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Chapter 169 Harvest Season (Please recommend and reward!!)

As the first finale of the 56th Red and White Song Concert, the trio of THE SUN will perform their only single released this year at [-]:[-] p.m.

"PLANET"!
It has to be said that this is only THE SUN's second single, but sales are still strong.

自3月23号发售以来，直到12月31号，总共卖出了120万张CD！！！

This is also a continuation of THE SUN band's record of over one million singles since their debut. Against the background of the downturn in the record market, they can still sell one million singles. Even the National Sky Group SMAP, Ayumi Hamasaki, the first lady in the music scene, or old national bands like Mr. Children and B'z, can't do it either.

However, there are as many as three singles that have sold over one million this year!

In addition to "PLANET" by THE SUN band, there is another song that inspired the neon music scene in 2005.

That is the single album "Youth Amigo" released by the limited group "Shuji and Akira" composed of Yamashita Tomohisa and Kamenashi Kazuya!
The song of the same name in the album "Youth Amigo", as the theme song of NTV's autumn TV series "Wild Boar Transformation", was also loved by the public after the TV series was broadcast.

In this single album, there are only three songs and accompaniment versions of three songs.

In addition to the song "Youth Amigo", there is also "Colorful" sung by Tomohisa Yamashita, which is an episode of the TV series "Dragon Sakura" starring Kiyoshi Sakamoto; The episode of Dao Xian Shi 2".

I don't know if it is because of the popularity of the TV series that the songs are also very popular.

Although the title song "Youth Amigo" was commented by music critics: neither the lyrics nor the melody is anything special, but the winning point is that the melody is easy to learn and sing, and it is catchy after listening to it a few times.

But it may be because the style of music has a very strong retro nostalgic color, which has a touch of Showa ballad charm, so it has greatly expanded the buying group.

Those who bought this single included not only the young people in the past, but also office workers in their 30s and 40s.

Therefore, the single released on November 11 has sold over one million in just four weeks!
Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was filming the movie on the set, also heard about the terrible sales.

However, Kiyoshi Sakamoto was not intimidated by the sales of this single. After all, his personal single sales and band single sales can blow up this "Youth Amigo".

Not to mention, the band's single "PLANET", which has sold 120 million copies, has sold 20 more than them. There is also one that made Yamashita Tomohisa and Kamanashi Kazuya feel desperate, and there is another one that belongs to Sakamoto Clear personal single.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto's second single, the first English single "I'm Yours", was released in February, and by the end of the year, it had sold 200 million copies!

This also makes Kiyoshi Sakamoto's single, after SMAP sang "The Only Flower in the World" in 2003, another single with a sales volume of over 200 million after a lapse of two years.

On the Oricon annual single list in 2005, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's "I'm Yours" topped the list, while No.2 was "PLANET" by THE SUN band, and No.3 was "Shuji and Akira"'s " Youth Amigo".

On Oricon's annual album list, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's first solo album "15 Years Old" ranked first with a terrible sales volume of 150 million!

Interestingly, Orange Range, whose most famous song "Flower" was robbed by Kiyoshi Sakamoto, released the album "musiQ" this year, which may lack divine songs like "Flower", although it sold very well , sold 140 million copies, but finally ranked No.2 in the annual album list. . .

In this way, people in the entertainment industry were surprised to find that one person's name almost dominated the entire 2005 Oricon list.

Singles Chart No. [-]: Sakamoto Kiyoshi "I'm Yours"!
Album chart No. 15: Sakamoto Kiyoshi "[-] Years Old"!
Sakamoto Kiyoshi and THE SUN band, like last year, although they didn't have a lot of production, but they used two very high-quality songs and one album throughout 2005.

Such a good sales performance also made Kiyoshi Sakamoto the little king of the Japanese music scene in a real sense!

The media and music critics have unanimously recognized his creative talent and appeal!

Also, on the major music charts at the end of the year, Sakamoto Kiyoshi and THE SUN band both topped the charts.

The top ten bands of the new generation in Japan!
The most popular new generation singer in the Japanese music scene!

etc. . .

Sakamoto Kiyoshi, it took less than two years to reach a height that most people can't reach in their lifetime.

. . . . . .

The end of the year is a harvest season for Kiyoshi Sakamoto and THE SUN band.

Leaving aside the list-killing at Oricon, this is the second red and white debut, what the three care about the most is this year's record awards!

Last year's Record Awards, Sakamoto Kiyoshi can be said to be the biggest winner of the previous awards.

Personally won the Composition Award, Arrangement Award, Poetry Award, Best Newcomer Award, Gold Award, Grand Award, six awards!
If you add a gold award from the band, then Kiyoshi Sakamoto won seven awards in a historic and record-setting way!
Such a strong performance made people look forward to this year's Record Awards.

Everyone wants to know how many awards Kiyoshi Sakamoto can win at the Record Awards this time. . .

Compared with Ogawa Masaki and Chiba Masaki, Sakamoto Kiyoshi is busier.

At the NHK Music Hall and as the band THE SUN, after the performance, he will go to the New National Theater in advance, as a guest performer, to perform two of his songs at the Record Awards.

Yes, this year, when the Record Awards invited Kiyoshi Sakamoto as a guest performer, they proposed to give him two songs to perform.

It is a great honor to be able to sing two songs at the most authoritative music awards ceremony in Japan, so Kiyoshi Sakamoto was stunned when he heard the news.

I'm so happy I don't know how to behave.

However, after the awards ceremony, Kiyoshi Sakamoto will definitely regret it, as if he shouldn't be so happy. . .

The exchange for these two songs was his first failure, a kind of alternative compensation.

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At [-]:[-] in the evening, THE SUN band, as the finale, stepped onto the red and white stage and performed their only single released this year, "PLANET".

In just a few minutes, THE SUN still tried its best to show its LIVE strength in line with its title of "the top ten bands of the new generation", and fully let the audience watching the red and white live and in front of the TV All of a sudden, we all got excited.

After the performance, the three quickly exited the stage amidst the applause of the audience.

Then, Kiyoshi Sakamoto separated from Masaki Ogawa and Masaki Chiba temporarily.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto first got into the nanny car and asked Uncle Ishida to take him to the New National Theater first, because he was going to perform two songs at the Record Awards. . .

The other two are on NHK's side, waiting for Uncle Ishida to come back, and then send them there to participate in the Record Awards.

Sitting in the nanny car, Sakamoto Kiyoshi sat in the back seat, looking at the constantly changing street scene outside, and sighed.

"We didn't seem to be so leisurely last year."

Yes, after last year's rush, the three of THE SUN and Uncle Ishida are already prepared for the rush at the end of the year, and they will not be in a hurry like last year, and they were almost late.

"Well, compared to last year, we have more experience this year." Uncle Ishida also replied while driving.

"However, we were almost late for the rehearsal..." Sakamoto Kiyoshi suddenly laughed when he remembered what happened in the afternoon. Under the afterglow of the sunset, the three of them were running on the road in the Japanese drama.

"Ha ha ha ha!!!"

"Hahaha, I, a middle-aged man with a big belly, seeing your backs running so passionately, made me want to get out of the car and run with you, but my big belly reminded me that I can't run anymore, haha Ha ha!!"

Uncle Ishida's slander made Sakamoto Kiyoshi, who was sitting in the back seat, almost burst out laughing.

"Ahahaha cough cough..."

All the way from the NHK Concert Hall to the New National Theatre, in the nanny car, laughter continued. . .

Both are in Shibuya District, and the two places are not far apart, so, soon, Kiyoshi Sakamoto arrived at the New National Theater, the scene of the 47th Record Awards.

Under the leadership of the staff, Sakamoto Kiyoshi arrived backstage, ready to perform on stage.

The two songs he prepared for this record award are not "I'm Yours" and "Letter~To the 15-year-old You~", but "Letter~To the 15-year-old You~" and the album a song from .

"SLOW DOWN"!
Knowing that he could sing two songs at the Record Awards, Sony helped Kiyoshi Sakamoto organize an official fan club event.

List the songs released by Kiyoshi Sakamoto in his own name this year, let fans vote, the two songs with the highest vote rate, Kiyoshi Sakamoto will sing these two songs at the Record Awards!
For Kiyoshi Sakamoto's first official fan event, his fans were crazy. In just one hour, the cumulative number of voters has exceeded 50! ! !

In the end, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's 200 million-selling single "I'm Yours" was unexpectedly absent from the two top-voted songs, as voted by fans.

Probably because it was an English song at that time. . .

Of the two songs, the unshakable "Letter~To the 15-year-old You~" got the most votes, and the song "SLOW DOWN" got the second most votes.

Therefore, in order to repay the enthusiasm of the fans, Kiyoshi Sakamoto decided to sing these two songs at the Record Awards.

From 8:8 to [-]:[-] that night, the [-] minutes belonged to Sakamoto Kiyoshi.

First "SLOW DOWN", and then "Letter~To the 15-year-old you~".

Especially when the prelude to "Letter~To the 15-year-old You~" sounded, the entire Record Awards, whether they were artists or ordinary audiences, cheered excitedly, as if they had been looking forward to this song for a long time.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto sat in front of the piano and sang.

All the audience in the audience followed suit and sang.

Singer and audience, at this moment, seem to merge into one.

(End of this chapter)