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[naruchu]

88,358
(x 1.75) = 154,627

No point in comparing it to previous singles, as it is obviously higher. =P

Last time, YnU second day sales were 62% of first day sales. I wonder if numbers would drop faster because the first numbers get volume from FPs, which may be unavailable later.

To be safe (multiplier = 1.75 still) they need an index of ~70 tomorrow

Comments

[ina]

So you think the better sales are just because of 3 instead of 2 versions like for YnU?
Would be interesting to know how many LE and FP edition there are in all, but this are certainly numbers the record company will keep secret.

[naruchu]

I think it's also because KAT-TUN has a larger static fanbase (ie. is more popular =P). The real difference a third version made for KtF, should be 88-69 (YnU's initial sales). From what I've read from non-JE fans, both songs seem to appeal to casual listeners equally.

ahh. Now that I compare this 42k with how the other singles on Oricon are doing, it seems like a very big number. Most artists don't even sell 42k in the first week.

[naruchu]

no. I lie. It should be less than 39k. Since... general concensus seems to be that YnU was mainly bought by the fanbase (generic song by a boyband), and KtF would draw in other listeners. If KtF has good second week sales, better than weeeek, similar to BnMd's run, then it would mean that it has more appeal to casual listeners than NEWS's single, since a large chunk of their promotion is... after the first week of release.

..did you mean better sales than YnU or weeeek? lol ^^;

[ina]

Better sales than YnU. I think in general KAT-TUN has more fans than NEWS, so bigger sales. But YnU sold a lot less than all their other singles. So did they loose fans or just the casual listeners? And will KtF get them back the numbers they had before?
I think the comparison with weeeek is only there to see how they are doing against NEWS, because there in the same time of the year. In general CD sales are shrinking even in Japan, so comparisons to what singles sold some time ago is a bit difficult.
YnU's second week sales were half of BnMd's second week sales.

Most Johnny's groups have a steady sale number generated by their fans, who buy every single. Some times a special hit happens that apeapls to a bigger part of casual listeners too, but they go back to their normal numbers with the next one. So were is KAT-UN's steady sale number? YnU? Hard to say with only fifth singles, a mega debut and Jin's hiatus.

[naruchu]

.........
Now I think they probably lost fans. lol. That was a huge drop for the second day. wow.
But then again. There has been minimal promotion. Do talkshows and TV performances really make that much of a difference after the PV has been circulated? I REALLY HOPE SO.