..::The Official sifow Thread~#7::..

[Kobayashiwoof]

Thanks HikkiMadness for the banner!

IMPORTANT NEWS

Originally Posted by xilirationisfun

As many of you know, I sent an email to sifow (her email adress is on her blog) asking about a new single...

What I said:
sifowさん, はじめました！僕の名前はリチャードです！アメリカじんのファンだよ！お元気ですか？sifowさんの音楽 が大好きですよ～！でも、あたらしい音楽がありません　：（！！そうう。。。いつあたらしいシンガルがあり ますか？じゃあ、またね！では、お元気で！

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Translation:
sifow, nice to meet you! My name is Richard! I'm an American fan. How are you? I love your music! But, you don't have any new music ! Soo... When are you going to have a new single? Well, talk to you later! Take care!


What sifow said:
リチャードさま

シホ有限会社G-Revoの藤田　志穂です。
メール有難うございます！


アメリカからもギャル革命を知ってくれているんですね！
嬉しいです☆
そして、sifowに関してですが、今は「２０１０年に学校設立！」
する為に、今は音楽活動をお休みしています(>_<)

また何かある場合はブログで報告いたしますので、これからも
ギャル革命をヨロシクお願い致します！


☆ギャルの革命ブログ☆
http://blog.livedoor.jp/sifow/

(Rough) Translation:

"Richard,
This Shiho Fujita of Gal Revolution.
Thank you for the email!

I can't believe people in America know about Gal Revolution!
That's great!
(As you know) I am opening up a school in 2010, and in order to do so, I have to put my music on hold for now. (>_<)

In addition there is some situation I want to post in my blog (she has yet to make this announcement in her blog?), don't forget Gal Revolution!



Gal Revolution Blog
http://blog.livedoor.jp/sifow/ "



WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY???? She is quitting music to start the school, we may never hear sifow again !!!!

I think I should get together a bunch of messages and translate them for sifow and let her know her American (and other fans, too) care about her!

CHART POSITIONS
Credits:
Album Art - ~X2RADialbomber~
-Thank-you so much for your time and effort =D

Week: ## Chart Position: ### Copies Sold:
RECORDS:
Highest Chart Position #66 EROCAWA TRANCE / #7 YESASIA TOP 100

Singles

I Uta (Independently sold by sifow, not qualified to chart)
Copies Sold: 2000 of 2000 copies

Mermaid Story (Independently sold by sifow, not qualified to chart)
Copies Sold: 2000 of 2000 copies

Apple~Ao Ringo~ (Independently sold by sifow, not qualified to chart)
Copies Sold: 2000 of 2000 copies

Apple~Aka Ringo~ (Independently sold by sifow, not qualified to chart)
Copies Sold: 2000 of 2000 copies

CLOVER
(Failed To Chart)

LOVE&PEACE
(Failed To Chart)

Carat
(Failed To Chart)

RULE
#8 CD JAPAN CD DAILY CHART
(Failed To Chart)

夏花火(Natsu Hanabi) (Summer Fireworks)
#48 YESASIA TOP 100
(Failed To Chart)

Mini Albums

1st Mini Album - & YOU REVOLUTION
#99 YESASIA TOP 100
Week: 01 Chart Position: 281 Copies Sold: n/a

Full Length Albums
1st Full Length Album - CLARITY
#7 YESASIA TOP 100
Week: 01 Chart Position: 299 Copies Sold: n/a

Love Spell

#17 YESASIA TOP 100
(failed to chart)

Featuring sifow Albums
Trance Heaven 2
(Failed To Chart)
Trance Heaven 3
(Failed To Chart)
Trance Heaven Best - Queens
(Failed To Chart)
EROCAWA TRANCE
Week: 01 Chart Position: 66 Copies Sold: n/a
Week: 02 Chart Position: XX Copies Sold: n/a
Week: 03 Chart Position: XX Copies Sold: n/a
Week: 04 Chart Position: XX Copies Sold: n/a
Week: 05 Chart Position: XX Copies Sold: n/a
Week: 06 Chart Position: XX Copies Sold: n/a
Week: 07 Chart Position: XX Copies Sold: n/a
Lets' Go Undokai! Dept.4 Special
(failed to chart)
Cheers Undokai Songs [2CD]
(failed to chart)
A - Mania - パネ ! For Skip J-trance
(failed to chart)
Girl's Ballad Best -Tear Drop-
(failed to chart)
Gazen Parapara!! Presents. D-1 Grand Prix 2007
Week: 01 Chart Position: 90 Copies Sold: n/a
Week: 02 Chart Position: XX Copies Sold: n/a
Week: 03 Chart Position: XX Copies Sold: n/a
Week: 04 Chart Position: XX Copies Sold: n/a

[minna]

yay~~ for the 7th thread about sifoooowww

[cloud♥honey]

The seventh thread was already created. I dunno why people was posting in the old one.

Link of the seventh thread: http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...ighlight=sifow

[Alessia_Tateno]

That FAILED TO CHART makes me depressed T.T

[Beauty4123]

Originally Posted by Alessia_Tateno

That FAILED TO CHART makes me depressed T.T

seriously. every single, too. it's not just one failed to chart, but they all did.

[MsMiyabi]

its funny most of her stuff failed to chart but she has alot of fans lol

[Halla]

this is the 7th thread. I noticed the other 7th thread was actually created before the sixth thread was at 500 posts. it's not a competition, new threads come after 500 posts.

all that charting data is so sad for sifow, nothing charts

anyways, I've often heard speculation that a lot of non-mainstream music is sold in a way that it doesn't count towards oricon. thru various web-services & smaller record stores & post catalogues & in clubs. I wonder if there's any thruth to this?

[cloud♥honey]

Originally Posted by Halla

this is the 7th thread. I noticed the other 7th thread was actually created before the sixth thread was at 500 posts. it's not a competition, new threads come after 500 posts.

sifow thread was in 495 posts when I made the other one, lol.

[minna]

we are a lot of fans but OUTSIDE japan
she probably has a lot of fan in japan(especially gyarus, I think) but not enough to chart

Avex doesn't promote her release! Never!!!
maybe if she was having more promotion it would be better

[Halla]

Originally Posted by Cloud_Honey

sifow thread was in 495 posts when I made the other one, lol.

it wasn't, the posts were like around 470-480. but whatever, it's not a big deal ...

[Raleigh]

Originally Posted by minna

we are a lot of fans but OUTSIDE japan
she probably has a lot of fan in japan(especially gyarus, I think) but not enough to chart

Avex doesn't promote her release! Never!!!
maybe if she was having more promotion it would be better

Well she doesn't exactly have potential to sell so I think they focus on artists which are more likely to sell a lot. At least she did perform on rare occasions compared to artists who sell like her.

Also gals don't exactly have a great reputation so I think only gals would purchase sifow's stuff.

[cloud♥honey]

Originally Posted by Halla

it wasn't, the posts were like around 470-480. but whatever, it's not a big deal ...

Some posts were deleted then coz I really saw 495 in the posts mark. Well, I'm sorry it it wasn't.

Originally Posted by Cloud_Honey

The seventh thread was already created. I dunno why people was posting in the old one.

Link of the seventh thread: http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...ighlight=sifow

Because the title is effing ugly, biatch.

[Kobayashiwoof]

Originally Posted by Halla

anyways, I've often heard speculation that a lot of non-mainstream music is sold in a way that it doesn't count towards oricon. thru various web-services & smaller record stores & post catalogues & in clubs. I wonder if there's any thruth to this?

True, stores need a license from Oricon so stuff can be counted on oricon i herd.

sifow COULD be selling DECENTLY but her sales are just not counted.

Her albums that charted are most likely the few copies that sold in big stores like HMV, Tower records etc, and those stores don't carry many copies of her stuff. I was told from a member that when he went in CD shops, most of them didnt carry sifow's stuff and those that did, only carried one of each release.


Would anyone like to make a banner for the thread?

[Raleigh]

Originally Posted by Kobayashiwoof

sifow COULD be selling DECENTLY but her sales are just not counted.

Her albums that charted are most likely the few copies that sold in big stores like HMV, Tower records etc, and those stores don't carry many copies of her stuff. I was told from a member that when he went in CD shops, most of them didnt carry sifow's stuff and those that did, only carried one of each release.

Well I've heard from my friend that even artists like Hitomi Shimatani also have that problem. Like they don't stock singles in CD shops. I guess only the largest stores do carry CDs of artists which are not huge because small ones aren't willing to take the risk. It's a shame really but with a small fanbase I guess it's not like they can do much or even care that much. I think they should try something like a CD signing event though.

[omgpeachsnapple]

^ That sucks, though. I really like her and that failed to chart thing is a sad.

[minna]

does cdjapan counts in oricon? 'cause I know that when you buy on yesasia she has the money but it doesn't count in oricon chart

they should keep more stuff of sifow..but they probably don't want to take the risk of loosing money...

[taskinillusion]

Thank you for the better thread. And I'm glad we got to finish out mine...

Yeah, all of those "failed to charts" are pretty depressing... I wish Avex would do SOMETHING to promote her... I just don't understand why they have a contract with her if they're not going to DO anything with it and try to cash in on her? What's in it for them?

[CHE.R.RY]

Poor Sifow she does not chart at all :/
But I love her music what I've heard of it ^^
I think it's really cool.

[Raleigh]

Originally Posted by taskinillusion

Thank you for the better thread. And I'm glad we got to finish out mine...

Yeah, all of those "failed to charts" are pretty depressing... I wish Avex would do SOMETHING to promote her... I just don't understand why they have a contract with her if they're not going to DO anything with it and try to cash in on her? What's in it for them?

Well probably her fanbase is enough to cover the costs and they know that sifow doesn't have much potential through promotion due to her gal image.