[Translation] [2013] ayu loses sales record to AKB48 (Article)

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Originally Posted by amorphose

I'm not even really a fan of Ayu anymore but... really? Seriously? They only began in 2005 and they have over half the amount of singles she has? & to think I always thought that SHE released fast! Do they even write their own music and/or lyrics or are they just a gimmick? Seems like Oricon has a loose definition of artist and the Japanese will buy anything just like the Americans..

Also, wtf, why is this AK47 or whoever they are even qualified to break this record as a group? Shouldn't that be a separate category?

ok calm down. No they don't write their own music but they're an idol group, they don't have to write. They're a gimmick, which is exactly why no one should really be taking all of this seriously.

also just thought I should inform you that AK47 and AKB48 are 2 different artist