Oct 2: No. 1

Fantôme: 87,088 + 49728 + 27782 + 25038 + 28899 + 32065 = 250,600
EXILE: 79271 + 41258 + 18053 + 10688 + 8345 + 8175 + 10421 = 176,211

250K on the first week! Is this the final number or oricon still reported 80-90% sales daily, then real numbers on weekly chart?

I would like to see what her baby looks like :P

my physical copy is arriving soon (along with Ayu's!) super excited to listen to all the new songs.

Hell yeah!

Utada and this album deserve all the success.

Ha, I knew she will sell over 200k on the first week! xD

two more days till her sales drop under 20k I's say, another week until they drop to around 10k,...probably end s between 400k and 500k..similiar to Namies P<F

Sales are incredible.

YES! I'm so happy for her! She must be really surprised. <3

Wow! Oda Kazumaza selling really good! Didn't know he have released something this year.

wow i kinda expected 250.000 but with the current situation in the industry i lowered myself to 130-150.000 lmao

good numbers Hikki!!
well deserved tho, one of my fave albums this year and we had really strong releases in 2016! :heart

Really proud of her. those sales are amazing :D and michi is the most downloaded song on iTunes Japan for the second week in a row :D

I am saved, Dear God!
I wasn't honestly expecting some bops and such, but that KOHH song, when I listened to it in my headphones, it's like Heaven talks to me, lmao.

With all this (renewed) utada obsession, I wanted to watch my most favourite concert from her, Utada United 2006. And I remembered that I always wanted to know what is she saying at the begining of Devil Inside; someone knows if there are subs or translations? That would make me the happiest person on earth ♥


And btw, I'm not sure about it, but in the middle of my search I found this; apparently M-ON will be broadcasting the concert within a week to commemorate the release of Fantôme. (But I wouldn't trust the crappy translator, so I hope someone can confirm this!)

Second week's sales so far:
10.3: No. 1 - 14,028
10.4: No. 2 - 12,794
10.5: No. 1 - 11,807

Total est. sales: 38,629

It's a poem she wrote. I'm not sure she gave a title to it:

The sound of air
The sound of water
The sound of sand
The sound of particles flowing above me
The sound of blood running through me

Little things gradually begin to connect
Large things, growing ever larger, begin to crumble
Becomes smaller. Disappears. Appears. Disappears.
No one is present; no one is present inside my heart
Quiet and vast
There stands a giant tree
Quiet and vast, between the sky and grassy plain it stands

Why is it that we try and show ourselves in a positive light?
Why is that we try so hard everyday to have others like us?
Why is that, when people finally like us, we want to be alone?
I want to be spoiled by someone
I want to be drawn to something soft
I want to reveal a secret to someone
I want people to see my true self
Or do I not want them to see?
I want people to see, but I am afraid of being seen
Which is why I am sad.
That is what I think.

At the rate it's selling, it will sell around 80,000 to 90,000 in its second week. I wonder if it will sell enough to overtake the #1 spot YEARLY ORICON ranking? The current best selling album is around 600,000 copies.

Utada is going to end its second week at 340,000 copies.

I kinda doubt that it can overtake no. 1 spot. I think she will be no. 3 this year, counting the fact that Arashi's gonna release album this month. She will definitely break 400K at the very least with only one edition and no bonuses :D (really proud saying that lol).

I was JUST watching that the other day. So much memories. I loved this live.

10.3: No. 1 - 14,028
10.4: No. 2 - 12,794
10.5: No. 1 - 11,807
10.6: No. 1 - 10,676

Total est. sales: 49,305

Total so far: 301,886

Is this right or I missed sth?

I've been listening to the album everyday. The more I listen the more I like it.

The latest song I'm really feeling is "Kouya no Ookami".

"Ore no Kanojo" remains the favorite. That latter half is precious.

I need her to do a world tour ASAP.