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Originally Posted by MirrocleHeaven*
^totally!!
but then you still have that people who say they aren't doing it well in japan ~ lol
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I personally don't understand why anyone would say that. What evidence do they have to support the claim that they aren't doing well in Japan? Here are FACTS about how successful they are in Japan:
1. For their first showcase in Tokyo Ariake Coliseum, which was reported to be the most large-scale plan for a Korean artist debuting in Japan, they had to do the showcase three times instead of the initial one to accommodate all of the fans that wanted to attend. And still more fans came than they anticipated with the changes.
2. "Genie" peaked at the #5 spot on the same day of its release on the Oricon Charts and later rose to the #2 position some time later, earning the group a #4 position on the Oricon weekly ranking. The group also hit the number #1 spots on Japan iTunes' music video chart and both the Rekochoku daily video clip chart and incoming movie daily ranking chart a day later. With pre-orders amounting to 80,000, the single sold an estimated 45,000 copies in the first week after release, breaking the record for foreign artists debuting in Japan. The single also placed high on Japan's Billboard chart, ranking #4 on the comprehensive Hot 100 chart, #5 on the Hot Single Sales Chart and #1 on the Hot Top Airplay chart.
3. On October 26, 2010 it was announced that their Japanese 2nd single "Gee" reaches #1 on the Oricon Daily Chart making them the first non-Japanese Asian girl group to do so.
I don't see anything unsuccessful about any of their activities in Japan. Whoever is saying that needs to get their facts straight first before making statements that they can't back up with proof.