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Chapter 222 MS [-]th Anniversary
The appearance number, that is, the order of appearance.

Generally speaking, the higher the popularity, the higher the status, and the higher the qualifications, the more they will be placed in the back row.

According to the information obtained by Uncle Ishida, TV Asahi has put in a lot of effort for the [-]th anniversary special this time.

It is said that Ayumi Hamasaki, Hikaru Utada, and Masaharu Fukuyama and other important musicians in the music scene were invited.

And there are two popular groups under Johnny's, Lan and KAT-TUN.

If you add the returning Kiyoshi Sakamoto, such a combination can be considered luxurious.

And such a lineup of guests will definitely cause headaches for the MS program team in terms of the order of appearance.

Judging from the program performance list I got, the finale of this MS [-]th anniversary special is Japan's number one singer, Ayumi Hamasaki.

In 2006, Ayumi Hamasaki set new sales records despite the decline in popularity and album sales based on the original business foundation.

Although the seventh album released in January is Ayumi Hamasaki's first album that has not sold more than one million.

But she still set two new records, with "Startin'/Born To Be," released in March, and "BLUE BIRD," a June discovery.

First, she surpassed Seiko Matsuda to become the female singer with the most number one singles in Japanese history, and then became the first female singer in Japanese history to sell more than 2000 million singles.

Such Ayumi Hamasaki is still a sister of the Japanese music scene, and the finale is completely uncontroversial.

The one who appeared in front of Ayumi Hamasaki was one of the four major singers, Hikaru Utada.

Hikaru Utada this year is also a productive year.

First, in February, the single "Keep Tryin'" with light rock style was released.

In April, the commercial song "This Is Love" was released in the form of a distribution single.

In June, released his fourth Japanese album "ULTRA BLUE".

Although under the sweeping momentum of THE SUN band, it can only be used as a backdrop, but, as one of the four major singers, Hikaru Utada is still popular.

Therefore, it is normal to be ranked second in the finale.

However, in front of Hikaru Utada, Kiyoshi Sakamoto saw his teacher's name.

Fukuyama Masaharu played in the penultimate third place.

Among these people, it can be said that Fukuyama Masaharu is the least active person in the music scene this year.

This handsome uncle has not released a single new single in this year.

The last time Sakamoto Kiyoshi contacted him, he was still running around collecting materials for his first photobook. . .

It is said to be running around, but in fact it is just traveling around and taking pictures at the same time. . .

Lazy guy. . .

Kiyoshi Sakamoto felt that if Yokichi Osato, the president of his Amuse agency, had such an artist who liked to hang out all day and didn't release new songs, don't appear on TV, or act, he would definitely cry to death.

How much money would you earn less! ! !

Fukuyama Masaharu is also in the more relaxed Amuse office. If he was in another office with stricter management, he would definitely be beaten by the company president. . .

However, Kiyoshi Sakamoto feels that with his current status and qualifications as a teacher, he should be one of the top "big guys" in music at Amuse.

Since this is the case, it is not impossible to play outside.

Well, I found a good excuse for my teacher's inactivity. If Fukuyama knew that Kiyoshi Sakamoto was so "considered" for him and went out for him to make a good excuse, he would definitely be "happy" of. . .

. . .

Except for these three singers who are obviously higher than Kiyoshi Sakamoto, the other guests are simply vulnerable compared to Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

You know, THE SUN's first album, which was released in April this year, has exceeded 4 million copies by September!

Such terrible sales, in the eyes of the outside world, basically this year's album list, must belong to THE SUN band again.

With pre-orders already available, and this year's annual album sales champion, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, the lead singer and core of the band, is actually ahead of Arashi in this MS [-]th anniversary special!
This made Sony, who received the invitation, feel very angry.

Because, no matter in terms of performance or popularity, Kiyoshi Sakamoto and the band THE SUN combined must be much stronger than Arashi, who debuted for seven years.

Although Kiyoshi Sakamoto has stopped performing arts activities for half a year, this does not mean that the great achievements that Kiyoshi Sakamoto has achieved this year will not disappear completely.

The album sales of 200 million copies are still hanging on the No.1 of the annual list.

Such a Sakamoto Kiyoshi is ranked ahead of Arashi, whose single sales are only a few hundred thousand, which is a bit unreasonable. . .

That's why, even though Uncle Ishida thinks that Kiyoshi Sakamoto's announcement of his comeback on the [-]th anniversary special of MS is the best way, he still feels his brows furrowed.

Uncle Ishida was a little worried that this might be a "conspiracy".

Arranging the order of appearances in this way may be the idea of ​​the MS program group in a small way; in a big way, it is the idea of ​​TV Asahi.

However, according to Ishida's analysis, this cannot be the idea of ​​the MS program group.

Because they didn't dare to risk offending Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Sony by doing such a thing.

Therefore, Uncle Ishida believes that this must be TV Asahi's idea.

And behind this idea, there may be Johnny's shadow.

After all, whose group is Lan? . .

Hearing Uncle Ishida's analysis, Kiyoshi Sakamoto also thought about it silently in his heart.

In his opinion, it wasn't that Johnny teamed up with TV Asahi to target him.

He felt that the order of appearance this time should be a test for him by Gennis.

To test whether he still has the appeal and high popularity he had before the holiday after a half-year blank period in the music scene.

"interesting..."

"In this case, if I don't want to fight, doesn't it mean that I am already in decline?"

"No matter how you try, as long as I stand on Stage Hill, I'm still me, the little Sony king who dominates the music scene!!!"

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was thinking this way in his heart, clenched his fists secretly, and his eyes that were a little blank at first suddenly became sharper.

He sat up straight and said to Uncle Ishida who was sitting across from him, "Don't think too much, just accept this invitation."

"It's okay to appear in front of them. Anyway, as long as my performance overwhelms them, they will be the ones who need to worry as they appear behind me!"

"Even if Johnny and Asahi join forces to do something, it depends on who the opponent is!"

Looking at Kiyoshi Sakamoto with a serious face, Uncle Ishida suddenly felt that the serious Kiyoshi Sakamoto who vowed to win back the Grand Prix after losing at last year's Record Awards had returned.

"This is the temperament that the little king of Sony should have!!!"

The uncle thought so in his heart.

. . . . . .

The footsteps of time are always in such a hurry. Before people can experience the charm of September, they are taken away by time. . .

October 13th, eight o'clock in the evening.

TV Asahi, inside the studio hall of the music station.

"Thank you very much for watching. What you are watching now is the [-]th anniversary special program of Music Station. Next, let us invite special guests tonight!!!"

"Applause please!"

The [-]th anniversary special program of Music Station officially started with Tamoli's opening remarks and warm applause from the audience.

This is a two-hour music special. To put it simply, it is a special that invites a bunch of singers to sing.

Compared with the usual music station, the guest lineup this time is very strong.

According to the list announced in advance by TV Asahi, viewers have already seen names like Ayumi Hamasaki, Hikaru Utada, and Masaharu Fukuyama.

And one of the names in particular lifted the spirits of the audience at once.

Sakamoto Kiyoshi!
This little son of Sony, who was on vacation for half a year, is about to return in this MS [-]th anniversary special! ! !
Such news made Kiyoshi Sakamoto and fans of THE SUN extremely excited.

Although in the past six months, there has been the movie "Death Note" starring Kiyoshi Sakamoto, and the mystery novel "Golden Dreamland" that he ran away from work to write, which can let his fans relieve the pain of lovesickness, but they are not satisfied. The fans here, of course, hope that Kiyoshi Sakamoto can return as soon as possible, so that everyone can hear more and better music works.

After all, fans of Kiyoshi Sakamoto paid attention to this talented boy because of his music.

In this way, the news that Kiyoshi Sakamoto was preparing to return was widely spread in early October.

The media, fans, opponents, everyone's attention is focused on this MS [-]th anniversary special program.

The MS, which started on time at eight o'clock, also kicked off the return of Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

When the audience watching in front of the TV and watching the scene saw the familiar figure coming out from behind Masaharu Fukuyama, they all screamed excitedly!
"Sakamoto-kun!!!"

"It's true!! Sakamoto-kun is back!!!"

As always, the female audience who sat on the scene expressed their greatest joy to that handsome boy.

And Kiyoshi Sakamoto, seeing the enthusiasm of the audience at the scene, also waved and greeted the audience on both sides with a smile.

Of course, I did not forget to face the camera lens and pose a handsome pose to the audience friends in front of the TV.

This kind of behavior also made the female audience on the scene scream continuously. . .

Sitting next to Masaharu Fukuyama, Kiyoshi Sakamoto was poked on the arm by the teacher he hadn't seen for a long time. When Kiyoshi Sakamoto looked at Masaharu Fukuyama suspiciously, he found that his teacher was talking to himself with a "wretched" face.

"It's very popular, you boy..."

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who heard Fukuyama say this, also replied with a proud face on purpose.

"That's right, it doesn't matter whose student it is! There are as many handsome students as there are handsome teachers, you say, right?"

"teacher?!"

(End of this chapter)