[Chibi-Chan]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

When u notice that:
And you remember that Hotel Love Songs was expected to be seen by 300,000 in 28 dates, so 10,7k people per concert, you see how she is in the same level of any big popstar over there... Without leaving her own country. Madonna's level is slightly harder (3,557,445 people in 85 dates, 41k per date) But even if people over here complains she is touring too much, I believe she still tours less than what the public demands her...

Those numbers are impressive I think!

Originally Posted by saigodansu

It's easy to find statistics on concert attendance & record sales, even the book and poster sales could probably be found. But as far as how much Ayu or Avex makes in profit on each one, for that you would need to know what % of each is in her contract. Even the part of her being a major share holder at Avex has nothing to really base it on. Celebrities are not even close to being wise with their money usually, that's why when the work stops you see the tabloid pics of how horrible their life has become. Every artist at Avex may have invested in the company, but they all may have chosen not to as well. The posts of her having over 10% of the stock is highly unlikely. The huge shoe collection & the lingerie collection that rivals it & the ridiculous items covered in crystals does not show much signs of handling money well. Neither does the $2000 - $20000 a night hotel stays when she travels or the occasional $600 meals.
LOVE itself already shows the lack of interest in lowering prices for fans & the complete opposite of everything Avex said these next 5 releases was for. They are releasing as usual in multiple formats CD & CD/DVD etc. plus they're billing a single as a mini-album to raise it's price from the start. If they include any other BEST album in these 5 it will be compounding the lie even further.

And your point is..? Ayu can't handle money well?