As people said, it was probably a new sound she brought to music in Japan. It was new and fresh and people liked what they were hearing, especially with the exposure of the song First Love. As the Japanese music industry was particularly strong at the time, a lot of people bought physical CDs. Of course these days, more people download the songs without buying the physical album, so nothing will beat something released a while ago in terms of sales due to the difference in the market from then and now? I don't like the album much either, but I do love First Love. It's a J-pop classic.
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