Chapter 104 The East Is Not Bright and the West Is Bright

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

"Senior Akira Kumoi has always been very good. He passed Level 10 of fingerstyle guitar when he was very young!"

"This band is so good-looking, all handsome guys and beauties..."

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

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

"You are too narrow-minded. The key is to see who performs it."

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In any case, the appearance of the Love music band has attracted considerable attention at home and abroad, and most of them have received positive reviews.

But in Japan, everyone is just watching the fun. The genre of the band's two songs is actually not popular 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 I am very excited when I listen to it, but after listening to it, it is just like that, and it does not rise to the level of fanaticism. Compared with rock and roll, most Japanese young people still prefer Luo Quan's soft music style. Looks pretty too.

But overseas, it was basically the opposite of what it was in China. Not long after these two songs stayed on the YouTube new song chart, they entered the hot song chart. The rapid increase in clicks made them automatically promoted, and Love Music also entered the popular band list. Home page recommendation.

What’s funny is that they don’t even have a band cover, and the band introduction column is blank, but these two songs have become the hottest songs these days.

After discovering this, Luo Quan immediately took a group photo of everyone, and then wrote an introduction to everyone under the band's homepage, and also left the Twitter accounts of the members.

As a result, each member gained more than 100,000 followers that day, and Akatsuki Kumoi was the most exaggerated, gaining 420,000 more followers. As the lead singer of the band, he can be said to be the only soul figure besides Luo Quan.

No matter where they are, most of the fans' attention to a band is focused on the lead singer, while not much attention is paid to the composer.

Luo Quan didn't care. She originally joined this band just for fun. She had her own career. Besides, she couldn't sing these songs, so there was nothing wrong with singing them for the band. As for who is more popular than whom, she doesn't care at all.

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

At 0:00 on Thursday, September 22, both songs debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

This list is a singles list produced by the American music magazine "Billboard", which is also the famous Billboard. Once a week, it selects the 100 hottest singles at the moment and is considered the most authoritative in the United States. 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 one week!

Don't underestimate this weekly championship. It means that the song "Faded" was the most popular song in the United States during that week, and this achievement is definitely second to none in China.

She didn't know about musicians, but no Chinese pop singer had ever won the weekly top spot on the B chart, and many self-proclaimed international singers hadn't even entered this list.

Of course, there are also reasons for cultural differences. It does not necessarily mean that a song is good if it enters this list, and it must be rubbish if it does not. But now the biggest cultural trend is in the United States, and being able to enter this list means a lot to many singers. It is said to be a coveted ideal, let alone winning the Zhou crown.

But this time, a rock band from Japan was unknown before it released its songs. The band members were just a bunch of music-loving college students. None of them had studied professional music theory knowledge. However, in the new issue of Billboard’s Top 100 Singles, After the song rankings came out, it directly ranked sixth and seventh. Such results are really surprising.

The most important thing is that the lead singer of this band has explosive singing skills, is extremely stable on stage, and the key typhoon is extremely contagious. He does not look like a student, but just like a senior singer who has been in the industry for many years.

It can only be said that some people are born to eat this kind of rice. In the past, Yunjing Xiao was not discovered, but Luo Quan accidentally became his boss, so he made great progress with each passing day.

After debuting on the B-chart, both the song and the band have received more attention. The popularity continues to rise and has full stamina. Some professional analysts say that these two songs are certain to win the top spot and can even compete for the annual hot song list. Several former!

Many of the most popular bands today became famous with one song, and Love Music most likely did the same.

Universal Music's proactive show of goodwill is probably the mainstream music industry's greatest recognition of Love Music.

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

Universal Music's name naturally does not require any explanation. It is the world's number one record company, occupying a full quarter of the world's record market. It has a large number of big names and countless superstars.

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

But faced with the attractive conditions put forward by Universal Music, they all hesitated without exception.

Forming a band is a hobby, and studying is their main occupation now. If they give up their studies because of the band, not to mention their family, the school will definitely disapprove.

But now that they have such high popularity, it would be a pity to give up directly. No one is willing to give up. After all, who doesn't want to be a big star that attracts everyone's attention?

Fortunately, there was a "senior" in the band, and Yumo Akira and others immediately asked Luo Quan what he thought.

"There's nothing to worry about." Luo Quan didn't have so many worries at all. "Look, I've released so many songs, can I still learn well? The key to these things is to coordinate with the company I signed with, such as After signing the contract, reduce announcements, working hours, etc., and increase the workload after you graduate.

Of course, this is based on what you want to sign. The initial signing fee can be lower, and the signing period can be shorter. After graduation and full commitment, the asking price can be raised. Wouldn't this be perfect? "

"That's right!" Kumoi Akira clapped 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 education, they can graduate in two years at most. And if they are willing to put in the effort, it is not impossible to complete the credits in three years. This is completely coordinateable!

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

The band members nodded excitedly.

Kumoi Akira sighed: "After all, it is a Universal Music Company, and the signing fee is nearly 100 million yen."

Luo Quan nodded: "Indeed, most people can't resist such temptation."

It seems now that the system had really done her a big favor by adding a condition to her.

Otherwise, with the price offered by Sony at the time, she might have just signed the contract if she had no knowledge, so she might have made so much money now.

After the band members talked with Luo Quan, they became clearer about their future development. Anyway, they are still focusing on their studies at the moment, and the band can only be regarded as a side job.

After everyone informed Universal Music of these demands, they still hesitated for a day or two. However, in just these two days, "Numb" and "Radioactive" have dominated the download charts of major music platforms in the United States and become phenomenal hits. , Universal Records finally agreed to their request, but on the condition that the signing fee should be appropriately reduced.

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

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

Under normal circumstances, after signing a contract, you have to catch up with various announcements, participate in activities, and promote the song. However, the audience of Love Music Band is basically in the United States. Promotion in Japan can only be half the result with twice the result. In addition, they are all students, and they are in the United States and Japan every day. It’s not realistic to travel both ways, and all travel can only wait until the winter vacation.

But now that the Internet is so convenient, band members are doing business on Twitter, and shooting some videos can still attract fans. Luo Quan did this before, and the effect was pretty good.

In short, our fan base is still rising steadily. Although it has not caused much waves in Japan, it has definitely become a supernova team abroad.

There were still some days before the Komaba school festival, so Luo Quan was thinking about taking 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 something, you have to do your best. Now that there is an opportunity to go global, it is natural to lean on this.

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

In 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, and she wants every member of the band to shine. , that is, allowing everyone to be recognized.

To meet these requirements, the quality of the songs must not be low, which requires time to find. Unfortunately, the system does not have an automatic search function, so Luo Quan can only search according to his own impressions.

Time passed day by day, and new songs were written one by one. Because the band ensemble needs time to rehearse, it is not the same as singing solo, so Luo Quan did not plan to find too many songs, so he decided Just like when I released my first record, the number is set at three, and an EP (mini album) will be released first.

If they are lucky, this EP will help Love Music completely establish their position in the European and American music circles, especially if they have signed a contract with Universal Records.