Tokyo Reborn: Dark Superstar

Chapter 62 Beasts Rock Band
  "Kondo, pick it up quickly, you will offend the vice president."

Kosugi Riuzo frowned when he saw the key card that Kondo Masahiko threw into the trash can.

"Now these siblings are begging me to do something..."

"This is a T0-level Japanese entertainment industry resource that can increase the company's stock price several times. The president has promised to give me a director position after the dark gambling agreement is completed."

Kondo Masahiko picked up a bottle of Asama whiskey on the table and filled it up for himself and Kosugi Riuzo.

Kosugi Riuzo took a sip of the deep amber Asama whiskey and said, "There is another recent incident. The new singer of "Kill That Tokyo Man" will release a new album this week."

Kondo Masahiko smiled disdainfully: "New singer? New album? A stepping stone to the birth of the King of Japanese Music?"

This period is already an annual trough for the music market. Except for Kondo Masahiko's "Yuyaki No Uta", sales of more than 20 copies can be maintained due to the popularity of the "Golden Screen Incident".

The weekly sales of other newcomers' albums are only 40,000 to 50,000 copies.

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Kosugi Riuzo said: "His song "Kill That Tokyo Man" sold well and topped the singles chart for three consecutive weeks."

Kondo Masahiko felt the Asamayama whiskey, which has the sweetness of malt and the rich layering of vanilla and tobacco aroma brought by oak barrels. He paused for a moment and said: "What is the current ranking of that single? "

Kosugi Riuzo said: "The song ranks 13th on the Oricon Chart."

Kondo Masahiko was a little impatient: "Kosugi, what's the point of worrying about this kind of thing? Now, whether it's singles or albums, I have a crushing advantage on the Oricon charts, daily charts and weekly charts..."

Kosugi Riuzo put down his wine glass, took out a photo of promotional materials secretly taken by a printing factory, and said: "I'm worried that he has the support of Sony Records behind him. After all, he was the one who launched a surprise attack on the singles chart last time."

Kondo Masahiko glanced at the photo. There was only Bunta Takakura on it. In addition to the three songs "Kill That Tokyo Man", "Smoke Turns to Rain", and "Miracle Reappearance", there was also a question mark marked on it. Mysterious song.

In addition, standing next to Takakura Bunta was a guitarist and a bassist. These two were also hidden by the shadows and could not be seen at all.

Kondo Masahiko drank all the whiskey in the glass, threw the photo aside, and asked: "Is this guy in a band?"

Kosugi Riuzo replied: "According to the information collected from the factory announcement materials, this new singer named Takakura Bunta has indeed formed a band..."

Kondo Masahiko: "Band?"

Kosugi Riuzo drank a few glasses of wine and was a little tipsy. He tried hard to recall the intelligence information and said:
  "It seems to be called..."

"Beasts Rock Band."

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Within Johnny & Associates, Masahiko Kondo has a faint tendency to become independent due to his influence as he is about to become the "King of Music in Japan" (King of Japanese Music).

However, the Kitagawa siblings can build Johnny's Agency into Japan's number one idol agency, so they certainly understand the priorities of things.

The top priority now is to cooperate with Masahiko Kondo to win the 12th consecutive championship on the weekly rankings and win the Dark Gambling Agreement.

The lion fights the rabbit with all his strength.

Originally, Bunta Takakura's newly established "Hundred Beasts Band" was not within the scope of Kondo Masahiko's fire control radar.

However, considering that the song "Kill That Tokyo Man" once caused Kondo Masahiko's momentum to become famous with "Yuyaki no Song" to be interrupted, he was forced to sign a dark gambling agreement to find a way out.

Kondo Masahiko, whether in public or private life, must give Takakura Bunta's independent studio some color.

Johnny & Associates has the strongest publicity and distribution channel for Japanese entertainment, and it has completed the blocking and strong interference of all channels in one fell swoop.

Mary Kitagawa also called Kazuo Hirai, executive vice president of Sony Records.

The newly-formed Beasts rock band’s first album had a difficult delivery...

Kanda Keiko tried her best to mobilize contacts everywhere, but she only managed to get some advertising space for the new album in some second- and third-rate tabloids.

As for the promotion opportunities of the TV station, don’t even think about it... Even TV Asahi producer Seiko Uchiyama and TBS producer Koichi Takano are powerless and helpless.

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After the golden screen incident, Kondo Masahiko took all the traffic, defeated powerful enemies such as Matsuda Seiko, Mr. Children, and Amuro Namie, and completed the Oricon album sales record for nine consecutive years.

The industry has already acquiesced that he will complete the dark gambling agreement, master T0-level entertainment industry resources, and become the "Japanese Music King" in the Japanese entertainment industry.

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When a normal album is released, singles used for testing should increase the popularity of the album.

However, the ranking of "Kill That Tokyo Man" on the Oricon Song Chart did not rise but fell, all the way down to 23rd place.

Johnny & Associates relies on the number one public relations and publicity capabilities in Japanese entertainment.

This resulted in a disastrous defeat for Takakura Bunta's outpost.

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Regarding this situation, the industry media just felt that this new singer was really pitiful. He didn't even have a chance to break out, so he was suppressed.

Kondo Masahiko and Kosugi Riuzo are very satisfied with this. Now are the last critical three weeks, and any hidden dangers must be nipped in the bud.

Everyone in the Japanese entertainment industry believes that this poor newcomer who suffered revenge has become the last stepping stone for the new king to ascend the throne.

In the winter of 1996, the first album "Heart, Death and Miracles" of the Beast Rock Band led by Bunta Takakura was officially released.

In the second week, three new songs appeared on the Oricon chart.

Among them is a song called "Heart Made" (Psychological Effect), which uses an all-conquering offensive to start a killing spree on the singles chart.

On Wednesday, the single-day sales of the song ranked 36th on the Oricon Chart, surpassing Seiko Matsuda's single;

On Thursday, the single-day sales of the song ranked 21st on the Oricon Chart, surpassing "Kill That Tokyo Man";
  On Friday, the single-day sales of the song ranked fourth on the Oricon chart, surpassing Mr. Children's "シーソーゲーム～Brave Love Song～" (adventure game Brave Love Song);

On Saturday, the single-day number one song on the Oricon Chart! ! !
  Kondo Masahiko's "The End of the World" and "Song of the Night" ranked first and second on the singles chart, and were instantly killed...

On Sunday, the Japanese versions of "Miracle Reappearance" and "Clouds and Rain", driven by "Heart Made", reached the third and fifth places.

"Kill That Tokyo Man" has returned to No. 9 on the Oricon chart, driven by the popularity of the new songs from the new album.

All four songs from the album "Kill, Miracle, Heart" have entered the top 10 best-selling songs on the Oricon Chart.

The release of the album created by Johnny & Associates was blocked, and it suddenly fell apart.

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Kondo Masahiko asked Kosugi Riuzo to buy a copy of the "Kill, Miracle, Heart" album.

See members of the rock band Beasts.

The lead singer is the burly, strong, and obnoxious new singer Bunta Takakura.

The guitarist is a bald man who I heard is an artist from Poseidon Films.

The bassist who is responsible for the lead vocals on the fourth song "Heart Made"...

Looking at the figures appearing in the MV, listening to the heart-rending sound.

Kondo Masahiko and Kosugi Riuzo looked at each other with sweat on their foreheads and pale faces...

(End of this chapter)