Many Taiwanese and Hong Kong pop idols have seen their appeal wane. Some artists those success was built on talent, like "invincible" Stella Chang, were still able to sell over 100,000 copies of their latest album. However, this figure was well down on the several hundred thousand that they could confidently expect before.
姑且不論偶像、港星魅力的褪色，不少實力唱將，如「東方不敗」張清芳，雖然去年也有一、二十多萬張的銷售量，但與以往多年動輒數十萬張相比，已遜色不少。