Chapter 103 The First Shot Is Fired

"Are you ready, everyone?" Akira Kumoi held the guitar tightly, with a microphone stand erected in front of him.

"Everything is ready!" Luo Quan hugged the bass and made an OK gesture.

A little further away, the friend Kumoi Akira called from the photography club also gave a thumbs up, indicating that he could start.

They practiced these two songs for nearly a week. In addition to class, they practiced singing, which squeezed out almost all their spare time. Even when they went home and went to bed at night, their melodies were still echoing in their heads after they closed their eyes.

"Try to play the song "Numb" over and over again!" Akira Kumoi asked, as if to encourage everyone, and the eyes of the band members all became focused.

Kumoi Akira waved his arms and strummed the electric guitar, and the music started playing.

The whole band is like a wonderful machine, and the band members are the parts in the machine. As they run, the whole machine runs.

The exciting music suddenly resounded through the activity room, and what followed was Akira Kumoi singing as if he was exerting all his strength. Every time he spoke, the sound of the electric guitar disappeared due to distraction, and the rest of the team members would dance vigorously. The musical instruments in the song keep the content of the whole song rich and passionate.

Especially Yu Amuro, when he picked up the drumsticks, he was completely different from usual. As soon as the music started, his head kept shaking, and his whole body was as excited as a pound of chicken blood and couldn't stop!

This is what a rock musician should be like! This is the vibe a rock song should have!

The members of the Love music band devoted 200% and dozens of hours of hard practice, and under the catalysis of talents far beyond ordinary people, they performed this song to the limit that they could achieve!

Although it only lasted just over three minutes, everyone in the Love Music band was soaked in sweat after it ended, and everyone was breathing heavily. They didn't expect that a song could consume so much of their energy.

Kumoi Akatsuki is curious, how do those rock bands that hold concerts and sing for hours at a time persist?

"How was the shooting?" Kamiya Suzune asked the cameraman expectantly.

"Very good." The cameraman had to endure the trembling of his body while filming, which was really hard.

"Everyone, take a break and get ready to record the second song!" Akira Yumjing roared, still full of energy.

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In the afternoon of the same day, Luo Quan uploaded the two completed songs to YouTube. Because the photography and recording equipment were separate, and the synthesis of some sound effects in the later stage, it took more time.

Two songs, one is called "Numb" and the other is called "Radioactive".

As for why they uploaded it to YouTube, of course they want the band to take an international route. Both songs are in English, and the genre is pop rock that is very popular in Europe and the United States. It is not difficult to become popular, living in Japan. Dividing land is really a bit too humiliating.

Of course, Luo Quan would definitely not tell anyone about this, as it would easily affect her modest and gentle image. In Europe and the United States, arrogance may be a reflection of personality, but in Asia it is a completely derogatory term.

However, Luo Quan's confidence is indeed not without purpose. Within six hours of uploading the two songs, they received over 3 million views!

The initial clicks were basically attracted by Luo Quan's fame, but Luo Quan was only responsible for the lyrics and composition of this song, and the singing part was just soy sauce. Initially, fans were a little disappointed, but after listening to it, in addition to admiration, Nothing to say.

I can only say that he is worthy of Luo Quan. As long as there are works, they must be high-quality!

After Luo Quan's fans contributed the most basic clicks and popularity, the two songs quickly rushed onto YouTube's new song rankings and entered the eyes of more people.

The majority of users of YouTube have always been European, American and Latin American people. Generally speaking, they are roughly equivalent to those in the Western world. Few Chinese people use YouTube, and they mainly play more in Japan and South Korea.

Asian songs are generally not popular on YouTube and have never been mainstream.

South Korea is a little better. At least in recent years, boy and girl groups have gradually gained market share in the United States. From time to time, they have also contributed a few divine songs that have attracted imitation and covers all over the world. In the cultural export to the West, South Korea’s K- POP has always been a mainstay.

However, Japanese music, which is obviously superior, can only dominate Asia, let alone China. Basically, not many people can recognize it outside the country.

But this time, these two rock songs from a Japanese band have conquered European and American audiences, with a praise rate of an astonishing 98%. The two songs, one after the other, topped today's YouTube new song list!

"Numb" is a rock song with a fast tempo and a powerful melody. It requires the lead singer to have an extremely strong atmosphere and driving force. The more noisy the singing, the happier the audience will be.

Akatsuki Kumoi did this perfectly. Using his broken gong voice to sing Japanese love songs would be like getting married looking at Zhu Bajie's appearance, and anyone would be frightened to death.

But when it comes to singing passionate rock songs, it can only be described as a match made in heaven.

His wide range of voice allows him to maintain the quality of his singing voice when shouting loudly without worrying about breaking the sound. And his extremely high lung capacity is enough to support him to roar and scream to add atmosphere to the song with ease.

This is often a task that requires two or three people in a band to complete, but Kumoi Akira did it alone!

He was born to sing rock and roll!

This is the conclusion Luo Quan came to after he met Akira Kumoi for the first time, and he went home and thought about it all night. Akatsuki Kumoi's voice function is too good, and it doesn't have to be as tactful as an oriole to have a good voice. It can perfectly fit what he sings. The style of the song is what makes a good voice!

The skyrocketing number of clicks on YouTube is the world’s recognition of him, and in the West, where there are countless rock bands, this recognition is even more precious. Almost all comments in the comment area are in English:

"It's crazy, this is the first time I've heard such a high-quality rock song this year."

"It's hard to imagine that this was a live recording. His voice was so passionate."

"It's like a demon from hell. His roar makes my scalp numb."

"I play the guitar very well, and my technique is top-notch!"

"Didn't anyone notice the rest of the band? The drummer is pretty cool too."

"The lyrics have a lot of attitude. I like this kind of deep reflection!"

“It’s hard to believe that a Japanese band can sing such good English songs!”

The style of the second song "Radioactive" is completely different from that of "Numb". The former is passionate, while the atmosphere of this song is psychedelic and mysterious, and the sound of the electric guitar can hardly be heard. The most outstanding thing is that It's a dynamic drumbeat.

Yu Amuro's arms basically didn't stop throughout the song, tapping left and right like a machine, but it was precisely because of his rigor that he let Luo Quan skip the idea of ​​synthesizing drum beats for the song later. .

The rhythm of Yu Amuro's tapping is almost as if it has been set in advance. It is so precise that the photographer is also very knowledgeable and frequently takes shots of him in the video.

But even so, Akira Kumoi's singing is still extremely strong.

If "Numb" is about roaring and roaring, then "Radioactive" is about suffocating passion, both at the same time, but Kumoi Akira interprets it in two completely different styles.

And compared to "Numb", this song is more powerful, the kind of power that resonates with people's souls.

The song's clicks and positive reviews quickly surpassed "Numb", and listeners rated him significantly higher:

"Welcome to the new era, this is the new era of Love music!"

"A very hard rock song, I heard blood and redemption!"

"The arrangement and electronic music are so great. I hear the flavor of dystopia and post-catastrophism. Do you feel the same way?"

"This is a song worth savoring. It may not be very surprising at first, but once you get addicted, you won't be able to stop!"

"Genius producer, genius singer, genius band!"

"This drummer hits my heart every time. Mom, I seem to be in love."

"If they could change into fashionable outfits, they would become famous all over the world!"

The two songs have exploded in word-of-mouth and clicks. As of early morning, the cumulative clicks have exceeded 10 million, and the potential is far beyond this.

Exploding on the oil pipeline is only the first step. After landing on the B list, it will be the beginning of their rise to the sky.

The first shot of Love Music was a complete success, and the effect even exceeded expectations. At least Luo Quan didn't expect them to become popular so quickly.

If she hadn't been a big source of traffic, anything related to her would have received as much attention as possible, and these two songs wouldn't have become so popular so quickly.

Luo Quan's fans gave it a lot of popularity, and it also made more people see him. After the attention increased, and with excellent quality assurance, it is not surprising that it became popular.

As the saying goes, if you don't roar, it will be a blockbuster. Kumoi Akira's roar directly put himself and the band on the hot search.

He and the band are online separately. The search terms are "Kumei Akatsuki" and "Love music band" respectively, and the number of discussions exceeds 100,000.

The comment section on YouTube is dominated by Europeans and Americans, and Twitter in Japan is basically dominated by Japanese people. Everyone is curious about how this little-known band suddenly became famous on YouTube. Except for Luo Quan, this The other four members of the band are all amateurs who have not yet debuted.

The key point is that their musical standards are not low. Lead singer Akira Kumoi's guitar playing has reached a professional level, and his singing skills shocked everyone.

As netizens dug deeper, information about the band members gradually surfaced.

They are all top students at the University of Tokyo, and they come from a club, the Philharmonic Club. Everyone has a pretty good musical level. With the help of Luo Quan and team leader Akatsuki Kumoi, they finally formed a group called Love. Musical band!