Hi, I've found some interesting information. Stereopony on Google Trend. Google Trend is a tool to check trend of keywords that people used to search. It's display in timeline graph and the y axis is frequency rating of the word overtime. I try to map each peaks on the graph to important events according to Collaborative Stereopony Timeline of rsniteblaze. http://forum.verygooddays.com/threads/collaborative-stereopony-timeline.266/ I also add words "scandal band" for comparison. Original : http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=stereopony, scandal band&cmpt=q This is the list of events i've plotted into the graph. Spoiler: Spoil 2008-09-01 : Stereopony Debut Single "Hitohira no Hanabira" Announced as Ending Theme for Anime Bleach 2009-02-11 : Second Single Release - Namida no Mukou; Peaks at #2 on Oricon Chart 2009-06-17 : FIRST ALBUM RELEASE - HYDRANGEA GA SAITEIRU 2009-08-19 : Fourth Single Release - Smilife 2009-11-04 : Fifth Single Release - Tsukiakari no Michishirube 2010-02-17 : Sixth Single Release - Hanbunko 2010-05-12 : Seventh Single Release - OVER DRIVE 2010-06-09 : SECOND ALBUM RELEASE - OVER THE BORDER 2010-07-23 : SHIHO DIAGNOSED WITH TENDONITIS 2010-12-08 : Eighth Single Release - Chiisana Mahou 2011-03-25 : Stereopony's Song "Arigatou" Announced as Theme for Film Tengoku Kara no Yell 2011-04-22 - 2011-04-24 : Third USA Appearance at Anime Boston 2011 in Boston, MA 2011-04-23 : Concert at Anime Boston 2011 2011-08-10 : Ninth Single Release - Tatoeba Utaenakunattara; 2011-12-07 : THIRD ALBUM RELEASE - MORE! MORE!! MORE!!! 2012-02-01 : Second DVD Release - STEREOPONY to Moshimasu -Seijin Hen- April 2012 : Sakura-Con 2012 and Other Live Tours 2012-??-?? : AIMI Undergoes Throat Surgery 2012-10-02 : STEREOPONY DISBANDMENT ANNOUNCED 2012-11-21 : BEST ALBUM RELEASE BEST of STEREOPONY 2012-12-27 : Stereopony Final Live BEST of STEREOPONY 2013-02-27 : Fourth DVD Release - Stereopony Final Live BEST of STEREOPONY Total Reported Sales From Oricon go on the same way. (I collect them from http://www.generasia.com/wiki/Stereopony) 2008 Single #1 - Hitohira no Hanabira - 12,471 2009 Single #2 - Namida no Mukou - 60,096 Single #3 - I do it - 9,603 Album #1 - HYDRANGEA GA SAITEIRU - 22,879 Single #4 - Smilife - 7,783 Single #5 - Tsukiakari no Michishirube - 25,274 2010 Single #6 - Hanbunko - 6,623 Single #7 - OVER DRIVE - 5,468 Album #2 - OVER THE BORDER - 12,471 Single #8 - Chiisa na Mahou - 7,388 2011 Single #9 - Tatoeba Utaenakunattara - x,xxx Single #10 - Arigatou - 3,164 Album #3 - MORE! MORE!! MORE!!! - 4,692 2012 Single #11 - stand by me - 4,449 Single #12 - EVANPONY : Just rock with me - 1,084 (So badddd) It's seem like the trend grew up every time that STEREOPONY release new single or album. But only 3 albums at the beginning can bring them over the top. The rest is only maintain in saturated state. I think they have problem on attracting new peoples from highly competitive market in Japan. so they plan concert tour in USA to bring their music to new market but it have no effect. I think this is a reason that they collaborate with Evan Taubenfeld and try to adjust their style for western market. But it not work.... ......Sorry for my bad english
Some good news!!. Daily Views of Hitohita No Hanabira still keep growing and growing. Currently more than 10,000 views a day. If it's continue going like this. I think a lot of new STEREOPONY late fans like me are coming and STEREOPONY may come back too.
I think a lot of it has to do with the commercialization of Stereopony, you picked the perfect counter-example, SCANDAL who have relied on said commercialization as opposed to Stereopony (in my opinion) who let their music talk for them. The trend is really sad because (once again in my opinion) they were getting better. In my opinion its the lyrics that separate Stereopony and it be hard for that to be the selling point overseas. For the few hundredth time I think I've said this but I think everyone should give up on Stereopony getting back together, at best Stereopony gets more popular now and then more attention goes to Draft King and AIMI-solo and they have some kind of joint commemoration live... The end
I don't really understand why AIMI want to be a solo singer. What are benefits over doing as AIMI in STEREOPONY band ? And also, What are benefits for Draft King to play without AIMI ?
Maybe it wasn't AIMI, we don't know anything about why Stereopony broke up. Honestly I look at it this way, now we get to acts to cheer for. I like the direction Draft King is headed and I think everyone is really waiting for AIMI to make her next move, to be frank how different will her solo career be different from Stereopony? It'll probably be VERY similar. But for DK and AIMI to get popular they need to really release something. I mean there are people at this point who are like: "What are the former members of Stereopony doing now?" and have never heard of Draft King, AIMI's solo career, or AiU.
