Who says that Ayu is loosing popularity...?

[andrepaul]

It's true, she's losing popularity, Oricon poll on favorite artist.

- Ranking 2005
1. aiko
2. Utada
3. Mr.Children
4. Porno Graffitti
5. B'z
6. Boa
7. Southern All Stars
8. Spitz
9. Otsuka
10. Nakashima
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18. Ayu

- Ranking 2006 (out of top 30)
1. aiko
2. Spitz
3. Mr.Children
4. Utada
5. Dreams Come True
6. B'z
7. Koda
8. Porno Graffitti
9. Boa
10. Remioromen
11. Smap
12. Judy and Mary
13. Kou
14. Southern All Stars
15. Nakashima
16. AI
17. ELT
18. Ketsumeishi
19. Fukuyama
20. Otsuka
21. Hirai
22. Kinki Kids
23. Shuji to Akira
24. Shiina Ringo
25. YUKI
26. Sukima Switch
27. Yuzu
28. Exile
29. Def Tech
30. Kobukuro

- Ranking 2007 (Just the top 10)
1. Utada
2. Kobukuro
3. Mr.Children
4. aiko
5. Dreams Come True
6. Ayaka
7. Spitz
8. Porno Graffitti
9. Fukuyama
10. B'z

[ComatoseBunnySnatcher]

who cares?
as long as YOU like her music, don't stress over sales.

Some Ayu fans are so damn difficult, I swear...


I mean, (not to bash) look at her album sales, they've dropped from one another, but they're kind of the same range.
Now, look at Kuu's Black Cherry and Kingdom sales. THAT'S BAD!

(btw, I love Kuu she's pretty sexy :p)

[fanmail]

Originally Posted by Nippon

I mean, (not to bash) look at her album sales, they've dropped from one another, but they're kind of the same range.
Now, look at Kuu's Black Cherry and Kingdom sales. THAT'S BAD!

Okay, what? Black Cherry sold over 1 million albums.

While Kingdom may have sold almost only 600k, take into account that the scandal was bound to affect her sales. Without that scandal, Kingdom would be at 700k easily by now.

I'm not going to say anything on the subject matter, since I'd add nothing new. Everyone's pretty much said what I would

What I will say however, is that any fan who thinks Ayu is as popular as she was around 2000-2001... needs to get back to reality.

[DOLCE]

Originally Posted by Nippon

who cares?
as long as YOU like her music, don't stress over sales.

Some Ayu fans are so damn difficult, I swear...


I mean, (not to bash) look at her album sales, they've dropped from one another, but they're kind of the same range.
Now, look at Kuu's Black Cherry and Kingdom sales. THAT'S BAD!

(btw, I love Kuu she's pretty sexy :p)

Well album wise Ayumi did suffer a pretty big drop like that before .-.

RAINBOW- 1,857,870
MY STORY- 1,132,444

It's obvious that she is losing popularity but you can't expect her to have the same status as she did seven years ago.

idk I think Ayumi just needs to try something new. I found Mirrocle World to be so typical...if this year she releases a summer pop song followed by a ballad I think I will die.

[zoomzoom]

Originally Posted by DOLCE

idk I think Ayumi just needs to try something new. I found Mirrocle World to be so typical...if this year she releases a summer pop song followed by a ballad I think I will die.

Something new?? Like what? What's left for her to try? She is far more versatile than a lot of other singers. I will never get people who complain about her not being able to be versatile.

Her sales are lower, yea, but I think it's an achievement still being an idol going strong after 10 years (especially in Japan)

[lfe.]

Originally Posted by zoomzoom

Something new?? Like what? What's left for her to try? She is far more versatile than a lot of other singers. I will never get people who complain about her not being able to be versatile.

i agree zoom. its tiring to hear that kind of stuff. shes covered almost every genre of music in her songs over the years and if people cant see that, well then they have a serious case of misinterpretations of what different genres of music there are.

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by DOLCE

Well album wise Ayumi did suffer a pretty big drop like that before .-.

RAINBOW- 1,857,870
MY STORY- 1,132,444

It's obvious that she is losing popularity but you can't expect her to have the same status as she did seven years ago.

idk I think Ayumi just needs to try something new. I found Mirrocle World to be so typical...if this year she releases a summer pop song followed by a ballad I think I will die.

You forgot that there are A BALLADS and Memorial address mini-album between them and Memorial address was just an 8 tracks album and it still could sell over a million and then MY STORY's sales rose

[Melon Panda]

Talk about difference in opinions. I'm pleased Utada has steady popularity though.

[Peger]

No one stays on top forever...she's had a good run and has managed to maintain a sizeable fanbase well after her peak. She's still a prominent arist within the local market and has outlasted most of her rivals/contemporaries. Never doubt a diva as fierce as Ayumi.

[Kikaru]

Ayu has stable sells with a stable fanbase, and after passing her peak, the only natural thing for her sales is to go down. I think having around 100-150K sales for her singles is actually pretty good, as long as it's consistant.

[cool_kickin_dude]

Ayu losing popularity? NO WAY!!

As long as we continue to listen to her and buy her merchandise..she'll never lose popularity!

[AyUmIXx]

she never loses popularity, if yes then her singles or albums will never rank no. 1 for the first day of releasing date...

[UHPlus]

believe me that YUI new album will outsold ayu's GUILTY

[Luv ~Venus~]

^Aiko will pass her as well.

....but dude seriously, let it go. That's why a lot of the ayu-fans don't like you. Comments like that will make them think that way.

[Zemus]

aiko's album won't pass GUILTY. It will need a miracle for that to happen. There's a chance YUI will though.

[AyUmIXx]

hmm.. if ayu still ables to get rank. 1 at ORICON everytime she releases a single/album that's enough for me to show that her popularity has not yet died down~if her popularity has already died down, then she would never get a chance to reach no. 1...

[hiroshi_ben]

I think she already had a very strong and stable fan base in japan...just that a lot of them prefer attending concerts rather than buying CDs...thats the same to kuu too...they both have very strong fan base i believed..

[Luv ~Venus~]

^You know, I'd luv to see Ayu do a music era style like Namie did. It'll totally look right with her. Since Namie did a R&B era influence, Ayu could do a pop one. 60 = Beatles 70 = ABBA 80 = Madonna Hehehehehe I'll so luv it.

[zoomzoom]

^Then she'd get flamed down for plagiarism...

[Luv ~Venus~]

^Well....not exactly. Like I was saying, she should...I guess...do her own version of the 60s70s80s.

Originally Posted by zoomzoom

^Then she'd get flamed down for plagiarism...

Well, it's not like Namie was the first ever to do something like that. Who says she's the only person who can do that? Ayu would totally fit that Hippy/disco-y/rockish look. I so luv a Like A Virgin version from! (I'm serious!)