Single Nogizaka46 25th [Shiawase no Hogoshoku] (2020/03/25)

Eh? 800k sounds about right for the first day of a Nogi single. Even for one that isn’t their best.

 

Really? I kinda thought it was a par score especially for current circumstances

 

It's lower than Sing Out 1st day sales. I expected higher because it's Maiyan grad single and it's been almost 7 months since their last release.
Will see how it goes in this first week.

 

I think it's quite a nice number, considering the insecurity of coming handshake events.

 

Yeah, there are a lot of factors at play in that lower than expected number, eh.

. . . You know, in an ideal world, Synchronicity would have been Maiyan's last single. Because that's kind of become the benchmark everything they release is compared to, and it was one of her finest moments as opposed to, let's face it, a song most people seem pretty "meh" about. I probably like Shiawase more than most, but still. . . she deserved a better send-off.

 

considering it is maiyan last single, it looks like subpar sales but overall, it is either too low or too high because the number of members that doing hs is getting lesser. next single probably going up a little bit when new members start hs and hopefully the pandemic will stop.

 

Isn't that what I said? 800-860k seems to be their ceiling. I once thought they would be million first day but that was in the past. One day they'll prove me wrong and I would be happy with that. As for now, the number is good with the rona making HS impossible to fulfill, and the lukewarm reception of the primary song.

 

Maybe because they have yet to be assimilated In the UNDERs

 

https://ok.ru/video/1557857700505
Today's NTV Premium Music with Influencer and Shiawase no Hogoshoku

 

LOL, kinda problematic Influencer performance...Ashu made a mistake at the beginning, and Kubo hit into Umezawa at around 1:38 mark in above video
But Shiawase live is beautiful...Maiyan is too pretty, that ending pose...

Spoiler

 

Last time at FNS Manatsu also made a mistake during 'keep going' part of Synchro. A bit rusty perhaps performing old songs. Let's see if they'll do ImaHana next and then Girls rule. Seems like they're backtracking Maiyan centered songs.

 

Still underwhelming single sales, too bad. We all know we have this COVID-19 situation but AKB single still managed to do more than 1 million for the 1st week as usual.
We all know AKB is now totally unrelevant compared to 46 groups for the GP, but diehard wotas who keep physical sales high, are still stronger.

 

I honestly couldn't name a single current AKB member. It surprises me that there are people who are still fans of that group.

 

@gish0046 What an odd remark.

 

The hate is so unnecessary. Aren't we all celebrating Maiyan's stunning last A-side center in this thread?

 

Supposedly. Still a few who thinks idols are a zero sum game...
The 810k is business as usual for Nogizaka so it's the same: the Nogi wota are keeping the sales up

 

800k is a good number. Furthermore, many HS event has been postponed. But, I believe that it will reach 1M in one week.

 

Despite the underwhelming sales, youtube views are doing great and surclassing AKB's single. It means as I said, that despite diehard wotas, general people is more interested on 46 groups nowadays. I'm pretty sure on the year end chart of the Japan Hot 100, which measure songs popularity, it will be higher than AKB's one.
Even if Nogi is declining is still doing better than AKB on popularity

2019 YEAR END CHART
16- Nogizaka46: Sing Out!
19- Nogizaka46: Yoake Made Tsuyougaranakutemoii
24- Nogizaka46: Kaerimichi wa Toomawari Shitakunaru
45- AKB48: Jiwaru Days
47- AKB48: Sustainable
53 - AKB48: NO WAY MAN

And, another positive thing, some users said "you can change idea about the single after some listenings" and I though "not gonna happen" but I have to admit it, now I like "Shiawase no Hogoshoku". I mean, it could've been better, but it's still a good single this one. I can't pretend always the top. Now I enjoy listening to it and it's not gonna be a skip for me like the 2019 singles.

 

It's just a transitive song, as you say on the top is not good but not bad either, nogizaka46 trying a new rhythm is not a surprise anyways, we just have to be positive, enjoy the song, and keep supporting those girls, there are going to be a lot of songs in the future, with better lyrics and all stuff.

 

With this song? Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I don't think!