[News] LOVEppears / appears -20th Anniversary Edition-

[Earth_maiden]

Any news about an OS press?

[visionfactory]

Originally Posted by MKAyu

Yeah. People keep comparing her to her peak, or to the artists who manage to keep up a career over decades (Namie or Utada for Japan). But almost all artists slide from where they were. Ayu being where she is after over 20 years is actually vanishingly rare. She has no reason to retire when she can sell out concerts, have best-selling books, and do advertising with video games (We are the Queens) and lingerie (La Perla).

I've heard she didn't sell out one date last year. Can anyone confirm?

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by visionfactory

To make a comparison Madonna re-issued her album Celebration in Japan in 2016 and sold 863 copies

Also Mariah Carey released a 25th Anniversary Version of her album Merry Christmas THIS MONTH in Japan and sold 599 copies

Namie Amuro too, released last year a remastered version of her very first album ORIGINAL TRACKS VOL.1 and sold 13,397 copies

As you can see ayu's sales are very high in comparison to other female artists comparable releases

I think the most accurate comparison would be when Utada re-released First Love. Don't know the figures for that one though.

[Party_King]

^ I’ve read there’ll be a Taiwan Version coming soon...
Only 4CD+DVD Version available for about 30$, i think.

[Andrenekoi]

^Even if she doesnt sell out every date, if she is selling like 80% or so of the tickets it still is a success.

[MKAyu]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

^Even if she doesnt sell out every date, if she is selling like 80% or so of the tickets it still is a success.

Yeah. My bad with the hyperbole, she doesn't necessarily sell out all the time. But she sells WELL.

[Next_Level29]

PLUS, keep in mind that "half of Japan" owns the original version at home ;D

[voltron]

^ According to Generasia:
Total Reported Sales: 21,905* (-15th Anniversary Edition-) (ranked as #256 in the yearly Oricon albums 2014 chart)

[visionfactory]

Mystery is gone, I've just read on the booklet

[LOVEppears / appears -20th Anniversary Edition-]

DISC 1 and 3
Mastered by Shigeo Miyamoto

Shigeo Miyamoto has worked recently mastering Do As Infinity and Aikawa Nanase albums.
He previously worked with ayu on mastering MADE IN JAPAN, A ONE and sixxxxxx

DISC 2 and 4
Mastered by Rena Koyanagi (form THE MASTER)

This one is a typo should be from THE MASTER. She used to release a CD series for Avex under the name THE MASTER.
Rena Koyanagi masters mostly Ai Otsuka albums.
She previously worked with ayu on mastering the ayu-mi-x 7 series