AKB48 Became the First Japanese female Celebrity to sell 30 Million singles

[♔Nippon Girl♥]

 

AKB48 broke another record, thanks to the release of their 25th consecutive chart topping single â€œKibouteki Refrainâ€. Oricon officially recognized that AKB48 has become the first female artist in Japan to sell over 30 million singles.

“Kibouteki Refrain†sold over 1.1 million copies in its debut week bringing AKB48′s total single sales to 31 million. AKB48 reached this milestone faster than any other artist in Japans history, having debuted 8 years ago. The girls are expected to eventually break the record for most singles sold, which is currently held by B’z who has sold over 35 million singles. As for solo female artists the title of most singles sold still belongs to Ayumi Hamasaki, who has managed to push over 21 million units.

Meanwhile, AKB48′s still untitled 4th studio album will be released January 21st.

 

source http://aramajapan.com/news/akb48-becomes-the-first-japanese-female-artist-to-sell-30-million-singles-2/13916/

[Juliette]

YASS!!!    Slay queens!

[Ron Swanson]

Coming in before the hate starts

[evil4life]

so does that mean they're on their way to becoming to the highest selling Japanese artist.....ever?

[Hypertonic]

My favorite member is Yuko Oshima 

[pinkmonster]

gimmicks or not, it's still a huge achievement. congrats queens

[acclaim]

Huge accomplishment, Slay.

My favorite member is Yuko Oshima 

She graduated.

[~�海�~]

when will my faves...? 

[Mandilinn]

so does that mean they're on their way to becoming to the highest selling Japanese artist.....ever?

 

They'd have to beat out lots of other artists first and then B'z at the top with their 81 million, so I don't think so.

[palechibi]

congrats bbs 

[Hitotsu]

Coming in before the hate starts

[DocumentaLy]

LOL, singles sales...

[pk@fire]

This probably isn't inclusive of digital tracks, or they would have been listed as already beating B'z. 

 

But yeah, these things are meaningless now. Comparing groups of today to older artists is comparing apples and oranges (the older ones obviously grew in a time when people actually bought shit) and comparing idol-marketing acts to non-marketed acts is completely misguided. 

[eyeless]

Congrats in selling over 30 millions handshake tickets

[pk@fire]

Congrats in selling over 30 millions handshake tickets

 

Better to be #1 at something than nothing at all, amirite? 

[IceHism]

at least people are buying stuff.  Watching the japanese entertainment market in general is just sad with sales going down all over the place and this isn't just limited to music.

[ST165]

Frankly the idol boom really saved the Japanese music industry. Its crazy that not too long ago no one ever thought anyone would ever sell a million singles, but now we get it several times a year. Who also would have thought that Japan would overtake the US as the world's largest music market?

[The_Historian]

Selling mills of physical CDs in this day an age. Only in Japan. As a collective 48G, I wonder what their total sales and revenue is, it must be insane, enough to buoy a small country economically. 

 

48G working to making all teen girls in Japan join a 48 group as a teenage right of passage. lol 

[eyeless]

Selling mills of physical CDs in this day an age. Only in Japan. As a collective 48G, I wonder what their total sales and revenue is, it must be insane, enough to buoy a small country economically.

 

48G working to making all teen girls in Japan join a 48 group as a teenage right of passage. lol

Their total sales usually available on oricon year end chart, and Arashi last year make more than them with 5 members. If AKB can buy small country, then Arashi probably can buy a continent

[Rio Watanabe]

Their total sales usually available on oricon year end chart, and Arashi last year make more than them with 5 members. If AKB can buy small country, then Arashi probably can buy a continent

 

and arashi and akb members still gets under payed lololol

exile peeps gets more $ than them

[The_Historian]

Their total sales usually available on oricon year end chart, and Arashi last year make more than them with 5 members. If AKB can buy small country, then Arashi probably can buy a continent

 

BUOY a country. If AKS wanted to buy a island and declare it a country they probably could. Johnny's too. They are better off buoying their own Japanese economy if they want to survive, as their acts don't work outside of Japan. 

[eyeless]

BUOY a country. If AKS wanted to buy a island and declare it a country they probably could. Johnny's too. They are better off buoying their own Japanese economy if they want to survive, as their acts don't work outside of Japan.

Oh, I miss read that, sorry

[kathp]

and arashi and akb members still gets under payed lololol

exile peeps gets more $ than them

 

we'll never know how much they get paid, but, if they can afford luxurious homes we can get an idea

 

Where do your idols live and how much rent they pay? http://jnewseng.com/2014/11/16/johnnys-watcher-rumor-round-up-digest-015/

[pk@fire]

 

Their total sales usually available on oricon year end chart, and Arashi last year make more than them with 5 members. If AKB can buy small country, then Arashi probably can buy a continent

 

Let's conveniently ignore the fact that Arashi released an album last year, and AKB did not, which more than accounts for the difference in total sales revenue LOL

 

 

we'll never know how much they get paid, but, if they can afford luxurious homes we can get an idea

 

Where do your idols live and how much rent they pay? http://jnewseng.com/2014/11/16/johnnys-watcher-rumor-round-up-digest-015/

 

The JE artists listed are all well over the typical 7 year contracts imposed, which means that they've had their contracts renewed (and had the accompanying bump in salary that comes with it). I can assure you that AKS has not a single artist that could even dream of affording something like that...

[TAE ZONE]

congrats ~