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7th October 2010, 04:34 PM
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AKB48 needs the high sales.. I mean there're like 48 of them lol
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7th October 2010, 09:10 PM
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haha, the secret of AKB48's sales is out~ God that's a soulless marketing strategy. I don't know why I'm so surprised that the label'd pull a stunt like that, though. Faith in people has once again been ruined.
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7th October 2010, 11:13 PM
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^ Whats interesting is how so many people in Japan actually like that. I know several 40 something women here who act and dress like they are still in their 20s. By western standards that's weird, but in Japan it seems fairly normal and accepted.
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7th October 2010, 11:24 PM
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I personally don't see anything too wrong with it. Unless you're talking like, micro mini skirts or something:p
I don't think you should have to start wearing 'old lady' clothes just because you're getting older.
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7th October 2010, 11:33 PM
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7th October 2010, 11:37 PM
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7th October 2010, 11:52 PM
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But I do find it weird to see someone older than 12 wearing this: Maybe this is just me being biased towards western culture... And I don't wanna offend any of Seiko fans... But I do find it strange... not only the outfit... but the way she is singing, her body language, etc. I know Ayu, Koda, Otsuka and (rarely) Namie does those kind of stuff... But usually u have a cute look and a sexy choreography, or a song filled with innuendos (mainly Otsuka), etc... For 2, 3 songs of a concert, not all the concerts for 30 years @_@ |
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8th October 2010, 02:35 AM
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I'm kinda shocked at the lack of AKB48 fans in AHS =O I feel the need to report here as a fan so this thread will have at least a bit of AKB-love xD
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Anyway, what kind of idol did you want to lead the way here? More "mature" groups like SPEED? I'm curious now, ha. --- Aaaand to keep this post at least slightly in topic, I did wish L would outsell crossroad... because this feels to me like her most epic single in a long time, it totally blew me away... and I never went crazy about crossroad like everyone elese did. It's a good song, definitely sounds better than the preview did, but that's it for me. lol. Plus it's the 50th single.... But this is decent at least. at least the record's broken ^__^ congratz, ayu~
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8th October 2010, 03:14 AM
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8th October 2010, 04:01 AM
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^^ no need to feel sad, ayu is still making a shiiitload of yen every year.
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8th October 2010, 04:18 AM
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honestly as much as I think ayu has left a bigger mark,
I think utada has been consistently more popular. marketing blah blah w/e but the numbers stand, people want them some hikaru but i do hope ayu's next best album blows it out of the water! |
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8th October 2010, 04:48 AM
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i even saw a big video of her with pepsi in shibuya so somehow i feel people are getting spoon-fed with her image. Last edited by SURREAL__RAINBOW; 8th October 2010 at 04:51 AM. |
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8th October 2010, 04:58 AM
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Utada has always had really smart promotion. She always seems to get the massive tie-ins for her songs etc.
I don't think Ayu has really cared about that kind of thing in YEARS. It doesn't seem to bother her that all of Japan doesn't worship her lol And hey, if I were in her position I'd rather have fans that genuinely liked and respected the music I make (and myself as a person), than have a lot of off-and-on fans. Ayu seems way happier recently than she ever was when she was at her peak.
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8th October 2010, 05:00 AM
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8th October 2010, 04:40 AM
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I'm wondering if ayu could do something catchy and hot in the future. Something like Namie Amuro??
Last Angel is a different song, but is too pop yet and there is not a lot of promo from avex.
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8th October 2010, 04:42 AM
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@ero-kakkoii Well, every Hikaru album oversold Ayu's released on the same year... Even Ayu's best selling album was oversold by Utada... So, I'm pretty sure u don't really now how much power the woman has xD
@TeddyGrahams You are just saying that cuz people over her praise Ayu for everything they like and blame Avex for everything they dislike... Bad news for you: She makes more money touring than selling albums and singles... and even worst: more money from concerts goes to her pocket than money from albums/singles... @waterballoonThis would be a valid argument if 90% of her biggest hits weren't among her most generic tracks... Actually, besides M and Evolution, all of her big hits are pretty much generic jpop... People over here should stop talking like she was an Avex doll o.O She is always releasing the kind of music japanese people don't like (her rock tracks), she is always recording pvs japanese people don't like (all the pvs people over here love) and she seens to be very damn happy with her tours! She is not a ****ing doll, she is not Avex puppet, and she is pretty much doing whatever she wants! People over here is complaing she is not selling like Arashi, well, thanks God she is not trying, or we would have a new version of her post 2001 albums every year ~~' Let her do her thing... her singles are selling good, she is in fact overselling people who peaked after her! Her tours have more dates every year unlike other former top acts that needed to take dates out and tour on small venues like BoA... So, why so much complain! She is not searching for food on trashcans or something, she is pretty much among the top earning female stars every year since her peak! When she is not THE top earning of the year x_____________________________x Last edited by Andrenekoi; 8th October 2010 at 04:45 AM. |
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8th October 2010, 05:00 AM
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not saying ayumi isn't heavily marketed or whatever, but utada's new song isn't groundbreaking or anything compared to ayu's new music IMO, and to hear it's being "spoonfed" to people... hmmm. |
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8th October 2010, 05:05 AM
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Only 2 of it's 13 songs didn't sell over 1 million on digital charts, and one of those 2 was very close to it... 3 songs sold + than 2 million, and one, more than 7 million digital copies... Last edited by Andrenekoi; 8th October 2010 at 05:08 AM. |
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8th October 2010, 05:06 AM
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Btw, you're right that Ayu goes against the trend by releasing whatever she wants and all that, but if we've noticed, her recent singles have all been 'safe' songs... - Days/GREEN - Sunrise/Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ - You were.../BALLAD - MOON/blossom - crossroad - L Almost all the songs in there are ballads/pop songs, so it's like yeah she's going on the safe route; maybe to ensure a #1 weekly for her streak, maybe to keep the public moderately interested in her, I dunno either lol. Her "unique" stuff are mostly always album tracks or at most B-Sides... alterna, ourselves, Don't look back are the 3 songs off the top of my mind that are either B-Sides, not the main song in a maxi single or an album track. Even for Last angel on L, which could arguably be the "different" song, also isn't the main song on L. Heck it didn't have a PV. Also, her last single with a rock song was... Mirrorcle World? But that's a 10th Anniversary special single, so if we disregard that, it would be talkin' 2 myself, which was like 3 years ago lol. Nothing wrong with her going down the safe route, but I think everyone should at least understand why she's releasing singles in this way and genre lol
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