So more than Checkmate! & a little less than P < F.
I'm very happy that at least one of the divas are able to still do well in this horrible AKB era. I'm anxious for Utada to come back, of course mainly for amazing music but I'm very curious to see how she'll hold up..like Kumi/Ayumi or like Namie.
Utada should have considerable hype when she returns. I think she will be fine if the material is good enough. And she's had PLENTY of time to write some good new songs.
So more than Checkmate! & a little less than P < F.
I'm very happy that at least one of the divas are able to still do well in this horrible AKB era. I'm anxious for Utada to come back, of course mainly for amazing music but I'm very curious to see how she'll hold up..like Kumi/Ayumi or like Namie.
SCV2 was hyped like hell and really under performed to expectations. Also that was back in 2010. If a highly hyped farewell best album in 2010 could only manage 450k I doubt she'd manage even Uncontrolled's first week sales with a new studio album...
People were just confused by SCV2. The sudden hiatus, the half-assed tracklist that was Ultra Blue and Heart Station in one. A new studio album should do way better than that. Heart Station still managed half a million first week, so 300k is definitely possible.
People were just confused by SCV2. The sudden hiatus, the half-assed tracklist that was Ultra Blue and Heart Station in one. A new studio album should do way better than that. Heart Station still managed half a million first week, so 300k is definitely possible.
Nice excuses but I don't buy it. Things have changed a lot since 2008. We'll see what happens when she comes back.
I mean it's not like Ku's sales are what they used to be. Don't be such a stan all the time.
That's actually one of my points. Divas in general besides Namie arnt doing nearly as well as they use to. What's the point of bringing up 2008 receipts when the J-Pop world is so fast that even year old receipts seem dated?
Or not. I don't think she has ever confirmed that she will eventually be back.
She's in the studio lately most likely working on the Evangelion (which comes out in November) theme song. I don't think it's too far fetched to expect a single sometime later this year to coincide with the game's release/tie-in.
-'Uncontrolled' is the highest first week album sales for a solo act (male or female) so far in 2012.
-Already the 7th highest selling album of 2012 just off the first week sales.
-Namie's 5th consecutive #1 album (her 9th #1 album overall).
-6th female artist to score a #1 studio album in three different decades.
She's in the studio lately most likely working on the Evangelion (which comes out in November) theme song. I don't think it's too far fetched to expect a single sometime later this year to coincide with the game's release/tie-in.
Oh wow this is news to me. I only follow Tiziano's every move.