~Chart & Sales~ talkin' 2 myself Single

[Luv ~Venus~]

Well, they'll be LOW for their own standards. I mean, Ayu needs a challenge and stop takin' the easy route (Although I can't blame AVEX for what their doing). She can't be on top forever like most people have said and to which I agree too.

[bluegie]

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~

Well, they'll be LOW for their own standards. I mean, Ayu needs a challenge and stop takin' the easy route (Although I can't blame AVEX for what their doing). She can't be on top forever like most people have said and to which I agree too.

oh well it's the Japanese industry. Releasing at a time with no competitors requires a certain level of statue. I mean, if ayu ain't that great, who would allow her to release on a week that will guarantee making her weekly no. 1? Companies between must have some agreements that allow B'z, Mr. Children, ayu, KinKi Kids, etc. to maintain their no. 1 streaks.

Of course, one day when ayu can't even beat the low competitors, her streak will be broken so it doesn't matter when to release her singles. But at this point avex will try the best to save the streak.

Originally Posted by Demure_Dusk

It's true that tastes are subjective but I have to say that if an artists ever dares to experiment, their sales are probable to drop. Most of the time artists have to stick to a single formula and try to be innovative at the same time which usually leads to a series of boring singles. It's very frustrating seeing certain artists work so hard and release something different yet sell so low. Hitomi Shimatani is one huge example.

Hikki is another example. That's why we dun see her getting the usual no. 1 as it was back to be. Although it's good that she still maintain in top 3 somehow (and plus excellent digital downloads).

I dun think ayu can create a super new stuff unless it's sure that that innovative song will maintain her no. 1 streak. Just look at BnD. I guess everyone agrees that it's something really new from ayu... But look at its sales and how it affected (miss)understood's sales.. I guess it's a gift that BnD could maintain weekly no. 1 even tho it only had one daily no. 1... so fortunate..

[Raleigh]

Originally Posted by bluegie

Hikki is another example. That's why we dun see her getting the usual no. 1 as it was back to be. Although it's good that she still maintain in top 3 somehow (and plus excellent digital downloads).

I dun think ayu can create a super new stuff unless it's sure that that innovative song will maintain her no. 1 streak. Just look at BnD. I guess everyone agrees that it's something really new from ayu... But look at its sales and how it affected (miss)understood's sales.. I guess it's a gift that BnD could maintain weekly no. 1 even tho it only had one daily no. 1... so fortunate..

I kind of admire the fact that Hikki is more about music and less about ranking #1. She seems to have more freedom in releasing whatever she likes. It's just a rank in the end though Ayu has more pressure to maintain that streak she has now so she tries to retain a certain formula.

She was lucky with BnD, she seriously had the chance to lose #1 and t2m sounds like a bit too experimental for Japan once again. It's a shame though because both singles were fairly good. I suppose going more rock than pop-rock (like she did with INSPIRE/STEP you) is not gonna help. I still think it's a shame though that Japan cannot seem to widely accept experimental music because it limits creative freedom and forces artists to sound like the same old thing, over and over... If they care about sales, that is.