New single MOON / blossom 7/14, 1st part of 3 single project [II]

[majrakun]

Silly me, I thought 7/7 and 7/14 are in the same week, lol. I don't know what made me think that.

I've yet to decide which version to order, most probaby m/B CD-only because of Last Links. I'm probably going to order it with Kuu's Gossip Candy.

[ILoveGeniuses]

Originally Posted by SURREAL__RAINBOW

WOW

omg xD


thats cool! i wish more of my friends would dare to buy stuff online xD or ask me to do it for them at least!


too bad online sales don't count on the first day (if I'm not wrong) we would just smash that chart xD

LOL Yup. Actually if i was living in Japan, I think the people at the CD Store would learn my name and face pretty quick. There seems to be plenty of cool releases I want like every month of Japanese stuff.

Probably would even get used to what type of stuff I'd buy. Translation:
Store Clerk: "Hello Christina, here's the new Ayu CD that just came in today."
Me: "And what about the other editions?"
SC: "Oh right. Sorry, my bad. I'll go get those"

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by SURREAL__RAINBOW

too bad online sales don't count on the first day (if I'm not wrong) we would just smash that chart xD

The online sales/pre-orders are counted towards the first day, therefore the first day sales are considerably higher ^^

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

Originally Posted by SoldierofSilence

LOL Yup. Actually if i was living in Japan, I think the people at the CD Store would learn my name and face pretty quick. There seems to be plenty of cool releases I want like every month of Japanese stuff.

Probably would even get used to what type of stuff I'd buy. Translation:
Store Clerk: "Hello Christina, here's the new Ayu CD that just came in today."
Me: "And what about the other editions?"
SC: "Oh right. Sorry, my bad. I'll go get those"

LMAO! xD would be the same with me!

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

The online sales/pre-orders are counted towards the first day, therefore the first day sales are considerably higher ^^

ohhh I thought they said it was added on the total at the end of the week! oh well

[ILoveGeniuses]

^yeah i thought i heard same thing.

[majrakun]

I never really understood this sales thing. I just buy them XD

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by SURREAL__RAINBOW

LMAO! xD would be the same with me!




ohhh I thought they said it was added on the total at the end of the week! oh well

Nope. The numbers in the end of the week are slightly different due to the fact that some stores don't send all the data in due time or things like that. Pre-orders are always counted towards the first day, whether they were made online or not

[ILoveGeniuses]

^but lets say for some reason my copies werent shipped first day, would they still count towards first day?

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

This arashi news is a bit disheartening, but I doubt they'll move the single? Kumi's new single releases on 7/14. Maybe she will just have to battle it out.

Isn't arashi under Avex too? So they could have just made the release date different to begin with.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by SoldierofSilence

^but lets say for some reason my copies werent shipped first day, would they still count towards first day?

I guess that depends (most likely yes, if they charged you), but with CDJapan and YesAsia they are always shipped right away if available and if there wasn't anything wrong with your order.

[ILoveGeniuses]

^Well its paid for already since i use an instant transfer from my paypal balance to pay.

[maaya]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

This arashi news is a bit disheartening, but I doubt they'll move the single? Kumi's new single releases on 7/14. Maybe she will just have to battle it out.

Isn't arashi under Avex too? So they could have just made the release date different to begin with.

Arashi is under J strom, one label of johnny's entertainment not avex.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Originally Posted by maaya

Arashi is under J strom, one label of johnny's entertainment not avex.

Ah thanks, I wasn't sure.
Ugh...boy bands. So annoying.

[pop909]

... I actually dont think that Ayu will get #1 anymore!

Think about it... Arashi is on the rise, Ayumi going down.

This whole single project to the public probably means to holdout...because waiting 2 months=50th single.

S/S single sales were 75,000 first week...and i think it will go down for Moon/blossom.

[njanjayrp]

^Yet arashi hasn't really sold more than 70k in their second week, so think about it again

Originally Posted by SoldierofSilence

^Well its paid for already since i use an instant transfer from my paypal balance to pay.

Well then they already counted your copy the the number of sold copies and it will be counted towards the first day on the charts.

Pre-orders and online sales are one of the main factors why the majority of artists have front-loaded sales.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Originally Posted by pop909

... I actually dont think that Ayu will get #1 anymore!

Think about it... Arashi is on the rise, Ayumi going down.

This whole single project to the public probably means to holdout...because waiting 2 months=50th single.

S/S single sales were 75,000 first week...and i think it will go down for Moon/blossom.

Noooo we have to be positive! Only time will tell.

[rakeru]

It's going to suck if her huge 50th single turns out to be her streak-breaker. I'm tapping into my limited funds for this!

[Lady_Eowyn]

I don't think i'm buying the single this time. I'm sad to say Rock and roll circus really disappointed me... and i'll have to love the songs to even consider buying anything

[SunshineSlayer]

I think Ayu's probably safe, although Arashi might make things interesting. Ayu has 4 versions though and Arashi is only releasing 2, plus there is only one new song on their single. Still though, I think it'll be good for things to get interesting on the singles chart for once.

[Mirrorcle Monster]

I preffer to be sure that she will get number 1, i´m gonna die that week.On the other hand, i think that i she gets 2 she weill be more relaxed in the future, now that the record is gone