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Originally Posted by bluegie
To be honest, those artists' no. 1 streaks are pretty meaningless as well. Think in this way, why B'z can still maintain their no. 1 streaks? If Johnny entertainment decide to put Arashi or KAT-TUN new release on the same date as B'z new release, it's quite possible that B'z's streak will end (especially if they are facing Arashi, whose first day sale is almost 150 - 200K).
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I think there is a large difference though. Put any of those major selling groups up against each other and their sales are consistently high as well as getting number ones. Ayu has number ones, but in terms of sales, she doesn't come close to most (or any) of those groups anymore. (B'z is the one possible exception that could be used but even still in terms of "meaningless" single streaks, Ayu is the only one I would put in that category these days) Or to put it this way - put Ayu against any of them and she will likely lose. Put any of them against each other and it wouldn't be nearly so cut and dry. For example, put B'z in for Ayu vs. Fukuyama. No one would be saying "that's the end of B'z single streak." More like - "Pretty equal, wonder who will come out on top?"
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Originally Posted by bluegie
I still hope ayu to get no. 1 streak at this point, cuz once her streak is broken, I'm so sure that her sales will drop sharply. Right now her hardcore fans in Japan are buying more than 1 copy to boost the sales. Once the streak is gone, the purpose/motivation will be gone as well. Of course, then we can see the true number of support (like, we'll see how well the song is received in general public), but at the same time probly her ranking will drop down to like... top 20 maybe? Seiko is a really good example. Once her streak was gone, her singles' sales declined sharply.
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On this point I somewhat agree, though I don't think it will be quite that drastic.
Or at least not for a while anyways.