QUOTE(yellowpika @ Oct 27 2014, 03:24 PM)
How did you discover this thread?
I'm a fan of YUI too.

Bought her orange garden pop and green garden pop when I was in HK last year(yet to open them).
Too bad I prefer her solo stuff more than her flower flower stuff...
I think 7500 yen(about RM230 according to google) for a concert is still reasonable.. that's why I wonder why the tickets for NMLF+ in SG is so expensive compared to her concerts in Japan..
I've always felt that her career would be better off if she debuted as a mainstream artist(and being in a "better" label such as avex/sony) instead.. but that's just my selfish thinking..
you do realize this is a public forum, right?

btw YUI fan here too

although i only bought very few of a CDs, only from anime op/ed.
majority of japanese concerts are not tiered, it's luck dependent.
thus the *ACTUAL* price may be a lot higher as people who gotten front rows will hike up the price to people who are interested.
it's actually a very well known practice despite being scorned at.
apparently I've heard that Some smaller/fan oriented concerts on the other hand are screened/scrutinized so such acts are deterred such as verifying your house address with the address you entered when you purchase the ticket.
and yes, i would say it is your selfish thinking; No one can really predict how one would end up if they started out mainstream as supposedly it would be harsher.
who'd know if she would end up being a no name if she went mainstream.
while in anime, all it takes is a decent anime/role or a decent theme song for a popular anime and voila, ride on that momentum and you'll strike gold.
regardless of anime/mainstream, the entertainment industry is harsh and there's really no prediction of what will happen.