After dealing with several enthusiastic fans, Amamiya Shiori was finally able to line up and enter the venue.
At the entrance, reception staff are distributing admission-related materials to new students.
After entering the venue, the DV was returned to Amamiya Shiori because the seats for related parties and the seats for students were not in the same place.
I entered the venue late and could only sit on the second floor. However, the view here is wide and there are many seats. It is not as crowded as the seats closest to the podium, so it is quite comfortable. Many of the freshmen around me took out their mobile phones to take pictures, and DV was not very conspicuous among them.
There is still some time before the morning department (undergraduate) entrance ceremony officially begins. While the freshmen were whispering to each other, the orchestra and cheerleading team composed of Dongdong students had already assembled in the seats on the side and started their performance.
Several male college students with short hair wearing black crotch-collared uniforms and armbands led the cheerleading girls in a roar, looking very energetic.
Accompanied by the powerful commanding movements of the short-haired man, the orchestra played cheerful music, and the cheerleaders responded with neat and toned movements.
After the performance, the freshmen applauded. A promotional video for the University of Tokyo was played on the big screen in the middle of the auditorium. The screen flashed continuously, quickly and briefly showing the school's teaching and experimental environment as well as its achievements in humanities, science and other aspects. It was played repeatedly several times until the scheduled time, when the screen changed to a picture with cherry blossoms as the background. At the top was the school emblem in the shape of two ginkgo leaves, and at the bottom were the words "2020 Tokyo University Entrance Ceremony".
Amamiya Shiori recorded every step on DV.
Accompanied by the school song sung live by the choir, two school flags guided two teams of school leaders and professors in doctoral uniforms to enter. The applause gradually stopped until they took their seats on the podium.
The host introduced the names and identities of the attending school leaders and professors of various disciplines, and there was also a sign language interpreter on the other side. Generally speaking, the admission process is basically the same as that of other universities, and there is nothing special about it.
The principal's speech was equally lulling to sleep. From Amamiya Shiori's point of view, many freshmen were already bending down and dozing off under the cover of the crowd in the front row. Amamiya Shiori looked at the way they raised their heads and then lay down, feeling a little funny.
After the principal finished speaking, the head of the research department gave a speech, and then a foreign director came up and gave a speech in English. Fortunately, there are real-time English subtitles on the big screen, which prevents freshmen who are accustomed to Japanese accents from not being able to understand.
Amamiya Shiori did not feel excited or disappointed as expected, but felt a little dull. A well-behaved entrance ceremony, a young and energetic person. Amamiya, who had been recording the whole scene on DV, couldn't put himself into it.
The next step is the oath taking of the freshmen representatives.
Stand in front of the podium and face the principal. The freshman representative took the manuscript and said that he would study hard with a diligent and serious attitude, and study knowledge with an honest and humble attitude, blah blah blah.
The long-lasting applause woke up the dozing students. Suddenly, they instinctively applauded along with the students around them.
The entrance ceremony was about to come to an end, and under the leadership of the energetic roar of the short-haired man, all the freshmen stood up, took the sheet music from the materials given to them by the staff when they entered, and followed the choir to sing the school song.
After singing the school song, the school leaders announced the closing ceremony. The admission ceremony, which lasted for more than an hour, was finally over.
Amamiya Suga took a look at the video file in the DV. Although it took a long time to record, the video would eventually be cut into short clips.
Students and parents began to leave in an orderly manner, and some freshmen were taking photos.
Amamiya Sōri asked Nonaka, who came from the relations room, to take a video of his thoughts on the meeting. The morning's task was finally over.
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April is not only the month when the new school year begins, but it is also the month where Nogizaka 2 singles are promoted intensively.
When Soi Amamiya entered university and started her studies, she received invitations from some educational and quiz programs. Going on a program outside the village alone is also a challenge for Amamiya Shiori, who has no experience. However, fortunately, there are no seniors who are difficult to get along with or comedians who are difficult to deal with in the programs she is currently participating in.
Educational programs are okay. They usually talk about topics that students are interested in. Everyone works together in a harmonious manner and there is no pressure. However, quiz programs test the breadth of knowledge. Although he is not professionally qualified and is not keen on collecting history, geography, and humanistic knowledge, Amamiya Sugawara still tried his best to answer the questions, leaving an impression on the audience while promoting Nogizaka's new single.
The title of Dongda Idol will ensure that she will get many opportunities to appear on the show in a short period of time. But these invitations are not common. Before losing the novelty, she needs to prove her worth to the program team and gain a good reputation, so that she can receive more invitations.
The management has placed great expectations on Amamiya. Currently, Nogizaka has basically no publicity outside the village. The members only appeared on a few insignificant small programs during the new single promotion period. Therefore, Amamiya, who has her own traffic, has become In their minds, they were the vanguard of the march outside the village.
Faced with such expectations, Amamiya Sori can only say that he will do his best.
