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Originally Posted by Delirium-Zer0
Something alot of people have to understand about BEST collections is this: They're not for fans. They're really not. They're for casual listeners, who like alot of ayu's stuff but not really enough that they MUST buy every album, they must get everything. Avex is being smart (and evil) by making the first press edition with the 2 dvds: it's the only way to make it marketable to the die-hard fans who must have everything. The intent behind Best collections is to gather up the songs that were most popular (as far as single sales, radio requests, karaoke, and general exposure), not the actual "best" songs. Not the ones that fans like the best. The intent behind making a best album is usually making all the popular stuff available in one place, not exposing casual fans to an artist's best work. It's not meant as a jumping-off point for new listeners who should hear the best examples of an artist's overall sound and artistic ability.
So yeah, that's why Greatful Days is on there and alterna isn't.
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I agree with you , this is the case with Ayu. also this is why BEST collection albums have huge sales. they reach out to casual listeners too.
I think that with less-popular artists in the j-pop indrusty it isn't uncommon to put out a BEST album "for the fans" aka milk money off them. Avex artists like Ruppina & H/\L have BEST albums out eventho their discography or popularity isn't big enough to really justify one lol