DeanWinchester 41,390 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 5 minutes ago, Polliano said: ARTPOP #73 Born this way #115 TFM #112 Poor TFM, how will it ever recover??? Flyin' like a 1000 Doves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanWinchester 41,390 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 1 minute ago, UK Monster said: I thought Gwen Stefani was bigger there with her harajuku stuff Gaga surpassed her 1 minute ago, UK Monster said: so is Japan the capital of China? China wishes Flyin' like a 1000 Doves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hades 27,980 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Just now, A Gaga Lad said: Poor TFM, how will it ever recover??? It's sold out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanWinchester 41,390 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Just now, Versace19069 said: It's sold out. It better start restocking with tin foil cover Flyin' like a 1000 Doves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc 4,775 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Because: - Gaga has not done actual promotion there and PI wasn't a big hit. She has a big fanbase there so promoting there to make people aware of her release is very profitable. - Japan has a lot of collectors. If you bring out a second, third, fourth, fifth version there's thousands of people who will buy ALL versions. This is why The Remix has gone platinum, BTW The Remix went gold, Monster Ball DVD sold thousands and thousands of copies too. Cheek to Cheek, in a genre that has never done well in Japan at all, sold 60k. - Fanbases in Japan buy albums first-day a lot. A single by AKB48, for example, can easily sell a million PHYSICAL copies first-day. - Promotion in Japan is extremely effective. If you perform at a TV show, you'll instantly notice the song and album being bought a lot the next few days and stabilising at a high place. - Japan is extremely profitable. Physical CDs cost $30 and singles cost up to $10. Tour tickets average $200. The profit from Born This Way was probably higher in Japan than in the US. - Gaga is still 'cool' there. She doesn't have a niche like in the rest of the world, she's appreciated by everyone there and thus promotion is a lot more effective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanyeee West 2,204 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 6 minutes ago, UK Monster said: I thought Gwen Stefani was bigger there with her harajuku stuff Well the most popular artists there were MJ , Mariah Carey , after 2000's Gaga is the Most populer western act in Japan , also Gwen is realay well received too. 5 minutes ago, UK Monster said: so is Japan the capital of China? maybe in dream. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic 49,376 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 1. Japan is the 2nd biggest music market of the world. 2. Japan is also one of the biggest piracy nations, if something is released somewhere else but not in Japan, you can be sure that it will be on at least 150 Japanese torrent servers and no one will choose to consume entertainment in a legal way. That's why Japan gets exclusive tracks and sometimes even early releases. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie A Michael 362 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Like someone mentioned, the price of CD is Japan is higher than imported CD over there. Almost 10 bucks more. If they don't put bonus tracks, nobody would buy the locally produced CDs and everybody just buy the imported ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lona Delery 7,214 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Another reason why Japan has different releases is because it's close to China etc. This way, Japanese people are more likely to buy the expensive japanese CD instead of a cheap import Sometimes it feels like I've got a war in my mind, I wanna get off but I keep riding the ride Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanWinchester 41,390 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Just now, Lona Delery said: Another reason why Japan has different releases is because it's close to China etc. This way, Japanese people are more likely to buy the expensive japanese CD instead of a cheap import Gaga being praised and stanned in Japan but banned in a country of cheap imports Fitting Flyin' like a 1000 Doves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VersaceKing 419 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 46 minutes ago, A Gaga Lad said: Japan is the 2nd largest music market, yea? Plus, not many western acts are big in Japan. Gaga happens to be one of the few to prevail there (ARTPOP was awarded one of the best international albums in 2013) so she might as well keep her edge. She also filled up 2 stadium shows in Japan during the ARTPOP Ball, which is a very surprising thing during ARTPOP era Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sia Daily 2,045 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Japan? What is one of that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanWinchester 41,390 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 28 minutes ago, VersaceKing said: She also filled up 2 stadium shows in Japan during the ARTPOP Ball, which is a very surprising thing during ARTPOP era Joanne better come through with 3 stadium shows Flyin' like a 1000 Doves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlaqJezus 1,027 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 It was sort of said, but in Japan, digital sales exist, but aren't encouraged, so record companies make their money from actual CD sales as well as concert. It is certainly worth the promo here, and is the norm for big sellers in the industry which also include popstars like Utada Hikaru and Ayumi Hamasaki. I would imagine they also have a year round contract per period rather than per artist, so they can advert any artist they feel is worth the promo, and an album like Joanne will probably be well accepted into the market there, because they tend to like laid back or more traditional pop albums (even though in the US we usually see the crazy stuff from them). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Temptation 11,209 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Because $$$$$$ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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