode back to their apartment in a car driven by Ms. Noriko.

"You little drunkard, you secretly drank so much alcohol, you smell so strongly of alcohol on you. Be careful you won't be able to get up in the morning and will have a headache. What will you do then?"

A tipsy Nakamori Akina leaned on Kimura Hiroshi's shoulder, her body reeking of alcohol. This was quite different from the faint fragrance that usually emanated from Nakamori Akina.

After drinking too much, Nakamori Akina couldn't control her expression anymore. She smiled foolishly, her lips twitching as she said, "I'm happy, I'm very happy today. Hiro-kun has gained the recognition of so many people, and they are all seniors. It means that Hiro-kun is very amazing, so I'm very happy and had a couple more drinks. Don't blame me."

She even started to act coquettishly, her tone soft and gentle, something rarely seen in her usual manner. It was clear she had drunk too much; many things she didn't usually reveal were now showing.

However, the fact that this girl was so happy to receive recognition from her seniors that she drank too much really warmed Kimura Hiroshi's heart. Kimura Hiroshi felt that while she was happy for her, she probably also wanted to have a few more drinks.

Without saying anything more, Kimura Hiroshi smoothed the slightly disheveled hair on Nakamori Akina's forehead and said to Ms. Noriko in the front row, "Ms. Noriko, could Akina cancel her work tomorrow morning? I'm worried she'll have a headache when she wakes up, so I want her to sleep a little longer."

"No, I can't cancel. These are all arranged jobs, how can I just cancel them? Absolutely not, don't worry, Hiro-kun, I'll definitely be able to get up tomorrow." Before Ms. Noriko could reply, Nakamori Akina immediately rejected Kimura Hiro's request. She was no longer drunk and seemed to have sobered up all of a sudden.

Her voice was rather loud, as if she were out of control, which clearly indicated that she was drunk. Kimura Hiroshi did not say anything more, but pressed her against his shoulder and said, "Okay, okay, I know. Go and rest. I won't cancel your work. Ms. Noriko, drive faster and go home early so she can rest."

"Okay, Kimura-san, I'll speed up." Ms. Noriko, who was driving in front, said and sped up. After all, it was already past midnight and there weren't many cars on the street, so driving faster wouldn't be a problem. However, she actually wanted to drive slower so that she could hear the whispers between the two top celebrities in the back seat.

This is quite interesting. While others can only watch fictional dramas or movies to see Hiroshi Kimura and Akina Nakamori's romance, she gets to see the real thing, and even witness it firsthand. It's a very unique feeling that she finds irresistible. However, considering her work commitments, she still has to drive faster.

Soon they arrived at the apartment building. Kimura Hiroshi inquired about the morning's work schedule, and then said to Ms. Noriko, "You don't need to pick up Meisai tomorrow morning. I will take her there myself. Ms. Noriko, you must be tired. Go back and get some rest."

Then he helped Nakamori Akina upstairs. Originally, he wanted Nakamori Akina to go to sleep, but this woman, who was a bit of a germaphobe, insisted on taking a bath. There was nothing he could do but let her take a bath. However, he was afraid that she would fall if she drank too much, so he could only watch from the door. This gave him a wonderful view of a beautiful woman taking a bath.