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Originally Posted by emiko

imo Ayu is being held back by the sales because the culture in Japan just isn't really open to the way she's changed.

Apparently, she's been losing popularity since Duty...in Japan anyway.

Honestly, Namie Amuro has high sales because she hasnt had a studio album in forever, AND she's quite popular in other ways, fashion, and image-wise, etc. And imo, Namie's high sales wont last that long.

Female Solos...especially ones that so their own thing, are just not the it thing anymore. That's just how it is. imo, it is impossible for her to have million sales again.


But also...you know, people here at AHS are kinda....blinded a little bit...thinking that an album selling just 300k sucks. A lot of people here have no idea what it's like to follow artists that are never in the top ten, or the top five, and for the vast majority of artists in Japan, that is their reality.

Having an album sell 300k copies in Japan is great. GREAT. I only wish half of the artists I love sold that "badly".

Ayu IS the Empress of J-pop. There are still no other artists in Japan that come close to her status and prestige, and regardless of her sales, that will never change.

i have never agreed with you more than right now. and you know me...i always rant on forever about my ayu theories but you said everything perfectly. xD

Originally Posted by lumieregrl

I agree. Most of the time I hear how she's considered 'old hat' and how they are tired of her. I imagine it must be like how I feel about Madonna. And as much as Japan seems to love switching out idols every few years, Ayu is a dinosaur. lol

yet she still tops the charts, year after year. ^^