In fact, a song's resurgence on the charts often starts with a much simpler trigger than you'd expect.
On a smaller scale, a short of someone in gyaru clothes shouting, “Yaho!” can go viral and give a small-agency idol group an opportunity they might never get again.
Sometimes a song gains popularity among soldiers and then climbs the charts on the strength of that popularity.
That is just how trivial the trigger for a resurgence can be.
However, as always, a song has to be good enough for a resurgence to happen.
Going viral without any substance is still impossible, even in this day and age.
And recorded memories was good enough to meet that standard.
Even I, who made it, wondered why it was good, but somehow, despite mixing all sorts of things together, it was still quite pleasant to listen to.
Cornet's agency desperately poured money into viral marketing in an attempt to seize this opportunity by any means necessary.
Shorts began appearing endlessly, and word of mouth about the song's quality spread, especially on Twitter...
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