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>>3633484
>clean victory
We're talking about idol groups here, there is no "clean victory". It's either luck of the draw that an idol group finds a way to gain favor with the public (and then rides the resulting profits to keep that favor for as long as they can), or the fans are dedicated enough to inflate the sales. That's how idol groups get on the charts.

Right now, AKB seems to have found that "special something" that the public loves at the moment and is essentially in their equivalent of MM's golden era. Sucks a little for MM and those who support them, but we've honestly had our time in the limelight. Morning Musume is still doing just fine. Nowhere near what they once were, but still charting very well and chugging along.

Anyone who says that the current situation with AKB and MM's sales is the demise of Morning Musume is either a troll or stupid. We've got a good long while before this flame goes out.

And, on that note, my contribution.