[Charts & Rankings] The Official Oricon Thread ~Party Queen~ III

[Andrenekoi]

It's not a flop if it just meets the expectated... Most people simply don't care about remix albums, and those tend to sell less.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

No, it's a normal decline for ayu. Party Queen's sales got down but in a normal decline.

More or less I guess...

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

What I was trying to say was that both women do the same type of music. So they can be compared.
I also know that one is a remix and the other is a best, so by numbers one shouldnt compare.

Imo they don't. But I wasn't talking about Koda VS Ay or their music being compared. I was simply stating that the albums shouldn't be compared when it comes to sales because of the obvious reasons, especially not based on the logic that the covers are ****** and that they both have one new not so great song...

[brener]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

Ayu's contains un-remixed songs (save for a You & Me remix which people say is on there), while Koda's contains all remixed songs (save for Whatchu Waitin' On). In fact, in this respect, the albums are complete opposites of each other.

and thank god japanese people dont care too much about remixes...

[SolarAngel]

Traditionally Ayu's Bests sell better than the preceding studio album. Like A Complete sold over 800k though Guilty only sold over 500k.

So I'm fairly confident ASB can get a platinum certification or at least reach 200k in sales

[TeamAyu2004]

IM hoping for the 150-250k range...
i would love for her to sell more.
But sadly this best as a lot of her songs from a best 2... so i dont know, maybe avex just wants to keep ayumi in everyones minds for her 15 ann.

[brener]

i hope we'll still have numbers to update this week.. =)

[mizuki-7]

Party Queen

19th Week
Position: #273
Official Sales: 398
Official Total Sales: 146,998

[*Petit*]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

No, it's a normal decline for ayu. Party Queen's sales got down but in a normal decline.

according to statistics, that's not true. Party queen sold about 53% of of what Love Songs sold a year before. Granted, it sold about 67% of the total amount of FIVE, but that's a mini album and it was put out for sale 7 months before Party queen.

Ayu's sales have been steadily declining, but as far as I know for a studio album, she's never ever had such a steep decline in just a year. Love Songs sold 85% of what RRC sold which sold about 84% of NL. NLs sales were considered quite bad, but it still sold 66% of GUILTY which was released a bit more than a year before. Compare that to PQ 53% of LS sales and not even 100% of a mini album with 5 songs. MY STORY as we know outperformed MA. MY STORY did about 58% of RAINBOW but that was two years later and RAINBOW was released towards the end of ayu's peak. So overall I think it's safe to say that PQ has performed below legitimate expectations and that it wasn't a well received album in commercial terms, even if it didn't "flop".

[ayumisrael]

According to statistics concerning FIVE that did well as an original album the fall from it, as you suggested dropped in 33% from FIVE. FIVE did better than it should as for a mini album most didn't think it would sell how it is (many would be sure it wouldn't sell as well as kuu's Deja vu especially because it's a mini album). So because FIVE did better than it should have or at least, well for a mini album, the drop is pretty normal.

I agree with your last sentence except for the 3 words "below legitimate expectatios". There is a difference between what people wanted it to sell and reality.

19th Week
Position: #273
Official Sales: 398
Official Total Sales: 146,998

Brener's gonna be happy XD

[TeamAyu2004]

yay, still charting!

[Andrenekoi]

If ASB doen't boost PQ sales a bit, this may be the last week...

[brener]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

According to statistics concerning FIVE that did well as an original album the fall from it, as you suggested dropped in 33% from FIVE. FIVE did better than it should as for a mini album most didn't think it would sell how it is (many would be sure it wouldn't sell as well as kuu's Deja vu especially because it's a mini album). So because FIVE did better than it should have or at least, well for a mini album, the drop is pretty normal.

I agree with your last sentence except for the 3 words "below legitimate expectatios". There is a difference between what people wanted it to sell and reality.

19th Week
Position: #273
Official Sales: 398
Official Total Sales: 146,998

Brener's gonna be happy XD

omg. im loving it!! long live the party queen!

<3 one more week and it will have Love songs chart life!


btw it sold 3 more copies than last week, kinda steady =)

[Delicious n Bold]

Party Queen still isn't dead? Good job, Ayu!

[adantatu2]

another week please

[brener]

Does someone know if Party Queen was released outside Japan? cuz if it does then i need to update its page on generasia... i was checking out and since (miss)understood all of her albums have been released at least in one country outside japan.

[LONJJONG]

^ Yes it's released in Taiwan, HK, Korea, Indonesia, etc..

[brener]

do u have the release dates?

[freedreamer]

Singapore too!!!..no idea..
i believe its about the time the HK/Taiwan press gets out.
I think it took a month for it to get to Singapore though..i believe there is a thread about it here

[mizuki-7]

HK 2012-03-29
Taiwan 2012年03月23日
Korea 2012년04월04일
Singapore 2012-04-06

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by brener

do u have the release dates?

Party Queen release dates for

Taiwan - 23rd March
Hong Kong - 29th March
Korea - 4th April

except for Taiwan & Hong Kong which both avex Taiwan & Hong Kong manufactured respectively , Party Queen was released in Korea via SM Entertainment