A BEST: why the high sales?

[Larisa-chan]

A BEST sold over 4 million copies, correct? Besides Ayumi re-recording some of the songs on the album and her popularity at the time in general, what other factors led it to sell so highly? Didn't it sell like 2x as much as Duty? o.o

[tl1029530921]

cuz it was a best album.....and theres like 20 CMs for it

[shinji1698]

In japan, best albums seem to sell VERY WELL, where in america they sell poorly compared to japan.

[Larisa-chan]

Originally Posted by shinji1698

In japan, best albums seem to sell VERY WELL, where in america they sell poorly compared to japan.

that may be so, but I still don't understand why =/

[PickleCookies]

Well, having all one's favourite songs on one cd sounds like a good deal to me.

[kournikova]

its a best ^^

[~K+]

It didn't sell twice as much as Duty...

But it was massly marketed, all Avex CMs at the time, instead of saying 'Avex Trax' at the end, was changed to 'A Best'.

And A BEST had at least 7 CMs, and 6 different covers. Some die-hard fans want them all, and for the 6 days prior to the release, it had a different CM on hair counting down to bring up the tension.

But most of all, it was the 3-28 media hype, about Hamasaki vs. Utada.

And an album containing of all her hits is a good deal. Plus it included the big hit 'M', available on the single only at the time, and the first 3 tracks were re-recorded for the better. (And End roll was also re-recorded, but wasn't advertised)

[PSYCHEDELICOdust]

Originally Posted by ~K+

It didn't sell twice as much as Duty...

But it was massly marketed, all Avex CMs at the time, instead of saying 'Avex Trax' at the end, was changed to 'A Best'.

And A BEST had at least 7 CMs, and 6 different covers. Some die-hard fans want them all, and for the 6 days prior to the release, it had a different CM on hair counting down to bring up the tension.

But most of all, it was the 3-28 media hype, about Hamasaki vs. Utada.

And an album containing of all her hits is a good deal. Plus it included the big hit 'M', available on the single only at the time, and the first 3 tracks were re-recorded for the better. (And End roll was also re-recorded, but wasn't advertised)

Wow, thats a big bit of advertising.

[Tasked]

There were even A Best-Shops! shops that only sold the album A Best with a TV in it playing the PVs. The promotion was massive.

[CrypticXero™]

crazy **** huh

[LEOyumi]

Because she's crying in the cover ._.
Then people see it and think "Poor Ayumi, I'll buy her CD to support her.. She must be feeling so sad." =/

[natalaxie]

Originally Posted by Rody!

There were even A Best-Shops! shops that only selled the album A Best with a TV in it playing the PVs. The promotion was massive.

OMG that's unbelievable!!!

[HanabiChick]

Originally Posted by Rody!

There were even A Best-Shops! shops that only sold the album A Best with a TV in it playing the PVs. The promotion was massive.

I never knew that - that's real promotion...

[~K+]

The local store here in Australia had little A BEST, and Distance flags hung over the counter. And 4 Distance posters as well as 4 A BEST posters were stuck on near the entrance. =o

[CT_Cool]

I think sold so well because it was ayu own hand picked album This album was pretty important to ayu, she had always expected and wish she could issue her own hand pick album. Yeah the promotion was massive indeed She appeared everywhere on the street of japan at the time, she also did loads of photo shots and was on the cover of 40 mags at one time. Also most of her die hard fan's would have wanted it

the a best flags that k + was on about i think


and also some mag's that ayu was in at the time

[PickleCookies]

Originally Posted by CT_Cool

I think sold so well because it was ayu own hand picked album This album was pretty important to ayu, she had always expected and wish she could issue her own hand pick album. Yeah the promotion was massive indeed She appeared everywhere on the street of japan at the time, she also did loads of photo shots and was on the cover of 40 mags at one time. Also most of her die hard fan's would have wanted it

I thought Ayu said (in NTV interview) that Avex made her do it, and that she was upset because she thought it meant the end of Hamasaki Ayumi?

[CT_Cool]

^ Was it sorry not seen it for a long time so, if my infor. wrong then forget what i written

eidt :Just had a look at the interview, yeah yur right ayu was shocked about how avex told her that her Hand Picked Album must go on the market at the time.

[Larisa-chan]

oh man! the marketing for this album must have driven people absolutely insane x.x

[Coelacanth]

Duty should have sold more than A BEST! A BEST sucks !!!

[UHPlus]

Avex is just trying to stop hikki from doing her 8 millions sales no. again..
they are just afraid imo...