She's a strong seller, but that doesn't mean everybody in japan knows she's #1 on the chakuuta charts or something. Just an example, yesterday my friend told me this Dutch artist has been #1 on the album charts for months and I'd never heard about her. Can't even remember her name. Chart position doesn't equal actual fame, I think.

I'm not saying everybody should know, I'm just saying if they're J-pop fans and follow popular music in Japan they should at least know she's alive.

Yeah that's true, if they really follow music they should know :yes

I guess "I didn't know she's still alive" is just a turn of phrase. They probably noticed she's still around, but without all the mad promotion from past years, it does seem as if she's toned down lots.

XD can't wait for the rips
reli reli can't wait
and PV
XD

^ayuchina didnt get the single earlier this time?? XDD its already sunday night,i hope there'll be any leak soon >.>

I'm feeling tomorrow Monday we are gonna get something :/ hopefully xD or maybe even tonight!

i think they will leak it on around 9th july since the release date is on 14th.

In view of promotion done for the past 2-3 years, I doubt AVEX will be even doing something substantial for the 50th single, and maybe it will be on par with the level of promo done for RnRC i.e. Random big billboard on top of a random building :laugh

Anyway I'm definitely looking forward to Blossom's leak!

XD of course AC & AMF
but I really don't like this single
so I just wanna watch the PV :grumpy

Well, they are not hardcore listeners. They are just normal Japanese lol



THAT's the point. ☆
Here, most of the people tend to think that the artist the see the most (TV shows, CMs, billboard, radio etc...) IS the MOST popular and the BEST seller, even if it sometimes it could be the contrary. For some cases there having not so much sales doesn't reflects a bad level of popularity (at some extends of course)



Oh, and as Misa-chan said, the "she is still alive part" is just a turn of phrase. It's just figurative, don't worry ('_^) Everyone knows that she is alive lol

I think the Dutch artist were you are talking about is Caro Emerald, she became really famous with her single ''Back it up'' and her single ''A night like this''. Her CD ''Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor'' was 18 weeks at nr 1 at the Dutch album top 100. I know it is offtopic but now you know who she is:)

Namie's new PV airs tomorrow, and her single doesn't get released until the 28th.

W.T.F.

Maybe I'm overreacting, but...damn.

Well, I also think that we are some kind of exception (foreign J-Pop fans...) We care a lot about sales, about chart positions, chaku-uta's, her promotion, streaks to beat Seiko... I wonder if Ayu's japanese fan-base care about that as much as we do... Maybe they don't even know she's gonna break that streak or maybe they don't care...

I mean... I know all that about Ayu, because we follow her like crazy here... But I never did that whan I just knew Spanish artists and my non-jpop-fans friends don't knwo anything about sales, promotion or rankings about their fav. artists...

So maybe is that we give more importance than we should?? XD

Who knows.. but I also feel this time things are working later than normal XDD

^^I think you have a point.

Also, they haven't even added the CM video to her official site yet!

Ooh yes, that's her! totally off-topic but thanks for reminding me :)

Ayu is always causing her fans to panic LOL!
but this is really taking far too long

No one read my post :scry

Can anyone tell me why I only saw Jackets A, B, and D on CDJ's site and Jacket C said "canceled"? Anyone know what happened?

^because they cancelled Blossom PV, so there was a CD+DVD version extra for nothing~ But Ayu said there will be PV for blossom, but that we will see it later and we'll understand why...

^
Ah. Makes sense now...

lol just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something and that I'm covering my bases by getting all three versions. I asked before too but might anyone here wanna buy my two extra posters? They'll all be the same right?

Ayu said in twitter:
てゆーか、今ね新曲創ってるんですがね、頭と身体がふにゃんふにゃんになってきました。。しかし、納期目前 。。。うぉーーーっっ、頑張れ自分‼さっきまで福岡でライブをやっていたとは思えないこのタフさに、我なが らあっぱれ♪めでてーなっと。←崩壊気味。
-24458秒前

she work in a new song?O_O

50th single o_o? maybe?

She said something about a new song, and the live in Fukuoka, and a quick delivery? Um...my Japanese isn't the best, so maybe someone can translate? :D

Google translation:
Teyuka, it is a song I'm 創Tsu now Yanfunyanninattekimashita head and body against the grain. . However, immediate delivery. . . User Interface'll'll ーーー U, my best! Live in Fukuoka and was doing just now seem to be this tough, and they have become an admirable ♪ Did not you Mede us. Slight fall ←.
Doesn't make much more sense. XO Someone well-versed in Japanese translate?

I got this:

I don't get whats "funyan funyan" maybe a sound that represents sth?? XDD I don't know.. but seems like she is doing it in the last minute as always LOL (Don't take my translation seriously... The last part doesn't make really sense.. XD)

^ thank you~!!!OMG new song composed by CREA :luv2:luv2:luv2

All I got on "funyan" was this:
funyafunya 1: limpness; ()
2: soft; limp; flabby;
3: mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth - from jisho.org
Makes sense, actually.

nothing about that tweet implies CREA, sadly

Yep.. like GRACE says... working on a new song may mean just writing lyrics or working with the composers or arrangers... not CREA...

I'd be so much happy if she said she was composing a new song rather than working on it. :weep But still, nothing's for certain right? There's still a chance.

That tweet doesn't mean CREA's back, but it'd be so GREAT xD
Maybe for the 50th single *dreams* hahaha

And, as usual, it's most likely that. I find it amusing that people start with "OMG CREA is back" everytime she mentions she is working on a new song.

oh...certain u_u
*disappointed* :(

new song announcement already? amazing <3

Hey guys, sorry I was at Anime Expo without Internet, haha.

New song though, woo!

By the way, Ayuchina tends to get the singles the week before, IIRC.

Really a short time no see
:yes

and a new thread too!exceed 500 posts already

WB a-chan! Had fun?