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Akb48 can be on the stage of the Red and White Song Festival!

As soon as this news came out, the first reaction of all the members was incredible!how can that be possible? !

The Red and White Song Festival, specifically called the Red and White Song Hezhan, is held by the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) once a year. It is a singing party representing the highest level in Japan.The contestants are all the most powerful, popular, good-natured singers selected from the Japanese music scene that year and loved by the majority of fans.Singers are divided into two teams according to gender, with female singers forming the red team and male singers forming the white team.The two groups performed separately in the form of a battle.

The status of the Hongbai Song Club in Japan is equivalent to the status of the Spring Festival Gala in China. Every year on the night of December 12, Japanese people like to gather together to watch this program.

It can be said that it is the dream of every idol and singer in Japan to be on such a stage. Although the members of Akb have fantasized about being on this stage one day, they never imagined that this day would come so soon.

For several days after hearing the news, the members of akb were in an ethereal state, both excited and unbelievable.Somezaki Sakura heard it

Kuo Takahashi Nan said: "This is definitely the ghost of the dog that grew up with me to bless me." Takahashi Nan had a dog that he liked very much. I heard her mention this dog once.

After hearing Takahashi Nan's words, Somesaki Sakura couldn't help laughing, she simply tapped Takahashi Nan on the head and said: "Don't think about those things that are there, don't you have to practice harder now? Otherwise, what should I do if I lose face at the song meeting?" ?”

After a week, everyone finally retreated from the excitement of being on the Red and White Song Concert, and after that, Somezaki Sakura also learned from the office the truth that akb48 can be on the Red and White Song Concert—although it is true It was on the Hongbai Song Festival, but akb48 performed with the concept of representing Akihabara culture with Nakagawa Shoko and other stars. According to the news from the office, the TV station can allocate akb performance time, maybe 2 minutes None.

And the final result was indeed so cruel. In the end, AKB only had 1 minute to perform on stage.

But even so, many members were very excited, even nervous before going on stage, almost everyone was relieved after stepping off the stage

He breathed a sigh of relief, as if he couldn't bear the heavy pressure.Somezaki Sakura was a little sad, Takahashi Kusu and Oshima Yu were both excited and disappointed.As a group that has debuted for two years, akb48 still failed to leave a deep impression on the public.

Until now, people's impression of them still cannot be separated from the points of "Akihabara", "Otaku" and "A combination that only tram men can fan".And the attention that akb attracted after the Red and White Song Concert was nothing more than people's curiosity about "how could there be such a big group" and "such a big group but performed in such a short time", but no one paid attention to their works.

It was also from this time that Takahashi Kusuno's desire to promote AKB became particularly strong. From this time, Somesaki Sakura finally saw a little shadow of the future AKB chief supervisor.

Although the final result of the Red and White Song Festival is not very good, akb still needs to continue to develop.Moreover, being able to get this opportunity to appear on the stage is considered very lucky in the eyes of many people.This has indeed somewhat increased the popularity of AKB.

Strike while the iron is hot, on the second day of the Red and White Song Festival, which is the first day of the new year, akb released its first album since its debut

"SETLIST ~ Greatest Songs 2006-2007".This album includes all six singles released since the establishment of akb. At the same time, it also includes several combinations of teamA and teamK.

In the end, the sales volume of this album reached more than [-] copies. Although it seems to be much higher than the sales volume of the single, as a regular album, this sales volume is a bit low.

And after releasing the first official album, on January 1th, AKB finally had its first titled variety show "AKB24:1!" ", this is the first regular variety show for akb members, and the members also began to use this program to promote and introduce themselves on TV, and to accumulate popularity for themselves.And Somesaki Sakura also started her variety show debut through this show.

At the same time, AKB released a new single "Romantic, No Need" on January 1.Although this single continued the good performance of "My Sun" on the Oricon weekly chart, it was commented by akb's fans as a song that "has lost the usual standard of akb25 songs", which made many fans a little dissatisfied.

And this kind of dissatisfaction rushed to the top after the release of the reprint of the first single "Sakura Petals 2" released by AKB in February.

At the beginning, the MV of "Cherry Blossom Petals" was cut and pieced together from the practice and performance recording clips of teamA members at that time. Because of the special significance of this song to akb, many fans requested to re-record the MV. .It was also at the request of these fans that the operator re-recorded and released this song.

However, the way the operator issued it has attracted dissatisfaction from many people.

Every CD purchased at the akb48 theater will randomly come with a member's individual poster. There are 44 types in total, some of which also bear the member's signature.The operator promises that as long as these 44 kinds of posters are collected, or if you purchase a limited photo combination worth 50400 yen (about 3400 yuan), you can give away a special event ticket for these supporters.

This measure caused the fans to lose a lot of blood in their wallets, and also attracted dissatisfaction from many people.Even the members worry about whether the fans spend too much during the performance. Somesaki Sakura even directly expressed to many fans who said at the handshake meeting after the performance that they would buy all CDs to support themselves that they do not want the other party to spend too much.

In the end, the interaction was even discontinued for violating exclusive prohibition laws, and the theater began accepting returns of unopened copies with posters attached.

With this event, akb once again became famous, this time with a bad reputation.This activity has aroused heated discussions and attention in the society. In the end, many people expressed dissatisfaction with akb48, and some even directly began to criticize akb48.

As for the people who were originally akb48fans, the dissatisfaction accumulated over a period of time finally burst out.

Since the popularity of AKB has gradually increased, more and more people have come to see the performance, and it has become more and more difficult to buy tickets for the theater.The long queues queuing up all night at the entrance of the theater every day had to ask the operator to modify the ticket purchase rules: starting from March, the tickets for performances are not sold to the outside world, but obtained by lottery instead.This rule caused initial dissatisfaction among the fans.

Afterwards, as the members of akb signed contracts with their respective agencies, everyone's foreign affairs gradually increased.Before Sakura Somesaki was absent from the performance for a long time due to TV dramas, many fans complained. At this time, it was discovered that Sakura Somesaki was not the only one. I can't see the performance of my favorite member.This discovery made the dissatisfaction in the hearts of fans even more serious.

Later, when there was a problem with the single sales activity, akb also heard that the members were treated unfairly.Some staff who said they knew the inside story told everyone that in akb, those members who have signed contracts with the firm received significantly higher treatment than other members, even though these members are not as popular as other members, but they You can still get a good standing position, and you can get more opportunities to interact with fans at the meet and greet.And those members who have not signed a contract can only be used as decorations next to them.

All kinds of things that happened superimposed together completely detonated the emotions of the fans.Every day, dissatisfied letters sent to akb can fill at least two boxes.When the operator and Akihara Yasushi were overwhelmed by these things, one more thing happened to make the situation worse.

Due to the various disputes caused by the sale of this single, and the fact that the sales volume of AKB's singles has always been too low, DefSTAR Records, the record company to which AKB48 belongs, requested to terminate the contract with AKB.This contract termination directly led to akb becoming a group that "has no record company"!And for a while, as long as no other record company is willing to take over the huge "burden" of akb, akb can't release a new single. This is because idols need to release a single in two or three months to maintain freshness. As far as the Japanese showbiz is concerned, AKB will undoubtedly be eliminated.

The continuous bad news almost crushed akb, a young group that has just developed.

However, the past few months have not been without good news.For team B, the best thing is that they finally have their own original performance "Pajama Drive".

From the first performance in the theater to the present, it took a year to have their own performance. The members of teamB cried with joy the moment they got the news.Especially when they heard the CD of the song "First Day", everyone was quiet, and the whole practice room could only hear everyone's weeping.

Already back to teamA, Sakura Somesaki, who heard about the happy event of teamB, came here to see the happy event, and let out a long breath as she looked at everyone who was crying together. It is really not easy for Team B. This song completely expresses their heartfelt voices. It is no wonder that everyone expresses their feelings.

"The days when I was the only one who couldn't dance and cried on the way home." This is Zhongchuan Yaoxiang.

"There were also times when I had to rest due to injuries, and I regretted and cried." This is Mayu Watanabe.

"This part is written about me." "Isn't this part written about me?" Gradually, the practice room was filled with everyone's shouts, and everyone found a sense of commonality from this song. It was also at this moment, Everyone felt that their efforts were not in vain.

Maybe it's because teamB's hard work has been seen by everyone for a long time. TeamB's original performance was directly evaluated by many fans as a "god performance".All the songs in it are specially made for the members who sang her. The characteristics of each member are vividly expressed in the songs. This time, teamB has finally been recognized by everyone and has truly become a member of akb48 .

In addition to teamB, Somesaki Sakura's own development has also improved quite a bit.

After a year of class and training, the firm finally decided to let Somesaki Sakura take the lead.First of all, at the end of last year, the office took over the TV series "Honey and Clover" for Somesaki Sakura, which will star Somesaki Sakura, and then, the office began to contact the crew of this year's NHK Daga drama "Atsuhime", After a long negotiation, the crew agreed to give Somezaki Sakura a chance to audition.

Of course, what Somezaki Sakura is fighting for is not the main character of "Atsuhime", but another character who is also quite important, Kazuhime who has a long rivalry with Atsuhime.

That’s all for these two dramas. The firm’s hopes for Sakura Somesaki are obviously not limited to the small screen. After Fuji TV bought the rights to shoot the movie and TV series of the popular novel “Red Line”, the firm was very sensitive and took the initiative to find them. The TV station went to negotiate the terms, and Sakura Somesaki didn't know how to negotiate in the middle, but when she was notified, she was already told that she needed to go to the crew to audition.

Somesaki Sakura said that the firm is too capable and she can't bear it... o(╯□╰)o

Although Somesaki Sakura has only received three announcements so far, the other two dramas besides "Honey and Clover" require her to spend a lot of time and energy on preparation and shooting.Therefore, Somesaki Sakura can already foresee how busy she will be this year.

Moreover, at this time when AKB is in a downturn, she has to take care of two things at the same time, which really takes a lot of effort.The office has asked her to withdraw from akb temporarily more than once. At present, there are already members who are in a semi-leaved state in akb due to physical problems. Although Sakura Somesaki is not due to physical reasons, the same method can be adopted.

But Somesaki Sakura finally rejected the proposal of the crew. She spent so much time and energy on akb, not only unwilling to get rewards, but also not wanting those who know she may not be able to participate in the performance but still go to the show every day Fans who try their luck.The support of these people is the motivation for her to work hard, and she cannot give up.

Seeing Sakura Somesaki insisting so much on the side of the office, there was no other way but to let her go.But it was also from this time that Somesaki Sakura's firmness was seen, and the firm's attitude towards AKB also changed from indifference to lending a helping hand.

Originally, as long as what happened on AKB's side did not involve the actual interests of Sakura Somesaki, the firm would not care.At this time, Somezaki Sakura has already expressed her position

No matter what, we have to take care of both ends. For the development of Somesaki Sakura, the firm has to take action.

This is also a powerful feature of the way AKB operates.As a place to cultivate idols, akb will establish contact with various Japanese offices in the future. As long as there are akb members in the office, then the office will definitely help akb promote it from the side if it wants to promote this member.In this way, akb is tantamount to saving himself multiple enemies and gaining multiple teammates.

The author has something to say: I finally finished the revision, T^T, why didn't I want to open a fanart at the beginning?I'm really afraid that I will write messy in the future

☆、Honey and Clover