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But yeah, Utada......she's got some kind of magic trick that's been going on from the start of her career. I mean seriously, how does someone in their first appearance on Music Station get the shows 2nd highest ratings in history? That's not supposed to happen to a relative unknown. Last edited by SunshineSlayer; 27th January 2010 at 07:01 AM. |
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Point is, a lot of fans have this " X can do no wrong" when it comes to their favorite artists, but I think that when it comes to Ayu, fans generally are aware that she has taken a step back when it comes to a lot of her "signature" works like PVs and concerts. I haven't really seen many fans with that sort of blind (ferocious?) love that I've seen when it comes to some of the artists I listed above.
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Last edited by truehappiness; 27th January 2010 at 06:55 AM. |
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^ I still have my love for Ayu, but she constantly tests it, haha. btw, Tohoshinki fans are scary...
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I would say that Ayu fans used to be very... blind/spoiled in a way. And then slowly, the rose-colored glasses started coming off and people started to act more "real" about her. ("Real" meaning... they were no longer regarding her as this goddess or something... even if she does kind of come close.... haha.) But some fans went beyond acting "real" and simply went on an Ayu-hating spree, dismissing 100% of the works done after 200X. She's not perfect, but no artist is. Not even Hikki or Mr. Children, haha. (Arguably, Utada is not very reliable when it comes to new material, and Mr. Children has a problem with getting overseas fans with their very... similar sound throughout their works.) It's depressing that a large percentage of the Ayu fandom have such disdain for her recent works (2005 onward) but... I guess some people's tastes change as they grow up.
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I wasn't being serious ^^
Anyways when it comes to Hikki, besides the fact that her songs are poppy and that the tunes combined with catchy English phrases can very easily get stuck in your head, I think that it's her simplicity and playfulness that people like about her. While Ayu mostly sings about stuff like freedom, different sorts of love, faith, inner strength and her feelings as far as I noticed Utada sings about little things in life, like watching TV, reading shounen manga etc. (of course she as well has a number of songs I'd say are very poetic like TAKE5), she seems to be more easy going and "relaxed". The fact that people barely knew who she was when Automatic was released made the hype back then I guess and the fact that she was Americanized helped her a lot at that moment, cuz she had a different story to her ^^ At least that's what I think Last edited by njanjayrp; 27th January 2010 at 11:45 AM. |
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Remove that first sentence. I don't think it's appropriate, and I've never said it here. (And what happened afterward at another forum had nothing to do with their fans really... seemed more like a lot of people getting into a boy band fight, and I was blamed for starting that.)
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Last edited by truehappiness; 27th January 2010 at 09:28 AM. |
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^ Seriously! I don't think you have to say names of other groups/artists. Nobody else was making fun of the other artists they were discussing. Jeeze.
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Let's stay on topic guys and refrain from fan military bases discussions please =D
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I wonder if this single will end up lasting at least 10 weeks in the chart... if it does, it could possible edge past 120k... only slightly, haha.
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Last edited by truehappiness; 27th January 2010 at 09:43 AM. |
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I would give it 3-4 more weeks unfortunately.
Hopefully it won't drop off the top 50 today/this week yet. xD |
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Sunrise/Sunset was able to hang by a thread until the very last week (#200 on its 10th week) so... perhaps this single might be able to as well, haha. At least up until just before the new album is announced... or something.
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If Ayu is still selling pretty stable, then I don't see what's the point in mentioning Tohoshinki or Utada Hikaru, it's not like any point is gonna be made if you mention them, like ... the point is?
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Well it's out of the top 50 today. =P
Most of the top 50 are new releases. XD |
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None of us tried to bash DBSK nor Utada we were simply discussing sales...to be honest I am actually hoping that DBSK will end arashi's reign~ the album announcement and cms might actually even help the single stay on charts a bit longer. Last edited by njanjayrp; 27th January 2010 at 11:24 AM. |
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Anyway, I think that 111k is still great. For me, everything above 100k is nice lol |
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You obviously haven't been to many places on the internet lol. I honestly dislike her personality, but love some of her music. I cannot watch interviews with her because she is just so rude, it sickens me :/
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I too think she's arrogant.
Anyhow, as much as I'd like it this single probably isn't going to sell more than 115 because it seems to be doing well download wise. I long for the day (if and) when Ayu conquers both physical CD and download charts. Last edited by Yumsushi; 27th January 2010 at 01:46 PM. |
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Just my 2 cents as a Hikaru fan xD:
For some reason, her songs apeals to a larger public than Ayu... Ayumi was aways kinda young female audience oriented (I'm not saying she only has fans on this group), while Hikki doesn't have problem on reaching males and females from all ages... but something o noticed is that a lot of japanese people still notice Ayu as a random idol... And even if she already released some of the most iconic japanese music ever and gained the respect from music critics, a part of the audience see her as a "dumb talentless pretty girl", what is kinda her fault for using (and sometimes even joking around with) her idol image... Hikaru on the other way, destroyed her own idol image as soon as possible to become something like a "strange talented musician" on audience eyes... IMO they both are pretty much anti-idols, or anti-divas... But Hikaru is openly like that, while Ayu is an anti-idol on a more sarcastic way, she dress herself up as a idol, but act on the total oposite way idols act... And the problem with sarcasm is... not everyone gets it |
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(more on topic) this single really should have done better. but its expected. and im still very happy with its current sales. even 111 k is pretty nice for ayu ^_____^ |
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