[Charts & Rankings] The Official Oricon Thread ~sixxxxxx~

[TriStar]

I think that groups don't suffer from the image of an individual group member that much. For example, some people hate Ayu because she is a diva, have (and had) Western boyfriends, a curious marriage ... on the other side, no one would hate a group because one inidvidual member had a curious marriage etc.

It's hard to ruin the image of a group, but easy to ruin the image of a solo artist. If you just don't like one person of a group, you can still focus on the other members. If you just don't like a person who is a solo artist, ... you won't buy the music any longer.

In terms of groups, the music is in the public eye. In terms of solo artists, the music and the person is in the public eye.