Comments on: Ai Otsuka – Frienger http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/ Your most informative JPop blog contributed by Channel-Ai members. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:29:08 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: がんばりますよさん http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/comment-page-1/#comment-7694 がんばりますよさん Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:38:37 +0000 http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/#comment-7694 5/5 stars? As expected of Otsuka Ai :) Thanks for the nice review! 5/5 stars? As expected of Otsuka Ai :)

Thanks for the nice review!

]]> By: Tim http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/comment-page-1/#comment-7612 Tim Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:26:18 +0000 http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/#comment-7612 "Crapshoot" means "something (as a business venture) that has an unpredictable outcome" according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary... “Crapshoot” means “something (as a business venture) that has an unpredictable outcome” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary…

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/comment-page-1/#comment-3982 Stephanie Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:38:22 +0000 http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/#comment-3982 ha, this song is great... apart from the song... I love her shirt.. "Crapshoot" ha, this song is great… apart from the song… I love her shirt..
“Crapshoot”

]]> By: Mika http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/comment-page-1/#comment-1988 Mika Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:41:33 +0000 http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/#comment-1988 Hmm, i wonder if the girl even knows what her shirts says :) Hmm, i wonder if the girl even knows what her shirts says :)

]]> By: regina http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/comment-page-1/#comment-1695 regina Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:14:26 +0000 http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/#comment-1695 Actually, i like all ai otsuka's songs but i like most is the "frienger".I also like to watch the "tokyo friends", all of the girls are beautiful (the most beautiful is ai otsuka as rei). Actually, i like all ai otsuka’s songs but i like most is the “frienger”.I also like to watch the “tokyo friends”, all of the girls are beautiful (the most beautiful is ai otsuka as rei).

]]> By: zsa-zsa http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/comment-page-1/#comment-819 zsa-zsa Sun, 10 Sep 2006 04:46:09 +0000 http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/#comment-819 i like ai otsuka's songs. where did you download the songs from the radio?? i cannot read japanese so i cannot download them...can i have song names if possible?? thank you! your reviews is very informative. thank you! ( ^_^ )V i like ai otsuka’s songs. where did you download the songs from the radio?? i cannot read japanese so i cannot download them…can i have song names if possible?? thank you! your reviews is very informative. thank you! ( ^_^ )V

]]> By: Yuffs http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Yuffs Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:01:50 +0000 http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/#comment-665 Awesome review, I love Ai-chin and your amazing reviews are great, thank-you very much! Awesome review, I love Ai-chin and your amazing reviews are great, thank-you very much!

]]> By: Matt Ramsden http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/comment-page-1/#comment-587 Matt Ramsden Wed, 02 Aug 2006 19:48:16 +0000 http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/#comment-587 These songs have got me into this artist who I never have even heard of before!! Cool - article keep it up. Keep up the informatice arcticles. :)^^ These songs have got me into this artist who I never have even heard of before!!

Cool – article keep it up. Keep up the informatice arcticles.

:)^^

]]> By: eyn http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/comment-page-1/#comment-506 eyn Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:14:26 +0000 http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/#comment-506 <b>Shinhan</b>, sorry to say this but you have definitely underestimated how well "Sakuranbo' did on the Oricon chart. So far, around 527,000 copies of "Sakuranbo" have been sold, whereas "Frienger" only sold around 167,000 copies to date. That, is a huge difference (more than 3 times). fyi, Sakuranbo charted for 73 weeks before it fell out of the top 100 weekly single sales ranking. Here's the top 4 best selling Ai-chin single to date: <ol><li>Sakuranbo - 527,000</li> <li>Planetarium - 315,000</li> <li>SMILY/Biidama - 310,000</li> <li>Frienger - 167,000</li></ol> Shinhan, sorry to say this but you have definitely underestimated how well “Sakuranbo’ did on the Oricon chart. So far, around 527,000 copies of “Sakuranbo” have been sold, whereas “Frienger” only sold around 167,000 copies to date. That, is a huge difference (more than 3 times).

fyi, Sakuranbo charted for 73 weeks before it fell out of the top 100 weekly single sales ranking. Here’s the top 4 best selling Ai-chin single to date:

  1. Sakuranbo – 527,000
  2. Planetarium – 315,000
  3. SMILY/Biidama – 310,000
  4. Frienger – 167,000
]]> By: Shinhan http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/comment-page-1/#comment-500 Shinhan Wed, 12 Jul 2006 20:32:09 +0000 http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/#comment-500 I saw the PV first so it was mostly her acting that got me stuck to this song, and now I really like the song itself too. As for sales, Sakuranbo is not *that* much better than Frienger... I saw the PV first so it was mostly her acting that got me stuck to this song, and now I really like the song itself too.
As for sales, Sakuranbo is not *that* much better than Frienger…

]]> By: Frost http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Frost Sun, 11 Jun 2006 09:26:08 +0000 http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/#comment-394 I really liked this single! Her singles all stand out from each other that's what make them special! Thanks for the review I'm sorry to hear that the single wasn't selling too well.. I really liked this single! Her singles all stand out from each other that’s what make them special! Thanks for the review I’m sorry to hear that the single wasn’t selling too well..

]]> By: Rinoa http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Rinoa Wed, 03 May 2006 10:41:10 +0000 http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/#comment-297 I must say this must probably be your best review yet. It's really well written and carefully planned out. I liked Frienger but I must admit I wasn't excited about it as much as I was with the other singles. It was a pretty good single for Ai with a funny pv but somehow I felt that something was missing. However I have to agree that the sales were too poor. Lately solo female artists haven't been selling so well.. hope it won't turn into a trend. I must say this must probably be your best review yet. It’s really well written and carefully planned out.

I liked Frienger but I must admit I wasn’t excited about it as much as I was with the other singles. It was a pretty good single for Ai with a funny pv but somehow I felt that something was missing.

However I have to agree that the sales were too poor. Lately solo female artists haven’t been selling so well.. hope it won’t turn into a trend.

]]> By: Aprilis http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Aprilis Wed, 03 May 2006 08:00:29 +0000 http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/#comment-296 So you did managed to get it up by the end of the month! ... or did you? =P I kind of understand the sales for this single. Frienger is a nice song. But unlike some of her other songs (Planetarium and SMILY), it took me awhile to get hook on the song. This might also be the case for other people. Since we don't live in Japan, we don't really know how often the radion stations played the song and how often the PV had been shown on TV. But I hope the single will stay on the chart for awhile! Personally, seeing the PV was the turning point for me. After seeing the PV for the first time, I just couldn't get enough of the song! The b-side is okay. It matches with Frienger very well. But as a song by itself, It just didn't stand out like some of her other b-side (like natsu sora). So you did managed to get it up by the end of the month! … or did you? =P

I kind of understand the sales for this single. Frienger is a nice song. But unlike some of her other songs (Planetarium and SMILY), it took me awhile to get hook on the song. This might also be the case for other people. Since we don’t live in Japan, we don’t really know how often the radion stations played the song and how often the PV had been shown on TV. But I hope the single will stay on the chart for awhile!
Personally, seeing the PV was the turning point for me. After seeing the PV for the first time, I just couldn’t get enough of the song!

The b-side is okay. It matches with Frienger very well. But as a song by itself, It just didn’t stand out like some of her other b-side (like natsu sora).

]]> By: Anna http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Anna Wed, 03 May 2006 01:47:01 +0000 http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/#comment-295 It's interesting to read this review, as my own review was almost the complete opposite, as I did not enjoy the single. Very well done review, nevertheless. It’s interesting to read this review, as my own review was almost the complete opposite, as I did not enjoy the single. Very well done review, nevertheless.

]]> By: Kikaru http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Kikaru Tue, 02 May 2006 23:13:07 +0000 http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/2006/04/30/frienger/#comment-294 Lovely review Eyn :) Friengers is the one song actually really stuck to me, someone who's not really too fond of her extremely upbeat stuff, and generally disliked her upbeat singles (Happy Days and biidama excluded). I found Friengers really pleasing to listen to, and doesn't wear me out after a couple of listens. Her Bside IMO is okay. A very nice ballad, but I just find it not really sticking in my head, and doesn't really leave an overall impression, but it's nonetheless composition wise a good song, although I really do fail to see what was so girly about it (maybe I just don't understand Japanese LOL). But overall, a nice track. I think this single probably isn't enough to turn indifferencers and haters to fans, but it's a good single nonethless. Lovely review Eyn :)

Friengers is the one song actually really stuck to me, someone who’s not really too fond of her extremely upbeat stuff, and generally disliked her upbeat singles (Happy Days and biidama excluded). I found Friengers really pleasing to listen to, and doesn’t wear me out after a couple of listens.

Her Bside IMO is okay. A very nice ballad, but I just find it not really sticking in my head, and doesn’t really leave an overall impression, but it’s nonetheless composition wise a good song, although I really do fail to see what was so girly about it (maybe I just don’t understand Japanese LOL). But overall, a nice track.

I think this single probably isn’t enough to turn indifferencers and haters to fans, but it’s a good single nonethless.

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