Rant: Why EMI can't market / Upcoming sales for Variety

[kuro_neko]

Killer Tune is the number 1 music video on iTunes Japan and the single has been floating around the top list for quite a while

as long as ringo and the boys have enough money to record and publish I could care less how many fans they have. my favorite artist outside ringo is extremely indies, I have been to see her in shows in tiny underground basement-ish live houses with maybe 200 or 300 people. you can't let sales worry you, clearly ringo doesn't. and people who say they just want to see them get the fame they deserve need to take a quick status report, these guys are at the forefront of the entire music industry in japan. anytime you go into ANY music store anytime NEAR their release you find magazines plastered with them (ringo's face is a constant on the bigger rock magazines like Rockin On) and entire set up's, posters, displays, you name it. Everytime I have gone to Tower Records to pick up a new single usually the artwork of their cd is the first thing to greet me off the escalator. I mean, clearly at this point in their career Tokyo Jihen sells themselves, and I think EMI pretty much knows this (besides, after so many years of trying to control Ringo into creative decisions and marketing schemes, how well did that work? They realized they could get rich by just letting her go nuts on her own).

[HEDOfloe]

Originally Posted by Kasanagi

In the grand scheme of all things EMF, no bonus DVD's just mean there's less things to talk about in this forum. Although TJ's recent materials are straying slightly into the mainstream, TJ/SR in general have always marketed themselves to not play the game by the book, SOO I reckon that the over all success and popularity (As I'm assuming that Op2's rant is about a possible downfall in popularity for TJ reflected by bad sales) of TJ's phase 3 will be, as according to Jihad's theory, based on their live performances. JCHI sold quite a few tickets, and that made Adult successful, now we just have to see if spa n' treatment will pull off the hat trick.

How can a concert after the cd came out make the cd more successful? No one goes to a concert before hearing the album unless the concert goes first.

[golem09]

Maybe that's the secret plan to lower all TJ sales. Their reaction is to swap Kameda and Ringo.
They form a new group that makes shitty music with 7 different edition on the release date and sell like hell. That way, the two of them don't have to share the money.
Happy End.

[alleon86]

there is only one person that EMI cared for , that is Ms. Utada. If they work half as hard for tokyo jihen as they are for Ms. Utada, TJ will have a much easier time.

EMI got what for Ms. Utada? That right, Hana Yori Dango, one of the most watch drama for 2007, and Evangelion, one of the most hyped up anime of the year. Not to mention those heyheyhey and tv appearances.

what do they did for TJ...?

[HEDOfloe]

I don't know if that is exactly emi's fault that none of TJs songs are featured in anime and tv shows. Most anime songs are usually pretty catchy and simpler stuff so I don't know how well TJs songs would fit as themes for them. Maybe one or two songs would work but I think their songs are hard to place for anime use. But I could be mistaken since I don't watch much anime.

[Kasanagi]

Originally Posted by HEDOfloe

How can a concert after the cd came out make the cd more successful? No one goes to a concert before hearing the album unless the concert goes first.

Damn it I should've said phase 2 instead of Adult ; when I mean successful I don't mean just album sales figures, its an overall popularity thang, mang.

[bromithia]

Thank God Tokyo Jihen doesn't make music for anime.

[Tokyo Jihad]

..give it time >_>

[justriiingo]

I don't mind if they make music for anime if both the anime and music are good.

[alleon86]

Originally Posted by bromithia

Thank God Tokyo Jihen doesn't make music for anime.

im not saying TJ should make music for anime. Im trying to show how hard EMI is working for Utada compared to TJ.