"Any news?" I asked Aya just as I sat at my desk.
"Yes, in fact," she answered. "A TV channel invited us to their show."
My head snapped toward her. "Wait, really? Did it arrive while I was gone?"
She nodded. "Five minutes ago, to be exact. I'm making sure I read it properly, so I don't have much to tell you yet."
"That's alright. I'll check it now as well."
It took less than ten seconds for me to open the QMail app and find the qmail at the top of our company's business account inbox. I hadn't even opened it and the happiness drained from my body.
The invitation was from Fame Gain, the local TV program I hated the most. Their topics were always famous people's controversies
Claps and cheers came from outside the hallway as the two presenters walked onto the stage. Meanwhile, the two sound technicians continued to wire the girls' microphones. Once they finished, one of the crew members told us to be ready to go out in two minutes. Aya stepped aside, then the girls and I lined up behind the corner that led onto the stage. To be honest, my chest did get a little tight when I realized how much the situation resembled a concert. I didn't belong in front of the cameras, but I had to follow the plan. "There are two reasons Fame Gain is popular," said Tomokazu to Aya, the girls, and me. "They are one of the few TV programs that don't follow a script, so people like its unpredictability. However, the most important reason is that they go for the interviewee's throat as soon as
"I'm not exaggerating when I say that the Blostars' hacking has been one of the country's most important events in recent years,” stated the polite presenter. "Not only did the hacker reveal personal information about the group, but she also revealed the most impactful secret of a president in decades. Would it be fair to say that this event boosted Blostars' fame?" "Absolutely," I answered. "The timing was also perfect as we were just releasing our first album. I'm not saying it was good that it happened. It was difficult for all of us to deal with it, especially the girls, but it would be dumb to say it didn't help in some ways." The rude presenter said, "We can imagine it was. Obviously, the biggest revelation was that Risa and Sanae are the twin daughters of an affair the ex-president had. Many things have been clarified, but there's something that the pu
Blostars' first tour began for me when the clock hit midnight. Even though I went to bed as early as I could, I only got three hours of sleep. I stood up from the bed, careful not to awaken Aki. There was no need for me to take a shower since I had taken one before going to bed, so I simply changed into casual clothes and approached the door. At the same time I grabbed the handle, Aki's raspy voice sounded behind me. "Don't take long." "I won't," I smiled. I stepped out of the room and closed the door. Only one light illuminated the otherwise dark hallway, coming out through the gaps between the doorframe and the walls of Umi's room. She usually stayed up late and even playe
Gifts kept flooding in from everyone else at the party after I blew out the candles. We then each ate one tiny slice of cake since it was incredibly late, and kept the rest of the cake in the fridge of our building. Some people chose to sleep for the one hour that remained before we had to wake up, while some of us preferred to stay up, like Aki and I. We used the extra time to make sure we had packed all the essential stuff we needed for the three months the tour covered. Less than one hour remained before the bus we had rented, from the same company as Aeryx, arrived. The sunlight hitting my face while sleep-deprived was far from nice. Although we all were going to pay for it, the short party was worth it. "Whose idea was the party?" I asked Aki as we both lay down on our bed. This time, I didn't forget to set the alarm. Everyone else was still sleeping, but there was no reason to wake them up yet. I simply stood up and walked out of the room and into the bus corridor. To my surprise, Miki and Satō were sitting on one of the sofas, laughing together. It wasn't so surprising after remembering they weren't at the party the previous night. Although I didn't want to interrupt them, I wanted to sit down to get some work done before arriving at the venue. "Boss!" Satō gasped as soon as I entered her vision. "You startled us," Miki laughed nervously. "Don't mind me, I'll just work on some things before we arrive. Keep doing what you were doing." Satō repI Became the Manager of the First Galactical Idols Behind the Scenes
Unlike our previous concerts, most of the venues in the tour had the option to sell VIP tickets, which allowed people to be present for the soundcheck. We chose to enable them. Although it was going to be announced throughout the entire venue, I told Tomokazu that a small wave of fans was about to come inside since I was already talking to him. Both the photographer and I rushed to the green room. While walking, I told the venue assistant to let the VIP buyers in through the Talkie channel. The announcement was made just as we arrived at the green room. Everyone had just eaten lunch and seemed in a great mood. "Girls, they just let the VIP buyers in, meaning the soundcheck should start shortly," I informed them. "Still, there's no rush, so make sure you're ready."
Thus, the concert frenzy began. We barely had time to celebrate the start of the tour as the next concert took place the very next day in the same city, though it was in another venue. Most of the venues were similar in size—around two thousand people. In this case, the venue had seven hundred less capacity. The girls' performance kept improving throughout the following shows, making them less prone to mistakes. However, although we were more than happy to add a second date to many of the venues, they used up half of the days we had planned to take a break. It didn't seem like a problem at first, but it slowly burnt everyone out. A drop spilled the first glass eleven shows into the tour. The girls had already shown signs of fatigue, but it was nothing serious and they did everything they could to p
Tomokazu and I woke up with the same alarm as we shared the hotel room for the night. Since we were going to give a concert for the second day in a row in the same venue, it was better to have a comfortable sleep at a proper lodging instead of being cramped on a bus. As usual, Tomokazu let me use the bathroom first. However, I received a message from Astra while brushing my teeth, asking me to come to her and Risa's room as soon as possible. She had never done that before, so I rushed to brush my teeth and stepped out of the bathroom without showering. "Is something the matter?" Tomokazu asked me with a raspy voice, knowing I usually took more time in the bathroom. I put my toothbrush and my toothpaste in my backpack before answering. "Astra asked me to go to her and