Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 631
""Eyes to me" won three weeks in a row!!"

"DREAMS COME TRUE is a big victory!! Reached my own best sales record!!"

At the beginning of a new week, the streets, newspapers, and TV collectively sent the news that DREAMS COME TRUE won three consecutive championships to the public.

At the end of last week, "Eyes to me" had sold 11 copies. Such a trend is so strong that anyone would be amazed.

As for the male fighting group that competed with them for the championship, they sold [-] copies.This figure alone can be called very good, even if it is not the champion of the week, it is not too ugly to lose——

The premise is that it is not DREAMS COME TRUE that defeats them but someone else.

At the beginning of the sale, the goal of the male fighting group was to take the championship from DREAMS COME TRUE, but until now, not only did they not win the championship, but they also foiled the strength of their opponents and exposed their own weakness.

The media didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement. While they were reporting "Eyes to me" for three weeks in a row, they very smoothly brought the male fighting group over to stir up the topic.

To see if a victory is worth the excitement, one has to look at who the opponent is.

In the third week of the single's release, when the popularity began to fade, it can also knock down popular idol bands to the ground.The gold content of this victory and this three consecutive championships is extremely high.

Not only that, but the identities of the two bands are also very interesting.

On one side is an absolutely powerful band that has won five consecutive weeks from Band Paradise and has maintained the record for the highest score since the program was broadcast.

On one side is the idol faction that has occupied the music world since the 70s and continues to this day, while on the other side is the band faction that has soared in popularity in the past two years.

When these two bands collide, it can even be said to be a head-to-head confrontation between the band and the idol.

Idols have begun to go downhill in the past few years, and the new force that replaced them is the band.This is what's happening in the music world.

People in the industry got a feel for this and started to adjust.But for the general public, although they can feel that there are fewer and fewer national-level idols and more and more hit songs sung by bands in recent years, the "feeling" is invisible and intangible.

People in the industry have this kind of cognition because they have data in their hands.For the general public, there must also be a reality in front of them, so that they can have a clear sense of the changing music world.

But this time, DREAMS COME TRUE faced the male fighting group, and defeated the popular idol band group in a dignified manner even though their popularity had subsided.

A showdown finally unfolded this matter in front of the public.

Bands have entered the music scene strongly, consumers are less interested in idols, and they are becoming more and more disgusted with weak embroidered pillows... The confrontation between DREAMS COME TRUE and the male fighting group has provided too much material for the media.

Although it is difficult to write clearly because there is still a large market for idols, it does not prevent the media who are good at playing with pens from making insinuations.

However, no matter what they write, there is no doubt that even if the media is making use of the topic in addition to reporting sales, for DREAMS COME TRUE, there is only the benefit of ushering in another wave of free publicity, and there is no harm——

The sales volume is real, as long as the performance is strong enough, these touts are "just right".

It was Johnny who really needed to respond.

A wave of reports in the morning came unexpectedly. As soon as Kitagawa got up early in the morning, he received a call from his sister, saying that the male fights formed a stepping stone to set off DREAMS COME TRUE.

"I've already called Baibo to say hello to the media," Kitagawa Marie said.

She hurriedly stated her handling strategy on the phone, Kitagawa Hiroshi was still a little out of shape, "What does it mean to be a stepping stone?"

"Last week's sales came out, and the men's fighting group lost [-] copies to DREAMS COME TRUE."

Marie Kitagawa explained, "When the media reported early in the morning, our group was used to set off how powerful the band was. Although it was not written in real terms, it was clear at first glance.... I don't know if it was a press release issued by the DREAMS COME TRUE agency. .”

"Is that so..." Kitagawa Hiroshi responded flatly.

Kitagawa Marie is used to her younger brother’s indistinct expression of emotions, and at the same time, she is also used to expressing her emotions on her own. Being seen also wears down on them. In the long run, it also has a bad effect on the rest of the firm."

If we go deeper, the current situation of the idol is not good. Although everyone knows this matter well, it has not been clearly put on the table.This time the male fighting group lost to DREAMS COME TRUE, which lifted the cloth.

"Anyway, it won't work even if it's fake." She asserted on the phone.

The footprints that had already been stepped on the male fighting group could not be recovered, and the media also took advantage of this loophole.Although Johnny is powerful and tries hard to build a good relationship with the media, this does not prevent the media from eating at both sides.

The entertainment news media is like this, people who want to eat the snacks they send, and give them snacks in a strange way.

"It's fine to deal with it like this." Kitagawa Hiroshi clarified what his sister said, and there was nothing wrong with it in his heart.

When dealing with the media, it is never possible to be secretive and everything goes smoothly. If you are too strong, you will offend them and suffer more behind the scenes.But at the same time, the media can't be allowed to mess around, lest they get their noses in the face.

As it is now, let the media take advantage of the problem first to get over the addiction, and then put it away, it's just right.

Although Kitagawa Marie has a lot of things that Kitagawa does not agree with in terms of her actions, it is safe to leave such a small episode to this sister.

Just as he was distracted, he suddenly heard his sister complaining on the phone, "The boys in the male fighting group are too useless."

"Last week, it was almost the champion that was handed over to me. The combination that has been cultivated so hard is so vulnerable."

Marie Kitagawa despises those members of the male fighting group who obviously have no skills and rely on the firm to cultivate them, but still act like they are members of artists who do their own way.

Since you don't have any real skills, just be honest and obedient.Don't think that if you play a cool and handsome band member on stage, you can do whatever you want offstage...

"They worked very hard." Kitagawa Hiroshi sang against his sister.

It's not that the male fighting group is useless, it's because the opponent is too strong.In addition, he also made some mistakes in his judgment on the market.Kitagawa did not expect that after being dominated by idols for many years, the audience is now so disgusted with bands without strength.

In the current situation, if a band wants to succeed and be respected, it must speak for itself.

Although the potential of several members of the male fighting call group is limited, but ignoring their own mistakes in judgment and pushing the problem to the members who are commodities, it is absolutely impossible to do so.

Kitagawa corrected his sister, "A group has reached this point not long after their debut, and it is us who should reflect."

"..." Marie Kitagawa didn't answer.

It's not that I disagree with Kitagawa Hiroshi in my heart, but I feel unwilling to be so persuaded.She is extremely strong, even if she admits that her brother is right, she will use silence to express a symbolic protest.

Kitagawa knows enough about her sister to not take it to heart.He knew that this sister wanted to save face very much.

There was a moment of silence on the phone, Kitagawa thought of something, and said, "Which company does DREAMS COME TRUE belong to?"

"The record company is Sony, and the agency is U-MIZ." Marie Kitagawa guessed that there was a draft of DREAMS COME TRUE in those reports, and when she received the letter, she investigated the origin of the band.

"U-MIZ is still the office of Watanabe's youngest daughter."

Mentioning this incident reminded Kitagawa of the past when he relied on Shin Watanabe.He said casually, "Those should not be press releases issued by DREAMS COME TRUE. Because there is no need."

The sales are so hot that there is no need to step on others to climb up.

Because it's high enough.

It is so high that if you want to take another step, you can only climb up by yourself, and it is useless to borrow the momentum of others.

"That makes sense." Marie Kitagawa was reminded by her younger brother, and she also wanted to understand this link.

However, when she complained, she complained with her mouth. Now that she is reminded, she will not reflect on it sincerely.After the morning phone call, Kitagawa Marie told her younger brother, "I made an appointment with the doctor in the morning."

When she said these words, she felt her heart throbbing first.

After being hospitalized by Masahiko Kondo before, she still can't recover, and even listening to the doctor's words, it is very likely that the root cause of the disease will fall.

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Marie hurriedly hung up the phone, so as not to get angry more and more.

……

Sure enough, it was evening.

""Eyes to me" has shipped one million copies! The Recording Association certified one million copies."

This big news followed the dust of the Zhou crown contest, the band's three-week consecutive championship, and the media spontaneously praised and analyzed the band.

This news seems to be an affirmation of the media's praise and analysis of the band during the day. DREAMS COME TRUE is so strong and popular.

The audience who were not that interested in the band before, after listening to the media tout how strong the band is during the day, they saw solid evidence at night that proved that they are indeed that strong, and changed their minds for a while.

Sure enough, DREAMS COME TRUE is very popular, right? !

If you don't listen to the song of Dolimu Zikang Mu Tulu, wouldn't you be outdated? !
Go buy one and listen to it tomorrow!

The replacement of the music world has come, and the next is the era of the band——

……

"Shipping 100 million copies! They really have them."

"Only three weeks after the launch, 45 copies were actually sold. According to this situation, even if 100 million copies are actually sold in the end, it is probably not a delusion."

"How much will they sell next week? I'd guess another eighty thousand."

"If there are no strong opponents, it will not be a problem for them to win four consecutive championships."

In the tavern, two half-drunk people were chatting excitedly about the three-week consecutive championship of DREASM COME TRUE.Both of them couldn't help laughing when it was said that there was no strong opponent and the band might win four consecutive championships.

The two, one surnamed Ono and the other surnamed Kawai, were not ordinary office workers, but employees of a record company.To be precise, it is the staff who belong to Sony Corporation and are in charge of PRINCESS PRINCESS.

Tomorrow, PRINCESS PRINCESS's new single "Diamonds" will be officially released.The team worked overtime for this, and after the end, the two people with the best relationship went to find a place to have a drink together.

"With the sales volume of PRINCESS PRINCESS, [-] copies will be no problem at all." Ohno said, feeling amused again, "Jennis probably thinks the same way."

Hehe was very supportive and laughed.

They are in charge of producing the band, and when it comes to being deflated by their idols, they naturally laugh without any pressure.

"Fortunately, considering that DREAMS COME TRUE is on the rise, we pushed back the release date of our band by two weeks, otherwise, it would be full of 'infighting'."

"But even so, this week, PRINCESS PRINCESS's biggest opponent is everyone from DREAMS COME TRUE....Maybe there will be many who are looking forward to seeing four consecutive championships."

"It's better for us to win, but this side has avoided it for two weeks." Kawai said with a smile.

Ohno also laughed, "As long as those two from U-MIZ don't come up with any new promotional ideas, we're pretty sure."

When DREAMS COME TRUE competed with the male fighting group for the championship last week, these people also knew about the arrangements made by the firm.

Of course, I also know that at least this week, DREAMS COME TRUE will not have any new actions.

For nothing else, in order to maintain a good relationship with Sony, U-MIZ will also make a lot of gestures during this week.After all, in order for PRINCESS PRINCESS to win the weekly championship, Sony deliberately avoided it for two weeks.

Compared with DREAMS COME TRUE, that is Sony's real daughter.

When the firm cooperates with the record company, it must also pay special attention to not make enemies with the record company.Otherwise, just deliberately blocking the shipments after the record is released, letting the record store run out of stock but not replenishing it in time, the singer can be exhausted.

Ordinarily, based on the results of PRINCESS PRINCESS's last song and the order status of this single, and there is no strong opponent this week, it is quite stable to win the championship.It's just that the week when DREAMS COME TRUE beat up the male fighting group was too strong, making them subconsciously say these words that sound a little discouraging to themselves, it's not only a joke, but also to cheer themselves up.

The two were chatting about the "outside fight" and "inside fight", and Kawai recalled the information he had seen earlier, and casually mentioned, "Speaking of which, although there are no opponents this week except for those from DREAMS COME TRUE, the next There are seats for a week."

"It's Akina-san Nakamori," Kawai said.

Ohno let out an "oh", thought of something, and joked, "It would be interesting if we replicated the situation of DREAMS COME TRUE and the male fighting group next week."

The three consecutive championships continued the popularity of Nakamori Akina, but since the middle of last year, the sales of her albums have begun to decline. Although there has been no major change, it does show signs of decline.

Even so, her current first-week sales are not unbearable for anyone.Wanting PRINCESS PRINCESS to defeat the "old predecessors" to win the second consecutive championship is also a much easier said than done.

"What are you talking about?" Hehe scolded with a smile.After a pause, he added, "I'm still a fan of Min Cai Jiang. Next week, I'm going to buy her new single."

"Then, next week, you will be the enemy of PRINCESS PRINCESS." Ohno continued joking.

The two goofy guys continued to quibble.

In the record store, the singles of PRINCESS PRINCESS have already been put on the shelves, waiting for the customers.

(End of this chapter)