"20 seconds left!"
At the same time, in a villa in Hokkaido, Kitajima Shizuka opened her YouTube homepage at midnight.
Her eyes were always fixed on the screen, looking at the time in the lower right corner of the screen.
In order to be able to see the video as soon as possible, she even adjusted the computer settings and changed the clock display to show XX seconds.
20 seconds is a very short time, fleeting, and after 23:59:59 seconds, it will be reset to zero.
As midnight arrived, Shizuka Kitajima pressed down the finger that had been placed on F5.
The page refreshed, and there was still only one video on the homepage, but she didn't care and continued to refresh.
"Why not yet?"
After five consecutive refreshes, Shizuka Kitajima was getting anxious.
God knows how much she admires Master Zero Hour. Half a month has passed since the performance at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan.
During this period, in addition to daily piano practice and posting new videos, her leisure time is basically either in the comment section of Zero Hour Master's Twitter account, rewatching "Croatian Rhapsody", and watching replays of the Kawai Piano Competition.
After waiting for so long, she finally got the new video of Master Zero Hour. She was so excited.
“Could it be that there is a problem with the review?”
After refreshing countless times, the time came to 0:0:30, and Shizuka Kitajima still couldn't see the video, and she suddenly felt a little uneasy.
The time 0 o'clock is very meaningful, which corresponds exactly to the stage name of the Master of Zero Hour.
That's right, when fans realized that the video was released at 0:00, although some people felt it was very late, most people were excited.
This is a historic moment. Unlike "Croatian Rhapsody" whose fans gradually accumulated, Zero Hour now has an extremely large fan base.
For them, seeing the new works of the Zero Hour Master at exactly 0 o'clock is an act of pilgrimage.
Many people have a premonition that from now on, the new works of the Zero Hour Master will appear at 0 o'clock.
A successful pilgrimage experience will become a belief for fans.
“Got it!”
Just when Shizuka Kitajima was feeling uneasy, she finally saw a new video after another refresh.
“Flight of the Bumblebee?”
She moved the mouse over excitedly and saw the title of the video, which surprised her.
When participating in guessing the new video today, her inclination is "The Clock" because the fans are very enthusiastic and Master Zero Hour is very fond of his fans.
Even if it's not "The Clock", it should be "Adeline by the Water". After all, the live version playback and the single recording are completely different audio-visual experiences, and it is an original song by the Master of Zero Hour.
"I am Zero Hour."
Finally, she opened the video page. There was no need to click to play. The video played automatically. A deep and magnetic voice, so familiar that it couldn't be more familiar, sounded from her headphones.
Hearing the familiar opening remarks again, Shizuka Kitajima looked up and saw Master Zero's familiar tuxedo, but his mask had changed. It was no longer the simple zero as before, but had many more details.
"Zero hour!"
Although there were some differences, when she saw this new Master of Zero Hour, she felt goosebumps all over her body.
This was not the first time for her to watch the works of Zero Hour Master, but no matter how many times she watched, she felt that Zero Hour Master would bring her surprises.
“I am Zero Hour, and this is a piano piece I adapted, called Flight of the Bumblebee.”
At the same time, across the country, many people were holding their mobile phones or sitting in front of their computers and heard the opening remarks of the video.
Then, Kurosawa Hikaru sat in front of the Steinway piano, raising and lowering his hands.
The next moment, an explosive, crazy, passionate and fierce piano sound suddenly rang out.
I saw his super handsome right hand with long slender fingers flying, as if running on the black and white piano keys.
What kind of piano music is this... It's like a huge wave suddenly appears and sweeps you into the surging and surging piano sea.
Sometimes near, sometimes far, sometimes up, sometimes down, it is spectacular, graceful, light, and yet extremely aggressive.
"!"
Everyone who heard this piano music was stunned for a moment and was directly brought into the world of piano sound.
People who understand music and have a sense of music will also have an increased ability to appreciate music.
Shizuka Kitajima sat in front of the computer with headphones on. The moment she heard the piano, she felt the speed of her fingertips moving at zero o'clock. The passion bursting out of her body and mind made her feel as if the pulse of her whole body was beating with the rhythm.
Overflowing passion, surging heat, and the omnipresent sense of rhythm.
The rhythm had such a strong sense of melody, and she thought of the title of the piece "Flight of the Bumblebee". She realized that the sound of the piano was an interpretation of a swarm of bees flying, and she completely entered into the world of the piano sound.
Seeing this scene, she couldn't help but watch the performance of Master Zero Time.
Music is not just about sound; the key lies in the melody and what it wants to express.
A piano piece is not as simple as just listening to the sound of the piano. The performer's expressions and movements, as well as the playing techniques, are all part of a piano piece.
Maybe Master Zero Hour was wearing a mask and his expression couldn't be seen, but his hands were clearly visible when he played.
His fingers moved so fast that they seemed to leave afterimages... They were obviously incredibly fast, but every time his fingers moved, they were so accurate and steady, producing crazy and clear piano sounds.
The speed of those fingers was like the constant flapping of bee wings, graceful and gorgeous, playing an incredible and touching melody.
Listening to such piano music, my heart seems to beat faster, which is exciting and unsettling.
Different from the elegance of classical piano music, the performance style and connotation of this piece of music give people a very special feeling, with a strong sense of melody.
"… "
Kitajima Shizuka did not react until the end of the video. She was shocked by this gorgeous and exhilarating performance.
She couldn't help herself and even forgot to comment after watching the video. Instead, she held the mouse and looked at the introduction.
"This piece is adapted from the famous piece "Flight of the Bumblebee" by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov"
Seeing this, she suddenly remembered that she had actually heard this song before.
This is an orchestral piece. She had heard the violin version before, but this was the first time she had heard it performed by piano.
Adapting music for other instruments into piano works. In fact, Liszt's "The Bells" was adapted from a violin concerto.
This is a re-interpretation and a subversive adaptation.
Because of the different instruments, the playing techniques are completely different, and even the melody and beat are different.
Different from "The Bells", you need to feel the magical charm in the climax of the three-part form... When Zero's hands play the first key of "Flight of the Bumblebee", it will pull you into the ocean of music and immerse you in it.
The extreme melody and hand speed make people feel like they can't breathe.
“It’s great.”
The film was full of aftertaste. Shizuka Kitajima was so excited when she thought about this short but exhilarating audio-visual feast that she decided to watch it again.
…
"First!"
"Finally I've waited for you!"
“Okay, okay!”
“The cover has changed.”
In the comment section of the video "Flight of the Bumblebee", after the video came out, some fans did not go to watch the video, but instead rushed to the comment section immediately.
It was not until a few minutes later that comments similar to reflections began to appear in the comment section.
“When Master Zero Time plays, he has an almost casual calmness, so cool!”
"The cold and crazy Master of Zero Time, I love it!"
"After watching this video, I feel like I am a handicapped person."
"How on earth did Master Zero Time train his fingers to not have any unnecessary movements? Incredible."
"God of the piano!"
“It was like a magic show, it was amazing!”
"How fast is this hand speed? It's crazy!"
The response in the comment section was very enthusiastic, and almost every audience member was amazed by this audio-visual feast.
"70,000 views in 5 minutes... There are so many fans watching it, and they all give it positive reviews. Kurosawa, check it out."
At Zero Hour Agency, Igarashi Runa saw the response in the comment section and the data, and was so excited that she opened her arms and hugged Kurosawa Hikaru beside her, shaking his body and asking him to look quickly.
"I'm watching."
Kurosawa Hikaru didn't dare to use any strength as his body was shaken by her.
In fact, he wasn't really surprised by the feelings he had after listening to Flight of the Bumblebee.
You know, this piano piece was a popular piano piece famous all over the world in the previous life on Earth.
Compared to this, what surprised him was that in just a few minutes, the number of views reached 50,000, which meant that at 0 o'clock, so many fans were waiting for his new work.
"Sorry, I'm so excited."
After being extremely excited, Igarashi Runa came to her senses and found herself hugging Kurosawa Hikaru. She withdrew the hug and apologized embarrassedly.
This was not the first time, but she really couldn't control herself because Kurosawa surprised her so much.
"It doesn't matter."
Kurosawa Hikaru had complicated feelings about her hugging him this time, but he still shook his head.
Physically speaking, being hugged by a beautiful lady like Miss Runa is so wonderful.
Mentally speaking, he felt a little guilty about how secretly happy he was, because she was Miss Ninomiya's best friend, his girlfriend's best friend.
"Wow… "
After a while, Igarashi Runa refreshed the page again. When she saw the data on the number of views, she couldn't control her emotions anymore after finally calming down.
10 minutes, 150,000 views, how many people are watching online
Although she doesn't know how many fans are waiting to see it, one thing is certain: the data is explosive.
At this moment, she felt very clearly that Lingshi was really popular and had accumulated a group of loyal and enthusiastic fans.
“Ring, ring, ring!”
At this moment, Igarashi Runa's cell phone suddenly rang.
"Hello."
She picked up the phone, took a look at it, and then her excited expression disappeared and she answered the call.
"Sorry, I got it, I'll send it right away."
After responding, she hung up the phone and then picked up the phone to operate it.
"What are you going to send?" Kurosawa Mitsuru was a little curious.
"I'll post it on Twitter. After discussing it with the PR team, we decided to guide the topic this time by asking everyone what they think of the new song. It would be best to cultivate the habit of fans commenting on the work, so that the topic won't go off track so easily."
Igarashi Runa, who was busy with the operation, explained after hearing this.