Chapter 369: Rite of Passage
For three consecutive years, he won the first place on the annual album sales chart!
For three consecutive years, it won the annual single sales championship!
The youngest male singer in history to sell more than 10 million records!
The fourth in the history of Japanese male solo singer record sales!
The first actor in the Heisei era to star in a film with a box office of more than 10 billion!
In the history of Japanese cinema, he won the Newcomer Award at all film awards, and was the youngest winner!
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These dazzling titles are all telling the entire entertainment industry that Kiyoshi Sakamoto, a young man who is less than 18 years old, is already a rising superstar in the Japanese entertainment industry today!
These dazzling titles are also like a slap in the face, constantly hitting people who question and accuse Kiyoshi Sakamoto in the face, and beat them speechless.
These dazzling titles prove why Kiyoshi Sakamoto dared to say such a domineering declaration.
Not to mention the status of the film industry, just the status in the music world, after Sakamoto Kiyoshi won this record award, Sakamoto Kiyoshi himself has unknowingly equaled the number of awards of the first sister in the Japanese music scene, Ayumi Hamasaki, the record award!
Ayumi Hamasaki won the Record Award, and he is also a three-time champion, the first person in Japanese history.
Although Kiyoshi Sakamoto has not won the Grand Prix for three consecutive years, he has become a singer on a par with Ayumi Hamasaki in terms of the number of awards.
Therefore, the noisy public, the media, and the "opposition" who were clamoring all died down after discovering these bright and blind titles.
In their opinion, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who won three record awards at the age of less than 18, is already the most well-known and popular singer in the Japanese music scene, and has also established the status of the king of the music world.
You must know that there are only two people who have won three record awards in history, one is Ayumi Hamasaki, and the other is him, Kiyoshi Sakamoto.
Therefore, it is not unforgivable for someone who has achieved such an achievement to say that he wants to win another award next year...
After all, it's normal for young people to be crazy.
This has to be mentioned in Japan's tolerance for so-called "geniuses".
In Japan, because of the social system, it is really difficult to produce a genius who shocks the world.
Therefore, in various fields, young people who show superior abilities at a young age will be branded as "geniuses" by the Japanese media.
It can be said that in Japan, the title of "genius" is actually a bit rotten...
However, the public is very tolerant of all kinds of people who carry the name of "genius", whether it is a learning genius or a sports genius, they are unconditionally welcomed and loved by the public.
Especially a young genius boy like Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who has both talent and IQ, is the object of public spoiling.
This is also a social phenomenon formed by the elite education that Japan believes in.
And Kiyoshi Sakamoto is the beneficiary of this phenomenon.
If he hadn't come up with excellent songs like "Hitomi とじて" and "Flower" at the age of less than 14 years old when he first debuted, causing Sony's senior management to be shocked and think that he was a "creative genius", he would definitely not be favored by Sony and would have been able to debut immediately.
If he couldn't debut in 2004, he and THE SUN band wouldn't have been able to coincidentally tie-up two pure love films that were box office hits, "Shouting Love in the Center of the World" and "Saying I Love You Through the Rain", which became an instant hit.
Therefore, the title of "genius" is a compliment for Sakamoto Kiyoshi, a word that can bring him a lot of benefits, and he is happy to carry such a title.
Therefore, due to the public's extreme tolerance for "genius", and the public's ability to see Sakamoto Kiyoshi's achievements and feel that he is qualified to be so confident, in the end, the turmoil caused by Sakamoto Kiyoshi was unexpectedly calmed down.
In just a few days, all the accusations against Kiyoshi Sakamoto, as well as the clamour, disappeared without a trace.
Of course, fundamentally, it is still because of the great achievements made by Sakamoto Kiyoshi in the past few years, otherwise, he would not have been so easy to get out of this "declaration turmoil"...
This turmoil ended in just one week.
It ended so simply and quickly, so that Sakamoto Kiyoshi, who was ready to be pointed at by the public and scolded "at a young age, so arrogant", was also a little unexpected.
The final victor is undoubtedly Kiyoshi Sakamoto!
After this time, Sakamoto Kiyoshi tested the public's support for him, and if he continues to climb up, he will be helped...
Most importantly, he also used it to send a message to everyone who looked at him as a young man unpleasantly.
That is, "I, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, am not such an easy person to defeat!"
"I'll keep climbing up until there's no one on top of me!"
This made all the forces that were ready to take the opportunity to make small moves behind their backs quiet.
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After the turmoil, when Kiyoshi Sakamoto reacted, it was already 2008 in the world.
If nothing else, the financial crisis is about to erupt in full force this year!
And the key to the smooth implementation of Kiyoshi Sakamoto's "Sony Plan" lies in whether he can buy enough shares to make him a director of Sony Music in this crisis!
Moreover, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who just announced at the record awards, "Looking forward to winning the award again next year", must continue to remain strong in music in the next year in order to win the big award he has already "booked" at the end of the year!
Therefore, 2008 must be an important year for Kiyoshi Sakamoto.
However, 2008 was also an important year for Yui Aragaki.
Because, from the age of 19, she stepped into the age of 20, that is, she is an adult!
In Japan, 20 years old also represents adulthood.
When you become an adult, the first thing you do is not to drink, smoke, or go to nightclubs, but to participate in a coming-of-age ceremony!
The second Monday of January is Coming-of-Age Day, which is a major national holiday in Japan, and the whole country is closed.
The purpose of the coming-of-age ceremony is to make these young people realize that they have become adults from today onwards, and that they have ended their childhood under the protection of their parents.
In the future, you must go out into society as an independent person, and from then on you can smoke, drink and get married, and you must also live independently, and you must be responsible for your own actions.
On Coming-of-Age Day, different coming-of-age ceremonies are held every year in various parts of Japan. In general, the municipal government in Japan holds a coming-of-age ceremony for young men and women over the age of 20 in the public hall.
Depending on the local customs, the rites of the coming-of-age ceremony will also vary.
For example, in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture, it is customary to hold a coming-of-age ceremony at Disneyland every year to celebrate with well-known cartoon characters from family and the public.
In Wakayama City, a unique coming-of-age bathing ceremony is held.
In the cold water, accompanied by the sound of strong cheers, I bathed my whole body and made up my mind to become a responsible adult.
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Regarding the attire for coming-of-age ceremonies, girls generally wear long-sleeved kimonos (furisode).
Boys generally wear suits, but in recent years, more and more boys have chosen to wear a patterned hakama (a type of kimono).
And like the "furisode" that girls want to wear, it is very particular, and the "furisode" is a long-sleeved kimono, and only unmarried women can wear "furisode".
According to the length of the sleeves, they are divided into large vibration sleeves, medium vibration sleeves and small vibration sleeves, and the girls' coming-of-age ceremonies generally wear medium vibration sleeves for formal ceremonies such as coming-of-age ceremonies.
On the other hand, under normal circumstances, Japanese people do not wear "furisode" at coming-of-age ceremonies and marriage ceremonies.
After a girl gets married, she can't wear "Zhensleeve", so many people will choose to rent "Zhensleeve".
However, for Aragaki Yui, this kind of once-in-a-lifetime memory will definitely remain deep in the depths of memory.
Therefore, for the sake of this beautiful memory and not leaving any regrets, as early as half a year ago, Yui Aragaki customized a kimono in a kimono shop in Okinawa accompanied by her two sisters and mother.
Although it cost nearly a million yuan, it is not very expensive for the Aragaki family.
This news,Or Sakamoto Kiyoshi learned from Aragaki Yui's mouth.。。。
However, at that time, Sakamoto Kiyoshi was praising how beautiful the kimono that Aragaki Yui bought, but he didn't expect that he would follow Aragaki Yui and come to Okinawa together to meet his parents!
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January 6, Haneda Airport.
Kiyoshi Sakamoto dragged two big suitcases, and followed slowly behind a tall girl who was significantly taller than the girl who was passing by and a little loop-legged.
"Let's go faster!"
"You're a big boy, why do you walk slower than me... ”
Suddenly, the tall girl in front of her turned her head and complained to Kiyoshi Sakamoto.
I saw that the girl, wearing a cute white plush hat and a pink mask printed with animal patterns, only revealed a pair of girlish and aura eyes.
“。。。 You didn't take anything, of course you walked faster than me... Kiyoshi Sakamoto muttered.
"What did you say?!" However, his words were still heard by the girl in front of him.
Da saw that the tall girl walked in front of Sakamoto Kiyoshi and skillfully punched Sakamoto Kiyoshi in the stomach, making Sakamoto Kiyoshi let out a muffled snort.
"Hmmm... ”
"You little brat, don't refute it! I'm an adult now!" the girl said defiantly.
“。。。 Ka-chan, do you know that you're like this, you're really underbeaten... Kiyoshi Sakamoto rolled his eyes and said this.
"Hee-hee-hee!"
The girl who was called "Ka-chan" by Kiyoshi Sakamoto is tall and has looped legs, so the girl who is giggling in front of her is already about to come out.
Yui Aragaki!
However, why, Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Yui Aragaki appeared at the airport?
It all started yesterday ...