When Junxiu Lin participated in various activities in Kumamoto Prefecture to promote the IH Conference, he fully felt the local appeal of Tokyo Idol. Although all prefectures in Japan are autonomous bodies (they are legally equal and the central government is also independent of each other)

, but it is too difficult for a weak local government to resist the cultural invasion of a strong local government. Even if knowledgeable people in various prefectures oppose the spread of popular culture in Tokyo, those who can really organize effective resistance are

Osaka Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture.

Kyoto Prefecture has a strong foundation and has historically looked down upon other places in Japan; while Osaka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture rely on their respective economic strengths. After all, Osaka City in Osaka Prefecture and Nagoya City in Aichi Prefecture are the second and third largest cities in Japan.

Metropolis. It is not that simple to resist the pop culture from Tokyo. The simplest way is, does your local TV station have the ability to produce variety shows and promote Tokyo?

Just like Japanese newspapers have levels, TV stations in the same TV network also have levels. Generally speaking, the franchise stations of Japan's four major commercial TV networks (the younger brother of TV Tokyo is not included among them) are divided into three levels:

The first level is the core station. Usually the TV stations of the four major commercial TV networks located in Tokyo are the core stations, while the TV stations located in Osaka Prefecture are the sub-core stations. Generally speaking, there are only TV programs produced by the core stations or sub-core stations in the TV network.

Only programs and TV series can be simulcast on the entire network. Other TV stations are either unable to produce or their production capabilities are not up to standard.

The second level below the core platform is the basic platform. Japan has formed the so-called eight major regions based on historical, geographical and other factors above the prefectures. Excluding the Kanto region where Tokyo is located and the Kinki region where Osaka Prefecture is located.

, the TV stations affiliated to the core cities in the other six regions are the basic stations. Although the basic stations are not good at producing variety shows and TV series (but they are capable of producing them), they are still capable in news programs, news special topics or news documentary programs.

The rest are the so-called third-tier TV stations. These TV stations generally only produce local news programs, weather programs and some public affairs programs every day in accordance with the provisions of Japan's Broadcasting Law, and then basically broadcast simulcast programs or other outsourced programs.

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As for Kyushu, where Kumamoto Prefecture is located, its core city is Fukuoka City in Fukuoka Prefecture. Therefore, the local media in Kumamoto Prefecture are almost powerless to fight back against the strength of the Tokyo media. Because of this, the locals in Kumamoto Prefecture have a strong hatred for Junxiu Lin.

This idol, who is considered the top traffic figure in Tokyo, is also very popular. Out of guilt for Kumamon, Lin Junxiu did not refuse the promotion invitation from the local government of Kumamoto Prefecture.

Although the office felt that this kind of public welfare promotion was not of much value, Lin Junxiu persuaded the office with the idea of ​​"bonding". It is also good for idols to have an aura of "loving charity", which is good for improving idols.

The best way to measure sensitivity.

Although the IH conference is only a high school event, due to the vigorous promotion of the IH organizing committee and Kumamoto Prefecture, many residents from other counties on Kyushu Island came to Kumamoto Prefecture to watch the event. This is why the Japanese local government is very keen to do so

Activities for young people, whether it is an IH conference or a concert by the Johnny's family or later the AKB48 family, such activities are still very helpful in promoting the county's tourism resources and boosting the county's consumer market in a short period of time. Especially

Ticket sales for events involving Lin Junxiu are very good, and tickets for the opening ceremony are even more difficult to get. Although the opening ceremony performance has been performed once at the Tokyo Metropolitan Convention, Kyushu people have never seen it.

So everyone is still waiting with great anticipation.

In order to ensure the quality of his opening performance, Lin Junxiu not only brought the Question? band, but also specially paid to bring the Jr.s. The Jr.s are actually very busy during the summer vacation, especially for signature Jrs like Akanishi Jin.

.This is even more true.

Summery concerts are held every summer at Johnny's Agency. Although Summery is usually headlined by the new Johnny's group that has just debuted, the Jr.s are actually responsible for the main performance content. In addition to the Summery concert schedule,

The concerts of several main groups of the Johnny's family usually start in the summer, so the Jr.s also need to dance with them; if you include the Johnny's family's stage plays, then the Jr.s have activities almost every day.

Many Jr.s have to memorize the dance contents of at least four or five concerts during the summer vacation, so the Jr.s trained by the Johnny's family can make their C-level debut in small and medium-sized offices. Therefore, Lin Junxiu brought everyone to Kumamoto Prefecture to perform basically

It was considered a vacation, so Akanishi Jin and others were quite happy after arriving. The two-day and one-night trip was considered a small trip for everyone, after all, the performance only lasted half an hour.

Before the opening ceremony of the IH conference, Lin Junxiu also accepted a joint interview with several major TV stations in Kumamoto Prefecture. These TV stations belong to different TV networks, so several scenes of this interview may be included in the news programs of the network.

But the main thing is to create influence locally. Lin Junxiu's cooperation with Kumamoto County's local promotion has greatly improved the favorability of the local government, so the local media has also been very dedicated to reporting on Lin Junxiu.

"When will I be as popular as Mr. Lin?" Akanishi Jin said with some envy as he watched the TV station's reporting team leave.

Although Lin Junxiu also dragged these Jr. to the side to fight for the camera, and also led some topics to them. However, Akanishi Jin also knows that the influence of this kind of local TV station is limited, and at most it is just self-bragging.

"Aren't you already in a group?" Lin Junxiu comforted.

However, Lin Junxiu knows that KAT-TUN, which Akanishi Jin belongs to, is the one that has been in the Jr. position for the longest time. Both NEWS and Kanpachi debuted almost a year after forming, but KAT-TUN at least has to

It was delayed until five years later. The reason is not that Kitagawa was worried that KAT-TUN would affect Jr.'s popularity after its debut. After all, Takizawa Hideaki had already debuted with Imai Tsubasa, and Jr.'s attention dropped a lot as a result.

If Jin Akanishi, Kamenashi Kazuya and others continue to debut, then Jr.'s attention will probably be over.

In Johnny's Agency, it would be inaccurate to simply regard Jr. as a "trainee." In fact, Johnny's Jr. also has programs and works, except that none of them are regarded as fundamental by Johnny's artists.

Outside of the "fan club", Jr. is actually no different from a regular artist. Since Jr. does not need to share the money he makes (the agency usually only gives Jr. red envelopes), Johnny & Johnson still likes to squeeze Jr..

For example, Kis-My-ft2 and A.B.C-Z, who debuted later, were actually older Jr.s who spent many years in the agency. Later, the agency really couldn't do anything anymore, so they arranged for them to debut. Kis-My

-ft2 still has the band SMAP, so they are on the rise; and A.B.C-Z, after releasing a single, seemed to have disappeared from the mainstream entertainment industry and went directly to the stage drama market.

It sounds like A.B.C-Z is quite miserable, but at least some of them have made mainstream debuts, appeared on variety shows, and had their own titled group. And another group called 4U is probably not even a fan of Johnny's.

I know how they made their debut. In addition to 4U, there are also Jr. Yara Tomoyuki and Hamanaka Bunichi who also worked for the agency for many years. In the end, they were paid commissions to make their debut, but they didn't have much resources.

"Being a group doesn't mean we can debut right away." Akanishi Jin said nonchalantly, and Kamenashi Kazuya on the side pulled him a little. "Oh, don't worry, we are all acquaintances here, no one will go to the office

What to say."

"I have no way to interfere with the debut plan at the agency. After all, the only person I can influence is Julie-san. Who in the agency can debut and when? Those are matters that only Julie-san can decide."

Lin Junxiu said with some regret.

After all, although Johnny's Agency is very capable, it is not a large agency after all, so there is no way to support the debut of multiple groups at the same time. Generally speaking, the lifespan of an idol group is about three to five years. If it can last until five

The group has not been disbanded in the year, so the group already has the capital to establish a foothold in the entertainment industry and does not need the agency to devote more resources, so the agency can arrange the debut of the next generation group. After all, the idol group has been popular for five years, and their fans

The leeks have almost been harvested, so we have to go to a new leek garden to harvest them. Johnny's Agency is still working hard to cultivate Lan, so there will be no arrangements for a new group to debut.

Akanishi Jin just chatted with Lin Junxiu for a few words, and then everyone started to prepare on the stage and backstage. Although it was the same performance, Lin Junxiu still incorporated some local characteristics of Kumamoto Prefecture, so the actual performance effect was very surprising to the locals.

.Unlike the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, this time in addition to local TV stations in Kumamoto Prefecture, NHK also arranged interviews with reporters.

After the opening performance, Lin Junxiu asked his manager to take care of Jr., then he took off his makeup, changed back into sportswear, and returned to the team at Azabu High School to wait for the opening ceremony to end. This time Aabu High School has a table tennis club, a basketball club, and a swimming club.

Four sports clubs including the Mountaineering and Competitive Club reached the finals of the IH conference, which is considered the best result in the past. However, according to Zhang Yu, their coaches feel that the only hope of winning is for the table tennis club to have a chance, and the other three departments to strive for the championship.

Just don’t take a round trip.

"I took a look at the arrangements for the table tennis competition. It seems that the organizing committee takes good care of you." After the opening ceremony, Zhang Yu came to the room where the table tennis club stayed and analyzed with Lin Junxiu.

"Star players are indeed given preferential treatment. The organizing committee has tried its best to allow you to get the longest rest between games. But I still say the same thing, if you feel tired, then you have to give up some events. Although as your coach, I

I also hope that you can win the gold medals in men's singles, men's doubles and men's team at the same time, but you are not a god. As long as you are a human, there will be limits in terms of physical strength. Although you do not plan to engage in table tennis in the future, your body

It’s still your own, don’t sacrifice your body for some illusory sense of honor!”

"I understand." Lin Junxiu was still very grateful for coach Zhang Yu's words.

Due to Japan's concept of superiority and hierarchy, Japanese high school coaches are almost god-like existences in sports clubs. Many high school coaches often use high school students as tools for their own fame and income, which makes many high school students

Many star players are immediately riddled with injuries after entering the professional sports circle. The reason why they degenerate into glass men so quickly is mostly related to the training that disregarded physical limits in high school. In addition to this kind of behavior that disregards the professional ethics of being a teacher

In addition, there are many teachers who do not even have basic human morals.

Japanese sports clubs have always been a place where "sexual bullying" and "sexual assault" occur frequently. Due to the Japanese people's sense of shame and other reasons, coupled with Japanese society's "respect" for so-called "teachers", even NHK

The media doesn't care about exposing it, so many scandals often disappear after being exposed.
Chapter completed!