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Chapter 392 The Man Who Amazed Southeast Asia with Lemons
The Osaka stop of Ikeno's global concert tour will be held at the Osaka Concert Hall.

I originally wanted to book Kyocera Dome because it far surpasses Osaka Concert Hall in terms of venue size and the number of fans it can accommodate.

Unfortunately, it just so happened that a top-tier local singer was holding a concert. Although the two concerts did not overlap in time, the other singer's concert was after his and had been scheduled long ago.

However, during this period, the Kyocera Dome had also been rented out to meet their rehearsal and stage design needs.

Ikeno's team did consider communicating with the organizers, but considering that most of the concert tickets were bought by domestic fans, they discussed it with the organizers and, seeing their attitude, gave up on the idea.

Ikeno didn't think these two locations represented anything. To be honest, even at the Osaka Concert Hall, he was the first Chinese singer to hold a concert there, and the same goes for the Kyocera Dome.

So, it's hard to say whether it's good or bad, it's just that from an outsider's perspective, it might not meet the standards of an "international superstar".

This includes many of Ikeno's Japanese fans who are also fans of the show.

……

When it comes to Ikeno's fans, the proportion is indeed much smaller than in South Korea, not to mention in China, where they are not even in the same league.

But this doesn't mean that Ikeno has no fans in her daily life.

On the contrary, his popularity in his daily life is indeed slightly better than that of other colleagues in the Chinese entertainment industry, a fact that many people know and is undeniable.

The so-called low popularity is only relative to which country or region it is compared to.

Unlike other countries and regions, most of the fans who like Ikeno in this film are attracted by his performance in "Flu". Compared to this movie, other well-known Southeast Asian hits such as "My Love from the Star" and "Goblin" are just average here.

This is related to the national conditions. People here don't really like watching idol dramas; they prefer realistic human dramas like "Flu".

Inoue Kaori is a fan of Ikeno. She really liked "Flu" and then started paying attention to this foreign actor. Unsurprisingly, she also came to like his songs.

Unlike other singers, Ikeno's works have a higher profile overseas, which means that overseas audiences are more receptive to his music.

In He Xiang's mind, Ikeno is probably an excellent actress and singer. She heard that Ikeno has a huge following in China. She had always regretted not being able to support her idol in person, but the emergence of Ikeno's global concert gave her that opportunity.

She came all the way from Tokyo.

"Hey, I don't understand. Why would someone like you, He Xiang, travel all the way to Osaka when you're just an unknown overseas singer?"

Her childhood sweetheart and suitor was a little jealous: "I had already made plans to play video games this weekend, but you've made it so that we can only come to this boring concert together."

"Koji, you didn't have to come."

He Xiang's face didn't look good. She knew that Koji was a chatterbox, and people like him would probably never be fans of celebrities. In fact, he had never been interested in anything related to the entertainment industry.

"Isn't this all because of you? If you hadn't come, how would I have ended up in this godforsaken place... Oh..."

As soon as Koji finished speaking, he stopped in his tracks, looked up with surprise at the surging crowd outside the concert plaza.

There were many people, and judging from their accents and speech, most of them were probably not Japanese.

“Ikeno enjoys immense popularity in Asia.”

He Xiang raised her chin smugly: "He's not the unknown singer you're talking about."

"Oh well, it doesn't matter. I don't really think it sounds good anyway. Besides, this is mostly foreigners here. They're chasing after celebrities, why are you joining in..."

"..."

The two walked into the venue, joking around as they went.

On the other side, many similar scenes were happening, with foreign listeners, both male and female, arriving as scheduled. Of course, the largest group was still Chinese fans.

Furthermore, this proportion has become increasingly exaggerated over time.

In the front row of the concert, Shang Youshu, wearing a mask and holding her phone, looked around and said, "Weiwei, Weiwei, you guessed right this time. The rumors online weren't just baseless. Everyone here speaks fluent, high-class Mandarin. If you didn't know better, you'd think I was still in China."

"Humph."

On the other end of the video, Sister Pliers chuckled smugly, but inwardly she felt a little uneasy.

She works in both film and music, so Shang Jie might not know, but she is aware of the level and "influence" of Chinese singers overseas. It can only be said that, as things stand now, there is really no one who can compete.

In this situation, faced with a deluge of negative press releases online, she could almost immediately tell that this was likely not just baseless slander, but the truth.

Sure enough, Shang Youshu was on video right now, and she could hear very loud Mandarin in the video. The atmosphere and environment were so good that if the venue sign were changed, no one would recognize that this was abroad.

As for why it became known as "Ge Deng Literature"...

She had expected this ratio to exist, but she didn't expect it to be this exaggerated!

Given the current environment, Chi Ye's fate was sealed from the start. She had already planned how domestic marketing accounts would criticize and "attack" her after the concert.

The first stop of Ikeno's global concert tour will most likely become a laughing stock in the music industry.

This... is not the result she wanted.

"You Shu, keep a low profile, don't let anyone take pictures of you."

"Don't worry, a lot of celebrities came today, just stopping by to support our superstar."

After finishing her sentence, Sister Shang added, "Oh, by the way, I just heard some fresh gossip: the top performers from Xiao Rizi's side didn't come, so no domestic singers were invited as guests for Chi Ye's concert this time."

"..."

Shi Jin paused for a moment before suddenly asking, "Doesn't he... he composes foreign language songs for each place he goes to during his concerts? How's the preparation for his new song going?"

Do you sing Japanese songs?

Sister Shang was taken aback, then shook her head: "I didn't pay attention. I asked him about it yesterday, but he didn't elaborate."

"Oh."

Shi Jin nodded slightly, her sapphire blue eyes thoughtful.

Ikeno is a strange person, strange in the way of his "unparalleled" talent.

Many times, Shi Jinwei still remembers the moment when the OST of "Goblin" came out last time, the feeling of being redeemed and amazed, which is probably a scene she will never forget for a long time.

Will it be the same this time?

But frankly, the last "Stay With Me" was still a highlight for the female singer. To put it bluntly, because of this song, Shi Daifu's popularity on "Little Days" might not be much worse than Ikeno's.

This is because there are Stay With Me videos everywhere on Douyin, and Xiao Ri Zi is no exception.

"Alright, I'll stop here for now. Wait for my news. I'll call you if anything comes up."

It seemed that Shang Youshu's concert was about to start, and the call became noisy. After pacing for a moment, Sister Shang hung up the video call.

at the same time.

Live at Osaka Music Hall.

Seats are full.

From this perspective, at least the result is good. With this attendance rate, Ikeno has set a record for Chinese music overseas... although many of the people here came from China to follow him.

So before the concert officially started, Ikeno joked with the audience, "Why do I feel like I recognize several of these faces?" "Hahaha."

I've watched two of your games!

"Three games for me!"

"I'll play four games!!"

"Fake fan, huh?"

Chi Ye walked over with the microphone: "I only sang three times, but you listened to it four times?"

"I recorded the screen and listened to it again!"

The fan who was tagged never expected to be able to interact with Ikeno, and excitedly waved her hand, shouting, "Coconut Coconut! I love you!"

“I love you too, and I think I might need to pay appearance fees to many of you here. You’re at every concert, almost like concert guests.”

"That's us!!"

After listening, Chi Ye remained silent: "That familiar Mandarin."

"Hahaha."

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely lively. Ikeno rarely communicates with fans like this. He used to, but it's been a long time since he did. I don't know when it started, but he began to change his attitude towards fans, and the frequency of his interactions increased.

This time, Ikeno genuinely felt that his die-hard fans had gone to great lengths, so after the event, he said, "Next time I go back to Japan, I'll give you free tickets to come and listen to my songs."

"??"

"Ahhhhh!!"

The fans in the front row immediately screamed.

Ikeno then added, "But you can't buy and sell for profit; don't be a scalper."

Crash.

The knowing smiles from the audience are something you might not notice in your daily life, but everyone in China knows that tickets for Ikeno's concert have indeed gone crazy.

"Chiye! Chiye!"

The cheers grew louder and louder. Ikeno was reminded by a staff member that he should stop talking and head backstage.

"It seems he has completely given up on expanding into overseas markets this time."

Shang Jie looked up from the audience and watched Chi Ye's every move. The fact that he could interact with the audience like that, but didn't show any thoughts about interacting with overseas fans, almost confirmed that Chi Ye must have known that the situation was very awkward, so he didn't choose to "bring shame upon himself".

Shang Jie understands these things, but she doesn't usually like to study them in detail. However, she is willing to think more about Chi Ye's affairs.

Well… unlike Shi Jinwei, Shang Youshu didn’t think it was a bad thing. She even thought it was good that Chi Ye was like this. If he really went international, perhaps the two of them would have even fewer opportunities and time to communicate like they do now.

"This is China's home ground. It feels like there are no Chinese people around us."

At the same time, Koji also felt the enthusiasm of the atmosphere, but... it was a strange kind of enthusiasm.

In the iconic concert hall in a foreign land, almost everyone was speaking Chinese, which made him wonder for a moment if he had already gone abroad? Had he gone to China for tourism?
He Xiang had just seen Ikeno up close, and was slightly excited, grabbing Koji's arm: "But Ikeno is really handsome."

Koji: "...Ugh, this is so annoying. Why did I come here with you? I really should go to the hospital..."

"Shut up, it's about to begin."

"Oh."

Koji obediently shut up, and the lights in the entire stage venue dimmed a second ago.

Immediately following, a familiar melody began to play, and Ikeno finally chose "Full Power" as the opening piece for this overseas performance.

And as it turned out, his choice was indeed correct.

Because "Full Power" is one of the few songs in his works that has made the biggest splash overseas.

This is all thanks to the "global" popularity generated by "Singer" back then. Although it collapsed halfway through, at least its influence was indeed spread. "Full Power" was the most popular song from "Singer" that year, and it once sparked a wave of imitations overseas.

Even Koji couldn't help but hum along to Ikeno's tune. When the song ended, the atmosphere exploded, and Koji was still a little unsatisfied: "This song has a great rhythm."

"It's a song about culture. Ikeno's works have always focused on themes and connotations, which is different from the works of other singers."

Japanese fandoms also have a habit of comparing and belittling others.

Koji remained noncommittal, as he wasn't particularly interested in the songs Ikeno would perform next.

Although the melodies of these songs are all very beautiful, he has to admit that before coming here, he felt he might not have been able to imagine how explosive the works of this somewhat unfamiliar Chinese singer could be.

But now he feels like he's gotten a bit of it.

It's a pity that it's all in Chinese. He can understand some of it, but he can't understand most of the lyrics.

If you can't understand a song, it depends on where you listen to it. If it's on a music platform, it doesn't matter much, but if it's at a concert... then you might lose interest and not feel like you're really getting into it.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, at a certain moment, Koji's mind went blank, because he found that his childhood friend beside him had covered her mouth in astonishment, her face full of disbelief.

He vaguely heard something, as if the singer on stage was going to sing a foreign language song, or a piece prepared for this concert, produced in the language of that country.

He was a little stunned, and the other fans and a few fans of Little Days were also taken aback, followed by an overwhelming cheer.

The singer on stage didn't seem to say anything; he simply picked up a guitar and sat down in a chair.

Ding ding ding ding…

Ikeno tentatively strummed the guitar, and the band members behind him were already ready.

Is he auditioning? Is it really that casual? This is a concert with tens of thousands of people.

Koji opened his mouth.

As a result, in the next moment, or about two minutes later, his mouth never closed again.

A crystal-clear melody entered everyone's ears, accompanied by Ikeno's heavenly voice—not in Chinese, but in fluent Japanese:

"梦ならばどれほどよかったでしょう"

"无だにあなたのことを梦にみる"

"Forgot the thing and take the thing"

"古びた思い出のAEを払う"

After one verse ended, Ikeno continued singing, but everyone present was stunned, including Coco, who had heard it many times in private; even she looked on with amazement.

How can Chi Ge sing so well?!
(End of this chapter)