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Originally posted by BlueTimberwolf
They need to figure out what Japan is doing, and hop on it. The J-pop stars still shift albums
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Japan has idol tactics. Albums will come in different editions with different covers and the editions will have different bonus tracks and DVDs containing music videos and performance showcases. For promotion, they'll put tickets to future showcases or handshake events in their albums so people will have further incentive to buy them. With the big rotating groups like AKB48, you also get an election ticket to vote on which senbatsu member you want to participate in the next single and you get to see that election in a livestream (much like their Janken tournaments).
On top of that, sales are down for Japan by a considerable margin.