Why did SM add years old songs to Red Velvet's debut Japanese full album?

idk about other companies but sadly SM always does that for japanese comebacks if it's a full album

Is this not the norm

Quote from jdpm12021991

Cookie Jar etc. have been released years ago why add a bunch of old ass songs to their brand new japanese full album? were they too cheap to record an entirely new album?

yes, they are very cheap, specially with girl groups, but

maybe they weren´t able to release it before because they were waiting for this album to come out

Probably cheaper that way .

Thats how it works in Japan?

You release bunch of singles and singles album and then package them as a full album later

Its just to promote multiple singles from the same album

Literally thats how alot of musicians also promote in US? they release alot of singles, then album which is collection of those singles + a few new

Quote from jdpm12021991

But 2 years later? Cookie Jar came out in 2019

yeah

not unusual

Alot of artists actually like to take their time and promote an album

Its only in kpop where people move on from an album in like 2 weeks

They had a long break from the Japanese promos too

I thought that’s how it worked on Japanese albums? Singles are sometimes released over 1 to 2 years before the album drops? At least that’s how it’s always been with SM albums that I’ve seen?

On EXO Countdown (their only Japanese release) it released in 2018, with singles from 2015, 2016 and 2018 included.

All of TVXQ’s Tohoshinki albums had singles from 1 to 3 years old on them and that was when they were at their peak in Japan.

NCT singles were about a year old from album/Ep release.

IIRC, Girls Generation and SHINee also worked this way.

Basically something normal.....

TWICE's first Album BDZ had 3 Japanese Songs that they had released that were released as Physicals beforehand

Physical Sales - Song

267,533 - One More Time

341,773 - Candy Pop

471,438 - Wake Me Up