[Translation] [2013] ayu loses sales record to AKB48 (Article)

[Andrenekoi]

^Ayu and Namie are pretty much living legends, even if their sales hit rockbottom they will always have a top star recognization...

BoA was never at the same level as them... Her "god" impact is much more a western jpop fan thing... She will always be a big deal in South Korea

AKB48 won't have huge sales forever, nobody does... But they pretty much have their name written on the japanese pop music history right now... It's like Morning Musume, they aren't a big deal as far as sales goes, but they sell well enough to keep around.