New song BYE-BYE to be theme song at NHK

[brener]

it debuted #4 on Recochoku Daily Digital Singles
and it's currently #9 on Japan iTunes and #10 on Taiwan iTunes

[Ruan Borges]

I totally loved the song, it stands out among her recent releases for me

The contrast between the dark vibe of the pv and the upbeat production of the song is something that I really like, and the choreo is also great.

[LewisKun]

Hi. I'm new at the forum (years of reading but without an account). I really like "BYE BYE"! It's catchy and funny. I feel a 2000s vibe but with a modern touch. As other users said here, I also love the contrast between the dark video and the cheerful song, and also the choreo (I think It's perfect to go viral on Tik-tok or Insta). For me it has more spirit than Mask, Summer Again and Nonfiction (despite how much i love this one). Also i saw the song charting on 8 countries! (Itunes via Kworb).

[Cahz-]

"BYE-BYE" debuts at #4 on the Oricon Daily Charts

https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/d/2024-04-08/

[brener]

^ nice, it's currently #20 on Japan iTunes

[Uknow!]

I think it will keep pace with Jidai. Surely both will end up selling about 3,000 digital copies.

At the end of the day, this feels so weird to me. With streaming it's almost impossible for someone to buy a digital song, especially young people I think.

I mean, I bought the song for supporting Ayu, but I listen to it from Apple Music mostly lol

[mi|kshake]

I'm enjoying Bye-Bye and feel it sits alongside Real Me and We Wish nicely!

The PV is nice too - feels very Ayu-ish!

[brener]

Originally Posted by Uknow!

I think it will keep pace with Jidai. Surely both will end up selling about 3,000 digital copies.

At the end of the day, this feels so weird to me. With streaming it's almost impossible for someone to buy a digital song, especially young people I think.

I mean, I bought the song for supporting Ayu, but I listen to it from Apple Music mostly lol

I hardly believe BYE-BYE will perform better than Jidai, since Jidai is a tie-in and a ballad.

Jidai first day on recochoku was #2 and second day #8, whilst BYE-BYE debuted #4 yesterday and now holds #16, so it's already not keeping up

[Uknow!]

Originally Posted by brener

I hardly believe BYE-BYE will perform better than Jidai, since Jidai is a tie-in and a ballad.

Jidai first day on recochoku was #2 and second day #8, whilst BYE-BYE debuted #4 yesterday and now holds #16, so it's already not keeping up

Wouldn't minna no uta be more popular than the dorama? Anyway Jidai is a cover of a song that is liked in Japan, so yes, it will have a better performance.

[KLJames]

the pv views in youtube really bad, 3 days views only tie to hikki latest cm which debut yday.
actually haruyokoi's views already proved that her fans prefer she handle her pv maturely even though she just stand there (beautifully) and do nothing.

please give her views,
she trying so hard......
...to bend.

[hud]

Originally Posted by KLJames

the pv views in youtube really bad, 3 days views only tie to hikki latest cm which debut yday.
actually haruyokoi's views already proved that her fans prefer she handle her pv maturely even though she just stand there (beautifully) and do nothing.

please give her views,
she trying so hard......
...to bend.

lol I know it's not that serious but Hikki's SCIENCE FICTION sold 100k in a day. let's be honest, ayu is still a legend, but Hikki is in another league celebrity-wise, at least nowadays. ayu is doing well still.

but yeah, stream the MV!!!!

[Refix]

Originally Posted by KLJames

hate the color tone of the pv, look alike horror film.

THIS haha not to mention that holding hand dancing with flat face, in my mind they gonna summon some spirits while singing kagome LMAO

[thinkingoutloud89]

Originally Posted by Refix

THIS haha not to mention that holding hand dancing with flat face, in my mind they gonna summon some spirits while singing kagome LMAO

I guess the horror-esque look is intentional and I do think it's fitting, as it is what creates the juxtaposition (something ayu is known for to begin with).

[brener]

i believe everything about the PV was calculated, and since we're western fans we don't have enough references to absorb it (?)..

i still don't like this song tho..

Originally Posted by hud

lol I know it's not that serious but Hikki's SCIENCE FICTION sold 100k in a day. let's be honest, ayu is still a legend, but Hikki is in another league celebrity-wise, at least nowadays. ayu is doing well still.

but yeah, stream the MV!!!!

i saw that and yeah, it's crazy, namie also used to sell like that on her last days, but we can't ignore the fact that it's a best album we're talking about.. hikki's last studio album sold around 90k on its debut week (still a huge number considering a solo act in japan nowadays - but far from selling 100k in just one day)

ps: pls let's not turn this topic into a discussion about ayu x hikki sales

[hud]

Originally Posted by brener

i saw that and yeah, it's crazy, namie also used to sell like that on her last days, but we can't ignore the fact that it's a best album we're talking about.. hikki's last studio album sold around 90k on its debut week (still a huge number considering a solo act in japan nowadays - but far from selling 100k in just one day)

ps: pls let's not turn this topic into a discussion about ayu x hikki sales

yup. my comment was specifically made for us not to compare them. views, sales, whatever. they're each in their own league.

keeping on topic now: MV views are up to 312k right now. spotify numbers are at 29.9k (up 25k since the last update!)
let's keep streaming!

[Mari-chan]

I really like the new song. But I don`t like her look in the video. She looks so... fake. No idea, who descripe it well.
Her face looks like froozen. As she used to much botox.
I`m so sorry. But the song is really good.

[Uknow!]

Originally Posted by Mari-chan

I really like the new song. But I don`t like her look in the video. She looks so... fake. No idea, who descripe it well.
Her face looks like froozen. As she used to much botox.
I`m so sorry. But the song is really good.

Please, she is acting this way on purpose. She's expressionless the whole video, like a doll, to give it a creepy touch or because the concept is like that.

[BlackSilence]

^yup, she is definitely got that blank face on purpose. The whole gang does, it's not just her.

[Sky High]

I think a song is doing well right now, it passed half a million already on YouTube.

[brener]

it actually outperformed Jidai, it surprised me tbh