Overload of albums or the environmental un-friendliness of kpop

Here's an interesting article about the environmental issue caused by the kpop industry and especially with the enormous amount of kpop albums sold this year.

What do you think? There's no denying the impact and despite being proud of our favorites artists' growth, it's important to point out how inflated the numbers are by habits such as the no ship option and also the responsibility companies hold in both their practices and the fabrics they use for the albums.

I personally already feel guilty of buying one version of each for the shipping

I put extracts from a twitter account too:

The propositions are interesting although let's be honest, companies won't want to get rid of the easy money. I don't think fanmeets tickets should vanish in albums but it is necessary to limit them per person. People would still find way around it but it would be a start.

the article:

K-pop CD sales soar but so does their environmental impact

The K-pop industry had a prolific 2021, especially in terms of CD sales. According to Korea's album sales tracker Gaon Chart on Dec. 20, over 54.5 million…

koreajoongangdaily.joins.com

Quote from omnimorphism

No bulk buying = less income, no million seller, no bb200, no sales buzz, etc

It goes against the best interest of K-pop companies to change it

oh we agree on this, only government pressure (but they won't if they at least undirectly get a part of the pie) or a massive massive fan uproar (which wouldn't happen as some have the money and want to keep those practices)

Quote from Millano

Is it only kpop or all albums?

Albums generally aren't the most eco friendly but it's specifically about kpop albums as physical sales boomed this year