12th August 2010, 08:08 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Oslo, Norway
Posts: 1,028
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Quote:
Originally Posted by amorphose
Another thing... this is supposedly based on Forbes magazine. When has Ayumi been in Forbes magazine? I've never heard of them featuring Ayu on any of their lists. o.O
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Forbes wrote about her in 2003, and mentioned her in an article in 2008. 
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Big--But Exotic
Alexandra Kirkman, 07.07.03
These acts tear up the charts--on their home turf. But making it outside the U.S. doesn't mean you can make it anywhere.
Ayumi Hamasaki
Japan/Singer
Albums sold:
16 million
"Ayu" to her fans, this tiny phenom reigns supreme in the world's second-largest music market. Her record sales reportedly totaled $190 million in 2001. A masterful marketer, she is renowned for tightly controlling her image and a look that goes from short wigs to George Clintonesque hair extensions. She also is well known to tax collectors: In May Japan's National Tax Agency disclosed the country's top 100 taxpayers for 2002; Hamasaki ranked number 37, though her estimated income was all of $9 million.
Forbes.com
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