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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 4 — Lord Hokage of Blame Doesn’t Mind Carrying a Few More Burdens When Uzumaki Menma opened his eyes again inside the orphanage that night, he had already returned from his mental world to reality. Feeling chakra flowing continuously through his pathways, he sensed overwhelming strength filling his body. Even with the vitality of the Uzumaki clan, it had taken him three years to accumulate enough chakra to give birth to the little Nine-Tails. Now that she existed, his chakra was no…-
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Chapter 4 — 004, With So Many Songs in My Head, Any One of Them Would Become a Hit Once a man sets a goal, his actions become swift. After buying two records, Naoki Nagayama immediately headed back, trying hard along the way to recall every song he had ever heard or seen. Perhaps because of the transmigration, many memories in his mind seemed buried deep within his subconscious, like déjà vu—only surfacing when he encountered something familiar. After hearing “Blue Coral Reef” at the…
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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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