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I just wanna say I agree with Neil a lot. Christmas isn't the same in Japan as the US. Lots of things are open and people do go shopping. And yeah, 70k might be bad if you compare it to her old sales, but please remember that things are different. Japan's music industry is different; different things are popular, like Koda Kumi and EXILE are more popular than they were a few years back. Ayumi still has a huge fan base and is still a highly respected artist. People have been saying Morning Musume is going to come to an end for the last 5 years because their sales keep going lower, but they still get many releases and tv appearances. Sales do not exactly equal the number of fans an artist has. They still sell out concerts and do fan club events.
Think of how music is in the US. Are artists that were popular 10 years ago still popular now?? Probably some are, but not many. Times are changing, you can't really make it stop.
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