(miss)understood is the best selling album in Taiwan
 

No sure why, but the Sponichi is reporting that "(miss)understood" is the best selling album in Taiwan. Apparently Ayu was quoted as wanting to go to Taiwan. :shrug

Here's the link: http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainm.../01/21/02.html

Well, I guess that's good. Thanks for the news.

Awesome, thanks for the news!

thx for the info ^^

Neat, thanks for the news!

thats good, thx for the update

hrm...well that is cool. thanks for the news.

Great indeed. I'm happy Ayu's being popular overseas :D

Amazing for Ayu!

can somebody translate it please...

Woah, I'm glad to hear it...

wow that's awesome!! i'm glad because my sister is in Taiwan now :)

Ayu wants to go to Taiwan? o_O that's kool but i don't relli think AYu said that

i just got my (miss) understood + on my way yesterday! i think its the best selling album everywhere!!

My translation (fixes appreciated, the sentences are long, so my sentences are choppy at best):

Hamasaki Ayumi places at the top on Taiwanese Charts

Hamasaki Ayumi's (27) new album "(miss) understood" didn't just place first in Japan, it also did so in the Taiwanese charts.

According to Avex, on the charts of the 2 major record stores, TCR and ROSE RECORDS, her record placed first amongst domestic Taiwanese acts. In 2002 (prior data is unavailable) Utada Hikaru (23) and w-inds had reached #1, Hamasaki's "My Story" did the same in 2004.

In 2002, Hamasaki promoted her photo book "uraayu" in other Asian countries. At the airport, she was greeted by about 500 ardent female fans. Her popularity is high and magazines with her on the cover continue to sell well.

About her #1 position in both Japan and Taiwan, Hamasaki said, "I'm surprised. In the future, I will strive to extend my presence to Asia. I would like to go to Taiwan again soon."


In case you don't remember, Ayumi has been to Taiwan before when she was promoting "uraayu" (as hinted in the article)

YYAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY...she should be proud that she has more loyal non-japanese fans

Thanks for the translation.

yay, good for her, i am surprised she beat some chinese artists

thx for the translation
happy to know her new album sell well outside japan

ooh that's good for Ayu! Surprised that she is so popular in Taiwan though, I thought her popularity kinda died down in Asia (maybe I got confused by the tabloids) but anyways, that's great! XD