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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer
I don't see why they couldn't have waited even one week. Having two of their artists release on the same day would hurt sales more than waiting a week after the Olympics ended. It should be gospel at Avex that you never have Ayu, Koda, BoA, or Otsuka release on the same day as each other. I may be wrong, but I think that was the first time any of Avex's top artists have released on the same day.
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Simple. NEWS was releasing the week after Ayu. Ayu would no way be getting #1 if it was released a week after. avex I think takes into consideration (a lot) whether she will be getting a #1 when it comes to release dates.
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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer
My main concern is why Avex would want to put two of their biggest artists in direct competition with each other - that makes no business sense that I can see.
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They did the exact same thing to Ayu, to Ai, just that her single was released for BEST ~first things~. Yet Planetarium still sold really well.
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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer
But the majority of Kumi's fans are teenage girls and the average teenager is not going to have 5000 yen to spend on cds every week. And about the thing with Hikki - she is not in the same company as Ayu.
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Arn't most Ayu fans from the older ages (like 20's)? Then doesn't mean that their fan bases are somewhat different?
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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer
But I'm talking about now compared to as recent as last year, not in 2001.
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Sorry, I thought you were talking about compared to her peak.