Why “Snow Man’s” next album is sure to be a “million-seller” in spite of the “CD sales era

Snow Man is a nine-member group that is flying high in this era, with a string of million CD hits.

Although the former Johnny’s office (now “STARTO ENTERTAINMENT”) is in a difficult situation due to the late founder Johnny Kitagawa’s sex-abuse issues, Snow Man’s activities themselves are outstandingly strong. Furthermore, the single “LOVE TRIGGER / We’ll go together,” scheduled for release next February, “has already set a high record,” according to an entertainment writer.

Snow Man made their CD debut together with SixTONES in January 2008, and in their fourth year, they have created numerous records in the music industry, and individually, the members are also very active in variety shows, TV dramas, and movies.

Their 10th single “LOVE TRIGGER / We’ll go together” (released on February 14, 2012) is a double A-side single and is the theme song for a TV drama series in which the members will star. LOVE TRIGGER” is tied up with “Koisuru Keigou 24jikan” (TV Asahi) starring Teru Iwamoto, and “We’ll go together” with “Sensei Sayonara” (Nippon Television) starring Shota Watanabe.

The CD will be released in three formats (first disc A, first disc B, and regular disc), and on December 6, Snow Man’s official X (formerly Twitter) announced that an original calendar would be included as a “bonus for purchasing all three formats at the same time. The CD will be released in February, but “it will be a 12-month weekly calendar with lots of photos,” “there will be new photos taken,” and “it will start in April, which is the new year” (original text in Japanese, same below). Many fans are delighted with this announcement.

Every year, Snow Man and other young debutantes and juniors used to release official calendars. However, on November 15, the old Johnny’s side declared, ‘We are sorry to inform you that we will not be releasing an official calendar for the next year. Fans on the Internet were saddened. After that, SixTONES announced their intention to make a calendar only for their fan club, and King & Prince also announced through their fan club that they were thinking of “something to replace the calendar” (a former entertainment writer).

Snow Man’s CDs are already a bonanza, but the perk effect could boost sales even more.

The last single “Dangerholic” (released in September this year) sold 869,000 copies in its first week (according to Oricon). Also, “Tapestry / W,” released in March, had cumulative sales reach 1 million copies and reached the million mark in September. With the benefits of the calendar, Snow Man fans are saying, “Let’s go for the first-week million! Let’s do our best so that we can give away a million in the first week.

This year, “Johnny’s Countdown” (Cowcon), a New Year’s Eve live concert featuring all the old Johnny’s idols, was also cancelled. This had been an annual event held at Tokyo Dome and broadcast live on Fuji Television, so it was familiar to non-fans. This year, however, the company had just entered a new structure and probably could not afford to hold a “Cowcon.

On the other hand, Snow Man was quick to announce that they would be broadcasting live on YouTube on New Year’s Eve, reporting on November 11 via the group’s X and other media that “Snow Man Special Live – Enjoy New Year’s Eve with Everyone! ~” was reported to have been decided. The live delivery will be in two parts: a “live part” starting at 8:30 p.m. on December 31, followed by a “countdown talk corner” after a short break.

The good news continues, and Snow Man fans are saying, “Snow Man is going to be a great group,

Snow Man will be broadcasting live on YouTube during the year-end and New Year’s holidays, and a calendar will be included as a bonus with their CDs. They are really too generous!
They’re too kind to give away a calendar following a live broadcast on YouTube. ……
I can’t thank Snow Man and the staff enough for the live streaming on YouTube and the calendar.

The response was one after another of joy.

The day when Snow Man is recognized as a “national idol group” may not be far off.