Ayumi Hamasaki Sekai - [Charts & Rankings] Official Oricon Thread ~50th Single L~

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Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE (Post 2507285)

Thanks chibinina for the informative post. :yes

You're welcome! :D

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Originally Posted by Yum!Fruit_Salad!

I thought Japanese artists are paid on a salary basis not royalties, like it doesn't really matter how many copies they sell, they get paid a certain amount.

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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Yes, the Japanese music industry I think works completely different than that of America.

It really does depend on the record company though. I referred to the American industry model because it's the most familiar one to me. (My dad works part time as a radio station announcer, and he is friends with a few recording artists at major and indie labels here in the US.) I honestly haven't seen many articles breaking down how Japanese record labels distribute profits, but if they're anything like American and European labels, then the profit methods will likely vary greatly. The salaried/non-royalty method makes sense because of Japan's smaller market size, but it's very difficult to determine exactly how the system works without information from insiders.

Aaaaaanyway, I'm happy about "L's" sales. For some reason, I think it'll end up having better chart longevity than "crossroad" once more people realize that is it Ayumi's big milestone single. I'm probably completely wrong though lol. :laugh

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Originally Posted by njanjayrp (Post 2505626)

I was kidding. My kpop obsessions don't last very long and I rarely ever wish to hear a kpop song again after a few months, I only really follow BoA's kpop career and SuJu now days. I still primarily listen to jpop as it's hard to keep up with so many people at the same time, especially when every week there's something new.

thats very true. While kpop is a very close-knitted music industry, i cant say likewise for jpop. Hence, in jpop, i manage to concentrate of a few i LOVE. Right now, im on a AYu and Kumi high hahaha...Ayu because of her latest singleS and kuu because of her concerts. I HOPE WE WILL KNOW MORE OF 7DAYS FINAL!

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Originally Posted by cutieismylife (Post 2505992)

they'll always want her to be #1 so she could not only bet the record, but exceed it even more. why just call it a day when she can get more and more #1s?

i agree lol!...yes the #1 isnt that impt thereafter but if u can do it, why not just go ahead. Isnt that like a life lesson? If u can, just go for it.

4th Day
Position: #1
Sales: 4,652
Total Sales: 61,822

At least is better than MOON/blossom...

^^ it's only 4k less than 'crossroad'. it's doing awesome.

Yes :P Hopefully it will have a boost on weekend :).

yes!!!
Another #1!!!

Im hoping that the 7 Days tour will boost the single sales :)

The sales are just OK, but even if they could be much better than they are, the single is just great xD The end of Sweet reason's PV, the entire PV of Virgin road and the amazing Last Angel :P

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Originally Posted by Elednist (Post 2507951)

The sales are just OK, but even if they could be much better than they are, the single is just great xD The end of Sweet reason's PV, the entire PV of Virgin road and the amazing Last Angel :P

yep, the sales are OK, but I was expecting better sales than crossroad, cuz L is the main single of the 50th Single Project...

but the 4th day sales are friday's sales right?
tomorrow's sales should go up due to the concert.

@Chibinina4, I see. I found the article where I had gotten my information from.

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Japanese jimusho, on the other hand, hire their talent as salaried workers. They pay their “employees” a monthly salary, which usually starts at the relatively low ¥200,000 and can be re-negotiated on a yearly basis.

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http://neojaponisme.com/2010/04/05/t...stem-part-one/
http://neojaponisme.com/2010/06/29/t...stem-part-two/

Funny how crossroad is doing slightly better despite L being her 50th single. :P

Well, no matter what, it's impossible for either SID or flumpool to break Ayu's streak...congratulations Ayu!!!

I love, love, love it! 4 consecutive days on no.1 spot!!! I hope tomorrow it will stay on the same track!

so, how's competition going? is anyone's total sales close to hers at all?

Anyone know who is the next highest consecutively #1 Single holder and how much is the number he/her/they holding?

^Well, the record Ayu is breaking now is the consecutive singles for solo artist. The highest above Ayu is Mr. Children with 29. The B'z have the record for most #1 singles overall which I believe is 43.

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Originally Posted by Ranma Matsuri (Post 2508785)

Solo artist and female artist as well... But I'm not sure if she can even reach that, because that would be around her 70th-75th single in order to break B'z, and along with Mr. Children, they're still active, ready whenever they want, although not much action for those two bands have been seen lately...

I'm sure she has a chance to beat Mr. Children if she continued to release like mad. Good she's doing well!

5th Day
Position: #1
Sales: 4,024
Total Sales: 65,846

It's catching up with crossroad. ^^

Yay!!!Hope it ends up selling better than crossroad