Faced with the weekly feedback on album sales and the song's popularity in disco, Nagato Daiyuki couldn't tell what he was thinking.
Since their debut, B'z has had several singles that have failed to make any splash. When this mini-album was first released, no one was optimistic about it. Nagato Daiko himself was even more prepared. If the band failed to improve again,
Just take the production rights back from Takahiro Matsumoto.
Nagato Daiyuki, who was accustomed to speaking his mind, had long been dissatisfied with Matsumoto Takahiro's strong personality of not giving in.
The result was unexpected!
"Make an album that can be played in disco", this ridiculous idea of rushing to seek medical treatment for a disease, actually made Matsumoto Takahiro accidentally hit the idea.
No one paid much attention to this album when it was released, but it gradually gained popularity, and now, it can even be said to be a minor hit.
Previously, Nagato Daiyuki and Matsumoto Takahiro had agreed that if the album failed, the production rights would be taken back and he would be the one to formulate the band's next route plan.
But now, this album cannot be said to be a "failure" in any way. Not only that, it continues to be a hot seller on the charts. Although it does not get a high ranking, it is stable every week and has the potential to be a long-lasting album.
As a result, Nagato Daiko could not bring up the old talk again, let alone the production rights of B'z. This made it possible that although the band's performance has been sluggish since its debut, Nagato Daiko has finally improved.
But not so happy.
It is true that the band has achieved results, but it is also a band that is not under his control.
Matsumoto Takahiro ignored it and didn't care what Nagato Daiyuki was thinking. The album sold well this time. After he confirmed the sales, he returned to the recording studio and continued production with his teammate Hiroshi Inaba and the team he worked with.
music.
With the results in hand, Nagato Daiko had no chance to point fingers. And judging from the situation, he didn't care at first if Nagato Daiko wanted to take back the production rights.
When Nagato Daiyuki thought of this, his mood was subtle and it was difficult to be truly happy for the band.
After all, his desire for human rights is overwhelming.
But at the same time, he is also a businessman who values profits. Therefore, although he is worried about the production rights, now that B’z has improved, he may take advantage of the popularity of this album to reach a higher level.
If you own a popular band, you can earn more than just money.
If it's profitable, don't be aggressive. Nagato Daiyuki decided to be nice.
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Not being able to get the production rights made Nagato Daiyuki feel uneasy. However, getting the production rights is not necessarily something to be happy about. For example, the production rights for the theme song of "Chibi Maruko-chan".
The animation of "Chibi Maruko-chan" is scheduled to be broadcast in January next year. The theme song version prepared for the animation has been produced. In addition, a separate version for single release will be produced.
After obtaining the production rights, Nagato Daiyuki took out Oda Tetsuro's music, and asked musicians Kondo Fusanosuke and Tsubokura Yuiko, who had collaborated for many years, to form a combination. They sent musicians from the production company to accompany them, and also borrowed three harmonists from Star Office.
female model.
After the production is completed, it is printed and released, and then it is clearly labeled as "GENZO".
Not only that, because the copyright of this single was split by Shinichi Iwahashi, BEING would not be able to get much benefit after working so hard to produce it.
If you didn't check the production information on the single, you wouldn't know that this single was written by BEING from beginning to end.
At first, Nagato Daiko wanted to win the right to produce the theme song of "Chibi Maruko-chan", so he took the initiative to find the original author Sakurako, and it was indeed what he wanted. Sakurako recommended BEING and spoke for him.
Later on, BEING’s music was indeed used and it was handed over to BEING to produce.
"Get your wish".
I obviously got what I wanted, but why do I feel so uncomfortable?
After thinking about it, it's all because of that Shinichi Iwahashi!
Nagato Daiyuki recalled the episode of dealing with that slippery young producer. The more he thought about it, the stronger the feeling of being led by him became stronger.
This time, I was simply fooled by that guy.
Nagato was lucky enough to be unable to express his suffering, and now he could only pinch his nose and swallow.
The only consolation is that Nagato Daiyuki is very optimistic about this single. He is looking forward to the single becoming popular after its release. With this limited group, he can get the support of investors and establish a record company.
If everything goes well, he and Xingchen Office will have a brotherhood. When the time comes, the resources of Xingchen Office will be given priority to BEING.
And that band called ZARD, a band under Shinichi Iwahashi, suddenly became a side band.
The brotherhood between Iwahashi Shinichi's record company and the Japanese animation production company made Nagato Daiko suffer a lot this time.
However, after his BEING and Star Office became "brothers", they could retaliate in kind, and let Shinichi Iwahashi's ZARD experience the feeling of having its resources taken away but having no choice but to do anything about it.
It is true that Iwahashi Shinichi produced the band, but he, Nagato Daiyuki, has more experience in producing the band. When the time comes, he will not be afraid to compete with GENZO's band openly and openly.
However, the B.B.QUEENS group alone is not enough. This group is a bargaining chip for the establishment of a record company, but its subsequent development is still unknown. Moreover, eggs cannot be put into the same basket, and a record company cannot be established.
Let only one or two bands take the lead.
Now, we have to keep an eye out for suitable talents and wait to form a band.
The lead singer must be handsome and beautiful. It doesn't matter if he can't compose music, but he must learn to write lyrics. It doesn't have to be a like-minded relationship with the musician. Anyway, he, the producer, has to decide the route.
For the planned record company, we need to prepare in advance now. When the time comes, we can take action immediately.
The band that Nagato Daiyuki planned to form with a female vocalist as the core and male musicians has not yet selected a suitable female vocalist. Previously, under the guise of picking harmonies, models from the Star Agency were selected
Tried it again, got nothing.
If you really want to talk about it, the one who was picked out long ago, Sachiko Kamaike, is the right one.
In addition, during the previous discussion with Shinichi Iwahashi about the theme song for the anime, the one named Keiko Utoku in the video tape he took out was a good candidate.
I don’t know how Iwahashi Shinichi will arrange such a good seedling.
When he thought that this was also a model from the Star Agency and had been picked up by Shinichi Iwahashi in advance, Nagato Daiko became unhappy again. It was another matter that Kamaike Sachiko had already made her debut, but Utoku Keiko...
Since she wasn't allowed to debut, she shouldn't have snatched her away early!
Speaking of which, Shinichi Iwahashi, the two bands currently launched, both the male and female lead singers are beautiful, and Keiko Utoku is also beautiful... No matter how much this producer pretends to be cool, he is still like his Nagato Daiyuki, who values the appearance of the singer more than anything else.
?
Nagato Daiyuki secretly worked hard, thinking that no matter what, he must defeat Iwahashi Shinichi.
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"That Iwahashi-san is really an amazing man."
In the evening, several men and women sat together. While chatting, the topic came to Shinichi Iwahashi. However, no one found this topic to be abrupt——
Because among the people present, one of them is Daikoku Maki who joined GENZO. And the person who expressed this emotion was the musician Ikeda who had strongly recommended Daikoku Maki to join BEING.
"I have known for a long time that Iwahashi-san must be the one who can do such a thing." When Daikuro Moki responded to Ikeda, there was a sense of unthinking in his words.
This girl really trusts Shinichi Iwahashi unconditionally.
However, this thoughtlessness did not make others present feel incredible. The reason is simply that everyone present knows how Dai Heimoji switched from BEING to GENZO.
Not only that, after joining GENZO, Daikuro Maki also talked about how he came to Tokyo to watch a music festival alone before graduating from high school. After watching the music festival, he made up his mind to come to Tokyo.
In a sense, the fact that she was accepted by Shinichi Iwahashi in the end was due to some secret arrangement.
However, after learning more about Iwahashi Shinichi's deeds through Daikokumoki, these people undoubtedly have more respect for Iwahashi Shinichi.
Among them was Oda Tetsuro, who had been drinking silently since just now, listening to the conversation between Ikeda and Daikuro Maki.
Ikeda was passionate about THE BLUE HEARTS. In his heart, Iwahashi Shinichi, who extended his hand to those in disadvantaged situations time and time again, was like a "god".
In the past, I felt guilty for the humiliation suffered by Daikoku Maki because he introduced him to Nagato Daiyuki. Now, I only think of Daikoku Maki and went to Iwahashi Shinichi's place. It was absolutely right.
Admiration for Shinichi Iwahashi can dispel the guilt in his heart. This makes Ikeda admire Shinichi Iwahashi even more.
In addition, I am also concerned about another thing——
"Moji, when will you make your debut? Is there any news?" Ikeda admires Daikoku Maki very much and feels that it will not be a problem for her to debut directly without training.
As soon as the matter of Tao was brought up, Oda Tetsuro raised his eyelids and looked at Daikoku Maki.
"Of course I have no plans to debut this year." Daikoku Moki said casually.
However, she was joking, and it turned out that she was very comfortable in GENZO, and there was no obstacle to her debut. She told Ikeda, "I met Iwahashi-san before, and his intention was to set it in the middle of next year."
"Now, I go to class regularly, complete the task of composing lyrics and music every week, and also go to the recording studio to record, or help sing harmony." Daikuro Moki said about his schedule, and also mentioned, "ZARD's Kataike
Both Sang and Moritomo-san from BOLAN are good people, and I get along well with both of them."
Daikuro Maki said, remembering something, and looked at Oda Tetsuro, "After I debut, I will have the opportunity to sing Oda-san's song."
Oda Tetsuro smiled and said, "I still keep it in my hand, copyright."
However, he paused and said, "Before that, I should give it to Iwahashi-san to listen to." If Iwahashi Shinichi thinks the song is not good, he can't make it difficult for Daikokumoki to compose it.
Daikokumoji didn't think about it that way, and responded readily, "You can't carry Iwahashi-san on your back."
"I hope Iwahashi-san will fall in love..." Oda Tetsuro slowly took a sip of wine with a humble attitude. Even though he was already a somewhat famous composer, he still felt a little inferior in his heart from time to time.
But then I thought about it, the song "Let's Dance Together" that I wrote was selected as the theme song of "Chibi Maruko-chan". Before deciding to produce it, Iwahashi Shinichi must have heard it and got his approval.
to start production.
Thinking about it, I suddenly felt that I was not that strange to this strange producer.
Although Iwahashi Shinichi didn't know, he was thinking about these things in his heart. But Iwahashi Shinichi did listen to the songs he wrote.
Shinichi Iwahashi extended a helping hand to THE BLUE HEARTS, while Tetsuro Oda looked on and felt that this producer he had never met shone with brilliance.
Because of this, Oda Tetsuro was not surprised to feel Daikuro Maki's unthinking trust when he mentioned Iwahashi Shinichi.
I hope Daikoku Moki can make his debut as soon as possible.
He hopes that the song that he thinks is suitable for her will be released as he wishes.
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In October, November, and December, the single charts for these three months, because of the strength of this project, the front row of the charts became a fierce battle. Singers without two brushes entered the muddy water, that is
Submerged in a sea of "Iwabashi style" singles.
The singles chart was messed up by this guy who acted unreasonably. In comparison, the album chart was more reasonable.
Then, in mid-November, THE BLUE HEARTS' first album after the incident was released.
It can be said that this band is a household name and does not need any introduction. Therefore, this album was released without any promotion at all——
There was no need for the company to do promotional work for them. As soon as word got out that the band's new album was about to be released, TV stations, radio stations, music magazines... all came to visit them.
The TV station wants to use the band's song as the opening and closing theme of the program, the broadcasting bureau wants to play the band's song in the program, and the music magazine wants to do an exclusive interview for the band.
THE BLUE HEARTS's first big move after the incident, there are many people waiting to catch the hot spots.
Don't be afraid of being heated, because being heated will make it harder to cool down.
The band's management appointment has not yet been released, and the record company is solely responsible for handling it. Accept what should be accepted and reject what should be declined. During this selection process, the release date of THE BLUE HEARTS' new album has been widely announced.
And tell it.
Even record stores volunteered to handwrite posters for the band, freeing up the most conspicuous shelves in the store.
Before the album was released, orders from record sellers were pouring in. Previously, Shinichi Iwahashi took a gamble and printed 150,000 copies of "I'm Standing Here" in one go.
This time, when placing an order with the printing plate factory, the first order was for 500,000 sheets.
Five hundred thousand copies, this is the treatment that can only be enjoyed by the top and best-selling singers. THE BLUE HEARTS is popular enough, and the sales of that underground single are also strong enough, but no one knows this
After the incident, will the popularity and attention be transferred to the new album?
These five hundred thousand tickets are still a risk and a gamble.
However, after what happened before, this time, when Iwahashi Shinichi proposed printing 500,000 copies, no one in the company objected.
