With the right song and the right time...

[Not Fade Away]

Originally Posted by maikkun

The one in your avatar went from Million Seller to 49,000 total sales, back to 293,000 total sales... So... I think Ayu can do it too.

Namie was a totally different story, though. She went from like the disco-euro-dance-pop-beats genre to the R&B and "Hip-Pop" Genre which was like a radical transformation. Also she switched out production teams, composers, and producers (etc) for the most part (not all of them) so she was able to pull off a radical transformation in her career.

I feel like Ayu has tried every genre in her career, so switching to one particular genre - for her - is nothing new really. Japanese people probably expect it and so they aren't as surprised or amazed.

I also doubt she would ever ever drop her main production team (though she has worked with different producers/composers over the years).

I think her best bet for another 300K - 1mill single to occur would be if she promoted herself more in other Asian countries.