For how long can K-pop sales keep increasing?

when 5th gen starts

Till 3rd gen titans disbands

In three years or less, maybe.

Till NFT becomes the IT thing and people start purchasing digital albums instead. Kpop will always find a way to flourish

The grow of some groups doesn't seem as big as it was during 2020 when sales duplicate or triplicate, they just increase 300k - 400k so it's obv its slowing down, specially with concerts coming back

until no one cares for kpop anymore, whenever that is.

kpop fans are unique in that they actually want physical copies of albums.

kpop will always find its ways to milk money from fans, so unless sth happens and people drop interest for kpop sales keep increasing

The gimmicks with online fansigns as well as the shitload of preorder benefit photocards companies came up during the pandemic will keep the sales up for at least a few more years. Then the next gimmick will come.

at least more years I mean now International fans have a really good reason to buy an album and that's winning a video call with your fave.

Kpop company was really smart for it now they will have video calls and fansigns that will totally keep the sales huge for a while

kpop album come with photocard, chance to video call with ur fav, hi-touch, and other merchandise

western album doesnt come with this

so no wonder their album sales is decreasing while kpop album is increasing

if kpop stop doing parasocial activity then the sales will decrease

the idols relationship with fan will keep it afloat

One could hope physical media that no longer serves any point in the digital world would be banned, but that will never happen. Such a waste.

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until no one cares for kpop anymore, whenever that is.

kpop fans are unique in that they actually want physical copies of albums.

Want? Majority of sales are thrown in the trash or donated to places that dont even want them.

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One could hope physical media that no longer serves any point in the digital world would be banned, but that will never happen. Such a waste.

Want? Majority of sales are thrown in the trash or donated to places that dont even want them.

they want photocards

Probably a few years more and it is so dumb. It's not even about distorting the worth of album sales but ruining the planet even more, bulk buying should be gone in general but nobody cares, so

People in the west have grown tired of CDs for obvious reasons, but K-Pop albums are on another level. As long as fans will want to collect posters, photocards, photobooks and whatnot, physical sales are going to be fine.