This one is pretty cool I think: https://twitter.com/TOWER_Shibuya/st...17317139456000

I'm still hoping for a miracle and that L will get #1. xD And since my copies probably won't arrive before two weeks of time, I hope for an early leak!

Tower Records Shibuya & TSUTAYA Shibuya always seem to have very nice promo standees

This one was just posted , from Tower Records Sapporo

https://twitter.com/TOWER_SapporoPv/...51852203941888

If the release date for L was 4th Feb , it wouldn't have any problems to get #1 but now it's impossible . At most it should chart in the top 5 if not #2

Generally Johnny's do not sell well for albums (other than ARASHI) but it will be great if L can get #1 since it was released in 3 editions , together with a mountain load of different giveaways that the JDA fanclub , mu-mo & other CD shops within Japan are giving out

Even more promo standees of L

https://twitter.com/HMV_Kawaguchi/st...72648691601409
https://twitter.com/TOWER_ArSapporo/...74009915219968
https://twitter.com/TOWER_Hiroshima/...74532928159744
https://twitter.com/TOWER_Yokohama/s...82305443217408

And L has leaked :D

http://pan.baidu.com/s/1dD1YOdr

Credits - http://www.alljpnews.com

Going to listen to L now :banana1

L debuts at #1 on the 1st day of release , selling 70,178

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2015-02-24/

Congrats to yasu & the sales difference between him & NEWS are quite close

Wonder what's going to happen within the next few days . It'll be a shock if this will be NEWS's 1st release of not getting #1 but don't think they mind so much :p

Even more promo standees of L

https://twitter.com/miyakoKOBEKITA/s...06519483060225
https://twitter.com/TOWER_Morioka/st...15121803390976
https://twitter.com/TOWER_Nagasaki/s...03084222189568
https://twitter.com/TOWER_NUchaya/st...01962820513794
https://twitter.com/ssd_nmb/status/570508727528263680

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-sKlKcUMAANnzj.jpg

https://twitter.com/Daigo19780408/st...61421022359552

But of course DAIGO ;D

Haha DAIGO xD
I wished I would be able to get my copies also before the official release. Jealous! ;)

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2015-02-24/

☆*:.｡.o(≧▽≦)o.｡.:*☆

L got 1# on its first day and sold about 5k (70.178 in total) more than NEWS' album (65.111)! Fingers crossed it stays this way!


L－エル－1st Week
1st Day: Position: #1 | Sales: 70.178 | Total Sales: 70.178


Edit: well, Karen already posted it. Thanks!
Sorry, I'm online with my mobile phone, that's why I didn't noticed there were already three new posts in this thread... xD

Going to download L now and then listening to it!!! Yay! o(^-^)o

^ That was already posted before I posted DAIGO's

But anyway , congrats to yasu & I've already listened to L earlier on

Quite a good album , very different from 2012 . 2 songs L & Loves made references to the album title

So far my fave album track is 7 colours as it's so upbeat & fun . ~Le Chat Noir~ is such a pointless interlude as it's only 20 seconds long (short ?)

That said , I hope sales for L will keep up . Not so sure what's going to happen in the next few days but hey getting #1 on the 1st day ain't a bad start

^I'm just too slow... xD Even with my edit I wasn't fast enough. Starting my PC now. lol

I wonder will this be a repeat of events regarding when yasu released 2012 against Ayu's Party Queen ?

At that time nobody expected yasu to kick Ayu's butt & I think the same thing's happening again as most people assume NEWS will get #1 but who knew ? xD

Music wise , I feel NEWS's White is easier to listen . Not sure if it's because the album leaked out over the weekend while L only leaked out a few hours ago

But promo wise , L definitely has the advantage as generally Johnny's albums don't really get that much promo . But for L , the number of editions put out , the amount of freebies given from different channels , that's enough to put NEWS over the edge

It's hard but at times like this it's not easy not to play favourism as I've been a longer Johnny's fan then compared to ABC so naturally I want NEWS to get #1 but times like this , things would work in another direction

L in music box mode



The actual song itself is nice

Since I put Bigtop in my Ignore list , I can't help but ponder if not guess why's that everytime supposedly sales related , he comes into certain threads to comment where he doesn't listen/support the artistes in the 1st place ? :rolleyes

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Various musicians who have backup yasu over the years left some comments/remarks about yasu & L via http://natalie.mu/music/pp/acidblackcherry03

And more L promo standees

https://twitter.com/TOWER_Chiba/stat...58152796663808
https://twitter.com/TOWER_Kobe/statu...30157994307585
https://twitter.com/TOWER_NUchaya/st...54437922607105
https://twitter.com/TOWER_SapporoPv/...36413849014272

70,178 + 16,661 = 86,839

1->2

Very close numbers so far between NEWS's White & L . Right now , White is leading

I'm sad u.u I was hoping L would make it with its second day sales. Still hoping it will make it in the end!

There're still the next few days before the 1st week sales tally

But for yasu to go up against a Johnny & still able to sell on par with them , that's great especially since nowadays solo artistes can't sell for crap sake

Would have been nice for yasu to do a few TV live performances to further drum up sales for L though :x

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-xXOIXVEAEAmDa.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-xXOJNUAAE9H56.jpg

https://twitter.com/TOWER_Namba/stat...27183272636416

Mini AKIHIDE & ABC promo standees side by side each other , awesome

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-wz9iZUcAAcDGh.jpg

https://twitter.com/TOWER_Ikebukuro/...88385293787136

That portrait of L as the centrepiece is so cool

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-z8j2CUcAAPCNk.jpg

https://twitter.com/bookaceco/status/571108946880147456

70,178 + 16,661 + 7,961 = 94,800

1->2->2

L－エル－1st Week
1st Day: Position: #1 | Sales: 70.178 | Total Sales: 70.178
2nd Day: Position: #2 | Sales: 16.661 | Total Sales: 86.839
3rd Day: Position: #2 | Sales:7.961 | Total Sales: 94.800


Well, my dreams are crushed now... xD

I really love L! It's a great and complex album! I will write more when I have time!^^

There're some good songs in L but for some reason , I always feel that ABC's albums are not very easy to listen

Then again what yasu does is not mainstream but still for him to almost close to 100K copies within the 1st week (it will get there xD) , it's great for him

At least he gave NEWS a run for their $ , well in the beginning ie.