And do I need to talk about how they could sell 500k+ albums without multi versions, foreign fans bulk buying and random photocards?
for my information - why is someone selling multiple versions a bad thing if someone is willing to buy it??
if a person sells one widget to one person - that's one sale
if a person sells 1 widget to a million people - that's a million sales
if a person sells 10 widgets to a million people - HIRE that bloody person
how a person chooses to spent their own money is completely their choice right? - maybe it's food, drugs, alcohol or kpop albums...
EDIT: also how does one determine popularity - what are the metrics, data, crtieria, weighting used to determine popularity