^you're gonna marry me silly!
And I think there's something we need to get clear on this forum.
You know, it's not THAT easy to produce a beautiful melody that is catchy, and deep, and powerful. And if it was, EVERYONE WOULD BE DOING IT.
Yet, there are people like, say, Lady Gaga, who understand that, when you want to spread what you think all over the world, sometimes, the way in which you present that message, can be even more important than the message itself.
Amazingly enough, Gaga has been able to do this with many of her tracks. Because she knows how to manipulate music and phrases to do what she wants. To hit at the right times, and to fit with what she wants to get across.
And one point in time, Ayu had this too.
Think about M. Think about SURREAL. How many of us know those songs by heart? How many of us feel the depth of those songs, her message, how she was feeling? How catchy are those songs? How hard hitting are those melodies? AMAZINGLY SO.
But this is going off on a tangent now.
In any case, this is the goal, of the music industry. To move people, and make them think only about those productions.
And as long as we have people doing it, it is ALWAYS going to be popular. Even in 2020.
As far as charts and sales...they don't really mean anything do they...since...not only are they easily manipulated, but they are becoming obsolete.