Kuu vs Ayu vs Ai

[Enfluerage]

Originally Posted by emiko

you must really love math...

this thread = no point

or maybe i'm missing it? Anyone? Help?

hahaha

No... I was very good at it, but it's not a particular hobby =)

In this thread, I've just posted some statistics without mentioning what my intention was and with almost no commentary or conclusion... It's seemingly pointless, but it's not. It reveals people's opinions on the following:

1) If people think that album sales (and sales in general) are a good indication of a singer's popularity / success

2) Which singer(s) a person supports and why.

3) Which of the 3 singers (if any) do people think will dominate in the future.

4) Lastly, it shows that people's impressions are not always correct. As I said, I myself was surprised that Ai has higher original album sales and the higher selling single than Kuu.

Originally Posted by Impracticable

I think her sales will decline a lot more until her next album ... Sex only sells for a short time, kids, remember that. Nobody wants to see the same cooch and nipple every night. Honestly, the only people who will care about Kuu are the girls who wanna be a w*ore like her, the guys will give two shi*s less ... ~~

lol... I disagree with this, coz I doubt any Japanese singer (no matter how attractive) could have surpassed Hamasaki Ayumi in her prime (sales-wise) for 2 years in a row just by selling sex alone.

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by Enfluerage

hahaha

No... I was very good at it, but it's not a particular hobby =)

In this thread, I've just posted some statistics without mentioning what my intention was and with almost no commentary or conclusion... It's seemingly pointless, but it's not. It reveals people's opinions on the following:

1) If people think that album sales (and sales in general) are a good indication of a singer's popularity / success

2) Which singer(s) a person supports and why.

3) Which of the 3 singers (if any) do people think will dominate in the future.

4) Lastly, it shows that people's impressions are not always correct. As I said, I myself was surprised that Ai has higher original album sales and the higher selling single than Kuu.

I like you lol

to answer your topics here...

One, sales are not the best indicator of popularity. I mean, of course the general idea would be that, if sales are good, you're more popular, which you know, thats true, but....i mean, only to a certain extent. There's just too many factors in sales though, like the economy and the market, and what everyone should be thinking about now, is that CDs are kinda going out of fashion. I think the only reason why they are still here is that its the only like, universal method of media we have, and even that is dwindling with the availability of downloads.

Two...If it were up to me, I'd support ayu and kuu, only because I don't listen to ai, just never got into her stuff. I do support Ayu, I havent bought anything of kuu's yet...I don't really have munny for all those best albums...I'll probab ly buy them one day though, even the really old ones if I can find them.

hmm...i really don't know who will dominate in the future. I really can't see Ai anywhere in the picture. I think Ayu will stay Ayu and be strong for some years. Kuu... I feel like Kuu is still an amateur. I mean she's been here for years, but it's like, she's only gotten popular now...I think that we can expect to see some different things in the future from her and she'll probably dabble in more styles, so she'll be strong for a while too. I don't think either one will become as popular as they were or are now, but they won't be gone either. Ai...will probably be in there somewhere...but i dont really know about her...

now i like your thread...

[FeNgZhEnG]

i like Ai and Ayu only.. good to hear tis

[Kogepan_19]

Anyways...looking at how Ku's third BEST and BUT/aisho is doing...she's reached her peak already from the 2 BESTs and is going down...

I wonder how Ai's BEST next week will do =T...

[Diana]

OMG!! Kuu has lower sales than I thought.. MUCH lower!

[Boeing787]

Ai's voice is superb irritating , Koda Kumi's dont really like her voice but her songs are nice. Ayumi, need I have to say?

[Chandrachan]

This thread is not a good idea...Ayu - Kuu - Ai - popularity in my opinion - love all three!! ^^

[starr5245]

It's reasonable for the statistics to be reflected as thus. Ayu reached her peak at the "A" and LOVEppears era, so her sales would definitely be high, and it was also rumored that she wanted to quit from the singing arena right?

Ai is cute!! I mean,her sakuranbo is really popular and widely publicized, so it's bound to have high sales..

Anyway, isn't kuu like, popular only in recent years? I would think they also added those albums that not performed so well (as in those in her debut year),so it affected the overall stats?

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by opal tanya cho

It's reasonable for the statistics to be reflected as thus. Ayu reached her peak at the "A" and LOVEppears era, so her sales would definitely be high, and it was also rumored that she wanted to quit from the singing arena right?

Ai is cute!! I mean,her sakuranbo is really popular and widely publicized, so it's bound to have high sales..

Anyway, isn't kuu like, popular only in recent years? I would think they also added those albums that not performed so well (as in those in her debut year),so it affected the overall stats?

Yeah. Her album to sales ratio is not too good. :\

Her no.1 [as is Ai's] ratio from singles -> no.1s is also terrible..

Ayu has so many compared to the two of them.. I don't think they'll be able to compete even in the future.. D:

[Impracticable]

Anyway, isn't kuu like, popular only in recent years? I would think they also added those albums that not performed so well (as in those in her debut year),so it affected the overall stats?

Kuu's sales are declining, already. XD

I think her sales will decline a lot more until her next album ... Sex only sells for a short time, kids, remember that. Nobody wants to see the same cooch and nipple every night. Honestly, the only people who will care about Kuu are the girls who wanna be a w*ore like her, the guys will give two shi*s less ... ~~

Just Giving my opinion ~~

[kiyuketsuki]

Originally Posted by Impracticable

the only people who will care about Kuu are the girls who wanna be a w*ore like her, the guys will give two shi*s less ... ~~

You're being really rude with this.
I'm not a moderator, but please do not attack others personally.
It's just childish and wrong

So by this you're degrading all those Koda Kumi fans out there - fans of Koda Kumi do not necessarily want to be/or is a prostitute or gigolo. That was rude and unasked for.

This thread = WTH?!
Every artist is unique in their different ways so there is simply no point in comparing them.

[~X2RADialbomber~]

Originally Posted by Impracticable

Kuu's sales are declining, already. XD

I think her sales will decline a lot more until her next album ... Sex only sells for a short time, kids, remember that. Nobody wants to see the same cooch and nipple every night. Honestly, the only people who will care about Kuu are the girls who wanna be a w*ore like her, the guys will give two shi*s less ... ~~

Just Giving my opinion ~~

LOL OMGOSH! I must be a *****!!!! Yes, because I totally sleep around all the freaking time *Sarcasm x 100000000000000*

Opinions are good, but come on... That was a bit harsh.

[waltz#2]

Originally Posted by Impracticable

Nobody wants to see the same cooch and nipple every night. Honestly, the only people who will care about Kuu are the girls who wanna be a w*ore like her, the guys will give two shi*s less ... ~~

Wow. Just, wow. There is nothing I can say in response to this that won't get me in trouble besides: This is why we can't have threads like this. -_-;;

[BraiNz]

Originally Posted by Impracticable

Kuu's sales are declining, already. XD

I think her sales will decline a lot more until her next album ... Sex only sells for a short time, kids, remember that. Nobody wants to see the same cooch and nipple every night. Honestly, the only people who will care about Kuu are the girls who wanna be a w*ore like her, the guys will give two shi*s less ... ~~

Just Giving my opinion ~~

[Kodayumi]

i love all three

but well...if this would b the palcings...

1. Ayu 2. Kumi 3. Ai

[Impracticable]

Ayu is the best ... She sings with meaning and emotion ~~ BEST
Ai is next ... she sings to make people happy; she is so silly!
Kuu .. well, not to be mean, but she pisses me off ~~ her songs have no meaning. as someone said. She is jsut breasts. Sex sells ~~

[Ayumiko]

oh god I have a bad feeling about this thread...

I disagree ayu reached her peak during A and LOVEppears era...its later than that...I say about A BEST/ i am... era

[panda87]

ooo u got balls to put this thread up! LOL!!!

hmmm ayu wins because: deep lyrics, emotion, great stage presence, genuine and "normal". she's a great role model and an inspiration XD the rest only just have bits and pieces of those qualities. as max matsuura said, there can never be another great artist like ayu.

i like utada second b/c of her uniqueness...
then ai for being the happy cutie pie who cheers me up all the time... ^__^
kuu is... iono. it's off and on. she's becoming immaturely skanky. makes me wanna puke at times... and at other times, i like her again for her songs like "i'll be there" and "wind".
and for boa? typical. nothing fascinating about her. there's so many artists like her, rising and coming. songs nowadays all have the same scenario just written in different ways. it's rather terribly boring.

i thought i should stay neutral and just say i love them all, but i wanted to dip my toe into the water a bit deeper, hehehehe.

[Impracticable]

I wouldnt say I am ... i would say Duty/A BEST era. Well, everything peaked at different times.

Album Sales Peak = A BEST / Duty Era
Singles Sales Peak = LOVEppears Era

Then im sure there are lots of other peaks, like Concert Peak, which i *think* was around A STADIUM TOUR 2002 ... RAINBOW Era?

[truehappiness]

I thought Ayu's sales-prime was more during the I am.. singles..

She had extremely high sales of both M and evolution..