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Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE
Thanks chibinina for the informative post.  |
You're welcome!
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Originally Posted by Yum!Fruit_Salad!
I thought Japanese artists are paid on a salary basis not royalties, like it doesn't really matter how many copies they sell, they get paid a certain amount.
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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer
Yes, the Japanese music industry I think works completely different than that of America.
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It really does depend on the record company though. I referred to the American industry model because it's the most familiar one to me. (My dad works part time as a radio station announcer, and he is friends with a few recording artists at major and indie labels here in the US.) I honestly haven't seen many articles breaking down how Japanese record labels distribute profits, but if they're anything like American and European labels, then the profit methods will likely vary greatly. The salaried/non-royalty method makes sense because of Japan's smaller market size, but it's very difficult to determine exactly how the system works without information from insiders.
Aaaaaanyway, I'm happy about "L's" sales. For some reason, I think it'll end up having better chart longevity than "crossroad" once more people realize that is it Ayumi's big milestone single. I'm probably completely wrong though lol.
