Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 249 A Little Special Red and White ([-])

The 16-year-old Kiyoshi Sakamoto won the Grand Prix at the Japan Record Awards again after 2004!

At the same time, Masaki Ogawa and Masaki Chiba also won the award.

Although he did not receive it in his personal capacity, as the soul of THE SUN band, this award can be regarded as a large part of his credit.

He is also very happy. After all, the feeling of standing on the stage is completely different when one person wins the award and three people win the award.

Being able to share the joy of winning an award with your best friends is much happier than enjoying that joy alone!
That feeling is simply the best! ! !
The cover headlines of the major entertainment news magazines on the next day were all the photos of Kiyoshi Sakamoto holding up the grand prize under the adoring eyes of Masaki Ogawa and Masaki Chiba under the sky full of paper flowers.

The smiles on the faces of the three made everyone sigh.

"Since ancient times, heroes come out of youth, and generations of talented people come out!"

However, before Sakamoto Kiyoshi, Ogawa Masaki, and Chiba Masaki warmed up the award plaque and felt the real feeling of receiving the award, the three of them rushed to the NHK music hall to celebrate the red and white songs at night. , for rehearsal. . .

Sitting in the nanny car to the NHK concert hall, Kiyoshi Sakamoto crossed his arms and complained.

"Unexpectedly, the record awards and red and white awards are staggered, but we still have to rush like this."

"Really..."

"Oh, you guys, you really don't know your blessings. You can participate in the record awards every year, and the singers who can participate in the red and white are all heavyweight singers or big artists. You are only the third in your debut. A newcomer in the middle of the year has already reached the height and status that others have achieved in more than ten years, what else do you want? Be busy, it also means that you are popular!" Uncle Ishida, who was driving the car, was also annoyed by the lazy Sakamoto clear.

"Well, that's right, who told us to be so popular, every single and album we release is a hit, and we are the number one on the sales chart every year..."

"a ha ha ha!!!"

Sakamoto Kiyoshi didn't care about the complaints from Uncle Ishida, but his words aroused the soul of Chuer in his heart, and he laughed wildly on the side. . .

Regarding Kiyoshi Sakamoto's frequent mental retardation symptoms, Makoto Ogawa, Masaki Chiba, and Uncle Ishida all continued to do what they should do with a calm face, completely ignoring him.

Uncle Ishida, who was sitting in the driver's seat, was "worried" for Kiyoshi Sakamoto's fans in his heart.

"If they know that their favorite idol is such a child who often falls in secondary school and whose IQ drops rapidly, how sad it would be..."

. . . . . .

The three of them arrived at NHK TV station at noon.

This year's Hongbai song may be because big singers like Ayumi Hamasaki, male god Masaharu Fukuyama, and the national band Mr. Children all released records this year, so Hongbai song will fall into a happy trouble.

That is, who are those people invited to come up to the red and white?
In the end, the painstaking organizing committee laid a "bad hand" on Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

The red and white organizing committee first notified Sakamoto Kiyoshi in a good voice, "I still have to come to participate in the red and white this year!" Then, with a bitter face, he said to him, "However, because this year's quota is not enough, so I can't give it to you. You and THE SUN have time for two songs, I can only give you time for one song for THE SUN, and then let you and Lan come out together to perform your collaborative single "Kimi がいるから", can you?"

Kiyoshi Sakamoto felt that there was nothing wrong with it. In the first two red and white shows, he and THE SUN both got time to perform two songs. This time it became a song, and they were also happy and relaxed.

Moreover, although he has no time to perform personally, performing "Kimi がいるから" with Arashi is also a kind of compensation for NHK's alternative to him.

Therefore, the magnanimous Kiyoshi Sakamoto also agreed to Hongbai's unfeeling request.

That's it, after Sakamoto Kiyoshi finished rehearsing "Lei" with Ogawa Masaki and Chiba Masaki, he ran to rehearse "Kimi gairu Kara" with Arashi and the others.

Speaking of Lan, this Hongbai is the first time Lan has received an invitation from Hongbai since her debut seven years ago.

And the reason turned out to be because of a single that he collaborated with Kiyoshi Sakamoto, which sold a million copies!

That's right, "Kimi がいるから" released on December 12, after experiencing the crazy sales of 25 copies on the first day, actually sold 40 copies in the last few days of 2006. Before the end of the year, it broke through one million copies!
The popular sales and far-reaching significance of this song have attracted widespread attention.

This is the first collaboration between the two major entertainment companies, Sony and Johnny's, and of course it will attract a lot of attention.

The huge attention, as well as the support of fans who sell their kidneys and krypton gold, also allowed this collaborative single to sell so many tens of thousands of copies in a short period of time.

As for Lan's first appearance, to be precise, it was thanks to the selfless support of Kiyoya Sakamoto's fans that Lan was able to enter the red and white guest list at the buzzer before the red and white guest list was released.

And Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who unknowingly changed the history, didn't know it, of course, he made Arashi, who made his debut in red and white in 2009, appear on the red and white stage three years earlier.

He just congratulated Lan Wuzi who made his debut during the rehearsal.

However, Arashi Goko, who knew that he was able to get the opportunity to appear on the stage because of his cooperation with Kiyoshi Sakamoto, had an unnatural expression on his face when he accepted Kiyoshi Sakamoto's congratulations.

After all, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, a big boy, was their "rival" and "enemy" not long ago. . .

But it was because of this "enemy" that they were able to be on the red and white stage, which made them feel very complicated in their hearts.

"Thank you!"

In the end, they didn't say much, but simply said "thank you" to Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

However, Kiyoshi Sakamoto could still see the sincerity contained in this "thank you" from the eyes of several people.

In a friendly atmosphere, Kiyoshi Sakamoto finished all his rehearsal tasks. After saying goodbye to Arashi, he went to a beauty salon in Shibuya with his teammates Masaaki Ogawa and Masaki Chiba to "dress up" .

. . . . . .

At six o'clock in the evening, the three of Sakamoto Kiyoshi have arrived again, the NHK Concert Hall.

Backstage in the lounge.

Sakamoto Kiyoshi, Ogawa Masaki, and Chiba Masaki briefly arranged their clothes before leaving the lounge.

Before they go on stage, they still have a task, a task that they do every year.

Visit the seniors!

These "newcomers" who have debuted for less than three years have too many seniors to visit. . .

However, although the three of Sakamoto Kiyoshi have debuted for less than three years, they have already reached the top status in terms of performance and popularity. As long as they hang around for a few more years, they will basically be singers at the level of big things.

Therefore, in the Japanese entertainment industry that pays attention to seniority, the brilliant achievements of Kiyoshi Sakamoto and the three also allow them not to be restricted by seniority, and become "junior people" who can be manipulated and bullied at will in the eyes of seniors. . .

For the three of Sakamoto Kiyoshi and the seniors in the music world, they all gave some face.

. . .

The visiting trip begins!
First of all, visit some seniors of the older generation, such as Saburo Kitajima, Miyuki Kawanaka, Hiroshi Itsuki and others in the Japanese enka industry.

Then, go to visit the experienced bigwigs.

Like "Uncle De" Tokunaga Hideaki, "Big Sister" Wada Akiko, vocalist Akikawa Masashi and so on. . .

Of course, there is also SMAP, the national sky group where Kimura Dashen belongs.

Finally, there are the singers in the Japanese music scene.

Ayumi Hamasaki sister, Mika Nakashima sister, Kumi Koda sister. . .

Interestingly, after this visit, Kiyoshi Sakamoto found that this year's red and white, like the resurrection special of singers, let's not talk about Ayumi Hamasaki, the queen who is there almost every year, Mika Nakajima, Koda Kumi, Otsuka Ai, Hirano Ayaka, Ayaka and other new generation singers have all been favored by Hongbai.

After visiting the seniors, the three returned to the waiting room again, waiting for the visits from the juniors.

Don't look at Kiyoshi Sakamoto, the youngest of the three, who is only 16 years old, but he has debuted for almost three years, and now he is also a senior.

Just like Angela Aki, who debuted in red and white for the first time, and Sakamoto Kiyoshi belong to Sony Music’s big sister. She only debuted in 2005, and she belongs to Sakamoto Kiyoshi’s junior in terms of seniority and status in the company.

There is also the rock band Aqua Timez, which was established in 2003 and officially debuted in 2006. These two groups of singers are descendants of Sakamoto Kiyoshi and THE SUN.

Sitting in the lounge, the bored three began to chat.

"Speaking of which, Qing, you should have debuted for three years by February next year, right?" Chiba Masaki said to Sakamoto Kiyoshi.

"Eh? Don't tell me I didn't pay attention, um... I made my official single debut on February 2004, 2..." Kiyoshi Sakamoto touched the bridge of his nose, thought for a while, and replied road.

"That's right, next year's February 2th will be the third anniversary of my debut."

"Oh, then, do you want to tell the company to hold a birthday fan meeting, or a special birthday concert or something, to commemorate it?" Chiba Masaki said meaningfully.

"Uh, do you want me to mention the third anniversary of the band's debut in July after I propose to the company?!" However, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who is familiar with him, has already seen through everything.

"Hee hee..." Chiba Masaki, who was talking about his thoughts, also smirked and did not refute.

"Oh, yes, next July will also be the third anniversary of our band's debut..." At this time, Ogawa Zhen, who was a little belatedly, patted his head in a daze and said.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Masaki Chiba looked at him with disgust. . .

However, Chiba Masaki's words also reminded Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

"However, Masaki, what you said is really feasible. After all, I have debuted for three years, and the band has also debuted for more than two years. I haven't even held a concert. That's a bit of an understatement..."

"Also, the fans in the fan club are shouting all day long, saying let's hold a concert..."

"It's time to give back to the fans..."

(End of this chapter)