[Namie Amuro] The 98th Thread ♛ Final Album, Tour & Retirement ♛

[Gustavopc]

Originally Posted by thinkingoutloud89

^nah thats ot true, the ratings were around 40% and you still have to think - thats a huge number! Nearly 40% turned in to watch the same program.

It's a huge number indeed but not for Kouhaku itself, that was the third lowest rate ever for the show.

[Corvina]

Kouhaku once had astonishing 70 - 80% between 1962 and 1985.

[S4MU3L]

Originally Posted by Corvina

Kouhaku once had astonishing 70 - 80% between 1962 and 1985.

Well im pretty sure there was less tv channels than there are now.

And why would Namie help the ratings when she appeared for 5 minutes in a 4 hours show?? Lol.

[thinkingoutloud89]

^yeah exactly. east-Germany had only three channels around that time. Its decades ago, and therefore it is a huge number.

[Xianghua]

Seems like that NHK documentary was a hit, as they are rebroadcasting it due to many requests.

いよいよ明日の深夜、皆様から多くのリクエストを頂いた、NHK特集番組「安室奈美恵 告白」が再放送されます！

NHKに記録された貴重な映像を見ながら、当時を振り返り、その頃何を思っていたのか「今の想い」を 語る。
誠実な言葉と、時代を彩ったヒットナンバーで描く安室奈美恵の素顔をお楽しみに！

■NHK総合テレビ 番組名：「特集番組 安室奈美恵 告白」

■放送日程・時間：2018年1月7日深夜、日付変わって1月8日(月・祝)午前0時10分～1 時09分

Airs 10 minutes after midnight, very late but the next day is a Holiday so maybe thats why.

[Spiral]

behind the scenes kouhaku.
.·´¯`(>▂<)´¯`·.

[pheonixflame15]

In relation to the tour goods, I really want to order some of the items but I’m having trouble with the website, I guess you have to create an account? I’m only able to guess based off of a google translation. Should I be using a tenso address? Any help is appreciated

[haraiso]

Yeah, you need to log into an account to actually buy everything. The store is linked to your ticket board account, I believe.

Everything regarding purchasing from the Cart page onwards can be viewed in English if you click on the Language button at the top of the page, by the way! For me, her sites always change automatically to English whenever it's possible but not sure if that happens for everyone else.

The store's guide specifically says it will not ship overseas, so you'll definitely need to use your Tenso address.

Originally Posted by Spiral

behind the scenes kouhaku.
.·´¯`(>▂<)´¯`·.

omg she was so cute when she was waving haha

[pheonixflame15]

Thank you for the info!

[kotora]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

https://twitter.com/transitions0101/...71077977899008



https://twitter.com/transitions0101/...72204714819585

Namie looks amazing :O

I just watched the video.

That stage is dope af. Simple yet stunning. Her outfit is amazing. Her voice is outstanding.

I am going to cry. It is her last countdown performance.

[Xianghua]

Fanspace reports that Finally has reached "double million sales" in two months.

オールタイム・ベストアルバム「Finally」(DimensionPoint/11月8日発売)の累計売上枚数が、発売から2ヶ月でダブルミリオンとなる200万枚を突破しまし た！
また、自身のアルバム200万枚突破は、1996/8/12付で記録した「SWEET 19 BLUES」(1996年7月発売)に次いで21年5ヶ月ぶり、通算2作目となりました。

更に、同日発表のデジタルシングル(単曲)ランキングでも、同作「Finally」収録の「Hero」が1 位を獲得しました！

[Baco__]

And that the last namie album to did so was sweet nineteen blues

[RealLight]

I love a best selling album

When was the last time an album (from any artist) reached the 2kk mark?

[KarenPang]

Namie Amuro's "Finally" Surpasses 2 Million In Sales

Namie Amuro's all-time best-of album "Finally" has officially sold over 2 million copies.

Oricon released its sales figures for the first week (1/1 - 1/7) of the 2018. "Finally" sold 69,078 copies during this time, bringing its total sales to 2,002,559 copies.

The last album to sell 2 million copies in Japan was The Beatle's best-of album "1" on August 13, 2012. The album was originally released on November 13, 2000.

The last Japanese soloist to sell more than 2 million copies of an album was Ken Hirai with "Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 "Utabaka"" (released November 23, 2005; surpassed 2 million on April 17, 2006), while the last Japanese female soloist was Utada Hikaru with "Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1" (released March 31, 2004; surpassed 2 million on April 26, 2004).

This is Amuro's 2nd album to sell more than 2 million copies. Her debut album "SWEET 19 BLUES" was released on July 22, 1996 and surpassed 2 million copies sold on August 12, 1996.

Amuro will be retiring from the music industry on September 16, 2018.

http://www.jpopasia.com/feed/22885/n...lion-in-sales/

Article translated from https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/210375...?ref_cd=tw_pic

Love the Hirai Ken connection again x)

[Xianghua]

My guess would have been hikki now the question is will Finally outsell Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 :O

[Next_Level29]

isnt it beautiful to start and to end your career with similar sales ( although 2 million copies have a much more value nowdays) im so happy for her. She did it the right way!

[ahtka-chan]

Originally Posted by RealLight

I love a best selling album

When was the last time an album (from any artist) reached the 2kk mark?

Hikki's Single Collection Vol. 1

[RealLight]

^ And I did some research and Kobukuro's All Singles Best surpassed the 3kk mark (shook). But still, YAAAY for Namie

Edit: I just noticed, even KBKR sold that much, the album was released in 2006, so Namie owns this decade :V

[thinkingoutloud89]

- for a solist, itv was Ken Hirais Utabaka
- for a solo female it was Utada SC Vol.1
- for any Japanese Act (a "band" in this case) it was Kobokuro ALL SINGLES BEST

[melissalove]

Very happy for her. It doesnt matter whether she out sales utada or not. Namie has broken records in times were good sales are rare for a soloist. She’s a legend.