probably you're right about the double a-side thing, but we know that today she only releases singles with two original songs which will end up on the album no matter if they are a- or b-sides ^^

additional remixes and other versions of songs should hardly account for sales, sadly. :/

Yes, that's true... I guess the most important thing is to promote the singles well, appearing on TV, magazines, on billboards, A LOT, like during her peak-years... But thats another extra pressure for Ayu

Ok my new target for MW, top 25! It already sold better than many people expected i believe so we can only wait and see if other singles will surpass it. My reference point is more glitter/fated.

I think MW has sold high enough, although personally i wanted it to sell at least 200k. It's sales figure is considered good for females singles sales, but definitely not enough for overall sales; taking boybands sales into account.

I think MW do it very well... she didn't do a lot of promotion, only two TV performances... Maybe it will reach 200k at the final of the year or so... who knows... But nowadays in the top are the boyband which I love (like KAT-TUN or Arashi) so there's no a lot of female singers in the top positions... is hard for them and maybe ayu is on the 7th position of something but without male singers is the 3th...

But okey, MW supered the sales of past single, almost like BB in 2006.. for mi it's good ^^!!


byee*!

Sadly female artists can't sell more than boybands if they're not uber popular and it's even harder with the singles.:(

hard for ayu to stay on top 30 I think, there're alot of boybands single would be released :cry

Why would boybands' singles sell higher? Are they more popular or something? Personally I don't really like them but, I hope I could know of a reason.

Japan is full of fan girls, who feed on "beauty". I don't think there is any other explanation for huge sales of ultra generic pop music.

^ i heard that boybands' singles are [much] cheaper?..so they can buy alot.

Are you serious? Oh well, no matter what the adversities are, at least Ayu managed to sell a decent number for Mirrorcle World.

They are not really cheaper, but they come with more things.
Like more often that not, many songs on the single (at least 3 or more),
And sometimes photobook and dvd.
I think it's easier to get females to buy singles much more than guys...
And those who are fans of johnny's... omg... sooo powerful and devote.

^ oh, and also there's only one ayu, one utada, one kumi, whereas there'll be more than one eye candy for every boyband.