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The song "Lemon" really hit the distribution charts all of a sudden.

Even the singers who had just released a new song watched in confusion as they were being run over, and then they couldn't help but touch their heads for no apparent reason - Why did it seem like they had been run over by something?

what is this?

They were surprised to see "Lemon" ranked seventh on the distribution chart.

Are there any respected senior singers who want to be on the distribution list recently? Why haven't we received any news?

But when they stabilized themselves and carefully looked through the song "Lemon" and the author's name, they suddenly showed expressions of realization that something was wrong, and even more astonished expressions - Higashinoji? I have heard of this person, he is the author of "Unnatural Death".

Many singers still know Higashinoji's name. After all, "Unnatural Death" is very popular right now. It can be said that it is so popular that it has gone out of the circle. Many fans like this comic very much.

But in my impression, Higashinoji is a manga author? Why did it suddenly get added to the distribution list?

They were puzzled and could only watch Higashino Tsukasa, a phenomenal manga author, singing "Lemon" and dancing on the distribution list, that is, on their heads.

But to be honest, the popularity of the song "Lemon" was not beyond Higashino's expectation.

At that time, Kenshi Yonezu won the annual distribution chart with this song. In 2019, the number of distributions reached 3 million. It was recognized by the Japan Recording Association as "the fastest work in history to reach 2 million downloads." YouTube broadcast " Lemon" MV has more than 400 million views. It would be strange if this song didn't directly take the distribution chart.

This was the hit single after its release that year.

Higashino nodded with satisfaction, and at the same time moved his gaze away from "Lemon" and began to read the evaluation of the latest episode of "Unnatural Death".

The words "Happy Honey Cake Factory" in "Unnatural Death" resonated with many people.

Sano's father figure in "Unnatural Death" can be said to be very successful.

Many people expressed their opinions in the comments.

'I thought of my father, who cut his hand while working in a factory. He just went to the hospital for surgery without saying a word. When he came back, he didn't say a word, and didn't say a word about his discomfort. ’

'I once rode a motorcycle back home at night. I tripped over a pothole on the road and was thrown far away. I was in so much pain that I couldn't get on the motorcycle, so I could only push the motorcycle with my bloody hands. Sometimes I feel really miserable while driving home, but then I think of my wife and daughter. "Lemon" is also a good song. The lyrics and melody give me a very warm feeling. Thank you Higashino-san. ’

There are different opinions, and "Unnatural Death" has become a platform for many people to share their stories.

This is actually vaguely a tradition among "Unnatural Death" fans.

Last time when we talked about Japanese women being discriminated against in courts, many women came to express their thoughts.

"Unnatural Death" has become a stress reliever for many people in society. Many people lamented their own stories while watching "Unnatural Death".

Higashinoji just glanced at it twice and then turned to the comment section of "Lemon".

‘I felt like I had grown up quietly without hearing any touching songs in the past 10 years, but when I heard Lemon for the first time, I felt it hit my heart, so I downloaded it immediately. Then I was thinking about what other works Higashino-san had, so I looked through them again and found out that this is actually the theme song of a comic. Both the comic and the song are very good.'

‘Although I am not a young person, Higashino-san’s songs and paintings are very charming and have made me energetic and healed these days. Thank you Higashino-san for "Lemon". I will also look for a chance to buy all the single copies of "Unnatural Death". ’

Just looking at the comments, there are many people who think that Higashinoji sings very well, especially the iconic fresh singing voice, and the very magical "crook" in the post-processed songs. This is because they like the song "Lemon" important reason for the song.

Kenshi Yonezu's characteristic clear voice is really useful.

Higashino nodded, and then began to sort out the current situation.

"Unnatural Death" received more than 730 votes from readers this time, which can be considered an explosive growth.

Because no matter which comic it is, as long as it squeezes into 700 votes, it is very difficult to grow again. At most, it will remain stable within more than 700 votes.

Such a sudden jump upwards made them all extremely surprised.

There is absolutely no problem in saying it is explosive growth.

The editors of Urashima Publishing House are not the kind of vase decorations that only say "wow wow" in novels. They immediately smelled from this phenomenon a hint of sprinting towards the sales of two million volumes of "Unnatural Death".

They were summoned by Editor-in-Chief Urashima and began to analyze whether they could take advantage of this popularity to boost sales and elevate "Unnatural Death" to the top of Japanese comics.

And at this time.

There is still one week left before the release of the fourth volume of "Unnatural Death".

The sudden popularity of "Lemon" has certainly attracted many music television stations. Now it just happens to be during the period when "Unnatural Death" became popular. At this time, it is absolutely no problem to follow the trend and ride on the popularity.

They started with the introduction of music. The program also invited several singers with some importance in the Japanese music scene. These singers all said that the song "Lemon" is indeed a good song, sad but not sad.

It should be said that it is professional grade.

Compared with the comments on online posts like 'reminiscing about my girlfriend, reminiscing about my dog, and reminiscing about the wonderful time I ran under the sunset that year', the comments are much more sophisticated - even if they are nonsense, It’s not like netizens are talking about it. After all, most Japanese people don’t eat dog meat.

But during the program, I don’t know whether it was the director’s request or an accident.

A female singer guest added a role for herself, wiping her tears with the back of her hand and asking whether Mr. Higashino could write such a song because he had encountered an unfortunate incident recently.

Her words made the audience watching the excitement suddenly enlightened, and they suddenly realized that it was like this. No wonder Teacher Higashino could write such a sad song. It turned out that he had suffered misfortune recently.

This statement is obviously much more acceptable than some music magazines outside saying that Higashinoji is a 'once-in-a-millennium' musical genius, just like 'I once penetrated a 50CM steel plate in a state of extreme anger' in the previous life, as long as it is not If it is particularly exaggerated, it will be accepted by others.

After all, emotional resonance is always closer to life than the vague 'genius' mentioned verbally.

Many fans who fell into the trap of Higashinoji's "Unnatural Death" because of "Lemon" looked at each other and expressed concern, right? Has Mr. Higashino suffered any misfortune? Will he commit suicide?

There are a lot of suicides in Japan. It is quite normal for celebrities, singers and even great writers to commit suicide.

Fans began to analyze one after another, and they all felt worried that it was very possible. Otherwise, why would Higashinoji write such a song?

Then there was news from someone unknown. It was said that Urashima Publishing House had forced Higashinoji to prevent him from hiring a manga assistant in order to maintain the quality of his works. As a result, Higashinoji, a national-level manga author, could only 'The Lonely Man' completed the drawing of "Unnatural Death" by himself.

As soon as this news came out, many fans were in an uproar.

You must know that "Cold" is a weekly comic, and Higashinoji and the monthly "Lonely Gourmet" need to be drawn together to make it true as the rumors say.

Many people simply pictured in their minds the image of a pale and weak Higashinoji with sunken eyes, hunched over his desk at the work table, painstakingly completing his work. He would cough from time to time, and his originally young body would become seriously ill and he would lie down on the hospital bed.

The rumors became more and more outrageous.

This time no one could stand it any longer.

Many people, including some fans of "Unnatural Death" who were inexplicably involved, went to Urashima Publishing House to seek justice for Higashinoji.

——Don’t think that this kind of fan behavior will not happen in reality. In fact, singers or fans of young fans have made countless similar jokes.

Many comic fans were confused, but now that they were involved in the controversy, they were a little concerned.

Is it possible that Mr. Higashino is really what others say? Abused by a black-hearted publisher?

So that's it. No wonder Tonoji drew the words "Happy Honey Cake Factory" this time. Isn't this a hint that he is drawing comics in Black Heart Publishing House?

They combined the plot and fed back to "Lemon" and Higashino Tsukasa, and they felt it was very possible.

When the situation reached this point, Editor-in-Chief Urashima also felt like he was losing hair all over his head.

ah?

Urashima Publishing House abused Mr. Higashino?

I almost wish I could carry him to my family’s shrine to enshrine him, and you still want to say that there is something wrong with Urashima Publishing House?

Moreover, Urashima Publishing House actually asked Hosokawa Koharu to remind Higashinoji many times about the manga assistant, but Higashinoji just doesn’t need it. Can I still give it to him if others don’t want it?

Editor-in-chief Urashima also thought that if this matter was revealed, some people might say that Urashima Publishing House mistreated the manga author. But who would have thought that it would actually lead to such a fuss over the theme song "Lemon" of a manga?

He was a little helpless, but in the end he hurriedly persuaded several well-known newspapers and publishers to issue a statement - Urashima Publishing House had never abused Mr. Higashino. It was Mr. Higashino himself who requested it and said that he did not need a manga assistant.

This inexplicable star-chasing behavior made Tonoji dumbfounded. He had heard of some fans' confusing star-chasing behavior before, but he didn't expect that this matter could happen to him.

He issued a paper statement along with Urashima Publishing House, and indeed succeeded in suppressing the storm.

But what Higashinoji didn't expect was that the fans who got the answer did not give up their "random analysis". After many inquiries, they finally learned about the current situation of the Higashino family from a student at Kitajuku.

His parents died together, leaving Tonoji and his sister living in Tokyo.

As soon as this news broke, many fans were surprised.

They have been complaining about this and that on the Internet, but they never expected that a truly inspirational person is right next to them.

There is a saying that goes well, life is full of dilemmas, but this is too difficult for Higashinoji, right?

Just sacrifice your parents to heaven?

These fans didn't care about the details and spread the news around after they heard it. Many people expressed doubts and thought that this might be a simple hype by Higashino.

But someone else immediately responded that Tonoji is already so popular, there is no need to make fun of his family and parents anymore - isn't it a case of a public figure seeking death by fabricating fake news?

If you were in China, you wouldn't have to worry too much about this kind of thing, because no matter how you expose it, there will always be fans who can help you and you can just pretend to be dead.

But people here in Japan have a natural sense of reverence for news prints, and news prints also have a great influence on the people. If you really dare to fabricate some fake news, it will not only harm you personally if it is exposed in the media. It’s such a small thing like image.

To be serious, this person can be considered ruined. No matter which industry he goes to, he will be ostracized by his peers.

The influence of Higashinoji's family problems is getting bigger and bigger. In addition, Higashinoji once won the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, so many people are paying attention to it.

This also made Touyoshi on the side raise his eyebrows.

When things got to this point, it would be difficult to deal with them if he didn't end up.

This may be the price of using "Lemon". Kenshi Yonezu is indeed a charming singer, otherwise he wouldn't have caused trouble because of one song.

As for the North Gymnasium

This can't be blamed on that old fox principal Yoshimine Ryuichi.

After all, the original owner's family suffered a lot at that time, his parents died, and it was not a secret matter that all relatives and friends avoided.

This was still a topic of discussion among classmates at the school for some time, and many people sympathized with the original owner on this matter.

Fortunately, the news that Chihaya Higashino suffered from mental illness did not spread, which more or less made Higashino Tsukasa somewhat relieved.

It can be regarded as a precautionary measure. The back-up plan he arranged in the school had an effect. It was announced that Higashino Chihaya actually had some physical problems and needed to recuperate.

If the problem of Chihaya Higashino suffering from mental illness is exposed, Chihaya Higashino recovers later, and then finds that many people across the country know that she has suffered from mental illness, this will definitely be another heavy blow to her.

As long as this matter is not exposed, everything is fine.

And strictly speaking, if these things were revealed, it would actually be beneficial to his image in society.

Higashinoji breathed out, thought for a while, and decided to accept the interview invitation from NHK - he was also a recipient of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award. It was not surprising that a TV station like NHK would invite him.

He plans to answer some people's questions on the show, calm down the turmoil, and at the same time establish an image of a comic book author who works hard and strives for the top. This will also be conducive to the popularity of "Lemon" and "Unnatural Death".

For the upcoming fourth volume of "Unnatural Death" to break through two million sales!

Just give it a name——

Work hard Tonoji!

Thanks for the rewards of I'm on Level Green, Salted Fish Bastard, The World of Light and Darkness, Lin Family 321, Kuma Brother, This Name Is So Long, Bai Yan Ning, and that touch of fascination! Thank you so much!