[alan] Candy PANDA BEAR's in alan's 38th thread

[MissElin_]

...............oh my god what?!

I'm so depressed......................................... .

[y_nathz]

I haven't checked any news about her for some time and come here to find that her contract with avex ended. It's sad, I LOVE her Japanese stuff, I won't even stanning her if it's not because of her Japanese stuff. But I enjoyed C-Pop anyway, guess it'll be alright for me..

[Luja.]

No more japanese music from alan??? T__T that is really sad.
Even though I didn't like her newer stuff, Voice of EARTH is one of the best albums ever made and her voice in general is special. Since I don't listen to C-pop I guess I won't get any new music from her (in the near future)....

[pommy48]

Well there's still a chance she might release Japanese song, but imo, there's a very low chance...

I find it sad that some people starts to appreciate alan after she's gone

[koumori]

^ I know

Some people are blaming Avex for lousy advertising..in all fairness they gave her great tie-ins..but I guess she never had a huge hit after RED CLIFF, and even that wasn't really big. The public just didn't take to her. I'll miss alan's Japanese music too, although I was worried this would happen after the super-expensive Best release.

[adantatu2]

^i thought the same, but then she released Minna de ne and i had some hopes, now we have to wait

[pommy48]

Originally Posted by Koumori

^ I know

Some people are blaming Avex for lousy advertising..in all fairness they gave her great tie-ins..but I guess she never had a huge hit after RED CLIFF, and even that wasn't really big. The public just didn't take to her. I'll miss alan's Japanese music too, although I was worried this would happen after the super-expensive Best release.

I think the only good tie-ins she got was RED CLIFF, BALLAD, and Diamond...the rest was just crappy >_>

She got tie-ins for a cookie CM, a health drink (for the elderly lol), and boring historical movies/dramas.

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

It feels like someone stabbed me in the chest several times and the wound won't heal and keeps on bleeding and bleeding.

RIP

[ayu_ready?]

Originally Posted by pommy48

Well she says it's so she can spend more time with her family, but her contract ended this year and I don't think Avex renewed it...
Even Kazuhito ended his contract as alan's exclusive producer with Avex (but he'll still compose for other Avex artists)

even if he quitted it mean like she's never gonna be back God...

[NintendoHTF1242]

Maybe avex got sick of her lackluster chart position and sales. After all, this stuff ain't cheap, and alan isn't racking in the money. Of course, that's pure speculation on my part.

I'm gonna miss her Japanese career, but I do like it when she sings in Chinese so if she does more Chinese songs I'm cool with it.

[Aozora]

She didn't sell THAT horribly in comparison to a lot of singers though. I mean, she wasn't huge, but she sold a lot better than a lot of other artists that still have contracts.

Is it possible that she chose herself to not continue with Avex?

[pommy48]

^ Even though she didn't sell horribly, but Avex invested a lot more in her, so they lost more money~

[adantatu2]

I see some making offs, and honestly the pvs and the covers are really simples, and the good pvs are filmed outdoor, so they don't have to pay for a set, effects, lights, and blah blah blah.
If the money was the problem, i think they could stop her career before, but they keep with her releasing more singles.
Maybe avex doesn't see more future for her.
sorry for my english,XD

[pommy48]

The old outside pvs were good like Ashita e no Sanka and Gunjou no Tani, but Ikiru was just lazy.

[*Petit*]

I don't think it's safe to assume that avex lost money on her.

And quite frankly don't see how anything is avex fault, people always blame the company it's ridiculous, forgetting that they would not even have known her name had it not been for avex

making her release in japan to begin with was taking a huge risk. She's a foreigner and didn't speak japanese when she started off in japan. For that reason only she would be more difficult to market, regardless of her talent.

sounds to me like this could've been more or less a mutual decision though. =)

I'm sad she's not going to release anymore in japanese at the moment. I Prefer her singing in japanese to chinese and she'll probably release less frequently. =( She has such a wonderful voice. I don't think she'll have a hard time finding work though, she's got a beautiful face and a wonderful voice. =)

[pommy48]

Yeah Chinese singers usually take forever to release anything because they just release albums and no singles. But it's not like she's not jobless right now...she's most likely already working on her next Chinese album lol

[OogoeDiamond]

I wonder if they wanted her to go why they released Ikiru in the first place? Wasnt it easyier to just throw her out after best? It has to be sudden or something (cause I think Ikiru and Panda song was recorded after best)

[koumori]

Originally Posted by pommy48

I think the only good tie-ins she got was RED CLIFF, BALLAD, and Diamond...the rest was just crappy >_>

She got tie-ins for a cookie CM, a health drink (for the elderly lol), and boring historical movies/dramas.

Yeah, Avex didn't really do her any favours to the right age-groups. Bands/singers that appeal to the 11-18 year old range do the best in Japan right now, and with her tie-ins, it would of made her get a stereotype of being a boring classical singer..it's a shame.

I think alan knew this and decided she was going to give her all to China, rather than being far away from her family all the time and juggling her career between seperate countries, and not getting huge hits in either.

[FIRSTKLAS]

Originally Posted by pommy48

Yeah Chinese singers usually take forever to release anything because they just release albums and no singles.

I was wondering something about this: all those different editions you see for CPop albums on YesAsia (Preorder Version, Commemorate Edition, Special Edition, etc.), are those repackages with new songs or repackages with just new art?

I can't really tell any difference between some of them and if alan is going to become a full-time CPop artist, it'd be nice to know how their industry works.

[pommy48]

^ ok I'll take alan's Love Moon Light for example

1. First edition - comes with 7 songs and 4 PVs, poster
2. Second edition - comes with the same 7 songs and my life (chinese version MV) is replaced with a new MV, You Me Jiu Hao, 6 postcards + 1 poster

Usually for Cpop albums, each edition has different bonus goods and covers and commemorate editions are usually album+concert