Ep. 29: Ʌucifer reaches Number 1 while Ralph orders a media boycott and threatens disbandment
Aired on December 5, 1999
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Following a radio show, stores reorder the single, allowing Ʌucifer to reach Number 1 despite Ralph’s major promotion. Furious, Ralph orders a media boycott, which Ʌucifer attributes to refusing Metro Records. Ralph tells Sakuya he is interested in him, not the band. The members decide to tour, visiting ticket sellers in Hakodate and the band Lorelei in Osaka. In Tokyo, Ralph phones Sasaki, demanding Ʌucifer disband or face a boycott of all Jupiter Records artists. Sakuya refuses to let Ralph win, continuing the tour to challenge his rival's influence and protect the group's future amidst the escalating conflict between the record labels.
Episodes
- Ep. 25 · Ralph Grazer attempts to overshadow Ʌucifer with a competing charity concert featuring Freddy Brown.
- Ep. 26 · Ralph targets Ʌucifer after Metro Records poaches five bands and rejects their acquisition offer
- Ep. 27 · Sakuya and Aine struggle with songwriting while Ralph spreads rumors about a girl in the honeymoon suite.
- Ep. 28 · Paparazzi pressure forces Ʌucifer to hide Aine while Ralph attacks Sakuya’s past
- Ep. 29 · Ʌucifer reaches Number 1 while Ralph orders a media boycott and threatens disbandment
- Ep. 30 · Jupiter Records yields to Ralph as Sakuya disbands Ʌucifer and departs Japan.
- Ep. 31 · Former band members reform Ʌucifer at J-Rock festival with Freddy and Sakuya
- Ep. 32 · Ralph confronts Aine's kidnapping and demands Sakuya meet him at a hotel to resolve the conflict.
- Ep. 33 · Sakuya confronts Ralph and rejects Rupert Grazer's offer to protect Aine