Digitals = song is popular Physicals = group is popular

Why because you said so? L

Not necessarily. You can care about a group and not be interested in wasting money buying physical albums you’re never gonna play. It only displays what KIND OF fandom groups have and nothing about the actual overall popularity.

Depends on your definition of popular.

I think most K-POP fans have come to the conclusion that digitals equals popularity while sales equals fandom power. So, you're argument won't hold in that scenario.

You've thought of this for long just to fit with your own narrative

Having a high digital sales does not only mean it's just the song, it could also mean having a high stream bcoz the group/artist is so popular

Just like IU, BTS and BP. Whatever song they'd release the GP tends to check it out bcoz of their brand.

Can we please stop spilling f(x)'s ashes everywhere

Physicals are indicator of the fandom.

It is a tiresome argument to say "not all fans buy albums", ignoring that "it is mostly fans who buy albums"

As to the premise of the post, that is a joke too.

Digitals are often released as singles, can be purchased/downloaded/listened to as singles.

Whereas with albums, you get a bunch of songs, can't purchase part of it and no one has any idea whether the purchase even plays that album, or which songs on it.

So this comparison is meaningless. Comparison should be digital vs. digital and physical vs. physical by song or by entire album. Not digital song vs. physical albums.