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Old 1st June 2010, 11:33 AM
Nackar_91 Nackar_91 is offline
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Why is it really a bad example? Is it because that people also download through iTunes and just stash it into their iPod when Arashi's sales are only distributed PHYSICALLY, NOT through iTunes or such?

I'd call Johnny's actions for not putting songs into iTunes in an attempt to boost sales "uncompetitive" and "unfair"... It just hurts competition to others - ikimono-gakari's vs. AAA's were quite competitive, but if you had to compare between Arashi and ikimono-gakari, that sure is uncompetitive...
Uncompetitive and unfair? How is it anything like that?

AAA and ikimono-gakari could do the same as Johnny's. They just chose not to. It's that simply. It's not like Johnny's is doing something other groups CAN'T do.

Besides, I think labels don't care nearly as much as we do about rankings. They look nice on paper, but all they care about are sales. 50.000 copies sold is 50.000 copies sold, whether a single reaches no. 1 or no.200 position XD