Because most of the guests had to stay in the lounge for several hours, NHK still thoughtfully provided a variety of food. In addition to traditional Japanese sukiyaki pot, tempura, etc., there were also many Chinese dishes. And so on. Guests who are familiar with each other often simply get together to drink some wine and watch the Red and White Song Concert in the lounge, which can be regarded as a different kind of New Year experience.

At this time, Ayumi Hamasaki was staying in Lin Junxiu's lounge. Fortunately, Hamasaki didn't come empty-handed. She also specially asked her assistant to buy a lot of high-end bento boxes and sushi. After all, Ayumi was still here at this time. The queen of Japanese singers at her peak had a lot of assistants and other people following her. In order to compensate for everyone not being able to go home for the New Year, Sister Bu had to treat everyone to delicious food and drinks.

"My sister, how is your left ear? Is there anything the doctor can do?" Lin Junxiu suddenly asked.

Because the two had lived in the same community for a long time, Hamasaki was not only familiar with Lin Junxiu, but also had a good relationship with Lin Junxiu’s mother, Lin Zhimei. Therefore, Lin Junxiu called Hamasaki both in public and privately. Sister Sakiyu, now is no exception.

"What else can I do? The doctor said it is irreversible. Now I can only pray that there will be no problem with my right ear." Hamasaki said.

Ayumi Hamasaki's left ear developed symptoms around 2001. Since then, due to heavy rehearsals and performances, as well as several accidental injuries, the condition of her left ear has continued to worsen, and she is now basically deaf. Fortunately, this The condition did not affect her right ear, so Ayumi Hamasaki appeased her fans and promised that she would never leave the stage unless she was also deaf in her right ear. Unfortunately, Ayumi Hamasaki's flag was established too early, and as a result, she discovered that her right ear was damaged around 2009. His hearing also suffered irreversible decline.

"Your situation is completely due to exhaustion. I don't think you need to hold so many concerts." Lin Junxiu persuaded.

If Andy Lau is a model worker among Hong Kong artists, then Ayumi Hamasaki can be called a model worker among Japanese artists. Ayumi Hamasaki now has about 60 concerts per year. Even if they are held once a week, they will be held throughout the year. It’s not over. So Ayumi Hamasaki basically does two concerts a week, and then starts a tour for at least half a year. This high frequency of concerts is a serious test on physical strength and body.

Moreover, Ayumi Hamasaki’s concerts have basically been on Arena tours, so in such venues, ear monitors must be used. In the eyes of some people, a singer who does not use ear monitors is a sign of excellent singing skills. But for people in the music circle, this The statement is simply funny.

If it is a small venue, then the singer can indeed use the ground return monitor to monitor the accompaniment and his own singing, so it does not matter whether he or she uses ear monitors. But if it is a venue such as a football field or baseball field, the ground return monitor will hardly play any role, and the singer will I have to use it because of ear loops. In the final analysis, ear loops are an application scenario of earphones. Everyone knows that wearing earphones for a long time is harmful to hearing, let alone Hamasaki's situation.

Ayumi Hamasaki's concerts have always been famous for their gorgeousness and special effects. With a lot of fireworks and explosions, plus stage effects, the volume of Hamasaki's ear monitors is naturally much higher than that of ordinary people. After such long-term use, Hamasaki It’s strange that I don’t have any hearing problems.

"Who doesn't want to rest, but I also have pressure that I have no choice but to do." Ayumi Hamasaki said somewhat dejectedly.

Junxiu Lin knows that Ayumi Hamasaki is one of the highest-paid singers in Japan, but at the same time, Hamasaki's spending power is also among the best. First of all, she is a fashion leader in Japan, and her spending on clothing and other aspects is very huge; secondly, she is a fashion leader in Japan.

, she also invested in Hamasaki's concerts. In order to make it perfect, Hamasaki invested a lot of money; finally, Hamasaki has always been unkind to others in terms of emotions, not to mention cheating money, but this

There are also some losses. For singers, the most profitable way is concerts.

Moreover, Ayumi Hamasaki seems to be insecure and possessive of wealth. No wonder she tolerated the company's "leek-cutting" behavior on the 15th anniversary of her debut. In the Japanese music circle, singers are usually

Mainly singles. After all, singles are cheap. It is normal for a singer to release four or five singles a year, and fans can accept it. But Ayumi Hamasaki releases four or five albums a year. This is an act of cutting leeks.

It's so obvious. It's no wonder that Ayumi Hamasaki's support dropped rapidly at that time. The fans were really sad.

But in this regard, Lin Junxiu can't say much. Hamasaki's compromise and tacit support for Ai Hui gained her special status within Ai Hui, and also caused Ai Hui's board of directors to pay attention to Hamasaki. So after all,

Come on, this is a confusing account.

Since they found out that Ayumi Hamasaki didn't want to talk more about this matter, Junxiu Lin and Ayumi Hamasaki chatted about anecdotes in the industry. Because they were backstage at NHK, of course they didn't dare to reveal the inside gossip, but just talked about a few things.

Tidbits that everyone knows. But what Hamasaki is interested in is Junxiu Lin's development in the United States. Among the three major singers, Hikari Utada has the best development in the United States, followed by Namie Amuro, and Hamasaki

Bu Ze did almost nothing.

Lin Junxiu thought about it and felt that it was still a problem with the way of singing. Utada Hikaru and Amuro Namie are both rhythm and blues singers, especially since they either have experience in American life or are simply mixed race, so their rhythm and blues can be very authentic and not

It would make the American music industry reject her. But Hamasaki can't do that. She is a typical J-POP singer. No matter how her style changes, she will be known to be a Japanese pop singer as soon as she sings. She can't even hide it. In addition, Hamasaki's

The production team was not particularly good at internationalization, which led to Ayumi Hamasaki trying to develop in the United States several times, but all failed, and he almost lost his base in Japan. In this case, Lin Junxiu simply persuaded Hamasaki

Don't think too much about the United States, it's best to work slowly and steadily in Japan.

"NHK Kohaku Uta Battle" is divided into two halves, with an interlude of "NHK News" at 8:55. The 5-minute news actually has no key content, after all, NHK will not pick out inappropriate news.

Isn’t the news causing trouble for all the Japanese people? Therefore, these 5 minutes of news basically say how beautiful our "NHK Kohaku Uta Battle" is. The first half has shocked the Japanese people so much, so why don’t you come and watch the second half?

look?

In Lin Junxiu's eyes, this first half is basically a warm-up for the second half, and the guest lineup and ratings can also be seen. The most senior singer in the first half this year is Mori Shinichi, and the most popular singer is Amuro Nami

Hui. Lin Junxiu also had to admire NHK Chicken Thief. He let Amuro Namie end the first half and let Hamasaki open the second half. This inner plan is probably visible to everyone. Lin Junxiu can only sigh at NHK.

Sure enough, I can play!

With the appearance of Hamasaki Ayumi, Lin Junxiu also needs to prepare. Lin Junxiu's appearance time is in the second part of the second half, and there will be a special session of "Variety Corner·Red and White Ring Show". The Red and White Song Festival is held every year

There are such plans that are neither embarrassing nor embarrassing, which can be regarded as embodying the public participation of red and white, right?

The song Hamasaki sang this time is "No way to say", which is a single she released in November this year. This single is very important to Hamasaki, because this single not only won the next week's

Crown and Moon Crown, at the same time, CD sales exceeded platinum records and paid downloads broke gold records, and the most important thing is that one week after the release of this single, Hamasaki replaced ZARD and became the cumulative sales number one female singer in Japanese history.

Of course, the lyricist of this single is none other than Ayumi Hamasaki himself. Seeing Ayumi Hamasaki performing with great vigor on the stage, Lin Junxiu could only sigh, if history cannot be changed, such a wonderful Ayumi Hamasaki live scene is really

It’s just one less time to watch it. It’s not that Lin Junxiu doesn’t want to stop it, it’s that he has no way to stop it.

Tonight, Naotaro Moriyama will be playing against Ayumi Hamasaki. Although this is his first time competing in the red and white, Junxiu Lin knows that the "Sakura" he sings this time will become the most popular song during Japan's graduation season in the next ten years. You can imagine this.

The singer's final ratings are definitely not low. However, the result of this year's red-white battle not only has nothing to do with the ratings, but also has a very controversial result.

Ayumi Hamasaki didn't speak for a while after she came back from singing. This was a way for her to protect her voice. Junxiu Lin also started to prepare in the lounge. After the special session started, Junxiu Lin went to the side of the stage to wait.

Mika Shima will sing before Junxiu Lin, and her song is "Snow Flower". This is Mika Nakajima's masterpiece, and it is also an excellent pop music that is recognized as very difficult to sing.

Junxiu Lin couldn't help but smile when he saw Mika Nakajima's representative bending singing style. You must know that Mika Nakajima's singing style once triggered a trend of imitation in major variety shows in Japan. From the side, you can also know the popularity of Mika Nakajima.

Very welcome.

After Nakajima Mika's performance, Lin Junxiu took a deep breath and then walked onto the stage. Unlike Nakajima Mika's dazzling skills, Lin Junxiu's song medley took a brisk route. In terms of stage style, Lin Junxiu

The song selection is obviously higher. After all, during the New Year, everyone wants to listen to some cheerful songs and then watch the singers singing and dancing performances. And Lin Junxiu’s song this time includes the hugely successful "Baby" in the United States, so

The ratings began to rise in a straight line in the background.

After the performance, Lin Junxiu continued to stay in the lounge. After all, there was an awards ceremony after all. You must know that NHK is very stingy. Anyone who dares to leave the venue before the award ceremony is over will be banned by NHK.

Fortunately, after Junsu Lin finished singing, it was basically in the final stage. After SMAP performed for the first time as a pop singer, the performance part of this year's NHK Red and White Song Competition was over, and the only thing left was the censors

A vote will be held to determine the final winner.

There are not many restrictions on stage positioning at this time, but singers with less qualifications or less fame still take the initiative to stand in the back row to avoid being criticized. At this time, Lin Junxiu and Hamasaki Ayumi stood together.

Chatting in a relatively remote place, the playful Hamasaki wanted to bet with Lin Junxiu on who would win the final championship. Of course Lin Junxiu defeated his white group, and as expected, Hamasaki also defeated his red group.

But when the examiner announced the results, everyone at the scene was surprised. Because the white group actually won with unanimous votes, the red group did not get any votes from the examiners. Although everyone knew that this result was entertainment, many singers in the red group

I still looked unhappy. Fortunately, NHK also knew not to take random close-ups at this time, so they immediately handed it over to the host for the ending.

When the credits started to roll, many of the female singers in the red group turned around and left with unhappy expressions. Lin Junxiu couldn't help but shake his head. NHK did go too far this time. Although the title of the winner of the red and white song competition is just for entertainment.

Awarding, but letting the red group lose miserably with zero votes is too disgraceful to the female singers. Indeed, it is still the peak era of singers. Such a result is bound to trigger a big discussion and ensure that the red and white program will continue to be popular in the following period.

It can occupy the topic. But if you operate like this, you will offend a lot of people. Fortunately, NHK's identity is not afraid of offending people. After all, there are only a few singers in Japan who dare not give NHK face, and the rest even know that they are

Even if you are fooled, you still have to continue to cooperate.

Of course Ayumi Hamasaki wouldn't care about this kind of operation. Apart from being slightly unhappy when the results were announced, he quickly forgot about it. After the two came out of the NHK auditorium, they got into Lin Junxiu's nanny car, because Hamasaki

Bu and Lin Junxiu are dating, and the first activity of the two of them in the New Year is to play golf. As for the first attainment, neither of them is very interested. They plan to go to a shrine and ask for a lottery after there are fewer people. Anyway, it’s Chinese New Year.
Chapter completed!