Ayu-hate in Japan?

[Qt Mashi]

Originally Posted by lovia

not only that actually... i say earlier it is becoz of sales and ranking.. many of them say ayu has always been on the top of the chart and some of their fav johnny group didnt manage to get the top spot is becoz of her...

oh that's why, i would be mad if an artist is always above Ayu~

[andre2907]

Originally Posted by miyuchan

2=japan was a very cruel country. most of them get sick of old stuffs and people easily, like speed and namie. they aren't too popular in japan nowadays.

SPEED disbanded, so, of course they're not really popular and Namie is still popular, not as popular as in her IDOL days (96-97) and she didn't got a number one since her comeback single in 98 (i think), but she's one of the most important female artists in Japan now.

But yes, people in Japan get tired of things easily. Ayu is not at her peak anymore, but everyones sales are declining in the whole world. Ayu sales are declining, Hikki sales are declining, SMAP sales are declining... they're still popular but the fonografic industry is not the same anymore.

But, yeah.. I don't think Ayu should be compared with Yumi. I mean, maybe she'll stay at spotlights for years to come, but you can't compare her with Yuming because Yuming is around for a LONG time and Ayu and Hikki from 7 years or so... Plus, Yuming is not THAT big. I don't know muh about her, but I know her sales do OK, but she's SO popular because her concerts are amazings, because she's a very respect songwrite and Japanese people don't get tired of her because she's not overexposed, she don't do commercials or appears on TV.

[LacusClyne]

actually what i mean is, even after namie's comeback, she wasn't that popular anymore. u recall the days when she could sell 100 millions of cds? well, her sales had decline a lot.
as for speed, after they spilt up, didn't they regroup back once in a while for charity or something, from what i remembered, the reponse aren't good, the fans that supported them during those periods aren't that many as those in the past days.