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Old 29th January 2012, 10:16 AM
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hsienko, I so agree with you.
I mean, what's this drama all about?
The last years her current album always sold less than the one before. So far JAPONEQSUE is doing the absolute same route.
With the exception of Namie, every female solo artist doesn't strike with her sales anymore. Miliyah Kato had some nice ones with her Best album, but her last single just sold 5k.
Kana Nishino still has good sales for her albums, but she had her peak in 2010 already and since then her sales are falling as well. And she's a fresh face for people.
Ayu sells less and less with every album as well. Though Kuu's falling faster, that's true and a pity.
To make it short - it's a trend for female solo artists, no matter how good they are.
Also last year not one album, not even from AKB48, Arashi or EXILE, was able to hit the million mark. And we all know how static the yearly single chart 2011 looked.
Yeah it is sad - but for the whole music market in Japan.
And nobody knows how it will end.

And for recochoku - actually the album songs are doing good compared to e.g. Dejavu's.
We don't know yet if Brave is able to go the same successful route like Aitakute last year.
But overall the album songs do better than last year.


Sales for today:
2 *7,407 倖田來未

Estimated total so far:
84,691
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Last edited by Corvina; 29th January 2012 at 10:41 AM.