Congrats to Ayu~ :heart

For Utada Hikaru, it probably will. Just look at her past earning, even in years she did absolutely nothing she was still, by far, the top earner.

that's like $4mil USD

im sure those reports left out her product endorsements, those added up would totally surpass the reported earnings she has

i honestly do not even care about what kuu or ayu gets, as far as promotion goes. i like both artists, i listen to their music, and that's it. why can't it be that simple to other people? just enjoy the music and that's it. that's how i see it. maybe i'm not such a "serious" fan or whatever, i dunno.

and even though kuu or hikki didn't sell as much as ayu, so what? they still are famous enough to actually sell their singles and get good enough sales. it's not their fault sales declined this year. it's just happening. not to them only, but to ayu and lots of artists.

OK, unfortunately, this is something that I've said in MANY threads but this is the one and only time I'll say it in this one:

Certain comments and feelings have been reported to the staff regarding Ayu & Koda Kumi. Why is it that fans have to constantly pit these two artists & their fans against each other? It's unnecessary 99% if the time that I see it in this forum, and it has caused problems in threads and between initiates. Some posts have been split to quell any underlying tension. We'll have no choice but to close threads if this keeps happening.

We're all Ayu fans here but really, keep it civil, grow up, and respect other artists. Plus, Ayu vs. Kumi is getting so old.

^agree 100%

While neither make "great music", composition wise, I think Ayu's is very interesting for a mainstream pop act, and is more varied from rock to pop to classical, hence being wider reaching.

1st :) as always :P

Thank god for the double best albums....

OMG Yukie Nakama !? Good job to her and ayu

That's well over three million US dollars! ($3,629,021 to be exact.) Goodness! :P

MAKE THAT MONEY GIRL
GO AYU

GREAT!!! AYU got 1st place!

so it's mean all income unfo will out at 31 march??

hope ayu the 1st...

Cool, I guess. Mediocre sales along with successful sometimes-sold-out tours can really do wonders for earnings!

Congrats to Ayu!!! I knew she would have the most earnings this year! LOL. After the Asian Tour and A BEST release, pretty awesome!!!

Congrats to Ayu!!! I knew she would have the most earnings this year! LOL. After the Asian Tour and A BEST 2 release, pretty awesome!!!

Good for Ayu & Koda I can't wait for her album.

Is that quite low compared to western artists? ¥400 million is about 1.7 million pounds?

Depends on who exactly do you want to compare. The entertainment industry in Japan isn't as big as in USA, it's natural the performers cash sagnificantly less in comparison (although some definately get more for the same gigs - i.e. tv comedians), besides Ayu is obviously less popular now, she's not everywhere like she used to be.

Also, there's the tendency in the west that recording artists do not get paid a lot despite high record sales, depending on how much input they have in their work and what kind of deals they have. Seeing how Ayu doesn't sell as much as she used to and how she seems to be getting more and more expensive on avex, I think she's doing pretty fine when it comes to earnings.