In 2008, almost the eyes of the world were focused on the grand Olympic Games hosted by the neighbors.

However, in the island nation of Japan, the public's attention is focused on a band called "THE SUN".

After all, no matter how big the outside world is, it is still what happens at home, which makes the neon people feel more real.

Especially in the Japanese music scene in 2008, there were too many events that made the public talk about it!

First of all, the national male god Kiyoshi Sakamoto released a new album after two and a half years, which shifted the public's attention from the Olympic Games, which were approaching step by step.

Then there are the two national male gods, Fukuyama and Sakamoto, two masters and apprentices, formed a limited group, released a double A single, and the national band THE SUN released their third album.

A combination of punches, under the media hype, directly stole the limelight of the 2008 European Championship co-hosted by two countries for the second time after the 2000 European Football Championship!!

At that time, THE SUN, who was invincible in the music scene, was the most high-profile among many news.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto's solo album broke 3.6 million and became the eighth on the album sales list of all generations!

The limited group "Yukawa and the Night God" formed with his own teacher also exceeded 2 million singles released subsequently!

What makes peers feel the most desperate is THE SUN's latest album.

Sales exceeded one million on the first day!

Two million in the first week!

In just three weeks, it exceeded 3.6 million tickets!

Finally, THE SUN, which has dominated the music scene for nearly three months, carries the dreams of all neon singers and starts a journey in the European and American music scene!

In just one month, the neon people were shocked to find that THE SUN had made a name for itself in the European and American music scene, and even won the British singles chart and the American Billboard championship!

This is undoubtedly a big event that can cause a sensation in the entire Japanese music scene, no, the whole of Japan!

THE SUN, who returned in early August, has attracted attention from all over Japan, and various reports and news featuring THE SUN have even stolen a lot of attention from the neighbor's Olympic Games!

YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW POPULAR THE SUN WAS AT THAT TIME...

From April to mid-August, the whole of Japan was in the same place, and every day there was an overwhelming report about "Kiyoshi Sakamoto" and "THE SUN".

During that time, it was a time when the public was bombarded by several songs that Kiyoshi Sakamoto participated in the production.

"さくらのうた", "おっぱい", "蛍", "Dancing People", "e Are Young"

This grand occasion did not subside until September, after Kiyoshi Sakamoto entered the crew of "Hot Blood High School 2".

At that time, what replaced THE SUN and became a topic of public discussion was an idol girl group that had not appeared in the mainstream music circle for a long time.

AKB48！

The release of the 8th single "Sakura の花びらたち2008" caused a number of controversies, resulting in the termination of AKB48's contract with Sony Music's record label DefSTAR Records.

The suspension of the contract has not yet exploded for Sony's pros and cons, and AKB, an idol group that has been established for three years, has suffered a huge blow.

As a direct result, AKB released its 9th single "Baby!" in addition to the delivery download in the next eight months. Baby! Baby!", no physical single was released.

At that time, AKB48 was experiencing the most difficult time, and the major media were issuing all kinds of rumors, "disbandment", "reorganization" and other terrible words, which were frequently used by the media, which also increased the panic of AKB people about this group and their anxiety about the future.

It can be said that in the eight months after parting ways with DefSTAR Records, AKB faced a great crisis.

However, Yasu Akimoto is not such an easy person to defeat, he is a gold medal producer with power in both black and white!

Thanks to his efforts, AKB fell in love with the behemoth of Dentsu.

With dentsu's brokerage, AKB was also able to sign a new contract with a new record label, King Records.

On October 22nd, AKB's first album after signing with the new record label King Records, "Loud ダイヤモンド", will be released!

This is AKB48's 10th single and a single that has come back from the dead!

Due to the use of ACE, which had just formed the sister group SKE48 at the time, 11-year-old Rina Matsui, as the center of this single, replaced Atsuko Maeda, who had been standing in the center, and appeared on the cover of the single alone.

This decision, which had mixed reputations, caused huge controversy and discussion at the time.

Even Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was filming "Hot Blood High School 2" in Osaka, also heard a little.

At that time, he knew that AKB, the fish that had escaped from Sony's "fish tank", was finally going to enter the wide sea and swim!

This single is the beginning!

Huge discussions and controversies have brought huge attention and exposure.

After the main members of AKB were transferred to major offices, the personal popularity of the members has also increased to a certain extent, and indirectly, it has also driven the overall popularity of the entire AKB.

This single was also selected as the ending song of the popular TV series "Handsome Male Idol" starring some of the main members of AKB, which made this single get more attention.

Not only that, Yasushi Akimoto's long-hidden killer feature was also thrown out by the trend.

A large number of sales began to be made on the theater plate, and a large-scale national handshake party was held!

Although there is no DVD on the theater plate, there is a personal handshake ticket for the theater plate sketch and lottery system.

These two moves undoubtedly made the otaku who want to get in close contact with their idols burst out with great combat effectiveness!

With the blessing of a series of measures, "Loud ダイヤモンド" sold nearly 50,000 copies as soon as it was released!

On the Koshin Chart of Japan, the highest reached the 3rd place!

This sales volume is almost the highest selling single in the first move since so many AKB singles!

Even, compared to when he first debuted, the initial sales of Sakamoto Kiyoshi to AKB's "桜の花びらたち" were even higher.

The gratifying sales, the most direct effect, is to keep the group, but also to make the AKB girls in their hearts, for the haze that the group may be disbanded, swept away.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto listened to AKB's "undercover" Chiba Masaki say that A-chan, Mayouyou, and Sashi broke the highest initial record in the group's history when they learned about the sales of the single, and they cried with joy in the practice room. . .

It is not an exaggeration to say that this "Loud Diamond" has played a role in bringing the dead back to life!

The sharp increase in record sales has also made the public begin to pay attention to this large female idol group that was rumored by many media in the first half of the year and will definitely be disbanded.

This girl group, founded by gold medal producer Yasusu Akimoto, also returned to the eyes of the public with this single...