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Originally Posted by Maiku

i was wondering that also lol their profits could had been bigger if they had just pick Ai lol cause other than "Best of things" the 12 single thing arent really big for the big promotion its getting in my opinion and i doubt the same Trick will work again with the secon season Best album its to soon to try it again

correct me if i'm wrong

2005
ayu
estimate
step you/is this love-300,000
fairyland -300,000
Heaven-300,000
B&D-100,000
if you add it all you have 1million, now why did i bring this up? i just think it was a waste "12 single koda kumi" cause i can bet it prob didnt even break 800,000 while having all 12 singles put together.correct me if i'm wrong but why limited some singles when its getting a huge campaign/Promotion ? i just think if Ai was the one in the place of kumi she could had sold 1.5 million with 12 singles put together if not 2million.. but i guess kumi was chosen for some reason if not avex is being run by idiots

2005 ayu singles
step you: 345k
fairyland: 317k
heaven: 327k
b&d: 132k
total: 1.121m

ku's 12 single project has raked in so far about 770k, this number is expected to increase as the non-limited singles r still selling. n i really doubt that ai couldve sold 1.5-2m as 9/12 singles were in fact limited to 50k.

also, i really DONT believe that this 12 single project was a waste, at all. avex got wut it wanted out of this project- to promote koda kumi (->to get new fans). avex didnt want ku to fade away after her best album, as many artists have done before (ie:mai k; hikki; BoA) so they went ahead w/the prokect w/ku. after all this, avex also got sustained sales from her. 'you' has become her 2nd best selling single, n 'No Regret' passed the 100k mark and is on the way in becoming her 4th best selling single. Best~first things~ is STILL selling. after adding all these numbers, koda kumi has already sold more than 1million units in the oricon 2006 year. thats quite an achievement. and w/another BEST album, that number will likely jump to 2million. y is it getting lots of promo even tho all but 3 r limited? well, im pretty sure its never done before so thats y. and if avex can get the name koda kumi stuck in ppl's heads, then they've already achieved their goal. also, ku was most likely chosen as her sales were increasing before ai's. her 2005 album, 'secret' did really well, selling past 500k. her following singles sold past 100k and to add on that, her 1st best album sold past 1m; that was enough to make the plan go thru.

Originally Posted by evolution7931

yeah. but her popularity isnt really growing on its own.. it's been relatively stable for a while..

i disagree. i think ai's popularity has grown substantially since SMILY/Biidama was released. i mean, 2 of her 3 2005 singles have passed 'ayu territory' (300k+) thats quite an achievement. also, her LOVE COOK is doing really well, the sales r less than 100k behind (m)u.

Originally Posted by *Petit*

It doesen't seem that such schemes are neccessary for Ai's popularity to grow. So I guess they think it's better to let her continue on like she does, instead of pushing her.

yeah, ai doesnt really need the 12 single project like ku does. ai's popularity is already growing w/the rite tie-ins to her songs and stuff.