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I was worried about its sales from the beginning, but as Biscuitgirl said, people are getting sick of the Recycle Formula: multiple covers, reused songs, and first pressing passwords. Yes, the remixed songs are good yet the timing was awful and couldn't compare to fans' expectations nonetheless. It would be different if it was released either 1) simultaneously with RAINBOW 2) simultaneously with either a RAINBOW or Real me single 3) simultaneously with Ayumix albums if some will ever be released. Because of the methods used with A BALLADS, I doubt Avex will change their ways to release music and promote it. They're putting more money it seems into creating huge posters than actually making eyecatching commercials and hiring the remixers that made the Ayumix albums into the masterpieces they are today. Avex is undoubtedly going downhill and it looks like Ayu releases are definately being affected by that.
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