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Chapter 50 Second Single & Movie

After the boxing match, Yu Oshima will be the center of AKB48's new single, this news immediately occupied the headlines of major entertainment newspapers.Two days later, this headline was replaced by news that "Sakura" was about to be released.

Shunji Iwai obviously put a lot of effort into this film, not only in filming, but also in promoting the film, he also organized all the actors to carry out activities in various parts of Japan. It is rare, which shows Shunji Iwai's expectations for this movie.

Of course, a good director's movie will never lack people's expectations, not to mention that this movie is written by Shunji Iwai himself, and there are new-generation powerful actors like Sakura Somesaki joining in, no matter how you look at it , let the expectations of this movie explode.

And on the day "Sakura" was officially released, Somesaki Sakura's solo second single movie "Sakura" also officially began to be released.

As early as half a month ago, the song "Sakura" had been made public online and available for paid download.Although the MV has not been released yet,

When this song was released, it was on the top of the online song download list.And in the following half a month, it has maintained the momentum of the number one download.

Three days before the official release of the song, the song MV was released.Since the MV is made from some clips of the movie, it not only satisfies the hearts of most fans but also makes many movie fans enjoy watching it. It can be regarded as a promotion for the movie and makes the online expectations for the movie "Sakura" even higher. high.

Before the movie was officially released, many people had already speculated about the plot on the Internet.Although "Sakura" has done enough publicity, the director is stuck and does not disclose the plot. At most, there is nothing other than "from full bloom to * like cherry blossoms". At the request of the director, the actors, Even when surrounded by reporters, he just laughed and didn't say a word of spoiler.

This also drove countless media and movie fans crazy. To be honest, there are many people who are not very interested in this movie, okay?The suspense film shot by Shunji Iwai is unacceptable after thinking about it, but who made the MV of Somesaki Sakura's song so tempting?And it's so hard to get stuck in the most critical place, it makes people's heart feel like being scratched by a cat, itching to death.

The foreplay of the movie promotion has been done enough, and it is certainly not a surprise that the box office will show a good momentum on the day of the official release.

Just the box office on the first day, according to statistics, has already exceeded 500 million yen, which is equivalent to about [-] million yuan. As soon as this data came out, some media were a little surprised. This is the figure for the box office of the first day, and "Sakura" reached this figure only on the first day, and it is a literary film itself, which shows its prosperity.

However, many people who were not optimistic about "Sakura" before thought that the box office on the first day could reach such a high level, mainly due to the appeal of Shunji Iwai and the popularity of Sakura Somesaki. After the first day, the box office may gradually increase. decline.

However, what is surprising is that the next day, the box office of "Sakura" did not fall but rose, and even on the weekend, the daily box office had exceeded 5000 million yuan.Such data may not be worth mentioning compared to those European and American blockbusters, but for Japanese local films, and literary films with suspense as the theme, such data is very objective.

Moreover, after a few days after the film was released, the film reviews of various critics came out.Surprisingly, almost everyone's comments on this movie are affirmative. The movie "Sakura" has really achieved blockbuster and applause.

"To be honest, the movie "Sakura" surprised me. Whether it is from the script or from the shooting point of view, Director Shunji Iwai has achieved the success that a screenwriter and director can do."

"Many people said that Shunji Iwai's suspense film was a waste of his talent, but in my opinion, not only was his talent not wasted, but it was well reflected in this movie. Dark The plot is paired with a fresh painting style, such a delicate and perfect blend is really amazing."

"Before, I didn't have an accurate positioning of Somesaki Sakura's acting skills, but after watching the movie "Sakura", I was really sure that Somesaki Sakura is not only a talented actor, but also a capable actor. Actor. She supported the entire movie with her own strength, and it can be said that without Somesaki Sakura's exquisite acting skills, no matter how good the plot of this movie is, it would not be perfect."

All kinds of comments appeared on the Internet, magazines, and newspapers. Because of the almost unanimous praise, many people who came here attracted to the cinema and chose to buy tickets to watch it.And many people who have watched it before couldn't help rubbing their cold necks after watching it, while sending text messages to relatives and friends to recommend this movie.

Another unexpected point is that due to the popularity of the movie, the industry of geisha has risen again, and even many girls have learned about and even engaged in the profession of geisha.Gradually, the media paid more attention to and reported on the daily life of geisha.

Of course, these are not about Somesaki Sakura's business anymore. What she really cares about is the box office of the movie and the sales of singles.

Perhaps because of the power of the movie, the sales of Somesaki Sakura's single exceeded 40 copies within a month, and even won the Oricon weekly chart with a good score of 18 sales in the first week. The sales volume has made Somesaki Sakura's identity break through the status of a first-line idol.

After that, after the movie "Sakura" was officially released, the total box office statistics reached 9000 million yuan.With such data, it is absolutely no problem to win the top ten box office of all Japanese local movies this year.Of course, if compared with the upcoming movie "Resident Evil", such a box office is still not enough to watch.

But even so, it has made the crew happy enough.In particular, the BURNIGN agency that invested in this movie can be said to have made a lot of money from the movie, and the associated agency even sent a big red envelope to Sakura Somesaki.No one would have trouble with money, Somezaki Sakura was also very happy when she got the red envelope.

Of course, although "Sakura" was released in Japan, the agency is still planning to sell the copyright of the film to other countries. Therefore, the matter of Sakura Somesaki is not over, and she has to go to various countries to promote the film .In particular, "Sakura" is still an award-winning work by Shunji Iwai, and this film will be sent to the Cannes Film Festival for competition. At the same time, it is said that the Japanese Literature and Art Bureau has listed this film as one of the films submitted for Oscars. Just waiting for the final outcome to come out.

Every year, the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Award only allows a country to submit one film to the organizing committee. This year, the film that Japan is considering submitting, apart from "Sakura", is "Confession".Somesaki Sakura has participated in both films, and it is beneficial for her to be nominated for either one, but of course she still hopes that "Sakura" will be nominated.

It turned out that Shunji Iwai didn't have much expectations for this.Shunji Iwai's main goal is the Golden Bear at the Cannes Film Festival,

Although "Sakura" is not inferior to "Confession", it was not shot according to Oscar's usual preferences. According to the usual Oscar winners, the probability of "Sakura" being selected is really very small.

Therefore, Shunji Iwai didn't care about this at all.

And soon, Somesaki Sakura was too busy to pay attention to this matter.

Her new TV series will start filming soon, but before the filming of the TV series starts, she will hold her own solo performance

concert.

Of course, it is called a concert, but in fact it does not constitute the scale of a concert at all, it is just a small concert with thousands of people.

In Japan, the scale of concerts that each singer can hold is graded.

The smallest, of course, is the scale of a few hundred to 1000 people, which is not called a concert at all, but can only be called a commercial performance. The largest is a large scale concert that can accommodate 7 people like National and Nissan.And the five arenas can only be called the second level of scale.

Now akb48 has been able to hold a concert in Yoyogi, which can be regarded as the third level in terms of scale.As for Somesaki Sakura, of course, it is more than enough than the above. Her first concert will be held at NHKHALL in Tokyo, and only seats will be opened, with a total of about 4000 tickets.

In fact, BURNIGN considered holding the first solo concert for Somezaki Sakura before, and set the scale at a venue like the Yokohama area that can accommodate 1 people, but then it was still cautious when considering the first concert Test the waters a little better and get ready for the next concert.

Although it was only a small concert with a few thousand people, Somezaki Sakura was busy with this.In Japan, lip-synching is not allowed no matter whether it is a TV live or a concert. Moreover, small concerts like this are usually accompanied by a band or an orchestra. In this way, it is a test of the singer's singing ability.

Therefore, while Somesaki Sakura is busy practicing songs, she also has to participate in the stage design of the concert and the arrangement of the entire process.For the first concert, Somesaki Sakura wanted to participate in every place, so, for half a month, Somesaki Sakura and the staff could be seen together to study various plans.

In addition, some of Sakura Somesaki's songs are dance songs, so she has to practice dance moves for these songs. This is also the first publicity at the concert. Will be half dead from exhaustion.

On the day of the official opening of the tickets, it can only be said that BURNIGN's estimates were conservative. The official ticket sales took less than 5 minutes, and a total of 1 tickets for the three concerts were sold out.

In the next second, the firm's website and public phone were about to be overwhelmed by fans, and everyone was complaining why so few tickets were sold for this concert. The employees of BURNIGN office are suffering and happy at the same time. The pain is because they have decided not to hold another concert, and the happiness is because Somesaki Sakura’s appeal is not fake. The next concert will definitely make a lot of money Pen.