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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer
That's like saying no one cares about Seiko Matsuda now because her sales are low. You don't just suddenly stop being considered legendary and then start again.  As Ayumi's sales continue to lower, I doubt you would say that she has ceased to be legendary at that point. It's also inaccurate to say that Hikaru and Ayumi were "bigger" stars. When Namie was at her peak in the 90s, its hard to find any star that reached that level of success in Japan, ever. (I was living there at the time she started to hit it big) She was at least on par with Hikaru and Ayumi when they were at the height of there's. Namie's drop from the spotlight really didn't have much to do with other people anyways, but with personal matters and scandals.
And don't kill me but, I think I'd much rather have my career be a rollercoaster like Namie's than a rollercoaster that is constantly going downhill....We should all be hoping that Ayu's career becomes like Namie's rollercoaster.  |
If the next few Ayu albums would have bad sales, and then to have a compilation in the future that can break a million, I really wouldn't mind.
Sometimes it's more exciting when you see your idol rise from the ashes and break his/her own record, than to see stagnant quality, or worse, falling-everything.