I don't think sales are gonna be sooo huge...
BUT GET THAT #1 AYU !!!!

I dont think it was THAT low.

Wow, Namie's first week sales beat her if those sales predictions are correct. Then again, I'm pretty sure they predicted much lower for Namie as well, so we can only know for sure after the first week of sales.

127.9 talkin 2 myself / ayumi hamasaki

They aren't sales predictions. And I think Namie's NINKI was like 62 or 63.

edit! Namie's was 61.50.

It's not a sales prediciton. Rankings prediction for the most.

yay! ^^ thanks!

It's not a ranking prediction either. XD

In any case, Ayu will DEFINITELY do worse than Amuro's new single.

^ yah i have a feeling it would too D:! But lets be optimistic XD!

Well obviously, it's not a triple A-side and has only a Panasonic tie-in (again) so it's like not even a question :P

The CMs for Amuro are made so much better than the Panasonic one IMO. The songs are also catchy in the sense that they can really appeal to the public.

Sigh, a single to be released in her tenth anniversary yet it's indicator is only 80k and it might do worse than 60s 70s 80s =/

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It's not a sales prediction.

Maybe the thread title should include a tagline saying people should read what NINKI is about first...

Calm down..i know i know....although it's not really that accurate but i will still feel worried after looking at 84.80.

EDIT: Oh, so it's basically just showing the interest level of oricon subscribers.

The CMs for namie are just small previews of her PVs with some extra scenes, is not like they went all out and did something extraordinary.

And both CMs should appeal to the market they are intended to reach, Shampoo and digital cameras don't go together at all!. lol.

It's not about whether it's accurate or not. The number does not relate to sales at all. Thus, I don't know where you're getting 80k from.

The PVs were shot specifically in LA to be used for the CMs. They're not just merely small previews for her PVs.

Besides, I find the Amuro CMs to have a stronger impact when I see them on TV here...vs. the short while that they aired the Panasonic one.

Nakitai nara's ninki was 20+ and it was in 3rd place ^^ the single didn't even chart in top 10 and ended up selling 3.5 k the first week ~ means NINKI shouldn't be trusted ^^ I am just hoping MW will end up selling more than 100k.

I have a deep, dark feeling that Ayu's gonna lose her consecutive streak. ZARD is extremely popular, and her numbers are dangerously close to Ayu's. And since the lead singer passed away, fans are going to keep buying their material---I pray for Ayu to get number one.

Yes I understand that, still the CMs show images of her PV they are like short previews they didn't create something different for the CMs but I do get the marketing idea behind all of it.

and the visual impact yes is different because both campaigns are different. Namie's shampoo, I'm guessing is a new product of some sort or they might be innovating, whereas panasonic's campaign has already been tested and if they did the CM like that is becuase it works for them they don't have to add props to get send the message they want.

I like both I say.

at least the interest's still there in japan for this single. thanks for the poll.