Chapter 434: The First Champion Single
The sun, which is rampaging in the European and American music scenes, has achieved remarkable results, and this news has not made the Japanese entertainment industry wait too long.
Just a week after the release of "E Are Young", the whole of Japan knew that The Sun, the amazing band, had made history again!
"Airborne British Singles Chart Weekly Chart!The Sun Sweeps the British Music Scene!"
"The Sun's new song shines internationally, 500,000 sales, shocking!"
"Make history again, the light of Asian bands!"
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The major media have replaced their original front-page covers, just to leave them for The Sun and their "E Are Young".
In just one week, the news programs and variety shows of Japan's six major TV stations all reported on how The Sun won the top spot on the British Weekly Singles Chart, as well as the news of the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.
NHK, the national television station, also urgently sent a camera team to the United States to produce a special program for The Sun.
Because the "sun" in the sun means sunshine, the title of the show is called "The Light of Japan".
Even TV Tokyo, which is known as the "mudslide of television", has a rare episode of news about The Sun.
You know, the tsundere TV Tokyo has a glorious tradition.
That is: no matter what breaking news happens, no matter how the sky falls, Japan will continue to broadcast its normal schedules (i.e., anime, food, TV shopping), at most, with a row of subtitles.
Just like on June 14, 2008, when a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Iwate Prefecture, Japan, all major TV stations were broadcasting the news of the earthquake, and only TV Tokyo was broadcasting cartoons...
Cartoon...
Picture...
Slice...
Now, being able to report the news about The Sun is only a few seconds, but it is already very face-saving.
This is unique in the entertainment industry, and it is also because it is the first feat of an Asian singer that TV Tokyo will make an exception...
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As the first band to achieve outstanding results in the European and American music scene, The Sun has become the pride of the whole of Japan.
No matter what kind of singer or athlete, as long as he achieves excellent results in the world, he is a hero for the country and a hero.
And today's The Sun is such a character.
Under the hype of TV and media, the whole of Japan knows that the band The Sun has become the first band in Japan to break out of Asia and go global!
For the heroes and pride of the country, the public must be very concerned about their every move.
The news that continues to be transmitted from the front of the European and American music scene has made the Japanese people know about The Sun's trip to the European and American music scene.
On July 22nd, The Sun began a two-week campaign for the American single.
The first stop was New York, the center of the United States.
I was able to go on radio programs, live, and the sun all over again.
I have to say that Sony, one of the world's four largest records, has so many resources that The Sun is so busy that it can't breathe.
After all, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's European and American record contracts with The Sun are also signed under Sony, so Sony is still very supportive of its own artists.
He even had The Sun perform as a guest musician on the famous late-night show "Saturday Night Live" in the United States!
"Saturday Night Live", abbreviated as "SNL", is a well-known late-night variety show in the United States, and SNL, which airs late Saturday night, will invite a guest performer and a musical guest in each episode.
The performers will participate in the performance of the sketch, which often allows people to see the different sides of the guest, and such comedy performances are also the touchstone of his acting skills.
The musical guests are usually the most popular singers of the moment, and they will perform live.
And in order to promote The Sun, Sony forced the three of Sakamoto Kiyoshi to go on SNL through a deal with NBC TV.
The guest performer in that issue was the all-American goddess who became famous for starring in the Hollywood blockbuster "Transformers", Megan Fox!
Although The Sun and Megan Fox are both popular artists from the point of view of coffee positions, The Sun is still a little-known band from Asia.
However, under the strong charm of Goddess Megan, the ratings of that episode still remained strong.
It also prompted The Sun's "E Are Young" to get the attention of American audiences.
One issue of SNL is enough for audiences across the United States to recognize The Sun.
On July 26, after the SNL air, the sales of the single "E Are Young" soared, like a rocket with an accelerant, soaring into the sky!
In just two days over the weekend, the sales of "E Are Young" sold a terrifying 200,000 copies!
On the evening of July 29th, the Billboard Hot 100 weekly list was released.
When Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Makoto Ogawa, and Masaki Chiba sat on a big bed, holding a laptop, and clicked on the bulletin board leaderboard list with great anticipation, their expressions instantly froze.
3rd place!
This is where "E Are Young" ranks on the list.
After nearly twenty seconds of silence, the first person to react was Kiyoshi Sakamoto.
I saw him stand up from the bed suddenly, clench his fists, and swing it into the air, as if to vent the fatigue of the past few weeks, he shouted with a hideous expression.
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Sakamoto Kiyoshi's actions were like igniting the fuse of the artillery battle, which made the excitement in the hearts of Ogawa and Chiba Masaki, "bang", explode!
Even Shin Ogawa, who is usually calm, jumped up and hugged Kiyoshi Sakamoto excitedly.
"Great!"
Seeing this, Chiba Masaki was also excited to join in the hug.
The three of them hugged each other with affection in this way.
Not only that, but the excited three people were still bouncing on the bed, their faces full of happiness.
When Uncle Ishida walked into the room with the computer in his arms, he saw such a scene.
Looking at the three people hugging each other, Uncle Ishida was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, looking at the three of them with a doting smile on his face, and muttered to himself, "Hehe, this is youth... β
With an average age of 19.5 years old and full of youth, The Sun has taken his first step in breaking into the European and American music scene in New York, USA!
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After a wave of publicity in New York, The Sun continues to transfer to the second stop, Los Angeles, the City of Angels!
Los Angeles, with a population of more than 3 million, has welcomed an Asian band.
And The Sun has also brought a touch of youth to this international city with Hollywood, Universal Studios, Santa Monica, and the Lakers in just one week.
A week later, on August 5th.
Billboard Hot 100 weekly list, once again.
The most conspicuous position on the list reads "The Sun "E Are Young"!
"E Are Young" didn't get a cover of the famous musical series Glee as it did in the original history, and Tie Up the Super Bowl and Chevrolet commercials.
However, with Sony's vigorous promotion, the recommendation of many Sony singers, and the opportunity to perform "Saturday Night Live", it was still a month later, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 weekly chart.
Judging by the sales of the single over the past four weeks, "E Are Young" has maintained a strong upward momentum.
150,000 in the first week, 200,000 in the next week, 180,000 in the third Tuesday, and 150,000 in the fourth Wednesday!
And the ranking is also moving up step by step.
16th, 12th, 3rd, 1st!
From being on the list to winning the championship, it took four weeks, and it was not long to say that it was short.
In this way, "E Are Young" became The Sun's first Billboard number one single!
And The Sun has also become another Japanese singer with a Billboard number one single in 45 years since Sakamoto Ku in 1963!
I am not ashamed to say that with the international popularity of The Sun, it can already be called the No. 1 band in Japan!
After all, there is no singer in Japan other than Sakamoto Ku, an ancient god, who can once again be the champion of Billboard singles.
Not one!
Today, The Sun has done it, and it is conceivable that it will become a big event that will cause a sensation throughout Japan.
And after learning that The Sun's single became the Billboard champion single, the Japanese media put many titles on the front page headlines!
"Japan's No. 1 Band!"
"Asia's No. 1 Band!"
"World Band!"
When touting the superstar of his country, neon is the same as a stick, so shameless...
However, after being so "shameless" touted by the Japanese media, the sun, which is far away in the United States, has once again become the focus of the whole of Japan.
In addition, The Sun's latest album "Young People" released two months ago has exploded again, selling nearly half a million copies in two weeks!
This also makes the cumulative sales of The Sun's album reach an astonishing five million copies!
Such sales figures made the album "Young People" rise again on the album sales list of all over the years, to the third place!
On "Young People", there is only the selection album "The Best "Pleasure" B'Z by the Japanese band overlord, and Hikaru Utada's debut demon album "First Love"!
This album is also the first, most likely, and only album of the 21st century that has sold more than five million copies!
The breakthrough in the international music scene, as well as various record-breaking records in Japan, made the insiders who originally thought that the sun was not qualified enough to bear the title of "Japan's No. 1 Band", all of them died down in an instant.
When the grades are enough to be proud, the importance of qualifications suddenly becomes less important.
After all, this is the age of looking at data.
What's more, The Sun has not only achieved remarkable results in China, but also won face for the Japanese music scene internationally.
What else is there to say about this?
While the Japanese media and the whole of Japan are arguing about The Sun, the three of them set a date to return to China.
August 7th, the third day after winning the weekly crown...