The senior who came to visit the class was the number one idol today, Atsuko Maeda. She came here this time at the invitation of Yasushi Akimoto, and made a cameo in the scene where Rina Ikoma rides a bicycle.
Unfortunately, the time was relatively short, and she rushed to the next workplace without even meeting the other members.
This made the members who had not seen her exclaimed that it was a pity.
"They are really busy~" Amamiya Shiori sighed, leaning on the fence on the second floor of the lighthouse. After watching the variety show for a long time, she really wanted to meet a real person, but unfortunately she didn't.
Now it’s time to shoot the final group dance scene.
The members performed a dance they had rehearsed many times to the music of "Maybe I Want to Meet You."
"If the camera is in front of you, look at it carefully and don't hesitate. If you hesitate, the picture will not be good." The supervisor warned.
Because dancing is not difficult, after trying it a few times, everyone got into the groove.
"Okay! CUT!"
With the supervisor's order, the last shot was shot. Except for the Christmas activities, this year's mission is basically over.
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"Ikoma-chan, see you next year!"
"Nanamin, let me help you carry your luggage down."
"Oh, hello auntie, are you here to pick up Na-chan in person?"
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Japan celebrates the Gregorian New Year, which is a national holiday from December 29th to January 3rd.
Two days before the new year, Amamiya Soi said goodbye to all the members who went home for the New Year. She was the only one left in the dormitory, which became very deserted.
But she was used to being alone, and the quiet dormitory made her feel more at ease.
Just eat a bowl of soba noodles and add two eggs to make it a simple New Year's Eve dinner.
Holding the bowl, he sat in front of the table and watched the broadcast of the Red and White Song Contest on his laptop.
The Red and White Song Festival divides female and male singers into two groups, red and white, and holds them in the form of a song competition.
This year, the host of the red group is Mao Inoue, and the host of the white group is Arashi, a male idol group from Johnny & Associates. The theme is "Singing for Tomorrow", with the purpose of relying on the power of songs to cheer up the people who have experienced the 311 earthquake.
After listening to the opening remarks, Amamiya Shiori smiled. They would never have thought that 10 years later, the Fukushima victims would still be displaced and discriminated against; nor would they have thought that a nuclear leakage could be dragged from Level 4 to the Chernobyl incident. A level.
The so-called encouragement is better than nothing if a government that never wants to take responsibility can play a role.
The first to open was Ayumi Hamasaki from the red group, followed by 247 Johnny's trainees from the white group, and then AKB48 and her sister group from the red group totaling 210 people.
I don’t know when the trend started. There are more and more idol groups, and they are like a choir. There was so much chaos on the stage, how many people could be remembered?
As soon as he finished speaking, the chorus started again. This time it started with child stars Aina Ashida and Fuku Suzuki leading a group of children to sing, and gradually evolved into a chorus of various previous groups plus Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy.
After more than four hours of red and white singing, the red group finally won the victory, and the New Year also quietly came in the singing.
"Buzz~" Amamiya Suga turned on her phone. New Year's greetings from the members came one after another, reminding her of a situation like this a long time ago.
At that time, she didn't like such group text messages very much and rarely responded. In recent years, the few people in the address book are not the type who like to send blessing text messages.
Looking at the more than forty names that appeared on his phone, Amamiya Suga was a little surprised. Unknowingly, in a few months, he, a marginalized person in society, had actually gotten to know so many people.
"...Please give me more advice in the future." After typing the last word and clicking send, Amamiya Soi felt a familiar yet distant feeling.
In a nearby shrine, the 108 bells of the New Year have rung, and in the distant sky, colorful fireworks bloom.
After a good night's sleep, Amamiya Shiori went to visit her guardian Reiko Takeda at her home early the next morning.
Takeda's husband was working out of town and couldn't get away from home, and his daughter also went abroad to study and never came back.
Amamiya Soi received 20,000 yen in new year's money from Takeda. She resisted twice symbolically, and then happily accepted it.
"How is life in the group lately? You haven't had any conflicts with other members, right?" Amamiya Sugawara was asked when she was helping Takeda Reiko make rice cake soup.
"No, it's nothing." Amamiya Shiori replied while chopping vegetables, "I have a very easy-going personality, and one of the members is a friend I met before. With her help, I get along very happily with everyone. .”
"A former classmate?"
"My former senior sister, I helped her a little bit back then, but I haven't seen her in a few years." Amamiya Shiori put the rice cakes into the pot one by one and closed the lid.
"It's good to have acquaintances." Takeda Reiko nodded.
The two chatted while eating and watching TV programs.
Amamiya Sōri looked around at the furnishings. Takeda's home not only had the violin she was good at, but also pianos, trumpets, guitars and other musical instruments.
"What? Are you interested in musical instruments?" Takeda Reiko asked after taking a sip of soup.
"Uh... I can't say I'm very interested, but I'm currently working in a music-related career..."
"Then why did you not agree when I wanted you to join our music club before?" Takeda Reiko said angrily.
“I didn’t have time at that time, and I didn’t have any foundation in playing,” explained Amamiya Sōri.
"It's not a problem if you don't have a foundation. After the exam is over, if you want to learn, I can teach you."
"Eh? Then thank you, teacher, if you have time." Amamiya Shiori didn't want to learn a certain musical instrument to a very advanced level. After all, it couldn't compare to the special skills that the eldest ladies in the group have cultivated since childhood. Her idea is very simple, as long as it can be used to look cool.
The New Year holiday passed quickly. On January 5th, the shops on the streets reopened, the stock market opened, and the new year's activities in Nogizaka officially began.
In the morning, I visited a shrine to pray for the success of my debut single, and in the afternoon, I held a New Year blessing meeting at Nogizaka Building. Everyone cracked rice cakes together and wrote out their New Year's aspirations with calligraphy brushes. In the evening it was the recording of "Where's Nogizaka" again.
On the first day of returning to work, there was a full schedule of activities, and there was not even a chance to drink tea.
"Happy New Year!" When they came to the TV station, the girls first had to go to the Banana Man's lounge to say hello to them. More than thirty girls and a dozen staff were standing in the corridor visiting the senior artists, which looked quite spectacular.
"Good evening everyone! Do you have a happy New Year?" The two Bananamen took the condolences sent by the staff and chatted with the girls.
