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

"A family member has managed to retrieve nearby surveillance footage and identified the blasphemer who brought the police to his 'home'..."

"I will send the photo of this blasphemer to the gurus of each family..."

"This person will be punished by God."

Jizi opened his mobile phone, retrieved a surveillance screenshot, and sent it to a contact group.

If at this moment, Shibata Makoto was not kneeling and licking, but standing...

He would definitely recognize that the young man in the photo was Xia Fan.

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NHK Studio Park, Shibuya, Tokyo.

"Attention everyone, attention everyone, the first recording of the "Idol Birth Festival" will begin in one hour, please check and confirm the part you are responsible for again..."

Inside the three-story studio building that looks like a giant container, countless staff members are moving back and forth like ants, making final preparations before the program recording.

"Lights, OK."

"The choreography is OK."

"Camera position, OK."

"Main studio, OK."

"Stage area, OK."

"Trainee dormitory, OK."

"Rehearsal room, OK."

"Tutor's meeting room, OK."

"Dressing room, OK."

Confirmations from various units continued to arrive in the communication channel of the "Idol Birth Festival" program preparation team.

The decoration inside the main studio is mainly based on ancient log buildings, matched with gray and white floor tiles, giving off a strong Edo atmosphere.

But the most eye-catching thing is the studio gate decorated as a huge vermilion torii, which makes people mistakenly think they have traveled back to an ancient shrine.

"Mr. Kimura, I'll leave the responsibility of producer representative this time to you."

"Director Akimoto, you're welcome. I will definitely do my best."

In the center of the square of this "shrine", Manjiro Akimoto was chatting politely with a man with delicate features and a strong body.

The reason why the "creator of the girl group" who has always been honest takes it so seriously is that the man in front of him, who doesn't look like he is over 40 years old, is Goro Kimura, the C-position member of "PAMS", the first generation top boy group in the former eleventh district, affiliated with J-company.

The idol boy group PAMS was founded thirty years ago. Since their debut, they have produced many phenomenal masterpieces. They have won the Oricon Era Album Championship for three consecutive decades, and have been the finale of the Red and White Songs Festival for five consecutive years and won the ratings championship. They have set many records in the entertainment industry in the eleven districts and are a legendary boy group that has not been surpassed so far.

Ten years ago, PAMS officially announced its disbandment after holding a 5-hour special concert. After the members of the group went solo, they developed in different fields over the years and their popularity remains high.

This time, they were able to invite Goro Kimura to serve as the program mentor and representative producer, which shows that J-Company has invested a lot of money in attracting attention to the "Idol Birth Festival".

"Director Akimoto, producer Kimura, all departments are in place."

While they were greeting each other, a staff member reported to.

"Well, after so much preparation, the stage for the 'Idol Festival' is finally ready... Next, all that's left is for the 'actors' to appear..."

"How are the other instructors preparing?"

Akimoto Manjiro nodded approvingly and then asked on the intercom.

"Chief Director, the other mentors are already in place, their makeup and hair are ready, and they are ready to go on stage at any time."

After a while, a confirmation from the staff came over the communication channel.

"Well, everyone, take your positions, and start recording the first episode of this program, the 'Mentors' Meeting'..."

Following Manjiro Akimoto's orders, the entire program team began to operate efficiently like a precision instrument.

The lights were turned on, the cameras were started, and all irrelevant personnel left the venue. The shrine-like studio suddenly became extremely quiet.

Only Kimura Goro, with perfect makeup and hair, was left alone in the middle of the venue, taking a deep breath before the recording began...

His role as "producer representative" combines multiple identities including host, mentor, popular guest, etc. He can be said to be the core role connecting the front and back stages of the show, and the burden on his shoulders is not light.

"Report, the first instructor is about to enter..."

This news came from the program team into Goro Kimura's headphones.

Chapter 198 The Last Mentor

2024-07-13

"Wow, this decoration theme is quite retro..."

After a while, a thin, elegant man in his fifties pushed open the vermilion torii gate and entered the studio.

"It's Mr. Oda Masaru, welcome, welcome!!!"

"It's Goro. We haven't seen each other for half a year."

Goro Kimura pretended to be surprised for a moment, then walked up to the middle-aged man and started to greet him warmly.

Masaru Oda, former lead singer of the band "Of course", has been working as an ace music producer and original singer at S-company since his farewell concert at Tokyo Dome 360 years ago. His famous song "Sudden One-Night Stand" has been on the Oricon album chart in the th area for more than weeks, which is the album with the longest number of weeks on the chart in music history...

In today's entertainment industry, when it comes to music production and singing, this person can be said to be a mainstay in his prime, second only to "music immortals" like Yoshihiro Kishimoto.

"I've been worried for a long time. You're actually the first one to arrive. Will the other instructors be late?"

"No, you arrived ten minutes early."

As usual, relevant mentor introduction clips will be inserted at this time in the later stage of the program, so the two of them pretended to start chatting.

"Who are the other mentors? I'm really looking forward to it."

"I'm looking forward to it, too. But we'll know soon enough."

Before participating in the show, Oda Masashi and Kimura Goro had already confirmed the list of participating mentors, but they pretended to be ignorant just to arouse the audience's curiosity and increase the show effect.

"The second instructor is coming in soon. Pay attention to the camera and make sure the lighting is brighter according to his requirements..."

In the program group's communication channel, Akimoto Manjiro's words just sounded...

"Yo, wow, eel..."

A young man wearing a colorful leather jacket, a big gold necklace, sunglasses and a baseball cap pushed the door open and walked in carelessly.

"Yo yo yo, the jacket is concave."

"My name is Shota Hirai, and I was born in Ikebukuro 25 years ago. But no matter which stage I'm on, it's my SHOWTIME..."

The instructor, who calls himself "Hirai Shota", has already started rapping at the speed of a machine gun towards the camera...

"The songs I write all come from my heart. I hope you don't think I'm chanting when I say the lyrics. My body is a ruthless dancing machine. Although my singing is not as beautiful as yours, please give me some pointers in the future!"

At the end of this meaningless self-introduction, he took off his hat and sunglasses and bowed deeply to the two people in the studio who had no time to react.

"It turned out to be Shouta, dressed like this, suddenly barging in and saying a lot, scaring me."

"Hirai-kun's rap speed is getting more and more exaggerated. The young generation is really formidable."

Oda Masaru and Kimura Goro made some exaggerated complaints, then walked up to and shook hands with Hirai Shota in a familiar manner.

Shota Hirai made his debut five years ago by winning the championship of the 11th District National Rap Talent Show. He has since been active as a member of the group "SOLT" and has released albums year after year. He has accumulated a large number of fans with his passionate rap and constantly improving street dance skills. He is a new generation HIPHOP artist that A-company has been promoting in recent years.

The entertainment industry is a circle, with 20% of the stars accounting for 80% of the traffic. Therefore, most of the "celebrities" in the entertainment industry have a lot of intersections with each other, which can be regarded as an "acquaintance society" industry.

What's more, J Company, S Company and A Company have been cooperating strategically in recent years, and the interactions between artists have been more frequent, so these three mentors have long been old acquaintances.

"It's ok that the instructors are all familiar faces, but they are all rough guys. It feels a bit boring..."

After the three of them sat down at the classical wooden long table in the center of the studio, Oda looked at the last empty chair and said meaningfully.

"Mr. Oda is right. The owner of this last seat has finally arrived, which makes us even more excited."

Kimura Goro nodded in understanding and looked towards the vermilion torii gate.

Although the composition of the brokerage companies they belong to is complicated, after the equity is penetrated, the three mentors represent J Company, S Company and A Company respectively.

Everyone knows this, but the next person to come represents the mortal enemy of the "JAS" alliance, the Burning System...

"Attention all units, the fourth instructor is entering..."

The vermilion torii gate was pushed open, and a tall and attractive figure walked in gracefully.

A high nose bridge, bright green eyes, a small chin, and slightly upturned thin lips...

Her long silver hair cascaded down her black leather jacket and long skirt, outlining her enchanting curves.

In this woman, the two words "abstinence" and "pure desire" are perfectly blended together.

"..."

Not sure whether it was true or not, the three mentors in the studio all showed stunned expressions as if their jaws were dislocated at the same time.

"Here we go, the most unexpected and mysterious mentor in this show whose information has never been made public..."

"Yayoizuki."

Looking at the woman, Manjiro Akimoto, who was sitting in the recording room and watching the monitor with a group of directors, had a complicated look in his eyes, and he didn't know whether he was happy or sad.

The good news is that if we talk about which female star is the most talked about and popular in the current entertainment industry, it must be Yayoi Tsukishima.

With her joining, Akimoto Manjiro could imagine how much public opinion would be generated when the first episode of the program was broadcast and the information about the instructors was made public.

After all, Yayoi Tsuki had just published "I once thought about ending it all" half a month ago, admitting that she was deaf and announcing an indefinite end to her music activities...

The audience's admiration for the new song and their regret and reluctance for her have not yet reached their climax...

When Yayoi Tsuki participates in a "variety show" at this time, she will naturally transform all these emotions, public opinions and popularity into attention for the show.

It was even arranged during post-production that when Yayoi Tsuki entered the door, "I Once Thought About Ending It All" would be played as the background music, and a clip from her new song launch conference would be inserted as her personal introduction.

But what worries Akimoto Manjiro is that this time, Yayoi Tsuki agreed to be a mentor, but put forward a rather harsh condition...

That is, if the program crew wants to delete or edit the order of every word she said, they must obtain her consent, otherwise she has the right to withdraw from the recording unconditionally.

In order to share Yayoi Tsuki's terrifying popularity data, the program team finally signed this "humiliating" clause.

After all, Yayoi Tsuki is a passionate artist and is not affected by the "unspoken rules" of the program team. This condition adds to the "instability factor" of the program.

But fortunately, the program team can control most of the content of the program through post-production and still has a great deal of control.

Chapter 199 Topic Queen

2024-07-13

"Hey, Yayoi-senpai..."

In the studio, the first person to come back to his senses was Shota Hirai.

"It's an honor for Shouta to record a show with you. These aren't just polite words, they're gorgeous rhymes. Yeah!"

He bowed humbly to Yayoi Tsukishima and greeted her with an awkward rap.

Variety shows rely entirely on post-production editing. Even if a guest says something wrong or does something wrong, it can be "optimized", so there is no such thing as "NG" re-recording.

Therefore, Shota Hirai doesn't care whether his rap is bad or not. He just grabs every opportunity to show his talent. Anyway, the program crew knows how to "see what happens".

"Ah, it's Yayoi, I didn't expect you to be on this show..."

"That's great. With a talented singer like you as my mentor, my pressure is much less now."

Oda Masaya stood up and nodded politely to Yayoi Tsuki.

"However, recording a variety show will be very tiring. I wonder if Miss Yayoi is in good health..."

Goro Kimura pulled out a stool for her like a gentleman and asked her about her well-being.

As a new generation artist, Yayoi Tsukki is actually younger and younger than everyone else present...

But because Yayoi Tsuki is extremely popular and talented, and is known for being cold, sharp-tongued, and not giving face to her peers, even in the 11th District entertainment industry, which is very demanding and based on seniority, artists are always careful and polite to her.

"I regret not having participated in a talent show when I debuted. I have always been interested in this kind of show and hope to have a pleasant cooperation with you all."

Yayoi Tsukiko nodded gracefully and sat down in her own seat.

"You all seem to be hesitant to speak. You want to ask, how can I record the show if I'm deaf and still be a mentor, right?"