Startin'/Born To Be... 1st week sales - Page 6

ayu_fan929 · #**101** 14th March 2006, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Maiku

if this the case than i'm sorry but like i said b4 it was release some fans of her were saying it was really a "BEST" Album at that time i also ask them how da hell was it a "Best album" when it was going to be her 12 recent singles and who better to know than her Fans that also said it was official what kind of album it was going to be?

i will try to dig you up some links of the times that was said by them

then its just a matter of asking wut kind of fans. there could be newbie fans who mite think this as a best album, or there could be long-time fans that dont think its a 'real' best album. this could happen to ayu as well. some newbie fans mite think (m)u is really good and rate it 10/10 while some of her long-time fans may think (m)u isnt up to the 'ayu standard' etc. etc.
but i can tell u that many ppl at JPM DONT think its a 'real' best album

evolution7931 · #**102** 14th March 2006, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by andre2907

Not in Japan, really. Japanese people always buy TONS of CDs and DVDs once they are in a HMV or Tsutaya. Not everybody, of course, but that's the usual, I mean, they are compulsive shoppers after all.

And today in this UN Gathering we have andre2907 representing Japan!~11 >.> speak for yourself.. you can't speak for an entire country and how they would spend their money in a CD store >.> I mean, have you been to every single CD store in Japan at the exact same time when a BEST album and a single were released at the same time? o__O

Maiku · #**103** 14th March 2006, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ayu_fan929

then its just a matter of asking wut kind of fans. there could be newbie fans who mite think this as a best album, or there could be long-time fans that dont think its a 'real' best album. this could happen to ayu as well. some newbie fans mite think (m)u is really good and rate it 10/10 while some of her long-time fans may think (m)u isnt up to the 'ayu standard' etc. etc.
but i can tell u that many ppl at JPM DONT think its a 'real' best album

actually thats were i got that it was a BEST album about 1 month ago.. hey i went along with it cause no one seem to bother saying it wasn't a "BEST Album" but i guess you rite it could had been some newbies

ayu_fan929 · #**104** 14th March 2006, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by evolution7931

And today in this UN Gathering we have andre2907 representing Japan!~11 >.> speak for yourself.. you can't speak for an entire country and how they would spend their money in a CD store >.> I mean, have you been to every single CD store in Japan at the exact same time when a BEST album and a single were released at the same time? o__O

how do u no that they don't buy more than 1 cd at a time?

and also, i still dont see how u can justify that koda kumi's best album affected ayu's 'bad' single sales. its not like on march 8th, ppl woke up and didnt know that an ayu single and a ku album were gonna be released on the same day. this announcement was made weeks in advance. ok, lets say ppl were on the poor side. dont u think ppl would have just saved up in order to buy both cds?
ayu's "bad" single sales could be just simply be connected that the single wasnt good enough for the japanese ppl compared to her works in 2004 or 2005 and not because 'koda kumi's album was released on the same day'

u mite as well say that 'Bold & Delicious/Pride' sold so low on its 1st week cos it was released on the same day as B'z BEST album.

Maiku · #**105** 14th March 2006, 08:34 PM

i think ayu bad single sales have to do more with how bad B&D did ..

**Ryoko** · #**106** 14th March 2006, 09:28 PM

I really think we need to get away from the Koda/Ayumi issue. We won't really know why Startin' sold that amount and not hugher unless we lived in Japan and observed sales every minute of the day.

andre2907 · #**107** 15th March 2006, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by evolution7931

And today in this UN Gathering we have andre2907 representing Japan!~11 >.> speak for yourself.. you can't speak for an entire country and how they would spend their money in a CD store >.> I mean, have you been to every single CD store in Japan at the exact same time when a BEST album and a single were released at the same time? o__O

The things is: it's a FACT japanese people are compulsive shopper and spend lots of money every store they go, incluiding CD stores. I don't know every single japanese to know how much they buy when they go out, but there are LOTS of articles and researches about this, so I advice you to search for them. Or go to a Tsutaya in Japan and see how many items are they carrying.

And to answer your question, yes I've been to every single CD store in Japan at the exact same time when a BEST album and a single were released at the same time, thanks for asking

Mad_Cactuar · #**108** 15th March 2006, 02:26 AM

I just noticed TO BE sold so much better in total. o__o It beat Fairyland and Heaven but debutted a lot less too. Hopefully Startin would be able to do that.

ayu_fan929 · #**109** 15th March 2006, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by MC Tatsujin

I just noticed TO BE sold so much better in total. o__o It beat Fairyland and Heaven but debutted a lot less too. Hopefully Startin would be able to do that.

actually HEAVEN has higher sales than TO BE. HEAVEN has 327k, TO BE if i remember correctly, 325k

~X2RADialbomber~ · #**110** 15th March 2006, 05:16 AM

How can something not be a BEST album if you call it best? You don't just call something Best... Maybe if it was your name or something rofl o.o

I'm not suprised that Koda sold heaps for this album. Her First things album is STILL on the charts! o.o

SheFliesHigher · #**111** 15th March 2006, 06:54 AM

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If the sales are high, it reflects the sales of a original album, and it means koda kumi is selling pretty well indeed. People should look at facts instead of hiding on excuses.

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How come Koda Kumi outsold (miss)understood's total sales in a week? *dies of unfairness*

Why is it unfair? Is only Ayu allowed to have big sales?

~X2RADialbomber~ · #**112** 15th March 2006, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by SheFliesHigher

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How come Koda Kumi outsold (miss)understood's total sales in a week? *dies of unfairness*

Why is it unfair? Is only Ayu allowed to have big sales?

Yes. She is only allowed big sales.

hallelujah_united · #**113** 15th March 2006, 09:24 AM

While we are busy arguing about Ayu's and Kumi's sales, Avex must laughing all the way to the bank seeing that they've had 3 (including LOVE COOK) of the year's biggest selling albums and many more best selling singles already.

Just a random thought.

Mad_Cactuar · #**114** 15th March 2006, 09:32 AM

^ Thats a god random thought. Avex is already king of Japan now.. Other than Ayu/Ai/kumi, the only ones that seem to sell any are WaT/B'z/Orange Range and that something heimlicher?

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Originally Posted by SheFliesHigher

Why is it unfair? Is only Ayu allowed to have big sales?

Yep. Add Utada too.

truehappiness · #**115** 15th March 2006, 09:36 AM

That's so blahness. xD

Avex are the masters of marketing :]

Endlessoul · #**116** 15th March 2006, 10:35 AM

SHE NEEDS A HIT SONG! THAT IS WHAT SHE NEEDS MOST!

jeffycue · #**117** 15th March 2006, 11:04 AM

her rankings are really impressive.... GO AYU!!

darkswordz · #**118** 15th March 2006, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Demure_Dusk

I suppose Ayu's and Hikki's peaks were certainly better than Kumi's.

haha, certainly

hallelujah_united · #**119** 15th March 2006, 01:28 PM

^Depends on what type of peaks you're talking about though.

andre2907 · #**120** 15th March 2006, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MC Tatsujin

^ Thats a god random thought. Avex is already king of Japan now.. Other than Ayu/Ai/kumi, the only ones that seem to sell any are WaT/B'z/Orange Range and that something heimlicher?

Yep. Add Utada too.

WaT don't sell that well, they're just really popular. And Orange Range don't sell anymore. And AVEX isn't the king of Japan, Toshiba EMI Japan, for example, is bigger. Plus, there are LOTS of other japanese artists who sells a lot, lot more than Utada (right now); WaT or Orange Range..