Akina Nakamori suddenly opened Twitter on August 30 (via official Twitter)
《To all the fans who always support me. It has been a while. My name is Akina Nakamori. 》
With such a greeting, Akina Nakamori suddenly opened a Twitter account on August 30th.
I don’t have a mobile phone, I don’t even have an ego
“After the 2014 Kouhaku Uta Gassen and the 35th anniversary dinner show in 2017, she took a hiatus from her entertainment activities and kept her silence until suddenly. I was wrapped in air.”
Says an entertainment journalist.
The first tweet
“I wrote the letter in my own words. 》
A message for fans was posted in the form of an attached image.
In “Letter”
・I’m thinking regarding doing some activities this year, the 40th anniversary, but I’m not in perfect physical condition yet.
・(Activities) will slow down, but I want you to watch over me.
・Established a new personal office and website for the restart
The contents were spelled out.
With this move following years of silence, expectations are growing for a fresh start and a full-fledged restart. Last year, an analog record box commemorating the 40th anniversary of his debut was released and attracted a lot of attention. The entertainment journalist mentioned above says.
「Akina has been told that she doesn’t have a mobile phone for a long time, and it may be true even now, but it is possible that she has been spending her days in a kind of “blocking” without looking at the Internet at all. is highly sensitive. So, I don’t think I know the reputation of NHK programs, and of course I don’t think I’ll do anything like that. Maybe you don’t even know the word egosa (laughs).
However, I don’t think Akina was the only one who founded this new office, so I think it’s time to start once more following gaining confidence little by little by listening to the excitement of the world from someone who can be trusted. It can be expected that the current staff has a lot of trust.”
Assuming the restart is realized, what many people are most looking forward to is whether or not they can be seen singing on stage or on singing programs once more.
At this timing, what’s ahead of the movement is the Kouhaku Uta Gassen?
“We don’t take action like this for reissues of past works, so of course that’s the goal. It’s because you can see the line, isn’t it?” (entertainment journalist mentioned above)
A TV official pays attention to the timing of the announcement, which is the end of August.
“Since the announcement was made in the second half of 2022, when the year-end and New Year holidays were just around the corner, I expect that the possibility of participating in ‘Kouhaku’ is not zero.”
The reason for this is the popularity of NHK’s “Concert of Densetsu”.
“Due to the earthquake, the originally planned terrestrial broadcast was postponed, and many people voiced their disappointment.Akina NakamoriI think that the momentum to want to see once more is increasing. In recent years, Kouhaku has struggled to attract the attention of participating singers. But I think it depends on your physical condition.” (TV staff)
What are your hopes for the future of Twitter itself? The entertainment journalist mentioned above says.
“As expected, I don’t think I’ll take a selfie or take a picture of the food I ate and post it (laughs). But I’m really interested. I’m really excited when I think regarding doing live streaming and singing songs (laughs).
If the outfield gets too noisy, it may be a long time before he appears on the stage once more, but first I want to wait and see what the next tweet will be.
〈Interview and text/Kyotarou Shibuya〉
