Chapter 104: The East Doesn't Shine, the West Does

"As expected of the University of Tokyo, Japan's largest gathering place for talent!"

"Senior Yun Jingxiao has always been quite amazing. He passed the Grade 10 guitar fingerstyle exam when he was very young!"

"The looks of this band are all so high. They are all handsome guys and beautiful girls..."

"They proved that Japanese people can also gain recognition 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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Regardless, the appearance of the Lovemusic band attracted considerable attention both domestically and abroad, and positive reviews accounted for the majority.

But in Japan, everyone actually just watched the fun. The style of the band's two songs actually wasn't popular in Japan because there was a mature J-pop system here, and traditional American hard rock wasn't popular here.

The songs were good to listen to, and it was very high when listening, but after listening, that was about it. It couldn't rise to the level of fanaticism. Compared to rock, most young Japanese people still preferred Miss Luo Quan's gentle style, and she was also beautiful.

But abroad, it was basically the opposite of domestic. These two songs didn't stay on YouTube's new song chart for long before entering the hot song chart. The rapidly skyrocketing view count made them automatically advance, and the Lovemusic band also entered the homepage recommendation for popular bands.

The funny thing was that they didn't even have a band cover, and the band introduction column was also blank, yet these two songs became the hottest songs in the past few days.

Miss Luo Quan, who discovered this, immediately took a group photo for everyone, and then wrote introductions for everyone one by one under the band's homepage, and by the way, left the team members' Twitter accounts.

The consequence was that every member gained more than 100,000 followers that day. Yun Jingxiao was the most exaggerated, with a full 420,000 more followers. As the lead singer of the band, he could be said to be the only soul figure besides Miss Luo Quan.

And no matter where it was, most of the fans' attention to a band was also gathered on the lead singer. As for the composer, not many people paid attention.

Miss Luo Quan didn't care. She had joined this band with a playful attitude. She had her own career, and besides, she couldn't sing these songs, so there was nothing wrong with giving them to the band to sing. As for who was more popular than whom, she didn't care at all.

And with the continued popularity of "Numb" and "Radioactive" on YouTube, Lovemusic finally entered the field of vision of the American mainstream music circle.

September 22, Thursday at midnight, the two songs landed on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart together.

This chart was a singles chart produced by the American music magazine "Billboard", the famous Billboard. It was once a week, selecting the 100 hottest singles at the moment, and was considered the most authoritative singles chart in the United States.

Miss Luo Quan's "Faded" had hundreds of millions of views on YouTube, but it only stayed on this chart for less than three weeks. But the good news was that she had won a weekly championship!

Don't underestimate this weekly championship. This meant that "Faded" was the hottest song in the United States that week, and this achievement was absolutely second to none in China.

She wasn't sure about musicians, but among Chinese pop singers, probably no one had won a Billboard weekly championship, and many singers who claimed to be international hadn't even entered this chart.

Of course, there were also reasons for cultural differences here. It wasn't that if you entered this chart, it must be a good song, and if you didn't, it must be garbage. But now the biggest cultural trend indicator was in the United States. Being able to enter this chart was a dream ideal for many singers, let alone winning a weekly championship.

And this time, a rock band from Japan, unknown before releasing the song, with band members who were just a bunch of college students who loved music, without anyone having studied professional music theory, directly landed in sixth and seventh place after the new Billboard Hot 100 singles chart came out. Such an achievement was truly too surprising.

The key was that the lead singer's singing skills were explosive, the live performance was steady, and the stage presence was extremely infectious. Where did he look like a student? He was simply like a senior singer who had been in the industry for many years.

One could only say that some people were born to eat this bowl of rice. Yun Jingxiao hadn't been discovered before, and Miss Luo Quan stumbled into becoming his Bole, so he advanced by leaps and bounds.

After landing on the Billboard singles chart, both the songs and the band received more attention. The heat continued to rise, and the stamina was sufficient. Some professional analysts said that these two songs winning the weekly championship was a certainty, and they could even compete for the top of the annual hot song chart!

Many bands that were currently popular became famous with one song, and Lovemusic was likely the same.

And Universal Music's active show of favor was probably the mainstream music circle's greatest recognition of the Lovemusic band.

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

The name of Universal Music naturally didn't need much explanation. It was the world's number one record company, occupying a full quarter of the world's record market, with big names gathered under its banner, and countless superstars.

If the Lovemusic band could sign with Universal Music, not to mention rising steadily, at least it would definitely be of considerable help to future development.

But facing the tempting conditions proposed by Universal Music, without exception, they all hesitated.

Forming a band was a hobby; studying was their main job now. If they gave up their studies because of the band, let alone the family side, the school side would definitely not approve.

But they now had such high heat; giving it up directly was too much of a pity. Everyone was reluctant. After all, who didn't want to be a big star in the spotlight?

Fortunately, there was a "senior" in the band. Yun Jingxiao and others immediately asked about Miss Luo Quan's opinion.

"What is there to worry about?" Miss Luo Quan didn't have so many worries at all. "Look at me, I've released so many songs, don't I still study well? The key to these things is to coordinate well with the company you sign with, such as reducing announcements and working hours after signing, and then increasing the workload after you graduate.

Of course, this is based on the premise that you want to sign. You can ask for less signing fee at the beginning and sign for a shorter time. After you graduate and devote yourself to it, you can increase the asking price. Isn't this perfect?"

"That's right!" Yun Jingxiao clapped his hands. How could he not have figured out such a simple truth?

They were currently in the second semester of their sophomore year. If they didn't consider further studies, they could graduate in at most two years. And if they were willing to put in the effort, it wasn't impossible to finish the credits in three years. This was completely coordinatable!

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

The band members nodded excitedly.

Yun Jingxiao sighed: "After all, it's Universal Music, and the signing fee is nearly 100 million yen."

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

Now it seemed that the condition the system added to her at the beginning really did her a big favor.

Otherwise, with the price Sony offered at that time, she, who didn't know much, might have signed directly if her brain got hot. How could she have earned so much money now?

After the band members talked with Miss Luo Quan, their future development path was considered much clearer. Anyway, for now, studies were the priority, and band matters could only be considered a side job.

After everyone informed Universal Music of these demands, the other side hesitated for a day or two. However, in these two days, "Numb" and "Radioactive" had already occupied the download charts of major American music platforms and became phenomenal hit songs. Universal Music finally agreed to their request, but the condition was that the signing fee had to be reduced appropriately.

In the end, the members of the band signed with Universal Music as a group. Miss Luo Quan didn't ask how much the signing fee was, but looking at the new outfits they had all changed into recently, it was probably not a small amount.

As for why Universal Music didn't look for Miss Luo Quan, it was probably because they thought she had already signed with Sony. After all, almost all of Miss Luo Quan's songs since her debut had been released by Sony Music.

Under normal circumstances, after signing, it would be rushing to various announcements, participating in activities, and promoting the songs. However, Lovemusic's audience was basically all in the United States, and promotion in Japan could only be half the effort for twice the result. Plus, they were all students, and running between the United States and Japan every day wasn't realistic. All itineraries could only wait until the winter vacation.

But now that the internet was so convenient, the band members could operate on Twitter and take some videos to attract fans. Miss Luo Quan had done this before, and the effect was quite good.

In short, everyone's fans were still steadily increasing. Although they didn't make much of a splash in Japan, they were definitely a supernova-like team abroad.

And there were still some days before the Komaba School Festival, so Miss Luo Quan thought about whether to take advantage of this time to write a few more songs to let the band's achievements go to the next level.

After all, if you want to do it, you have to do it best. Now that there is an opportunity to go to the world, naturally, you have to lean towards this side.

As for which songs to choose, Miss Luo Quan was still considering it.

For a band, it is very normal for the lead singer to attract the eyes of most fans, but Miss Luo Quan felt that since everyone could become a band, they must be indispensable to each other. She wanted to let every member of the band shine, that is, to let everyone get recognition.

To satisfy these requirements, and the quality of the songs cannot be low, it takes time to find them. Unfortunately, the system does not have an automatic search function, so Miss Luo Quan can only search according to her own impression.

Days passed by, and new songs were written one by one. Because the band's ensemble needs time to rehearse, it's not the same thing as a singer's solo, so Miss Luo Quan doesn't plan to find too many songs, so she decided to be the same as when she released her first album, the quantity is set at three, and first release an EP (mini-album).

If she is lucky, this EP will help the Lovemusic band completely establish its status in the European and American music circles, especially on the premise that they have already signed with Universal Music. ===== CHAPTER 105 =====