Chapter 268 "I'm Coming"

"June 27th, Luo Quan's new album!"

This is a trending search that detonated Twitter in Japan.

Japanese fans have been looking forward to it for more than ten days.

After Luo Quan finished filming "Lord of the Rings", he handed in his answer sheet to the eagerly awaited fans on the third day after returning to China.

This is her second album and it is also an anniversary album. The album is called "I'm Coming" and the official release date is July 19th.

Luo Quan rarely included any text for this album to explain his mental journey in creating it.

But there is actually nothing to explain. The first meaning is that one year ago today, she officially debuted and started her career as a singer.

The second album is an album that connects the past and the future. It does not forget the original intention and has a commemorative meaning in it.

The second meaning is the quote from Caesar: "I come, I see, I conquer!"

This is Luo Quan declaring her status to the Asian music scene. With her popularity and record sales, she can fully deserve the title of Asian Music Queen!

There is no need to mention youth, seniority, or status in any circle. In the end, it all depends on strength, and Luo Quan's strength is absolutely beyond doubt.

The new album and new songs were released three times in a row, respectively completing three tasks previously asked by fans on Twitter.

The song title is already out:

""春はゆく(spring passes)" original singer: Aimer"

""Meng Jiangnu" (suggested cover version: Lingjiu Daze)"

""Guan Awakening" (original author: Sato Toshihiko)"

It can be seen from the title of the song that it is quite consistent with the requirements put forward by fans. As for how the song is, I believe the fans who are constantly refreshing the screen on Twitter will give their evaluation soon.

This time, Sony still chose to sell it on online music platforms in the form of singles, so as to first make a wave of money from digital albums at low prices.

Once the song is released, the printing company will immediately start producing the record, and then sell the physical album offline.

It will come with Luo Quan's recent photos and message postcards to make up for the regret of not having a MV.

Everyone in the industry knows that Luo Quan doesn't shoot MVs. There is no other reason, it's just laziness.

Because of this, Luoquan's physical records are generally sold cheaper than their peers.

And fans still listen to this trick. The quality of the songs is so high and they are sold cheaper than others. They are simply the conscience of the Japanese music scene.

I don’t know if Luo Quan blushed when he knew these comments.

In fact, in the two days since she returned to China, she has already selected the ten songs for the new album, but it will take two or three days to produce them all.

Listen, is this human language?

Some singers may not be able to finalize a lyric even after two or three days of deliberation.

It only takes her three days to finish an album.

The external Internet is now buzzing, but the domestic movement is not very big. It is only a hot search on station B.

But it's normal, because Weibo is now cooperating with Penguin to vigorously promote Girls' Generation's album of the same name.

Luo Quan's new album is also promoted, but the intensity is obviously not as strong as the former.

It's not that Luo Quan has "fallen out of favor", it's just that the girl group Girls' Generation is too popular.

Although the first season of "Chuang Shao" has ended, the girls who came out of this show have just begun their idol careers.

Fans of the nine hottest girls are all integrated together, no matter how many conflicts they had before or how many verbal battles they had.

Now, their idols have become a whole, sharing all resources, all prospering, and all losing.

Except for some Duwei fans who have extraordinary brain circuits, no normal fans will continue to attack other members of the girl group at this time.

What we have to do at this time is to hit various charts to keep Girls' Generation popular during this short period of silence.

In a few days, their debut album will be released, and that is the main battleground for which they will fight and spend money.

Only with performance can the company be satisfied and continue to support Girls' Generation.

The more popular the group becomes, the more topical each member of the group will be, and fans will naturally be willing to spend money with you.

Then, a virtuous cycle will enter.

This is a rule of thumb that has been proven many times.

Before "Chuang Shao", many girl groups that debuted from variety shows made a lot of money for the companies behind them with their debut album 9.

And Girls' Generation is infinitely better than these girl groups, and their popularity is even worse.

It’s no exaggeration to say that how much money those girl groups make is ten times that of Girls’ Generation!

Especially when this is an album produced by Luo Quan.

So in order to maximize profits, Penguin will naturally focus on Girls' Generation this time. After all, Luo Quan is not one of their artists, and Girls' Generation is Penguin's only girl group.

It can only be said that the release of the two albums happened to coincide with each other, and Luo Quan was helpless.

If nothing else happens, the domestic sales of "Here I Come" will definitely be blown away by "Girls' Generation".

Except for singers with huge national popularity, no one can compete with popular stars in their ability to attract money, let alone Girls' Generation's ability to have both popularity and strength.

If it was Jay Chou in his previous life, he should be able to do it, but she feels that she is currently in China and may not have the same appeal as Jay Chou in her previous life.

Of course, this is only for China. If it were placed in Japan or the United States, it would be another story.

Anyway, after suffering the Waterloo of "18", she no longer had any hope for the domestic market.

Even though the album "Love" sold a total of 8.32 million, it did not change her mind.

However, she also thinks more clearly that songs in any language can sell well in that region. Very few people can sell well in multiple languages ​​​​around the world.

Her "Love" barely accomplished this task because it was in English.

If it were a Japanese album, I'm afraid this wouldn't be possible.

The time to unlock the song is coming soon, and fans who can’t wait immediately pay and click to play.

After listening to the three songs, many people showed a look of loss.

The songs are all very nice, but I don't feel like I had the heart-pounding feeling I had when I listened to those two albums a year ago.

To put it bluntly, the quality of the songs has actually declined.

There were immediate comments on Twitter:

"The song is actually pretty good, but I always feel it's not as good as before."

"If I give it a perfect score of 100, I can give it 100 points, but this time, I can only give it 8 points."

"If Luo Quan were asked to perform according to the standards of a year ago, these songs would actually have declined significantly."

“‘Awakening’ is the only song that I think is okay.”

"Keep waiting, maybe there will be surprises later?"

It can be seen that fans are not very satisfied with these three new songs.

As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment when expectations are not met.

Fortunately, Luo Quan had accumulated too much reputation before, and her fans were tolerant of her enough, so they just complained in gentle words.

Luo Quan had actually expected this. There were only so many famous songs and only so many good melodies.

If it were possible to create unlimited good music, the music scene around the world would not be as stagnant as it is now.

Moreover, she has to take care of fans of all ages, because not only young people listen to her songs, but also many middle-aged people.

Style is a difficult point to balance.

Most of the people who complained online this time were older netizens.

The three new songs are all relatively trendy pop music. Young people will definitely like them, but older people may not necessarily like them.

But even so, the three new songs still provide impressive data of over one million each, crushing any singer except Luo Quan.

On each ranking list, there was a list of song titles, and the singer's name was all Luo Quan. Three new songs were quickly played by fans and broke into the top three.

Although the album's ratings dropped slightly, how could Luo Quan be unprepared.

The meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the songs must be played one by one.

Three days later, the title of the fourth new song of "I'm Coming" was released:

"Song of the setting sun"

ps. The original singer Kondo Masahiko is a once-in-a-lifetime scumbag, but this song is really good..."

This is a relatively retro love song written to satisfy the fourth comment. Netizens who had previously complained about the new album also maintain relatively high expectations at this time.

They believed in Luo Quan and would not let them down forever.

And when the song was released in the evening, just hearing the guitar accompaniment at the beginning of the song refreshed their spirits within a few seconds.

"This feeling...is back...everything is back!"

This song did not disappoint these elderly fans. It has a strong Japanese song style from the last century. Every detail of the singing, melody and lyrics is perfect. It is like dreaming back to the 1990s, that time. The feeling of being called the golden age!

Reviews of the album were overturned again:

"This is what I've been waiting for!"

"Listening to this song, I feel like I am much younger. It's such a strange experience."

Restoring reputation is that simple.

If it were placed in China, based on Luo Quan's previous performance, I am afraid many people would have come out early to say that she had exhausted her talents.

Fortunately, in Japan, the public's attitude towards her is not the same as towards ordinary celebrities.

In a national survey of the people they most want to see, it is no secret that he ranks second only to the Emperor.

The fourth song also received a total of 2.15 million sales within three hours of its release, and exceeded 4 million in the early morning, directly exceeding the cumulative three-day sales of the previous new song.

The next day, Luo Quan’s fifth song was released:

"だんご大家(大家) by.Chatai"

This was the last task given to her by netizens, and it was also the one that Luo Quan felt she had accomplished best.

Maybe it’s not retro in style, but it’s her favorite one.

The song was released to rave reviews.

Who wouldn't like such a nice, cute and heart-warming song.

Some big comics fans even created a black and white comic featuring various dumplings on the third day after the song was released.

The painting style is very cute, and the plot basically matches the lyrics. Although it is relatively simple, it has been quite popular.

It has received millions of clicks on comic websites, and it is said that an animation production company is ready to buy this idea and adapt it for animation.

Luo Quan did not expect that his song would have the opportunity to be adapted into an IP.

If it could develop into the level of Pokémon and Hello Kitty, that would be awesome.

Of course, just think about this. Those two are among the top ten giants in the global IP list. It is too difficult to be on the same level as them.

The new album is released here, which is considered half done.

Although the reviews were slightly negative at the beginning, it did not last long and was quickly reversed.

Judging from the current comments from fans, although there are still many voices such as "It is not as good as "Coming of Age", everyone basically agrees that this is a pretty good album.

If she were not Luo Quan's work, the evaluation could even be higher.

Among them, "Song of the Sunset" has become a hot song on the KTV charts, and "Awakening" has been applied for use by many young passionate animations. "Duango Family" is about to be spawned into an anime.

Such an achievement is something few singers can achieve nowadays.

And this is only half of the songs, and they were created to complete the tasks of netizens.

A creation with a designated theme like this is definitely not good at free expression.

So the quality of the next five songs may be even better!

Just over a month ago, Luo Quan just swept this year's "Japan Record Awards". He won various awards and directly broke the record of the Record Awards.

Now that the new album is halfway released, public opinion in Japan has aroused again. Fans believe that if these songs are not awarded at the Japan Record Awards next year, then the judges must have taken money!

Many musicians who have served as judges have also expressed their praise for some of the songs in this album.

According to this trend, when the remaining five songs are released, Luo Quan will be a flea on the bald man's head - it is obvious that he will win all the awards at the next "Japan Record Awards".

Even if she continues to release such an album every year, even if the quality drops, as long as it does not drop too far, with her nationality, I am afraid that the annual Record Awards will become her show.

At this moment, many Japanese singers finally fully understand the meaning of her album's title.

I come, I see, I conquer!

Luo Quan has conquered the Japanese music scene, so where will he conquer next?

Asia or the world, no one knows.

But Luo Quan hasn't thought that far yet, she just wants to do the things in front of her first.

Just as online fans have analyzed, the quality of the remaining five songs in the album is better than the first five.

On July 4th, the title of the sixth song of the "I'm Coming" album was announced:

"いつも何多で(Forever Together) Original Singer: Kimura Yum"

You can't tell much about the style from the name, but when the name was announced, Luo Quan also sent an audio clip of about ten seconds, which was a humming that was so gentle that it could make one's bones melt.