Chapter 102

It's actually this anime; it's much later than I imagined.

Luo Quan instantly recalled this hit anime that had been banned in China. Although it failed to become a legendary classic for various reasons, no matter how you analyze it, it was an anime worth watching.

It's just that she didn't expect the Tokyo Ghoul of this world to be delayed until now without being aired. Perhaps this is the difference between the two worlds. Not just Tokyo Ghoul, many other anime had similar problems.

"I am Luo Quan. I wonder what you are looking for me for?"

Tanaka Keita said loudly: "We want to use your song as the OP and insert song for our anime, because Sony only has the distribution rights for your songs, and the copyright is in your hands, so we want to talk to you about the relevant business."

Although Luo Quan already knew the answer, she still had to pretend to be puzzled and ask: "You want to use my song as the theme song? Don't you need me to write a new one?"

"No need!" Tanaka Keita was extremely certain. "I think 'Unravel' from 'Coming of Age' fits the theme of Tokyo Ghoul very well, especially the lyrics; it's as if it were tailor-made for our anime.

Please forgive me for describing it this way, but I really think using this song as the OP for Tokyo Ghoul is just too perfect!"

"So it's this song."

"Unravel" was one of Luo Quan's favorite anime OPs. When choosing the tracks for "Coming of Age," she added it immediately, but later, to consider the audience, Luo Quan ultimately chose another version of "Unravel."

This version of "Unravel" was more tender, the accompaniment was all piano, and the vocals were also very soft. The style of the whole song was sad yet fresh.

But facts proved that the lyrics of this song were not suitable for being sung in this style. Among the eleven songs in "Coming of Age," "Unravel" had the lowest discussion rate, and those who liked it were mostly middle and high school students in their rebellious phase; the audience was still not high.

But now, the Tokyo Ghoul animation production team had taken a fancy to this cold song with no popularity at first glance, and besides it, they didn't care for anything else. This could also be considered as proving that saying:

"All encounters in this world are reunions after a long separation."

Deeply feeling the power of the world-line correction law, Luo Quan didn't dare to defy this mysterious will at all and readily agreed.

Although it was only taken to be the OP and insert song for the first season of Tokyo Ghoul, and she didn't get much copyright fee, Luo Quan was still very happy to see it bound together with the Tokyo Ghoul anime and continue to shine. As for the money, she didn't particularly care.

After reaching an agreement, Luo Quan entrusted Miki to help her sign the relevant contracts. After all, he was a professional, and it wouldn't be easy to get scammed with him signing the contracts.

This little interlude didn't bring any waves to Luo Quan's life. The next day, Luo Quan took the photocopies of the sheet music with the lyrics filled in and handed them to the band members.

"I've already applied for the copyright this time, so everyone doesn't need to worry," Luo Quan said while handing them out.

Yu Amuro scratched his head embarrassedly, and everyone looked at him and laughed. Of course, there was no malice in the laughter.

"They're all English lyrics." Akari Kumoi flipped through the sheet music and found that there wasn't a single Japanese word in the lyrics of the two songs; they were all English.

It is said that Japanese people's English accents are very heavy, and the pronunciation of some words is so strange that it's confusing. But that applies to average English learners; elite students like Akari Kumoi are naturally not in that category.

Perhaps his accent once carried a strong Japanese flavor, but after entering the University of Tokyo and getting corrections from foreign English teachers, as well as his own conscious adjustments, his pronunciation had improved significantly.

It certainly couldn't compare to Americans or British people, but the accent problem was basically solved. The rest would have to rely on speaking and listening more to be gradually influenced.

Overall, singing English songs certainly wouldn't be a big problem. Once the speed was increased, not many people could tell the difference; what needed attention were the conjunctions and the omission of syllables.

As for the melody, Akari Kumoi tried playing it according to the sheet music of the first song. The melody wasn't particularly complex, and it was pleasant to the ear and very easy to remember. In less than an hour, he had memorized most of it.

But wanting to play it well still required a lot of time to practice. Trying to perform it in two or three days was too difficult, and the effect would certainly not be good.

However, everyone was very patient, each practicing with their own instruments, while Luo Quan just took her phone and filmed the band members' practice daily routine everywhere as video material for her Bilibili uploads.

At first, the band members were still a bit embarrassed and didn't dare to face the camera calmly, but after a few days, everyone seemed to have gotten used to it.

Especially Akari Kumoi, who even treated Luo Quan as a reporter and her filming as a personal interview. As soon as he faced the camera, he instantly turned into a chatterbox and even shamelessly bragged about himself, often making the activity room burst into laughter.

And this was exactly the effect Luo Quan wanted; only when the band atmosphere was happy could everyone be more focused and excited.

Luo Quan also took the time to organize the videos she had filmed over the past few days and edited them into a video about ten minutes long.

With a light background music, Luo Quan uploaded it to Bilibili.

Just after it was released, fans came to the comment section to occupy the top spots:

"No updates for four days, finally updated!"

"Lovemusic band's daily routine? Did Luo Quan join a band?"

"The guy on the cover is so handsome, can you tell us his name?"

"Don't tell me it's Luo Quan's boyfriend?"

"I'm falling apart!"

"Don't scare me!"

A crowd of male fans clicked on the video with uneasy hearts.

In the video, Luo Quan's face couldn't be seen; the camera kept shaking towards the ground, and then Luo Quan's voice came:

"Today is the second day since our Lovemusic band was established. In order to prepare for the music competition at the Komaba School Festival in a month and a half, I spent a whole day writing two songs as our band's competition entries."

Luo Quan shook the brown document bag in her hand, her tone as calm as water.

Bullet comments:

"Look, geniuses are just different."

"I am a songwriting machine without emotions."

"Wrote two songs just to participate in a competition."

"Spent a whole day..."

"I might not even be able to learn to sing two songs in a day, and she writes two in a day..."

"As expected, the quality must be explosively high."

"Very curious about the band members!"

The camera turned, and Luo Quan arrived at the Music Club's activity room. Pushing the door open, Akari Kumoi had just finished playing the guitar and was sitting on a chair resting.

"Let me grandly introduce to everyone, this is our Lovemusic band's leader and lead singer, Akari Kumoi..." Before Luo Quan could finish introducing, Akari Kumoi stood up himself and leaned in front of the camera:

"And also the honorary president of the University of Tokyo Music Club!

This video should be uploaded to Bilibili, right? I seem to have already seen those cute little partners through the lens. Seeing such a handsome guy like me, does everyone feel amazed?"

Luo Quan was speechless: "President, your narcissism has reached a realm where you ignore everyone else."

"Members, tell me loudly, am I handsome?!" Akari Kumoi turned to face the club members, raising his hands high, full of confidence.

"No!" The members' answer was uniform.

"What the!" Akari Kumoi was dealt a heavy blow, his expression a bit deflated: "People nowadays are really not honest. Is it that hard to admit I'm handsome?"

Suddenly appearing with such an interesting boy, the bullet comments instantly started scrolling:

"This leader is too funny, 23333"

"The members are very cooperative, unfortunately, it's reverse cooperation."

"Actually, he's really handsome, it's just a pity he has a mouth (funny)"

"Is this a senior from the University of Tokyo? He's dressed so cleanly and refreshingly."

"Envious."

After laughing, Luo Quan said to the camera: "Alright, this is just our band's comedy relief. Next, I will introduce to everyone the Lovemusic band's true visual center!"

Saying this, she turned the camera to Yu Amuro, who was standing to the side with an innocent face.

"Luo Quan, if you praise me like this, the president will beat me up later."

If the bullet comments were still scrolling when Akari Kumoi appeared, as soon as Yu Amuro appeared on camera, the bullet comments started flooding the screen:

"My god, so handsome!"

"And blushing, the ultimate invincible little puppy, he's my type!"

"This is my ideal Japanese-style little boyfriend, perfect beyond perfect."

"He's the one on the video cover, right?"

"This appearance, it kills most of the domestic 'little fresh meat' idols."

"This slightly melancholic gaze, I'm completely unable to extricate myself~~~"

Undoubtedly, those flooding the screen were basically girls. Of course, there were also many boys with unique tastes. After all, Bilibili is the largest same-sex dating community in the country, and "philosophy" is the most popular subject here.

And after the girls, it was the boys' turn to start expressing their views, and the boys' angle of approaching the problem was often more tricky than the girls':

"What a delicate girl (funny)"

"If Luo Quan hadn't said he was a boy, I really couldn't distinguish his gender."

"At first glance, he really looks like a girl, his eyebrows and expression are both like one!"

"Sigh, it's a pity he's a boy..."

"Isn't it even better if he's a boy?"

"Old pervert..."

"He has the potential to cross-dress; he could debut on the spot with some makeup..."

"Strange knowledge has increased."

"I often feel out of place with you guys because I'm not perverted enough."

It can only be said that boys never look at gender when they like someone, as long as the face looks good.

It was also fortunate that Yu Amuro couldn't see these bullet comments; if he could, he would be scared to death or blush to death.

Next, Luo Quan introduced the two girls in the band. Suzune Kamiya and Natsuko Miyano had two different styles—one full of energy, one cold and ascetic—but both had good looks, and as soon as they appeared on camera, they received quite a lot of love in the bullet comments.

The Lovemusic band's first video seemed to have a pretty good response.