Typically the tables are turned and the idoliser turns into the idolised.
Our reporter Seiji Nakazawa is a person of many abilities, and a kind of abilities is writing and composing songs. It’s greater than only a interest for him, as he’s doing fairly nicely within the music scene, with underground idol group Ge’lminatii even performing a music written and composed by him.
▼ The members of Ge’lminatii.
Whilst you would possibly assume this would possibly make him chummy with the performers, that’s not truly the case, because the enterprise finish of issues is all taken care of by the group’s administration, so performers typically don’t know who’s behind the catchy tunes they sing and dance to. So when Seiji heard that the group can be holding a photograph session at a reside home referred to as Meguro Rokumeikan in Tokyo, he headed over there to fulfill them and see how they might react to assembly the person who composed one in every of their hit songs.
▼ Meguro Rokumeikan
The night began with the band performing reside for his or her followers, and there have been loads of them within the constructing.
Seiji wasn’t capable of document something in the course of the efficiency, however the music he wrote for them has been shared on the band’s official Twitter account, and it’s a reasonably catchy tune that will get the group going.
▼ The music that Seiji wrote and composed.
【リリース情報】
4週連続リリース第3弾！
本日より「ユグドラシルの歌」が各種サブスクで順次配信開始👁️▼楽曲リンクhttps://t.co/oS1oJUiCUj
▼楽曲クレジット
作詞、作曲：中澤星児
編曲：エンドウ.Mixing Engineer：エンドウ.#GELMINATii #ジェルミナティ#新曲 #リリース #連続リリース pic.twitter.com/KLKOMmUmpM
— GE’LMINATii【公式】 (@Gelminatii) August 14, 2024
The picture session that follows a live performance efficiency is a well-recognized sight within the underground idol world, and the wonderful thing about it’s you could chat with the members of the group whereas taking pictures. On this explicit night the relaxed dialog began with the group addressing the assembled crowd from the stage, the place they shared their private ideas and thanked their followers.
Then followers have been capable of have a brief one-on-one with the members, with the picture shoot taking a few minute and costing 1,000 yen (US$6.84) for every idol. As Seiji waited in line he rehearsed what he would possibly say to them.
▼ “Hello there, I’m Seiji, your composer.”
By the point Seiji bought to them, he was so excited he’s unsure what precisely got here out of his mouth, however he was capable of allow them to know he wrote and composed one in every of their songs, and their reactions have been every part he’d hoped for.
Miona: “Wow! That’s superb!! It’s superb you could write such a cool music!”
RiKO: “Wow, thanks very a lot! I like that music probably the most. Once I heard it, I positively needed to sing it myself firstly, and I used to be actually completely satisfied that I used to be assigned to sing it!”
MiU: “OMG!! Thanks for the music, it will get everybody pumped up!”
Ritsuki: “I can’t imagine you’re right here…and carrying a Metallica T-shirt…!”
▼ Seiji’s smile reveals how completely satisfied he was to obtain such appreciative feedback from the idols.
▼ In return, he may solely utter a grateful “Thanks, Ge’lminatii!!”
Seiji’s love for the band grew ten instances greater that night time, after assembly them in particular person and forming that songwriter-performer connection. It gave him the vitality he wanted to proceed songwriting…and channelling the spirit of Yngwie Malmsteen into his personal worldwide performances.
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