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Originally Posted by VRGRK
wow.. I'm honestly suprised "Microphone" is at the #1 spot... condisering Its not that great of a song. I wonder how people would treat HEARTPLACE if it were to have been released now instead of on the RAINBOW album?
It's kind of shocking in my opinion that Ayu is still having high positions in the chart considering she hasn't had a million dollar selling album since (miss)understood which was clear back in 2006... but than again I guess that's what is it be expected when you have Avex and Overly Heavy Marketing to back you up.
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There are very very few female solo artists that can sell a million now a days. Considering you don't count compilation albums, that excludes Namie's massive selling BEST FICTION which last I saw as over 1.5 million copies sold in Japan alone. Ayu being able to remain one of the top selling female artists after more than 10 years in the game is impressive no matter how you look at it. And Ayu didn't really have "overyly heavy marketing from Avex" with NEXT LEVEL. With little perks and one song performance it's impressive she ranked higher on the yearly chart than she did with GUILTY. It seems like this time Ayu and Avex are going ALL OUT on gifts, extras and marketing because Ayu really believes in this album.
As for how Microphone debuted #1? Well it couldn't have done that if it "weren't that good" of a song from Ayu. It's well outside of the mainstream Japan seems to love so much. On top of that, it's an album track. Not heavily promoted a-side single, so it has to have SOMETHING going for it.
