[Charts & Rankings] The Official Oricon Thread ~again~

[Bigtop]

Originally Posted by KuuXAyu-fan

7 - ● ａｇａｉｎ 34,402 34,402 12/12/8 AVT
浜崎あゆみ 7 1

1st Week
Position: #7
Official Total Sales: 34,402

To say that, that is (>_<)

Now I have to say this: is anybody willing to buy ALL FIVE of the five-release collection? I think some aren't buying it...

Also consider the fact that this was released LATER than EXILE, YUI...you should understand that. Maybe the Ayu-Maro relationship (as someone may have said it earlier) also had an impact in sales.

Otherwise, I don't care. (But especially for me I've been listening more to Sayuri Sugawara and Yanawaraba; it seems some of Ayumi Hamasaki's new songs are a bit uncomfortable for me...but to be honest, that's my point of view.)

[brener]

disappointing =(( just cant believe this is an ayu release.... take me back to 2003 =(

[visionfactory]

Originally Posted by brener

disappointing =(( just cant believe this is an ayu release.... take me back to 2003 =(

Even Ayu herself said that she's not going to care about charts (and sales I guess) for these releases, just think this as a gift for her fans, care about music and not sales.

[sanzo2011]

If A BEST 3 doesn't bring her back to the game! i'll accept that she's over!~~!

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

It isn't getting any promotion at all, maybe like 1 truck going around shibuya which I've seen twice in a week, and I'm in Shibuya almost every day

And I went to Tower Records again today and there were only 2 copies of again, as in they only put 2 for display :/ And it was hard to find too lol Totally opposite to YUI and flumpool who are pretty much everywhere.

[title156]

SAD
But as some of you said, if Ayu doesn't care about the sale, why should I care...

[Delicious n Bold]

Ouch...
My copy should be arriving today
I'm one of 34k people.

[YUKARI]

I bought the CD+DVD today. I wish again and LOVE were the part of one regular album. This album I would like way more than all her recent albums like PQ, LS and etc.

[saigodansu]

With how many fans quit buying her products after seeing the publicity for AGAIN I don't think any release is going to salvage what that poorly planned strategy has cost her.
If her management could have left well enough alone the last 2 years and let her sell products with talent and not publicity stunts, she would have been doing great.

[sanzo2011]

Predicting about A BEST 3 sales now is TOO soon! i mean everyone thought that AC'd flop hard but it turned out to sell even better than A BEST 2! btw, i want A BEST 3 to be released on April 8th!

[Delicious n Bold]

Death if this album doesn't sell more than Angela Aki's Life album.

[TeamAyu2004]

Guys, this week was pretty much a half week for again...
this is normal.

[KuuXAyu-fan]

Even when you consider the half week sales are still lower then usual. That excuse is sort of valid for the first week but when the mini barely ends up selling 55-65k in total sales that doesn't really apply there.

[TeamAyu2004]

^ just going by the tend it could have easily hit 60K for the week.

also this is just the first half week for the mini, we dont know the final says yet.

[KuuXAyu-fan]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

^ just going by the tend it could have easily hit 60K for the week.

also this is just the first half week for the mini, we dont know the final says yet.

We really don't know that as again dropped pretty fast after the first two days it became available in stores. The only thing we can do now and wait and see how much it ends up selling.

[TeamAyu2004]

^ also where did you get your numbers since oricon hasn't posted their official week yet?

By the way, again hit number 6 in the charts for Monday, so it went UP 4 slots.

[TeamAyu2004]

^^ im still doing it.
I have been happy with the past 2 and Im sure ill be happy with the classical album as well.

[tetsuo69]

this might be a good thing that this mini album is doing bad, it just means the next might have better pvs and songs.

[miki_beland]

I think by the time A SUMMER BEST was released, Ayu's image to the public was already clean after the divorce scandal. But with this new scandal (which a japanese friend told me is even worse), I'm afraid she will have to wait some months (even a year) so that people can forgive her and buy her music again.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by miki_beland

I think by the time A SUMMER BEST was released, Ayu's image to the public was already clean after the divorce scandal. But with this new scandal (which a japanese friend told me is even worse), I'm afraid she will have to wait some months (even a year) so that people can forgive her and buy her music again.

I find it ridiculous that people here on this forum are still in denial over the current state of her career. Regardless whether or not you think this 'scandal' is a huge deal or not, it is in Japan. We have heard people dropping out of TeamAyu. We have seen statements made by Ayu herself regarding her current state of affairs. We have seen comments posted about her FNS performance. We have heard countless accounts of people on this forum who have talked to Japanese fans (even IN JAPAN) who all have been saying the same thing. The general consensus is that she is in some big trouble... Wake up and smell the coffee... It's an ugly truth, but it's a truth.

LOVE
1st Day
Position: #3
Sales: 21,743

2nd Day
Position: #3
Sales: 16,629

Total Sales: 38,372

again
1st Day
Position: #4
Sales: 9,087

2nd Day
Position: #2
Sales: 12,764
Total Sales: 21,851

Even the argument on "people are confused by the release date" is invalid.