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Originally posted by Ozzy8923
Wait, how have their albums had these massive first weeks but barely passed 1M in total sales? The Japanese market is so strange to me. Like, is the ENTIRE consumer base of each of these albums depleted in one day?
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AKB48 is heavily geared to a set group. And the release of an album is the end of the era in Japan. The singles all come out first, then the album comes with a few new tracks and it's over.
The Japanese music industry is pretty much set up to be frontloaded, and with albums costing at $30-$40 there they've already made a **** ton of money.