I became a girl group idol for my sister.

“That’s right, this is Tenbei P’s arrangement, so Nana-chan, I’ll be the center for this dance this time!” Sakagami Minami said to Miyamoto Se with a grin, even patting him on the shoulder.

"That's great! Since it's Minami-senpai, there shouldn't be any problem!" Miyamoto Sei wasn't worried at all; instead, he smiled happily. "Minami-senpai, do your best!"

"Ah, um, I will, don't worry, Nana-chan!" Sakagami Minami hesitated for a moment, then said with a smile.

She took a deep breath and shouted, "Alright, let's start training. We can't afford any problems during the next performance!"

Training time flies by, especially with hard work and dedication.

The following days were naturally normal, just like any other day: attending theater performances, participating in red and white rehearsals, and waiting for time to pass.

Then, gradually, the time came to December 31st, and the Red and White Song Battle officially began.

The venue was already packed with people, and even more people were sitting in front of their televisions, watching the show and waiting for the Red and White Song Battle to begin.

The opening song was Ayumi Hamasaki's "INSPIRE," whose deep voice carried an unusual allure, instantly igniting everyone's passion as a warm-up for the Kohaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle).

Backstage, listening to the singing coming from the front of the stage, Miyamoto closed his eyes and silently enjoyed it, a smile involuntarily appearing on his face.

Although it was his first time on the stage of the Red and White Song Battle, he was not nervous at all. On the contrary, he felt eager to try and wanted to stand on the stage and show himself to the fullest.

It was as if a flame had ignited within me.

Sakagami Minami glanced at Miyamoto Nana and saw that the other woman was enjoying the singing with her eyes closed. She couldn't help but smile. It was a good thing that the leader of her team was in such a good state.

After a long wait, the performers appeared one by one. AJS, a member of the SKR sister group, was the first to appear and ranked third, while SKG was the second to appear and ranked twentieth. They were both in the first half of the show.

Finally, it was time for the second half.

After the 40th performance, "Under the Sky of My Hometown" by the extremely famous Japanese singer Akihiro Miwa, it was finally SKR's turn to appear.

"Speaking of which, SKR has really brought a lot of surprises!" Ayase Haruka said to the male host Matsumoto Jun, holding the microphone.

Matsumoto Jun immediately chimed in, "Yes, it really brought a lot of surprises. I originally thought SKR's idols were already amazing, but then one amazing character after another appeared. It really gives people the feeling of 'Can they keep going up there?'"

"Now, let's welcome everyone from SKR!" Ayase Haruka said, looking to her side. As the stage door opened, a group of people ran out from behind it, which caused cheers to erupt from the audience.

This is the pinnacle of idol girl groups, SKR!

"Ah, what enthusiastic cheers! But that's only natural, after all, SKR is now a true national idol group!" Ayase Haruka said with a smile.

"Actually, this is all thanks to everyone's support. Without the support of our fans, we definitely wouldn't have made it this far!" Sakagami Minami, who was in charge of speaking, immediately said.

"Indeed, without the support of fans, we wouldn't have been able to get this far. So today, SKR, do you have any special performance to give us?"

"Of course! Everyone has actually worked very hard in rehearsals to give everyone a surprise today!" Minami Sakagami said, which made the host laugh: "Great! I'm also looking forward to seeing a wonderful performance. So, I'll leave it to you all!"

"But before that, I would like to ask Ms. Miyamoto Nana, the champion of this year's SKR general selection, to say a few words."

Nana Miyamoto picked up the microphone and smiled as she said, "I actually have a lot to say because I've been through so much along the way, and all of that has helped me get to where I am today. But if I were to say it, I probably wouldn't be able to perform today, so I think I'll keep these words in my heart and just bring you what I'm best at and what I love most in dance!"

Haruka Ayase immediately asked, "Did you bring this emotion into your dance and express it to everyone through dance?"

"That's right, that's exactly what I mean. After all, I'm just an idol, and all I can do are the things that idols can do!"

"Now, let's have SKR perform next!"

The music started playing. It was "Love and War," the single that Miyamoto Se won as the overall champion. With the cheerful melody, everyone instantly got into the mood. Miyamoto Se stood at the front and shared his victory song with everyone.

This is a television program broadcast nationwide in Japan. Although it may not be watched by the entire country, the viewership rating of the Kohaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle) often reaches over 40%!

This is 40% of all of Japan, not just 40% of a certain region!

In other words, more than 50 million people are watching their performance on television!

Miyamoto Semitsu was very excited when he thought of this. This wasn't like a TV drama that was filmed and then aired; this was a live broadcast!

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"Isn't that the lead actress from that drama 'Because of Love, There's No Problem'? Turns out she's a girl group idol!" In a certain household, the male head of the household looked at the television with a surprised expression, then called upstairs, "Sachiko, come quick!"

"What's wrong, Dad? I'm not interested in this kind of performance. I'd rather watch a TV drama!" His daughter's voice came from upstairs. She peeked out of her room and saw her father waving at her: "Come and see! The lead actor from your favorite TV drama is singing here right now!"

"What?! You mean Nanami Oda?!" Upon hearing this, Sachiko immediately ran downstairs, plopped down on the sofa, and even squeezed her father next to her. "It really is Nanami Oda! Ah, this is wonderful! I can't believe I can see her here!"

"Her name is Miyamoto Nana. I just heard the host say that she was the SKR general election champion and is considered the pinnacle of idols."

"Ah, I haven't looked into it yet. Is it really that amazing? The pinnacle of idols, SKR? I'll look it up after I finish watching it!" Sachiko said, her eyes glued to the TV, completely absorbed.

Similar things are happening in many other families, including some who have never seen their idols before and are seeing their idols perform for the first time.

Finally, the first song ended, and then came the second song, "Lucky Evening Chocolate," which naturally appeared on the stage as a double center song for Miyamoto Sei and Nagasu Miyu.

Next up was the third song, "Endless Replay," with Minami Sakagami as the center.

However, Miyamoto was a little confused because Sakagami Minami was in position three, not in the center position.

Just as he was wondering, a very familiar voice rang out.

"One, Two, Three, Four!"

The sound came from the front, and the person who jumped out from under the stage was the one who had graduated from SKR, the previous champion, Naoki Sakurako!

She happily raised her arms and ran up to Miyamoto Sei amidst his bewildered gaze. Miyamoto Sei quickly looked at Sakagami Minami, only to see her covering her mouth and chuckling.

Looking around at the other people, he noticed that several of them had expressions of watching a show, but most of them looked completely bewildered. At that moment, he was certain that most of them, like him, were kept in the dark!

Miyamoto was extremely excited at this moment. He never expected that he would have the chance to dance this song with Naoki Sakurako!

He immediately started singing into the microphone, very happy. He even felt that just now, the camera lens had been tracking him for several seconds. Obviously, the filming crew knew that Naoki Sakurako was coming, and they even wanted to see how he would react!

But Miyamoto doesn't care; he's happy that Naoki Sakurako can temporarily shine on this stage!

Chapter Seventy-One: Perfect Comparison

With the performance over, it was time for the interviews.

"Is there anything you'd like to say about Naoki Sakurako coming here to perform?" Ayase Haruka asked Miyamoto Sei.

"I really had no idea that Minami was the one who rehearsed for Sakura-senpai's position. Now that I think about it, it was probably to prevent me from getting suspicious. After all, to stand in the center position, you need to have enough strength and qualifications, which makes it difficult to choose someone."

Miyamoto Sei held the microphone, his tone somewhat hurried. He was telling the truth, after all, he really didn't know that Naoki Sakurako would come, and he never expected that the production team would arrange such a big show for him.

"But I'm really happy! Sakura-senpai was able to come here, and I had the opportunity to dance to 'Endless Replay' with her. This is definitely the happiest thing for me today!"

Haruka Ayase said with a smile, "It seems that Ms. Miyamoto is very much looking forward to participating in the filming of 'Endless Rerun' with Ms. Naoki."

Miyamoto quickly replied, "Of course! This is Sakura-senpai's audition single! I was in the audition group for the second song, but not for this one. I wasn't even an idol back then, so I always thought I had no chance. I never expected that my wish would come true today!"

After finishing his speech, Miyamoto bowed slightly to the production crew and shouted loudly, "Thank you very much, everyone!"

Haruka Ayase smiled and said, "No, I also want to thank Ms. Miyamoto. The performance by SKR was absolutely fantastic. They truly deserve to be called a national-level girl group idol!"

After the performance ended, the audience began to leave, making room for the next performance group.

As soon as Naoki Sakurako arrived backstage, she was surrounded by a group of people.

"Ah, Sakurako-senpai!"

"Sakurako-chan!"

Miyamoto Seya looked at Naoki Sakurako and smiled gently: "Thank you, Sakurako-senpai!"

"Very good, you carried it very successfully!" Naoki Sakurako said to Miyamoto Se with a smile, then looked at Nagasu Miyu: "Miyu-chan, come and let me touch it!"

As he spoke, he rushed over, his hands expertly reaching out to grab it.

Miyu Nagasu skillfully dodged the opponent's attacks, showing that she had been harassed quite a bit back in Team K.

As she dodged, she shouted, "Sakura-senpai, stop fooling around!"

"Resisting is useless!" Naoki Sakurako still managed to grab Nagasu Miyu, but after playing with her for a little while, she whispered, "You're great too, Miyu-chan, you've become a very good Center!"

"Yes, senpai!" Miyu Nagasu smiled, looking very happy. "I won't let you down, senpai!"

“Many of the people here are from the new generation. The new generation of SKR has created a new era, and I’m very happy!” Naoki Sakurako said with a smile. “Also, Ogiko is very happy. She tells me every day how amazing you guys are.”

Hearing this, many people showed happy expressions. To be praised like this by Higashikuze Ogiko and Naoki Sakurako was a very impressive thing.

After chatting for a while, Naoki Sakurako said to Miyamoto Sei, "I watched the drama, and you guys did a great job! Nana-chan, after you graduate, why don't you come to our current agency? We can film a drama together then!"

“Sakurako-senpai, I’ll probably go to university after I graduate…” Miyamoto said, “and I might consider developing in other directions afterward.”

"Really? Going to university? That's great. Even though you can start now, you'll probably be too busy to study," Naoki Sakurako said.

"Yes, there's definitely no time to study if I go to school now, so I should focus on my job first and talk about going to school after I graduate."

At this moment, Naoki Sakurako asked, "Have you thought about when you'll graduate?"

Suddenly, many people's eyes were focused on Miyamoto Sei.

Miyamoto Sei, as the current center and the overall champion, would be a major shock if he were to graduate.

Miyamoto Sei made no attempt to avoid the gazes around him: "I've thought about it. I won't graduate until I achieve my goal!"

Naoki Sakurako immediately became interested: "Goal? Could it be the goal of achieving the world's number one record sales?"

Miyamoto nodded: "Yes, that's the goal!"

This shocked many people. The goal was too difficult, too challenging, so much so that for a moment they even had the thought that "Miyamoto Nana might never graduate."

However, looking at Miyamoto Nana's face, one would find that although she was smiling, it was not a joking smile, but a serious one.

At that moment, they were certain that Miyamoto Nana was truly determined to make SKR's total record sales number one in the world!

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