Same I don't know what to expect - it's been a while.

Whats considered good sales in japan these days?

Mess at everyone being lost on Japan sales.

I mean the only real sale numbers we have for Japan are Oricon charts, which only counts physical sales. Numbers will be low since she's not an idol group where Oricon numbers count. Digital platforms are more used by the GP.

Namie's last album sold 160k in its first week, and she has the best sales of all the pop girls right now. I can't tell if her hiatus will help her or pay ha with dust. I'm hoping for a 200k first week TBH.

Utada x Shiina is still just too good

Since ORICON only counts physical sales, I'd say 150-200k. I seriously don't know what to expect tho, some other artists who went on hiatus literally DESTROYED their careers sales-wise. This album sounds very good tho, so I hope that Hikki will have good sales.

I'm shook at this album having 3 features. Utada never does collabs

That's why 2 Hour Vacation threw me off. I never even considered her collaborating with anyone, especially since she just has 1 Japanese collabo.

Last year the higest selling solo female albums were:
Namie Amuro - _genic (246.369 copies)
Superfly - WHITE (164.368 copies)
Taylor Swift - 1989 (138.424 copies)

But Utada has always been a monster in album sales, so I'm expecting her to hit 400-500k on the long run. Hanataba and Sakura Nagashi are both platinum and Manatsu is gold already, they might help her

I cannot wait

Her episode of NHK SONGS is airing in two hours, and she's performing Hanataba, Manatsu, Michi and Tomodachi , so we're getting a new song in few hours

I love how they are really promoting this.

Any links to her performances?

Still 1hour 15 min to go

Okay she did THAT. She looked gorgeous as well

I hope next era she has long hair tho

Whew she slayed the three songs

Tomodachi is a cute acoustic bop, can't wait for the studio version!

It's really good too!

I need links