Yes. She was able to get a private flight but she did not want to leave without staff members.

M(A)DE IN JAPAN 2nd week position & sales - #22 ; 4,729 copies

Total 2 week sales - 34,998

At this rate I doubt it will be able to replicate the longevity that A ONE had on Oricon if this keeps up =x

I think the sales will be similar to sixxx

Stayed on #16 today.

Actually they still do send flowers because i saw them at Yoyogi this year?! Really unfortunate because she seemed to have cancelled for good reasons, she wasn't just like "nah i don't want to go anymore lol cancel it"

I wish it could reach 50k ):

They started sending them again after she was allowed back on the show. For a good 2-3 years they were conspicuously absent.

It's really unfair to blame her for her first absence though, it was on the day after her hand surgery... I guess that's why everything seemed to be ok after that. The second time really damaged her rep though :(

Was kind of a bad idea to go to the US so close to an appearance, but I think fashion week was why things got real crazy. Some event caused some congestion and delays.

Doubt that has anything to do with it. She had always done both at the same time in the past. I think it's a combo of not being invited and her not being all that interested anyway. I guess at this point we should just be thankful for whatever few performances a year we do get.

I mean look at Namie who's last tv performance was around like 2009 or something. (can't remember exact year) and she is is actually popular still but it seems like no one can get her to do a tv performance for anything.

I think it's mostly a lack of interest on Ayu's part. I mean, withdrawing for Kouhaku and only appearing at some seasonal shows like summer festivals and so on... she must be just really selective about things atm.

Album dropped to #40 yesterday

It might be a little hard to happen, but I still think it's possible the albums sells 40,000.

I also think that it's more of a combo. She is still in top5 so she'd be invited more if she was on a more consistent release schedule with singles and all. The last time she appeared on TV to promote a single was back in 2012 which coincidences with when she kind of slowed down on singles.

I also agree that it's interest on her part in a lot of ways. She doesn't really release singles to promote and she is touring a lot of the year.

I would add that there used to be a TON of music shows, and the choices are much more limited now. In general, TV performances do not carry the same importance or interest as they did many years ago. The demographic for that type of show has largely changed.

Appearances on things that are on LINE LIVE and other online services probably help her more than a random TV performance would, but I would like to see her do something like MUSIC FAIR 21 just so we could see her perform some interesting tracks. I forget if Bokura no Ongaku is still around.

I think she could still appear on those huge specials where like almost 100 artists perform, like FNS Natsu uta Matsuri, ongaku no hi etc. IMO exposure is important, and I think she could spare the time to perform a 2:30 version of something every now and then. Koda doesn't appear on Music station or any music program either but she at least sometimes attends these things despite her tours

Considering how bad she sounds live these days I'm not sure TV lives can be an effective way of promotion for her anyway. FNS Seasons performance caused so much backlash for example.

How was that performance a backlash? (And, to clarify, what FNS performace? I know at least 2008, but there may have been another one in later years...)

in my opinion she had really awful days before. You were lives for example

She was probably at her worst in 2008/2009 with TV lives. I don't recall much happening after recent lives other than maybe people commenting about it here or in the usual places that would badmouth her regardless.