1.6 M of pre-order. Maybe they'll sell 2M albums
Stock pre orders are not sales. Stores are overestimating their selling power or sm is stocking all the stores with aespa albums for mediaplay. Aespa is unknown outside korea and china. China already bought 500k. They can't sell 1million outside china looking at their popularity outside asia. Maybe they will maybe they won't.
I don't need to worry. It's sm who needs to worry. They have mediaplayed these pre orders but now have to make sure they translate to sales. Otherwise it will be embarrassing.