old events in tokyo

Chapter 294 Joining the Club Season

It can be said that throughout March, Kazuki Akiyama was busy with the newly established music production company.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, but after the first step is taken and the road is opened, he no longer needs to do everything by himself.

The more than a dozen contracts that have been harvested are also various tasks, large and small.

The recruitment of "ECHO" personnel has been completed, and it happens that the end of March and the beginning of April every year is also the fiscal year settlement date of most companies in Japan.

The previous year's financial and taxation will be settled during this period, so April is not only the school's admission time, but also the time for companies to recruit new people.

Kazuki Akiyama also held an entry ceremony for new employees.

The venue is a luxurious hall of the Prince Hotel. The new employees who join AKKA or ECHO are basically newcomers who have just graduated from school.

Due to the expansion, there were as many as 30 to [-] newcomers sitting in the hall.

Men and women accounted for about half each. As they just stepped out of school, it was the first time for them to join the club, and they were both nervous and excited.

Both men and women wear black suits and leather shoes, sitting upright with their legs together, with a very solemn expression.

However, the moment Kazuki Akiyama in the same suit and leather shoes walked into the hall.

"Ah!" Neat exclamations filled the hall instantly, and many people widened their eyes in disbelief and covered their mouths.

Invite Kazuki Akiyama to perform the joining ceremony of his own club? !Generous!

"Hi everyone, welcome to join AKKA and ECHO, I am Kazuki Akiyama, the president."

"Ah?!" The newcomers, who were still immersed in excitement, were shocked again by Kazuki Akiyama's words.

this? !Kazuki Akiyama is the president?Confused, they looked at each other, Kazuki Akiyama is the president!
"Wow!" they cheered excitedly.

Except for a few people, most of them didn't know the club they joined, and its president was Kazuki Akiyama!
What a surprise, the newcomers applauded excitedly.

Different from other companies' serious joining methods, because of the particularity of the industry, AKKA's joining-style atmosphere is quite relaxed.

Kazuki Akiyama only briefly introduced some of the club's situation and the outlook for the goals for the beginning of the year.

Ishida Takumi read out the remaining details about the club's rules and regulations and benefits.

Hayakawa Yuki is responsible for recording, and AKKA's welfare system is quite good.

However, the rules and regulations are convenient, but they are also stricter than ordinary clubs, especially the confidentiality regulations, which are very strict.

After all, you will come into contact with artists or creative content in the future, so confidentiality is particularly important.

However, after these processes were over, Kazuki Akiyama also changed his previous seriousness, and sang "Bridge of Glory" for everyone enthusiastically and directly on the spot.

This inspirational support song has now become a must-sing chorus at many school graduation ceremonies.

Performing here not only reflects the entertainment of the company industry, but also encourages newcomers not to give up and move forward in their new life journey.

After finishing the last thing, the matter about the company finally came to an end.

Kazuki Akiyama also set his sights on the music scene again with peace of mind. Since the release of this year's first single "Robinson" in February, his energy seems to have been distracted by the company's affairs.

After nearly two months of fermentation, his single has already exceeded 100 million sales.

Because of the blessings of red and white, as well as reports of love news, breaking through Bai Wan is also a matter of course.

And the potential of this song is far more than that. The novel folk rock style, coupled with fantasy lyrics, is very popular among the public.

Also broke through one million, and "If you admire the sunny day, please wait for the dusk" which he released at the end of last year.

It's a pity that because it was a single released last year, it will be counted separately in this year's year-end statistics.It is estimated that the ranking on the annual singles list will drop a lot.

But after careful calculation, this is Kazuki Akiyama's fifth consecutive single that has achieved millions of sales.

Many people in the industry and the media also made a detailed analysis of his style and finally came to a conclusion.

Kazuki Akiyama has a variety of styles, but he is best at light rock.

Folk rock, pop rock, and lyrical rock can all be classified as light rock, and even in a sense, the boundaries between it and J-POP at this time are blurred.

The electronic instruments are often lightly used in the songs, and there are no confrontational lyrics or passionate rhythms.

Most of the songs give people the feeling of being relaxed, and the theme is either love, or daily life, or about the relationship between people.

No gloomy tone, no pessimistic mood.And these are exactly the spiritual comforts that people who are under pressure suddenly need after the bubble bursts.

That's why his songs are so popular.

If B, Z is the model of hard rock, then Kazuki Akiyama is the representative of light rock.

Like two sides of a coin, for Being, either of them is indispensable.

Looking at these reports, Kazuki Akiyama almost believed what he said, all of them are brain geniuses.

However, without his participation, the music scene in March was still very lively.

Miho Nakayama, Miwako Fujitani, NOKKO, Shizuka Kudo, Masaharu Fukuyama, and Mimi CLUB have all released their first singles this year.

Each of them has also achieved good results, and they take turns sitting at the top of the weekly list.

We can already get a glimpse of a colorful year in the music world.Another new force in the same music scene is also quietly rising.

It is the band group Mr.Children, since it appeared on the stage of MS and "POP JAM" in November last year, as well as the TV series TIE-UP.

Because of this Dongfeng, the popularity has greatly increased.Now it seems to be the most dazzling existence among the newly emerging bands in the music scene.

In addition to them, there is another group SMAP that Kazuki Akiyama is familiar with.

They also released a new single in March, "Hey Hey Thanks for Coming".

But comparatively speaking, "Like the Starlight in That Sky", which they released in June last year, can arouse people's topics even more.

Just last month, this single, after more than half a year of hard work, finally broke through the achievement of million sales.

This is the first single of SMAP to exceed one million since the establishment of the idol Ice Age, and it has been officially certified by ORICON.

From unsalable records in the early days to today's million certifications.Under Johnny's omni-channel publicity, it has almost become a model of inspiration.

Their achievement also made SMAP Johnny's most successful idol group.

Their fame and status have skyrocketed, and Johnny's has continued to invest more resources in them.

However, there are many gossips that are secretly passed on. In the end, there was a shortfall of tens of thousands of singles, and it was Johnny who paid for the repurchase, which achieved the million-selling achievement.

Regardless of what happened, the official certification of ORICON is the real deal. The improvement of SMAP's reputation and status is also real.

It also made Johnny set his sights again on Kazuki Akiyama, the creator of this single.
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PS: I will write some commercial content later, as well as a description of the emotional line.The timeline may not be able to write the millennium. According to the current update volume, it will definitely end before the end of the year.

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