Ayu's taxes and income for 2004

[julian]

Originally Posted by Halla

j-pop artists seem to earn a lot less than artists from US/EU , which is a shame. Their record companies rip them off

also , I'm pretty she like the most rich people/celebs dodge some of the taxes . So in reality she's prolly earning a bit more than these numbers tell.

Think about it this way... A good Japanese album in Japan will sell 2-3 Million copies, worldwide. A good English album will sell in excess of 10 million. And for those who complain about Britney making so much money, her first album sold 24 Million copies worldwide, which is nearly 3 times the amount the highest selling album in Japan sold. Her last album (GH:MP) sold 5 Million worldwide, which isn't exactly great, but is still at least twice the average Japanese album.