Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 199 Topic Queen
"Hey, Yayoi-senpai..."

In the studio, the first person to come back to his senses was Shota Hirai.

"It's an honor for Shouta to record a show with you. These aren't just polite words, they're gorgeous rhymes. Yeah!"

He bowed humbly to Yayoi Tsukishima and greeted her with an awkward rap.

Variety shows rely entirely on post-production editing. Even if a guest says something wrong or does something wrong, it can be "optimized", so there is no such thing as "NG" re-recording.

Therefore, Shota Hirai doesn't care whether his rap is bad or not. He just grabs every opportunity to show his talent. Anyway, the program crew knows how to "see what happens".

"Ah, it's Yayoi, I didn't expect you to be on this show..."

"That's great. With a talented singer like you as my mentor, my pressure is much less now."

Oda Masaya stood up and nodded politely to Yayoi Tsuki.

"However, recording a variety show will be very tiring. I wonder if Miss Yayoi is in good health..."

Goro Kimura pulled out a stool for her like a gentleman and asked her about her well-being.

As a new generation artist, Yayoi Tsukki is actually younger and younger than everyone else present...

But because Yayoi Tsuki is extremely popular and talented, and is known for being cold, sharp-tongued, and not giving face to her peers, even in the 11th District entertainment industry, which is very demanding and based on seniority, artists are always careful and polite to her.

"I regret not having participated in a talent show when I debuted. I have always been interested in this kind of show and hope to have a pleasant cooperation with you all."

Yayoi Tsukiko nodded gracefully and sat down in her own seat.

"You all seem to be hesitant to speak. You want to ask, how can I record the show if I'm deaf and still be a mentor, right?"

As soon as she sat down, she said something without warning that froze the expressions of the other three mentors.

"Don't worry, my condition has stabilized recently, and I can still hear people talk normally..."

"But if you listen to the songs, there will still be some distortion, so in this show, I will not make too many comments on the contestants' singing skills. I'll have to trouble Mr. Oda for this part."

While the three were still thinking about how to react, Yayoi Tsuki had already thrown out a series of "big truths" with an indifferent look on her face.

"Well, you are worthy of being the topic queen. You start with such an explosive dialogue... A topic like 'Yayoi Tsuki revealed her recent medical condition on the show' is definitely destined to be the number one trending search!"

Inside the recording room, Manjiro Akimoto punched hard.

"Well, Miss Yayoi, you are still as quick-witted as ever... Anyway, we are relieved to hear that you are in good health..."

Oda smiled with relief, but in fact, he felt "reased" about something else.

Yayoi Tsuki is famous for her singing skills, and there is a certain overlap between her and him in terms of "mentor attributes". If there is a conflict between them in the evaluation of "singing skills", the situation will be quite embarrassing.

"Ahem, now that everyone is here, let me, as the 'representative producer', announce the start of the first 'mentor meeting'."

After the air in the studio was quiet for a few seconds, Goro Kimura, who was also the "host", abruptly cut into the next process after being reminded by the program team.

"Next, let me introduce the theme and rules of this program."

"First, please watch a PV of the program's theme..." He pointed to the back of the studio, where an ancient open-air stage about one meter high, which was very common in shrine festivals, had been set up.

The huge screen that served as the background wall of the stage began to play a video...

"Everyone, welcome to the "Idol Birth Festival." "

"I am Goro Kimura, a former idol who took two and a half years from training to debut, and twenty-five years from debut to retirement."

It was pitch black all around, and under the dazzling lights, Goro Kimura stood alone in the center of the stage.

"Today, I come to this special festival as the 'producer representative' with only one purpose..."

While he was speaking, the screen kept switching between silhouettes of different trainees practicing hard and close-ups of their handsome bodies.

"The producers in front of the screen will select the nine best members from 101 trainees from 24 countries to form the strongest international idol group, aiming to perform on the world stage..."

Finally, it converges into nine handsome black silhouettes of different shapes and colors.

"Wow, it's actually an international boy band. Are there many foreigners among the trainees participating in the show?"

"Come to think of it, there are quite a few foreigners settling in District 11 in recent years. I'm really looking forward to it."

After the theme PV was played, Oda Masaru and Hirai Shota started to praise it in unison.

Compared with previous talent shows, the biggest highlight of this talent show is the addition of the element of "international trainees", and the two of them naturally took the opportunity to brag about this.

But as industry insiders, the two already knew the situation of international trainees...

The gimmick of "internationalization" and "confrontation" is one aspect. The fundamental reason is that there have been too many talent shows in recent years, which have almost squeezed the local trainee resources. The urgent need for foreign trainees to supplement them is the fundamental reason.

"Of course. District 11 is the most internationalized region in the world, so idol groups must keep up with the times."

Kimura Goro echoed it, then turned to Yayoi Tsuki: "Ms. Yayoi, what do you think?"

As the most popular "traffic-generating" mentor on the show, Yayoi Tsuki naturally had the most shots in the first episode.

According to the program team's requirements, Goro Kimura will continue to give Yayoi monthly topics, create space for her to express opinions, and try to create more segments that will hype up hot searches.

"In recent years, the activeness of foreign artists has indeed been constantly bringing fresh elements to the entertainment industry in District 11."

"However, based on past experience, most of the foreign trainees trained in the local model of District 11 have difficulty adapting to the local environment due to differences in culture, language, and aesthetics. Therefore, I am not optimistic about the subsequent stage effects of this program..."

As a top female star, Yayoi Tsuki has also participated in the recording of music-themed variety shows before, so she naturally took over the topic.

But while she was speaking, the other three people at the table looked at each other with complicated expressions, and they all understood what the other person was thinking: "Here it comes, Yayoi Tsuki's unique venomous tongue..."

Half a year ago, when Yayoi Tsuki was a judge on a music variety show, she directly ignored the "industry's unwritten rules" and mercilessly criticized a "predetermined" contestant who sang half-open mic and over-voiced, leaving her with no chance to even raise her head. Public opinion exploded on the day the show was broadcast.

After that, Yayoi Tsuki was given titles such as "The Queen of Not Pretending", "The Venomous Tongue Iceberg", and "The Sharp Comment Machine Gun" by a group of online comedians.

(End of this chapter)