[CHARTS + SALES] >>30th No.1 Single<< Mirrorcle World - ORICON STYLE Thread 4 - Page 19

**ayumisrael** · #**361** 8th July 2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SolarAngel

Thus the x1.75? I thought it was because some stores don't release figures until the end of the week so everyone in this forum speculates with this factor. Anyways, i understand the RIAJ certification method now thanks lol...

If you guys look at the oricon charts recently, it's starting to make me really wonder at the no.1 for MW. Shuchishin's new single's 1st week release is better than MW's combined sales and their previous single is back in the top 10. Be thankful for small mercies.

MW's #1 isn't surprising at all since the sudden promotion and gifting (in ayu's tour too) avex gave this single in the middle of the first week was huge and the sales got higher almost like the first day sales.

If it wouldn't happen then it would be surprising.

aqua_crystal · #**362** 8th July 2008, 05:29 PM

^^Plus, the cover is extremly attractive too

SolarAngel · #**363** 9th July 2008, 04:53 AM

I'm glad she got the no.1 and i think she deserves it more than SCS and i agree, the cover is sooo pretty. It's just that the selling power of boybands like arashi and SCS makes me a little jealous for our ayu. My friend said it's because boyband fans are mostly young girls who don't have enough money to buy albums which are very expensive in japan so they buy the singles but still, i wish ayu's singles sold better.

criminal · #**364** 9th July 2008, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SolarAngel

And it had 4 A-sides, don't forget.

1 A-side + 3 B-sides, just like Mirrorcle World. Mirrorcle World also has a total of 6 versions, while FREAKY has 3.

SolarAngel · #**365** 9th July 2008, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by criminal

1 A-side + 3 B-sides, just like Mirrorcle World. Mirrorcle World also has a total of 6 versions, while FREAKY has 3.

FREAKY did very well by its own merit. Just saying that A-sides, B-sides, couplings whichever it's called, it had 4 new songs whereas MW has 1 semi-new song, 1 new song and 1 remixed song albeit a different one for 2 versions. If MW had 4 new songs i would expect it to chart at least 250k copies. Speaking of which, has it stopped charting?

**ayumisrael** · #**366** 9th July 2008, 05:59 PM

Mirrorcle World's 13th Week

Sales: 646
Total Sales: 192,410

Charted another week and sold better than last week!

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Originally Posted by criminal

1 A-side + 3 B-sides, just like Mirrorcle World. Mirrorcle World also has a total of 6 versions, while FREAKY has 3.

Well Mirrorcle World is more successful than FREAKY if comparing profits I suppose.. I'm sure avex gained more profit (because of price the and multiple vers. and mainly getting outside promotion).
FREAKY and RFYL had a PV, kumi sang 3 off the 4 songs on TV and some magazines appearances while ayu got 2 TV performances for MW and 4 magazine appearances. kumi got way better promotion.
There difference between the singles now is less than 3000.

FREAKY got 4 versions btw, CD, CD first press, CD+DVD, CD+DVD first press.
Mirrorcle World just got 2 more.

njanjayrp · #**367** 9th July 2008, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ayumisrael

Mirrorcle World's 13th Week

Sales: 646
Total Sales: 192,410

Charted another week and sold better than last week!

Well Mirrorcle World is more successful than FREAKY if comparing profits I suppose.. I'm sure avex gained more profit (because of price the and multiple vers. and mainly getting outside promotion).
FREAKY and RFYL had a PV, kumi sang 3 off the 4 songs on TV and some magazines appearances while ayu got 2 TV performances for MW and 4 magazine appearances. kumi got way better promotion.
There difference between the singles now is less than 3000.

FREAKY got 4 versions btw, CD, CD first press, CD+DVD, CD+DVD first press.
Mirrorcle World just got 2 more.

plus we all know that MW did great in Asia ^^

SolarAngel · #**368** 10th July 2008, 05:11 AM

Haha thanks! That's good news! Actually i've been wondering about the first-press thing for a long while now. At first, i thought it's avex that's not catching on to it but if freaky had it, why doesn't ayu's releases? E.g. kinki dome dvd had a limited edition and normal edition but ayu's never had something like that. And i don't think a long slipcase really counts because the cover and content is the same.

Bad Wolf · #**369** 10th July 2008, 05:56 AM

Because they are very generous people (

) I would HAAAAAAAAAAAAATE if Ayu DVDs were released "limited" and that one had great content that wasn't available on the "standard" edition. I dunno I just don't think that's fair. It's bad enough some people don't get to see her live at all, but then excluding people further content-wise?

Lame.

Though they'll probably do something like that with AT08 since it's her anniversary and all :\

TITANIC · #**370** 10th July 2008, 08:15 AM

Thanks for the update, Ayumisrael.. hoho...
keep going on Mirrorcle world. i'm so happy this is the first time MW sold higher than last week

keikeiaznqueen · #**371** 10th July 2008, 12:55 PM

If these sales last, MW can beat Daybreak in terms of sales!! =D

TITANIC · #**372** 10th July 2008, 02:34 PM

^ ooww yah.. even we've forgotten about daybreak...

My first target for MW was Outsell FREAKY

LEOyumi · #**373** 10th July 2008, 04:30 PM

Yay, steady sales! ^_^

SolarAngel · #**374** 10th July 2008, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by InoriNoUta

Because they are very generous people (

) I would HAAAAAAAAAAAAATE if Ayu DVDs were released "limited" and that one had great content that wasn't available on the "standard" edition. I dunno I just don't think that's fair. It's bad enough some people don't get to see her live at all, but then excluding people further content-wise?

Lame.

Though they'll probably do something like that with AT08 since it's her anniversary and all :\

Lol! You got a really good point. The way i see it, people are doing it with 3 different methods. Yoshiki method: Release the normal ones first then come up with extra special limited edition. JE method: Add one more song in the normal edition so fans are compelled to buy both. Conventional method: Just use different covers.

Since the first two methods may bother you (it bothers me ALOT), Ayu could do the third one. Then hardcore fans would be rushing to buy the first cover edition and they would buy an extra normal edition whereas casual fans will just buy whichever edition they can get. Boost sales!!

Empry · #**375** 10th July 2008, 06:58 PM

Update info for the 13th week:

127　163　***,646　*,192,410　13　浜崎あゆみ「Mirrorcle World」

MW's postion for the 13th week was #127.

**ayumisrael** · #**376** 10th July 2008, 08:55 PM

Yay! it went up 36 places!
And there was no tour or new stuff ^_^ good!

SolarAngel · #**377** 11th July 2008, 04:25 AM

Maybe the cover is pretty enough to get casual fans to buy it if they walk past a copy.

criminal · #**378** 11th July 2008, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ayumisrael

FREAKY got 4 versions btw, CD, CD first press, CD+DVD, CD+DVD first press.

CD-only first press? Where?

**ayumisrael** · #**379** 11th July 2008, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by criminal

CD-only first press? Where?

Reminding you
FREAKY CD+DVD first press - 4 songs & 4 remixes
FREAKY CD only first press - 4 songs & 4 instrumentals.
There just weren't 4 different covers, just 2 because there was 1 cd, 1 cd+dvd and each had a first press (cd & cd+dvd).

criminal · #**380** 11th July 2008, 09:24 AM

The CD-only had the instrumentals and that was it, there was just one version.