Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 365 Domineering Declaration
After Christmas, there is not much time left for 2007. . .

2007 is about to pass.

Although in 2007, Kiyoshi Sakamoto was working as an actor more often.

However, his influence in the music world is still strong.

Even in the whole year, THE SUN only released one album.

However, in various end-of-year statistics, THE SUN's second band album "Zero in the Morning" still tops various charts.

In 2007, only three albums sold over one million copies.

They are "Zero in the Morning" by the new generation popular band THE SUN, "HOME" by Mr. Children, one of the national bands, and "Black Cherry" by the sexy singer Kumi Koda.

As for Oricon's annual album sales list, the top three are also these three albums.

Koda Kumi's "Black Cherry" took advantage of the long release time. Since it was released on December 2006, 12, it has sold 20 million copies within one year, making it the only third million-dollar album in 103. one, ranked third;
The No. 2007 album "HOME", released by the national band Mr. Children on March 3, 14, has a stable music audience and a sales volume of 13 million copies, firmly occupying the second place.

Oricon's annual album sales champion is still the most familiar name in recent years—THE SUN.

Sony's new-generation band THE SUN's second original album, once again won the sales champion in 170 with a sales volume of 2007 million!
In 2006 and 2007, THE SUN, which won the annual album sales champion for two consecutive years, has become the most dazzling star in the declining Japanese record industry. Koda Kumi, who is so beautiful, is not as beautiful as THE SUN!

In previous years, the annual singles charts dominated by Kiyoshi Sakamoto or THE SUN were left behind.

Because, in 2007, neither Sakamoto Kiyoshi nor THE SUN band released any singles.

Therefore, Sakamoto Kiyoshi, who ruled the annual singles chart, has won the record of winning the annual singles chart for more than three consecutive times. . .

However, 2007 was not a low ebb in the recording industry.

Not to mention that there were only three million-selling albums in the whole year, just look at the annual singles list alone.

On the entire list, there is only one song that has sold more than one million, and it was a single released in 2006. . .

That is Akikawa Masashi's "Thousands of Winds Ni Natte".

The process of winning the 2007 single sales champion for this tragic song, which broke through with its unique bel canto, was not so smooth.

The song was originally sold as a single from Masashi Akikawa's album "Majestic" in May 2006.

When it debuted on the Oricon Chart, it was only ranked below 100, but after deciding to appear in the Red and White Song Festival, the ranking gradually rose, and after the Red and White Song Festival ended, it quickly rose to the top position.

It can be said that without the big stage of the Hongbai Song Festival, the world would not know this very meaningful song.

This also shows that this time is no longer the era when the smell of wine is not afraid of deep alleys.

Even the best song is completely meaningless without a lot of publicity if no one notices or even hears it.

The only one who can not promote all the year round and still sell well is Sister Sakai Izumi of being. . .

Therefore, it is precisely because of this that Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who has Sony Music's powerful publicity resources and the support of all the staff of the company, has become a well-known name in just a few years.

After all, when you walk on the road, you can see Kiyoshi Sakamoto as the spokesperson for Sony Music every season on various big screens or posters. A familiar and handsome face.

Once there is popularity, there will be popularity.

With popularity, people will buy his records and watch movies starring him. . .

It's that simple.

In the final analysis, the profession of an artist is a profession that serves the public. Of course, the more people know each other, the better.

. . .

Except for Akikawa Masashi's "Thousands of Winds になって" which can reach millions of sales, even the queen singer Utada Hikaru, who once created a single album and sold 765 million copies, released the single "Flavor Of "Life", only sold 2007 copies, ranking second in sales.

However, in terms of distribution, it is very popular.

Before the official release, the total number of distributions reached more than 200 million times, and the final distribution volume exceeded 720 million times. If it is replaced by physical record sales, at least her single can exceed one million sales. . .

It is conceivable that the impact of audio distribution on physical records cannot be underestimated.

It is worth mentioning that this year, thanks to the huge influence of the hit Japanese TV series "Boys Over Flowers 2", Arashi, who has been in Johnny's debut for eight years, once again hit a new high in single sales.

The theme song "Love so sweet" ranked No.43 in the annual singles list with sales of 3 copies.

It is also another best-selling single since "Kimi がいるから" in cooperation with Sakamoto Kiyoshi. . .

It has to be said that the influence of Japanese dramas is still strong.

Utada Hikaru's "Flavor Of Life" also benefited somewhat from "Boys Over Flowers 2".

Because, like "Love so sweet", "Flavor Of Life" is also one of the theme songs of "Boys Over Flowers 2".

Therefore, among this group of people who bought records, there must be people who came to buy records after watching "Boys Over Flowers 2".

This is the power of tie-up.

However, news such as "Utada Hikaru's single sold less than one million"; or "only one million-dollar single was born in the whole year", "the two theme songs of "Boys Over Flowers 2" ranked second and third", etc., are not as good as in On the night of December 12th, at the 30th Japan Record Awards held at the New National Theater, the events that happened attracted more attention from the public.

On that night, THE SUN band once again won the record award representing the highest honor for two consecutive years with the song "クロノスタシス" without dispute!

Moreover, at the awards ceremony, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's acceptance speech put him on the cusp of public opinion.

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December 12th, the night of the awards ceremony.

When the award ceremony was coming to an end, there was only the highest award left in the audience - the record award, which had not yet been awarded.

Among the alternate winners, once again, it became a situation of the Three Kingdoms competing for hegemony.

THE SUN, Kumi Koda, Mr. Children.

However, this time, anyone with a discerning eye can see the advantages of THE SUN. The other two groups of singers can only accompany them.

Sure enough, when the award presenters announced the winners, the name heard by the public was still the one that had been expected long ago.

"The winner of the 49th Disc Awards is..."

"THE SUN! "Cronostasis""

There was applause, and the singers and audience in the audience did not have much objection to this unsuspecting result.

After all, the advantages are simply too great.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, the leader of THE SUN band, led Masaki Ogawa and Masaki Chiba slowly onto the stage, and received the red certificate inlaid with gold ornaments from the hand of the chairman of the formulation committee.

From the calm posture of Kiyoshi Sakamoto who accepted the award naturally, the audience and singers in the audience instantly came up with a word to describe Kiyoshi Sakamoto's current state.

That is, "proficient"

This is also true.

This is the third time Kiyoshi Sakamoto has won the award, which represents the highest honor of the Record Awards.

The individual award in 2004, the band award last year, and this year's award, indeed, this is the third time Kiyoshi Sakamoto has won the record award in a different capacity.

In other words, he has already received three awards from the award presenters. . .

It's no wonder Kiyoshi Sakamoto's posture is very skillful and natural.

Masaki Ogawa and Masaki Chiba first spoke their prepared short award speeches to the rocking mic, and then gave up their seats to Kiyoshi Sakamoto, the soul and captain of the band.

Sakamoto Kiyoshi stepped forward slightly and stood slightly in front, while Ogawa Masaki and Chiba Masaki, like two loyal retainers, stood firmly on both sides of his "lord", with serious expressions Waiting for Kiyoshi Sakamoto's speech.

Holding the award, Kiyoshi Sakamoto bowed deeply to the rocking mic placed in front of him. After expressing his gratitude, he raised his head with a humble smile on his expression, "I have to say, the scenery standing on the stage, It is indeed more beautiful..."

"This kid...haha"

The seniors in the audience also smiled slightly at his words.

After joking, he paused.

His gaze did not stare at the audience in front of him, but looked around for a week, as if he wanted to engrave this moment deeply in his mind with his eyes.

After a pause, he continued to speak.

"This is the third time for me to stand here with a certificate representing the highest honor..."

"It's also the second time our band THE SUN won the Record Award..."

"When I was in the audience just now, I also searched on my mobile phone. If we win the second record award tonight, then we will become the first group of bands in history to win two record awards in a row. But it's an incredible record!"

Standing on the stage, Kiyoshi Sakamoto is like a cute junior, showing off his achievements to his seniors.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto's deliberate boasting did not make everyone at the scene feel disgusted, but instead made everyone at the scene applaud for his funny.

Ignoring the laughter and applause from the audience, Kiyoshi Sakamoto continued, "However, after I really won this award again, another bold idea emerged in my mind."

He lowered his head, looked at the red certificate inlaid with gold ornaments in his hand, and paused.

When he raised his head again, there was no longer a smile on his face, his eyes were full of firmness and flowing time.

"My idea is, if our band wins the record award again in the coming year, will it become the first band in history to win three consecutive championships?!"

"So, I am very much looking forward to standing on this stage again in the coming year and meeting everyone again!"

"thank you very much!!!"

(End of this chapter)