July 22, 2007 was a sunny day.

It is the third anniversary of the debut of Sony Music's rock band THE SUN.

It is also the day of the 3rd anniversary concert of THE SUN.

Like Kiyoshi Sakamoto's third anniversary concert for his debut, the venue for the concert was chosen to be Dongdan.

And the tickets for the concert began to be sold a month before the concert.

In addition to the 5,000 tickets that were placed in the official fan club and other raffles to be drawn, the remaining 50,000 tickets were swept away in just a few minutes of the opening of the pre-sale.

This shows how intimidating the super popularity of THE SUN, the leader of the new generation of bands, is.

Fifty-five thousand East Eggs, it's not so easy to fill up...

In just three years since its debut, it has gathered a certain amount of popularity and national popularity, and has stabilized its status as a first-class band.

Such a result,It's already a shocking speed of popularity.,You must know that the group or group that debuted at the same time,NES backed by Genesys Agency,There are also about eight.,It's only at the Genesys New Year's Eve concert.,Can you debut in the East Egg.,It's still far from singing alone in the East Egg.。。。

And other singers who debuted at the same time, including Kimura KAELA, who will be known as "one of the four great singers of the new century" in the future, and Ai Otsuka, who is known as "one of the nine great singers of Aihui", have not yet been able to make it to the East Egg.

However, THE SUN's limelight in the music scene has been somewhat robbed of a lot by a group that debuted two years later.

That's KAT-TUN.

This group, which has not yet debuted, started singing alone in Dongdan, can be said to be the most popular group of the new generation second only to THE SUN in the current Japanese music scene.

However, in the single and album duel between the two groups, the SUN band led by Kiyoshi Sakamoto has always pressed KAT-TUN.

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At five o'clock in the afternoon, outside the door of Dongdan, there was already a long queue, waiting to enter.

After receiving free cheers and glow sticks at the door, the audience also entered the largest indoor performance venue in Tokyo in an orderly manner.

It took two hours to check the tickets, and it took more than 55,000 people to fill the seats of Dongdan.

At half past seven in the evening, the concert officially began.

This THE SUN 3rd Anniversary Concert is not like the last 3rd anniversary concert of Kiyoshi Sakamoto's solo debut, and the special guests of this concert were announced in advance before the concert started.

This time, the lineup of guests is confidential.

The audience who came to watch the concert only knew that there were three groups of guests, and they did not know the identity of the guests.

This is also the proposal of Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

The audience did not know the identity of the special guests, so they had greater expectations and curiosity to watch the performance.

And when the special guests appear, there will be a more enthusiastic reaction.

Standing backstage at the concert, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was on standby, saw the East Egg full of people and a full seat, Kiyoshi Sakamoto turned around and said to his teammates with a smile.

"Look, this is the person who came over today to listen to us sing. Kiyoshi Sakamoto said, stretching out his palm, palm facing up, "Let's use music to get excited with these more than 50,000 people!"

Ogawa Shin and Chiba Masaki looked at each other and smiled, and both put their hands on Sakamoto Kiyoshi's hand.

"One, two, three!"

"daddy!"

All three hands were raised at the same time, raising them to the sky.

"How do I feel so familiar with this scene... Kiyoshi Sakamoto muttered to himself.

By the way, three years ago, at the cultural festival of Sunrise High School, the three people who had just formed a band also cheered in this way before they appeared on the stage.

And when I go to the Fuji Rock Festival, it's the same...

THE SAME IS TRUE OF THE SUMMER SONIC FESTIVAL...

Before you know it, it has become a habit for THE SUN to fold their hands together and raise them into the air together before some big performances.

It's too late to recall the past, Sakamoto Kiyoshi, who has a lot of thoughts, picks up the guitar, takes Ogawa Zhen and Chiba Masaki, and walks to the stage of Dongdan together, leaving only three chic and handsome figures...

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IN THE DARKNESS, THE SUN TRIO APPEARED IN CENTER STAGE.

Just when the audience was still wondering when THE SUN would come out, Kiyoshi Sakamoto held the microphone in front of him, put his lips into the microphone, and shouted loudly in an impassioned tone.

"Mina-san!"

Syllable!

The place where Sakamoto Kiyoshi stood was illuminated by countless spotlights, and Sakamoto Kiyoshi's figure also appeared in front of the public.

With this familiar voice, there is also the figure of Kiyoshi Sakamoto who appeared in the center of the stage and in the spotlight.

The whole Dongegg is like a drop of oil in a hot pot that is boiling hot, and it boils all at once!

"Sakamoto-kun!!"

"Auntie washes the railway!KIYO-kun!!"

"Ahhh

Compared with Kiyoshi Sakamoto's personal music audience, which is mainly concentrated in young girls, the music audience of THE SUN band is more extensive, in addition to the large group of young girls, there are many men, women and children of other ages.

However, the female fans of male singers, and the male fans of female singers, are still the most fanatical part, and the main force of screaming and calling is generally this group of people...

The constant screams and cheers made Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was standing in the spotlight, close his eyes and open his hands, enjoying the enthusiasm of the audience.

"Wow!!ah!!"

Seeing their idol pretending to behave like this, the fans in the audience were even more excited, and they couldn't stop screaming at all, and the red glow sticks in their hands were constantly waving, making the entire Dongdan form a nebula-like scene.

After a few seconds, Kiyoshi Sakamoto opened his eyes and looked at the sea of red that had been connected, and he smiled and said into the microphone.

"So, let's blend together in the music!!"

"Roar, roar!!"

The audience also responded loudly to Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

With Sakamoto Kiyoshi's order, the lights of the entire stage suddenly lit up.

And Masato Ogawa and Masaki Chiba, who were standing next to and behind Kiyoshi Sakamoto, also appeared in front of the audience.

"Ogawa-kun!!"

"Chiba-kun!!"

The voices of the two people shouting their names also echoed in the venue.

At this moment, amid the cheers of the audience, Kiyoshi Sakamoto swept his slender fingers across the guitar strings.

A crisp guitar sound came out from Dongdan's advanced audio equipment.

In an instant, the audience seemed to be choked by the neck, and the cheers and shouts in their mouths stopped abruptly, and the audience was afraid that their cheers would wake up the prince who was playing the guitar...

The familiar guitar prelude made the audience of Dongdan think of the name of a song in their hearts.

《PLANET》！

"What do you do?

"Hmm... Can I still talk to you?"

Kiyoshi Sakamoto's gradually maturing voice, after two years, when singing this song of unrequited love, compared with two years ago, added a lot of freedom and relief.

The lazy voice, with more than 50,000 people in Dongdan, entered the artistic conception of a person who was about to send off his beloved...

Especially in the chorus, the originally lazy voice suddenly became a lot sader, which reminded the audience of their unrequited love.

"Don't say goodbye"

"Today I'm going to start getting off your tracks"

"Watching you till the end"

"For I shall be separated from you forever"

"I have decided to leave your world, and I have gradually deviated from your tracks, but I still want you to be happy. ”

The meaning expressed in this song is so reluctant.

Such a sad song, as the opening of the concert, was also the decision of Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

He felt that instead of taking the positive energy "Flower" as the opening, and then putting "PLANET" in the middle of the concert, it would be better to sing "PLANET" and then "Flower", first suppress and then promote, first sad and then happy, so that the audience is more acceptable.

And from the perspective of the music style, "PLANET" is a relatively plain, light, comfortable and touching song, while "Flower" is such a song with a light tune, full of vitality, and ups and downs.

To put it simply, let the light appetizer of "PLANET" wake up the audience's ears, and then slowly present the dishes one by one, such as "Flower", "Bud" and other climactic songs, which completely warmed up the atmosphere of the whole East Egg!

The distribution of songs in concerts is also a kind of knowledge. . .

A few minutes later, a song "PLANET" ended perfectly with the guitar sound of Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

Under a round of applause, the three SUN had no intention of stopping their performances, but played the next song that was included in the band's first album "THE SUN", "僕と月の話".

"A cool breeze blows"

"And I burst into tears"

"It's going to be easier, isn't it?"

"Talking to the Moon"

"It's not just talking."

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After singing four songs in a row, the three SUN stopped playing and began to chat with the audience, buying some rest time for themselves and leaving time for the first special guest to appear next.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto stood in the center of the stage, and his sideburns hair was soaked with sweat because he was singing and dancing awkwardly. However, he didn't pay attention to it, but took the shaker microphone and said excitedly to the more than 50,000 people in the audience, "Are you curious about who our special guest for this concert is?"

"Yes!"

The neat and consistent answer made Sakamoto Kiyoshi also nod with satisfaction and continued.

"Then let me reveal to you the first of the special guests tonight!"

With a wave of his hand, he pointed to the entrance of the stage behind him, and Kiyoshi Sakamoto introduced loudly.

"With your warmest applause, come to greet, my junior sister, Sony's singer"

"Kana Nishino!"