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Chapter 662 List Announcement
Entering November, there are less than two months left before the countdown to the end of the year.

During this period of time, it is the time when the host candidate will be announced for the national-level singing feast "NHK Red and White Song Battle", which is a customary year-end event in Japan.

And this has become a hot topic nowadays.

As early as October, NHK also conducted an online poll at the right time, allowing the public to choose who they want to be the host of the red and white show, or which singer they want to be on the red and white stage. . .

Japanese people who eat melons are also very concerned about this kind of voting.

Especially the group of young people who like to get in touch with new things, prefer to share and express their opinions on the Internet.

During the one-month poll, the number of people who participated in the survey and voted reached 200 million!
It is conceivable that although the ratings are gradually declining, the Red and White Song Club is still the most influential evening show in Japan.

When the voting results came out, everyone talked about it.

According to the urgency of choosing hosts for the Red and White Song Festival every year, the hosts of the red group are generally served by popular actresses who exploded in popularity that year.

If you have acted in NHK TV dramas (morning dramas, Dahe dramas), it will be a lot of extra points.

For example, Nakama Yukie, who has served as the host of the red group for two consecutive years, although he did not appear in NHK TV dramas, he still became the red and white host of the year.

Not for any reason, just because she is the heroine of the national drama "Extremely Fresh Master"!

In 2008, "Golden Master 3" and in 2009, "The Movie Version", Yukie Nakama has maintained a very high popularity and exposure.

Of course, this year, she met her opponent.

The hottest and most popular TV drama in 2010 is the morning drama that has gradually become the signature of NHK TV.

The morning drama "Weird Wife" starring Nao Matsushita has an average rating of 18.6%, and the highest rating is 23.6%. Nao Matsushita is very popular among the audience.

Therefore, this year's red group host of the Red and White Song Club, the public voted for Nao Matsushita, who starred in the morning drama "Weird Wife" and became popular.

The ratio of votes even reached 70%, which is many times higher than that of No.2 Nakama Yukie.

As for the host of the white group, the one with the highest number of votes is still the man who has served as the host of the red and white group the most times since the beginning of the 21st century.

Zhongju Masahiro!

However, the one who appeared in No.2 was an unexpected but reasonable candidate.

Sakamoto Kiyoshi!
As Sony's first brother who affects the whole of Japan in every move, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's report card in 2010 is also very gorgeous:
After a long absence, the band released the latest Japanese single, which sold more than 200 million copies and directly topped the annual singles chart!

The movie "Those Years", which he wrote, directed, and acted in, aroused heated discussions in the society. The box office rose steadily, broke many box office records, and became the highest-grossing romance movie in history!
The box office of the three films he starred in has exceeded 40 billion, occupying the top few places in the annual box office list!

If you want to choose one "Most Influential Artist of 2010", Kiyoshi Sakamoto will definitely be on the list, and there is a great chance to win the championship!
No wonder, Sakamoto Kiyoshi will be voted by the public. . .

Originally, this voting was only done by NHK in order to attract the public's attention and participation.

It's not that whoever gets the most votes can really serve as the host of the Red and White Song Concert.

However, what the public didn't expect was that Kiyoshi Sakamoto really became the one!

. . . . . .

And it has been a month since "Those Years" broke the box office record of "Crying Out for Love in the Center of the World" and became the highest-grossing romance film in Japanese film history.

During this period of time, compared with Sakamoto Kiyoshi's triumphant spring breeze, the life of Johnny's high-level executives was not easy.

Because, they had already received reliable news that their Lan, under their banner, had lost the selection of the red and white hosts. . .

Moreover, the one who defeated them was the national band, THE SUN, who had been pressing on Johnny's head!

This made Mary Kitagawa, who tried to transfer the red and white hosts to realize the handover within the agency, very angry. . .

In the meeting room last time, when the senior management of Johnny's was basically present, Mary Kitagawa didn't show face at all, and directly yelled at these directors.

"You bastards!"

"What are you guys doing?! Didn't you keep saying that this time, it's a sure thing?!"

The directors all lowered their heads silently, accepting the old lady's baptism.

"Ah?! Are you dumb?! Talk to me!"

I have to say that the old lady's body is still pretty good.

He stood there with his hips akimbo, pointing at the directors of Johnny's, and scolding them head-on and face-to-face.

However, no one dared to speak out, even Keiko Fujishima, the old lady's favorite, just frowned and said nothing.

At this time, the only person who has the ability to stop the old lady from getting mad is the old man sitting in the upper seat with his eyes closed and expressionless. . .

"Okay, sister."

Seemingly feeling the hopeful eyes of the directors, the old man opened his eyes and said softly.

After making this sound, Mary Kitagawa also stopped, glared at the incompetent subordinate, and then sat down angrily.

After taking a deep breath, Mr. Kitagawa, who was called "Johnny-san", his lips trembled slightly, and he uttered words that were obviously of the nature of "admitting defeat".

"This is the end of the matter, and there is no other way."

Kitagawa, who dominates most of the idols in Japan, has a strong sense of powerlessness in his tone.

This also surprised many directors present.

Looking at the old man sitting in the upper seat who had been silent for a long time, there was only one thought in their hearts:
The Johnny-san of that world is really old. . .

. . . . . .

Johnny's vicissitudes are not worth mentioning to Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

As a winner, in many cases, you will not look back at the wailing of the losers at all, and will only continue to move forward in high spirits.

Shibuya, in a large venue of a hotel.

The spacious venue had already been arranged to look like a press conference.

The seats were already filled with reporters from major media, newspapers, and magazines.

The reporters and the long guns and short cannons are like supporting characters in a movie, waiting eagerly for the protagonist to appear on the stage.

"Welcome everyone, the site of the host press conference of the 61st Red and White Song Contest..."

"Next, let us solemnly introduce the hosts of the 61st Red and White Song Concert!"

Following the order of the host, the door on the side of the venue was pushed open!
When Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was wearing a well-fitting black suit and combed his hairstyle in threes and sevens, led the equally handsome and upright Masaki Ogawa and Chiba Masaki, keeping smiling and striding into the venue of the press conference, the whole venue, everyone It was a burst of flashes.

The sound of "Kacha Kacha!" kept ringing in the ears of the three of them.

However, this only made the smiles on the faces of the three people even brighter!
Because, this is their moment of THE SUN!
　There is another chapter tonight.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)