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Also, I'm very curious about why boy bands and j-rock groups are so ridiculously successful compared to solo artists? Are groups generally more interesting in Japan? |
Groups have something for everyone. With a solo artist, you either like them, or you don't. :shrug
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I think that groups don't suffer from the image of an individual group member that much. For example, some people hate Ayu because she is a diva, have (and had) Western boyfriends, a curious marriage ... on the other side, no one would hate a group because one inidvidual member had a curious marriage etc.
It's hard to ruin the image of a group, but easy to ruin the image of a solo artist. If you just don't like one person of a group, you can still focus on the other members. If you just don't like a person who is a solo artist, ... you won't buy the music any longer. In terms of groups, the music is in the public eye. In terms of solo artists, the music and the person is in the public eye. |
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That said it would have been great for sixxxxxx to get #1 but DCT has been around since 1988 . Hates are gonna hate but they're doing something right to sustain so long in popularity , likewise with this new best album of them I rather Ayu lose out to the #1 spot with a respectable artiste rather than someone else . And for those who're bitter about it (especially for someone on AHS who's ALWAYS so particular on every single artiste that has to get #1 on Oricon regardless of which , even for artistes that he don't support/listen) , you should re-evaluate yourself if you're supporting Ayu based on her music , or is it based on how many #1's she had attained in the past ? |
YAY!! Ayu's within the top 3. Praying for 40k. Sixxxxx might sale close to what A One sold. Very excited!!
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So there's still a chance that she will get #1?
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No, oricon already confirmed in a news article that DCT got weekly 1.
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^Ah, thanks. Disappointing for sure, but not too surprising of life changing. :/
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That's so lame that she lost the #1 after so much anticipation. On the bright side, this is her 49th top 10 album! Hopefully the next release will be her 50th!
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^ and Hopefully her next release will top 100K , being #1 or not :D
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^ and while we're dreaming, I'd like a pony for Christmas.
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I'm not sure about another studio album hitting 100k but I do think an A Best 3 or A COMPLETE 2 could even reach 250-300k+ with the right marketing. We'll just have to wait and see i guess lol
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Yeah, we need A BEST 3. We're LONG OVERDUE for that...eight and a half years without a true BEST Ayu album???
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Yeah, for a studio album, it's gonna be almost impossible to reach 100k.
Her next BEST might slightly go over that mark, but knowing the current state of her sales right know, I'm affraid it won't even reach that e.e but, as KuuXAyu-fan said, we'll have to wait and see. |
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It reminds me of Ayaka's First Message, which sold like 350k in its first week and went on to sell 1.2 million copies on the long run. We keep seeing A BEST jumping in the charts (even though it's iTunes) every now and then. Why is this different? It sucks because it's not Ayu doing the jump this time, but they do happen. Plus, the market is way different than it was 9-10 years ago. Back then every week was a whole different battlefield. Now it's not uncommon for singles and albums to linger around at the top because it's just a matter of a couple hundred copies. |
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#2 with 30,988 copies sold!
And back to #3 today on Daily Chart with 1,138 copies sold |
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