Everyone said NEXT LEVEL would sell better than GUILTY based on the hype on a forum where a large percentage of the members won't even buy her CD. Now the internet hype is even greater, and people automatically assume it will equal album sales. Hate it to break it to you, but I doubt the album's going to go above, like what most people said, 300k - 350k.
I think the promotion is going to be similar to how NEXT LEVEL was. With a tour looming, she doesn't have time for TV lives or any serious promotion that's going to significantly drive her sales up. I think avex have realised that existing fans are only going to be the ones who will buy an ayu album, and you don't need to promote much to get them to buy the album. Winning new fans at her stage in the career requires something pretty special, but won't happen because of her tour schedule.
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