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Old 24th April 2009, 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Ayumiko View Post
I don't think majority of the people think in that point of view. Ayu and Otsuka Ai are viewed and labeled as solo artists. I just asked my brother and he was like WTF? they're not a band!...lol
Right, Ai is a solo artist but she is also her own band because she writes and produces everything. And I pretty much just explained that of course Ayu isn't a band, but I don't think that means we should count out female bands sales either.(or any bands sales for that matter, as I explained above.)

I don't think sales are a difference of male, female, group, solo etc. But rather a difference of knowing your audience and what they like and making yourself likable to the public. And at this point with the exception of Dreams Come True, it seems that male bands and groups have a better grasp on that than most female artists.

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