HPDBC Chapter 1218 Why are there so many people?
Chapter 1218 Why are there so many people?
Chapter 1218 Why are there so many people?
When "Fireworks" was released on July 7, EXO and Ji Jingyuan's fans immediately rushed to support it as soon as they saw the news.
Many fans, especially local A-listers in Japan, actually just wanted to support their idols, because the previous song "Summer in Osaka" was really too boring, so to be honest, they didn't have too many expectations for this second promotional song.
I came here purely for love and support.
However, when they clicked on the name of "Fireworks", listened to the song and watched the MV, all the Japanese fans were stunned in an instant.
This excellent production, romantic and poetic lyrics, perfect and catchy singing voice, beautiful and moving melody, and rich Osaka culture make people's heart beat and yearn for the MV...
Even if you told me that this was a hit song by a big-name singer, I would believe it. But you told me that it was just a promotional song, and a city promotion song from the same project as the previous "Summer in Osaka"?
All the fans who heard the news and came with the thought that "for the sake of their idol, they would grit their teeth and eat shit" felt that they were cheated after listening to the song.
After coming back to his senses, there was all sorts of excitement and revelry due to the surprise:
"うわぁぁぁ! It sounds so good! Me"
"Is this really a promotional song? This is a hundred times better than "Summer in Osaka"!"
"This is the best promotional song I've ever heard. After watching the MV, I, a Kyoto resident, want to run straight to Osaka."
"It's really great! I feel like "Fireworks" captures all the romance and sadness of summer. This song is youth itself!"
"My heart is so moved! When Yuan's singing is accompanied by the fireworks, the throbbing sound at that moment makes the song amplified a hundred times."
Even among fans, such strong and emotional speeches are rare, and "Fireworks" gained enough goodwill in the first wave after its release.
It may be that the previous "Summer in Osaka" brought a bad impression and reputation to people. At the same time, EXO has been questioned and criticized for becoming tourism ambassadors due to their identity as a Peninsula group, so their popularity among the public is very average. In addition, there is not much publicity. "Fireworks" ranked very average on several charts, Billboard Japan and Line Music one hour after its release, one at 45 and the other at 37, which are very ordinary and even poor rankings.
Next, it actually depends on the opinions of other listeners, especially passers-by.
However, in stark contrast to EXO fans' 'divine song', the reactions of many passers-by...seemed to be just mediocre.
After the release of "Da Shang Hua Huo", many similar messages and comments began to appear in the comment sections of several music platforms, such as:
"so so."
"improvise."
"very common."
“Nothing special.”
Things like that.
If this kind of evaluation appeared in the comment section of other songs, this song might be destined to be an ordinary and boring song, and its ranking and performance would probably continue to decline, and soon fade out of people's sight.
But, when it comes to "Fireworks", things seem a little different.
After the song was released at noon, there were more and more "average" reviews in the comment section, but the various data of "Fireworks" continued to increase.
Whether it is collections, likes, downloads, or even playbacks, the growth rate is very fast. For example, after it was released on Billboard Japan at 31 o'clock, it first appeared on the list at number , and after only two hours, it climbed to number .
This is very strange. It gives people the feeling that after listening to the song and watching the MV, these listeners gave it an "average" rating and then directly downloaded the song.
Or after listening to it, you can leave a "normal" message, then directly add it to the playlist and play it on repeat.
It seems that just like Ishida Yasuya, maybe his previous doubts about EXO and the promotional song were too strong, which made it difficult for him to change his words all of a sudden.
It seemed like they were just talking about it in the comment section for the sake of face, but they were actually listening secretly. Some people even kept repeating it for an entire afternoon...
Evaluations may be against one's will, but data cannot lie.
So a very strange scene emerged.
Throughout the afternoon, looking through the comment section of "Fireworks on Fireworks", apart from the comments that can be seen as fans at a glance, a considerable number of comments were neither good nor bad, such as "not bad" and "okay".
However, various data such as downloads and clicks are rising rapidly.
The song "Fireworks" continued to rise in the charts amidst a bunch of "average", "okay" and "ordinary" songs. By seven o'clock in the afternoon, it had risen to number 16 on Billboard Japan.
This is already a very high ranking, a position that was unimaginable for "Summer in Osaka" which topped the charts two days ago...but what is more concerning is the increase in the popularity of this song.
………………
"The MV has been played on YouTube for two million times on the first day, which is a very exaggerated number for a promotional song."
“On the first day, Line Music, iTunes and other platforms had 5543 downloads, and streaming playback was around times… But since today, the growth rate has accelerated again.”
"It was ranked 16th on Billboard Japan yesterday, and rose to 13th at pm, but it remains at th today."
“The Oricon Digital Singles Chart has not been updated yet, but because it does not use streaming data but only download data, the ranking after the chart is updated may be lower than other charts.”
Chi Jingyuan, who had just finished filming, was discussing the performance and trend of "Fireworks" with the staff of the agency. Since it was released yesterday, they have been keeping an eye on the various data of this song and the comments on the Internet.
The first-day data of "Fireworks" cannot be considered particularly good. Although various data have increased rapidly since the release of the song, due to the low starting point, it still did not perform very amazingly.
Compared to EXO, or Ji Jingyuan's songs on Peninsula Camp that often sold out and topped the charts, "Fireworks" seems a bit ordinary.
However, compared with "Summer in Osaka", it is already a very good result. At least Chi Jingyuan felt relieved after seeing it.
Although, I am still a little disappointed... after all, there are only a dozen or so people, and the other data are not too amazing.
Maybe he had expected too much before.
However, according to the first-day data and growth rate, after a few days of preparation and with some corresponding publicity, the ranking will rise, and there is still a great hope that it will enter the top ten and become a hit.
But another issue is more important now.
"In the comment sections of major music platforms, relatively neutral reviews account for more than half."
A staff member from the publicity department reported: "We noticed that quite a number of listeners gave slightly derogatory comments such as 'average' and 'general', which is totally inconsistent with our expectations.
Chi Jingyuan was also a little puzzled when he heard this. This was something he couldn't understand... The evaluation of this song seemed a little ordinary in the ears of Japanese listeners.
But as far as he is concerned, he has put a lot of effort and hard work into the melody, lyrics, arrangement, and carefully produced MV of this song, which definitely does not deserve to be reflected by the evaluation of "ordinary".
The same is true for the agency. The company's internal music department rated "Fireworks" an A+, which is the highest level of evaluation for a single.
"Do you know the reason?"
Chi Jingyuan looked at the various statistics on the tablet and asked with a frown.
Data growth is one thing...but if the reviews remain bad, it will be a huge obstacle to the data and the promotion of the song.
If the reviews remain so bad, it will be difficult for this song to really become a hit.
It is obviously a very good song, but many times people just follow the crowd, and fans of the song and celebrities will simply run away when they find that the performance is average, which will definitely have a great impact on the song.
"There is no definite conclusion yet..." The staff paused and answered helplessly.
The group of company elites nearby also saw the data and started discussing it:
“It’s definitely not a question of the quality of the songs.”
“Is it because the publicity hasn’t kept up?”
“Is it because they are not on Oricon? The audience of Billboard Japan charts is still a little low.”
"..."
"I think……"
A group of elites were talking at once. At this time, a young-looking male employee wearing glasses raised his hand tentatively. After noticing that Chi Jingyuan was looking at him, he tentatively said, "I think... could it be because of the negative impact left over from the previous news and controversy about EXO?"
Hearing his thoughts, everyone, including Chi Jingyuan, looked over, and the employee adjusted his glasses and continued with more confidence:
"Previously, the controversy was mainly focused on the fact that EXO was the spokesperson for the Osaka Summer Festival as a group from the Peninsula. Many people actually did not accept that such a traditional festival was endorsed by a foreign group, especially a group from the Peninsula. After all, everyone understands the relationship between the two countries."
"And EXO doesn't have any Japanese members."
"In fact, a considerable number of our citizens are still very conservative. Because of the controversial reports and smear campaign articles some time ago, many citizens naturally feel disgusted with us after reading the news."
“And this time, the solo performance of ‘Fireworks’ will be sung by Jing Yuanjun, who is also an artist from Peninsula.”
"So even if the quality of "Da Shang Hua Huo" is very high, and they even think it's nice to listen to and like it, a considerable number of people may not make an objective evaluation of the song due to their previous positions and aversions."
"After all, compared to the 'national dignity' created in one's heart, the evaluation of a song is completely irrelevant."
He paused, smiled awkwardly and said, "I even think that considering the previous controversies and negative news, many people's comments of 'average' and 'normal' are relatively neutral now. In a sense, this is actually a compliment and recognition of our song."
"Forehead……"
Chi Jingyuan was slightly stunned after hearing his words, and then he inexplicably felt that what the staff said made sense.
He believes that his musical aesthetic is still on point, but for a song that he is so optimistic about, the reviews he received in the past two days after its release are completely inconsistent with its quality.
After hearing the staff's analysis, he suddenly understood something.
...It means 'we think it sounds good', 'but we won't admit it sounds good'. It's because you are not a local. I just scolded you a few days ago. It would be so embarrassing to suddenly admit it sounds good.
This is the mentality of quite a few listeners who have a bad impression of EXO and some who are xenophobic.
Indeed, compared to a song, it is more important to be happy yourself.
After agreeing with this point of view, Chi Jingyuan paused for a few seconds, then shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.
Of course he couldn't say anything about the audience's stance and attitude. Everywhere is xenophobic. He is not a Japanese, it is innate and cannot be changed.
"Do you have any suggestions for change now?" He thought for a moment and asked the staff around him.
"...The firm will continue to carry out a series of publicity and see what happens next."
"Based on the growth rate, it should soon enter the top ten of major charts. By then, there should be a large influx of listeners, which may lead to different changes."
The group of elites looked at each other and did not offer any constructive suggestions.
Chi Jingyuan looked at their expressions and immediately understood... Although the reviews were average, as a promotional song, it entered the top ten of the list and its popularity continued to grow, which actually achieved the agency's previous expectations.
But...it didn't meet his expectations.
But I can't find a good solution for the time being, so...
look again?
…………
In the next few days, "Fireworks" performed well on the charts, entering the top ten on the third day, and the number of downloads and views also grew very rapidly.
But even though EXO’s fans were praising the song to the skies, they didn’t show any huge momentum. It was as if other passers-by, whether they liked it or not, remained relatively restrained.
However, "Fireworks" has remained strangely lukewarm in its home market of Japan, but it has quickly become popular on the Internet in other countries.
"I've been listening to this song on repeat for four days now. It's the best Japanese song I've heard this year... the best song."
"I was completely stunned after watching the MV, especially the scene with the fireworks. Is it really that shocking?"
"I've always heard about Japan's fireworks festival and summer festival, but I never felt anything. After watching the MV of "Fireworks", I've never been so eager and excited as I am now... I've already booked the hotel."
"The male lead in the MV is so handsome that I just want to ask if I can see him in Osaka."
"I can only say that Yuan is still Yuan. She can sing Japanese songs so well."
"..."
"seriously?"
Le Zhenzhen looked at all the hype and praise about the song "Fireworks" on the Internet, frowned and questioned it with a bit of disgust.
However, Le Zhenzhen seemed to have seen someone promoting the song "Da Shang Huo Huo" on the Internet a few days ago, and it seemed to be quite popular.
It's just that as a teacher in mainland China, she was very busy a few days ago, so she just glanced at it and didn't pay much attention to it... Today she finally had a day off, and just after scrolling through it twice, she saw another recommendation about this song.
"When was this song released? Why is it so popular?"
The fact that she saw people enthusiastically recommending the song at different times over several days shows that the song is obviously very popular and hot.
Although the comments below looked like fake ones, she still clicked on them out of curiosity after reading the information about the song.
"It's a Japanese song? The singer is... Yuan? Isn't this the one from EXO~"
While waiting for the loading, he muttered to himself casually.
Although she is not a fan, she still knows Chi Jingyuan. "Chasing Light" is one of her favorite songs.
But as the MV started playing, her initial carelessness quickly disappeared without a trace, her previous sitting posture slowly straightened up, and her eyes gradually became focused.
The Osaka style shown at the beginning of the MV is really stylish, and the liveliness and cultural atmosphere are very much to her liking... and the man and woman who met by chance who appeared in the back of the video, although they did not understand the culture of Neon, love and romance are the universal language of everyone in the world, and she immediately got the seductive atmosphere.
And...that actor, Chi Jingyuan is so handsome, oh my god.
More importantly, it seems like those comments were right... this song is really good!
After just listening to the first verse and chorus, Le Zhenzhen surrendered to the melody of the song and started shaking her legs along with it.
"Oh……"
When she saw the lively scene of the God Festival in the middle with the sound of gongs and drums and racing boats, she couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. Just by seeing this scene, she naturally became interested in the place shown in this MV.
But what made her heart tremble the most was the scene near the end.
"..."
After a few seconds of deliberate silence and stillness, a flash of light broke through the darkness, and fireworks bloomed in the dark night, dyeing the entire sky into brilliant glory. The girls stood side by side in front of the railing, under the night sky, bathing in the golden picture as if it contained the ultimate brilliance and romance in the world.
And she was also shocked speechless, and the deepest confusion in her heart was hit in an instant.
In just a moment, she seemed to understand the feelings of those people in the comment section who said "I really want to go" and "I've already booked a hotel"... It really wasn't an exaggeration.
After watching the MV, she was silent for a while, then opened it again and watched both sides.
I stopped repeating it until the fourth time. I opened Baidu and entered several search terms in succession: "Osaka", "fireworks festival", "Tenjin Festival", "Fireworks on Fireworks", "Yuan"...
After watching it carefully for half an hour, she picked up her phone and called her boyfriend directly:
"Didn't you say you were going to travel abroad in the summer, but you haven't decided where to go yet?"
"correct."
"I figured it out."
"Ah? Where to go?"
"Let's go to Osaka! Watch the fireworks!"
…………
It has been nearly a week since the release of "Fireworks 3". As time slowly enters the end of July, the temperature in Osaka is slowly becoming hotter and hotter.
"Jingle Bell……"
"Hello……"
A crisp phone ring rang, and the female receptionist sitting next to the phone quickly answered the phone: "This is APA Hotel Osaka, what can I do for you?"
"Yes, our hotel is in the Tennoji district in eastern Osaka, near Tsuruhashi Station."
Facing the somewhat stumbling inquiry on the phone, she responded politely:
"Is it close to the Tenjin Festival? Are you coming to attend the Tenjin Festival? Don't worry, our hotel is located near Tsuruhashi Station. You can take the JR Loop Line from Tsuruhashi Station to Tenmangu Shrine. The whole journey takes only 15 minutes. The transportation is very convenient."
"Okay, how many people do you want to book? Four? When will you check in? On the 22nd? Okay, I'll check for you."
"There is only one room left... Does the network show that there are no rooms? Oh, maybe the display is a little delayed."
"Do you want to make a reservation? ... Your phone number is ... OK, I have made a reservation for you. Thank you for your patronage."
The young female receptionist who had entered the reservation information had just hung up the phone and hadn’t had time to take a sip of water when the phone rang again:
"Hello, this is APA Hotel Osaka. How may I help you?"
"Would you like to book a double room for the 23rd? I'm very sorry, but there are currently no rooms available... I'm really sorry..."
"Ring ring ring..."
"Hello……"
"Feel sorry……"
The female receptionist received five or six calls asking about reservations, many of which were in English, Korean and Chinese. She tried every way to communicate with them, and only after she apologized for a long time did they finally quiet down for a while.
"what……"
The female receptionist quickly took a big sip of water. Her tone was no longer as polite as when she was answering the phone a moment ago. Her pretty face was full of fatigue. She couldn't help but complain to her colleague next to her: "This is crazy."
She took another sip of water, thinking of the sudden increase in workload in the past two days. She was a little confused and complained: "Why are there so many people traveling to Osaka this year? I have received more calls in the past two days than in the previous month."
"There weren't so many people last year. During the Tenjin Festival, the hotels in the North District and the Central District that were closer were fully booked. Our hotels in the East District that were farther away were not crowded, not to mention that our hotel is in Tsuruhashi..."
"Is it because there are suddenly more tourists this year? Even our hotel is fully booked... and there are many guests from the mainland and the peninsula. I have never seen them before..."
"Of course there are more people..."
The other receptionist sitting next to her, who was busy typing in data on the computer, heard her complaints and questions, looked at the screen without turning around and said casually: "Didn't you listen to the song?"
"What? What song?"
"Fireworks"
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