Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 134 Cherry Blossom Petals
"Dragon Cherry" continued to dominate the summer season in the ratings rankings, and Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was recording in the Sony building, had no time to think about it.

Because, there are less than ten days left before the release of his first solo album.

But, fortunately, on the third day after the fifth episode of "Dragon Cherry", that is, on August [-]th, he finally finished recording all twelve songs in the album.

For the next work, all Kiyoshi Sakamoto needs to do is to shoot some scenes in the MV and cooperate with the early stage promotional campaign.

After sending the recorded record sample to the record factory, Sakamoto Kiyoshi was also temporarily idle.

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Sony attaches great importance to Kiyoshi Sakamoto's first solo album and is also very optimistic about it.

As far as buying habits are concerned, albums (including EPs) are aimed at core fans; for singles, passers-by and junior fans will also buy them. Although the sales of singles are larger than albums, the sales of albums are the main battlefield for judging the strength of singers. .

In Sony's view, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who has two million-dollar singles since his debut more than a year ago, has initially established his status as a popular little king, and his core fans have also taken shape.

Release a solo album at this time, just to see how loyal these core fans are to Sakamoto Kiyoshi, and how much they love Sakamoto Kiyoshi.

Therefore, Sony has put a lot of effort into the production and promotion of this album.

Not only did it list as many as five sets of different plans in the promotional plan, but also used the relationship between Sony Music and Sony head office to make this album well-known in one fell swoop, recommending Kiyoshi Sakamoto as Sony’s summer headphones Spokesperson.

You know, Sony can be said to be a giant in Neon, covering a wide range of products, from electronic products to daily necessities to odds and ends. It has penetrated into all aspects of neon people's lives.

Especially in the earphone industry, Sony can be said to be the dominant player in Neon.

If he can become the spokesperson of Sony's headphones in the summer, the effect of this kind of advertising is much better than that of Kiyoshi Sakamoto's several MS.

The song "Letter~To the 15-year-old you~" is a song about the 15-year-old self and the future self, giving people thinking and imagination, future and dreams, expressing a kind of positive, don't give up attitude, such a meaningful song.

Therefore, it is not costly to shoot the MV. I have recruited men and women of different occupations, ages, and dreams from all over the country. Through follow-up shooting, I made a series of short stories, and everyone told them in front of the camera. Dreaming about his own dreams, and then splicing the clips together, and the scene of Sakamoto Kiyoshi sitting in front of the piano is constantly appearing. The whole MV is very narrative, which makes people resonate with each other.

Because the main character in this MV is not Kiyoshi Sakamoto, but men and women of different ages and professions, the MV shooting task of Kiyoshi Sakamoto was completed in just two days.

This is also the shooting time of Kiyoshi Sakamoto's fastest MV.

After seeing the effect of the MV, Sony executives all thought that this song is very suitable for the current Kiyoshi Sakamoto. Place an order with the record factory, 50 copies!

It can be said that this first batch of suppressed quantities is a very risky approach in such a general environment where the record market is going downhill.

However, Sony still made such a decision.

This proves how much Sony trusts Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

Sakamoto Kiyoshi also sees Sony's kindness to him, and remembers it in his heart.

"Since you guys trust me so much, I can't slack off, after all, this is my first solo album..."

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However, before the release of the new album, Kiyoshi Sakamoto still has two things to do.

A collaboration song with Yasushi Akimoto, and the Summer Sonic music festival.

A week ago, the "Akihabara 48" project, with the well-known lyricist and producer Yasushi Akimoto as the chief planner and Sony Records as the partner, officially began to recruit nationwide.

Major online media, newspapers and magazines, and street leaflets, in order to let more girls see this recruitment, Sony has used a lot of media relations and a lot of human resources.

All of a sudden, the entire Tokyo circle, all young people, began to talk about this "Akihabara 48".

Harajuku, the "town of young people".

"Hey, do you know Akihabara 48?"

"Nonsense, I'm at the forefront of trends, so I must know." These are the words of a Harajuku hipster when he answered his friend.

Shinjuku.

"Should we sign up?"

"go together?"

"Okay!" This is a conversation between two young girls who dream of entering the entertainment industry.

Chiba Prefecture.

"Atsuko, look!" A chubby girl, holding a flyer, walked up to Atsuko Maeda excitedly.

Atsuko Maeda looked at the flyer in his friend's hand, and read out the words and sentences on it.

"Do you want to be an idol performing on stage? Do you want to be a star? Do you want to sweat your dreams on stage? Do you want to be an artist like Momoe Yamaguchi and Akina Nakamori? Then join us in the autumn Ye Yuan 48! This is the way to the dazzling stage, and it is also a good opportunity for you to display your hidden talents, please sign up enthusiastically!"

"Cai-chan, what is this??" Maeda was a little confused.

"Here, it's a girl idol group produced by Akimoto Yasushi, and it's currently recruiting members for the first phase." This slightly fat girl is one of the friends who went to Tokyo with Maeda last time, the girl with strong analytical skills , Caijiang.

"Eh? An idol?" Atsuko Maeda looked at the flyer in his hand, wondering what he was thinking.

"Atsuko, do you want to try it?" Her friend's words interrupted her thoughts, and she saw the two words written on the leaflet again.

"dream"

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August [-]th, AKS Office.

"Akimoto-san, long time no see."

Kiyoshi Sakamoto bowed.

"Sakamoto-kun, long time no see, sit down." Akimoto Yasushi got up from his office chair, first rubbed his tired eyes from long-term work, and then signaled Sakamoto Kiyoshi to sit down.

Sitting on the sofa in Akimoto Yasushi's office, Sakamoto Kiyoshi first put his backpack aside, and then waited for Akimoto Yasushi to sit opposite him before speaking.

"Akimoto-san, you look very tired." He didn't directly get into the topic, but chatted about homework.

After all, after the start of AKB, this boss is one of his bosses, and it is also very important to have a good relationship with his boss. . .

"Oh, the Akihabara project has just started, and I need to ask about many things, so I've been busy recently." Yasushi Akimoto was not in a hurry to ask, and Kiyoshi Sakamoto came here to find his purpose.

"Oh, that's right. By the way, the Akihabara project is well-known now, and everyone is discussing it outside. Akimoto-san's name is indeed very popular." Sakamoto Kiyoshi first gave Akimoto Yasushi a small compliment.

However, Akimoto Yasushi is also the best of the best, how could he be fascinated by such a small flattery from Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

A very plain sentence of "Thank you, I dare not take it." sent him away.

Sakamoto Kiyoshi knew that there was still a big gap between himself and Akimoto Yasushi's scheming, and he didn't even think about talking about him. He directly opened his backpack, took out a sheet music, and put it on the table.

"Well, Akimoto-san, I came to see you today because of the collaboration you told me about last time. I have already written a piece of music, please read it." Kiyoshi Sakamoto handed the score to the opposite person with both hands Yasushi Akimoto.

"Oh, I'm really looking forward to your piece, Sakamoto-kun! But I didn't expect you to write it so soon." After receiving the score, Yasushi Akimoto adjusted his black-rimmed glasses, and then looked at the score in his hand .

When he saw the name of the song, Akimoto Yasushi was still startled, and then read the name in a low voice.

"The petals of the cherry blossoms..."

That's right, Kiyoshi Sakamoto directly released AKB's first underground single, "Sakura Petals".

Someone who has no guilt about copying things from later generations has a much better mentality than before. . .

Understand the truth that cheating is a tool, not a reliance.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was sitting opposite, just looked calmly at this moment, waiting for Yasushi Akimoto's "review".

In fact, strictly speaking, the "co-creation" proposed by Yasushi Akimoto is a "review" of Kiyoshi Sakamoto by Yasushi Akimoto!
To examine whether he has the ability to be an AKB music producer, and to test whether Kiyoshi Sakamoto's creative ability is as genius as the outside world has been rumored.

As a result, Yasushi Akimoto recognized Kiyoshi Sakamoto's musical ability when he saw the score of "Sakura Petals".

As a famous lyricist who has cooperated with many composers, as long as he browses the score, he can probably know the quality of this piece.

In Akimoto Yasushi's view, the quality of this piece of music can be described as high-quality.

Although he had known Sakamoto Kiyoshi's creative strength for a long time, Akimoto Yasushi was still surprised when he actually saw his compositions.

"With such creative strength and at such an age, if I were making a male idol group, he would definitely be an unmovable ACE! No, he is too talented to be an idol..." Akimoto Yasushi's attention, unconsciously, From the music score, it turned to Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

"His voice is very good, with a wide range, handsome appearance, and great talent. I heard that he recently played a supporting role in "Dragon Cherry", that is to say, he has acting skills. Such a person has good looks and musical talent. , an artist who can also act, if he develops into an all-round artist..."

　Dangdang, the A-chan version of this song sounds better and quieter

　　
　
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