Good for me then :laugh

This new single of Ayu will be strong!

I'm sure, that she can beat Arashi!!

Yeah I wonder... Even if it's ARASHI's seccond week and all... This will be interesting indeed.

This thread is full of.. Arashi. ;D

And sales in general have been dropping every year. It's not like it's just Ayu who is selling less. Though Sunrise did way better than most of her other summer songs when it came to digital sales. Oh, she also skipped out on summer for whatever reason in 2008. It's nice to know that Rock'n'Roll Circus' gap is so much smaller than most other acts who have decreasing sales. I wonder what the final number will be~

(The last few Oricon weeks for singles and albums have been terrible! But things are also kind of shaky in America too, haha. Apparently last week for Billboard / Soundscan was the lowest week for total albums ever recorded since it started?)

these threads are getting silly

On a positive side, Ayu's single sales don't always go down, which is a good thing. She most likely skipped the single for summer 2008 cuz of the tour plus the fact A COMPLETE was released in September~

These threads have BEEN silly with people's inane chatter. lol

i propose we keep the original first post, and then lock it, and provide a link to another thread with the same thread title but located in the chat thread so we can talk about it, and anyone that wants to see what we're talking about can go to the first original post and notice the link which links to the 1 post, locked thread in the ayu music news section.

/random

I read that too. The United World Charts have also broken the record of "lowest no. 1" twice in a row fairly recently.

So nice to know it's not just the Japanese industry that's failing! XD

I think people are overreacting with the sales thing :S If Arashi's new single was a problem, Avex would have changed the release date, I think.

^ Yup. If for some reason avex believe ARASHI is a significant threat, you best believe they'll cop out. XD Sad, but true. :( But either way, this will still be close, I'm sure. So I'm interested in seeing how far off the sales will be.

well single sales for Johnny's generally nosedive a great deal especially 2nd week onwards

you can have a single that sold 500K & above in the 1st week but probably 40K-60K in the 2nd week

I'm sure MOON / blossom is able to pull though but like what I said before , nobody has mentioned whether Himuro Kyosuke-san might be a threat to her ? :O

then again his new single will only be released in 2 editions ...

idgi, why do you care? This is a forum, isn't it? Sheesh. :confused

Yeah, if you don't want to read discussion and only want info then might as well not even visit here and only go to her official site.

Agreed. :yes
Everyone's just gotta complain all the time.

this is the music news section, if you want to talk about it so bad, start up a thread about it in the ayu chat section.

The music news section isn't just a place to post news and not discuss though. I don't think it has ever been that way.

hehe,ok now

for me i im really anticipating MOON PV beacause when im listen to it i got the feel of ASfXX style but i didnt say that MOON sounds similar to ASfXX~~

but we didnt have the PV for ASfXX just a short one right?so yeah waiting for MOON PV and hope we'll ger something new and fresh!

Do we seriously need one thread in the news section and then another thread in the chat-room to discuss...? That's ridiculous.

What's the deal with Arashi? They're just releasing ONLY ONE SONG (plus instrumental of it - "To be free"), and they're about to release a new album also, so what? And they only have one version - it's only a two-disc CD+DVD version!

they have huge fangirls.its not that they won't sell much because of the single contain only 1 song.its the fans who are like ayu's fans who want to buy it as collection.

i cannot freaking WAIT for this single!! i'm so pumped up, lol :D

Yay! Can't wait.
I'm very curious to how the cover will look like.

Boku no Miteiru Fukei will be released in 2CDs edition , not a 2CDs + DVD edition

it's To be free that will only be released in CD + DVD & this time round it's not limited . There's a 1st press bonus & this's the limited aspect of things

for someone who say that he has been following ARASHI since late 2007 , you seem to me that you don't get your facts right most of the time & I myself follow the guys since mid 2008 :o

correcto

I was a crazy Johnny's fangirl . I'm glad I'm not in that league anymore but like what Pei Yee said , fangirls will get their singles , be it whether there's 1 song or whatever for collector's sake

Let's not turn this into a "I KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM" topic >.<.

Considering Johnny's artists reputation for strongly dropping sales in the second week, I don't see this as a matter of concern. Only if their first week for To be Free is A LOT higher than Troublemaker and MONSTER will I start to worry.

lol honestly something will be really wrong if the 1st week sales for To be free will be on par if not higher than Monster & Troublemaker D:

To be free doesn't have a strong tie in other than it being used in the ad of Asahi's Mitsuya Cider soft drink which Sakura Sho appeared in & it's only released in 1 edition

Monster & Troublemaker were different as they had drama tie in & were released in 2 editions

Jup, that's the "problem" with Arashi. Their fanbase is insane (as in mad!) and I say this as an Arashi-fan...I'm just not so crazy about them.


But I personally really don't care about this so-called competition between artists.
I'm proud of Ayu, no matter how much she sells. She is my favourite Japanese artist and I love her. I don't care if she is #1, #10 or #75. As long as her music stays the way it is (on the same high level), everything is fine.
I don't care for numbers!! :no

:yes

Still, she doesn't do half bad at all! She's still far from it.

Haha, of course. My obsession with her position and her record and her sales have nothing to do with how much I like her. As long as she keeps making music that's this awesome I won't complain <3

(Besides, it's not like she's doing terrible. Look at other artists from her era that sold amazingly in the beginning ... Mai Kuraki, MISIA ... they're struggling to sell over 100k in albums and their singles, don't even get me started on those.)

Technically pop does mean popular music. But its a sound too. Its possible for a song to be pop but not popular in terms of sales success and that. And how is Ayu's music not popular? o____O

fated to me is a rock ballad. MOON doesn't sound like one.. yet.

^I think Karen's response was because Big Top posts kind of strange things when it comes to sales discussions I think.

Honestly, its more a question of how much of Sunrise's sales can Ayu retain and not how much can Arashi sell in their second week. Ayu's sales can't drop more than 5k for this release, otherwise Arashi has a legitimate shot. But with 4 versions and Arashi's single not having a strong tie in, it's probably fine.

While they definitely have fan girls - just like any other boyband - these days all kinds of people buy their stuff. Even a few of the male teachers at my schools (who are all 40+) have bought Arashi's last couple of singles. :thud

yeah that's right

I wasn't trying to be a show off that I know more than the average person when comes to Johnny's or non Johnny's when comes to information

for Bigtop to say that he has been an ARASHI fan longer than me but yet the type of answer/replies he gave is saying something otherwise

& this's not the 1st time something like that has happened , I've seen similar type of replies he gave in the Johnny's threads on here

:yes & with Ohno releasing that insert song he did/sang in the Kaibutsu-Kun drama on 7th July , sales will be divided of sorts between this & To be free

yeah it's scary

quite a big bulk of their fanbase doesn't centres on school girls anymore . Now it has been somewhat shifted to women who're old enough to be my mum & let alone my aunt X_X & then now it's guys too D:

This's the group of people that has even more spending power than a poor student like me .__.

Of course not!
Ayu does great! I'm always so proud of her!! :yes

I just meant, that I normally don't look up how much she sells, because I just don't care about it.
For me, she is the best and she will always stay the best! :heart

^ I think its fine if she isn't number 1 too. I'm just excited that there is actually a bit of competition on the charts for once; makes things more interesting.

Yeah, at least the singles charts tend to be quite competitive unlike the album charts and I am really curious to see how and will AVEX boost the promotion.

CDJapan just announced on Twitter that the Jacket C of blossom/MOON has been cancelled by Avex.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-31892

^ That's kind of strange.

http://twitter.com/cdjapan

I was just here to announce it!!

Why did they cancel it?! I bought both editions of CD+DVD :(

I don't know :no
But I didn't expect it.. I'm sure they have their reasons to do that, but I can't figure out which ones xD

yeah that's strange , I saw it on their Twitter end

O_O

why cancel 1 edition & not the other 3 , no wait the question should be what happened ?

you still can get it on HMV Japan though , they haven't cancel it (yet)

http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3838750

That's just soooo strange though. I mean to remove one CD+DVD but not the other, especially since they have different content is strange...

That's what I thought too, it's strange to cancell a CD+DVD version and not the CD Only version. Plus both CD+DVD version have different content...

@KarenPang I went to YesAsia's site too and they haven't cancel it yet. Let's see what happens :S

Maybe the content on one CD was not ready yet. o_o)

i thought both CD+DVD content is the same.the only different is m/b only has moon PV+making of and b/m only has blossom PV+making of?

They cancelled it? That's weird! I wonder if that means the only CD+DVD version will now have both the makings? Or something?

If they were to cancel only 1 out of 4 I would think it'd be one of the CD only, not a CD+DVD since there's more content (pv + making of)...

That IS strange...

Why having 2 versions for MOON/blossom though and not 2 versions of blossom/MOON as well? X_x

Though it's kind of like You were.../BALLAD which BALLAD/You were... had only CD+DVD version while You were.../BALLAD had both CD+DVD and CD only.

both CD + DVD's will have the same PVs , it's just that the making offshot clips wise it differs

but yeah this's really a ??? , if avex wants to cancel the release of the single , they should do it for all 4 & not just 1 o_O

or maybe they feel it's enough for MOON / blossom to be released in 3 instead of 4 editions ? lol

so many questions but no answers .__.

The remixes are different too. MOON/blossom has Microphone's remixe and blossom/MOON Don't Look Back's :D But we'll get both, unless they cancel the CD Only version too, but I don't think so.

Yes, the making clips are the difference on the DVD. I'm glad to see that we'll get both remixes! Anyway, I'll never understand their strategies lol

Honest I would be glad. XD 1 less single to purchase, more money in my pocket!!

Mhm, that's strange indeed. I'm a bit worried now, because I've already bought both CD+DVD-versions. Well, I guess, I'll get my money back, but still...

Maybe they will put both "making of's" on the other DVD. It would be quite strange to have only one "making of"!
I could understand it, if we get two CD+DVD-versions and only one CDonly-version (like "BALLAD"/"You were"...), but I don't get this...

But let's see what happens!!
Thanks for the info!

As long as we still get all the remixes, I don't care. :P It does seem random right now though, but maybe they'll say why~

I wonder if this will hurt Ayu's first day sales though? Unless all the people who pre-ordered this one pre-order a replacement, it could, huh?

It's official, no blossom's PV and making-of on the DVD. Just MOON's PV and making-of.
http://avexnet.or.jp/ayu/jp/news/100520a.html

ayu_19980408

そうなんです！理由は後々、なるほど☆と思ってもらえるはずなので、楽しみにしていて下さい‼ @kayzu_teamayu: @ayu_19980408 7月14日（水）NEW SINGLE「MOON / blossom」「blossom / MOON」の商品内容が変更だね。
　

She just posted this on twitter, saying "Yeah, the single has been changed. About the reason, after a while I think you will find that you'll be able to think 'Oh! So that's why!!', so please look forward to it."

I think she has something planned for the blossom pv, or something else planned in general! Really looking forward to it.

I'm SOOOOO confused right now!

I was really looking forward to both PVs/making ofs.
One PV is great too, of course...but still...!

I really wonder, what happened!

Oh no, we won't get blossom's PV T.T So sad... So that's why they cancelled Jacket D.


That's confusing lol Anyway, i'm looking forward to it too~

Ah, I see!

Well, it's perfectly alright with me! When Ayu came to this decision, then it's okay! I trust her and it's her work after all, she can do with it whatever she thinks is right! :yes

But I'm really curious, if we're going to find out the reason by ourselves soon!!
Maybe she is really planning something different with "blossom"!!

They should go ahead and throw the Don't look back remix on the CD+DVD version so I can get that one since I don't care about Last Links or meaning of Love. xD Also, the way Ayu talks on Twitter, it definitely seems like she has something else in store and that we'll get the blossom PV or something better at a later date. ;)

It's simple:

3 versions:

MOON/Blossom CD
MOON/Blossom CD+DVD (with just one clip for MOON and one making of for MOON)
Blossom/MOON CD

No PV for Blossom... So sad!

I'm glad, that I'm not the only one, who thinks like that!

Maybe we're in for a surprise!! :D

I think that they just do not have time to make a blossom PV

Me too :)

I don't know...!

I think, Ayu can handle her time quite well and wouldn't announce a new single with two PVs, if she is not able to give us two PVs (she is a perfectionist after all and takes her work very seriously).

I can't be sure - of course - but this has never happened before and I don't think that it's happening now only because she didn't have time for the video shooting!
It just doesn't sound very convincing to me...I could be wrong, though...

maybe they start to think about fans and thier wallets? %)

^^Not only that, but it's unlikely she'd say on Twitter that we'll understand why and be surprised if she just ran out of time to shoot it. She'd have said that. xD

LOL I wouldn't expect that from Avex xD

Strange! I'm very excited for some reason O.o Has she ever actually changed a release after announcing it?? I know she's changed dates before, but this time she's changing the tracklist =O

Anyway.. now that blossom/MOON [CD+DVD] will be canceled, I'll just buy the CD-only version and the [CD+DVD] for MOON/blossom.

wow! unexpected! xD thats why i like ayu!!!

:lech

I really think the pv of blossom is going to be in the next single... and then there's gonna be 2 new songs in the 49th single too but only one new pv, so the pv of other song is gonna be in the 50th single! XD confusing but thats what i think!

^ Possible. Gives people more incentive to buy the next single.

I also think that they simply slap it onto the next single to ensure that sales don't slump like crazy.

I think the PV is gonna be released, but not included in this single, as they say

Or... they could save it for the album so they can make lesser album track PVs *coughsparklecough*

true but that was because the album was coming up right after right?

^ Yea... but it's still possible I guess LOL

That's super weir, it's the 1st time they cancel a version and an already announced PV that I can remember.

Yep, this opens the posibility for a new CD after the 50° single.

maybe they'll make a "short film" in the 50th single with blossom, other song from the next single & other from the 50th?

Oh WHAT!? What's going on? A cancellation on one of the versions? And why is it?

MirrocleHeaven* I love your idea =)

ugh my interest in the single just lowered :(

i really wanted to see a PV for blossom... especially because I'm so much more interested in it -_-

please no short films in this lifetime anymore. *shudders at KyoAi*

If you'd have just scrolled up a little bit you could have answered for yourself, you know ^^".

Anyway, they cancelled version C with the PV for blossom. The reason why isn't known yet, but Ayu said on her twitter that it'll be something exciting. (Or something along those lines.)

Yeah, I'm not sure why they cancelled it... I don't know if this could actually put her at a DISADVANTAGE over Arashi's second week sales...

What will the stores do for customers who ordered the cancelled version? Move to another version?

they will refund to you =.="

I'm pretty sure we'll see blossom's PV on the next single or something XD

WTF no PV for blossom? is it official official?

then I think the PV will be on the next album, if the second single of this project is gonna be double a-side it makes no sense that the blossom PV will be on there xD well in my opinion

Yeay! "Only" 3 versions!

But it's stupid to have 2 names for 3 versions... A single should have just one name. :shakehead

wait2..
avex changed the tracklists??

oh no! wait..
so i need to change my order at CD Japan? since i've pre-ordered for both CD+DVD
hmm confusing~~

Me, I'm hoping for the oppposite. I want something short-movie-like that ties 3 songs of the three singles together and I hope that blossom is the first one in that series. And I'd like some famous japanese actors in it and not ShuyaxAyu. It really worked with Shawn Yue, but that's just my opinion.

Not just you, I'm having problems too. Ayu's site wouldn't load!

It's the fans' job to think about their own wallets... :rolleyes

it's strange I except anything from avex...

I ... was... dreaming about the covers.. this night T_T they were pretty...

but no pv for blossom? ;________; i hope it will be filmed later T_T

Exactly, I dunno why people feel obligated to buy multiple versions, it's the matter of choice, no one says you have to get all of them.

But it´s confirmed that will not be PV for blossom??

it's confirmed that there will be no version of single with blossom pv (so, no pv on single), but we don't know what will happened in future :D

That's strange, but I'm excited over what ayu and avex has in store :).

too bad that there's no blossom PV...
i wonder why T__T

Wow, this is quite surprising. I am happy I only ordered one CD Only version of this release to get the Last Links Orchestra Version :yes
Even though I have to say I was excited for blossom so much, I was really looking forward to the PV. I even kept asking about it to ayu on twitter :laugh (she didn't reply).

I agree with you :yes
I LOVE the idea with a new short film including one PV from each single!
That would be so cool.:heart
But I don't mind Shuya :laugh