^ ONE WAY is like, 10x better than Soba ni Iru yo. But I preffered the b-sides on SnIy though. :D Oooh, my downlaod of DIARY just finished when WinRAR opened as I was writing this, spooky...

I've been considering downloading DIARY but really... I doubt there'll be much besides Soba Ni Iru yo.

You doubt there'll be much besides Soba ni Iru yo if you've only heard that one song?

:confused

Well DIARY has some nice R&B songs, but that's all, most of the album is boring so I'm happy hikki is #2 and Aoyama is #3. I would actually like ayu-mi-x 6 -SILVER- to outsell Aoyama but no way I guess :laugh the -GOLD- one wasn't really good so I don't mind.

EXILE catchy best with 120614 first day sales; that's totally insane.

Did you expect the fangirls to stay at home? :laugh

LOL

but wow to rank up over 120K on the 1st day itself's something ! :O

Nah :grumpy lOL...just that i didnt expect such high sales index.

If this keeps going on (for their next two albums) there's no way for GUILTY to stay in top 10.

it's mean total 1st day sales is 205,049 copies..
OMG...
it will become album of the year even higher than exile love..
LOL

I know my god :O

I didn't expected EXILE to clear 200K on the 1st DAY :O

if this keeps up ... they will def have the highest 1st week sales for the year :O

Singles
x->1 - 20th Century - 8,116 (x1.75) = 14,203
x->2 - Satoh Takeru & Sieg - 3,933 (x1.75) = 6,883
x->3 - Tourbillon - 3,633 (x1.75) = 6,358

ALBUMS
x->1 - Exile - 120,614 (x1.7) = 205,044
1->2 - Utada Hikaru - 12,706 + 14,335 (x1.7) = 45,970
x->3 - Aoyama Thelma - 13,686 (x1.7) = 23,266

w00t, looks like Hikki will definitely get the #2.

I think Namie might get #2 this week! If she's lucky, maybe another #1!

EXILE is totally insane. I don't get what's the hype about these guys at all. XD

I think Namie's index was too low for her to get #1 this week.

Also according to EXILE's official site (which means according to avex), CATCHY BEST has shipped 1 million units.

What the heck is Japan smoking?? :no

Never underestimate the fangirls, I suppose. Still, can someone explain to me EXILE's appeal? They're more of a middle-aged-manband than a boyband, and their music isn't ALL THAT great (at least, not the songs I've heard). Is it because they appeal to men and women whereas female artists tend to appeal more to women and less to men?

its really weird for me,
exile has lost their popularity, but they back and become really powerful lately...
i don't think their music is change or improving..so its weird..

is it bcos of the shirtless appeal that brought EXILE back ?

I know 1 member left the band to pursue a solo career . The remaining guys recruited a new dude & then suddenly they became even more popular than ever

& wow Avex has shipped out 1 million of their CATCHY BEST ? :O

well, you do know from first hand experience...

That is part of the reason - their fanbase is made up both male and female. And maybe because Takahiro (the new member) has brought in more fans?

I actually think they're music is pretty good though.

Hahaha. XD