Psychic Vision: Jaganrei

Look over here please.

A surprise nudity start! This is Kyoko's undercover report.

Undercover Reporter Kyoko Sawaki

Tonight we are going to show you the photoshoot of the popular video girl, Yuka Sawada!

Let's start with interviewing a very happy photographer

who is gazing longingly at Yuka's naked body through his viewfinder.

Excuse me.

"Truth is the bad case of film images" - Christian Sedelman

"Norihei" Izakaya in Akasaka

A friendly atmosphere, an affordable price, and delicious dishes.

Also... delicious sake. It's the best.

Next store is a tour of cake shops in the Shirokane area.

Tonight we are visiting Norihei on Akasaka Misuzu Street.

- I'm sorry to interrupt. - Yes?

How is the injury?

I've already had the stitches out and will be discharged in a week.

I see.

I'm not sure if it's ok for me to ask,

but may I ask you questions about the accident?

As I told you the other day, I am not yet in a position to answer that...

The only question I want to ask is

whether that catastrophe was a spiritual phenomenon or not.

I'm still trying to sort out my mind,

so I will tell you when the time is right.

I fully understand, but could you just answer me on that point?

This video is a reconstruction based on a tape of an interview for a TV documentary.

In 5,4,3...

Idol as an industry. And giving birth to that...

- Oh, sorry. - Okay, okay.

Let's keep going. Are we still recording?

Yes.

Idol as an industry. In the structure that gives birth to it, it adds value to the idol itself...

Oh, sorry again.

Cut. Ok let's continue.

No, stop, stop. What's going on?

Initially, this was a project to follow an idol campaign project.

However, the program was never broadcasted.

Mr. Kawanishi, sorry to bother you.

I heard that you have put together a project for media strategy with idols.

Yuji Kawanishi - Record Production Company Manager at a record production company,

transferred from an affiliated printing company 9 years ago.

He specialized in idols. He is the chairman of this project.

That's right. It's not that this project is something special or new.

It's part of a routine when we market idol girls.

This is a product campaign and promotion at the same time, so we have high expectations for it.

What exactly needs to be done to make this project successful?

That's something you'll see when you cover us.

I have a meeting now, bye.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Now that everyone is here, I would like to start the meeting.

Based on our meeting the other day,

we would like to work out a more concrete concept for the campaign project for Emi Kato's HP.

I would like to get to that point by the end of today.

Since this is a bit sudden, I'll have Mr. Maehara start.

Got it. Thank you very much for gathering here today.

Anyway, I apologize for the inconvenience to all parties due to the lack of time.

But we have reached a consensus with the client that the music will be left to Mr. Kawanishi.

This is a good opportunity for Emi,

A meeting is being held with the advertising agency's sales staff, tv personalities, the CEO,

but we would also like to promote Emi's character, which as an office we haven't been able to do.

stylists, hair and makeup artists, and other execution staff.

The project was part of an advertising development for a major food manufacturer.

We would like to make the costumes more creative rather than just the cute image we have had so far.

If we are going to be creative with the costumes,

I would also like to give Emi a big makeover without destroying her cuteness.

That's up to you two, I'll leave it to you guys.

I want to get back to the basics and scale her up as an idol.

You are somebody who still has a lot of potential, and there is more room to brush up on your basics.

Yes.

- That's what I'm thinking. - Let's listen to it a bit.

The name of the song is called "Love Craft."

Awashima Kaoru (Lyricist) After working as a copywriter, she switched to writing lyrics.

It's like this.

Her sensitive and feminine sensibility has been well received.

The concept with the maker hasn't changed, but I think this piece is a bit too mature.

Her hits include "Glass Solitude" and "Good-bye to Innsmouth"

The melody is very motivating and interesting.

But it's very different from the songs I've written in the past.

It will be challenging and I like that, but I can't say I'm really confident.

I'm thinking of using a Minneapolis style for the final arrangement.

- What? - Minneapolis.

Minneapolis? You sounding like the big guy.

Excuse me, sensei. May I ask you some questions?

Is there more?

Can I start?

I understand that you are in charge of Emi's lyrics this time,

but do you have any thoughts on its relation to the campaign?

First of all, this time it is for a product called HP,

and I need to understand the nature of the product,

and the agency will give me several suggestions...

To put it plainly, it is my job to develop Emi's character.

You have to create lyrics on top of a music that's already made.

How do you feel about that?

I don't think there is anything wrong with that.

It happens quite a lot.

Do you have to have a meeting with the person who composed the music?

It would be better to do so, but in this case, we don't have that much time and

Mr. Kawanishi didn't mention who actually is the composer.

Umm, this is my second year since my debut, and this is my fourth single.

Whenever I release a new song, I go to record stores and say hello to them

It is said that as many as 500 or 1,000 new singers debut each year.

In order to survive among them,

a modest promotional activity such as record touring is indispensable.

and ask them to put my record in a prominent place, and also to put up posters where it's most seen.

When I'm there, they would play my songs,

but as soon as I leave, they would play someone else's song.

This is the reality and it's tough.

Don't breathe in. You have to let it out.

Voice Trainer Shuichi Honda

It's dead, it's dead. Stronger.

Okay, let's go down.

Don't say, "nma". Say, "ma,ma, ma."

Here we go.

Good.

Good.

Stronger!

Good.

Emi is taking voice training now.

The new song requires a different singing

Let's talk to Mr. Honda, the voice training instructor.

Excuse me, Mr. Honda.

It's been a year since Emi's debut, but are most students who come here newcomers?

Well, it's not like that.

Singers need to continue voice training and vocal exercises even after their debut

to become a long-lasting singer.

So, she is working very hard to become like that.

For example, I don't like to say this, but there are rock singers who sing in their own style.

Though after singing three or four songs in a row, their throats crack or they lose their voices.

In order to prevent this from happening, she is working hard on her voice training

to add tension, width, and depth to her voice.

That's what I mean.

Good luck. Thank you very much.

Inhale more.

Inhale at one, stop at two, "Ah-"

Stronger.

This is where Mr. Aida, the arranger of Emi's new song, works.

We would like to ask Mr. Aida a few questions.

Excuse me for interrupting your work.

What are you doing right now?

Hisashi Aida (Arranger) During his time in Seijo University's light music club, he own a contest

I'm making karaoke for Kato Emi's song.

- Karaoke? - Yes.

After playing in a band, he established himself as an arranger

- But there is no one from the band. - Yes.

He has arranged many rock songs such as "Sekiriya" and "Hormone", but he also arranges idol songs.

The computer plays everything.

The computer memorizes the sounds made by the synthesizer,

and combines and arranges them.

So that's how songs are created.

This song has a rather strange melody, doesn't it?

Yes.

I'm going to take advantage of that and make it into a modern rhythm

in line with Emi Kato's character.

Do you know who composed this song?

I haven't heard, but it seems to have been in Mr. Kawanishi's stock for a long time.

It seems like it was written a long time ago.

- Do you want to listen to what I have arranged? - Oh, please.

The jacket photo was taken at a photo studio in Roppongi.

Good, one more time! Okay. Ready, yes.

Ready, yes! One more time.

Okay.

OK, let's go to the next shot!

Let's change the music, shall we?

- Do you have Emi's new song? - Yes I do.

- How many? - 8.

- Can you fix her collar? - Yes, should I put it up?

Yes.

Okay? Here we go.

Hey, that's weird. It's like there's some kind of wind.

There's no way there's wind. We're in a studio.

Hey, Kyoko? Hey! What are you doing? Hey!

What the hell!

Watch out!

The shooting on this day had to be reshot at a later date with the reason of photographer error.

Regarding Emi Kato's jacket photoshoot,

what did you mean when you said that the first one you did was all not good?

Wait one second.

This is it.

Ok.

You see the white shadow on the left behind Emi?

Photo Assistant Nobuko Nakai (pseudonym)

Yes.

This was taken in a polaroid, but it was in every photo.

I think the photographer was in a hurry.

He also trashed all the negatives.

If you look closely, you can see that

the mother holding the baby in the background has a sad expression on her face.

Film and music personality KURO

A ghost photo can be like a tree trunk that looks like a person screaming,

or a pattern on the ceiling or stains that looks like something.

It depends on how the person perceives it at the time.

But this is for sure a baby. The mother is holding it like this.

There seem to be a lot of scary and inexplicable stories like this in the world.

It was a very scary moment and I had goosebumps while having such a scary experience.

Whether you believe this or not is up to you.

It's just the two of us

A meeting just for the night

An extinguished candle