On December 10, the new single "Angel Song -イヴの-" was released as scheduled. As the last single of the year and the first single of the new year, it continues the momentum of this year.

The Japanese attach as much importance to Christmas as the New Year, and a Christmas single with a high national popularity can really be routinely returned to the charts around Christmas every year and become a source of income for singers.

For example, the most famous Christmas song, Yamashitatsuro's "クリスマス·イブ".

Of course, "Angel Song -イヴの-" is not the kind of famous song that can be returned to the chart every year, and the famous song is not calculated according to the singer's fame.

However, since the quality is in place, it is no problem to catch fire.

Christmas songs and winter singles have been released by singers since October, and after entering December, those singles that have been released for a while will also take advantage of this momentum to slowly rise.

Cherry blossoms are sung in spring, the sea is sung in summer, and snowflakes are inseparable in winter.

Sing don't admit defeat to cheer up when you run a marathon, and sing never fall in love again to cheer you up.

When he was drinking alone late at night, he sang "Drink, drink, drink, you still have to drink when you are drunk" to explain himself, and when he was a junior, he could still sing "The old lady is just a woman who fell in love" to pity himself. (Note)

In short, before we know it, people have become accustomed to associating their emotions and experiences, as well as the changes in their surroundings, with music.

Although it is related to whether a song can become a famous song, the most important thing has nothing to do with the singer, but in terms of initial sales, it is related to the elements of whether a single can get off to a good start, and the fame and popularity of the singer himself are very important.

The brilliant green of the original song, even in a state of continuous decline, this single is still all the rage, not to mention the current Ye Zhao, who is at the peak of his fame and popularity.

After the release of the single, it was natural to reach the top of the charts without any suspense, and it was constantly being played on the streets and on the radio on demand on this upcoming Christmas Eve.

As the tour gets closer to Tokyo, the closer you get to your final destination, the more you feel the Christmas spirit.

On the 18th, the tour team returned to Tokyo as scheduled, and made final preparations for arranging a performance in Hibiya Noon.

The 19th was the final rehearsal, and the 20th was the penultimate performance. It's also a bit interesting, and among the audience who entered the stadium that day, there were many girls dressed as Santa Claus.

Generally speaking, the penultimate performance is often the best one.

After a short break, the experience and tacit understanding accumulated along the way, and the momentum of sprinting near the finish line in the long-distance race, even when you are backstage and have not officially started the performance, you can already feel the confidence and momentum from the band and team staff.

On the 20th, Puffy's Ami Okan and Yumi Yoshimura, as well as Makoto Kawamoto, the three of them went backstage to visit together.

As the "work" of the same producer in the same record company, although because of the difference in personality, Kawamoto Makoto and Puffy can't become friends, but the relationship between them is not bad.

Having said that, the positioning and resources of both sides do not overlap anyway, and since they are not competitors, of course it is better to maintain a good relationship.

In the last week of November, Puffy released their finely crafted debut album.

The repertoire of the album is still handled by Ye Zhao, but because there is a tour in the middle, when there is not enough time, the arrangement of the album is handed over to the arranger on Sony's side.

After winning two million-dollar singles in succession, this album also lived up to expectations, with less than a month of release, it has exceeded 800,000 copies, and has remained in the top 10 of the list every week, steadily moving towards one million.

Not only that, but even this year's Red and White Song Club also invited them.

In the original timeline, for some reason, Puffy did not appear on the stage of the Red and White Song Club for the first time until the twentieth anniversary of her debut.

And this year, they will participate in the Red and White Song Festival at a whirlwind speed such as "appearing on the Red and White Song Festival in the year of their debut", and serve as the opening ceremony of this year's Red and White Song Club.

A year ago, she was a little girl who helped sing samples in the studio, but a year later, she became a star who did not lose to anyone, and there was no way to move freely if she didn't disguise herself when she went out.

After experiencing such a popularity, from the initial lack of reality to the present, Ami Okuni and Yumi Yoshimura have become much calmer, and it can even be said that they already have some stars.

Puffy's entire contract is in the hands of Sony, and Ye Zhao is only a music producer, so except for record production, other places basically can't intervene. And Kawamoto Makoto is different, her brokerage contract is in Ye Zhao's hands.

Therefore, in contrast, although he has a million-dollar single and a million-dollar album, Kawamoto Makoto is more pure because he is a singer-songwriter and does not let her participate too much in the showbiz under the deliberate protection of Ye Zhao.

"How is the song collection of the new album?" Ye Zhao asked Makoto Kawamoto.

"It's going well," replied Kawamoto, "and I've got a new song." ”

"Hmm......" Ye Zhao nodded, "When the performance is over, let's pick and choose." ”

intends to let Kawamoto Makoto transform into a full-fledged singer-songwriter, so Ye Zhao's attitude has always been to encourage her to write original songs, and then choose songs with her, leaving suitable songs, and he will fill in the rest of the parts.

Before, he also deliberately asked Kawamoto Makoto to release a single to test the waters, and the title song and C/song were all handled by herself, and after the release, the overall response was good.

In this way, it also strengthened Ye Zhao's determination to let her transform.

Anyway, as a producer, even if he gives up Kawamoto Makoto's record royalties, just taking a cut of the producer's profits is enough to make him a lot of money.

For example, a certain super-rich producer Takeshi Kobayashi, the reason why he makes so much money, his band MLL is only part of it, and what is even more powerful is that he was the producer of Nantian Stars, and discovered and produced Mr. Child.

In addition, because her brokerage contract is also in Ye Zhao's hands, she can also make a second commission through the firm.

In this way, it seems to be quite clever. 2k reading web