Chapter 409 That's all because of me
Chapter 409 That's all because of me
Everyone was a little confused.
A Chinese star who is not famous, or at least unknown to everyone, comes to Japan to release a Japanese album?
Don’t worry about whether it can be done or not.
Anyway, it doesn't sound very reliable.
Well, actually people on the music platform also think it’s not very reliable.
The reason why they are taking Wu Mu seriously now is, firstly, because of his status in China. They think that when the time comes, they can market the first Japanese album of a top Chinese star and put his face on the cover, which should create some stir.
Second
"Mr. Wumu, I heard that the overseas copyrights of your various music have not been authorized yet?"
After Sony director Shigeru Matsuyama expressed his importance, he turned and asked.
"We at Sony are also good at operating overseas music copyrights. The overseas copyright of your friend Mo Mo's music was also signed by us at Sony Music. We can definitely provide you with the best overseas distribution channels."
Compared to the Japanese album, whose details are still unknown, we will have to wait and see how it performs during the program recording. The overseas copyrights of Wu Mu’s previous songs will be much more attractive.
Especially the English songs among them, which have unlimited potential.
In fact, Sony had contacted Wu Mu Company a long time ago because of this matter. They noticed it as early as when Wu Mu’s travel videos became popular on YouTube.
But Ishitake feels that Wu Mu's popularity overseas is still on the rise, and selling the overseas copyright too early would result in a loss, so he has been dragging his feet and not releasing it.
Wu Mu also saw that Matsuyama Shigeru was more concerned about the overseas copyright of his old songs, so he didn't care. "Let's talk about this after the program is recorded."
After a brief greeting, Wu Mu and other guests continued to familiarize themselves with the venue, listen to the director's instructions, and try out the equipment.
Once these are done, the recording will almost begin.
As a pure music program, "Music Station" does not actually care about rankings or levels of quality. The purpose of the program team is to share the latest world pop music and performances of top singers with the audience.
It’s not a competition-style music variety show.
So there were not many people participating in the live recording, only about a hundred or so.
And there will be quite a few relationship votes among them.
Daishi Asano is such a person. He is a well-known music critic in the Japanese music scene and contributes to many music magazines and newspapers in the industry. He is liked by many music fans because of his profound musical insights and bold style.
"I don't know who will be here today. There were rumors that SK12 and Hero Band will be participating in the recent music station, but I don't know if it will be this issue."
As he entered the venue, he thought to himself, He really likes to participate in this kind of music program in the circle, especially the music station, because it represents the trend of the circle at the current time.
I wouldn’t say that those who can appear on the music station are necessarily the best singers, but they must be good singers, and they are the hottest and most trendy at the moment.
If you are not a top star, you cannot be on the music station, so many Japanese singers regard being on this show as a career goal.
He walked forward, thinking about who the guests would be in this episode, and then some conversation sounds nearby caught his attention.
"I saw on Twitter that there was a quarrel backstage at the show."
"Eh? Are you arguing? Are we recording a music station show right now?"
"Yes, it seems that someone from Meteor Boys had a conflict with another guest and asked him to leave. Then the contestant recorded it and posted it on Twitter."
Asano Daishi: "???"
Question marks popped up in Daishi Asano's head.
What the hell?
The singers quarreled backstage, and it was posted online! ?
There were so many things to complain about that he didn't know how to vent for a moment.
He couldn't help but look at the people who were talking, who were two young female spectators walking on both sides.
One of the audience members also looked surprised, "How is it possible? How could such a thing be uploaded? Did the program crew do it on purpose?"
"I don't know. Anyway, this matter has been trending on Twitter. I just saw it and haven't clicked on it yet."
Did the program crew do it on purpose?
Asano Daishi shook his head. He was familiar with the style of the music station's program team. The program team didn't seem like the kind of people who would hype up such things. However, it was too weird and too abstract for such a contradiction to be directly posted on the Internet.
"Who started the quarrel with the members of Meteor Boys? I often listen to Meteor Boys' songs and I quite like them."
"It seems to be a Chinese star named Wu Mu?"
"Wu Mu? I've never heard of it. Did he do it on purpose?"
Asano Daishi thought about it but couldn't make any impression. He was also inclined to think that the Chinese star was deliberately trying to get attention.
After all, Meteor Boys is a world-renowned Korean pop group, and arguing with them can also increase popularity and attention.
Moreover, Meteor Boys have been popular for so many years, and we have never heard of any major negative incidents. They are very dedicated to their work, so how could they just start a quarrel?
The audience came in one after another. There were no restrictions on seating inside, just a few rows, and there was no need to worry about the view being blocked. First come, first served.
Daishi Asano sat behind the two female audience members who were communicating with each other, and his eyes casually scanned the venue.
Then, as he scanned, his eyes paused.
"Mr. Matsuyama, Sony's content director? Yoshino from Apple Music, Atsuta from Line Music?"
He looked at a group of people in the corner of the auditorium in surprise.
As a professional music critic, of course he knew who these people were.
What’s going on? Why are these people here?
He was full of doubts.
Not long after they sat down, the staff of the program team came to tell them what to pay attention to during the recording and some interactive techniques.
After I finished speaking and waited for a while, the recording of the program officially began.
"Good evening, everybody."
The music station's regular host, Tamori, came on stage to say a simple hello. He is a well-known Japanese comedian who is in his seventies and has been the host of this show for more than thirty years.
The deputy host changes frequently. This time the deputy host is Norika Kitayama.
She followed suit and said, "Good evening, everyone."
After a simple greeting, without any hesitation or interruption, he got straight to the point, "Next, welcome this episode's singers to the stage."
To the sound of electronic music, the contestants walked out one by one from the enclosed stage stairs.
The first to go on stage were the members of Meteor Boys. They passed by the stage and the cameras one by one, greeting the audience and the cameras with smiles. They were cheerful and made some funny poses.
This attitude makes people doubt whether the news circulating on the Internet is true, or whether it is them.
Daishi Asano heard the two female audience members in front of him muttering again.
Meteor Boys are very popular. Even in Japan, many people know them. As soon as they appeared on stage, they were greeted with applause and cheers.
Then there is the veteran Japanese singer, Daishi Horiguchi.
Next is the hero band, and then SK12.
Although it is not stated explicitly, it is obvious that they are ranked according to their status in the industry, at least in the eyes of the program team.
Well, after everyone else had come out, Wu Mu, who had the lowest status, came out. The originally lively atmosphere at the scene paused for a moment.
Hey, who is this person? I don't know him at all.
Everyone knew the previous guests and was excited to see the big stars.
But in the end, this person didn't seem to have any impression at all? Very unfamiliar?
And
Daishi Asano saw the two female audience members in front of him hissing softly.
"This Chinese star, this Chinese star"
"He, maybe we had some misunderstandings about him before. He doesn't seem like the type of person who would do bad things."
Asano Daishi was speechless. You can feel it. If you are a beauty lover, just say it directly.
Seeing this man's appearance, he had no doubt that he was a big star in China. He really looked like a big star.
But does he have enough talent to be on the music station?
Asano Daishi was curious.
After everyone came on stage, they stood in a row on the stage.
"It's so lively here, welcome everyone, welcome. You all should be familiar with them, but in case you don't know them, please introduce yourselves to the audience." Kitayama Norika followed the process.
"Hello everyone, we are Meteor Boys."
“I think everyone here knows Meteor Boys. They are a world-renowned popular boy band. They have 15 music videos with over million views on YouTube. They have been nominated for many Grammy Awards, won three Billboard Music Awards, and won two American Music Awards.”
After the singer introduces herself, Norika Kitayama will also add a description of her achievements.
They are all masters.
During the peak of his career, Daiji Horiguchi topped the Japanese distribution charts many times, and held concerts in various Nippon Budokan and Tokyo Dome, making him a big name in the industry.
The Hero band has won the Japan Record Award, which is equivalent to the Japanese Grammy Awards, and their songs have been included in middle school music textbooks.
sk12 has dominated the Japanese distribution charts for nearly half a year, has already booked this year's Red and White Songs Festival, and has also won a number of top endorsements.
Then it was Wu Mu, who was very unfamiliar to the audience.
"You may not be familiar with Mr. Wu Mu, but he is actually a superstar in China. He has been in the industry for five years and has released four albums, two of which sold over 300 million yen and two of which sold over 289 million yen. He is even more popular in the film and television variety show industry. In this year's newly released ranking of the world's celebrities, Mr. Wu Mu ranked th with a net worth of over billion yen."
what?
Asano Daishi was suddenly stunned.
He has no idea what you mean by "big Chinese star". It seems very vague to him.
But if you talk about album sales, he understands.
Two albums that sold over 10 million copies
What the hell!
Holy shit! !
Asano Daishi took a breath.
In Japan, album sales exceeding one million are considered top-level.
Take Daishi Horiguchi next to him. He has topped so many streaming charts in his career, but the sales of all his albums combined are less than 10 million!
This guy has two albums that sold tens of millions! ?
As for the following figures, they are even more exaggerated: annual income of more than 26 billion yen! ?
Is this a figure that a human can earn?
Are you sure this isn't an extra zero?
Even Daishi Horiguchi, Hero band, and SK12 combined can’t earn that much!
And it's not like you can't earn enough in a year.
I can’t earn that much in my entire career!!
According to statistics from Japan last year, singer Masaharu Fukuyama was at the top of the income list. His annual income last year was 700 million yen.
It's not even a fraction of this person's.
This guy is really a superstar in China!!
Asano Daishi no longer had any doubts in an instant, and began to feel that he was ignorant. Didn’t he know others?
That's all because of him!
I don’t even recognize the celebrities from Renmin University!
He himself is ignorant.
Anyway, it can’t be that they are not popular!
The entire studio audience was stunned.
These figures are really too terrifying. No matter how much you say, it can't be as clear as these real results.
Everyone's eyes began to glow golden as they looked at the Chinese star on the stage.
Especially the two female audience members in front of Daishi Asano.
Is this Chinese celebrity deliberately marketing to gain popularity?
There must be some misunderstanding here. He earns so much money, more than the Meteor Boys Band. Does he need to ride on their popularity?
Maybe those people from Meteor Boys are jealous of others' high income, so they target them.
Everyone was shocked by Wu Mu's performance. His income in China is higher than that of other top stars combined, let alone in Japan where celebrity incomes are relatively low.
After being shocked, everyone couldn't help but immediately start looking forward to something.
How good is this Chinese star who is too conspicuous and makes too much money singing? What songs can he sing?
Everyone's expectations for Wu Mu are very high. They are all very curious about him. Is he also a good singer?
On the stage, after introducing themselves, the guests sat down in the singers' seats next to them.
In her usual neat and tidy style, Kitayama Norika asked Yi Junxi and the others, "The first group to perform today are the teachers. What songs will you teachers sing later?"
Yi Junxi took the microphone and answered in a very friendly manner, "Today we are going to sing our group song "Let's Go."
Shin Jin Hyuk looked very sunny on the side, "I hope this group song that is very important to us can bring the same strength to the Japanese audience."
The guests nearby cheered, "I know this song. It was nominated for a Grammy."
Hero band lead singer Takeuchi Masao lamented, "It's a pity that we were just a little short. I heard that it seemed like we were just a few votes short."
The members of sk12 also gave face a pleasant surprise and exclaimed, "We listen to this song often. This song has been played more than million times on YouTube. We have contributed a lot."
then
A voice came from the side, "Oh, I've heard this song before, I don't think it's very good, the quality is pretty average."
Ok?
what?
Yi Junxi's friendly expression froze.
Shen Chenhe's sunny smile froze.
The guests nearby were all stunned.
Everyone was a little doubtful in their minds whether they had just heard it wrong?
I think it's not good, the quality is average.?
Holy shit, is this something you can say in this kind of situation?
Everyone looked at the person who spoke, Wu Muna, with strange eyes.
If it was barely understandable that he directly posted the video from the backstage before, now this person seems a bit too bold.
Can you say such things in public?
And isn’t he afraid that it will affect the recording and get the program director to ban him?
The program director Daisuke Toyama did look a little grim.
Especially when I saw the audience in the audience whispering in astonishment, I almost stopped the show directly.
On the contrary, Wu Mu, who was the focus of everyone's attention, was very calm.
She still managed to laugh, "Why are you looking at me like that? You don't think I'm talking nonsense on purpose because I have a conflict with Teacher Yi Junxi and the others, do you?"
(End of this chapter)