[Charts & Rankings] Official Oricon Thread ~50th Single L~

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by Lanz16

@ayumisrael
I thank Arashi for moving our Ayu's L single from #1 Daily spot xD

Anyways both single were still on top 10, right?
And Arashi's first day... 200k!

Yeah but why? XDD (I mean for example is it because you want arashi to get #1? hehe)

[waterballoon]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

Yeah but why? XDD (I mean for example is it because you want arashi to get #1? hehe)

it's a sarcastic thanks to ARASHI for knocking Ayu off the #1 spot

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

it's a sarcastic thanks to ARASHI for knocking Ayu off the #1 spot

Oh, I thought so at first but then I got confused since it's obvious they would be #1

[teppei_chan92]

It's nice 2 see L doing great...hope L sold at least 4k 1st day on 2nd week...

[Mirrorcle World ～longing future～]

Why Arashi's sale is always that much
Why Ayu can't do that Xb

[asmAyumi1992]

Wow, it's possible a single sold 200k? O_O

They're great O_O

[teppei_chan92]

Originally Posted by asmAyumi1992

Wow, it's possible a single sold 200k? O_O

They're great O_O

I don't think so...but I hope it sold at least 130,000 copies...XD

[Ranma Matsuri]

Originally Posted by asmAyumi1992

Wow, it's possible a single sold 200k? O_O

They're great O_O

You must have not seen AKB48 or Toho's sales lately.

[~angel*ayumi~]

It isn´t surprising Arashi sold that much, in Japan it´s now boyband´s era =/ *hates boybands xD*

[rakeru]

Originally Posted by ~angel*ayumi~

It isn´t surprising Arashi sold that much, in Japan it´s now boyband´s era =/ *hates boybands xD*

I'm with you. I don't see the appeal, and I'm used to seeing them ridiculed in the US.

[Nackar_91]

Originally Posted by rakeru

I'm with you. I don't see the appeal, and I'm used to seeing them ridiculed in the US.

Japan isn't in a boyband phase. They're popular, but not more than in the past.

Arashi just isn't a good example of your typical boyband. They're in an entirely different league of their own : P

[Mai82Go]

Originally Posted by Nackar_91

Japan isn't in a boyband phase. They're popular, but not more than in the past.

Arashi just isn't a good example of your typical boyband. They're in an entirely different league of their own : P

LOL at all the Arashi hate. Even it weren't for them, Ayu wouldn't have held the Number 1 spot in the second week anyway. And Nackar + Karen, it is useless to try to explain that Arashi are not just a typical boyband and that their music isn't even the reason why they sell as they do. If people are going to hate them because they are a boyband - who cares? We know better and so does Japan.

[CHE.R.RY]

Aww man this single is doing as good as I hoped . I think it deserves better! >.<

[brener]

great! it's only a small drop

[Andrenekoi]

Japanese just happens to love musical groups... It's an aspect of that culture and it's far from going away anytime soon.... What is natural considering that they are raised to put the society over the person, and for living on a way where nobody really stands out for better or for worst... A boyband/girlband is the perfect translation of this cultural aspect on pop music

[bluegie]

^Yeah... but I've been waiting for another transition already. Boybands (and girlband? but only AKB48 is selling) have been dominated the music charts in Japan for like 3-4 years. I really miss the time when female artists dominated the charts between 1999 - 2002 (oh hikki and ayu.. and misia, mai-k, ringo, etc.).

[Andrenekoi]

Well, they have been dominating the japanese charts since forever xD every era has at least 1 big boyband/girlband...

[jbrat2219]

AKB48 needs all the sales they can get. I didn't realize until recently that there are actually 48 members... That's scary.

[bluegie]

^^ Yeah... and don't they switch around when they release singles? My brother told me only 5 members (most popular members) manage to get on every single.

Anywayz, I dun hate boybands. And I do believe that Arashi is more than a typical boyband. It's just that boybands have been dominated for a bit too long, and I think it's time to switch to another phase. Either female or male solo domination is fine for me .

[Mai82Go]

Of course Arashis sales will decline sooner or later. Atm, though they are at their peak. When Ayu was at her peak, nobody but a few fangirls cared about Arashi. Now Ayu is at a place where she'll never sell that much ever again. But she also releases her music digitally and Arashi doesn't. She is an old woman (yes that's cruel, but me I'm also a Christmas cake so I'm allowed to bring it up) not fresh and new like Kana Nishino for example. If you take all this into consideration, her sales are very good. People are never satisfied though, it seems.