July 12, 2019. Takizawa sits in the passenger seat of the car holding up Johnny’s portrait. On that day, 150 people gathered in one place. The activities of “Snow Man” Shino: “Snow Man (8), which actually sold well with Takizawa’s attention, has a way of attracting people as a group with one dominant center and the rest of the members. Takizawa’s approach is in line with that of K-pop, which is very popular.” Aya: “Snow Man is a group that Tackey has nurtured since they were Jr. members, and he handed over the “Takizawa Kabuki” to them. They are very attentive and have been trained to be courteous to their seniors.” Yuuka: “SixTONES made their debut at the same time, so it was in the form of a competition between Johnny and Tackey’s way of doing things.” Shino: “Snow Man is the K-POP way, and SixTONES is the J-POP way that Johnny likes. So far, Snow Man is selling better.” Aya: “However, I feel that since the death of Mr. Johnny, there are no more surprise debuts. In the past, groups debuted right after they joined, but that was only possible because of Johnny’s aesthetic sense. When there is no one left who can make such decisions, we have no choice but to let them debut in order of age.” Yuka: “They became stricter on my personal life, but now I can debut if I work hard and earnestly. I don’t know which is better.”