Chapter 1392: Mighty
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Due to the characteristics of the U.S. market, albums have always been selling for a long time, so it is not surprising that "Bath the Morning Light" performed well this year. The vigorous momentum proclaimed an irreplaceable and powerful sense of glory to death.
But "almost fame", which has been on the market for two years, is still driving incredible sales this year, which makes people have to applaud.
Although compared with the feat of "Bath in the Morning Light" that easily broke through 10 million sales, as the first cry of glory to death, the sales of "Nearly Famous" did not show such a destructive posture, but This year, we still handed over the sales data of 2.21 million, and the cumulative sales reached 8.76 million, which is a long way from the threshold of 10 million. It will be more difficult to exceed this level, but even so , The sales certification of "Almost Fame" Eight Platinum still surprised the entire North American market.
Eight platinum certification for the first album and twelve platinum certification for the second album. Such a momentum is enough to make glory to death comparable to Nirvana and Pearl Sauce, even if compared to the booming Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey in the 1990s It's also on an equal footing.
To put it simply, the current glory to death is the focus of attention, and every move will cause a chain reaction. Such a momentum is not inferior to the actor Hugo's posture in Hollywood. In the whole year, the two albums had a total of 7.54 million sales, which is almost the same as the total sales of Michael Jackson’s title-winning album "History" of 7.56 million. This is also the glory to death in 1995. Direct data proof.
The top four in the year-end album sales charts this year are Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Alanis Molise and Glory To Death, followed by the country queen Shania Dunn. The new album "The Woman in My Heart (the...in.me that created a sensational effect. After receiving a wave of praise, this album sold 4.66 million copies of the album in one go. Ranked among the top five in the year-end sales list.
After that, the original soundtrack recorded by Whitney-Houston for the movie "Wake Up" sold 4.13 million copies in less than three months, which everyone witnessed. This queen singer has an unparalleled and powerful appeal. Although the box office of "Till the Dream Wake" movie is very bad, the global box office is only 83 million, even behind "Before Sunrise", but the original soundtrack of the movie sung by Whitney still received enthusiasm. Sought after, this is the super high popularity of the diva level.
The indie rock band Mannheim Roller (.) style is very alternative and avant-garde. Their music types include alternative rock, avant-garde electronic and new metal rock, etc., and even include alternative styles such as gospel and pure music. This is an alternative release. The rock album "Ayre’s Christmas (.in.the. continues their usual personality, including electronic rock and Christmas carols, but the interesting thing is that this album was not released during the Christmas season, but chosen Listed in September.
However, this "Ayer's Christmas" was recognized by the market. Riding on the wave of new metal rock, it sold 3.74 million in one fell swoop, ranking seventh on the year-end list.
The last three seats of the top ten are occupied by the original soundtrack of "Pocahontas", the album "Sixteen Diamond (. by Bush, and the original soundtrack of "Dangerous Game" respectively, and they are in the top ten. In addition, Tim McGraw (.)'s album "Do my best (all.i.want, these eleven albums are all the works that broke the three million threshold in the whole year.
Among them, the sudden emergence of the Bush band has attracted a lot of attention. They are bands from the United Kingdom but chose the United States to make their official debut. The album "Sixteen Years Old Diamond" was released at the end of 1993. The Bush Band is a typical Nirvana band imitator. Their grunge rock is the representative music of the post-Nirvana era. This kind of music has a good foundation among fans, but it is not worthwhile in the eyes of professional film critics and senior rock people. One mention-it's all vulgar commercial reproductions. Many professionals think that this is just real junk music created by record companies to fill the music market's demand for junk rock.
Despite this, the Bush band won applause among young people. After more than a year of long brewing and preparation, thanks to the massive publicity of the mtv channel, it finally ushered in a big explosion in 1995. Four of the singles were among the top 100 on the Billboard Singles Chart, with outstanding results.
Looking at the top ten of the year-end album charts, four rock bands, Alanis, Glory To Death, Mannheim Roller, and Bush, have supported half of the sky. The top three are all representatives of new metal rock. , And in the end it was under the name of grunge rock, such a momentum is a situation that I can't even think of in the previous few years.
But now, relying on the foreshadowing of generations of rock musicians, it has finally reached its peak in the new metal rock led by glory to death.
Although there is no official event in Glory to Death this year, no matter on the album charts or the singles charts, you can feel the ubiquitous and powerful influence of Glory to Death. In addition to Glory to Death, other rock and roll forces have also begun to follow. To catch up, especially in the album market, a pattern of blossoming flowers finally takes shape. This is the real coming of the age of rock and roll!
However, as new metal rock entered the music market, the situation began to change. New metal rock was originally based on the original rock and roll with hip-hop, rap, pop, electronics and other diversified elements, making rock more popular. At the same time, while maintaining the unique spirit of rock bands, more and more new metal rock is changing its style just to cater to the market, making the arrangement simpler and simpler, the chords are getting rougher, and the quality of the music is also very obvious.
There are an endless stream of grunge imitation bands headed by the Bush Band. The quality has been uneven. Now it is influenced by the new metal rock. The Bush Band and other imitation bands have also begun to integrate electronics, making their music gradually separate from pure grunge and pure new metal. The category of rock has become a kind of four different rock, which many people call commercial rock, which is a kind of saliva music.
It can be said that while rock is merging into the mainstream market, it is also receiving the impact of uneven quality, and it will inevitably enter a new round of decline in the long run. In fact, it is not only rock but also every kind of music, including country, pop, and rhythm and blues. It must decline when it reaches its peak. Commercial demand begins to destroy the purity of music. Maybe the music sells better, but The music quality is even worse.
This is the case in the 21st century. The quality of all music genres has generally declined sharply, and this has been the case until 2014. Not to mention the restoration of the prosperity of the music events before the 90s, and even the signs of recovery are not visible.
Therefore, when the rock age really reawakens, this is just the first step, how to let rock and roll go down, avoid the vicious circle of decline in the 70s, and let rock and roll be the same as other music genres. Maintaining vigorous vitality is the long-term goal.
What role Glory to death will play on this road is really exciting. Perhaps the band's long-awaited third album can reveal some clues.
But no matter what, four of the top ten spots on the year-end album chart belong to rock and roll. This is a huge victory. This is the most direct reaction of the market to the recovery of rock and roll: everyone opened their arms to the re-emergence. Rock gave a warm welcome!
In addition to the rock and roll that occupies half of the sky, the soundtrack of the movie occupies three seats, and the three works of "Till the Dream", "Pocahontas", and "Dangerous Game" are not top performers, compared with last year. The soundtrack of the "Lion King" movie is completely different. The box office of "Wake Up to Dream" and "Dangerous Game" can even be said to be terrible, and word-of-mouth is also disagreeable.
However, the original soundtrack of the movie showed such a powerful appeal. Whitney of "Wake up to the dream" and Culio of "Dangerous Game" have also been among the top ten singles at the end of the year. This shows that this The combination of music and film was very popular in the 1990s, and excellent works emerged in endlessly-whether it was music or film soundtracks, this situation became more and more rare in the 21st century, which is really a pity.
The remaining three seats in the top ten belong to Michael's Pop, Maria's R&B, and Shania's Country-of course, Tim, who ranks eleventh, is also a representative of the country.
It can be said that the album charts show the same trend as the singles charts. Rock, pop, and rhythm and blues are the most popular music genres in the music market today. The country has a long history and a deep-rooted mass foundation. The momentum was slightly weaker, but he still firmly occupied his camp, always possessing a piece of sky.
This is 1995, a year that seems to be inferior to last year in all aspects, but it has become a year that continues the countless glory of the past few years and finally becomes a year. In this year, the stars shine, Tom Hanks, Kim Kay Ryden tops the box office superstar... Michael reappears and the rock and roll powers come together... Among them, Hugo is still a force that cannot be ignored. With his huge influence, he is officially crowned the superstar crown.
Since the 1992 Golden Raspberry Award, Hugo has brought countless surprises every year, so what's next? Can "Death Row", "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Before Sunrise" be reaped at the awards ceremony, drawing a perfect end to 1995? And where is the box office battle between "Doomsday" and "Ace Specialist" headed? Is the third album of glory to death breaking the shackles or Jiang Lang is exhausted?
When the first morning sun came in 1996, people suddenly became excited, and the curtain of the new year began with the grand selection of "Apocalyptic" children and actors, bringing the 20 million club frenzy at the end of last year. Continued vigorously!
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Due to the characteristics of the U.S. market, albums have always been selling for a long time, so it is not surprising that "Bath the Morning Light" performed well this year. The vigorous momentum proclaimed an irreplaceable and powerful sense of glory to death.
But "almost fame", which has been on the market for two years, is still driving incredible sales this year, which makes people have to applaud.
Although compared with the feat of "Bath in the Morning Light" that easily broke through 10 million sales, as the first cry of glory to death, the sales of "Nearly Famous" did not show such a destructive posture, but This year, we still handed over the sales data of 2.21 million, and the cumulative sales reached 8.76 million, which is a long way from the threshold of 10 million. It will be more difficult to exceed this level, but even so , The sales certification of "Almost Fame" Eight Platinum still surprised the entire North American market.
Eight platinum certification for the first album and twelve platinum certification for the second album. Such a momentum is enough to make glory to death comparable to Nirvana and Pearl Sauce, even if compared to the booming Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey in the 1990s It's also on an equal footing.
To put it simply, the current glory to death is the focus of attention, and every move will cause a chain reaction. Such a momentum is not inferior to the actor Hugo's posture in Hollywood. In the whole year, the two albums had a total of 7.54 million sales, which is almost the same as the total sales of Michael Jackson’s title-winning album "History" of 7.56 million. This is also the glory to death in 1995. Direct data proof.
The top four in the year-end album sales charts this year are Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Alanis Molise and Glory To Death, followed by the country queen Shania Dunn. The new album "The Woman in My Heart (the...in.me that created a sensational effect. After receiving a wave of praise, this album sold 4.66 million copies of the album in one go. Ranked among the top five in the year-end sales list.
After that, the original soundtrack recorded by Whitney-Houston for the movie "Wake Up" sold 4.13 million copies in less than three months, which everyone witnessed. This queen singer has an unparalleled and powerful appeal. Although the box office of "Till the Dream Wake" movie is very bad, the global box office is only 83 million, even behind "Before Sunrise", but the original soundtrack of the movie sung by Whitney still received enthusiasm. Sought after, this is the super high popularity of the diva level.
The indie rock band Mannheim Roller (.) style is very alternative and avant-garde. Their music types include alternative rock, avant-garde electronic and new metal rock, etc., and even include alternative styles such as gospel and pure music. This is an alternative release. The rock album "Ayre’s Christmas (.in.the. continues their usual personality, including electronic rock and Christmas carols, but the interesting thing is that this album was not released during the Christmas season, but chosen Listed in September.
However, this "Ayer's Christmas" was recognized by the market. Riding on the wave of new metal rock, it sold 3.74 million in one fell swoop, ranking seventh on the year-end list.
The last three seats of the top ten are occupied by the original soundtrack of "Pocahontas", the album "Sixteen Diamond (. by Bush, and the original soundtrack of "Dangerous Game" respectively, and they are in the top ten. In addition, Tim McGraw (.)'s album "Do my best (all.i.want, these eleven albums are all the works that broke the three million threshold in the whole year.
Among them, the sudden emergence of the Bush band has attracted a lot of attention. They are bands from the United Kingdom but chose the United States to make their official debut. The album "Sixteen Years Old Diamond" was released at the end of 1993. The Bush Band is a typical Nirvana band imitator. Their grunge rock is the representative music of the post-Nirvana era. This kind of music has a good foundation among fans, but it is not worthwhile in the eyes of professional film critics and senior rock people. One mention-it's all vulgar commercial reproductions. Many professionals think that this is just real junk music created by record companies to fill the music market's demand for junk rock.
Despite this, the Bush band won applause among young people. After more than a year of long brewing and preparation, thanks to the massive publicity of the mtv channel, it finally ushered in a big explosion in 1995. Four of the singles were among the top 100 on the Billboard Singles Chart, with outstanding results.
Looking at the top ten of the year-end album charts, four rock bands, Alanis, Glory To Death, Mannheim Roller, and Bush, have supported half of the sky. The top three are all representatives of new metal rock. , And in the end it was under the name of grunge rock, such a momentum is a situation that I can't even think of in the previous few years.
But now, relying on the foreshadowing of generations of rock musicians, it has finally reached its peak in the new metal rock led by glory to death.
Although there is no official event in Glory to Death this year, no matter on the album charts or the singles charts, you can feel the ubiquitous and powerful influence of Glory to Death. In addition to Glory to Death, other rock and roll forces have also begun to follow. To catch up, especially in the album market, a pattern of blossoming flowers finally takes shape. This is the real coming of the age of rock and roll!
However, as new metal rock entered the music market, the situation began to change. New metal rock was originally based on the original rock and roll with hip-hop, rap, pop, electronics and other diversified elements, making rock more popular. At the same time, while maintaining the unique spirit of rock bands, more and more new metal rock is changing its style just to cater to the market, making the arrangement simpler and simpler, the chords are getting rougher, and the quality of the music is also very obvious.
There are an endless stream of grunge imitation bands headed by the Bush Band. The quality has been uneven. Now it is influenced by the new metal rock. The Bush Band and other imitation bands have also begun to integrate electronics, making their music gradually separate from pure grunge and pure new metal. The category of rock has become a kind of four different rock, which many people call commercial rock, which is a kind of saliva music.
It can be said that while rock is merging into the mainstream market, it is also receiving the impact of uneven quality, and it will inevitably enter a new round of decline in the long run. In fact, it is not only rock but also every kind of music, including country, pop, and rhythm and blues. It must decline when it reaches its peak. Commercial demand begins to destroy the purity of music. Maybe the music sells better, but The music quality is even worse.
This is the case in the 21st century. The quality of all music genres has generally declined sharply, and this has been the case until 2014. Not to mention the restoration of the prosperity of the music events before the 90s, and even the signs of recovery are not visible.
Therefore, when the rock age really reawakens, this is just the first step, how to let rock and roll go down, avoid the vicious circle of decline in the 70s, and let rock and roll be the same as other music genres. Maintaining vigorous vitality is the long-term goal.
What role Glory to death will play on this road is really exciting. Perhaps the band's long-awaited third album can reveal some clues.
But no matter what, four of the top ten spots on the year-end album chart belong to rock and roll. This is a huge victory. This is the most direct reaction of the market to the recovery of rock and roll: everyone opened their arms to the re-emergence. Rock gave a warm welcome!
In addition to the rock and roll that occupies half of the sky, the soundtrack of the movie occupies three seats, and the three works of "Till the Dream", "Pocahontas", and "Dangerous Game" are not top performers, compared with last year. The soundtrack of the "Lion King" movie is completely different. The box office of "Wake Up to Dream" and "Dangerous Game" can even be said to be terrible, and word-of-mouth is also disagreeable.
However, the original soundtrack of the movie showed such a powerful appeal. Whitney of "Wake up to the dream" and Culio of "Dangerous Game" have also been among the top ten singles at the end of the year. This shows that this The combination of music and film was very popular in the 1990s, and excellent works emerged in endlessly-whether it was music or film soundtracks, this situation became more and more rare in the 21st century, which is really a pity.
The remaining three seats in the top ten belong to Michael's Pop, Maria's R&B, and Shania's Country-of course, Tim, who ranks eleventh, is also a representative of the country.
It can be said that the album charts show the same trend as the singles charts. Rock, pop, and rhythm and blues are the most popular music genres in the music market today. The country has a long history and a deep-rooted mass foundation. The momentum was slightly weaker, but he still firmly occupied his camp, always possessing a piece of sky.
This is 1995, a year that seems to be inferior to last year in all aspects, but it has become a year that continues the countless glory of the past few years and finally becomes a year. In this year, the stars shine, Tom Hanks, Kim Kay Ryden tops the box office superstar... Michael reappears and the rock and roll powers come together... Among them, Hugo is still a force that cannot be ignored. With his huge influence, he is officially crowned the superstar crown.
Since the 1992 Golden Raspberry Award, Hugo has brought countless surprises every year, so what's next? Can "Death Row", "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Before Sunrise" be reaped at the awards ceremony, drawing a perfect end to 1995? And where is the box office battle between "Doomsday" and "Ace Specialist" headed? Is the third album of glory to death breaking the shackles or Jiang Lang is exhausted?
When the first morning sun came in 1996, people suddenly became excited, and the curtain of the new year began with the grand selection of "Apocalyptic" children and actors, bringing the 20 million club frenzy at the end of last year. Continued vigorously!
Due to the characteristics of the U.S. market, albums have always been selling for a long time, so it is not surprising that "Bath the Morning Light" performed well this year. The vigorous momentum proclaimed an irreplaceable and powerful sense of glory to death.But "almost fame", which has been on the market for two years, is still driving incredible sales this year, which makes people have to applaud.Although compared with the feat of "Bath in the Morning Light" that easily broke through 10 million sales, as the first cry of glory to death, the sales of "Nearly Famous" did not show such a destructive posture, but This year, we still handed over the sales data of 2.21 million, and the cumulative sales reached 8.76 million, which is a long way from the threshold of 10 million. It will be more difficult to exceed this level, but even so , The sales certification of "Almost Fame" Eight Platinum still surprised the entire North American market.Eight platinum certification for the first album and twelve platinum certification for the second album. Such a momentum is enough to make glory to death comparable to Nirvana and Pearl Sauce, even if compared to the booming Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey in the 1990s It's also on an equal footing.To put it simply, the current glory to death is the focus of attention, and every move will cause a chain reaction. Such a momentum is not inferior to the actor Hugo's posture in Hollywood. In the whole year, the two albums had a total of 7.54 million sales, which is almost the same as the total sales of Michael Jackson's title-winning album "History" of 7.56 million. This is also the glory to death in 1995. Direct data proof.The top four in the year-end album sales charts this year are Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Alanis Molise and Glory To Death, followed by the country queen Shania Dunn. The new album "The Woman in My Heart the...in.me that created a sensational effect. After receiving a wave of praise, this album sold 4.66 million copies of the album in one go. Ranked among the top five in the year-end sales list.After that, the original soundtrack recorded by Whitney-Houston for the movie "Wake Up" sold 4.13 million copies in less than three months, which everyone witnessed. This queen singer has an unparalleled and powerful appeal. Although the box office of "Till the Dream Wake" movie is very bad, the global box office is only 83 million, even behind "Before Sunrise", but the original soundtrack of the movie sung by Whitney still received enthusiasm. Sought after, this is the super high popularity of the diva level.The indie rock band Mannheim Roller . style is very alternative and avant-garde. Their music types include alternative rock, avant-garde electronic and new metal rock, etc., and even include alternative styles such as gospel and pure music. This is an alternative release. The rock album "Ayre's Christmas .in.the. continues their usual personality, including electronic rock and Christmas carols, but the interesting thing is that this album was not released during the Christmas season, but chosen Listed in September.However, this "Ayer's Christmas" was recognized by the market. Riding on the wave of new metal rock, it sold 3.74 million in one fell swoop, ranking seventh on the year-end list.The last three seats of the top ten are occupied by the original soundtrack of "Pocahontas", the album "Sixteen Diamond . by Bush, and the original soundtrack of "Dangerous Game" respectively, and they are in the top ten. In addition, Tim McGraw .'s album "Do my best all.i.want, these eleven albums are all the works that broke the three million threshold in the whole year.Among them, the sudden emergence of the Bush band has attracted a lot of attention. They are bands from the United Kingdom but chose the United States to make their official debut. The album "Sixteen Years Old Diamond" was released at the end of 1993. The Bush Band is a typical Nirvana band imitator. Their grunge rock is the representative music of the post-Nirvana era. This kind of music has a good foundation among fans, but it is not worthwhile in the eyes of professional film critics and senior rock people. One mention-it's all vulgar commercial reproductions. Many professionals think that this is just real junk music created by record companies to fill the music market's demand for junk rock.Despite this, the Bush band won applause among young people. After more than a year of long brewing and preparation, thanks to the massive publicity of the mtv channel, it finally ushered in a big explosion in 1995. Four of the singles were among the top 100 on the Billboard Singles Chart, with outstanding results.Looking at the top ten of the year-end album charts, four rock bands, Alanis, Glory To Death, Mannheim Roller, and Bush, have supported half of the sky. The top three are all representatives of new metal rock. , And in the end it was under the name of grunge rock, such a momentum is a situation that I can't even think of in the previous few years.But now, relying on the foreshadowing of generations of rock musicians, it has finally reached its peak in the new metal rock led by glory to death.Although there is no official event in Glory to Death this year, no matter on the album charts or the singles charts, you can feel the ubiquitous and powerful influence of Glory to Death. In addition to Glory to Death, other rock and roll forces have also begun to follow. To catch up, especially in the album market, a pattern of blossoming flowers finally takes shape. This is the real coming of the age of rock and roll!However, as new metal rock entered the music market, the situation began to change. New metal rock was originally based on the original rock and roll with hip-hop, rap, pop, electronics and other diversified elements, making rock more popular. At the same time, while maintaining the unique spirit of rock bands, more and more new metal rock is changing its style just to cater to the market, making the arrangement simpler and simpler, the chords are getting rougher, and the quality of the music is also very obvious.There are an endless stream of grunge imitation bands headed by the Bush Band. The quality has been uneven. Now it is influenced by the new metal rock. The Bush Band and other imitation bands have also begun to integrate electronics, making their music gradually separate from pure grunge and pure new metal. The category of rock has become a kind of four different rock, which many people call commercial rock, which is a kind of saliva music.It can be said that while rock is merging into the mainstream market, it is also receiving the impact of uneven quality, and it will inevitably enter a new round of decline in the long run. In fact, it is not only rock but also every kind of music, including country, pop, and rhythm and blues. It must decline when it reaches its peak. Commercial demand begins to destroy the purity of music. Maybe the music sells better, but The music quality is even worse.This is the case in the 21st century. The quality of all music genres has generally declined sharply, and this has been the case until 2014. Not to mention the restoration of the prosperity of the music events before the 90s, and even the signs of recovery are not visible.Therefore, when the rock age really reawakens, this is just the first step, how to let rock and roll go down, avoid the vicious circle of decline in the 70s, and let rock and roll be the same as other music genres. Maintaining vigorous vitality is the long-term goal.What role Glory to death will play on this road is really exciting. Perhaps the band's long-awaited third album can reveal some clues.But no matter what, four of the top ten spots on the year-end album chart belong to rock and roll. This is a huge victory. This is the most direct reaction of the market to the recovery of rock and roll: everyone opened their arms to the re-emergence. Rock gave a warm welcome!In addition to the rock and roll that occupies half of the sky, the soundtrack of the movie occupies three seats, and the three works of "Till the Dream", "Pocahontas", and "Dangerous Game" are not top performers, compared with last year. The soundtrack of the "Lion King" movie is completely different. The box office of "Wake Up to Dream" and "Dangerous Game" can even be said to be terrible, and word-of-mouth is also disagreeable.However, the original soundtrack of the movie showed such a powerful appeal. Whitney of "Wake up to the dream" and Culio of "Dangerous Game" have also been among the top ten singles at the end of the year. This shows that this The combination of music and film was very popular in the 1990s, and excellent works emerged in endlessly-whether it was music or film soundtracks, this situation became more and more rare in the 21st century, which is really a pity.The remaining three seats in the top ten belong to Michael's Pop, Maria's R&B, and Shania's Country-of course, Tim, who ranks eleventh, is also a representative of the country.It can be said that the album charts show the same trend as the singles charts. Rock, pop, and rhythm and blues are the most popular music genres in the music market today. The country has a long history and a deep-rooted mass foundation. The momentum was slightly weaker, but he still firmly occupied his camp, always possessing a piece of sky.This is 1995, a year that seems to be inferior to last year in all aspects, but it has become a year that continues the countless glory of the past few years and finally becomes a year. In this year, the stars shine, Tom Hanks, Kim Kay Ryden tops the box office superstar... Michael reappears and the rock and roll powers come together... Among them, Hugo is still a force that cannot be ignored. With his huge influence, he is officially crowned the superstar crown.Since the 1992 Golden Raspberry Award, Hugo has brought countless surprises every year, so what's next? Can "Death Row", "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Before Sunrise" be reaped at the awards ceremony, drawing a perfect end to 1995? And where is the box office battle between "Doomsday" and "Ace Specialist" headed? Is the third album of glory to death breaking the shackles or Jiang Lang is exhausted?When the first morning sun came in 1996, people suddenly became excited, and the curtain of the new year began with the grand selection of "Apocalyptic" children and actors, bringing the 20 million club frenzy at the end of last year. Continued vigorously!
