In 1971, Ouyang Feifei became popular in Japan with her song "Rain Midosuji". This song won the ORICON chart for a total of nine weeks, setting a record for the development of Chinese singers in Japan, and becoming a famous song that was still sung until decades later.

Ouyang Feifei herself also became a representative of the successful development of Chinese people in Japan with the popularity of this song in Japan.

Midosuji in the title of this song, as well as Umeda Shindo and Shinsaibashi in the lyrics, are both landmarks in Osaka. As a music lover, this song also constitutes Ye Aki's initial impression of the city of Osaka.

The last time I came to Osaka was to confirm the concert venue on the spot. At that time, I first filmed the MV of "The Singer's Love Song" at the club in Watanabe Rik, and then took the tram from Kyoto to Osaka. However, it was already evening when I arrived in Osaka, so he was anxious to confirm the concert venue and didn't have time to hang out in Osaka.

This time, on November 9, the day before the Osaka concert, Ye Showa staff and musicians arrived in Osaka by taking the Shinkansen. When he walked out of the station, it was drizzling outside, and the sky was a little foggy. It was dark before dusk.

"This is Osaka." Mika Kawashima stretched and said in a light tone.

"Including the previous visit to confirm the venue, it happened to be my second time in Osaka." Ye Aki said. Despite this, Kyoto had already visited during his previous study tour.

"Is that right? When I was young, men who had dated Osaka often traveled between Tokyo and Osaka because Shinkansen was very expensive, so in order to save travel expenses, they took night buses."

"It's really touching."

"Looking at your expression, you don't look moved at all, right?" Kawashima Mika complained, and then said with a smile: "But I broke up in the end anyway. There is no way. Even if I am very devoted to the relationship, I am still very fragile."

The last rehearsal was scheduled for the afternoon of the next day. Since nothing happened, Ye Zhao asked the staff to check in at the hotel first, and he came to Osaka with great interest.

Before leaving, he asked Mika Kawashima politely: "Sister Mika, do you want to have a walk together?" As for the musicians, they are all big men. He has not had the fun of walking side by side with his same sex in the rain, so he is not even polite.

"Thank you for your perfunctory invitation." Mika Kawashima waved at him, "But I'll forget it."

So he separated from everyone at the station. The others took the bus that the organizer came to pick up the station. Ye Zhao bought a transparent plastic umbrella in the shop next to the station and walked in the rain. From Dotonbori to Shinsaibashi, various special signs and discounts on both sides of the road seduced the shopping desire of passers-by.

Ye Zhao had nothing to buy, just to experience the Osaka style. He walked alone in the drizzle, looking at the bustling streets on both sides with a curious look with a curious look, and people holding umbrellas passed by him from time to time. When he actually walked around, he realized that the city of Osaka was not as big as he imagined.

Time was quickly slept away while wandering. When we arrived at the Namba Shrine, the night had really fallen. The drizzle had stopped at this time. Ye Zhao put away the umbrella and held it on his elbow. He bought takoyaki in the narrow shop next to him. The boss of the takoyaki was about fifty years old, and he was wearing the short wavy hair that was full of Opasan's taste. When he recognized Ye Zhao in front of him, he greeted him in a casual tone: "I look so energetic."

"So too." Ye Zhao smiled, looked at the price tag hanging next to him, took out his wallet and counted out the right change and handed it over.

The boss's wife took the money and joked with him: "There are too few concerts, so it's not enough to support him."

"If I had known you would have helped me, I would have been more than sure to join the game." Ye Zhao said in accordance with her words.

The boss lady suddenly laughed.

Another young man and woman who were walking together happened to come over. Ye Zhao took this opportunity to say goodbye to the boss's wife. After eating taco, he continued to walk on his way until the watch pointer on his wrist pointed at nine o'clock, then stopped a taxi and returned to the hotel where he was staying.

The weather the next day was a bit gloomy in the morning, but at about 11 o'clock, the sun still came out of the clouds with great support, and once again proved Ye Zhao's "sunny man" attribute.

The concert started at 5:45 in the evening, and the official performance was at 6:30 in 2000. Tokyo and Osaka were one in the east and one in the west, so the last rehearsal was arranged at 2:00 in the afternoon on the day of the performance. Three hours after the rehearsal was over, and the physical requirements were not much different from the Nakano SUNPLAZA who played two shows a day.

I had udon noodles for lunch. After leaving the restaurant, the group moved towards the Festival Tower and entered the backstage of the Osaka Festival hall through a special channel. At this moment, dozens of staff were already conducting the final debugging in the venue.

Under the command of the stage director, the last rehearsal was proceeding in an orderly manner. With the experience of the previous two performances, whether it was the tacit understanding of cooperation with the musicians or Ye Zhao's own mentality, they had reached a very good level.

Having said that, although the performances at Osaka and Nakanoba performed basically have not changed much, I made some adjustments in the selection of the songs and the Qushun, and there are two or three songs that are different from Nakanoba.

After the rehearsal was successfully completed, the routine summary was almost four o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still two and a half hours before the official performance started. Several musicians took this opportunity to decide to go out for a walk, and Ye Zhao stayed in the backstage to keep his energy in order to rest and recuperate in the next performance.

The first day of Osaka Festival was calm. The four related votes he divided were concentrated on the next day. Before the opening, the person who came to visit the backstage was the one who got the tickets through BEING. It is said that there were people from Western TV. However, Ye Zhao did not recognize any of them, so he just gave a polite greeting.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, after the concert, the day's summary meeting was held. Because there was a performance the next day, everyone only ate a little at the nearby Kansai restaurant, and then they all left. Those who wanted to experience Osaka nightlife then went stroll, and those who wanted to fall asleep would go back to rest. As for Ye Zhao himself, he went to meet an acquaintance.

At the barbecue restaurant near Dotonbori, Ye Showa and Watanabe Riki met again after a few months. At the same time, Watanabe Riki's wife Naoko Asakura, or Naoko Watanabe.
Chapter completed!