[Charts & Rankings] The Official Oricon Thread ~Party Queen~ II

[relmy]

July 1st is easily the best summer song, fairyland is amazing too. The rest just seem a bit rehash-y.

Am I the only one who thinks of INSPIRE as a summer song?

[Jason]

Originally Posted by relmy

Am I the only one who thinks of INSPIRE as a summer song?

I've never thought of INSPIRE as a summer song. It just doesnt feel as happy or as fun as her other summer singles.

The PV is kind of summer-ish, though.

[Zeke.]

I wonder if Ayu is pissed at them, lol. I mean, everyone says she doesn't care about sales but come on, you know it probably feels good to have that #1 album. Especially considering the darker place she is in right now, I'm sure it hits hard to think "wow, I'm only selling this much now. wow, I lost out to a fellow label mate..." etc.

[ExodusUK]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

I wonder if Ayu is pissed at them, lol. I mean, everyone says she doesn't care about sales but come on, you know it probably feels good to have that #1 album. Especially considering the darker place she is in right now, I'm sure it hits hard to think "wow, I'm only selling this much now. wow, I lost out to a fellow label mate..." etc.

I think she must be...I remember she said during a RnRC interview that she'd love to have another million seller and big hit

[samt2910]

Originally Posted by ExodusUK

I think she must be...I remember she said during a RnRC interview that she'd love to have another million seller and big hit

it must be quite frustrating for her. i can tell she really did put a lot of effort into this album and then to see it not reach the top... it must be tough. especially because i don't think the lack of sales necessarily has anything to do with the music itself.

having said that, as a fan, i am still proud that it managed to get to #2 without any physical singles released beforehand.

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by ExodusUK

I think she must be...I remember she said during a RnRC interview that she'd love to have another million seller and big hit

I'm pretty sure any artist would love that though lol.

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

I'm pretty sure any artist would love that though lol.

she kinda HAS to say it as well.

I mean, if she goes around saying she doesn't care about sales and stuff...it's not really the best thing :/ It might be the truth, but idk it's a tad disrespectful lol


Anyway, I do think it's weird that Avex would release both of these albums on the same day, unless there was just, not another week to release

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by emi♡

she kinda HAS to say it as well.

I mean, if she goes around saying she doesn't care about sales and stuff...it's not really the best thing :/ It might be the truth, but idk it's a tad disrespectful lol


Anyway, I do think it's weird that Avex would release both of these albums on the same day, unless there was just, not another week to release

maybe avex underestimated & didn't expect ABC's 2012 to sell even better than ayumi ? :O

Don't forget , avex also released AAA's 1st B-side compilation Another Side of #AAABest on the same week as Party Queen & 2012 . AAA is obviously not a threat to ayumi in any single bit but I do think for ABC's case , it was a scenerio of underestimating how unusually well 2012 would overtake if not oversell Party Queen down the line

Let alone , the 1st week sales of 2012 has outsold the whole total sales of ABC's 2009 album Q.E.D. too :O

I still think that if Party Queen were to get released in April , it would have gotten #1 easily with 0 promotion since there're no big major artistes putting out albums next month , well not that I know of

[Amuro_Ray]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

maybe avex underestimated & didn't expect ABC's 2012 to sell even better than ayumi ? :O

Don't forget , avex also released AAA's 1st B-side compilation Another Side of #AAABest on the same week as Party Queen & 2012 . AAA is obviously not a threat to ayumi in any single bit but I do think for ABC's case , it was a scenerio of underestimating how unusually well 2012 would overtake if not oversell Party Queen down the line

Let alone , the 1st week sales of 2012 has outsold the whole total sales of ABC's 2009 album Q.E.D. too :O

I still think that if Party Queen were to get released in April , it would have gotten #1 easily with 0 promotion since there're no big major artistes putting out albums next month , well not that I know of

if sold 1 week ahead, still can get #1 too.. dunno why Avex chose 21 mar..

[monochrome99]

Originally Posted by ExodusUK

I think she must be...I remember she said during a RnRC interview that she'd love to have another million seller and big hit

woah? really? can you give a link or the name of the interview because i can't imagine ayu saying that. Kinda shocked and sad for her.

It means that she does really care about results.