549. Unearthed Features
"Please don't care about me."
Shinichi Iwahashi pulled out his chair and sat down, signaling them to continue.
He was not saying polite words, and the people here were not polite to him, and continued the unfinished discussion in front of him. Shinichi Iwahashi took the music score placed there, and listened to their discussion while looking through it.
The scope of work of the general producer and the specific responsible music producer is different. Shinichi Iwahashi takes overall charge of the overall situation and is responsible for finalizing the new song to be released at the music selection meeting before entering the recording studio.
When the song is finished, he will decide the final release of the version among a bunch of arrangement versions.
Although he did not act as a hand-off manager in the middle, he would confirm it several times and put forward his own opinions, but in terms of details, he mainly handed over to the band members and the specific music producers.
The current discussion is finalized in the details. Before he can play his role, he doesn’t need to pay too much attention to the content of the meeting. Then, just communicate with the music producer and listen to the key points.
The most important thing he came here this time was not to watch the progress of the band's new song, but to Sakiko Kasui.
After watching her performance in Osaka, Shinichi Iwahashi considered how to adjust her performance style on stage. As a result, he encountered the national funeral and waited for various things after returning to Tokyo. Now he has left his spare time to see her.
Now, the band has performed in the livehouses in Tokyo one after another, and held free events to perform in colleges. This plan will be a intensive live broadcast.
Before this round of performance begins, make it clear what you should say.
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After so many performances, Yukiko Kuchi was still in a hurry to face the audience. Since this is the case, we cannot just consider whether the level of training is enough or not, but we must face up to a fact:
This restraint and youthfulness that cannot be eliminated in any way when facing the audience is part of Kusui Yukiko's personality and part of her stage style.
If this restraint is necessary, it is very likely to go to another extreme.
Shinichi Iwahashi thought of the amateur band he saw in Osaka Castle Park that "funny artist" in order to deal with the audience's ridicule. He felt that the toughness of the shortcomings would be eliminated, but the characteristics of Kazui Yukiko himself would be eliminated.
Since that's the case, it's better to find a way to strengthen the shortcomings until they become a complete feature - of course, you must not simply cancel the live performance just because you are restrained by the audience.
Just confirm something from Kuchi Yuki: that is, she and Haruko Akamatsu were different from the situation of confronting the audience.
During the zard performance, Haruko Akamatsu was always in charge of Kuchiko Yuki. She implemented the trick she learned from Shinichi Iwahashi, but ignored this point.
Unlike Haruko Akamatsu, who gained courage to perform by confronting the audience, Sakiko Kasui himself is always kind to the audience.
Therefore, she would be so embarrassed that she would stick her tongue to the audience when she ate the screws, be happy because she received the audience's affirmation, and would do her best to convey her feelings to the audience for the performance in front of her.
Having confirmed this in advance, Shinichi Iwahashi would be more confident.
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After the discussion, Zard's agent reported to Shinichi Iwahashi that the band would take photos of promotion tomorrow morning, and he booked to borrow tomorrow's clothing and prepare to take a step forward.
Singers in the new era wear clothes or their own personal clothes - such as the various aesthetics that Miwa-chan has prepared for her debut, and there are many of them that she has made by herself to make modifications and sewed.
A slightly better clothes are borrowed by the company. During the entire promotional period of a record, one or two sets of clothes that the company actually bought for money is within the scope of good treatment.
If you want to buy it in a big way, you have to wait until it becomes popular.
However, the agent said this, Shinichi Iwahashi called him, "Wait for a moment."
As soon as he spoke, not only did the agent remain unmoved, but the band members also turned their attention to him.
"Change the itinerary temporarily."
Shinichi Iwahashi ordered, "Put down the recording in advance, and then let the band borrow clothes with you."
The agent showed a puzzled expression on his words.
Shinichi Iwahashi explained, "Let the members choose the one they like, if they really can't choose the right one..." He raised his hand and looked at the time, "It's still time to go to the department store, so I'll buy it."
"Is this OK?" The agent did not do it immediately.
He has been in the industry much longer than Shinichi Iwahashi, a former agent. He is not a newcomer who comes from outside casually, so he has his own idea of bringing newcomers.
For celebrities, when they go to the stage, they should pay attention to expression. Expression is reflected not only in conversation and performance, but also in costumes and makeup.
Leave it to the dressmaker to choose and to the makeup artist to take care of it, in order to find a style that suits the members, and to highlight this style and temperament, prepare clothes and make-up.
If this task is given to the members, they are most likely to be on the photogenic in their rustic shirts.
Actually, I am not afraid of the rustic nature. The beauty and the thrilling clothing that really has nothing to do with the word "modernity". However, the weird aesthetic that she is criticized for is part of her on the stage.
Shinichi Iwahashi knew that her vision was strange, but he still protected her right to choose performance costumes for herself, just to preserve her imaginary seed - at least looking at the music scene, no one can imitate her.
What agents are most worried about is "no characteristics".
If the members are allowed to do it themselves, they will get the unique rustic spirit, and by then, the expressiveness they pursue will no longer exist.
"No problem," said Shinichi Iwahashi.
He looked around the four members of the band and then looked at Yukiko Kamichi. Today, she came to record the audio and had almost no makeup on her, but it would not be appropriate to describe her as "clear soup noodles".
Looking at this face without makeup, he remembered for a moment when Kuchiko was brought to him by Haruko Akamatsu, who had just finished filming the model, with heavy makeup on his face, looking at the same dressing as a girl of this age on the street.
Kuchi Yukiko is a beautiful woman with outstanding appearance. Her savory soup noodles are not a bowl of plain soup, but she is not suitable for heavy makeup.
Modeling requires strong expressiveness, but for Kuchi Yuki, she obviously knows better what she is suitable for.
Whether she knows that she is suitable for light makeup or because of her personality, the makeup that is left to her will obviously be more suitable for her.
And while he was looking at Kuroichi Yukiko, Kuroichi Yukiko also looked at Shinichi Iwahashi.
She looked like a good student listening and listened carefully to his conversation with his agent.
Chapter completed!