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Originally Posted by truehappiness
Well, it depends on what the song is for, doesn't it? His last single didn't fare too well. It bordered on getting 200k. It got 198k by the end of the 2005 Oricon year. :] Ayu usually is placed with those who don't have a high chance of selling more than her.. but rarely, she is put up against formidable opponents like KANJANI8.. Oi, that was a scare in '05. :p
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Why everybody only remebers of KANJANI8? Gorie also sold +100k and was in front Ayu on the dailies. Plus, he sold better in 2004 than Ayu... (his a comedian, btw... a weird comedian who dress like a teenage girl =\)
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Originally Posted by ayu_fan929
EDIT: Also, she's most likely going to have the honourable last slots at the a-nation concerts. Unless they switch Kumi with Ayu around, then I'm pretty sure Ayu still has priority over Kumi.
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I don't think the fact she is tha last one on A-Nation means she's the priority. She being the last one is a tradition, it will be kind of humilliating the day they switch her with someone, because it's not only about popularity, it's also about how big she is, how much she has achieved for AVEX, etc. But Koda IS in fact bigger than her and it would be dumb to AVEX to have Ayu as priority when there are other artists who sell more than her. Like TRF, they aren't the biggest-seller but they're still the 2nd biggest concert in A-Nation. I'm sure Koda Kumi part in a-nation this year will be pretty big too...
She is still ONE of the priorities, no doubt. She achieved a lot for AVEX and she still is very popular (and that's very past her peak) with a big fanbase so AVEX gives her big budgets to PVs, tours and such, because even if she isn't the biggest selling artist, she's still one of the most popular and the one who sold the most in AVEX story. Also, being a close friend with the president (Max Matsuura) doesn't hurt ;D. She's the one with the best contract in AVEX...