[Charts & Rankings] Official Oricon Thread ~50th Single L~

[yamadashun]

there should have a big rise tomorrow.

[Elednist]

Just with a performance in TV she could improve the sales! Avex could promote her a little bit more xD Is not only for the sales but cause I want a TV performance too xDDDDD

[Nackar_91]

These days, what REALLY gets the artist money are things like endorsements, commercials, sponsorships, and most of all CONCERTS. Actually, concerts are the one thing an artist makes more money off than the record company. Which is probably why so many artists seem to tour endlessly. It's their main source of income, probably ^^

[brener]

darn it!! big drop =x I don't think it will end the week above 70k..

[PEARL]

as long as she gets #1 its ok ~

[AyuGAME]

her concert will surely help...just wait and see

[aura~]

6 of today's sales are from SURREAL_RAINBOW and mee hahahaha

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Thanks chibinina for the informative post.

[fantaisie.sign]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

Thanks chibinina for the informative post.

You're welcome!

Originally Posted by Yum!Fruit_Salad!

I thought Japanese artists are paid on a salary basis not royalties, like it doesn't really matter how many copies they sell, they get paid a certain amount.

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Yes, the Japanese music industry I think works completely different than that of America.

It really does depend on the record company though. I referred to the American industry model because it's the most familiar one to me. (My dad works part time as a radio station announcer, and he is friends with a few recording artists at major and indie labels here in the US.) I honestly haven't seen many articles breaking down how Japanese record labels distribute profits, but if they're anything like American and European labels, then the profit methods will likely vary greatly. The salaried/non-royalty method makes sense because of Japan's smaller market size, but it's very difficult to determine exactly how the system works without information from insiders.

Aaaaaanyway, I'm happy about "L's" sales. For some reason, I think it'll end up having better chart longevity than "crossroad" once more people realize that is it Ayumi's big milestone single. I'm probably completely wrong though lol.

[Yum!Fruit_Salad!]

@Chibinina4, I see. I found the article where I had gotten my information from.

Japanese jimusho, on the other hand, hire their talent as salaried workers. They pay their “employees” a monthly salary, which usually starts at the relatively low ¥200,000 and can be re-negotiated on a yearly basis.

Quoted from
http://neojaponisme.com/2010/04/05/t...stem-part-one/
http://neojaponisme.com/2010/06/29/t...stem-part-two/

Funny how crossroad is doing slightly better despite L being her 50th single.

[Yum!Fruit_Salad!]

I thought Japanese artists are paid on a salary basis not royalties, like it doesn't really matter how many copies they sell, they get paid a certain amount.

[SunshineSlayer]

^ Yes, the Japanese music industry I think works completely different than that of America.

[ayumisrael]

4th Day
Position: #1
Sales: 4,652
Total Sales: 61,822

[Mirrorcle Monster]

At least is better than MOON/blossom...

[joshohhhhh]

^^ it's only 4k less than 'crossroad'. it's doing awesome.

[bluegie]

Yes Hopefully it will have a boost on weekend .

[Lanz16]

yes!!!
Another #1!!!

Im hoping that the 7 Days tour will boost the single sales

[Elednist]

The sales are just OK, but even if they could be much better than they are, the single is just great xD The end of Sweet reason's PV, the entire PV of Virgin road and the amazing Last Angel

[brener]

Originally Posted by Elednist

The sales are just OK, but even if they could be much better than they are, the single is just great xD The end of Sweet reason's PV, the entire PV of Virgin road and the amazing Last Angel

yep, the sales are OK, but I was expecting better sales than crossroad, cuz L is the main single of the 50th Single Project...

[AyumiAi]

but the 4th day sales are friday's sales right?
tomorrow's sales should go up due to the concert.