Tokyo: My obsession with China led me to become the king of Japanese entertainment.

At first, Keiko Fujishima was also confused by Jun Sakurada's performance.

As an industry veteran who single-handedly nurtured Arashi, one of Johnny's Entertainment's most successful groups, her aesthetic standards are naturally quite high.

So when she first heard the poor-quality background music of "Because You're Too Beautiful", she was stunned for a moment.

But as Jun Sakurada began to perform, she quickly forgot about the poor quality of the music.

Jun Sakurada's dance moves are very strange, extremely strange.

Looking at each movement individually, it is impeccable and crisp, but the transitions between the movements have a strange feel to them.

It's not so much stiff as "rigorous" to describe it.

He seemed to have no interest in pursuing the aesthetics of dance or anything else; every movement was as if it had been meticulously calculated, precise and methodical.

It was as if... he wasn't dancing, but imitating something.

Yes, imitation!

Fujishima Keiko understood.

The kid in front of me can't dance at all. Just like he said in his self-introduction, he's just a trainee who's only practiced for two and a half days and has absolutely no skill.

He watched the dance once at home, and then memorized the movements bit by bit by rote, breaking the whole dance down into individual movements.

Then, in front of them, it was replicated one-to-one, and that was all!

But it was precisely because of this that Fujishima Keiko was shocked.

Jun Sakurada had no background in dance, had never practiced, and did not understand dance techniques and power generation.

But even so, he replicated the dance to such an extent that even those who haven't seen the original can guess that his version is almost identical to the original.

The level of completion, range, and force of each move is visible to the naked eye.

Every turn, every jump, while not necessarily aesthetically pleasing, was exceptionally precise.

At the same time, there was not even the slightest imbalance in the limbs and body from head to toe.

What kind of learning ability, physical coordination, and flexibility does he need to be able to play like this?

Watching the boy perfectly replicate a song and dance routine with numerous large movements and high requirements, using the most stiff dance moves, Keiko suddenly had a flash of realization:

Could this kid be deliberately using a bad song to highlight his talent?

It's not just about dance.

Although the singing in "Because You're Too Beautiful" is even worse than its dancing, it still couldn't overshadow Jun Sakurada's brilliance.

His voice is melodious and clear, yet it possesses a unique magnetism in some of his enunciations, which doesn't detract from his performance but rather adds a strange tension.

The distinctiveness and purity of this voice alone give it a significant advantage in the Japanese music scene, where the standards for vocal characteristics are ridiculously high.

Because he had no knowledge of singing techniques, Jun Sakurada chose to force his way through many high notes with his true voice, even though he could have easily covered them with a strong blend or falsetto.

And this represents an incredible vocal range, which Fujishima Keiko can easily imagine.

The key point is that, despite his energetic singing and dancing, his breathing remained steady from beginning to end, as if he were singing while sitting down, with almost no fluctuations, let alone any panting.

If Keiko hadn't been so familiar with the sound system here, she would have thought the boy in front of her was lip-syncing; otherwise, how could he be so steady?

As for advantages such as stable pitch and clear pronunciation, those should be relegated to the back of the list.

In conclusion, Jun Sakurada did not demonstrate even a shred of experience or skill in the idol field.

There's not a single trick in it, it's all incredible talent.

Keiko was even a little confused.

She has top-notch looks, top-notch dance talent, and top-notch singing talent.

If you meet these criteria, even if your acting skills are slightly lacking, you definitely have the talent to be a national-level, visual-level idol.

Whose divine idol has fallen to earth?

When Keiko looked at Hideaki Takizawa again, her expression became somewhat meaningful.

She and Takizawa belong to the younger generation of Johnny's, and will be core decision-makers after the two older guys retire.

Although Keiko had established her position as the sole heir several years ago through her bloodline advantage,

However, he was still somewhat wary of Takizawa, a guy who was experienced, capable, and highly respected among entertainers.

As for Jun Sakurada, judging from Takizawa's protection of him, he will most likely become a key figure in Takizawa's faction in the future.

It seems we need to be more cautious...

"Is that so?" After hearing Keiko's explanation, Mary understood a little, but her expression was still not very good.

Perhaps the child was indeed exceptionally talented, but Mary didn't quite like his overly opinionated personality.

She prefers obedient students who listen to the firm and can make money for it.

Of course, Kondo Masahiko is an exception. For him, Mary was even able to force Nakamori Akina to open the gold screen.

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"...Tell me right now who you belong to!"

And so, as Jun Sakurada finished singing the last set of lyrics, a performance that was clearly not very entertaining, yet left the interviewers with lingering memories, finally came to an end.

"You didn't get stopped halfway through the performance?" After singing and dancing at a fairly high intensity for a few minutes, Jun Sakurada was neither red nor out of breath, as if the performance hadn't even been a warm-up.

On the contrary, it was the gazes of those interviewers, especially those two old men, that made his scalp tingle.

What's Old Deng doing? Why is he staring at me like that?

Having little knowledge of dance, he naturally never thought he could dance very well from the start. How good could a dance learned through two and a half days of rote memorization be?

Could it be that old Deng...?

That can't be right, he's almost ninety...

Jun Sakurada, having completed his mission, was just about to say a final goodbye and flee when he heard applause.

It's Johnny Kitagawa.

At this moment, the old man, whose lifespan was less than half a year, was beaming and clapping vigorously, as if what he had just seen was not a low-quality Korean dance, but some rare treasure.

"YOU, I've remembered your name!"

If Jun Sakurada knew more about Johnny's Entertainment, he would know:

Hearing Kitagawa's words meant that he not only got his ticket to become a Jr., but would also most likely be groomed as a core member as soon as he entered the agency.

"A truly outstanding performance, Sakurada-kun." Another beaming smile came from Takizawa Hideaki. "An impressive performance; I could clearly see your brilliance!"

What are its highlights? Will it be able to create any interesting content?

Sakurada Jun was completely unaware of the enhancements provided by his succubus physique, his mind filled with questions.

Having achieved his strategic goal, he had only one thought on his mind: escape.

Johnny's is such a damn place, I can't stay here even for a second.

"Um... so is my interview over?" he asked directly.

Hearing this abrupt question, Hideaki Takizawa was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, thank you for your hard work. Go and rest in the waiting area for a while. There may be some matters related to the course arrangements later, which I need to discuss with Sakurada-kun."

Johnny's Entertainment usually doesn't directly say whether you pass or fail in an interview, so this level of implication is already the limit for Hideaki Takizawa.

After all, they've already discussed the course arrangements, so it's safe to assume that a contract has already been signed.

But clearly, Jun Sakurada, whose mind was completely focused on escaping, was oblivious to all of this; he had only one thing on his mind right now:

Mission accomplished, all done and time to leave!