Chapter 216: Beginner
On August 18th, AKB48's new single "Infinite Gravity" was released, and this much-talked-about new single sold a staggering 400,000 copies on the first day, making it the best-selling single on the first day since AKB48's birth! On the top of the public trust chart, this single also became the champion of the first day and the first week of single sales respectively!
In the end, the total sales of this single reached 750,000 copies, and if you look at it in terms of sales, this single does not seem to be a particularly good single, but this single is indeed a single that has truly become a national idol of AKB, and it can even be said that it is a single that moves the world.
The PV of this single has been viewed more than 100 million times on youtube, becoming the first work in the RB entertainment industry to have more than 100 million views, and it is also officially for this reason that foreign media have also begun to pay attention to AKB48 as a group, and it can be said that it is this single that makes AKB48 go abroad and go to the world.
Less than half a month after the release of the new single, the official website of AKB48 announced the selection list for the eighteenth single "beginner", and unexpectedly, 16 members including Yuko Oshima, Atsuko Maeda, Tomomi Itano, Mai Oshima, Mariko Shinoda, Rena Matsui, Minami Takahashi, Mayu Watanabe, Yona Kojima, Yuki Kashiwagi, Sae Miyazawa, Mai Shiraishi, Nami Okumana, Rina Matsui, Tomome Kawanishi, and Minami Minegishi entered the selection.
The position of this single has also changed, and in the past, there was usually only one position in the single, for example, the seventeenth single had only one position centered on Yuko Oshima, but this single has seven positions. They are Atsuko Maeda, Minami Takahashi, Mai Oshima, Yuko Oshima, Tomomi Itano, Mariko Shinoda, and finally Mayu Watanabe, Nami Okumana, and Rina Matsui!
The most unexpected this time is undoubtedly one of the members of the central station of Nami Okujina, which means that she has also begun to be valued by Yasushi Akimoto, after Elena Ono was forced to fail. Group K does need to clarify a future ACE, Nami Okujin is undoubtedly the best candidate, although Miho Miyazaki is also good, Yasuya Akimoto has also considered her, but in the end she decided to make Nami Okumanami the new name in Group K!
The official return of Nami Okujin also means that the future triumvirate of AKB48 has been officially confirmed, Nami Okuzhena, Mayu Watanabe, and Rina Matsui Jurina!
From the point of view of qualifications. Nami Okumana, who was born in the second phase, is undoubtedly the oldest, Mayu Watanabe, who was born in the third term, and Matsui Jurina, who was born in SKE48, is a little lacking in this. In terms of age, Matsui Jurina is only 13 years old, Nami Okuma is a little more than 14 years old, and she will only celebrate her 15th birthday in December, while Mayu Watanabe is the oldest of the three, but she is only 16 years old. Judging by popularity. Mayu Watanabe's popularity is the highest among the three. Nami Okuma is second, and Jurina Matsui is last!
In this general election, all three very young members entered the selection, Mayu Watanabe and Nami Okumana entered the top 10, and if Yuko Oshima, Atsuko Maeda, and Mai Oshima graduate in the future, these three people will take their place and become the new signature of AKB. Then select a few good seedlings from the graduate students behind to assist the three of them, and it is very likely that the glory of AKB will continue.
When Yasu Akimoto realized this. He couldn't help but laugh out loud in his office, the only thing that made him regret the three members. There are two people who belong to Kagawa Yu's artists! Sometimes he really admires Kagawa Yu's vision very much, and his own vision is a little sorry for the members, Ono Mei Rena is abolished, Miho Miyazaki is almost finished, and Mika Komori is tepid, on the contrary, Kagawa Yu's artists are improving faster than one another.
"Shimazaki" He suddenly thought of the girl Kagawa Yu mentioned to himself, Kagawa said good things, then he could try to push it, if it was really like Kagawa Yu said, he would have picked up the baby
Blue Bird of Paradise, Kagawa Yu also saw the change of Yasusu Akimoto from this selection list.
"Akimoto-san's decision is very wise, it seems that he is not a stubborn person." Kagawa Yu smiled indifferently.
Iijima Sanzhi, who was sitting opposite him, took a sip of tea and said, "To be honest, the group of girls under Kagawa-san are a little salivating when I see it, but have you been watching Kagawa-san lately?" Without Kagawa-san, the entertainment world seems to be a little too calm. ”
"Iijima-san isn't too busy, otherwise how can he come to me, since I built this place, Iijima-san is the first time I've come here." Kagawa Yu said with a smile.
"To be honest, the scenery here is really good, the environment is so good, it gives people a very quiet feeling, if I don't have too many mundane things, I really want to move here."
"As long as Iijima-san can come over, it doesn't matter how long you want to stay here." Kagawa Yu half-truthed.
Iijima Sanchi understood the meaning of Kagawa Yu's words, and she shook her head helplessly
"Kagawa-san said with a smile, in fact, this time I came to invite Kagawa-san on behalf of the old man." Iijima Sanchi Masasemichi.
Kagawa Yu was slightly shocked in his heart, of course he knew who the old man in Iijima Sanchi's mouth was, except for Kitagawa, the head of the Genesys office, who else could make Iijima Sanchi respect the old man.
"Mr. Kitagawa invited me?" Kagawa asked calmly.
Iijima Sanchi nodded, "That's right, Kagawa-san." He wants the two firms to strengthen their cooperation in certain areas, such as TV drama production. Filmmaking and so on and so forth. ”
Kagawa Yu nodded slightly, "Where does Old Man Kitagawa want me to meet him?" ”
"The day after tomorrow, if Kagawa-san has time, we will wait for Kagawa-san to come at the headquarters of Genesys." Iijima Sanchi said.
"I see, I'll be there at ten o'clock the next morning." Kagawa Yu agreed to Iijima Sanchi's invitation in one bite, and he also wanted to know what kind of medicine was sold in this old man's gourd.
"Thank you, Kagawa-san, with your words, my task is completed." Iijima Sanchi said with a smile.
Kagawa Yu smiled, and Iijima Sanchi sat for a while before leaving the Blue Bird of Paradise. (To be continued......)