No one has to buy a CD anymore to get the music. Especially for more popular artists everything can be found on the net, even in a lossless format
I therefore find it legit for them to look for other ways to make money. After all that's what the music industry is all about.
In this special case I find the special live project an interesting idea.

so this is why Miyamoto keeps telling us the three singles thing every time a new single is announced.
Definitely not impressed. Couldn't agree more with mav, this will be a bad issue regarding their grand scheme of sales. I want to believe they're doing this just because it is their special occasion of releasing three singles, which is something novel to Momoclo, like a celebration or whatnot.

eyeless said:

look at how much attention Momusu get when they started to inflate their sales.

It's on totally different case, public recognition to Momusu was declining badly back then, it was almost like a desperate move to save the franchise. Momoclo is one of the biggest acts in the current music scene, doing something like this is a glaring greed and would be a huge turn-off to fans, especially to the older fans who always believe that the group is not your average idol group.
I can't believe those kind of things are even legal :))

^ Will the "trailer" part mean they're going to release a longer version or is this it? Nice bonus either way.

As for trying to inflate the sales, I don't mind it. But it does seem like they don't trust that the singles will do well. Since they don't usually do this (I don't know if on their earlier days they did), the fact that they decided to do it makes you wonder... Why now?

I'm sure it's a record label decision. I can't help but laugh because that means it was EVIL line records decision. >:) Evil just being evil.

momomofu said:

I can almost see Momoclo haters' happy faces in my mind's eye.

Yeah, Momoclo not doing this kind of marketing strategy has always been kind of a source of pride. Now we can't say Momoclo is different from other idols on that aspect. I'm sure detractors are eager to point that out whenever they can.

The point isn't that they can't find ways to make money.......Evil Line gets a cut every time one of Momoclo's songs is sang during concerts
Momoclo are top 10 in Japan in terms of money-making....and a large share of that undoubtedly goes to the record companies.


Of course being international fans, this event doesn't concern us, but the implications do.

Maybe it's because I don't come from a background of being an idol fan, but I really do not endorse blindly supporting everything Momoclo does.

I typically refrain from bashing on fellow idol groups, but in this case I have to say that these kind of promotional tie-ins are what ruined the music for a lot of the big names we know.

After all, if sales are skyrocketing just by slipping in some external incentives, what reason is there to continually innovate and put in actual effort in new music?


I first got into Momoclo because of 5D, and even though I don't even listen to physical CDs anymore, I decided to buy it (and other previous works) as a show of support. It's just sitting there collecting dust, but by buying it I'm telling the company "please do more of this"

If I buy these singles, I'm essentially telling Evil Line "well, I don't really care what the music is going to be like, but just because I have a chance to attend a concert, I'm going to buy it"

I do wish that mocha's theory is correct, and that this is a one-shot purely for the sake of it being a triple single....but honestly even then I find it kind of a stretch. It's not like these three singles have anything in common with them, so what reason is there to bundle them together?

My suspicion is leaning more towards momonofu's theory...



And no, I'm not blaming the girls, that would be ridiculous. It is precisely to protect them that I am choosing to boycott in protest.

I do not want Momoclo's name tarnished by these "business practices" that is lazy and unimaginative at best, and shady and unethical at worst.
I do not want their music, which is a large part of makes them so great, to stagnate and regress.

I do not want record companies to even start thinking about doing this stuff on a regular basis.


Hyadain said that he trusted Momoclo management (Stardust side) to protect the girls, because they are "punk in nature"
Well in this case, I guess it falls on the fans to punk it out.

I'm not here to argue with people on whether or not you should buy it. That is entirely a personal matter, and if you still want to buy it, I respect your decision.
(In all honesty, I bet these singles will have huge sale numbers)

In any case, I have made up my mind, and these are my reasons.

Maybe I will go back and buy these singles a year from now, but definitely not when they are counting initial sales

I think momonofu is spot on.

My theory is that they consider this collaboration with KISS as a way to open a door to international market hence the needs for the CD to have a high number of sales and maybe they also promise a good sales number to KISS management, but they going the wrong way about it.

Well.. it's either that or maybe Evil Line just got greedy.

I hope this is one time deal only because I may stop supporting their single if this become regular thing.

Junnosuke Miyamoto, 31, chief producer of King Record Co said:

CD sales are declining. An increasing number of people seek actual experiences rather than products. So we let them pay for such experiences at live events

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Someone here posted the article. I shared the article with my colleagues but this statement is representative of the entire entertainment industry as a whole. Creating the ultimate consumer experience is the present and the future. While content is still king, if the content isn't attractive enough, why not give the consumer another incentive to buy it anyway. It's insurance of sorts and it makes perfect sense. It's risky but smart business. After all, a major part of the group's appeal is the live experience so why not exploit it. However, I can also see the concerns about diminishing the integrity of the group's art. I'm torn because I'm in the business and I'm a fan. On one hand, I love the group because I love the business of Momorio Clover Z but at the same time, I've come to really like these girls. They're amazing performers. Their songs are so darn catchy and they're so charming. I really don't want the group to become cliche and like what people have pointed out before, this strategy could be the beginning of all that. It's tough. Overall, it's an interesting debate that raises a lot of questions about the group's future. What is the longterm strategy? Is there a longterm strategy? Is it about maximizing profit while the group is popular (read: marketable and commercially successful)? Is it about developing a brand that can maintain its artistic integrity while sustaining commercial success? Labels don't care about quality, fans or art as they care about numbers so it will be interesting to see how the management tackles these issues.

*http://www.asianewsnet.net/How-live-concerts-are-reshaping-Japans-music-indus-65349.html

How about we discuss the actual single right now? Because I'm listening to Rock and Roll All Nite and it's hilariously awesome. Their English and the enthusiasm they put =)) I love it.

I don't know which part is my favourite, contenders:
- Reni's "You drive us wild, we drive you crwaaaasaaaay."
- Kanako's "You say you wanna go for a spin" (I'm yours Kanako, take me)
- Momoka's "You drive us wild, we drive you crwaaaasaaaay."
- Shiorin's "You keep on saying you'll be mine for a while"
- Kanako's "You're looking fancy and I like your style"
- Shiorin's "You drive us wild, we drive you crwaaaasaaaay."
- Another "You drive us wild, we drive you crwaaaasaaaay." I can't even tell which one is signing now... where's Aarin? I can't tell Aarin apart on this song.

I better go to bed now.

Wait where can I see this lol? I need to see this lol

* Ignore my comment. Thanks

I couldn't help noticing that MomoClo's supposed play for an international audience has hit the japanese iTunes Store! Only the japanese iTunes Store.