RULE/Sparkle sales and covers predictions

[Maemi]

Do you think RULE/Sparkle will be sold in more than 200k copies because of the Dragon Ball movie or will end like MW and GREEN/Days? Thoughts?

I think the MW and GREEN/Days's covers are very similar, do you think Ayu will continue with that style or she's gonna suprise us?

[jimex289]

It might sell more this time because of such a big tie-in actually. More exposure will definitely help it. She's probably going to change her style...I just hope it's not influenced in any way by that movie. For some reason when I think of "Rule", I picture her in the outfit from "my name's WOMEN" PV.

[aloopy]

I hope the covers will be like MW and D/G because I really like those.

I think the sales will start of like D/G but get a boost once the movie comes out.

[koumori]

I hope that it's in the D/G and MW styles too~~ ^-^ They are so pretty..definitely her best photos of her career so far. (Or at least for the last few years ._.')

But there are rumours around the ASIA ENTERTAINMENT website(s) that she's 'getting bored' of that kind of style. I hope that's just a rumour! Waah! T~T

[VAL]

i want a dark covers!!! something original!

[Kilyk]

Yeah so honestly I want Ayu to make these covers like over the top sexy haha. I wanna see some promiscuous looking Ayumi! Haha. I hope they're great! I am going to predict the sales at 203,000.

[jimex289]

Rule more than likely is going to be some kind of emotional rock song for me. I don't know...I feel it'll be similar to stuff she's done in "My Story" era, or something similar to T2M, Because of you, GAME, etc. As such I think the cover should sport a sexy and fierce Ayu. The lyrics of Rule itself comes off as pretty fierce and defiant.

[jbrat2219]

I think it will definitely sell well considering the tie-in. But the definition of "well" is different for everyone so... I'm not sure.

[lfe.]

I'm predicting Rule is going to sound like Gackt's Redemption for Dirge of Cerberus, or maybe something like decision.

I can't really predict sales. I am hopeful for 200K+, but her rock singles haven't really done too well recently. People seem to be getting tired of her doing rock songs. If anything the movie release will give it a boost, or R/S will give a boost to D/G

[jbrat2219]

^ I hope it's a more upbeat Gackt song like Jesus...

[jimex289]

Yeah now that I think about it T2M was one of her lowest selling singles no? It was actually my first song of hers though and I loved it haha.

[Keiichi_JPU]

Can't say anything about the sales.

I expect the covers will continue the trend xD (read: quite boring), but I think with straight hair and a darker background this time.

But I'd love for her to prove me wrong!

(for some reason I can only picture her on the covers in her Honda ZEST outfit + haircut xD)

[sugarbasil]

Her rock singles don't sell well, and have always sold lower than her other singles. I think that's due to the fact that people don't associate Ayu with rock and don't want her to sing that. It's kinda like how Ai Otsuka's known for her peppy up-beat songs, and when she doesn't make a lot of them, people don't like her as much. :/

As such, even with a tie-in, I don't think this single will do spectacular. I think it will do BETTER than MW or D/G, but I don't know by how much. As for the covers, I can't imagine her continuing with these sorts of covers. Actually, I can, but I don't think she will. For some reason I'm imagining covers similar to is this LOVE?/STEP you. Which were terrible, unfortunately.

[love in music]

Originally Posted by sugarbasil

I think that's sue to the fact that people don't associate Ayu with rock and don't want her to sing that.

ohh that's weird bc i always thought of ayu as a rock princess and love her singing rock

anyway i really hope she stops the trend with things in her hair, MW and Days/GREEN were pretty but i think it's time to stop and do something different

[Yum!Fruit_Salad!]

I can't fathom a guess of actual numbers but I think she will do better than G/D sales but nothing too spectular. Honestly the Honda Zest image pops into my mind whenever I think of Rule covers.

[alternarist]

i think it's gonna be a close up ayu's upper body..

den instead of butterflies and roses in her hair, we have caterpillars!!

[GRACE]

I want her to have a really cool and new hairstyle, something she hasn't had yet~!

[Zeke.]

How can you not associate Ayu with rock...? Hell, that's all she's been releasing since LOVEppears. Lol.

[jbrat2219]

For some reason I want something really un-Ayu for the cover...

I want a shot with her from her neck to her navel (no face) with her hands on her hips like with LOVEppears, only with RULE written in red on her abdomen vertically... only that wouldn't leave much room for Sparkle ^^;.... It's weird I know, but whatever lol.

[YuriChan]

Oo!! I think it'll sell really well and...and... the covers will have a photoshopped moon! In all seriousness, I think it'll have Ayu in a bikini top and jeans with the sunset in the background! ^^