/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>13105591
Are you the anon who writes vocaloid songs and posted once on /a/?
4chan is probably the worst place to ask about success, and this anon in particular isn't. But I can say a little about what I, a gaijin who knows minimal Japanese, believe made them popular, at least with me.

-Of course there's the songs. Without them neither of us would be talking about this now.
Noko wrote and recorded a lot of songs and then released a lot of output very quickly. He put up a new PV every couple of months. (Aside: He was already ~21-22 when he started uploading to his channel, so I'm guessing that he started writing songs in middle/high school and saved them up.) Remember, they managed to put out _three_ albums in 2010, all of them solid, and then a _fourth_ album half a year after that. Although almost all the songs were previously released as demos on YouTube/NND/etc., the output rate made them seem very hardworking.

-Even though he's the frontman, every member has a public persona, which makes SKC feel like a real band, not a one-man thing. Before they got signed to a major label Noko didn't do magazine interviews, which helped add to their mystique/quirkyness.

-As already noted, they made their concerts spectacles to see. Singing, stripping naked, breaking shit, ranting, etc. with total confidence. The quality of their early shows are one of the things that hyped them.

-Streamed these shows and Q&As to keep a steady fanbase. High quality live PVs by a certain film director also helps give the band attention, since they're published frequently. Without the work done by his bandmates, the director, label people, etc. who wanted to support what he did, Noko wouldn't have been able to get as far as he has.

Keep in mind none of these things, even together, are enough for success. Noko was _lucky_ to release one song (Rock n' roll) that had virtually overnight success. However, persistant hard work and right decisions kept him from being a one-or-two-hit wonder.