I created a thread about the new "Global Release Day" initiative on the General Music Chat forum; you can see it
here. To sum up what's going on with the music industry:
New albums and singles worldwide are going to be released on Fridays, starting this summer.
But this is the Asian Music Chat forum, and the big question surrounding us is this:
How will the "Global Release Day" initiative of Friday releases impact the Asian music industry - especially Japanese pop (where we rely on the Oricon) - in any way possible?
This news of putting new music releases on Fridays is a very significant change from the usual Tuesdays - or Wednesdays, in Asian terms (such as Japan) - that we get new music on.
What are your opinions of this "Global Release Day" initiative set by the IFPI, the international arm of the recording music industry? Do you think this will impact the Japanese music industry? A big question is this:
Do you think this could affect the Oricon sales numbers landscape the way it is currently set up right now (Monday through Sunday for weekly sales numbers)? This is a question that we're going to have to find out over time as summer approaches, because now people worldwide will have to deal with getting music on Fridays, not mid-week, especially the Japanese who are used to do "Furage" on the Tuesday before the following Wednesday's advertised release dates.
If the Japanese music industry follows this "Global Release Day" initiative, I have a feeling that artists and record labels are going to advertise Saturday release dates much more often and put their "Furage" day on Friday instead of Tuesday! I also have to wonder how will this affect AKB48 and their runs at a million for every single they are about to release...
http://www.ifpi.org/news/Global-release-day-announced
http://www.ifpi.org/news/Viewpoint-b...al-Release-Day
http://mashable.com/2015/02/26/albums-released-fridays/
Here's a Japanese source involving this "Global Release Day" initiative:
http://jaykogami.com/2015/02/10774.html
And, Karen, we know that I'm on your ignore list...but you need to read this. This news is very significant...I don't know what the future of Japanese music industry will be with the international recording industry announcing that Friday is going to be the new Tuesday, and how this could affect Oricon sales numbers and rankings for future releases the way it is right now.