"Amamiya," Shitara said comfortingly as he watched the last member walk into the studio, "I finally entered the selection process."
"What do you think?" Himura asked.
"Hmm..." Amamiya Sōri pursed her lips.
On the way to the studio, she thought about it.
"It's very lucky for me to be one of the seven gods of good fortune in the front row. I don't think my strength and hard work are enough to take on such a position." Amamiya Sugawara glanced at the floor slightly, with a serious expression. Said, "I'm really happy that I can still enter the selection process this time. I will continue to work hard until I have the strength to deserve such a good opportunity."
"Yeah!" Shitara nodded, "Effort is necessary."
"Work hard to regain the Seven Lucky Gods." Himura comforted.
"Hi! I understand." Amamiya Nodded.
Although the words are all polite, the posture must be sufficient, not only for the fans, but also for the operators.
Turning around and walking towards the selection team, Amamiya Soi was greeted with applause.
Erika Ikuta, who was crying pitifully, stood in front of her blankly, her face was red and her eyes were dull.
Amamiya Shiori took her into his arms.
The little girl grew up early and is about the same height as Amamiya Shiori.
Ikuta buried his head in Amamiya's shoulder, tears flowing uncontrollably.
"Xiao Zhi...wuwuwu, I, ahem, I'm not willing to give in..."
Amamiya Sōri patted Erika Ikuta's back, making her feel a little better as she was crying and out of breath.
"It's okay, Erika, it's okay." Amamiya Sori comforted her gently. Ikuta's tears wet her shoulders.
"It's me...it's because I didn't work hard enough..." Intermittent choking sounds came from my ears.
"Erika has worked hard enough." Amamiya Sōri didn't know what to say.
Erika Ikuta is busy taking the high school entrance exams recently, and she herself is also busy taking the college entrance exams. Both of them fell from the blessing position to the selection. The difference is that one was absent from several events and the other was not absent from even one event.
The meaning of operation is obvious, you have to choose one between academic studies and idol work. They don't believe that anyone can do both.
She is as strong as Erika Ikuta. She has learned piano since she was a child. She also participated in musicals and movies when she was young. After joining the group, she worked as a front rower. She is not afraid of all kinds of challenges. However, she still inevitably ignores them when taking care of her studies. Idol work.
"It's me... it's my problem. I shouldn't have missed so many activities..." Erika Ikuta raised her head and wiped her tears.
"There's nothing we can do about it, but it's also because this is a critical period for Erika. It's only temporary if we can't handle it all. We'll just join the Lucky God next time."
Amamiya Sōri recalled that when she was the same age as Ikuta, she was not as hardworking or as versatile as her. At that time, she went to school and looked forward to the end of school. After finishing her homework early, she started watching animations and novels until late at night. She only had classes and played all day long. She could not be more decadent.
Unlike cheaters like herself, Erika Ikuta is a truly talented person.
After everyone calmed down, the selection members stood in two rows on the altar.
Shitara announced the selection positions for this time. There are three people in the first row, namely Sakurai Reika, Ikoma Rina and Nakata Kana.
These three people are collectively called the center, but in fact, the members all know that the real center is Rina Ikoma who still stands at the center, faces the most difficulties, and shoulders the most tasks.
After that is the second column, from left to right are Takayama Kazumi, Shiraishi Mai, Matsumura Sayuri and Hashimoto Nanami.
Amamiya Sugawara stood in the third row near the center, with Minami Hoshino on the left and Erika Ikuta on the right. She was enjoying the treatment of Rina Ikoma, the previous single.
This time, three members of the debut single were unsuccessful, namely Nojo Ai, Kawamura Mayo and Saito Asuka.
The overall lineup has not changed much.
"This is the position, everyone, please continue to work hard." Shitara said.
"Yes." the girls responded.
"Next, there are still major events to be announced, that is..." Before Shitara could finish his words, Ikoma's breathing suddenly became rapid, and then he squatted on the ground crying.
"This..." Shitara quickly stopped the recording.
The members standing closer began to comfort her, and several female staff members also came onto the stage. Many other members were also affected and couldn't hold back their tears.
This situation left the two experienced MCs helpless. At this time, any words of comfort they could offer would not be as useful as letting the members calm down for a while.
"I think some of you deserve congratulations, and some of you feel unwilling to do so," Yoshio Konno said to the selected members backstage after the recording, "I understand your mixed feelings. In short, the second single Qu, we will continue to fight with these members."
The selection process, which was filled with various emotions such as joy, sadness, loneliness, etc., has come to an end, and the follow-up work of Yitong must continue.
A nationwide handshake event was held to commemorate the release of "Curtain Around". It was also the first all-handshake event in Nogizaka. It was held at the open-air stage of Yomiuri Land in early March.
With the preparation from the previous meeting, the girls had some understanding of the process of the handshake meeting. The national handshake meeting is divided into two parts, starting with a small live, and then queuing up to shake hands.
Accompanied by the sound of overture, the girls lined up on stage. The open-air seats were already filled with spectators. At the last meet-and-greet and talent show, the girls from Nogizaka didn’t have any songs of their own to perform. This time I can finally show off my talents.
First it was "Around the Curtain", then "The Courage of the Left Breast", and finally everyone changed into uniforms and performed "Maybe I Want to See You".
Although the minilive was short, the audience's emotions were already high. There are also some professional fans who are responsible for leading everyone to call. The scene was very lively.
After the performance, the staff set up a stage and fence for the handshake meeting directly on the stage. The two members stood behind a table and started shaking hands.
There are quite a lot of fans in Amamiya's row, and the topics they talk to her about are all kinds of weird.
Some fans watched the recent episodes of the show and comforted her not to believe Shimada Shuhei, a magician, because his predictions were not accurate at all.
Some fans shared their experiences of growing vegetables and recommended vegetables they like to eat.
Some fans regretted that they were not in their hometown on the day of the single promotion and could not meet them.
Some fans not only urged for updates, but also pointed out that the plot settings in her novels were inconsistent with the classic Cthulhu worldview.
And so on and so forth.
When Amamiya Shiori was working part-time, she often worked as a convenience store cashier. Standing for five or six hours was not a problem. What's more, communicating with fans is much more interesting than facing customers who make things difficult for the cashier with a bad face.
