[10/15] Morning Musume。'14 57th single - TIKI BUN/Shabadabadoo~/Mikaeri Bijin

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10/15 competition so far
SEKAI NO OWARI, Mizuki Nana, Flower, FTISLAND, Nishino Kana, Ikimono Gakari, GLAY, Sakanaction, Wakeshima Kanon

"Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE" announced they are changing their release date from 10/1 to 10/15. They ran away from Sexy Zone. (167k)

Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE (162k previous single)
Morning Musume. '14 (119k previous single)
SEKAI NO OWARI (100k previous single)

[Mixi]

I'm worried for MM. There will be an increase in sales for sure, but can we do 162k+? I don't think so.

[CaptainBerryzGiraffe]

ohhhhh no. This might not look good. But then again, #2 isn't that bad either. They will need a LOT of advertising for 162k+.

[Mizu_D3]

there is no hope, except hard work and fans buy tons of singles

well my bad. i always hope girls will get better place

[otaku_blue]

I hope their single flops like E-girls did.

At this point anything can happen but Exile seems more likely for a weekly number 1. Which sucks because daily ranks, they'll smash MM after day 1.

I can imagine someone in UFA right now is going batshit crazy over this, just because it seems like they're pushing for another number 1.
Now that I think about it, a part of me would be ok if they dropped to number 2, then regained number 1 with the new line-up.

[CaptainBerryzGiraffe]

...at first i thought you meant "I hope their single flops" as in MM and I was thinking "Should I hunt you down now or later?" but then i realized you meant the other group.

[gustave154]

UFP needs to step up their promotions if they want to stand a chance of getting that Number 1 spot.
Their last Triple A-sided single Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What Is LOVE? sold 150k first week so it is possible IMO.

[AyuHikaru]

It's possible, it's just going to take some doing. It isn't even improbable. It can absolutely happen with just a little bit of extra effort.

[CaptainBerryzGiraffe]

^Think about MM's first single. That was unthinkable, no?
...So clearly this is possible.

[forgetmenots]

All I keep thinking is that I'm so glad I got an extra job so I can definitely do my part to help the Oricon sales (and continue supporting my box set addiction). I also hope that this does freak out UF* and makes them level up again in their promotion. With this being the last single of such a well known member in MM, if they play their cards right they can get more attention from casual fans.

Though either way they'll get tons of media attention from whatever happens.