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Originally Posted by CoriKaru
This is Ayumi Hamasaki we're talking about where usually her name is all that's required to sell an Album so for one of her Albums to sell like this and with all of the versions on top of that, I'd bet a lot on the quality of the music strongly affecting sales. Not to mention I've seen how many of the Japanese have a problem with the music on this Album. After I listen to it, I'll have an idea of what others had a problem with.
And the Shimatani reference is completely subjective. I could say the music on that wasn't that good and that's why it didn't sell a certain way. That goes for the Boy Bands as well. I don't really like to make excuses for Artists. It is what it is.
It's usually the Single that suffers, not the Album so I don't think people would not buy an Album with however many songs because they prefer a Single with 2 songs.
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Everything is subjective, that's why I added the imo part
Hmm and no I don't think the name's enough, god knows we've seen that it's not even enough to be Utada (Hikaru) and release an album which will sell with low promo and her albums usually sold good with no additional PVs (though HS had loads of TV perfs). I didn't try to make an excuse, just state that the quality of music doesn't really have to determine the sales, but it all depends on your standards and taste I guess.
Considering that both Days/GREEN and Rule/Sparkle were quite successful for female artist standards, I doubt it's the music that's preventing people from buying the album, the new PVs that were aired were a summer song and a ballad and didn't bring anything new to her music. But I guess it's all the matter of taste and it's pointless to argue about the quality of the songs as you said, cuz as usual the opinions will be mixed as we've already seen. Plus we do know that Ayu's sales keep declining with every new studio album, so there is nothing weird with NL selling less than GUILTY.
@tony g - Besides Sparkle and rollin' all the other tracks were pretty much what Ayu has done before, one way or another. So I disagree, NEXT LEVEL doesn't bring that many new things to Ayu's music.