Chapter 34: Responding to fans' expectations, making fans become better, an idol who is like a life compass

This stroll actually lasted until evening.

The 3.8-kilometer cherry blossom path had basically been strolled through by the six of them.

Finally, they found an open-air seat at a nearby cafe to rest for a while.

"Naoki-san, are you going to continue participating in the carnival activities later?" Nakamori Akie asked.

"We are going to participate; I heard this carnival is very lively~" Nagayama Naoki responded to Akie, and then said, "Tsuruko and Nai-chan came to Tokyo this time just to join in the fun."

"It sounds like Nii-chan doesn't want to participate... You must have thought it was boring when you watched it before~" Tsuruko tossed her head and went to chat with Akiho again; she seemed to get along especially well with her.

"Speaking of which, I really haven't participated before." Nagayama Naoki recalled, "When I first came to Tokyo, I couldn't even afford to eat, working every day to pay off debts, so I didn't have time to participate~"

This was the first time Nagayama Tsuruko heard about Nagayama Naoki's experience: "Couldn't even afford to eat? Didn't Nii-chan earn a lot of money after coming to Tokyo?"

"Who said that? When I first came, I relied on the pocket money I had saved since childhood to rent the house."

"Eh~" The Nakamori family also looked over, "Is Naoki-san very poor?"

The first time they met Nagayama Naoki was at a dance hall, and looking at how he paid, he didn't look like someone without money.

"Later, because of a coincidence, I wrote a song and earned a little money."

Nakamori Akina immediately said when she heard this: "Is it that 'Cherry Blossom' by Matsuda Seiko?"

This was the first time Little Akina spoke to Nagayama Naoki today.

"Hai, it's that one~"

"Did Naoki-san create it specifically for Matsuda Seiko-san?" Little Akina asked quite seriously, with a bit of temper on her round face.

Nagayama Naoki thought for a while; he should resolve it a bit, otherwise he didn't know how long she would be temperamental.

"I'll only tell you, don't spread it outside~" he said to the six people who poked their heads around, and they all nodded.

"Akina-san, you've participated in TV shows, right~"

"Hai, I participated in 'STAR! Birth' twice; doesn't Naoki-san know?" Little Akina complained a bit~

"Then Akina-san should know that the performances in the show all have directors, and there are scripts in hand, right~"

"I know, what's wrong?"

"Me too!"

"Ah?"

"In order for that song to be a hit, the agency planned this gimmick~

A song written by a fan for an idol actually became a hit; such a topic would definitely attract many people, right~"

"Eh!!" X6, "Is it all a lie?"

"Hurry up and enter the sinister life of adults!

There are so many places in the entertainment industry that lie!!!

Some people are sympathetic on the surface, but actually they are all interest exchanges;

On stage, they are upright gentlemen, but privately they are fickle scumbags;

Sweet and cute artists beat and kick the staff...

Of course, I've also met people who are unrestrained on the surface but are actually daughter-slaves privately~"

The people around were surprised; after all, Nakamori Akina was slightly involved in the entertainment industry, but she hadn't really entered the door yet.

Nakamori Akina was a bit conflicted: "So that's how it is; it turns out Matsuda Seiko isn't Naoki-san's idol. Is there no one who is Naoki-san's idol?"

"Even idols are just packaged images~" he said smoothly.

Seeing Little Fatty Akina's face look even worse, Nagayama Naoki hurriedly remedied, "Speaking of which, I actually still have an idol."

"Who is it?" Her eyes lit up, a bit expectant.

"Before, it was Yamaguchi Momoe-san." Nagayama Naoki finally didn't have the thick skin to say it was Nakamori Akina; after all, saying she was his idol in front of a junior high school student was too shameful.

Nai-chan added at this time: "I remember Naoki Nii-chan's room used to be full of Yamaguchi Momoe's records, and posters too!"

"Eh~~~? It was before, is it not now?" Akiho asked.

Nagayama Naoki was a bit trapped by his own words; if he had an idol before, then he has no idol now?

"Yes, it was before, now I have no idols~"

"Why? With so many new idols, does Nii-chan not like any of them?"

"Kishou, what do you think an idol is? Can they be replaced like home appliances?" Nagayama Naoki's mind raced, and he finally found a theory that could justify himself.

"For me, an idol should be an existence that starts with appearance, falls into talent, and is loyal to character.

If she is my idol, she can respond to fans' expectations and make fans become better; that kind of existence is like a life compass."

"In the past, Yamaguchi Momoe-san was such an image, inspiring me to come to Tokyo from Shizuoka..." Nagayama Naoki smiled, "Haha, at that time, I always thought Momoe-san was my first love~"

They were clearly discussing the definition of an idol seriously just now, but suddenly mentioning first love or something made the girls blush~

"Then Naoki-san's first love has retired; is there no new love now?" Nakamori Akie was the oldest after all, so she wouldn't be too shy about this kind of thing.

"I said it's like a first love; it's too unforgettable~" Nagayama Naoki played the rogue, "I didn't know anything when I was young, but if I want to find a second love, I should at least make some progress~"

"At present, ordinary idols are just shallow impressions to me; I haven't become a true die-hard fan of anyone yet~" Then he turned to Little Fatty Akina and said, "Although I'm embarrassed, for Akina-san, you are also just an ordinary idol~"

However, after hearing this, Nakamori Akina seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and became full of fighting spirit: "Hai, daijoubu, I will work hard later!

Work hard to become that kind of idol who can respond to fans' expectations and make fans become better, like a life compass!"

He always felt that he had raised Little Fatty Akina's ideals too high...

"Ganbatte, Akina-san!"

Time flew by in the chat; spring nights always come very early. It felt like they had only rested for a while, and the sky had already turned dark.

The colorful lights in the park in the distance had also been lit, and the crowd began to flow there.

"Everyone, the carnival should have started; let's go take a look!" "Hai" X6

Colorful lights, banners, various snacks... They even invited a band to perform. Everyone surrounded the stage to enjoy the band's performance. The Meguro River carnival could be said to be very lively.

Moving with the crowd, Nagayama Naoki's group bought many snacks along the way. After all, they had strolled for an afternoon; they hadn't noticed it before, but as soon as they smelled the aroma, everyone's stomachs were growling.

Nagayama Naoki grabbed a handful of skewers with his left hand and distributed them to others along the way, while his right hand held a skewer of grilled beef. Others also held snacks in their hands, looking like country bumpkins entering the city who had never eaten good things.

Akina's little face puffed up... Little Fatty Akina's image was indeed well-deserved.

Suddenly, a familiar melody came over; the band on stage began to play the recent hit "Sakura ~Anata ni Deaete Yokatta~" (Cherry Blossoms, Cherry Blossoms, Glad I Met You)...

This song had topped the Oricon chart for 3 weeks, and combined with the cherry blossom season, this heat seemed to be able to continue.

"Nii-chan, your advertisement's background music!" Tsuruko was very happy, "Even the band is performing it~"

"Is this also Naoki-san's song?" Nakamori Akiko didn't hear clearly and thought this was a song created by Nagayama Naoki, so she asked directly.

Nagayama Naoki thought she already knew it was written by him; after all, Nagayama Naoki's name was on the lyrics and composition of the record.

So he replied, "Yes, I had inspiration when filming the advertisement, so I wrote it down, and it was chosen as the background music."

"Eh???!!!" X6

"Naoki-san created another song?" "Is it another hit song?" "Naoki Nii-chan is so amazing!" "Nii-chan, why didn't you tell me!"

"Hmm? Didn't you know?" Nagayama Naoki discovered that he seemed to have misunderstood something. ===== CHAPTER 35 =====