Article about 'crossroad' on AllKPop

[love in music]

^^ Well, we'll just have to see how much Kumi's ballad single sells to see if she did originally have a chance of beating Ayumi without the JYJ member and promo. If Kuu makes it over the MOON/blossom first week, then yeah she probably had a chance. But I doubt she will. Those that get disappointed that Kumi didn't outsell Ayu this time can just wait until Kuu releases her next album~

Originally Posted by Ranma Matsuri

Precisely. You can also say, it's no different from a collab when you have a famous artist being featured another (either equally or more) famous artist's song and video. Like Beyonce on Telephone. Or Rihanna on Run This Town. I'm sure their fans bought those singles/videos just because they were up there. Did that make Jay-Z and Gaga look desperate for sales? It's just good marketing, you have fans of both artists buying the same product to boost sales and possibly even getting people who weren't interested in the other artist before to check out their other work (which from the reports of the DBSK fans here, seems to be happening). Either way, it's a win for the record company, a win for both artists involved, and just good business sense.

It's promo y'all... you know, that thing we barely saw ANY of with the last single.

Yeah, I agree with you on this. I'm very happy there is actually some big promotion this time lol.

[JackieRos]

I agree with this article sure she always gets number one but
there is nothing wrong with a little help and note she asked him to be in it because
she wanted him to be in the pv not because of sales and whatnot.

It's annoying for people to put ayu on a high pedestal.

[Yuukiru Imai]

what the....???
cool...!!! >_<

[PoetGirl]

ofcourse JayZ looks desparate with his lame pop songs and featuring lame pop singers
on singles. I dont consider him rapper anymore, but thats another story.

In ayu case I think no one looks desparate lol, cuz its just to boost the sales not to be
recognized at all.

[koumori]

I agree with Ranma Matsuri's post, nothing more different than a collab. It's not a bad thing. It's not like he's singing the song for her. I can see why some fans would dislike the fact she's selling more based on his appearence, but I think fans would be more disappointed if she didn't reach #1.