Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 721 Set sail
Gossip also has a time effect.

The more nobody pays attention, the faster it will disappear.

However, this law does not apply to Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

Who made him so famous?
Originally, the scandal has made him and Mai Shiraishi, who has not yet debuted, the focus of national attention.

In addition, "I heard that Kirishima is going to retire" won the Silver Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival, and Kiyoshi Sakamoto became the youngest award-winning director in the history of the three major film festivals in Japan and the world. .

The addition of the two major news made Kiyoshi Sakamoto who returned to Japan, as well as "Tongjima" and others, once again the focus of media attention.

Perhaps to take advantage of the situation, and to divert the attention of the public from the scandal to other places, Sony announced that "I Heard Kirishima is Retiring", which returned from Venice with a high reputation, will be screened nationwide at the end of September!
And what followed was Nogizaka's title fan group.

"Where is Nogizaka" will premiere on TV Asahi in early October!

Gossip, if used well, is actually a very effective means of hype.

The bond with Kiyoshi Sakamoto made Shiraishi Mai's name the most frequently mentioned name in the past half month.

Who is she?
With this doubt in mind, under the human flesh of many netizens and fans, all kinds of information about Mai Shiraishi were dug out.

Of course, it also allowed "Nogizaka46", an idol group established less than two months ago, to enter the public's attention.

However, after its establishment, Sony quickly sorted out the past and black history of the members of the group.

Therefore, Nogizaka 46 did not have any scandals such as "members were exposed to kissing photos" and "members were exposed to love history".

Originally, Nogizaka's operating committee believed that Mai Shiraishi, who was scolded so badly by Sakamoto Kiyoshi's fans, would severely damage Nogizaka's reputation.

However, judging from online reviews, such a bad situation did not happen.

This also made Masaki Chiba, Kenji Kitagawa and the others breathe a sigh of relief.

Strike while the iron is hot. The public's attention to Nogizaka is still at a very high level. Sony also announced that Nogizaka46 has taken over. It is the first CM endorsement since the establishment of the group.

That is to say, as the image spokesperson of the instant messaging software LINE, which has been launched to the market not long ago but is very popular among young people!
LINE is an instant messaging software launched by NHN Japan, a Japanese subsidiary of South Korean Internet group NHN.

Although it is a communication application that started relatively late, it was officially introduced to the market in June 2011.

However, in just one and a half years, it became Japan's first mobile IM with over [-] million users.

As a reborn Kiyoshi Sakamoto, he naturally knows how popular LINE is in Japan.

Therefore, when LINE was first launched on the market, Kiyoshi Sakamoto reached a cooperation agreement with NHN Japan through unfavorable financial means.

Although it is very powerful in South Korea, it is also the largest Internet company in Asia.

However, in the face of someone who is a shareholder of Facebook and the richest man in Japan, the strong dragon does not overwhelm the leader. After assessing the situation, NHN finally agreed to Sakamoto Kiyoshi's request for cooperation, and jointly operated with the Internet company "LINE IN JAPAN" under Sakamoto Kiyoshi LINE-related matters.

And Nogizaka46 became the image spokesperson of LINE, of course it was planned by Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

LINE is a software that will definitely become one of the most commonly used software in Japan in the future.

And Nogizaka becoming its spokesperson will also bring huge attention and a lot of traffic to this newly established idol group in a short period of time.

Just imagine, when the members of Nogizaka, all kinds of cute emoticon stickers appear in various conversations on LINE, even people who are not interested in idols will be unconsciously attracted by these girls, thus resulting in a love for Nogizaka The curiosity of this combination.

This is what Kiyoshi Sakamoto wants!
However, this news, to the public, is just another way for Sony to promote its new girl group.

However, for the newly formed Nogizaka members, this is their first foreign job!
Also the first paid job!
The girls are all excited.

. . . . . .

Tokyo, Shinagawa Ward.

After the holiday, almost all Nogizaka members have moved into the dormitory prepared for them by the company.

Except for Akimoto Manatsu who temporarily left the group to concentrate on his studies, the remaining 28 Nogizaka first-year students will spend five months in this dormitory with gated access and professional chefs.

Girls from all over the country, also with apprehension and longing, took their first step as idols here. . .

"Mai Mai (Fukagawa Mai's nickname), look at our emoticons!"

In the practice room, Erika Ikuta, who was sitting on a chair, was holding her mobile phone with great interest, showing off to Mai Fukagawa next to her.

On the screen of her mobile phone, it was the conversation interface of LINE.

And with Huahua's finger pressing, in the column of expressions, various cute expressions of Nogizaka members appeared for LINE.

"Yeah, raw sauce (Ikuta Erika's nickname), your expression is super kawaii!" Fukagawa Mai praised while showing a kind smile.

Although they only lived together for less than a week, Fukagawa Mai, as the oldest sister of the whole group, conquered the hearts of Ikuta Erika, Hoshino Minami, Saito Asuka and other little lolitas early with her gentle personality.

However, the other big sister made the girls afraid to approach her.

It's Mai Shiraishi.

Originally, Mai Shiraishi's personality is cold on the outside and hot on the inside. Before getting familiar with her, she always has an aura that strangers should not get close to, which makes many girls a little scared.

Coupled with the scandal with Kiyoshi Sakamoto, and the debut as an actor in the movie "I heard that Kirishima is going to retire", Mai Shiraishi's status in the group has reached a very high level.

Due to various reasons, Shiraishi Mai is a bit lonely, and only two good friends, Hashimoto Nanami and Nishino Nanase, dare to approach her. . .

Faced with this situation in the group, Kiyoshi Sakamoto and the others did not intervene in the management, but let them solve it on their own.

He believes that time and the great pressure from the outside world will slowly knead these girls from different places into one whole.

The same is true for the purpose of staying together.

. . . . . .

Finally, under the attention of the outside world, as well as their own anxiety and expectations, the girls finally ushered in their TV debut:

On October 10nd, Nogizaka 2's titled series "Where is Nogizaka" premiered!

(End of this chapter)