I think this is big news but it seems that Hello Project are doing an experiment to see what potential it has to start selling their CD’s over in the US. The new duo of Hangry & Angry (Yossi and Charmy) and their debut single Kill Me Kiss Me is going to be released simultaenously in Japan and the US on the 19th November. It looks like UFA have got their act together and finally come to their senses that there’s a market out there to target foreign fans. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of impact the CD will have in the US. How many copies are they expected to sell? If it does well does that mean that further singles and albums from the rest of H!P artists get sold in the US too? Could we be looking in the future at a US tour for maybe Morning Musume? I know a lot of H!P fans are excited about this, something they’ve been wanting to happen for some years. I hope they don’t get too carried away and assume that H!P is going to start selling everything in the US soon. It’s up to them to show the UFA execs that this experiment has paid off so go and buy the CD when it comes out. I’m eagerly awaiting more news on this development.
Hangry & Angry
How is AKB48 member Megumi Ohori doing with sales of her debut solo single Amai Kokanetsu? According to the Oricon daily charts it charted at No.30 on the day of it’s release, dropped down slightly the next day but had moved up to No.22 by Friday. But what does this mean sales wise – how many copies? It’s hard to say but I reckon that 5,000 CD’s has been shifted, maybe slightly more. Is 10,000 copies a bridge too far for her? I still reckon she’ll achieve it in the first week but only just.
