My daily life with the original diva

Such a handsome man naturally needs to be carefully preserved. To ensure that those who desire him see him, unnecessary exposure must be minimized. His handsomeness, mystery, and rarity will likely drive many aspiring young girls and housewives crazy.

"It's truly unbelievable, Kimura-san. You're so intelligent and know everything. If it weren't for your youthful face, I would doubt that you're already forty years old," Terabayashi Akira couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Thank you for the compliment. As for the promotion, my photo can only appear in two magazines, preferably not on the cover, but on the first page of the cover. Also, don't reveal too much about me; just promote my first single." Hiroshi Kimura explained his idea.

“Yes, absolutely right. Beautiful things always need to be sought out by people themselves. That way, they will feel satisfied and gain a sense of accomplishment as soon as they get a little bit. I will go and arrange it right away,” Terahina Akira said excitedly.

After the photos were taken, it didn't mean that Hiroshi Kimura could relax. He still had to undergo training, such as physical training, dance, and vocal training, because Ken-On planned to release his single together with Akina Nakamori's single next month, so everything seemed very rushed.

Fortunately, he seemed to have been influenced by the time travel, and his mind became much more agile. He grasped many things very quickly, and the teachers in charge of training him exclaimed that he was born to be a singer, and everything about him seemed impeccable.

Ken-On quickly followed Kimura Hiro's advice. Originally, they wanted to take him to various TV stations for promotion as soon as the arrangement was completed, but this was immediately eliminated, leaving only two popular variety shows. The same went for magazines; they planned to only buy the first page of the debut song magazine and another music magazine for promotion.

Even the original plan to include a photo of him on every single album was completely scrapped. Only one photo of him will be included on every fifty albums, and only one autographed photo on every ten thousand albums. Although the final sales figures are unknown, Ken-On still decided to release 200,000 copies in the first batch.

Kimura Hiroshi didn't need to worry about any of this. Besides receiving training, he was discussing the arrangement with Warner Pioneer. Although he had great confidence in his debut song, he still felt that he had to keep a close eye on it to avoid any mistakes.

After all, if the first attempt doesn't succeed, then all the boasts he made to Yan Yin will become ammunition against him. Yan Yin agreed to so many harsh conditions because she believed he could become famous, and even become a huge star. If not, then all the wonderful collaborations would vanish like bubbles.

Therefore, in order to speculate on Ginza land and achieve financial freedom in the future, he must do his best to ensure that his debut song is flawless.

Chapter Six: The Beautiful Boy in the Magazine

In the early morning, the latest magazines and newspapers are placed on the shelves, waiting for early risers and students to choose. Middle-aged and older office workers will buy a newspaper, while young people will mostly buy magazines because they contain the latest popular culture. Young people are always at the forefront of popular culture.

"Hey, the new issue of the debut song magazine is out! Sachiko, come take a look! You've always wanted to debut as a singer, right? Let's see what new artists are debuting." Maeda Yumi called out to her best friend, Kamachi Sachiko.

Both girls had just entered high school and were at the age of youthful exuberance. They were particularly fond of the seemingly glamorous and extravagant entertainment industry, especially Sachiko Kamachi, who had always been fascinated by it.

However, Sachiko Kamachi didn't have high expectations for the debut song magazine, saying somewhat lazily, "They're all sweet female idols, nothing interesting."

Since Momoe Yamaguchi, a wave of sweet female idols has swept through the entertainment industry. Numerous sweet female idols have debuted, so many that it's dazzling. With so many, people get tired of seeing them. Apart from a few who can become popular, the rest have faded into obscurity.

However, Yumi still picked up the debut song magazine. As expected, the cover featured a young female idol with Yamaguchi Momoe's signature hairstyle, smiling and revealing her not-so-straight teeth. Next to her were various information and her debut song, a sweet love song.

After glancing at it, Sachiko Kamachi showed an "I knew it" expression, which was really nothing new.

"Huh? It's not going to be all female idol singers again, is it? That would be so boring." Yumi complained, then flipped open the cover and saw a boy holding a baseball bat and wearing a baseball cap on the first page.

He had fair skin, perfect features, and deep eyes. He stared straight ahead, as if preparing to hit an incoming baseball. His eyes revealed determination and energy, and a slight smile appeared on his lips, as if he had everything under control.

Staring into those eyes, Yumi felt her heart skip a beat. The striking handsomeness left her momentarily stunned. How could there be such a handsome young man in Japan?

Even Sachiko Kamachi, who was standing next to him, was drawn to the boy and stared at him for a long time.

Next to it was simply written his information and debut song: "Hiroshi Kimura, seventeen years old, released on June 1st, rock single, the most important event."

Compared to other debuting idol singers who would love to list their height, weight, measurements, birthplace, and all their strengths, this page is far too brief, with only a single photo of a handsome young man.

After looking for a while, Yumi finally realized what was happening and quickly turned to the next page, wanting to see if there was any more information about this boy. But the next page featured another sweet female idol.

"Ugh, why isn't it over? Damn it, their company doesn't give this kind of young man any more publicity," Yumi said angrily.

She only had eyes for the handsome boy, but Sachiko Kamachi also noticed something else: the boy's debut song was a rock-pop song, which puzzled her.

In this era, rock music is mostly a symbol of rebellion and resistance. Most rock musicians wear unconventional clothing, have outlandish hairstyles, and sing songs that promote rebellion or are simply erotic.

None of these suit this clean-cut and handsome young man. This company called Yanyin is really unqualified. They should have chosen a playful love song for him; that would have been a perfect match.

"Hey, ladies, you've been holding these magazines for ages. If you're not going to buy them, put them down. If they get worn out, I won't be able to sell them." The newsstand owner was getting a little angry as he watched them holding the magazines without buying them.

"I'll buy it, Sachiko. I won't give you this magazine; I'll take a look at it myself first." Yumi put the magazine away, paid for it, and the two hurried towards the school.

On the way, the two of them didn't speak, which was unusual for them. Yumi was still thinking about the handsome boy, while Sachiko was wondering what kind of rock music the boy played.

Once at school, Yumi couldn't contain herself any longer. She pulled out the magazine and called her best friends over to look at it together. She had discovered such a handsome boy, and naturally she wanted to show him off to everyone, just like how girls like to flaunt their handsome boyfriends.

Once they started looking, they couldn't stop. Before long, all the girls in the class knew that a super handsome boy named Hiroshi Kimura was going to debut. However, they didn't know much about him except that he was seventeen years old and could sing rock music.

So when school ended in the afternoon, most of the girls in the class rushed to the newsstand to buy the debut song magazine. It was unclear whether they wanted to find information about Hiro Kimura or collect the first photo of that handsome boy that was exposed to everyone.

Information spreads fastest among students; after all, a piece of gossip can spread throughout the entire school in just half a day. As a result, more and more students bought the magazine, and after four or five days, it even sold out.

It's not just girls who think so; even many boys think he's handsome—not in a feminine way, but with a sporty and masculine charm.

"Ken-On agency is really disappointing. They don't do any more promotion for such a young man. I only saw Kimura-chan in another magazine, and it was only one page. They even let such a handsome young man sing rock. It's outrageous."

"That's so unfair! Kimura-chan must be being suppressed by his seniors at the agency, which is why they're not giving him any more publicity. Ah, handsome people always get more criticism."

"Definitely. A handsome young man like Kimura-chan must have made those seniors unhappy, so they pressured the company to not give him more promotion or good songs. It's really despicable."

Even before his debut, Hiroshi Kimura had his first group of fans. Everyone seemed to feel that he had been treated unfairly. After all, in Japanese schools, particularly handsome boys and super pretty girls often face some degree of exclusion.

Judging from their own experience, they would conclude that such a young person was not being promoted on a large scale, which must mean they were being suppressed, and that making this young person sing rock music that was completely out of tune was simply an insult to the young person.

Some people are looking forward to seeing what his official debut will be like, while others are venting their dissatisfaction. The most direct way is to call Ken-On, questioning why they aren't giving Kimura Hiroshi more promotion and keeping him out of the public eye. Others are calling to inquire about Kimura Hiroshi.

Moreover, this trend is not only spreading among students. Many married women in their twenties and thirties, as well as housewives in their forties and fifties, are also deeply attracted to Kimura Hiroshi. Somehow, they hear about the suppression of Kimura Hiroshi and call Ken-On to protest the injustice.

Chapter Seven Single Recording Completed

If you were to ask who the most distressed person in Ken-On has been these past few days, it would be Ken-On's operators. Ken-On rarely received calls from fans before, but after Nakamori Akina's "Girl A" became a huge hit, Ken-On started receiving a large number of calls, mainly inquiring about Nakamori Akina's situation.

In the last few days, however, the situation has started to change. Some people have been calling to inquire about Akina Nakamori's situation, but many more have been calling to inquire about Hiroshi Kimura, and some of them have been accusing them of deliberately suppressing Hiroshi Kimura.

This is just wishful thinking. If you really want to suppress a newcomer who hasn't even debuted yet, you can just prevent him from debuting. But people who have already become fans of Hiroshi Kimura are just so unreasonable. The fan culture in Japan is far more terrifying than the fan culture in the Chinese-speaking world in later generations.

Compared to the operator's distress, the executives at Ken-On were overjoyed. The fact that releasing information about Hiro Kimura's debut song and a photo caused such a stir could only mean one thing: Hiro Kimura was about to become a star.

"President, these are invitations from three magazines today, wanting to invite Kimura-san to do a photoshoot. We've received a total of twelve invitations from magazines in the past few days." Terabayashi Akira, who is in charge of publicity, reported the situation to Hanami Kaku very happily.

Leaning back in his chair, Hanami Kaku also smiled. "Reject everything. We'll submit another photo to those two magazines next week, and this time it won't cost any money. But if we do this, I wonder how many people will criticize us for not giving Kimura-san more publicity."

Although he was scolded, Hanami was very happy, which showed that everyone really wanted to understand Kimura Hiroshi and took it to heart; otherwise, there wouldn't have been so many phone calls.

"Haha, I hope we get more and more calls cursing at us. Well then, let's not change the TV programs Kimura-san appears on," Terabayashi Akira asked.

"No changes will be made, and the new issue of the magazine will inform us of Kimura-san's performance time and program name. We can't neglect the necessary promotion. By the way, how's the recording of Kimura-san's single going?" Hanami He was quite concerned about whether the single could be completed on time. After all, the release date of the single had been set, and if something went wrong, it would be a big problem.

Kimura's first single has been confirmed to be released at the same time as Nakamori Akina's latest single, so they can promote them together. Both are on June 1st, which is only a little over half a month away, so time is very tight.

"The news from the recording studio is going smoothly, and they should be able to finish recording in the next few days. However, things don't seem to be going so well with Akina-san. She thinks the style of the new single is too gentle and difficult to sing, and she also has her own ideas about the single cover." Terabayashi Akira said with a hint of helplessness.

Akina Nakamori's singing and acting abilities are top-notch, but this young girl is difficult to work with because she has her own ideas about songs, styling, and even album covers. She demands perfection in everything, and if anything displeases her, she will even get angry on the spot, even towards her seniors.

This caused Akina Nakamori to offend some people. In Japan, disrespecting a senior is a serious offense. Moreover, she was not very respectful to the media, so the media often smeared her. After she got into trouble, the media went even crazier, cooperating with Johnny's Entertainment as if they wouldn't stop until they destroyed her.

But once she's not working, Akina Nakamori is like a little girl, speaking softly and playing pranks, even acting cute. She's a devil on one hand and an angel on the other, making her a real headache.

“Akina-san’s dedication to music is truly surprising, but there are some powers we can’t give her. This isn’t something she should be interfering with. Go and urge her to finish recording the album as soon as possible; we can’t delay.” Hanami Kagami made the decision.

"Yes, I understand." Terahina Akira replied with a tone as if he were making a military order, and then he went to Warner Pioneer on the other side of the Pacific Ocean to personally supervise the recording of the record. That's right, they all went to America to record, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

Fortunately, most of the staff accompanying them were Japanese hired by WarnerMedia, since they needed to hire local staff if they wanted to develop their business in Japan.

Hiroshi Kimura worked well with the recording studio staff, but he didn't just blindly cooperate. Instead, he slowly and methodically expressed his own ideas and requirements, such as the music, harmony, and his own tone and emotion when singing.

Coupled with his irresistible looks and gentle tone, no one finds him annoying; on the contrary, they patiently accept his requests. He is popular with both men and women, which makes Kimura Hiroshi himself sigh that being handsome is really good; you can make a living just by looking at your face.

"Ah, it's finally done. Thank you all for your hard work. Tonight, Terahina-san will be taking everyone out for a drink. Please make sure you all come. I'll be there too." With the album recording finally finished, Kimura Hiroshi breathed a sigh of relief and invited everyone to dinner.

"Oh, really? You can actually drink with Kimura-san. So, how much can Kimura-san drink?" A young female staff member suddenly asked.

"Uh, just a little bit, I have a very low alcohol tolerance," Kimura Hiroshi replied, always pretending to have a low alcohol tolerance in order to protect his voice and body.

Upon hearing that Kimura Hiroshi had a low alcohol tolerance, the female staff member's eyes lit up. "Oh, is that so? Since the single recording is successful, let's make an exception and have a few more drinks. I have a car that can take Kimura-san home."

"Hey, Kiyoko, Kimura-san is still a child. If you can do this to him, please be gentle with him later."

"Damn it, what are you all saying? Kimura-san, the bed in my apartment is very soft. If you get drunk, you can rest at my apartment. I guarantee you'll sleep very comfortably."

After he finished speaking, he caused a burst of laughter in the recording studio. Kimura Hiroshi was speechless. These old SPs who had been corrupted by American culture were definitely targeting him. He had to be more careful. And the last person to say those words was a man. Damn it! I, Kimura Hiroshi, would rather die than be attacked by someone. You damn gay man, may you be struck by lightning.

After the jokes were over, everyone was ready to leave and get ready to go home, since it was already 8 p.m. Kimura Hiroshi and his assistant tidied up and prepared to leave for their hotel.

"Ms. Michiko, let's go find Mr. Terabayashi. I'll be appearing on a TV program in a couple of days, and there are a few details we need to discuss," Kimura Hiroshi said to his assistant. Although it was already 8 p.m., it was better to prepare some things in advance.

Michiko is a married woman in her forties who has worked in the entertainment industry for many years and is familiar with the situation. She is now in charge of handling his miscellaneous affairs.

What? Kimura-san's assistant is a married woman in her forties? Why isn't she a young and beautiful female assistant? Look at those male celebrities who are reborn, don't they all have a beautiful female assistant who admires them? Why doesn't he have one?

Because he's a young male idol, if he's always accompanied by a young and beautiful female assistant, rumors will probably be flying everywhere in no time. This is even more serious in Japan, because the media is really ubiquitous and likes to make up stories. If he wants to become famous, he shouldn't have such thoughts.

Guided by Michiko, Kimura Hiroshi quickly found Terabayashi Akira in another recording studio. However, at this time, he and Akiyuki Yoshizawa were pacing back and forth in the corridor with heavy expressions. They only managed to show a smile when they saw him arrive.

The only person who could drive them to this point is Nakamori Akina, this difficult young woman. Even a highly capable manager like Akiyuki Yoshizawa was driven to the brink of collapse after several years of trying, and eventually resigned. This shows how powerful this girl is.

Chapter Eight: Friends and Rivals

"Is Akina-san throwing a tantrum again?" Kimura Hiroshi asked casually as he approached.

Nodding, Akiyuki Yoshizawa said with some annoyance, "When we were recording the song just now, Akina-san was in a great mood. It's a very lyrical love song, so some people said that she really looks like Yamaguchi Momoe and will become another Yamaguchi Momoe in the future."

At the time, I didn't pay much attention. It wasn't until after the recording that Akina-san went over and loudly argued with the staff member, saying she wasn't Yamaguchi Momoe, but Nakamori Akina. I then reprimanded her, telling her to be more respectful to her seniors.

"Oh, I see!" Kimura Hiroshi said, understanding dawning on him.

The reason why Akina Nakamori couldn't help but refute others when they said she looked like Momoe Yamaguchi was because, although she respected Momoe Yamaguchi, she really didn't want to be seen as a copy of Momoe Yamaguchi.

Influenced by her mother and her impoverished family environment, Akina Nakamori wanted to become a singer from a young age because she believed that singers could earn a lot of money to buy jewels for her mother and make money for her family.

However, she was eliminated in the first two auditions because one of the judges on the show was a big fan of Momoe Yamaguchi. Akina even almost had a verbal altercation with him on the spot because he was the one who eliminated Akina both times. The first time, he said that she shouldn't sing such mature songs at her age, and the second time, the judge even asked her to sing nursery rhymes.

Finally, left with no other choice, at her mother's suggestion, Akina Nakamori wore the same sleeveless sweater and long skirt as Momoe Yamaguchi, sang one of Momoe Yamaguchi's songs, and finally pleased the judge. This time, she finally got the highest score on the show, passed the audition smoothly, and signed with an agency.

Imitating Momoe Yamaguchi was not something she truly wanted; she was forced to do it. When a teenage girl is forced to do something, she will inevitably develop a strong rebellious mentality. Therefore, she was extremely disgusted when others said she resembled Momoe Yamaguchi.

However, she did not dislike Momoe Yamaguchi; on the contrary, she respected and admired her greatly. This was because Akina Nakamori's greatest wish was to be like Momoe Yamaguchi, to marry the person she loved, have children, and do housework together. This wish was even greater than her wish to sing. However, she did not want to be called Momoe Yamaguchi when she sang; when she sang, she was simply Akina Nakamori.

The young girl respected the recording very much, so she didn't lose her temper on the spot. Instead, she waited until the recording ended before speaking out. However, because she was just a young girl and all the staff present were her seniors, she couldn't refute what they said and could only accept it. So, Mingxing scolded her a couple of times, which made the girl even angrier.

She hid in the lounge and wouldn't let anyone else in, leaving Terahina Akira and Akiyuki Yoshizawa helpless.

Without saying anything more to the two, Kimura Hiroshi walked to the door of the room, opened it, and saw Nakamori Akina curled up on the sofa, staring at the ceiling. She looked somewhat surprised when she saw him come in.

"Oh, is this Mr. Kimura?" Seemingly not wanting her emotions to affect others, she tried her best to greet Kimura Hiroshi in a normal manner.

With a slight bow, Kimura Hiroshi sat on the armrest of the sofa, very close to Nakamori Akina, also staring at the ceiling. After a while, he spoke, "Akina-san, may I call you that?"

The two weren't exactly close, and they addressed each other with "Miss" or "Sir" as a matter of etiquette. However, this made their relationship seem too distant, making it impossible to have a proper conversation.

“Of course, then I’ll call you Kimura-san.” Akina didn’t refuse and replied with a smile.