ok , lol

Kobu 1st week: 390.884
Bump 1st week: 381.446

Ahh, I had no idea about that. I understand now :vsad

I remember both A BEST 2 sold more than 400,000 first week... too bad the drops are big, that's crap.
Sales were high as it is though.

I have the numbers.
Kobu is very impressive.

Kobu: 455.000
Ayu: 432.000
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainm.../01/08/02.html

ok but it's better compare guilty with secret for me 'cause they are both studio album.

anyway there is a little possibility that ayu will be number 1 next week

If we go by A BEST 2's track (2 week total = 81% of total sales) GUILTY's sales would be around 530k.

And let's not forget that kobukuro are a Mr.Childrenized boyand which makes it even harder almost to any female artist to sell more... at this point I even think it will end up selling more than kumi's Kingdom (and maybe even Black Cherry) so ayu had a really great fight in any way.
avex were stupid though releasing it on 01.01...

I'm guessing this year might be a good year for albums.

yes..only for male artist and boyband... :( again.......

Well, GUILTY's sales doesn't seem bad, not kobukuro's and EXILE too (though they are boy bands) so yeah it might be a nice year.

Perhaps Ayu'll get a boost this week thanks to the whole deaf thing? Dunno If that would be enough to beat Kobukuro and Exile.

I don't see how her being half-deaf is going to help her sales.

Pity sales? No thank you.

i have to say, i was expecting lower sales. :P well done, Ayu!

if she had to get the #2, i'm glad she lost to Kobukuro & not some sub-par act. 5296 is a really solid album, imo.

^True that. But I hope they count the last week's sales as a combined in this week's ranking. I'd hate to see her lose her #1 streak. Especially now, after everything...

aww
i'm a bit sad, but that's the way it is

IF album sells more than 500k, it's GREAT :D, as the drop isn't huge, like poor BoA's was, and Otsuka's as well.

Exactually, it's still good she can sell more than half a million and her sales don't drop to 200,000-400,000.

yeah... congrats ayu we love yu

I'm surprised ppl here are taking it pretty well with the #2. Thats good. :) Great sales...more than alot of ppl predicted based on the single sales...so thats good!

so now that's out of the way, hopefully avex will announce the asia tour dvd soon!