Chapter 20 Contradiction

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Music station is broadcast live on TV Asahi every Friday night at 8 o'clock. When Luo Quan arrived, the staff was debugging the on-site equipment. Taking advantage of this time, Luo Quan took her own album and began to visit one by one those who were invited with her today. Guests.

In Japan, which attaches great importance to the concept of seniority, no matter what the relationship between juniors and seniors is, they must bend down and bow politely when meeting. Otherwise, it will be disrespectful to the seniors and will be criticized by everyone.

Luo Quan was told many times by Miki on the way here that he must visit his seniors because he found that when he was in the company before, Luo Quan didn't like to say hello to others when he met the company's seniors.

Miki understands that Luo Quan has received different cultural education since childhood and has no habits in this area. However, there are still some etiquettes that must be observed in Japan, otherwise it will be easy for others to catch him as a pigtail and cause unnecessary trouble.

Of course, Luo Quan himself does not feel disgusted with such etiquette. Courtesy is reciprocal. If she is polite to others, they will be polite to her. In fact, there is not much difference in culture between Japan and China, but Japan has some differences in culture. Small details will be very rigid and fussy.

The MS program team has prepared a lounge for each guest, and they are assigned according to the length of time they have been in the industry. The older they are, the closer they are to the show shooting location, and vice versa.

And Luo Quan is the least senior among today's guests because she just made her debut the day before yesterday.

Luo Quan held a bag filled with his records in his hand and began to visit the guests arriving today in order from near to far.

There are four rooms in total, two boys, and a girl group. These seniors are not very old. The two boys are from Johnny & Associates. They are relatively popular idols in recent years. Several of their songs are on the Oricon charts. , today is here for publicity.

The girl group's company, Luo Quan, had never heard of it. They all wore pink princess dresses for the show. In the Japanese idol market, where cuteness is valued, their image is considered the most mainstream.

What's interesting is that when Luo Quan bowed to them and said hello, the girls all exclaimed and gathered around her to ask for her autograph.

After asking, I found out that these girls were all her fans. They originally wanted to come to support her on the day of the autograph signing, but the schedule was too tight and they didn't come. I didn't expect to meet her on the show today.

Luo Quan suddenly had a strange feeling to be regarded as an idol, but after thinking about it, he realized that idols are actually just popular ordinary people, and there is nothing special about them except that they are more famous.

After giving the seven girls oh no, they should ask their seniors to sign, Luo Quan came to the lounge door of the last senior and knocked gently.

Soon the door opened, but the person who appeared in front of him was beyond Luo Quan's expectations.

"Is it you?" Sakura Hoshino frowned. Seeing the record in Luo Quan's hand, she half-smiled and said, "Oh...it turns out that the newcomer the company mentioned is you. Director Ishimura even asked me to take care of you. .”

Luo Quan smiled and said: "Senior Hoshino doesn't need to care, I can take care of myself." He handed over his record respectfully.

Hoshino Sakura's face darkened: "Is this your attitude towards your seniors? Although you are popular now, in the Japanese entertainment industry, a large number of newcomers like you appear every year, but in the end not many survive. Well, just because you are proud of yourself now does not mean that you can maintain it in the future!"

Luo Quan said nonchalantly: "Senior Hoshino doesn't need to worry about what happens to me in the future. Instead of instructing me on how to respect senior, I might as well reflect on what I have done."

"What do you mean?" Hoshino Sakura's face turned ugly. This was the first time since her debut that someone said such a thing in front of her.

"You know what I mean." Luo Quan didn't want to talk to Hoshino Sakura anymore, so he put the record in his hand back into the bag, turned around and walked to the next room.

Hoshino Sakura gave Luo Quan a cold look, then returned to the lounge and closed the door heavily.

Neither of them knew that their conversation was captured by a camera secretly sticking out from around the corner.

The room Luo Quan is in now is the lounge of Music Station host Satsuma Go. As a veteran figure in the Japanese entertainment industry, he has been hosting MS programs for thirty years. During this period, he has had countless co-hosts. , but his status is unshakable.

But despite his high status, Satsumahao actually has a very casual and free personality and takes good care of newcomers.

After Luo Quan knocked on his door, Samohao didn't have the airs of an old-timer at all and was very easy-going. After accepting the record, he not only praised Luo Quan's talent, but also encouraged her to perform well on the stage later.

The friendly conversation with this big-name host made Luo Quan's originally gloomy mood suddenly feel relieved.

After the visit, Luo Quan didn't have time to rest. A notification came from the filming site: all the equipment had been debugged and rehearsals could begin.

Because it is a live broadcast, guests need to be familiar with many processes to avoid mistakes.

Because it was Luo Quan's first time here, she was extra serious during the rehearsal. This was her first time on TV, and it was live broadcast, but she couldn't get enough of it.

After the rehearsal, everyone went behind the scenes, lined up in order of appearance, and prepared to go on stage. During this period, Luo Quan passed by Sakura Hoshino, but the two of them couldn't even meet each other in the corners of their eyes. They were almost strangers.

After waiting for a moment, Satsuma Gou and his partner Kana Yamamoto walked out of the background and came to the front of the stage. After a burst of music, the two hosts gave a brief introduction to the program, and then invited the guests to appear in unison.

All the guests cheered up immediately after hearing the invitation, came to the stage one by one, stood in a row, and then began to make introductions in the order of the rehearsal.

There was an audience in the audience during the MS live broadcast. Every time the guests introduced a group, there would be a burst of applause and cheers. When it was Hoshino Sakura's turn, the entire live broadcast site was boiling.

Satsumahao also said: "Hoshino-san's popularity is still so high. I remember when you came last time, all the men in the room stood up with joy. If I hadn't shouted so fast, I would have rushed to the stage."

The audience burst into laughter, and Hoshino Sakura also laughed and said: "That's because the fans like me too much, but you have to be moderate when chasing stars. Too much enthusiasm will cause trouble for yourself and your idols."

Samohao nodded and said: "That's right. Everything must be done with good control... By the way, it seems that you are not the only artist invited by Sony this time."

Hoshino Sakura nodded, but did not look at Luo Quan: "Yes, besides me, there is a new person on the show this time."

Satsumahao walked up to Luo Quan, and Luo Quan also said to the camera: "Good evening everyone, I am Luo Quan, a new singer from China. I am currently studying in the Language Department of the University of Tokyo. Please give me your advice."

As soon as he finished speaking, the men at the scene stood up and cheered loudly, all of them extremely excited.

Satsumahao said to the audience: "What are you guys? Last time it was Hoshino-san, and this time it's Izumi-san. I'm not as quick to get tired of the old as you are, not to mention that Hoshino-san is still on stage!"

"I like both!" someone in the audience shouted.

Everyone burst into laughter, and the whole stage was filled with joy.

After the introduction, the guests came to sit on the right side of the stage and waited quietly for their performance on stage.

The MS process has three stages. First, the host introduces to the audience the performance of Japanese records on major music charts this week. At the same time, he also recommends to the audience some records that do not perform well but are of really good quality.

Then let the guests come on stage. First, they will play a short video that the program team has shot in advance. The content of the short film is to ask passers-by on the street what they think of the guest. Then, they will collect some questions from fans about the guest and let the guest answer them.

The last stage is for the guests to perform singing and dancing performances, which is also the most important part of the entire program.

The focus of this program is obviously on Luo Quan and Hoshino Sakura. The two Johnny's male artists and the idol girl group did not get too many scenes, and the conversation with the two hosts was also very short. They were all finished It took less than an hour.

Hoshino Sakura alone took up more than half an hour. This time she came to the show not to promote songs, but to promote a new TV series.

Luo Quan watched Hoshino Sakura very seriously when she performed. As a popular idol, Hoshino Sakura's singing skills can only be said to be above average, not great, but she has both a defensive and offensive appearance but a sweet voice like a girl. , making the whole performance look very contrasting and cute, which is probably what attracts her fans the most.

She is indeed beautiful, but her character really needs to be improved.

After Hoshino Sakura's performance, it was Luo Quan's turn.

Amid warm applause, Luo Quan walked onto the stage and sat on the chair next to the host.