The MV for "Incense Fireworks" has been filmed and has entered post-production. The song itself was also released on Minakami Hayato's personal website in advance, and it was very popular among fans.
In today's era, records are getting harder and harder to sell. Fewer and fewer people buy records for the purpose of listening to music, and more and more people just buy them for collection.
Fortunately, Hayato Minakami's single CD does not include handshake coupons or electoral votes, otherwise there would probably be a lot of people who "buy the CD, take the coupons, and abandon the CD".
Fans will inevitably buy CDs of their favorite singers, and when it comes to how to attract fans from the outside to buy, you need to release the songs in advance and use the music to attract people to buy and collect them.
This is also a disguised form of promotion for the CD.
After the release of the new song, Hayato Minakami did not immediately shoot the MV for "Heart Beats". Firstly, Ishihara Satomi's schedule was relatively tight. Secondly, the song "Heart Beats" had been released for a year and there was no need to promote the MV in advance. Treating it as a surprise, hiding it until the single is released may arouse fans' curiosity more.
When a new song is released, it is natural to promote it on TV. There are many ways to promote it, including music programs and various variety shows.
Minato Hayato's first choice is naturally a Fuji TV program, and the first choice among his first choices is a variety show that he has always wanted to be on - "New Cousin Brothers".
Cousins began broadcasting in 2001 and was officially renamed "New Cousins" after a 2004 revision.
This is a variety show that combines talk and music. The hosts are two members of Johnny's idol KinKiKids, Tsuyoshi Domoto and Koichi Domoto.
In addition, there are many regular guests and temporary guests. From the beginning of the show to the present, there have been many actors, singers, and musicians, and these guests and the two hosts formed the "cousins monthly group" to perform on the show. Music accompaniment allows the singers participating in the program to sing with their accompaniment.
This is a very suitable program for singers who are about to release a single. It has big-name hosting guests, high-level live accompaniment, and the ability to promote singles.
However, the reason why Minato Hayato chose this program without thinking was because Fukada Kyoko was a guest on this program and was also the keyboard player in the Domoto Brothers Band.
Hayato Minakami has also watched a few episodes of "New Cousin Brothers" in which Kyoko Fukada participated. She really rarely spoke in it. She was seated behind the guests and most of the time she was the one who happened to be in the camera when filming the guests. Beautiful vase.
Because there were so few scenes of her talking, Minato Hayato once even fell asleep lying on Fukada Kyoko's plump lap while watching her.
Then she would always slap her awake in annoyance.
Since then, Kyoko Fukada has never accompanied Hayato Minato to watch any of her variety shows.
Thinking of this, Mizuna Hayato couldn't help but have a bad idea.
That morning, Hayato Minato arrived at Fuji TV's Wangan Studio in a familiar way. He asked several staff members along the way and found the lounge he was using today.
Then he sent Nanao around and found out the lounge locations of the hosts and regular guests of "New Cousins".
According to custom, before the program is recorded, junior artists go to the lounge of senior artists to say hello. With Hayato Minato's junior qualifications, everyone today is naturally a senior. The custom cannot be broken, so he sneaked in one by one. Go visit.
Then tell them one by one without revealing that he is today’s guest.
In the discussion with the staff before the recording of the program, he emphasized this point to the staff and explained that his reason was to give his "good friend" Fukada Kyoko a big surprise.
Naturally, the staff would not refuse such a proposal that was obviously very effective for the show.
So today, Hayato Minato's nameplate wasn't even hung in front of the lounge door, and not even the name of the program was hung, because the staff was worried that Fukada Kyoko would think that today's guest was a big-name guest and she would come to visit instead.
Many variety shows in Sakura Island have live audiences. For example, "Chat 007" previously recorded by Mizuna Hayato is like this, and the same is true for "Shindomoto Brothers".
These live audiences include many "professional viewers" who come to the TV station to watch programs every day, as well as ordinary viewers who come to watch programs occasionally.
But no matter which one it is, in order to create a warm atmosphere and maintain a high degree of concentration among the audience during the recording of the program, before the recording begins, the program team usually prepares a group of comedians to conduct a "pre-talk", that is, a A short free performance arouses the audience's interest, and also explains some precautions during the recording of the program. It also teaches them when to laugh, when to applaud, and how to read the staff's prompts to them.
Today is no exception, as a group of new comedians are demonstrating in a funny way when to clap.
At this moment, Mizuna Hayato sneaked in.
The two young comedians suddenly felt that the audience was difficult to control and seemed a little impetuous.
By the time they felt someone coming behind them, the audience was already screaming uncontrollably.
"Ah!!!" "Hayato-kun?!" "So handsome!" "Fuck me, Hayato-kun!"
All kinds of chickens crow one after another.
"Shui, Shui Shuijun?!" The two comedians were also shocked.
"Shhhhhhh!!!" Hayato Mizuna quickly raised his finger to signal them to be quiet.
"Don't call my name, I don't want to be exposed."
When Mizuna Hayato said this, the audience understood. It seemed that he was going to do something during the opening of the recording.
The noise from the audience gradually died down. Mizuna Hayato looked around nervously, as if he was not exposed. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, took off the peaked cap on his head, and slapped his forehead for some time. Sweat breaks out.
Just when he took off his hat and revealed his handsome face, the audience suddenly relapsed and screamed louder and louder.
Fortunately, they still had some sense and did not shout Mizuna Hayato's name, which prevented him from being completely exposed. However, it is estimated that the hosts waiting behind him may have heard these screams.
Sure enough, several hosts and regular guests backstage heard it.
Everyone except Fukada Kyoko knew who today's guest was. When they heard these screams, they quickly thought that it must be related to Mizuna Hayato.
But they couldn't speak directly, and they couldn't even ask to see what was going on. They could only stare.
