[CHINESE TABLOIDS] Koda Kumi cannot get big crowds like Ayumi

[ayu_ayu301]

well it's from a chinese tabloids so don't take it too seriously but I still like this article ... although I'm a huge fan of Kumi as well ...

倖田叫座力不及步姐
(太陽) 10月 04日 星期三 03:00AM
【太陽報專訊】日本雜誌《Flash》最近做了一項日本歌手叫座力的統計，三大勁旅包括Mr.Childr en、B'z、Southern All Stars堪稱日本之最，平均每次開騷均能號召12萬人捧場。至於流行樂女王仍然廣 告是一姐濱崎步(新聞 - 網站 - 圖片)的天下，她的叫座力每次高達50,000人，而其死敵倖田來未(新聞 - 網站 - 圖片)則只有15,000人。

另外，日本組合SMAP的巡迴演唱會《POP Up！SMAP》，上月28日在東京(新聞 - 網站 - 圖片)巨蛋舉行時，搞了一個特別環節，當大口仔香取慎吾演唱歌曲《Everybody》時，合唱的竟是鹹濕 歌姬倖田來未，引得全場55,000名歌迷尖叫不停，兩人更大跳辣身舞，令全場歌迷情緒高漲！

BASIC TRANSLATION:
A magazine from Japan call <<Flash>> recently conducted a survey studying how much people participate in artist's events. Mr. Children, B'z, Southern All Stars are known to be the top artists that can get most people to their events, with an average of 120,000 people going to their concerts. And Ayumi Hamasaki lead the female category with an average of 50,000 people. While Koda Kumi only have an average of 15,000 people.

And then the next paragraph pretty much say that SMAP help a Arena Tour in Sept. 28, 2006 and sang a song call <<Everybody>> and Koda Kumi appeared to do a duet with them, making 55,000 fans in the arena screamed.

[elepop]

Thanks for sharing. Not surprising.

But I think Kuu could catch up slowly.

[KyahRyorin]

Originally Posted by asongforXX

Thanks for sharing. Not surprising.

But I think Kuu could catch up slowly.

Depending on what she does and what songs she does, she can probably get a big crowd like Ayumi... if she works for it.

This article is thrilling, but it doesn't surprise me.

[Qt Mashi]

lol xD

i don't believe that...Ayu probably can gather more fans but they probably exagerated Ku's one

[Zeke.]

As much as I really like Ku, this really made my day!

[Ava]

Originally Posted by anime_fanatic21

As much as I really like Ku, this really made my day!

Mines not.

[kotora]

I like them both, ayu and koda. They are different especially their music style. I think we should not compare them. I don't know why everyone like to compare two different style singers together. It NEVER works.

[PURIN]

Originally Posted by kotora

I like them both, ayu and koda. They are different especially their music style. I think we should not compare them. I don't know why everyone like to compare two different style singers together. It NEVER works.

I think in this case its different
They are comparing how many people go to their events, and has nothing to do with their musical styles

[Vienni]

Originally Posted by kotora

I like them both, ayu and koda. They are different especially their music style. I think we should not compare them. I don't know why everyone like to compare two different style singers together. It NEVER works.

I agree with u...
Why ppl love to compare singers that have different style ???
We love Ayu and Ku the way they're singing...

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

i also like the fact that more people purchased ayu's goods at a-nation than ku's ... but thanks for this too!!

[immel]

Ugh, they list so many number but without stated sources, and it's estimations?

Thanks for the article, although it isn't really telling me anything.

[kotora]

Originally Posted by immel

Ugh, they list so many number but without stated sources, and it's estimations?

Thanks for the article, although it isn't really telling me anything.

Yeah exactly, and the magazine "Flash" always provides some un-support-able data or information.

Two words for this magazine... BULL ****.

Well , I like they support ayu this time, but I don't like that they compare ayu and koda.

[BigAyuFan]

haha i see y u put up the smily face now XP

[Raleigh]

Well it's not surprising. Ayu's far more established than Kumi.

[~X2RADialbomber~]

Yay.. This is so great to be finally able to read something like this! GO AYUMI!

[gishimura]

can c that ayumi 1 person can make it 50,000
n koda + SMAP only reach 55,000
so thats mean each of them only get 27,500

[andre2907]

Originally Posted by gishimura

can c that ayumi 1 person can make it 50,000
n koda + SMAP only reach 55,000
so thats mean each of them only get 27,500

SMAP are the biggest tour acts in Japan. They sell-out 80k stadiums.

[LacusClyne]

Originally Posted by gishimura

can c that ayumi 1 person can make it 50,000
n koda + SMAP only reach 55,000
so thats mean each of them only get 27,500

you should not really compare like this. kuu is just to see one song. while, SMAP did the whole performance.

but, anyway, i'm curious to see the both of them dancing. it's says they are dancing a hot dance.

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by gishimura

can c that ayumi 1 person can make it 50,000
n koda + SMAP only reach 55,000
so thats mean each of them only get 27,500

lol, not really. These figures I am assuming are combined figures from an entire tour. So that 50,000 is a combo of all the arenas Ayu played on her last tour. (I'm not saying their numbers are accurate though.) Whereas that 55,000 for SMAP and a duet w/ Kumi is 55,000 for one concert date. Trust me SMAP holds concerts in much larger venues than Ayu does - they easily fill up football stadiums.

[immel]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

lol, not really. These figures I am assuming are combined figures from an entire tour. So that 50,000 is a combo of all the arenas Ayu played on her last tour. (I'm not saying their numbers are accurate though.) Whereas that 55,000 for SMAP and a duet w/ Kumi is 55,000 for one concert date. Trust me SMAP holds concerts in much larger venues than Ayu does - they easily fill up football stadiums.

The funny things about tabloids (which makes me not like them very much) is that you always have to try to figure out how much of the information in the is actually useable, by yourself. It gets pretty annoying . Also you realize that in the end, what information you have use of is that Ayu draws bigger crowds than Koda ... not really news.