NHK's documentary program "Document 20min." (General) will air "Masterpiece - Eiichi Ohtaki's 'Happy Ending'" from 11:45 pm on October 12th. Based on the theme "What if you could witness the moment when that masterpiece was born...", the program relives the creation of the famous song "Happy Ending" by singer-songwriter Eiichi Ohtaki, who passed away in 2013. The secrets of the master's creation are revealed through audio recordings that will be released for the first time...
Eiichi Ohtaki, a shining giant in the history of Japanese pop music, is now back. This book thoroughly analyzes 37 hours of rare recordings from "Shiawase wa Ketsumei," which was the subject of a September broadcast of the NHK Educational TV program "ETV Special." It chronicles the progress of the legendary session, featuring Ohtaki's voice and the details of the session.
Listening to the recordings, you feel as if you are there in the corner of the studio. What was the master thinking, and how did he act?
