Ayu Schedule #2 - TV Appearances, Magazines, etc.

[truehappiness]

I think unlike Ayu though, ARASHI doesn't exactly get much say in what they can and cannot do.. Ayu writes all of her lyrics and so on, so unless she pumps something out, no one's getting anything from her. Whereas in ARASHI's situation, they can kinda just take a bunch of photos / act in dramas while waiting for material to come around, you know?

And about Namie's uber #1 thing.. it's almost as if people who sold more than 10-20k first week avoided selling anything at all until after BEST FICTION / A COMPLETE. It's very strange how that ended up working out.

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I think unlike Ayu though, ARASHI doesn't exactly get much say in what they can and cannot do.. Ayu writes all of her lyrics and so on, so unless she pumps something out, no one's getting anything from her. Whereas in ARASHI's situation, they can kinda just take a bunch of photos / act in dramas while waiting for material to come around, you know?

I don't see how that makes them any less busy though or their schedule any less packed, which is the issue here. They are certainly much more busy than "taking a bunch of photos/act in dramas". As if either of those things are that easy anyways Ayu writing lyrics has nothing to do with her performing old songs on tv now. Obviously, Ayu isn't Arashi, but my point here was that yes, schedule wise it is possible.

Originally Posted by truehappiness

And about Namie's uber #1 thing.. it's almost as if people who sold more than 10-20k first week avoided selling anything at all until after BEST FICTION / A COMPLETE. It's very strange how that ended up working out.

Yes, she got lucky in terms of who released in the weeks after her, but that doesn't really explain the uber high sales numbers she has gotten. At this rate she will easily be the yearly #1.