Chapter Ninety-Three: Defeat in the First Week
AFTER COMING OUT OF ARASHI'S PLACE, THE SUN AND THE THREE OF THEM CONTINUED TO GO TO THE LOUNGE OF EACH SENIOR AND VISITED THEM ONE BY ONE.
Almost in a circle, the lounge prepared for the guests of the entire MS program finally completed the steps of visiting the seniors before the show began to record.
Next, it is to officially enter the recording site.
In fact, music programs are generally recorded and broadcast, and there are few live broadcasts, and there may only be annual music station super live on Asahi, as well as Fuji TV's FNS Song Festival, and NHK's Red and White Song Festival.
Other large and small tones are generally recorded a week before the broadcast, or a few days before, and then on the day of the broadcast, they are broadcast directly on TV.
The program began to be recorded.
Although it is a rookie band, the red and purple SUN band is now more than just in the Young Guns section.
This is the first time that THE SUN has been able to participate in all aspects of the music station in its entirety.
This shows that although in the RB entertainment industry, seniority is very serious, but as long as you have strong popularity and fame, you can also break certain rules, after all, big fists are the last word.
First of all, it's time to record Music Station Mini Stage.
This is an interview session with the artists who participated in the show in the current issue, of course, as the two combinations that are full of topics in this issue, THE SUN and Arashi both account for half of the time of this link.
After recording this first session, the next step is the single ranking session.
Single ranking, that is, the weekly ranking of singles.
In this session, MS will reveal the top 10 best-selling singles of the week.
This chart is different from the Oricon sales chart, which counts sales from Monday to Sunday of each week, while Music Station counts sales from Friday to Thursday of the following week, which coincides with the day the show airs.
Starting from the tenth place, slowly counting back, and finally by the second place in sales this week, the scene suddenly fell silent.
Because, the singers and the audience present all know that the first place will definitely be born between THE SUN and Arashi.
However, unlike the unwitting singers and viewers present, THE SUN and Arashi, as the parties concerned, have long known the results of this ranking.
"SECOND PLACE, THE SUN, PLANET, 220,000. ”
WITH THE NAME ANNOUNCED ON THE TV SCREEN, EVERYONE PRESENT KNEW THAT THE SUN LOST.
Sure enough, the next name, unsurprisingly "First place, Arashi, "Sakura Sakura", 240,000!"
A difference of 20,000 sheets!
Twenty thousand is not much, but the second is the second, and there is never the first place, which is so eye-catching.
This small gap, in Sakamoto's view, is because of the broadcast of the two programs "Shindomoto Brothers" and "SMAPxSMAP".
The appearance of these two popular shows is the reason why Arashi has exploded in sales in the past few days.
You must know that in the first four days of the release of the single, THE SUN has always pressed Arashi on the sales chart.
After the broadcast of two popular programs, Lan immediately surpassed THE SUN in sales, and it is conceivable that in the office, there are programs named by senior brothers, and the effect of promoting the younger generations is obvious.
It can only be said that SMAP and KinKi Kids, the ability of the milk juniors, is super strong.
Back to MS.
After airing the single's weekly rankings, there is a break in the middle of the show.
The three of Sakamoto Kiyoshi who were sitting on the side, looking at the break, the guests of this issue all went to Arashi's side, congratulating them on getting the first single sales of the week.
"It's just 20,000 short, don't be sad, cheer up. Chiba Masaki saw Ogawa Shin and Sakamoto Kiyoshi, both of them looked at Arashi on the other side with "envy", accepting everyone's congratulations, and immediately comforted the two.
"Huh, what are you talking about?" Sakamoto Kiyoshi suddenly turned his head, looked at Chiba Masaki blankly, and asked suspiciously.
"Qing, don't pretend to be stupid, I know, you're very unwilling, you actually lost this time, but, we haven't lost yet... Chiba saw Sakamoto Kiyoshi "pretending to be stupid", thinking that Sakamoto Kiyoshi didn't want people to know, and he was angry about losing this sales showdown, but he still comforted him.
"What the hell? How can I be unwilling?" Sakamoto Kiyoshi looked at Chiba Masaki with a "Are you kidding me?" expression, completely unaware of what Chiba Masaki was talking about.
"Then why do you keep looking at Arashi?" Chiba Masaki thought to himself, "If you are envious, you will be envious, if you are unwilling, you will not be reconciled, why don't you admit it... ”
"I'm thinking about something, how can I look at them? I'm afraid you're not stupid. Kiyoshi Sakamoto looked at Chiba strangely, not knowing why suddenly Chiba Masaki said this.
Sakamoto Kiyoshi was really thinking about something just now.,It's just a distraction.,I didn't notice that my eyes kept going in the direction of Arashi.,This made Chiba Masaki think Sakamoto Kiyoshi.,Very envious looking at Arashi who got the first sales.。。。
"Huh, you and Zhen have been watching over there, don't believe it... Chiba Masaki thought that now Sakamoto Kiyoshi was debunked by him, and he was a little annoyed and angry, and he was also anxious, when he looked at Ogawa Masa.
Ogawa really spoke up.
"Masaki, where do you want to go, do you think Qinghe and I are the kind of people who will envy others for achieving good results?"
Hit the nail on the head.
"Uh... It doesn't seem to be. At this time, Chiba Masaki, after being reminded by Ogawa Zhen, realized that he wanted to be crooked.
"I just looked at Arashi's side, thinking about a question. Ogawa said.
"What's the problem?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Masaki Chiba were also very curious, what did Ogawa Zhen, a man with a poisonous tongue, think about Arashi.
"It's like, why are they so ugly. ”
Sure enough, Ogawa is still the same, Ogawa Zhen, who is familiar with Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Masaki Chiba, has a poisonous tongue and speaks directly.
My real brother in society, people don't talk much.
Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Masaki Chiba both looked at Shin Ogawa with admiring eyes, and both gave thumbs up at the same time.
Xiao Chuanzhen is really because of his character of speaking so directly and with a poisonous tongue, he was unexpectedly popular on various variety shows, and slowly, on the road of variety shows, it is gone.
The future master of the poisonous tongue has Yoshihiro Yuki, who has not yet come out, so this character, Ogawa is really the first to use it, and he is also a bassist in a band, not a funny artist.
Now that Ogawa is really on the Internet, because of the performance of variety shows, he has a new nickname, called "Poisonous Tongue Facial Paralysis Man", which is unexpectedly very popular with fans.
Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Masaki Chiba have also laughed at Ogawa Shin many times in private, how can they have such a nickname and be so stupid.
As a result, Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Masaki Chiba were each knocked down by a word from Ogawa Shin.
To Kiyoshi Sakamoto, "Your little prince Sony is no better. ”
Bang!
Kiyoshi Sakamoto retreated in shame.
To Chiba Masaki, he was even more ruthless, "I have a nickname, do you have one?"
Bang!
Ogawa was like holding a gun and shot Chiba in the heart.
Chiba Masaki, covering his face, retreated sadly.
After the break, the recording continues.
Album record rankings, no THE SUN thing.
Music Topic, that is, music topic, is a unit that reports news and rumors about the RB music industry.
In this link, the duel between THE SUN and Arashi also appeared.
This showdown has greatly increased the popularity of the two combinations, which is good for both.
In the Young Guns session, we introduced a few of the more famous underground bands that have become famous recently.
However, it still doesn't matter what happened to the three of Sakamoto Kiyoshi, the three sons of SUN sat in the singer's seat, and they were all about to fall asleep, just holding on with strong willpower.
After all, Music Station is like this, making a background board is something that every singer will experience.
Finally, it was the turn of the Music Question section.
IN THIS SESSION, THE SUN TRIO WENT TO THE STAGE AND PREPARED TO PERFORM AFTER ANSWERING A FEW SIMPLE QUESTIONS ASKED BY TAMOLI AND THE HOSTESS.
The title song of the single "PLANET" appeared on the stage of music station for the first time.
"What do you do?
"Hmmm... Can I still talk to you?"
"That's fine, that's fine"
"I wish you could notice me soon."
"I am a planet that revolves around you non-stop"
。。。
The performance is over, and finally, the finale of this issue is Arashi, who won the first single sales.
At this point, MS recording, all recording is over.
After the three of THE SUN finished greeting the seniors, they immediately rushed to the next announcement.
The next day, Wednesday.
This is the seventh day since the release of the second single by THE SUN.
It's time to release the single's first-week sales.
Sony, Music Department.
Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Shin Ogawa, as well as Masaki Chiba, sat obediently in the small conference room, waiting for Yuichi Yamada to take the sales list of singles for the first week, and come in and announce it.
Director Yamada didn't let the three of them wait too long, and ten minutes later, Yuichi Yamada walked in with a piece of paper, which was already familiar to the three of Sakamoto Kiyoshi.
From Yamada's face, Sakamoto Kiyoshi and the three of them couldn't see the result of the sales showdown in the first week, because Yamada looked calm.
SAKAMOTO KIYOSHI KNEW THAT THIS PIECE OF PAPER WAS RECORDED IN THE RESULTS OF THE DUEL BETWEEN THE SUN AND ARASHI IN THE PAST WEEK.
"THE SUN's second single "PLANET", the first week CD sales were... Two hundred and sixty thousand!"
Yamada, who finished announcing the sales, smiled and applauded.
However, the three of Sakamoto Kiyoshi did not applaud, but stared at Yamada tightly, their eyes were very urgent.
When Yamada saw this scene, he also understood, sighed in his heart, and thought, "It seems that usually the three of them say that they don't care about winning or losing, but at this time, they are still three children who have not reached adulthood, and they still don't admit defeat." ”
Yamada also stopped applauding, his smile was also put away, he looked at the three of them with a serious expression, and said, "Arashi's first-week sales are... Two hundred and seventy thousand. ”
When they heard this number, the three people who had already sensed the omen still lost their minds involuntarily.
Or lost...
Although THE SUN sold 40,000 copies in the following day after recording the MS show, Arashi only sold 30,000 copies, but he still lost.
There was only a difference of only 10,000, but it still lost.
Kiyoshi Sakamoto clenched his hands tightly and slowly clenched his fists.
"Still lost... ”