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Post by Fresh on May 30, 2012 5:29:08 GMT -5
 Japan: AKB48 with two all-time records in one weekWith first week sales of 1,616,795 copies, AKB48's newly released "Manatsu No Sounds Good!" has set the record for the highest first week sales of a physical single. The first day sales of "Manatsu No Sounds Good!" (1,170,554 copies) set a new record for most copies of a single sold in one day. This release marks their 13th consecutive #1 single on the Oricon chart. They now have a total of 8 singles selling over a million copies. The top 10 Japanese highest selling first week singles: 1. "Manatsu No Sounds Good!" (2012) - AKB48 - 1,616,795 2. "Flying Get" (2011) - AKB48 - 1,354,492 3. "Everyday, Kachusha" (2011) - AKB48 - 1,333,969 4. "Kaze Wa Fuiteiru" (2011) - AKB48 - 1,300,482 5. "Give Me Five!" (2012) - AKB48 - 1,287,217 6. "Namonaki Uta" (1996) - Mr. Children - 1,208,230 7. "Uekara Mariko" (2011) - AKB48 - 1,198,864 8. "Addicted To You" (1999) - Hikaru Utada - 1,067,510 9. "Dango 3 Kyoudai" (1999) - Kentaro Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori, Himawari Kids & Dango Gasshoudan - 1,025,740 10. "Winter, Again" (1999) - Glay - 955,780 |
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Post by Verisimilitude on May 30, 2012 5:36:36 GMT -5
Let's just hope they never make it to these shores.
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Post by ListenToItTwice on May 30, 2012 7:57:42 GMT -5
Is that Charice over on the far right of that cover? :x
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Post by HolidayGuy on May 30, 2012 8:33:57 GMT -5
Crrraaazzzyyyy. Where does this group stand on the list of most No. 1s in Japan (on the all-encompassing chart)?
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Post by areyoureadytojump on May 30, 2012 9:14:05 GMT -5
*schwing*
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Post by The Upper Hand on May 30, 2012 9:26:49 GMT -5
LOL at the cover, but very interesting numbers. 48 members? o.O
Could anyone compare the Japanese numbers to the overall single sales per week in the US?
How much may it drop in the second week?
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Post by jgizzle89 on May 30, 2012 9:49:26 GMT -5
are songs in japan $1.29 like in the US? or are they much cheaper?
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2012 9:54:12 GMT -5
Singles in Japan are actually way more expensive. Like $20 US iirc.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2012 10:25:15 GMT -5
Wonder how much money they actually make, when you divide it up between the 50 members...
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Post by ListenToItTwice on May 30, 2012 11:13:10 GMT -5
Singles in Japan are actually way more expensive. Like $20 US iirc. Then how much are albums? I would never pay that much. |
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on May 30, 2012 18:42:55 GMT -5
It's just so odd that tech-oriented Japan would generate such huge sales for physical singles. Is the digital market there small?
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Post by Keelzit on May 30, 2012 19:04:56 GMT -5
I hate this kind of fast-food groups. They're the ultimate definition of no-talentness. At least PCD had Nicole.  |
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Post by Verisimilitude on May 30, 2012 19:08:12 GMT -5
It's just so odd that tech-oriented Japan would generate such huge sales for physical singles. Is the digital market there small? No, but the Japanese digital market is very secretive. Nothing IS ever reported of digital sales in general outside of monthly certifications. Plus, Japan still has the biggest physical market in the world. |
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Post by Keelzit on May 30, 2012 19:13:00 GMT -5
The funny thing is that this single (as well as every other monster selling physical single in Japan in its debut week) will only sell about 300k more in the months to come.
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Post by damku13 on May 31, 2012 8:15:52 GMT -5
Wonder how much money they actually make, when you divide it up between the 50 members... Actually there are 64 members :o |
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on May 31, 2012 9:00:35 GMT -5
I hate this kind of fast-food groups. They're the ultimate definition of no-talentness. At least PCD had Nicole. now I can't.... |
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Post by esoteric76 on May 31, 2012 12:13:41 GMT -5
Wonder how much money they actually make, when you divide it up between the 50 members... Actually there are 64 members :o They'll make very little money. The songwriters should do well though! |
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