It's a huge number indeed but not for Kouhaku itself, that was the third lowest rate ever for the show.

Kouhaku once had astonishing 70 - 80% between 1962 and 1985.

Well im pretty sure there was less tv channels than there are now.

And why would Namie help the ratings when she appeared for 5 minutes in a 4 hours show?? Lol.

^yeah exactly. east-Germany had only three channels around that time. Its decades ago, and therefore it is a huge number.

Seems like that NHK documentary was a hit, as they are rebroadcasting it due to many requests.
Airs 10 minutes after midnight, very late but the next day is a Holiday so maybe thats why.

behind the scenes kouhaku.
.·´¯`(>▂<)´¯`·.

In relation to the tour goods, I really want to order some of the items but I’m having trouble with the website, I guess you have to create an account? I’m only able to guess based off of a google translation. Should I be using a tenso address? Any help is appreciated

Yeah, you need to log into an account to actually buy everything. The store is linked to your ticket board account, I believe.

Everything regarding purchasing from the Cart page onwards can be viewed in English if you click on the Language button at the top of the page, by the way! For me, her sites always change automatically to English whenever it's possible but not sure if that happens for everyone else.

The store's guide specifically says it will not ship overseas, so you'll definitely need to use your Tenso address.

omg she was so cute when she was waving haha

Thank you for the info!

I just watched the video.

That stage is dope af. Simple yet stunning. Her outfit is amazing. Her voice is outstanding.

I am going to cry. It is her last countdown performance.

Fanspace reports that Finally has reached "double million sales" in two months.

And that the last namie album to did so was sweet nineteen blues

I love a best selling album

When was the last time an album (from any artist) reached the 2kk mark?

Namie Amuro's "Finally" Surpasses 2 Million In Sales

http://www.jpopasia.com/feed/22885/n...lion-in-sales/

Article translated from https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/210375...?ref_cd=tw_pic

Love the Hirai Ken connection again x)

My guess would have been hikki :laugh now the question is will Finally outsell Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 :O

isnt it beautiful to start and to end your career with similar sales ( although 2 million copies have a much more value nowdays) im so happy for her. She did it the right way!

Hikki's Single Collection Vol. 1

^ And I did some research and Kobukuro's All Singles Best surpassed the 3kk mark (shook). But still, YAAAY for Namie :luv2

Edit: I just noticed, even KBKR sold that much, the album was released in 2006, so Namie owns this decade :V

- for a solist, itv was Ken Hirais Utabaka
- for a solo female it was Utada SC Vol.1
- for any Japanese Act (a "band" in this case) it was Kobokuro ALL SINGLES BEST

Very happy for her. It doesnt matter whether she out sales utada or not. Namie has broken records in times were good sales are rare for a soloist. She’s a legend.