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

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And selling 900k would be considered bad?

The 1 million streak will end at some point, but we're a few singles far from that.
First, they have to stop getting the 1 million in a week (cause they'd get there in the 2nd week), then not get the 1 million in that 2nd week (but they might get it in a month...).

Declines are slow, and in AKB's case, sales won't fall below 700k. The mainstream public might buy 0 copies, but as long as there are fans (and there will be) buying the thatre editions that come with the handshake ticket, the franchise will continue.