Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 432 The First Championship Single
THE SUN, which is rampant in the European and American music circles, has achieved impressive results. This news did not make the entertainment industry in Japan wait too long.

Just one week after the release of "We Are Young", the whole of Japan knew that THE SUN, a magical band, made history again!

"Airborne UK Singles Chart Weekly Champion! THE SUN swept the British music scene! "

"THE SUN's new song shines internationally, with 50 sales, shocking! "

"Creating History Again, The Light of Asian Bands!" "

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The major media have all replaced their original front page covers, just to leave them for THE SUN and their "We Are Young".

In just one week, the news programs and variety shows of Japan’s six major TV stations all reported news about how THE SUN won the UK’s weekly singles chart and airborne to the top 100 of the BillBoard HOT[-].

NHK, the national television station, also urgently dispatched a photography team to the United States to produce a special program for THE SUN.

Because "SUN" in THE SUN means sunshine, the title of the program is called "The Light of Japan".

Even TV Tokyo, known as the "debris flow in TV stations", also rarely broadcast news about THE SUN.

You know, the arrogant TV Tokyo has a glorious tradition.

That is: no matter what breaking news happens, no matter how the world collapses in Japan, it will continue to broadcast normal scheduled programs (i.e. animation, gourmet food, TV shopping), at most, with a row of subtitles.

Just like on June 2008, 6, when an earthquake of magnitude 14 occurred in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, all major TV stations were broadcasting news about the earthquake, and only TV Tokyo was broadcasting cartoons. . .

cartoon. . .

picture. . .

piece. . .

Today, it is a great honor to be able to specifically report the news about THE SUN, although it is only a few seconds.

This is the only one in the entertainment industry, and because it is the first feat of an Asian singer, TV Tokyo will make an exception. . .

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As the first band combination to break through in the European and American music scene and achieve outstanding results, THE SUN can be said to have become the pride of the whole of Japan.

Whether it is a singer or an athlete, as long as they achieve excellent results in the international arena, they will win glory for the country and be a national hero.

And today's THE SUN is such a role.

Under the big reports of the TV station and the media, the whole of Japan knows that THE SUN has become the first Japanese band to go out of Asia and go to the world!
For the heroes and pride of the country, the public must be very concerned about their every move.

The news that keeps coming back from the front of the European and American music circles is to let the Japanese people know about THE SUN's trip to the European and American music circles.

On July 7, THE SUN started a two-week US single promotion.

The first stop is the center of the United States, New York.

I have watched all the radio programs, LIVE, and THE SUN that I can watch.

It has to be said that backed by Sony, one of the four major records in the world, the huge resources make THE SUN too busy to breathe.

After all, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's European and American record contract with THE SUN is also signed under Sony's banner, so Sony is still very supportive of its own artists.

Even let THE SUN perform as a musical guest on the famous late-night show "Saturday Night Live" in the United States!
"SNL" for short, is a well-known late-night variety show in the United States. SNL, which is broadcast late on Saturday night, invites a guest performer and a musical guest for each episode.

The performers will participate in the performance of the skit, which often allows people to see a different side of the guest, and such a comedy performance is also a touchstone of their acting skills.

Music guests are usually popular singers and will perform live.

In order to promote THE SUN, Sony, through a deal with NBC, forced Kiyoshi Sakamoto to appear on SNL once.

The guest performer in that issue was Megan Fox, the all-beauty goddess who became famous for her role in the Hollywood blockbuster "Transformers"!

Although from the perspective of coffee, THE SUN and Megan Fox are both popular artists, THE SUN is still a little-known band from Asia.

However, under the powerful charm of Goddess Megan, the ratings of that episode remained strong.

It also prompted THE SUN's "We Are Young" to attract the attention of American audiences.

One episode of SNL is enough to make audiences across the United States aware of THE SUN.

On July 7, after the broadcast on SNL, the single sales of "We Are Young" soared sharply, like a rocket with fuel booster, soaring into the sky!
In just two days of the weekend, "We Are Young" sold a terrifying 20 copies!

On the evening of July 7th, the BillBoard HOT29 weekly list was released.

When Sakamoto Kiyoshi, Ogawa Masaki, and Chiba Masaki sat on a big bed, holding a laptop, and opened the bulletin board list with great anticipation, their expressions froze instantly.

The first place!
This is where We Are Young ranks on the list.

After being silent for nearly 20 seconds, Kiyoshi Sakamoto was the first to come to his senses.

He suddenly stood up from the bed, clenched his fists, and waved fiercely into the air, as if to vent the fatigue of the past few weeks, he had a grim expression and shouted loudly.

"YES!"

Kiyoshi Sakamoto's actions were like igniting the fuse of a firecracker. The excitement in the hearts of Masaaki Ogawa and Masaki Chiba exploded with a "bang"!
Even Ogawa Makoto, who was usually calm, jumped up and hugged Sakamoto Kiyoshi excitedly.

"Great!"

Seeing this, Chiba Masaki joined in the hug excitedly.

The three hugged each other passionately.

Not only that, the excited three were still bouncing up and down on the bed, their faces brimming with happiness.

When Uncle Ishida walked into the room with his computer in his arms, he saw such a scene.

Seeing the three people hugging each other, Uncle Ishida was taken aback for a moment, then reacted, looked at the three with a doting smile on his face, and muttered to himself, "Hehe, this is youth..."

The youthful THE SUN, with an average age of 19.5, took his first step in the European and American music scene in the distant New York, USA!
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After a wave of publicity in New York, THE SUN continued to transition to the second stop, Los Angeles, the city of angels!

Los Angeles, with a population of more than 300 million, ushered in an Asian band.

And THE SUN also brought a touch of youth to this international city with Hollywood, Universal Studios, Santa Monica, and the Lakers in just one week.

A week later, April 8th.

The BillBoard HOT100 weekly list is released again.

The most conspicuous position on the list reads "THE SUN—"We Are Young""!
Although "We Are Young" did not get a cover of the famous musical drama series GLEE like the original history, it also tied up the Super Bowl and Chevrolet commercials.

However, under Sony's vigorous publicity and the recommendation of many Sony singers, coupled with the opportunity to perform on "Saturday Night Live", it still topped the BillBoard HOT100 weekly list a month later.

Judging from the sales of singles in the past four weeks, "We Are Young" has maintained a strong upward momentum.

15 in the first week, 20 in the second week, 28 in the third week, and 35 in the fourth week!
And the ranking is also moving up step by step.

16th, 12th, 3rd, 1st!
From being on the list to winning the championship, it took four weeks, whether it was long or short.

In this way, "We Are Young" became THE SUN's first billboard champion single!

And THE SUN has also become another Japanese singer with a billboard champion single after 1963 years since Sakamoto Kyu in 45!
It can be said without shame that with THE SUN's international popularity today, it can already be called the number one band in Japan!

After all, apart from the ancient god Kyu Sakamoto, there is no singer in Japan who can once again be on the Billboard singles champion.

none!
Now, THE SUN has achieved it. It is conceivable that this will inevitably become a big event that caused a sensation in Japan.

And after learning that THE SUN's single became Billboard's number one single, the Japanese media put many titles on THE SUN on the headlines!
"The number one band in Japan!"

"Asia's number one band!"

"Cosmopolitan Band!"

When touting your country's superstars, neon lights are the same as sticks, so shameless. . .

However, under the "shameless" praise of the Japanese media, THE SUN, which is far away in the United States, once again became the focus of the whole Japan.

In addition, THE SUN's latest album "Young People" released two months ago, sales exploded again, within two weeks, nearly 50 copies were sold!
This also allowed the cumulative sales of THE SUN's album to reach an astonishing 500 million copies!
With such sales figures, the album "Young People" has once again risen to the third place on the previous album sales list!
On "Young People", there are only the best selection album "The Best "Pleasure" B'z" by Japanese band leader B'z, and Utada Hikaru's debut album "First Love"!
This album is also the first in the 21st century, very likely, and the only one with sales exceeding 500 million!
The breakthrough in the international music scene, as well as various record breaking in Japan, made the people in the circle who thought that THE SUN's qualifications were not enough to bear the title of "Japan's No. [-] band" all die in an instant.

When the grades are enough to stand out from the crowd, the importance of qualifications instantly becomes less important.

After all, this is an era of looking at data.

What's more, THE SUN not only achieved impressive results domestically, but also won face for the Japanese music scene internationally.

What else is there to say?

While the Japanese media and the whole of Japan are constantly arguing about THE SUN, the three of THE SUN set a date for returning to China.

August 8th, that is, the third day after winning the Zhou Crown. . .

(End of this chapter)