Originally Posted by njanjayrp (Post 2057087)

LMAO. Good music doesn't mean good sales. What you or I consider good music might not be what others consider good music.

The first day is ok, with some luck the single could end up selling similar to Rule/Sparkle in the end. Until I see how the 2nd day goes, it's hard to say how the single will do. Hopefully it won't drop under 20k tomorrow.

Compared to the most recent efforts by other female artists who gained their popularity more recently this is very good. It will surely end up selling over 100k.

Originally Posted by SURREAL__RAINBOW (Post 2057138)

thanks for ur info about the lowest selling singles guys ^^

anyway, I'm sure sales won't affect ayu, I don't think

Originally Posted by ayumisrael (Post 2057141)

Generally those sales are undeniably still good they will affect ayu (well avex) with a great profit.
If it will manage to sell 130,000 (like R/S) or 115,000+ it will be really good since it will sell similar to namie's single (who just had a million and a half selling album). The only three who passed that are YUI, ayu (with D/G that is considered 2009 in oricon year and is the 2nd best selling single by a female artist this year) and that enka singer with ai no mamade that has the best selling single by a female artist of this year.

We can see that female artists didn't so much great with singles this year.
That's why if S/S will manage 115,000+ in total it will be great since averagely it seems to be the new great, or at least above average for female singers with singles.

Originally Posted by ayumisrael (Post 2057156)

I actually think that it's her strongest summer single since INSPIRE.

I really wouldn't mind if it would outsell, fairyland, BLUE BIRD or glitter/fated but it has no chance :P

Originally Posted by bluegie (Post 2057167)

Edit: ^ Wow... YUI could sell around the same on the 2nd day? I dun think ayu can do that at this point..



you know... I gave too much expectation from fairyland, and its episode II (BB) and III (glitter) were pretty lame (in terms of the similarity of the tunes). But fairyland still sold decently (about 170K on the 1st week, over 300K in the end), and BB was a bounce back from the so called horrible sales from B&D and Startin'. Not to mention that BB sold over 160K on the first week (last single able to sell over 150 on the first week, and over 250K in the end).

Just my opinion... I dun think S/S is that strong compared to fairyland and BB... :). Even dumping away the sales and other factors... The quality itself isn't that great at all. Probly I've heard Sunset for 20 times at least, but the play counts of Sunrise on my playlist is less than 5..

Originally Posted by bluegie (Post 2057174)

^ayu is never a big seller on digitals. Even tho she may get weekly no. 1 on downloads (e.g., Days), the sales figure may not look as good as, let's say hikki. I can't remember.. but did Days' overall download exceed 500K (ringtones + full song combined?)