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Originally Posted by KarenPang
that's right . So far female solo wise , TRICK , NEXT LEVEL , BoA's BEST & USA and Utada's This Is The One were released & their sales have been less than fantastic
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But really the only surprising one there is This is the One. I never expected BoAs album to sell well. Also, This is the One has been gaining some momentum - I think it will end up being quite a long seller.
Also compare to Mika Nakashima's latest album. By Mika's standards it sold very well and isn't that far behind Next Level, when typically Ayu's album sales leave Mika's in the dust.
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Originally Posted by njanjayrp
Well BoA and Hikki did release their albums, and many females released their singles including ayaka, Ku, Namie Amuro etc. all sold less than both Rule/Sparkle and Days/GREEN.
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I wouldn't count out dr./wild yet - its still selling and if it can maintain some consistency should definitely surpass Rule. Also from what I can tell it has done very well digitally (we'll know exactly how well probably next month.)
But I think what is missing most overall is just more female artists that the public really likes in general. There hasn't been a new hit singer in a long time. So of course its easy to say "Ayu's doing well" when only 3 other albums have come out - 2 of which were english albums and one of which is currently higher than Next Level.
I don't know why people are so quick to discount Dreams Come True as a relevant example of a female artist selling well. Yes, technically it is two people, but everyone associates the group with her and she is also the main song writer.