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I think Koda Kumi will be the highest seller with Black Cherry. Ayumi would be behind but again, Black Cherry is rather an equivalent of a BEST (C'mon, with 9 A-sides?!) so I wouldn't say they're on par in terms of sales. Koda Kumi with all the promotion would for sure sell more than Ayu.
I think THE END COULD sell more than Ayu with the NANA tie-in. However, I think you have to keep your fingers crossed on that.
Firstly, NANA 2 has been dubbed "new NANA" with Aoi Miyazaki out of the cast as NANA aka Hachiko, and I think Ren has been changed as well. Ok, this might not have a huge impact on the singles since it's still NANA but it might cause sales to lean either way.
Secondly, based on previous single sales, ENDLESS STORY by Yuna Ito outsold GLAMOROUS SKY, so does it mean REIRA starring YUNA ITO is more popular than NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA? It might be the genre perhaps?
Thirdly, Mika Nakashima's popularity has really taken a fall since her change at the start of the year towards the blues, gospel genre. Although I really liked blues Mika, the Japanese public didn't seem to be receptive and those singles didn't fare well on the Oricon charts. However, her change over back to NANA rocker style might just prove to give THE END an edge. The best indication is still to look at how HITOIRO fares on the Oricon charts.
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