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Chapter 322 Special Guests
Kana Nishino once again appeared on the stage of THE SUN as a concert guest!

Nishino Kana, who debuted in February, became famous in one fell swoop with the song "そばにいるね".

As of July, the debut single has sold as many as 7 copies!

Such achievements made Nishino Kana the first new female singer whose debut single sold more than 70 copies in recent years. Therefore, the mass media also crowned her "the biggest dark horse in the music world in 2007" and "sweet singer". "And so on.

In order to strike while the iron is hot, Sony turned Nishino Kana into a new generation of Sony singers in one fell swoop. At the end of April, they released the second single for Nishino Kana again.

However, this song is not a song written and composed by Kiyoshi Sakamoto, but a brand new song composed by Kiyoshi Sakamoto and written by Kana Nishino.

"What is love"

Because Kiyoshi Sakamoto knew that Sony's early "resentful woman" style for Kana Nishino would not make her famous in one fell swoop, so in order to make Kana Nishino become Sony's first sister faster, Kiyoshi Sakamoto directly followed Kitagawa Nao The tree proposed that the first three singles of Nishino Kana were all produced and composed by him, so as to set a style for Nishino Kana.

After all, if the music style is not well determined, it will cause a singer who could have become a hit to never become popular.

Just take Nishino Kana from the previous life as an example. The early "resentful woman" genre made this future singer who Sony is very optimistic about waste a year.

And after Sony quickly changed her positioning to a "sweet" genre, it quickly became popular.

This is the importance of singer positioning.

And Naoki Kitagawa also believes in Kiyoshi Sakamoto's creative ability and vision, and Sony is also very optimistic about Kana Nishino's future achievements. Since Kiyoshi Sakamoto is willing to be a nanny to nurse Kana Nishino, Sony's top management must think it's good, so they let it go Kiyoshi Sakamoto did it.

Therefore, Sakamoto Kiyoshi directly used the second single to set Nishino Kana's singer style.

Just like in the previous life, follow the sweet style!

And this single with the theme of little girls thinking about the meaning of love also borrowed the wind of "そばにいるね" that has not yet dissipated. Once it was released, it immediately received strong appreciation from the industry and the love of fans.

Seventy thousand sold in the first week!

Although compared with the sales of "そばにいるね", it has shrunk a lot.

However, you must know that Kiyoshi Sakamoto was featured in the debut song.

With the help of Sakamoto Kiyoshi's reputation and popularity, an astonishing 15 copies were created in the first week.

Now it is only the second single that Kiyoshi Sakamoto participated in composing, and it is normal for the sales to drop due to the popularity and singing voice of Kana Nishino.

However, even though it fell by more than half, Nishino Kana's second single "What is Love" still won the runner-up of the Oricon chart in the first week.

This also makes Sony very happy.

They also know very well that the second single cannot continue the magic of "そばにいるね".

After all, it was a divine comedy.

And the Divine Comedy cannot be created casually. . .

Their goal is that as long as the sales volume of the second single remains above [-] in the first week, Kana Nishino will almost be able to stabilize the current status of the new generation of singers.

The sales volume of [-] in the first week is already a very good achievement in this era of declining record market. . .

Therefore, after Sony's later publicity and strong promotion, Nishino Kana's popularity and fame further rose, and she slowly became one of the most dazzling female singers in the Japanese music scene in the first half of 2007.

And Kana Nishino's second single, as of July, sold more than 30 copies within three months.

Seeing that the momentum of the single was at the end of its strength, Sony thought of having Kana Nishino as a guest again at the concert of THE SUN band, and continued to create a sense of presence.

And Sakamoto Kiyoshi also felt that since they are from the same company, and Kana Nishino is also considered a fellow apprentice of THE SUN and Sakamoto Kiyoshi, it's okay to bring her along.

Therefore, the first special guest of this concert is the "Sweet Diva" who was born in 2007, a fellow student of the band THE SUN, Kana Nishino!

. . .

Seeing Kana Nishino in a shiny dress, the audience who suddenly appeared beside the stage, although they were all fans of THE SUN present, they still showed great enthusiasm.

Thunderous applause rang out for Nishino Kana again.

At this time, the three of Sakamoto Kiyoshi also took advantage of the spotlight on Nishino Kana, sneaked back to the backstage of the stage, and handed the stage to Nishino Kana.

With only 5 minutes, Sakamoto and Kiyoshi who returned to the backstage lounge changed their clothes in a panic while watching Nishino Kana's performance through the TV in the room.

It is impossible to just wear a set of costumes for a concert, and you will definitely change a few sets of costumes to match the style of the song.

Just like the first few songs, they were all sad songs, so the three of THE SUN were all wearing black suits, dressed like the Japanese version of the Beatles.

And next, they are going to change into a set of rather sunny and casual costumes to match the next performance.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto put on his jeans and asked loudly, "How much longer?!"

"Two and a half minutes!" The stage staff, looking at their watches, responded loudly.

On TV, Nishino Kana's song was also performed more than halfway through.

"Hurry up! Hurry up!" Uncle Ishida, the manager, clapped his hands anxiously in the room, signaling that time is running out.

"I'm ready!"

"I'm fine too!"

And while Sakamoto Kiyoshi was still wearing a white shirt, Ogawa Masaki and Chiba Masaki got it all done.

Although I have already experienced such a situation in the last solo concert, but because there was only Kiyoshi Sakamoto last time, Kiyoshi Sakamoto and the staff in charge of the concert did not feel it.

But this time, with the comparison between Ogawa Masaki and Chiba Masaki, everyone in the lounge discovered an important thing.

That is, the speed at which Kiyoshi Sakamoto changed his clothes was really slow. . .

"Ah? Are you all done?!" Sakamoto Kiyoshi asked in surprise as he buttoned his clothes and looked at the two who had already picked up their instruments and were about to set off.

"Nonsense, it's up to you!" Ogawa really complained with a speechless expression.

"Oh, let's go!" The disdainful eyes of the two made Sakamoto Kiyoshi a little embarrassed, so before he had fully buttoned up, Sakamoto Kiyoshi hurriedly picked up the guitar and ran out of the lounge with the two of them.

"How much longer?!" Kiyoshi Sakamoto trotted towards the stage, asking Uncle Ishida who was running along with him.

"There are 20 seconds left! Kana-chan's song should be almost finished!"

"Oops!" The three of them shouted at the same time, also quickening their pace.

At this time, Sakamoto Kiyoshi and the others met their second group of special guests for this concert in the corridor, the lead singer of Coldplay, Chris Martin.

This foreign buddy just came out of the lounge and was about to go to the toilet.

When he saw the three of THE SUN in a hurry, he just wanted to raise his hand to greet them, but Sakamoto and Kiyoshi passed him by, leaving a word in the air.

"Martin, we're in a hurry..."

Just ignored him.

I saw Chris Martin standing in the middle of the corridor with an embarrassing expression, his half-raised hand hilariously staying in mid-air.

. . .

After using a wave of sprinting skills, Sakamoto Kiyoshi and the three of them appeared on the stage at the moment when Nishino Kana finished singing his second single "What is Love".

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who acted as the host, first took the microphone to thank Nishino Kana for his performance, and took the opportunity to promote Nishino Kana before letting Nishino Kana back from the stage.

Taking over the stage again, the three of them changed into a set of clothes and stood in their positions.

"Now, let's continue!"

Sakamoto Kiyoshi, who was wearing a white shirt and jeans, smiled and said into the microphone.

Cheers and applause broke out again.

Twenty minutes later, halfway through the concert, it was time for the second group of guests to appear.

"Ahem, next thing, it's very difficult for us, and it took a lot of effort to invite the guests. He is... No! They are..."

Sakamoto Kiyoshi deliberately played tricks, dragging a long ending, teasing the audience in the audience.

And in the end, under the audience's constant speculation and commotion, he said that unexpected name.

"Coldplay!"

"Coldplay?"

"Could it be that Coldplay?!"

Before the more than 5 East Egg audience could react to the name "Coldplay", all the lights on the stage went out at once.

On the pitch-black stage, the three of THE SUN exchanged with the members of Coldplay in just a few seconds.

With a bang, the stage lights turned on again.

However, the people on the stage have changed from three handsome yellow-skinned guys to a few blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners.

And when the audience saw a few people on the stage through the big screen, they all boiled up instantly.

The entire East Egg exploded as if an atomic bomb had been dropped on it. . .

"It's really that Coldplay!"

"Siguoyi!!!"

A huge wave of sound rolled towards Coldplay and the others standing on the stage.

Chris Martin, holding a microphone, looked at the packed Dongdan in front of him, the sea of ​​red, and the heart-piercing screams, all of which made him feel the madness of the Japanese fans.

"Well, do you want to come here to hold a concert next time..."

The enthusiasm of the fans directly gave him the idea of ​​holding a concert here.

"However, let's help KIYO copy the scene before we talk about it!"

"Well, let them be our guests next time!"

(End of this chapter)