Chapter 78

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Toshinobu Koga glanced at the two young girls, Maeda Atsuko and Koyama Yuna, who were looking at him with envy.

"You two go back first... You have a performance tomorrow, right?"

"Then we'll be going." The two girls nodded obediently.

After the two girls left, Akimoto Yasushi emerged from the shadows.

"Truly, the young are to be feared..." Akimoto Yasushi said lightly.

"Those two songs are indeed very good..." Toshinobu Koga smiled.

Akimoto Yasushi fell silent for a moment and then said, "To be honest, I do regret firing him now."

Hearing this, Toshinobu Koga sighed softly, "It's a bit too late to say that now..."

Akimoto Yasushi's eyes gleamed, "No, it's not too late... For the next single, we can have Hatanaka, Shimada, and Hoshino all enter the selection."

Toshinobu Koga looked shocked, "Is that really appropriate? The others might have different opinions."

"If they have objections, let them come to me!" Akimoto Yasushi said domineeringly.

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Two hours after Kagawa Hane handed over the recorded songs to NHK, the TV station broadcast a 15-minute trailer for the TV drama for the first time. The people of RB saw their country's first martial arts TV drama. Unlike the grand and majestic "Demigods and Half-Devils" and "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber," "Meteor Butterfly Sword" showed a different kind of martial arts drama. The intricate and beautifully choreographed fight scenes delighted the fans, especially the three popular actors, Oguri Shun, Yamada Takayuki, and Horikita Makiko. The announcement of their roles in the drama immediately won the fans' approval.

The fans all expressed that they would not miss the premiere of "Meteor Butterfly Sword" on the evening of the 5th!

At the same time, the two important songs from the drama, "Palm of the Hand" and "Seeking Love on a Boat," were played for the first time, and they did not disappoint those who had been following the project closely. For the general audience, as long as the songs were good, that was enough. However, for some industry insiders, the appearance of these two songs broke their conventional understanding of domestic song types. They believed that such ancient-style TV dramas would only appear in the neighboring major country, and their own country would not have this type of song. But when these two songs truly appeared, some forward-thinking musicians already realized that these songs might bring a new trend, a new wave of popularity...

It must be understood that the current pop music market is not the same as the pop music market of the 1990s. Due to the bottleneck in the development of domestic music, the entire record industry has already faced a winter. Most musicians and singers now sell less than 40% of their albums compared to their peak times. Another reason is the strong invasion of 'Korean Wave,' which has left RB's native singers with no effective means to resist.

Kagawa Hane's creation of these two songs gave them a glimmer of hope, a hope to change the declining trend of the record market!

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In Akihabara, the AKB48 residence.

All the members of Team A gathered here. Tomorrow, June 4th, would be the day they officially perform with the members of Team K. So a group of girls gathered to discuss how to face their juniors, who were also their biggest rivals!

"Tomorrow we'll be on stage... What do you think?" Minami Takahashi asked softly.

"Let's give them a memorable performance..." Maaya Oshima said confidently.

"Let's see what they, who are considered our rivals, are capable of..." Shizuka Watanabe cracked her knuckles, looking cold.

"Shizuka, why do you always talk in such a roundabout way... Can't you just say it clearly?" Ki Ki Kawasaki squinted and looked at Shizuka Watanabe.

Shizuka Watanabe turned around and glared at Ki Ki Kawasaki, "What... You want to fight me one-on-one...?"

Ki Ki Kawasaki fell silent. Shizuka Watanabe is a third-degree black belt in karate... Fighting her would be asking for a beating.

Aimi Inoue gently nudged Ki Ki Kawasaki, "Let's call Maimai and the three of us will take her on... I don't believe we can't win her..."

Ki Ki Kawasaki rolled her eyes, "You must be kidding... Maimai is such a fool... It would be good if she doesn't cause trouble for us..."

"Hey, you two really think we're deaf... Do you think I'm so easy to bully? Let me tell you, if I get serious, even I'm scared... Not to mention Shizuka..." Maaya Oshima looked at Shizuka Watanabe with a haughty expression.

Shizuka Watanabe smiled and lightly squeezed her fist, making a series of cracking sounds... The girls gasped. Is she even human?

"Alright, you guys, stop fooling around..." Ayaka Orita looked at the group with amusement.

"Tomorrow, please take the members of Team K seriously, as they are our rivals!" Ayaka Orita scanned the members.

"We understand!" Ayaka Orita didn't need to explain, but the members all understood her meaning... to make Team K look bad!

On the other side, the members of Team K also gathered together at the call of their temporary team leader, Sashihara Rino.

"Tomorrow we will perform with Team A. Please do your best and don't leave any regrets, understood?"

"Team A must be strong..." Sato Natsuki muttered softly.

"Yes, they are strong..." Ohori Megumi's expression was very serious, and the other members' expressions turned grim.

"Don't look like that, everyone. Although Team A is currently stronger than us, don't lose heart. One day, we will catch up to them!" Sashihara Rino stood up to encourage her teammates.

"Sashihara is right. Tomorrow, let's show them the power of Team K!" Oshima Yuko's face showed a hint of anticipation.