Originally Posted by AyUmIXx (Post 2162850)

guys..Ayu is not going to attend FNS right?

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer (Post 2162884)

^ No. Totally different. There are several end of the year shows in Japan. FNS is one of the major ones.

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer (Post 2162839)

^ There are plenty of non-JE people that get major tie ins too. :) And a lot of the people that do have major tie ins, don't necessarily need them to sell well either, but they do need them to sell like stratospherically high though. Like B'z didn't exactly need Buzzer Beat for Ichibu to Zenbu to sell well; it would have anyways. But having a successful drama tied with it made it sell even better. Same thing with Ayu probably. Everything else I agree with though. Still though, Ayu having a major tie in for once would be nice. Dandy Daddy though not a huge hit drama was at least a step in that direction. It didn't seem to have a positive effect on her physical sales though maybe it is what helped drive the digital sales.

Originally Posted by yuki_unmei (Post 2162943)

ah ok thanks
was getting confused by that

Originally Posted by njanjayrp (Post 2162953)

Considering that B'z's 2008 singles couldn't clear 200k either and that their last album barely sold 320k, I'd say yes the song needed a tie-in, else I really doubt it would sell close to the amounts it did. Sure I'd like seeing Ayu get a tie-in like that someday :)

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer (Post 2163038)

I used B'z as an example because you said Ayu didn't need a tie in to sell well. B'z single sales last year are comprable to Ayu's - in fact they only had one single last year and it just barely outsold Ayu's last year. So if Ayu's non tied in drama singles are considered selling well enough, then B'z sales as well should also be considered selling well enough is what I mean. :) But just like many artists that don't need a tie in to sell well, the tie in - if good - can make it sell a lot more. Don't know if how I just explained it made any sense though.

Originally Posted by truehappiness (Post 2162863)

After seeing some people at 2ch mention it, I wonder if they'll switch out the "Christmas card" extra for those who purchase it at mu-mo, since the switch to the 29th makes it completely useless, haha

Originally Posted by LostHeaven (Post 2163083)

In my country Christmas begins on January 7 ^^

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer (Post 2162828)

Same thing with the Tinkerbell movie, it's hard to say exactly in what capacity the song will be used. And once again, its not really an audience that is gonna go out and buy the cd (or even have the means to ^_^). Only if they beg their parents will they get the cd and even then, most children are more likely to beg their parents for a Tinkerbell doll or something I think. :)

Originally Posted by njanjayrp (Post 2163070)

Yes I know and that was exactly what I was trying to say. They didn't sell just well with a tie-in, but extraordinary well :p - considering they were selling as much as Ayu in 2008 :) I wasn't trying to imply B'z wasn't selling well without tie-ins if thats what you meant :)