[Charts+sales] A BEST 2 -- THREAD III

[Lee_Hamasaki]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

LOL, I don't think so... specially because ai am best didn't do it.

I meant that with love piece ai otsuka in 2007 sell more than 1milion (ai am best 700k + 500-600k from love piece)

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by Lee_Hamasaki

I meant that with love piece ai otsuka in 2007 sell more than 1milion (ai am best 700k + 500-600k from love piece)

that's for sure.

[ayu_fan929]

So far Mr. Children, Kuu, Ayu, YUI, EXILE and Kobukuro have sold more than a million this year.

[ayumisrael]

I even wouldn't say that 20 artists that sell mroe than a million per a year is bad, being one of them is a gift. Because all the thousands of other artists couldn't manage to do so.
Overally for this time ayu's sales are pretty good.

[rieGeir]

I'm pretty happy with Ayu's sales ^^ She's supreme

[truehappiness]

LOVE PiECE is so not hitting above 800k.. D:

[TITANIC]

yea... maybe LOVe piece will pass the milion too..

[somethinglost]

Pretty comfortable sales for ayu, nothing to complain about.

[somethinglost]

LOVE PiECE will probably do 550K - 613K. She's not a big threat, I think the only major *new* threat would be if Hikki releases a new album this year... but who knows.

[greggerz189]

Originally Posted by somethinglost

LOVE PiECE will probably do 550K - 613K. She's not a big threat, I think the only major *new* threat would be if Hikki releases a new album this year... but who knows.

I doubt that Hikki will release a new album this year...she's usually quite slow in terms of releasing albums. She'll probably release another one next year.

[somethinglost]

Originally Posted by greggerz189

I doubt that Hikki will release a new album this year...she's usually quite slow in terms of releasing albums. She'll probably release another one next year.

Yeah, I know.. but in terms of female acts Hikki is really the only major threat (that hasn't released an album this year) to bump ayu down the top 10 yearly. ;]

[TITANIC]

a best black 2 689,858

a best 2 white 707,661

[norain]

if they both get 700k then that'll be perfect.

'cause secret did worse.

it's weird how Avril is the only non Asian one in the top ten..
so like, is she the most sucessful foreign artist in Japan or sumink?

i can't believe i used to like her. D:

[njanjayrp]

I said that Ku will never do it again, and not that she didn't already do it.^^, and I am not saying Ku's bad, just that her popularity didn't last that long.And I am sure that Ai will sell more than a million in total this year, but Love Piece probably won't go over 500 - 600k, though i am really expecting a nice album.

[futureLOVE]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

I said that Ku will never do it again, and not that she didn't already do it.^^, and I am not saying Ku's bad, just that her popularity didn't last that long.

Kuu's popularity is most definately not slumping. The true test will be with the release of her next album. It'll be interesting to see how the follow-up to Black Cherry will do sales wise. Unless, like it's already been said, i believe it'll be between Kuu and Ayu as to who is the top female solo artist for sales this year...that'll definately be interesting to see since we can assume that they will be close in rankings.

We can almost assume that Ayu will be releasing a new album in the next 6 months if not sooner so in which case it would at greatly to her sales for the year if she releases in November and if she can pull in an excellent first week. Let's hope her sales are higher for this next album compared to Secret.

Watch Hikki release another album and with Flavor of Life and the assumed success of Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry there would be nothing that could stop her from being the top selling female. I believe she deserves it though.

[namiie]

Originally Posted by INSPIRE1978

Kuu's popularity is most definately not slumping. The true test will be with the release of her next album. It'll be interesting to see how the follow-up to Black Cherry will do sales wise. Unless, like it's already been said, i believe it'll be between Kuu and Ayu as to who is the top female solo artist for sales this year...that'll definately be interesting to see since we can assume that they will be close in rankings.

We can almost assume that Ayu will be releasing a new album in the next 6 months if not sooner so in which case it would at greatly to her sales for the year if she releases in November and if she can pull in an excellent first week. Let's hope her sales are higher for this next album compared to Secret.

Watch Hikki release another album and with Flavor of Life and the assumed success of Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry there would be nothing that could stop her from being the top selling female. I believe she deserves it though.

I think that if Ayu plans her next album to be promoted on the basis of her 10th anniversary, it will outsell "Secret". Promotion for that next album has a LOT of potential to be stellar. TBH I didn't like A BEST 2 promotion; I know the trend in the industry right now is that BEST albums are selling less (with the exception of Kobukuro, geezus) but I think A BEST 2 could've been promoted better. Ayu's 10th album (counting Memorial Address) has a lot of potential for dynamic sales...I'm hoping it'll be around A BALLADS status, or at least (miss)understood sales.

And Hikki is usually slow with her album releases, so I don't think Ayu will have to contend with her when the 10th album is released. At least I hope not XD

[ayu_fan929]

Originally Posted by namiie

but I think A BEST 2 could've been promoted better. Ayu's 10th album (counting Memorial Address) has a lot of potential for dynamic sales...I'm hoping it'll be around A BALLADS status, or at least (miss)understood sales.

How was A BEST 2 not promoted well enough? On the release day alone, she appeared on 8 TV shows. Plus, there were posters, promo trucks, booths around Tokyo.

[namiie]

Originally Posted by ayu_fan929

How was A BEST 2 not promoted well enough? On the release day alone, she appeared on 8 TV shows. Plus, there were posters, promo trucks, booths around Tokyo.

Lots of promotion does not automatically equal stellar promotion. Just because they had it plastered everywhere doesn't mean it was effective. I'm talking about the overall strategy; I personally don't think the covers were all that great, and they could've lowered prices by a bit for the first press editions. Those are examples of how they could've promoted it, besides just making sure its presence was ubiquitous. Promotion was decent, but it could have been better.

ayumisarael has a lot of good points too.

[CHE.R.RY]

I was going to say...Don't forget about Utada! She has just as much a chance as Ayu and Koda Kumi...