Chapter 53: Going to Japan
There are not many plots in Japan, mainly because it is impossible for the protagonist to always nest in South Korea, plus the plot needs, so I wrote such a paragraph, because I don't know much about the Japanese entertainment industry, I will try to write it briefly in a few chapters~
In addition, the second one is more likely to be later, and this week is really busy......
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"What's the good news?" Seeing the excitement on his face, Ahn Junhyuk also cooperated with him and asked with a curious look.
Quan Baogen raised a finger with a smile, "First...... TV Tokyo invites you to Japan to promote and hold a fan meeting of "I'm Sorry, I Love You". โ
After that, he looked forward to An Junhyuk's excited look, but the reality disappointed him, Ahn Junhyuk just lazily turned the chair and asked lightly, "Only invite me?"
"Alas, what is your heart made of, won't your emotions fluctuate?" muttering a complaint, Kwon Bo-geun replied dejectedly: "There are also Lin Xiujing, Seo Ji-young, Jang Keun-seok and directors and screenwriters, TV Tokyo has invited all the main creative staff." โ
Hearing the name Lin Xiujing, Ahn Junhyuk crossed the ground and turned the chair's toes with a slight pause, "Are they all going?"
"I don't know. Quan Baogen shook his head, "Listening to what I said over there, it seems that Lin Xiujing hasn't replied yet...... It doesn't matter if they go or not, we have to go, this is a good opportunity to open up the Japanese market, and if you have enough reaction, maybe the company can help you negotiate the simultaneous release of the imported album. โ
The imported version of the album, as the name suggests, is the same concept as the overseas export of TV dramas and movies, the album released in the country is called the original version, and the imported version is the domestic distribution company signing a licensing contract with the distribution company of other overseas countries, allowing the release of the album in that country, compared to the original version, the imported version is actually no different, at most, it will add a foreign language word on the back of the album "Only sold in XX region".
However, being able to release the imported version at the same time usually represents the beginning of a singer's journey towards glory, and if the song can do this at the beginning of its debut, it will undoubtedly add a lot of points to the album if it is vigorously promoted.
Ahn Jun-hyuk did not refuse, although he knew that it was not a good thing to be in Japan for a long time, but at least it was okay for now, so he promised: "You and the company will look at the arrangement! Actually, I would like to go to China to see." โ
"China?" Kwon frowned slightly, a little puzzled by his thoughts. As a first-class brokerage company in South Korea, Sยท M has never given up on the Chinese market, but it is too difficult to mix over there, first of all, the serious problem of piracy is the first hurdle, and the other is the music style and image packaging are not adaptable, so far, the company can stand there only Kangta, even if you look at the whole of South Korea, there are only two or three people, rain and Zhang Nara.
However, he also understood that Ahn Junhyuk had always been very assertive, and he had no way to influence him at all, so he vaguely said "Don't think about such distant issues now", and then said a little depressedly: "Alas, playing suspense with you wood, there is no sense of surprise at all, the second good news is that your album is ready!"
As he spoke, he took out two DVDs with completely different covers, "Sample disc and promotional disc, how about trying it out for yourself in a while!"
He originally thought that this time it would end coldly again, but as soon as the DVD was taken out, Ahn Junhyuk took it with interest, and he didn't see the dull and lazy appearance just now.
"Hey, so you're not wood, aren't you?"
"When will it be made?" Ahn Joon-hyuk asked casually, ignoring his sarcasm, flipping through the two discs in his hand.
On the cover of a disc, based on gray and black, on the cover, he is wearing a gray hoodie, lazily lying on an old sofa with old skin and mottled colors, his eyes slightly looking up, where a rusty clock hangs backwards, surrounded by weathered and eroded walls, and the slightest feeling of decay jumps on the paper, and a faint sadness is rendered like that, like a yellowed photo, heavy and depressing. But starting from the waist, the color slowly gradually changes to pitch black, black straight pants, black shoes, black damp ground, a few puffs of steam swirling between the slightly separated feet, and the heels are lifted, as if dancing a crazy dance step in the mist. โฆ,
The color is different, the style of expression is also completely different, one movement and one stillness, just in line with the two main songs, the only similarity is also the same as the two title songs, in the dark picture, whether gray or black, there is an indelible sadness and depression.
This is a model disc, that is, a sample of the album that will be officially launched on the market in the future, and there will be no problems after the production team checks it, and the album that will be officially released soon after will follow this format.
Compared with the color and metaphor of the cover of the model disc, the other promotional disc is much simpler, just a simple print of him wearing a hoodie and leaning against the side of the window. Because the promotional disc is not for sale, it is only used for publicity, and when the company announces his first main music source and MV, it will send this disc to major radio stations and music source lists, so it will only include a song "1 minute and 1 second" for the time being, and when the second wave of the main hit, the company will also produce another version of the promotional disc.
It's finally done!
โฆโฆ That's my album!
Rubbing the cover with a rather comfortable texture, Ahn Junhyuk sighed slightly in his heart, although the debut of the ballad has been determined for a long time, the song has been recorded, and the MV has been filmed, but after all, there is not much real feeling, only at this moment, I got the results of the busy day and night a few days ago, and my heart, which has been a little empty, has collapsed heavily.
After playing around for a while, he put the disc on the table, prepared to listen to it for a while, and then asked, "When is the company going to start releasing it?"
"After the New Year's Day!" Kwon Bo-geun lit a cigarette and explained: "In two days, you will start your trip to Japan, although you will only stay there for two or three days at most, but the style of your album is not suitable for releasing before the festival, so the company will simply delay it until the end of the month, no opinion, right?"
"Hmm!" Ahn Jun Hyuk nodded.
"Don't think too much about the album beforehand. You prepare for the next two days, and when the invitation letter arrives in Tokyo, we will leave immediately. You don't know how rare this opportunity is, TV Tokyo is willing to invite the main creator to go over, it must be that the ratings of the TV series are very good, listen to the news from the office in Tokyo, the main target of this invitation of TV Tokyo is you, take advantage of this opportunity, it would be good if you could consolidate the fan base over there in one fell swoop, Japan has the first music market in Asia, and half of those fans can be converted into your fans, then we ......"
As he spoke, Quan Baogen looked forward to himself.
Ahn Joon-hyuk is not very interested in these, the Dokdo issue between Japan and South Korea, the contradiction has not yet reached the level of irreconcilability, but it is only a few years, at most 5 years, the conflict between them will intensify, and then the disadvantages of leaning towards the Japanese market will begin to be revealed.
It's just that the company obviously thinks differently from him, and in the matter of his upcoming trip to Japan, the company is extremely active, preparing his visa early, and when the invitation letter from TV Tokyo is sent, he will be immediately put on the flight to Narita Airport in Japan.
Moreover, in addition to Quan Baogen, who is an agent, there are also five members of TVXQ and their team of agents and assistants, as well as Bao'er.
According to the company's plan, TVXQ will officially release a Japanese single in Japan in April this year, in fact, since the end of last year, they have been active in Japan frequently, often going back and forth between the two countries. And Bao'er, as early as the beginning of this month, has launched her first Japanese compilation, and recently she has also been busy with her schedule, running back and forth, although the "X-Files" has slightly damaged her image in China, but in Japan, her popularity is still at its peak.
On the day of departure, Ahn Jun-hyuk only knew that he was going to go with them after getting the boarding pass and meeting Bao'er in the passage. โฆ,
There were people coming and going in the passage, and it was not good for the two to talk much when they met, and after getting on the plane, Bao'er sneaked over, changed her seat with Kwon Bo-geun, and quietly talked to Ahn Jun-hyuk:
"Brother Junhyuk, if you haven't paid attention for a while, you have become an international superstar!"
When she said this, her tone couldn't help but be a little pantothenic, mainly in the "X-Files" incident, the two people who were also on the same list, but the treatment was completely different, one was stepped on by netizens, and the other was almost praised to the sky, thinking of such a difference, she felt uncomfortable.
Today, she is still wearing an inconspicuous casual dress like she met for the first time, and her plain face does not look as radiant as on the stage, but it is much more friendly. In the same year as Ahn Junhyuk, her birthday was later, and when she called her brother in such a sour tone, she was like a little sister next door.
"What an international superstar, how can you compare to you, Japan's singer diva. Ahn Jun Hyuk smiled and patted her on the head, after that short "escape", plus the later cooperation, the two are now very close, jokes like this are not uncommon, Boa only protested and hit him on the head, then looked back and whispered to the back seat: "Ah, what are you two hiding behind, trying to scare us?"
Ahn Jun-hyuk turned his head to look, sitting in the back row of his seat were Jung Yun-ho and Kim Jae-joong, the two who had been silent and silent, were called by Bao'er, and when he turned his head to look at him, his expression was a little embarrassed.
Ahn Jun-hyuk also knows a little bit about their reactions, mainly because of the last Mid-Autumn Festival party, when he collaborated with Bao'er on a song, which stole their limelight that night. Although it was a small matter, everyone was not familiar with it before, in addition to the fact that he had a good relationship with Kim Jun-so because of Lee Hyuk-jae as a link, there was already an estrangement with the other four, and that small incident also made the estrangement grow into a mustard.
The two obviously didn't want to be embarrassed to meet, so they hid behind and kept silent, but they didn't think that Bao'er had already noticed them.
The atmosphere was silent for a while, and at this time, the air trembled slightly, and the plane broadcast a few times in a row, and after a while, there was a faint roar of the engine, which came in a low voice from outside the shutters, and then, a faint sense of weightlessness crept in.
The plane has taken off!