[Charts & Rankings] The Official Oricon Thread ~Party Queen~ II

[KuuXAyu-fan]

Originally Posted by sinfonietta

Kumi was already in the media around the time of the album because of her marriage/pregnancy announcements in December. This isn't "promotion", as such, but it definitely promoted (positive) awareness. Unlike Ayu's divorce which looks to have been received in a more negative light.

Kumi has received a lot of negative feedback as well because of her "shotgun" wedding. So it's not exactly positive either.

[happiholic★]

Originally Posted by KuuXAyu-fan

Kumi has received a lot of negative feedback as well because of her "shotgun" wedding. So it's not exactly positive either.

Yeah, everyone knew that the only reason that they got married was because she got pregnant. Although, I'm kinda happy that it happened. She's getting older and her career was taking up so much of her time that if it happened when she was finally not busy she would be much older. Plus, I LOVE Kenji/Back-On, so I couldn't be happier.

But, I think that even Ayu's marriage would look a little bit worse to the public. Even if Kuu's was shotgun due to pregnancy, Ayu's was still really sudden, plus she married a non-Japanese guy. And that can annoy some people. Then, they got divorced, and I'm sure many people were like "I knew it, marrying that white guy "

I agree about wanting Ayu to sell well as a fan. But, the chart position, so long as its in like, the top 10, I'm not too worried about. No doubt avex just cares about how many copies it sells, because that's where the money is. Ayu caring about sales is a bit trickier. She needs to be able to have artictic freedom, but at the same time she needs to please fans and gain sales to help fuel what she wants to do.