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Chapter 46: 046, “Why is that guy allowed to cut in line?!” While CATS was still struggling with its future development, the cat-ear hair accessory had already begun to gain popularity on its own. Because Nagayama Naoki had wisely applied for a design patent, several manufacturers began calling to inquire about licensing fees. Naoki had originally thought this kind of patent would only generate a one-time profit, since many variations of cat-ear accessories would inevitably appear later, and…-
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Chapter 45: 045, “Who doesn’t know that Naoki Nagayama is a creative genius!” Naoki Nagayama occasionally heard groups of young people on the streets discussing CATS, talking about which member they liked most, and what the strengths of CATS were. There were also many discussions about the cat-ear hair accessories. “But speaking of CATS, those cat-ear accessories are really interesting!” “Yeah, I wonder where you can buy them.” “I heard you can only get them through a TV…
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Chapter 44: 044, The Wildcat Group Arrives! In the past few days, Yoshimura Daitomo had been running around nonstop. Selecting “talent,” contacting programs, dealing with television producers. He also had to act as president while registering the shell company GIRL’S GROUP. After a full week of this, he had nearly lost a whole layer of weight. Meanwhile, vice president and producer Ito Shuichi finally finished the commercial. He began focusing his energy on short-term idol training,…
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Chapter 43: 043, Make Sure It Has That Fluffy Feeling! The May sunlight was growing brighter, and temperatures were rising noticeably. The moody, unpredictable spring of a girl was fading away, while the passionate summer was already waving toward Tokyo. On the streets, more and more girls wore “Seiko hairstyles.” The new song "Natsu no Tobira" perfectly matched Tokyo’s current mood and once again topped the Oricon charts, proving Matsuda Seiko’s dominance in Japan’s idol…
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Chapter 42: 042, Who Could Refuse Cat-Eared Girls? In the workplace, there is a saying: “Whoever proposes the plan is the one who executes it.” So Yoshimura Daitomo invited Nagayama Naoki to jointly create an “original girl group”: “Without Naoki-san, I really don’t feel confident.” Looking at the sincere, balding middle-aged man in front of him, Naoki Nagayama couldn’t help feeling he had gotten himself into something troublesome. “What are you discussing?” Ito…
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Chapter 41: 041, The “Original Girl Group” Before AKB48 and Nogizaka46? In later eras, there were many girl groups, and many of them were not particularly strong in singing or dancing. However, as long as they had certain standout qualities, they could still be accepted by audiences. Compared to the carefully crafted “perfect idol” model of the Showa era, these groups—despite their flaws—often felt more “real.” When the individual strengths of group members were enough to offset…
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Chapter 40: 040, “Ah! It’s legal!” May 1981 arrived quietly. Koinobori (carp streamers) had begun appearing on the streets. In five days it would be Tango no Sekku, Japan’s traditional Boys’ Day—also called Children’s Day, also associated with the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Carp Festival. A holiday layered with multiple meanings, celebrated with considerable enthusiasm. For Naoki, it mainly meant eating rice dumplings. In his previous life in China, most…
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Chapter 39: 039, “Actually, he just wanted to drive his new car around and show off.” No matter how it looked, after a full afternoon of back-and-forth NGs, the first part of the shoot finally came to an end. Normally, when a shoot wrapped, there would be a farewell dinner. But this time, director Ito Shuichi was already full of frustration, so much so that even missing the mealtime left him settling for a boxed lunch. A farewell dinner was off the table. As for Kondo Masahiko, during the…
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Chapter 38: 038, Scum, Kondo Masahiko appears! Naoki Nagayama had already been waiting for quite a while. He had chatted with Shuichi Ito for over half an hour, yet the newcomer still had not arrived. “I heard the replacement this time is a rising idol from Johnny & Associates,” Shuichi Ito said. “The new manager even asked me to give this newcomer some ‘special treatment’ for the peach soda commercial. And yet he’s late for his very first shoot.” “Is that so? Johnny’s,…
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Chapter 37: 037, Have you heard? There’s a really fun disco over in Takadanobaba! School had only just started, and among students at Tokyo Fuji University, Waseda University, Japan Women’s University, and others, a rumor began to spread: “Have you heard? There’s a really fun disco over in Takadanobaba!” Exiting Takadanobaba Station, passing through a commercial street and turning into a narrow alley, you would see a glowing neon sign that read “DISCO!” Starting from Saturday…
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