Chapter 661: AKB Exploded in Popularity

"You say, when the hell will we make our debut?!"

"You ask me, how do I know?"

This kind of dialogue has become one of the daily routines of Mai Shiraishi, Nanami Hashimoto, and Nanase Nishino.

Especially watching AKB start to become popular step by step, the three who aspire to become a top idol feel that their efforts don't seem to make sense...

Over the course of more than a year of all-around training, the background songs that the trio used to practice their dances were, many times, singles from AKB.

"Loud Diamond", "RIVER", "Ponytail and Hair Ring"...

After the release of "Heavy Rotation" last month, it was also added to the deluxe package of "Shirahashi Seven Dance Practice Background Song" very quickly.

The more amazing the results of "Heavy Rotation", the more depressed the three who have not yet debuted.

Obviously, their dancing and singing strength is not much worse than Atsuko Maeda, Yuko Oshima and others on the stage...

Then why, they can freely sway their youth on the glamorous stage, while they are practicing hard day after day in the practice room?!

They also want to be on stage, dancing and singing!

In fact, they also thought that if Kiyoshi Sakamoto wants to make them top idols, will he arrange for them to join AKB, which is currently exploding in popularity, as X-period students?

Arranging a few people to join AKB is a trivial matter for Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who used to be a music producer at AKB and has a very good relationship with Yasuya Akimoto.

However, judging by Kiyoshi Sakamoto's answer, this is just a wrong guess...

Under Kobashi's repeated inquiries, Sakamoto Kiyoshi finally revealed a few words about "Nogizaka 46".

"You're not going to join AKB, you're going to be a core member of a new idol group!"

A new idol group?!

Core members?!

This kind of answer somewhat made the doubts and uneasiness in the hearts of the three of them a little less.

It's just that in this answer, there is still no debut day that they are most concerned about.

However, this could not stop the three of them from talking about the "new combination" during the break

"What do you say, what will our group be?" while leaning on Nanami Hashimoto, while holding Nanase Nishino, the "winner of life" Mai Shiraishi, with a little confusion about the future in his tone, "Is it like a peach clover, a group with only a few members, or a large group like Good Morning Girl and AKB... ”

Gently pushed a handful of Shiraishi Mai, and when he found that he couldn't push it, Nana Hashimoto also gave up, and replied in a flat tone: "This, maybe only Ernie sauce knows... ”

Nanase Nishino, who was on the side, listened to the conversation between the two sisters without saying a word, thinking in his heart.

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Among the newcomers who debuted in the music industry in 2010, there is such an idol girl group that has attracted much attention.

That is, the idol girl group belonging to the 3rd department of the famous agency Stardust Promotion, Momoir Clover Z!

On May 5, 2010, with the theme of Japanese style and the slogan "Weekend Girl", Momoiro Clover Z released its first full-length single "Let's Move!

On the first day of release, it was ranked No. 1 on the Oricon List!

The menacing Momokusa, which debuted, revealed an idol style that was different from AKB.

Not only did Momoiro Clover Z, which is regarded as AKB48's biggest rival, make its debut this year, but even Sakura Gakuin, Amuse's "Growth Deadline Defined Group", was officially formed this year!

And seeing these girls who are younger than themselves, they have debuted one after another, not to mention Mai Shiraishi, who is already 18 years old, take Nanase Nishino, who was born in 1994, for example, I also feel a deep urgency for the idea of "debut"!

In fact, since AKB48 came back to life with the song "Loud Diamonds", the ability of idol girl groups to attract money seems to have once again attracted the attention of major firms.

The last group that made them so excited was the 1997 Good Morning Girls group!

So, it seems that the major firms are discussing together, and they have launched their own idol girl groups, kicking off the prelude to the idol warring states...

All kinds of idol girl groups emerge in endlessly.

Of course, in the strategy of the fat man Yasuya Akimoto, AKB48 has gradually become the leader of these idol girl groups.

2010 can be said to be the year when AKB48's popularity exploded.

As of September, AKB has released three singles in 2010, "桜の栞", "ポニーテールとシュシュ", and "Heavy Rotation".

The initial sales of "桜の栞" broke the record of 300,000 sales held by the Good Morning Girl Group, and the final sales exceeded 400,000!

"ポニーテールとシュシュ" is the initial breakthrough of 500,000, and the cumulative sales have reached 740,000!

If you want to talk about the impact on AKB, it is "Heavy Rotation".

The cumulative sales of 880,000 are just a small boost that pushes AKB into a national idol and allows "Heavy Rotation" to exert its full energy, but it is one of the places that Japanese people love very much, karaoke!

Perhaps only Kiyoshi Sakamoto knows that the song "Heavy Rotation" has not left the champion for the next 48 consecutive weeks since it topped the Oricon weekly list of karaoke weekly charts on November 1!

Until June 6, 2012, this song broke the record held by GReeeeN's "キセキ" with a proud record of 81 weekly crowns, and became the song with the most weekly crowns on the Oricon Weekly Chart Caraoke Weekly Chart!

Worthy of the name of "Demon List"!

The huge popularity of karaoke is just a footnote to AKB48's slow rise to become a national idol.

Of course, that's all for later.

But, at least now, everyone in the entertainment industry knows that the man (dead fat man) who single-handedly founded the "Kitten Club" back then is back with a new generation of "Kitten Club"!

This time, it's not so easy to deal with...

"That's right!"

Suddenly, chatting and chatting, as if thinking of something, Mai Shiraishi suddenly jumped up from the ground and said excitedly: "Sakamoto-kun seems to be in the company today!"

"Why don't we go and ask him together?"

As for the question, it is naturally the same question, which has been asked countless times: When will we debut?

Nanami Hashimoto, who was stimulated by the peach clover, Sakura Academy, and AKB, also thought for a few seconds, then nodded and said, "Well, let's go together!"

As for Nanase Nishino, he also got up from the floor and expressed his thoughts with actions.

The three girls, desperate for answers, changed into a clean set of clothes, and walked towards the elevator together.

The destination is the Office of the Director of Operations!