Be a goddess from Tokyo

Chapter 104 The East Does Not Brighten The West Is Bright

"As expected of the University of Tokyo, the largest talent gathering place in Japan!"

"Senior Yun Jingxiao has always been very good. He passed the tenth level of guitar fingerstyle when he was very young!"

"This band is so good-looking, full of handsome men and beauties..."

"They proved that the Japanese can also be recognized in the European and American music circles!"

"It's a pity that the lyrics are all in English, and the creators are Chinese."

"You are too narrow, the key is to see who interprets it."

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In any case, the appearance of the Love music band has attracted considerable attention at home and abroad, and the majority of praise.

But in Japan, everyone just watched the excitement. The style of the band's two songs is actually not pleasing in Japan, because there is a mature J-pop system here, and traditional American hard rock is not popular here.

The song is nice, and it’s very exciting when you listen to it, but after listening to it, it’s just like that, and it’s not up to the point of fanaticism. Compared with rock and roll, most Japanese young people still prefer Luoquan’s tender music style, people She is also pretty.

But in foreign countries, it is basically the opposite of the domestic one. These two songs have not been on the Youtube new song list for a long time, and then entered the hot song list. The skyrocketing number of hits made them automatically promoted. Recommended on the homepage.

The funny thing is, they don't even have a band cover, and the band profile column is blank, but these two songs have become the hottest songs these days.

Luo Quan, who discovered this, immediately took a group photo for everyone, and then wrote a brief introduction for everyone under the band homepage, and left the Twitter accounts of the members by the way.

As a result, each member gained 10,000+ fans that day, and Yunjing Xiao was the most exaggerated, with a full 42 more fans. As the lead singer of the band, he can be said to be the only soul besides Luo Quan.

And no matter where it is, most of the fans' attention to a band is also concentrated on the lead singer. As for the composer, not many people pay attention.

Luo Quan didn't care too much, she originally joined this band with a playful attitude, she has her own career, and besides, she can't sing these songs, so there's nothing wrong with singing them for the band.As for who is hotter than whom, she doesn't care at all.

With the continuous popularity of "Numb" and "Radioactive" on YouTube, Love music has finally entered the field of vision of the mainstream music industry in the United States.

At midnight on Thursday, September 9, both songs airborne on the Billboard Top 22 Singles Chart.

This list is a singles list made by the American music magazine "Billboard", which is also the famous Billboard. Once a week, it selects the 100 hottest singles at the moment. singles chart.

Luo Quan's "Faded" has hundreds of millions of views on Youtube, and it only stayed on this list for less than three weeks, but the good news is that she won the weekly championship for a week!
Don't underestimate this weekly champion, which means that the song "Faded" was the most popular song in the United States that week, and this achievement is definitely second to none in China.

She doesn't know the musicians, but none of the pop singers in China should have won the B-list weekly crown, and many self-proclaimed international singers haven't even entered this list.

Of course, there are also reasons for cultural differences. It doesn’t mean that if it makes it into this list, it must be a good song. Said it is a dream ideal, let alone won the Zhou crown.

But this time, a rock band from Japan was unknown before the song was released. The band members were just a bunch of music-loving college students. None of them had learned professional music theory knowledge. After the song rankings came out, it directly landed No. 7 and No. [-]. Such a result is really surprising.

The most important thing is that the lead singer of this band has explosive singing skills, the scene is not stable, and the key typhoon is very contagious. It is not like a student, but like a senior singer who has been in the industry for many years.

It can only be said that some people are born suitable for this bowl of rice. Yunjingxiao was not discovered before, but Luoquan became his bole by accident, so he has made great progress.

After the airborne B chart singles chart, both the song and the band have received more attention, and the popularity continues to heat up, with great stamina. Some professional analysts said that the two songs won the weekly crown. Several former!

Many of the hottest bands became famous in the first place, and the same is likely to be the case for Love Music.

The initiative of Universal Music is probably the biggest recognition of the Love Music band by the mainstream music industry.

Except for Luo Quan, the other four members have all received invitations to sign contracts.

Universal Music's name naturally needs no explanation. The world's number one record company occupies a quarter of the world's record market.

If the Love Music band can sign a contract with Universal Records, not to mention a steady rise, at least it will definitely be of great help to the future development.

But facing the attractive conditions proposed by Universal Music, they all hesitated without exception.

Forming a band is a hobby, and reading is their main occupation now. If they give up their studies because of the band, let alone the family, the school will definitely not agree.

But now that they have such a high popularity, it would be a pity to give up directly. Everyone is not willing, after all, who doesn't want to be a big star that attracts everyone's attention?

Fortunately, there was a "senior" in the band, Yun Jingxiao and others immediately asked Luo Quan's opinion.

"What's there to worry about?" Luo Quan didn't have so many worries at all, "Look, I've released so many songs, can I learn them well? The key to these things is to coordinate with the contracted company, such as After signing the contract, reduce notices, working hours, etc., and increase the workload after you graduate.

Of course, this is based on what you want to sign.The signing fee at the beginning can be lower, the signing time is shorter, and the asking price can be raised after graduation and dedication. Isn't this perfect? "

"That's right!" Yun Jingxiao slapped his hands, why didn't he figure out such a simple truth.

They are currently in the second semester of their sophomore year. If they don't consider further studies, they can graduate in at most two years. And if they are willing to work hard, it is not impossible to complete the credits in three years. This is completely reconcilable!

"By the way, do you all want to sign a contract?" Luo Quan asked curiously.

The band members nodded excitedly.

Yun Jingxiao sighed: "After all, it is Universal Music, and the signing fee is nearly [-] million yen."

Luo Quan nodded: "Indeed, most people cannot resist such a temptation."

Looking at it now, the system really did her a great favor by adding a condition to herself.

Otherwise, with the price offered by Sony at that time, she might have signed it directly without any knowledge. How could she earn so much money now?
After chatting with Luo Quan, the band members have a lot of clarity about their future development. Anyway, they still focus on their studies at present, and the band business can only be regarded as a side job.

After everyone informed Universal Music of these appeals, there was still hesitation for a day or two, but in these two days, "Numb" and "Radioactive" have already dominated the download charts of major music platforms in the United States, becoming phenomenal hits , Universal Records finally agreed to their request, but only on the condition that the signing fee should be reduced appropriately.

In the end, everyone in the band signed a contract with Universal Records as a group. Luo Quan didn't ask how much the signing fee was, but seeing that several of them have changed new outfits recently, it is estimated that it is quite a lot.

As for why Universal Records didn't approach Luo Quan, it probably thought she had already signed a contract with Sony. After all, almost all of Luo Quan's songs since her debut were sold by Sony Records.

Under normal circumstances, after signing the contract, it is necessary to catch up with various announcements, participate in activities, and promote the song. However, the audience of the Love Music band is basically in the United States, and the promotion in Japan can only get twice the result with half the effort. In addition, they are all students. Every day, the United States and Japan It is not realistic to run on both sides, and all the itineraries can only wait until the winter vacation.

But now that the Internet is so convenient, the band members are open for business on Twitter, and they can still attract fans by making some videos. Luo Quan has done this before, and the effect is not bad.

In short, your fans are still steadily rising. Although there is no big wave in Japan, they have definitely become a supernova team abroad.

And there are still some days before the Komaba school festival, Luo Quan wondered if he should take advantage of this time to write a few more songs to bring the band's performance to a higher level.

After all, if you want to do it, you must do your best. Now that you have the opportunity to go out to the world, you naturally have to rely on it.

As for which songs to choose, Luo Quan is still considering.

For a band, it is normal for the lead singer to attract the attention of most fans, but Luo Quan feels that since everyone can become a band, they must be indispensable to each other. She wants every member of the band to shine , that is, to allow everyone to be recognized.

To meet these requirements, the quality of the songs must not be low, and it takes time to find them. Unfortunately, the system does not have an automatic search function, and Luo Quan can only search according to his own impression.

Time passed day by day, and new songs were written one by one, because the ensemble of the band needs time to rehearse, and singing with a singer is not the same thing, so Luo Quan didn't plan to find too many songs, so he decided to Same as when I released my first record, the number is set at three, and I will release an EP (mini album) first.

If you are lucky, this EP will help the Love music band to establish a solid position in the European and American music circles, especially under the premise that they have already signed with Universal Records.

(End of this chapter)