"One person is the same, one piece is the same..."
Following the music, Nishino Nanase and the Great Condor danced side by side, and the movements of their hands and feet were surprisingly consistent. They had danced this song many, many times, and they had almost formed muscle memory.
As the song played, the two people gradually retreated from the front row. Due to the station requirements, they had to make way for the members behind. The formation changed, and the members in the front row were divided into two rows, and the opposite members stood face to face. After looking at each other for a while, Nishino Nanase burst out laughing for some unknown reason, causing the big condor standing opposite to stop holding back, and exposed his silver teeth.
16 girls dressed in pink and blue dresses, like 16 fluttering butterflies, danced on the stage.
After the performance, a bunch of people quickly gathered in formation, walked off the main stage, and came to the sub-stage where the host was. This audio program was not specially created for Nogizaka46. This episode gathered many major recent musicians. Active singers and groups on the list.
"Yuki, thank you Nogizaka46 for your wonderful performance." The female host stood a little to the side and gave the camera to the members of Nogizaka.
"Thank you." The members nodded in response, holding up the microphone.
"Now your 13th album "Im, Words of the Future" is currently selling well, and it is an uncommon lineup of two CENTERs."
The female host said flatteringly.
"Well, there has been one before, that is, the double CENTER combination. It is also the first time after six singles that there will be a double C lineup again." Nishino Nanase said.
"Then what's the difference in song style from before?"
"はい, the music style of the previous song was faster and more cheerful. This time, the style and lyrics have changed a lot. The meaning of this song focuses on love, encounter and separation. It includes all kinds of happiness and sadness, girls' crushes, and prospects for the future. So it's not just a song, it also has other meanings."
The Great Condor picked out the lines he had already prepared from his memory and responded.
"Okay, then thank you Nogizaka46 again for the wonderful performance."
"Thanks."
"The next step..."
As the double C of this single, the Q&A in the audio segment and the answers to the questions about the work are all completed by Nishino Nanase and Ogori. Only in a few cases will the captain Sakurai Reika or Ikoma Rina come forward. .
At this point, their mission was over. They got off the stage and went back to the dressing room to change out of their clothes and put on private clothes. After a short rest, they got on the bus back to the company.
"Choo Choo Choo!"
Sitting on the seat by the window, as soon as she sat down, the Great Condor sneezed three times in a row. In order not to affect others, she closed her mouth and sneezed three times in a muffled voice.
"It's cold, so wear more clothes and don't catch a cold during this critical period."
At this time, Nana Hashimoto was wearing a black windbreaker and sitting next to her with a gust of fragrant wind.
"Yeah, I know." As he said that, the Great Condor sniffed, "It's okay, this is just like our autumn."
"I went back a few days ago. Asahikawa didn't know, but Sapporo was already close to freezing and I was freezing."
"Ha ha ha ha."
After everyone arrived, the bus started slowly, and the atmosphere on the bus gradually became quieter than the noisy one at the beginning, except for a few soft voices. Not long after the car drove out, the Great Condor fell asleep leaning against the car window. The daytime schedule started as early as 5 o'clock, and it was very packed. In order to take care of her studies, she had to read school lectures at night, and sometimes chat with Nishino Nanase. Playing games, often going to bed early in the morning.
As long as she can lie down or sit, she can fall asleep with her eyes closed.
Nana Hashimoto, who was wearing headphones next to her, was no exception. She was originally sitting in her seat reading a book, but when she saw the big condor falling asleep, she slowly lifted her head from the hard and cold window to her shoulders. On the way, he helped her trim the bangs on her forehead.
After reading the book for a while, Hashimoto Nanami also felt sleepy. She put the book on her knees, didn't take off her headphones, turned her head to the big condor's little head, and fell asleep.
Although they were all recorded in Tokyo, the distance between different companies was not very close. Coupled with the traffic jam, it took them nearly 40 minutes to return to the company.
When we got off the bus, everyone was very tired. It seemed that everyone had not been sleeping well recently.
"Please go to the D3 conference room."
Following their agent, they were taken to one of the many conference rooms. This room was not usually used, but was occasionally used as a dance practice room. The room was spacious and had floor-to-ceiling mirrors on both sides, so they could check whether their movements were standard at any time.
The members entered the room one by one, and rows of stools were placed in the center of the field. This scene looked familiar to the Great Condor, but he couldn't remember when he had seen it before. Originally, they were looking for a seat map, but STAFF told them to sit wherever they wanted.
The Great Condor followed Hashimoto Nana. She originally wanted to sit next to Hashimoto Nana, but she felt that it was inappropriate to sit in the first row, so she simply sat behind her. After a while, others also followed Taking a seat, Mai Shiraishi sat next to her.
"Ah... the situation is not good."
Mai Shiraishi said next to her.
"What's wrong?"
"Don't you think this scene seems familiar?" Mai Shiraishi said worriedly.
"It's a bit...but..."
Hearing what Shiraishi Mai said, the Great Condor became even more sure of his thoughts. But she couldn't think of where exactly she had seen it.
Soon, Nogizaka's talker, Yoshio Konno, appeared in front of everyone, wearing casual clothes, but he didn't look as loose as usual, but rather dignified and serious.
After waiting for a while, Konno Yoshio finally spoke.
"Nogizaka46's debut in this year's Red and White has been officially decided."
"ah!"
Almost as soon as Konno Yoshio finished speaking, the screams of girls rang out in the room, with screams, cheers, and applause rising and falling.
Yes, last year, at the same time, at the same place, the same Nogizaka46 was declared defeated. But this year, the same venue, the same time, and the same group of people announced the selection.
The NHK Red and White Singing Contest is a music program in which female artists are divided into red groups and male artists are divided into white groups. The two groups compete against each other to sing songs and decide the winner. The show was originally a radio show. After the fourth episode, the show added a visual performance and was broadcast on December 31st every year. In Japan, the program can be regarded as "a sign of the end of the year" and is watched by a considerable number of families. The show has never been canceled or postponed.
The program was participated by popular Japanese singers, popular artists and other celebrities of the year. Although the broadcast period of the program has been extended to the late night period, the average ratings of the program are still at the forefront of Japan's annual ratings and have maintained its highest average ratings record of 81.4%. The public's attention to this program is also extremely high. From the end of the year to the New Year, newspapers, magazines and even major commercial TV stations will report on topics related to the Red and White Singing Contest.
It can be said that entering the Red and White Song Club is the ultimate goal of all singers and artists.
And this year, Nogizaka46 finally stepped into this palace for the first time, squeezed into the Red and White Song Festival, and became famous in the true sense.
The original gimmick of being AKB48’s opponent is not in vain. Presumably at the beginning, few people thought that this group of girls could really compete with AKB48, which was at its peak at the time.
But now they are approaching step by step, approaching AKB48 step by step, and even surpassing it, it is not certain.
The most intense reaction in the room was Rina Ikoma, who jumped up from her chair happily, hugging Sakurai Reika and twisting around, sharing the joy together.
There were also some people who reacted calmly. Nana Hashimoto and the Great Condor were smiling, including Mai Shiraishi, who just clapped their hands calmly, and no one else was as excited.
"That's great." said the Great Condor and Mai Shiraishi beside him.
"Well... great. Finally." Shiraishi Mai said with emotion, looking around at the members over and over again, the smile on her lips became thicker and thicker, "Great!"
In the end, Mai Shiraishi hugged the big condor tightly. Perhaps she was too excited. Mai Shiraishi didn't say anything, but just hugged her quietly.
The Great Condor looked at the smiles of other people in the room. She was a very empathetic person, but not one who was good at expressing her feelings. That was why she did not jump as happily as the others.
She is not the group of people who came together from the beginning of Nogizaka, and she is not the person who came to Nogizaka46 to become an idol. But even so, the shared joys and sorrows for more than two years are enough to offset everything, no matter what it is for, for Whether it is the dream in your heart, whether it is for your own goals, or for the most vulgar, money...
No matter what the purpose is, they all work hard together to host a live event. They can write thicker notes than the class notes they took in school. They can practice dancing until late at night. They can continue to dance regardless of the blisters on their heels. They can continue to dance all day long. I only sleep for four or five hours, but I still feel full in front of the camera.
Cheer each other up. When others make mistakes, everyone takes the blame together.
When one person falls, others will not move on, but will come back, pick her up, and move forward again.
Appreciating each other, supporting each other, and achieving each other's achievements in team development, this is Nogizaka46.
"yeah!!!"
In the room, the members were still cheering. Yoshio Konno, who had looked serious just now, did not stop them at this time. Instead, he stood aside and enjoyed this together...
victory.
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This work ranked first on the weekly charts of TSUTAYA, Billboard Japan Hot 100, Billboard Japan Hot Animation, and Billboard JAPAN Top Singles Sales. On the Oricon Chart, it won the first place since "Come on Shampoo!" "Since then, they have won 12 consecutive weekly charts, surpassing NMB48's 11 consecutive times and becoming the 4th best women's group in history. The sales of 656,066 copies on the first day of release and 722,853 copies in the first week also broke the previous record of "The Sun Knocks on the Door" (609,202 copies in the first week).
