An ordinary single in Japan is usually a title song (A-side song) with one or two C/song (B-side song), and when it comes to publicity, in principle, only this title song is promoted, and this is basically the only title song for shooting MVs and recording albums.

And the so-called double-A single refers to the situation where the two songs in a single are all title songs.

Double A singles only exist in the case of double singles.

If two of the two doubles are the main singles, they are both A-side singles, and they become double-A singles.

This truth, Sakamoto Kiyoshi, who is in the fourth year of his debut, of course understands.

The reason why he was surprised was not because of the double A that Masaharu Fukuyama said, but because, in this way, his next workload will be even heavier!

This is the reason why he is surprised by this salted fish that longs to stay at home...

His itinerary this year, although he has not received new movies or TV series, there is only one "Hot Blood College 2", which will start filming in the second half of the year.

However, even so, the first half of 2008 was very busy.

At the end of March, a solo album was released, and before he could catch his breath, he threw himself into the preparation of the band's new album.

Because in June, the release of the band's third album is also on the agenda.

The collaboration single with Masaharu Fukuyama is just another spice during Kiyoshi Sakamoto's daily recording of the new album of the SUN band...

And the adjustment also includes the title program, the class of the University of Tokyo...

This made Sakamoto Kiyoshi so busy that even Yui Aragaki filmed the new movie "Girl to Help" and asked him to visit the class, but he didn't have time to go.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto is going through the busiest period since his debut four years ago.

Therefore, when he heard Masaharu Fukuyama say that he made this collaborative single into a double-A single, he even had the heart to die.

Because, if the double A single includes two title songs at the same time, it is not only the title that has been changed, but also the TIE-UP, MV shooting, the selection of song promotion, and even the cover.

After all, since the two songs are the title songs, you can't just give one of them a full set of treatment.

However, the workload will inevitably increase.

Moreover, Kiyoshi Sakamoto can't say directly to Masaharu Fukuyama, "Teacher, let me go, I've been super busy lately, and I don't want to shoot MVs anymore.,There's also propaganda and singing and the like... ”

In this case, the outcome has already been decided.

It must have been educated by Masaharu Fukuyama!

What to say "As an artist, it's a good thing to have a lot of work, which proves that you are justifiable!", "If you have a job, it means that you should be grateful instead of complaining if you have money to earn!"

This kind of words,In Fukuyama Masaharu and Uncle Ishida,Under the bombardment of the two in turn,Kiyoshi Sakamoto can already recite it.。。。

He can't say, "I'm worth billions now, do I still care about this money?"

This is completely inconsistent with his low profile before he became the owner of Sony.

Therefore, Kiyoshi Sakamoto could only cry without tears, showing an embarrassed but polite smile, nodding in approval, "The teacher is wise!"

As the so-called smile on the face, MMP in the heart!

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After determining that the two singles in the single are both title songs, the choice of C/song was also decided very quickly.

At the urging of Masaharu Fukuyama,Sakamoto Kiyoshi took out a song "ぼくらのレットイットビー",This single is enough for three songs.,It's worthy of the fans.。。。

After the song was decided, the follow-up production officially began.

Record the song first, and then shoot the MV...

Exactly two weeks later.

May 20th.

It's still the same place, the same place.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Masaharu Fukuyama reunited in the recording studio of Sony's headquarters building.

The expressions on the faces of the two people who had just sat down were obviously completely different.

It can be seen that in the past two weeks, Kiyoshi Sakamoto has been so busy that his sleep time has decreased sharply, and the dark circles under his eyes are lying mischievously...

On the other hand, Masaharu Fukuyama is completely refreshed.

This made Sakamoto Kiyoshi, who leaned his whole body on the soft sofa, ask a little enviously, "Teacher, you have been very idle lately, right?!"

"Well, it's very idle. Masaharu Fukuyama replied while holding the CD of the single that had just come out and looking at it repeatedly.

"That's good... Kiyoshi Sakamoto couldn't help but sigh.

In the past two weeks, Kiyoshi Sakamoto has been very busy.

The production of the collaborative single, the re-recording of the title program, the preparation of the band's album, and the classes at the University of Tokyo all made him sleep less than five hours a day.

Especially on the band's album, although the step of choosing songs is omitted, the band still needs a lot of time to practice new songs.

The song mode of the band's new album is still composed by Kiyoshi Sakamoto, with five songs including the title song, while Ogawa Shin and Chiba Masaki have all the remaining ten songs.

Fortunately for Kiyoshi Sakamoto, the band album that began to be prepared as early as April had been recorded, and by mid-May, most of the songs had been recorded, and even the MV for the title song had been filmed.

There are only some fragments of post-production left, as well as record pressing, pre-publicity, etc., and the pre-release work has not yet been completed.

Therefore, he has time to put aside the matter of the band's album for the time being, and turn his attention to the collaboration single with Masaharu Fukuyama.

After discussions with Sony's top management, the purpose of this collaboration single is no longer just to slap Universal and Kenji Kitano in the face...

Sony's boss Naoki Kitagawa believes that the collaboration single between Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Masaharu Fukuyama can be used as a promotion of THE SUN's new album to carry out a wave of publicity bombardment.

Let the duo work together to warm up the band's new album and attract the public's attention, and then, in early June, release a new album from THE SUN.

In this way, the public will inevitably have great expectations for THE SUN's new album.

This kind of strategy is also the visual bombardment that Sony has been playing very well.

When its singers were popular, they continuously released singles and albums, bombarding fans and fans, and finally achieved the effect of selling well and increasing popularity.

However, such a trick is the first time that Sakamoto Kiyoshi has used it.

Because, in the past, Sony didn't have to sacrifice such a big killer move at all, Sakamoto Kiyoshi and THE SUN could easily defeat the opponent who released the song at the same time, and, considering Sakamoto Kiyoshi's personal health problems, Sony's has never used this trick.

However, this year is a very important year for THE SUN, as well as Kiyoshi Sakamoto, and even Sony.

Because, as long as THE SUN wins the big prize again at the record awards at the end of the year, then THE SUN will become the first band in the history of the Japanese music scene to win the record awards three times in a row!

And Kiyoshi Sakamoto will also break the shackles of seniority and become the youngest king of the music world!

This is also a very important thing for Sony.

Therefore, Sony will do everything possible to make THE SUN, a major album, sell well.

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In the recording studio.

"Is the release date of the single set?" asked Masaharu Fukuyama, putting the CD back on the table and asking Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

"Well, I heard my uncle say that it should be on the 25th, Sunday. Patting it lightly with the palm of his hand, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was tired and slightly sluggish, cheered up and replied.

"Are there five days left?"

From Masaharu Fukuyama's face, there was not the slightest urgency.

"Hmm. Anyway, the name of our group, isn't it almost time to decide... When Sakamoto Kiyoshi said this, his body couldn't help but lean forward, as if to remind Masaharu Fukuyama that time was running out...

The sooner he gets this single done, he can get out of his current busyness one day earlier.

"Oh, yes, and the name... Masaharu Fukuyama's reaction,Tell Kiyoshi Sakamoto,He must have forgotten the name of the group.。。。

With a little helplessness, Sakamoto Kiyoshi could only remind again, "The company said that the single will be packaged tomorrow, so... ”

The subtext is, the name or something, I'm going to get it done today!

Hearing this, Masaharu Fukuyama gently dialed the bangs that he had dropped to both sides, and his tone was relaxed, "I still think that the Nagasaki man is very good... ”

“。。。 ”

For sometimes, this teacher who is even more stubborn than himself, Sakamoto Kiyoshi often feels very speechless.

It seems that don't expect Masaharu Fukuyama to come up with some good combination names.

"After a lot of thought and meditation during this time, I finally came up with a good name!" Sakamoto Kiyoshi directly ignored Masaharu Fukuyama's Raushko "Nagasaki man", picked up the pen on the table, and wrote on a piece of paper.

"What?" Masaharu Fukuyama's gaze fell onto the paper with Kiyoshi Sakamoto's pen.

"Soup... River... And... Night... God?" read out word by word, and Masaharu Fukuyama looked thoughtfully at Kiyoshi Sakamoto, "Yukawa and the night god?"

"Well, that's right. Kiyoshi Sakamoto looked proud.

In his opinion, the name is very creative and meaningful.

"Yukawa, I know what it means, it's nothing more than the role of "Yukawa Learning" that I played... Masaharu Fukuyama leaned back on the sofa, crossed Jiro's legs, and looked like a big man, "As for "Night God", it should refer to the name of the character he played in "Death Note", right?"

Giving a thumbs up, Kiyoshi Sakamoto was a little happy, "That's right, it's the character of "Night God Moon". ”

"Do you want to use the names of the characters from the two of us as the name of the group?" Masaharu Fukuyama smiled a little playfully, and then made the signature move of "Yukawa Manaku".

The palms of his hands were open, like a half-mask, covering the lower half of his face, revealing only the eyes that seemed to see through everything, and he said the famous lines.

"実に面白い!"