>_< My post was a bit unclear. Eh, YOU as in anyone. =P But thanks for replying immel.
Also by out side of fan base I ment people who may have attended a concert, bought one record because they liked
it, but not hardcore fans. I can't believe that every japanese is a hardcore music fan of some artist and never buys "outside" fandom. I would guess at least most of the first week sales are hardcore fans, but the rest I'm not sure of. If that's the case then fan sales would be about 50 - 60 % and the rest "people" or interested people sales. The fans will buy almost anyways, so to me the most important people to reach are the others, some of which may become fans of course. Like people are asying, the cover might be very important to attract these people.