[Article] AKB48 First Week Sales 513 453, Best Record in 9 Years For Female Artist

[Amrai-chan]

^ Apparently there was this one guy who bought 700 copies so his favorite member could make it into the ranks for the senbatsu elections.

Anyway, not all AKB48 fans are Wotas. I've heard from people who've seen them live that they actually have a good amount of just plain old fans a good amount of who were female.

I'm really glad for the girls.

[visionfactory]

Originally Posted by Amrai-chan

^ Apparently there was this one guy who bought 700 copies so his favorite member could make it into the ranks for the senbatsu elections.

Yeah, this is a picture of that guy, he appeared on TV it's crazy

[*Petit*]

If the sales curve is like that of a normal AKB single it means that the grand majority of the purchases have gone to wota. Ayu's sales patterns are similar (but less front loaded) as well, which means that mostly her hardcore fans buy her stuff. DOn't fool yourself. A casual fan wont obsessively seek out release dates and few of them will be buying the single on the first day compared to wota, and this goes for any artist except those who have very heavy marketing. If this single doesen't end up selling more than 600k in total you do the math. It doesen't mean the group or their music is "bad" or anything, it's just the way the music market in *** works these days...

[tetsuo69]

Originally Posted by visionfactory

Yeah, this is a picture of that guy, he appeared on TV it's crazy

i bet the boygroups have crazy fan girls doing such things as well.. cuz i dont think that many people like crappy music they release XD

[Crystal_Ageha]

^* Holy. ****.

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

omg.....


if i was rich i would do that for ayu and alan

[Polyrhythm]

No you wouldnt....cause there's only one Ayu and one alan....and they don't need votes to get on their covers.

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

not for that you silly just for the sales.

[Polyrhythm]

Oh lol....just bribe Oricon

[LEOyumi]

It's so good to see a girl group selling good for once. AKB48 is really, really good. Their songs and PVs are very well produced, and they're all very good idols. Although I don't really like their live performances, I've never seen them singing live

[jimex289]

I love them.

Originally Posted by LEOyumi

It's so good to see a girl group selling good for once. AKB48 is really, really good. Their songs and PVs are very well produced, and they're all very good idols. Although I don't really like their live performances, I've never seen them singing live

Agreed. They have one of the most creative and thoughtful producers in the industry producing their music. He basically redefined the meaning of "idol", setting AKB48 apart from all other proclaimed idol groups such as Momosu.

[visionfactory]

Back to Oricon Daily #1 Today!

[Polyrhythm]

I wonder how much it cost to make the Ponytail to shoushou PV.......@_@ Between the transportation for all those girls.... accommodations in Guam....the helicopter....lol Their PVs are probably gonna be cheap and crappy for a long time after that.

[visionfactory]

^ well they new PV is made of almost recycled material but it's really touching!

From new album SET LIST Kanzen Ban: "Anata ga Ite Kureta Kara" PV

[keikeiaznqueen]

And it's interesting to note that "Best Record in 9 Years" refers to AKB48 beating Ayu's evolution record 9 years ago. Although Hikki's Can you keep a secret? is the newest single on the list there (only a month or so after evolution though.)

[happiholic★]

Well, I will say that I really like the song River (although it sounds like they are saying liver). And I think these girls deserve their congrats, even if their fanbase is somewhat odd. I'm sure these girls just want to sing and have their music heard, no matter who is hearing it. Kinda like I don't think Kuu was walking around in a bra before Avex picked her up, but I know she just loves making music and did anything she could to be heard.