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^ Totally agree.
AKB48's sales are pure gimmicks and random promotions to make the same fans buy tons of copies, but Johnny's artists' sales are actually legit, they're just that popular. ARASHI just sold 462k on the first week with their new single and that was due to true popularity.
While I was living in Japan I remember walking in front of Johnny's building on random week days and there were a lot of teenage girls meeting in front of it. Not sure how they do it, but some Johnny's groups still manage to keep making new fans, even if the group has been around for many years. Probably thanks to their TV appearances, I'm not really a fan of their music tbh, but I must say ARASHI's and Kanjani8's TV programs are really fun to watch.
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