Idol otaku refers to people who like idols. Put together, they are actually a group of people who are looking for emotional outlets due to social pressure. There are actually many people like this in Japan. According to incomplete government statistics, there were approximately 2020 million single people in Japan in 4930, with a population of nearly 44 million, and the single population ratio exceeded %. If we say that this single population includes some elderly people and divorced people. There is another data that also shows that Japan has obvious problems in this regard, that is, among young people, Among young people, 27% are unwilling to get married, and some are even unwilling to make friends. In fact, it is precisely because of this social problem that Japan’s idol industry has become so developed. After all, not everyone has the money to be famous and romantic. In this situation.
Being an idol who can shake hands with Yasushi Akimoto fills the emotional gap for some single men. Cang Yuanming is such a person. However, compared to most office workers, Cang Yuanming's job is pretty good. It was easy for him to support himself with the income from the newspaper. This allows him to invest more money and energy into his idols than ordinary people. Therefore, in addition to the identity of a corporate slave, he has another identity. That is the leader of Mayu Watanabe’s support group “mayuyu Army”. In the past, Cang Yuanming was very proud of this identity. However, he has been a little worried these past two days. After watching "Sakura Girls", he was quite excited, just like most idol otakus. This can be seen from the LINE group they created, the constantly refreshing LINE, the MAYUYU forum they created, and the high-intensity discussions in the Japanese Entertainment Heart Forum, the official cooperation of "Sakura Girls". said with no exaggeration. The broadcast of "Sakura Girls" is just like the Chinese New Year. The LINE group of otakus, which had few people talking during the day, had tens of thousands of discussions on the day of the broadcast. The MAYUYU forum, which originally had only a few topics a day, had hundreds of posts on the second day of the broadcast. The most exaggerated one is the Japanese Entertainment Heart Forum. From the time it was broadcast until now, if you refresh the page, there will be dozens of posts. Every day, there are tens of thousands of people online in the idol section at the same time. The next day after the broadcast, a recording of the program was posted on the forum. The number of views has already exceeded 10 million, and the barrage pool is refreshed almost every day.
There are all kinds of discussions in all major public opinion forums. Some people recommend their own little idols. There are also slices. There are also beautiful photos of the little idols cut out and retouched in the video. Of course, there will be verbal battles. in Japan. But there is competition not only between idols, the competition between idol fans is even more intense. In the past two days, Kuramoto Akira has been leading the MAYUYU Army to respond to posts saying that Mayu Watanabe is not that cute and is not as cute as XXX. At the peak, they used to quarrel from midnight until work the next day. Various arguments during this period. Various beautiful photos of Mayu Watanabe in the past became ammunition and kept pouring out. If it were in the past, Cang Yuanming would definitely feel a great sense of accomplishment after completing all these. However, these two days. However, the more Cang Yuanming worked, the more he felt indecisive. The excitement was somewhat deflated, not because he didn't like idols anymore, but because after watching the show, he suddenly fell in love with ChamJam member Mai Ichii. Especially when Mai Ichii was interviewed, her clarity was really hard to resist. Just like falling in love, sometimes you can’t explain why you like an idol, like Ichigo Mai, who didn’t have many roles in the first episode of the show. But every time he appeared, the way he was embarrassed to disturb others because he was introverted, but worked hard because he had to move forward, was like a fast straight ball without any tricks, hitting him suddenly in the heart. But he just couldn't show his love for Ichijo Mai. I could only join Mai Ichii’s fan group secretly. However, in the two-day idol battle, Mai Ichii's performance was mediocre. Just as he thought, the group ChamJam was picked out of underground idols by the Sakura Girls program team. The popularity of the entire group is very low, and Ichii Maina is very introverted, so naturally her fan club has very few members. "We have to find a way to gain some popularity." Cang Yuanming saw it all and was worried. In fact, there are many people like Cang Yuanming who start to have a second "wife". When many fans of AKB, Nogizaka, and SKE first saw the "Sakura Girls" project, they were all full of confidence and determined to support their little idols. However, Ping Qingshan only took one episode. It successfully helped many people find new love.
This is actually why Akimoto Yasushi must be brought in. In addition to attracting peripheral passers-by fans together, in fact, Hira Kiyoshige can also attract a lot of AKB fans through "Sakura Girls"... This is a conspiracy. ---Small dividing line--- Friday night. Tokyo Television Station. In the conference room, there were the main creators of the Sakura Girls project, including Hira Kiyoshi, as well as a TV station headed by Hideki Kawamura, and several idol management companies headed by Yasushi Akimoto. They were all carefully looking through the documents in their hands. Although the atmosphere of the meeting was serious, smiles could be seen on everyone's faces. Pingqing was flipping through the report in front of him, his mind full of mixed thoughts. In the past, Japan did not have this kind of large-scale variety show. The only one that can be compared to it might be "Produce 101" Japan. However, this program was not very popular in Japan in the past, with a viewership rate of only around 7%. All I can say is that he still has some influence in the idol circle. But basically it didn't go out of the circle. The subsequent collaboration with South Korea, "Proudce 48", was an even bigger failure. So, according to Ping Qingshan's idea. When this project is launched, it will be enough if the ratings can reach 10%, which is the passing line. The goal is to make efforts in the later stage and operate in the long term. However, in this report. The ratings of the first season of "Sakura Girls" were an exaggerated 13% Even the ratings of several spin-off programs exceeded 9% That’s not right, it shouldn’t be so high! This data is basically double that of the previous life's creation of 101 Japan!!! Ping Qingshan knew this data immediately after the program was broadcast. But it wasn't until today, after reading the report, that I vaguely understood why the ratings of "Sakura Girls" exploded. He overlooked one thing. That was the idol in 2011, and it was really at the forefront of the trend. Chapter 157 Centralization
The current AKB and SKE, even if the idols in the Sakura Girls project are included, have no more than a hundred people. It seems like a lot, but compared to later generations, this number is actually just right. In a few years, the idol market will actually be ruined. The rise and fall of Japanese idols can be described as... Success is due to Akimoto Yasu, and failure is also due to Akimoto Yasu. In the previous world line. Since AKB's golden age in 2012, the Japanese idol industry has gradually expanded. Akimoto Yasushi's model has been abused. Whether in Japan, South Korea, or even China, idols are beginning to flood the market. It is not an exaggeration for Ping Qingshan to use the word "rampant", because idols under Akimoto Yasushi's model do not need to practice too many skills, but are more like some kind of special service industry, so the threshold for becoming an idol is infinitely low. It is the year 2023 when Ping Qingshan traveled through time. There are no less than 10 groups similar to AKB in Japan. In addition to AKB, Sony has also launched Nogizaka46, Keyakizaka46, Yoshimotozaka46, and Hinatazaka46. It can be said that idols have entered an era of hyperinflation after 11 years. Capital saw the money of idol fans and began to rush into the idol market. The endless stream of small idols actually disrupted the entire market. In the end, no one had any fun. The market was sluggish, and no idol group could replicate AKB's popularity. And after more than ten years of the same old routine. The audience is also tired of idol groups with dozens of people just making a fuss. But now. Right now in 2011. There is no inflation in the idol market yet. AKB, Nogizaka's golden age has just begun. Therefore, AKB alone has quite a lot of fans. Therefore, it is not particularly surprising that the show can maintain this viewership rating. It seems that the upper limit of my "Sakura Girls" project may be higher than I thought, if it is run well. Maybe it can even curb inflation in the idol industry. In this way, I keep planning in my mind.
Ping Qingshan's expression became very solemn. Kawamura Hideki looked at his serious expression and asked curiously, "Shan-kun? Is there something wrong with this document?" To be honest, Hideki Kawamura himself is a person with very high aspirations, but for the first episode of an idol program to reach a 13% viewership rating is already very good. It can even be said to be a bit exaggerated. And so far, audience ratings have been very good.