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Originally Posted by KarenPang
ARASHI's sales weren't so fantastic when they 1st debuted in '99 . It was only until last year that they really hit the big time as before Happiness , it was quite difficult for them to sell that well , let alone for singles .
& of course 2008 was such a great year for the guys , with all 4 singles crossing the 300K mark with ease in which truth / Kaze no Mukou e & One Love rounded up to be Japan's 1st & 2nd best selling single overall
Step and Go was the 1st single onwards to sell more than 300K onwards in the 1st week & this year will be their 10th anniversary  |
Right, that's pretty much exactly what I meant.
Their debut was in 1999, yet they are much more popular now than they were then and that is rare for a Johnny's group.
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Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242
The only things that affected the sales were that CD sales were already declining. The cover ain't gonna make someone not buy an album...if it does...then LOL at you.
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I think the cover can make a difference. Fans are going to buy regardless of the cover, but casual fans can be swayed to buy with a good cover and turned off from buying with a bad one.