[Charts & Rankings] The Official Oricon Thread of ~A BEST 15th Anniversary Edition~

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Originally Posted by truehappiness

I don't think Japan had those criticisms as much as Western fans did.

I'd say Japan really enjoyed sixxxxxx, A ONE, LOVE again, and Love songs, but were extremely confused by Colours.

Main thing hurting Ayu is a lack of promotion. Like, most of Japan probably has no idea she even has a new release coming unless they're actively looking or in the shops when it's promoted after the fact.

Actually, is there any proof of this? Like album reviews, Japanese forum posts, that kind of thing. I know a lot of people seem to take this for granted but it's always felt like a bit of an assumption here that people make...