Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 431 After England, America
That's right, THE SUN is on fire!

The popularity was so unexpected that it was unbelievable. This is the achievement that a band from Asia can create.

However, they did.

They became record makers.

The first Asian singer whose single won the championship in the UK Singles Weekly Chart!
The first Asian band to sell 30 copies of their debut single in Europe and America in the first week!
. . .

While achieving a zero breakthrough, THE SUN and "We Are Young" have attracted the attention of the entire British music scene.

NME called THE SUN "the light of Asian bands" in the magazine, and also pointed out that the song "We Are Young" has all the factors for a big hit.

Another well-known British music magazine, Q, set aside two pages to introduce THE SUN and the song "We Are Young".

Together with "The Times" and "Daily Telegraph", the Guardian, which is collectively known as the three major British newspapers, gave a brief introduction to THE SUN, a band from Asia, in the famous column "band of the day".

This column is specially used by the Guardian to introduce some new-generation bands. The independent bands that have been on this column will basically become popular after half a year, without exception.

It is conceivable that this column has a discerning eye. . .

Today, THE SUN can be on this column, which proves that the Guardian is also very optimistic about their future.

In addition to selling more than 30 physical records, the sales volume of "We Are Young" on digital downloads is even more surprising.

The number of downloads in the first week exceeded [-]!
In the record market in 2008, even though digital downloads had a great impact on physical records, physical records remained strong in Europe and America, and few singles sold more downloads than physical records.

However, being able to download and sell [-] copies in the first week is an achievement that is not inferior to top European and American singers.

You know, the British band is proud of Coldplay's "Viva La Vida", and its digital download sales in the United States are only 10,000+. . .

In this way, digital downloads plus physical sales, the song "We Are Young" sold 40 copies in the first week! ! !

It can be used as "big seller" to describe this single of THE SUN.

Britain is arguably the most proud country in Europe.

It may still be immersed in the glory of the former empire that never falls, which has caused the people's self-confidence to burst. . .

Every British person has proud blood in their bones. They are like penguins, dressed neatly, standing upright, and looking at everything with a pair of eyes that say "I am a gentleman and I am proud".

Especially people and things from Asia, they seem to be more stinking.

However, an Asian band from the far east sang a song that moved them in their own language.

At this moment, the charm of music is undoubtedly revealed.

Although it may be a little awkward in the heart, the British public is still curious about this Asian band that sings indie rock with a fluent British accent.

Curiosity led them to take out their wallets and obediently bought a THE SUN single through various channels.

As a result, I was fascinated by "We Are Young", a song full of strength and passion.

Recommendations from the BBC, major music magazines, and famous musicians all made the band THE SUN famous.

No, even the most popular talk show in the UK, "The Graham Norton Show" (Graham Norton Show) invited THE SUN along the way.

Graham Norton has always been known for his humor. In the show, he also jokes about the stars, playing games and telling jokes. Although the jokes are humorous, they are not vulgar at all, and they are very suitable for all ages.

Therefore, this is also the reason why many celebrities like to come here as guests.

Originally, with the status and popularity of THE SUN, it is not enough for the above British national programs, but who is behind THE SUN is Sony. . .

Seeing that THE SUN started off so smoothly in the UK, Suo Dad immediately arranged various programs to let THE SUN continue to increase its exposure in order to sell more singles.

This is also Sony's consistent strategy, taking advantage of the fire, taking advantage of the victory to pursue, and tossing to death!

Good luck Sony! ! !
On the show, Kiyoshi Sakamoto performed well.

There is no way, among the three, only his English is good, if he doesn't show it well, why don't he let the two guys who sit on the side and nod with a smirk from time to time speak?
Do not joke!
Just relying on the Japanese broken English of the two?
Obviously, the program team also knew about this, so many questions were thrown to Sakamoto Kiyoshi as the leader.

An episode of The Graham Norton Show usually has three guests, sometimes four.

These guests usually consist of a relatively well-known public figure, a comedian and a well-known musician.

Usually, the introduction of the guest is introduced after the host's opening monologue; sometimes he will introduce the musician after the last ten to 15 minutes of the talk show, after the musician has finished performing.

In the short ten-minute program, Kiyoshi Sakamoto talked and laughed happily with the host in a fluent British accent, and even performed a live song "I'm Yours", which is already famous all over the world.

Especially when the host and the audience learned that this song "I'm Yours" was actually his 14-year-old work, the scene of the program recording was full of exclamations.

They never imagined how a 14-year-old Asian boy could create such a high-quality English song as "I'm Yours".

Moreover, the best-selling "We Are Young" is also his work. . .

Also, when they knew that Kiyoshi Sakamoto had become the chief student of Japan's No. 15 university at the age of [-] and was proficient in seven languages, they couldn't hide the deep surprise in their eyes.

This issue of "The Graham Norton Show" really brought THE SUN, an Asian band, into the eyes of the British people.

People in the corrupt country who have watched this program know that in this young band called THE SUN, there is an 18-year-old music creation genius named "KIYO"

As a country that gave birth to many great rock bands, Britain's welcome to rock music is more obvious than any other country.

After all, the names of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Queen, Oasis and other bands are enough to make the British proud.

Therefore, even rock bands from Asia are welcomed by many music fans in the UK.

Of course, in the final analysis, it is because of the song "We Are Young", which is so good.

After two weeks of promotion in the UK, THE SUN flew to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, the United States, with the title of Asia’s first weekly top singer in the UK singles chart, and the efficiency of accumulating 70 copies in two weeks!
There, there are many music fans waiting for their arrival. . .

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On July 7th, the release date of "We Are Young", while THE SUN was recording a radio show, all the major record stores in New York, USA put a brand new single on the shelves.

The name is called "We Are Young".

Within a week, under the strong recommendation of Rolling Stone and NME magazines, as well as the promotion of Coldplay, Taylor, Avril Lavigne and others, even without much pre-publicity, "We Are Young" still sold amazingly in the first week [-] copies!

Digital downloads also reached [-] copies.

Such a result also broke the record for Asian singers' single sales in the first week in the United States, and the record that was broken happened to be [-] copies created by Kiyoshi Sakamoto's "I'm Yours".

When he heard the news, Kiyoshi Sakamoto joked, "It feels a little strange to break my own record..."

Not only that, the sales volume of 15 copies is enough for THE SUN to directly enter the top 100 of the BillBoard HOT16, ranking [-]th!
Became the first Asian singer to have a top 100 single on the BillBoard HOT[-]!

The British and American music circles have always had a mutual influence. The brilliant achievements of THE SUN in the UK also affected the sales of "We Are Young" in the United States to some extent.

With the situation going well, Sony has also stepped up the promotion of "We Are Young", so that the sales of this single in the United States in the next week did not fall but increased. Physical and digital downloads sold nearly 20 copies!
In the BillBoard HOT100 ranking moved up again, rose to No. 12. . .

This is already the highest ranking in the Japanese music scene on the US Billboard charts, apart from the ancient god Kyu Sakamoto!

Ayumi Hamasaki, Utada Hikaru, B'z and other Japanese masters have not achieved the feat, but now, it is done by THE SUN, a young band with an average age of only 19.5 years old.

This made Sony not only inform, but also urged THE SUN to fly over from the UK to carry out the second round of single promotion.

At this critical moment, the three of Sakamoto Kiyoshi set foot on American soil. . .

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7 month 21 number.

New York, the busiest Manhattan.

Crosby Street Hotel.

In the room, Sakamoto Kiyoshi lay paralyzed on the soft bed, without any thought of moving.

In the past two weeks, I have taken the band around the UK to promote it. Even a young man as energetic as Kiyoshi Sakamoto can't stand it.

No, just after getting off the plane and allocating the hotel room, Kiyoshi Sakamoto lay on the bed and left the luggage on the ground. . .

Ring Ring Ring!
However, at this time, the phone rang mischievously.

"..."

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who didn't want to answer the phone at first, was forced to stretch out a hand when the phone rang persistently, picked up the phone on the bedside table, and put it to his ear.

"Mosimoxi?"

"Qing, get ready, we're leaving for the company soon to discuss matters related to the promotion of the next single." It was Uncle Ishida's familiar voice on the phone.

"Oh."

After answering lightly, Kiyoshi Sakamoto put the mobile phone back on the bedside table, and then lay down without any intention of getting up.

After a few minutes, he slowly got up from the bed, changed into a white shirt and black suit casual formal attire, and stood in front of the mirror in the bathroom.

A smile suddenly appeared on the tired face in the mirror.

"Next, it's America..."

(End of this chapter)