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Originally Posted by CRAZYBOAT
What does that have to do with me saying the album selling approximately 5,000 copies? BTW, selling 5,000 copies in HK is decent because to get into the yearly top 10, an album just need to sell 10,000 copies or more. The highest selling album last year was 60,000 copies by Hacken Lee.
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It has to do with you because it didn't sell 5,000 copies. Selling less than 10,000 for an A-list artist is actually terrible. As well, you need to have at least 20,000 in order to get a yearly TOP 10 album. As mentioned in my previous post, the highest selling album of 2006 was "Get A Life" LIVE CD, which also outsold both of Hacken Lee's 2 Concert Hall albums.
http://www.ifpihk.org/www/public/dcm...awardyear=2006
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Originally Posted by CRAZYBOAT
Okay, then why don't we compare that album to Ayu's "Memorial Address" which debuted on the top 5 in Taiwan. I'm not going to bother mentioning her Japanese sales because it's so obvious that Ayumi's MUCH more popular than Eason in Taiwan judging on the CD sales. As for Ayumi's popularity in Hong Kong, I would say Ayumi, as a foreign singer, is extremely popular with all the headlines the past week. Not to mention her sell out concert.
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No one said she wasn't popular in Taiwan. The person that I quoted first directly compared a Hong Kong sales number with a Japanese sales number. When directly comparing it like that, it is not only is it not fair due to the population differences but it is also incomparable as they are two different types of albums.
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Originally Posted by CRAZYBOAT
Taiwan is NOT Japan. BEST albums don't do very well in Taiwan. S.H.E's recent BEST album debuted below the top 10. That says alot. And for Ken to debut so high in Taiwan with a BEST album is impressive for someone with no promotion there.
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Exactly how many New song + Best selection albums have S.H.E. released since they debuted? Hirai Ken's released only 1. And I'm pretty sure the Sekachuu movie helped increase his popularity (and no, I'm not saying he wasn't popular before the movie.)
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Originally Posted by CRAZYBOAT
What's your point? Just admit the fact that the popular local singer in HK is not doing well elsewhere.
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My original post was in response to URANUS saying that none of his albums have made the TOP 20 in Taiwan. In general terms, I admit that he's not doing well elsewhere. But compared to other HK singers that release in Taiwan, it did OK. Does that change my original point?
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Originally Posted by Peger
Well not to sound like a crazy fan, but it's not Ayu's fault that Eason doesn't have much appeal outside of one city. I don't know all too much about C-pop artists, but i know enough to say that some of the biggest acts come from HK and that doesn't seem to stop them from doing well in the Mando market.
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My main point is that I felt that it was not misleading since the number used was an HK-only number.