Posts by gerrard174

Quote from MissBehave

That's what it sounds like. I'm really curious if it will still count towards charts. Seems like it shouldn't.

KiT albums which based on similar concept are counted. But KiT album has the physical KiT video thingy (which is replacing CD)

A package with photocards sound like a merch instead of album, do u still call it album without CD and photobook?

Edit: it is like trading card packs isnt it, like JYP has been doing for Japanese release. What's the difference? Just add a card with barcode/link to listen to songs and view photobook online and call it an album?

Quote from Bpsosoro

The hype difference for newjeans and le sserafim in sk is kinda crazy, i wonder how the iland gg will do

Different strategy used by HYBE

NJ marketing is crazy

And LSFR had that Garam scandal thst really hurt their momentum. They were boycotted until Garam took hiatus

Quote from killingtime1934

It feels nl is the song the push the group the most, considering they were so trendy and chart on Gallup.

All seem to be this groups biggest hit so far, at least for aespa and itzy that seem like the case. We need to see how ive cmb do and idk when gidle is even coming back, but topping TMB seem more difficult than Ive topping ld

Tbh, Tomboy is GIDLE's weakest title track, kinda weird to see it being their biggest hit..

If they release some quality bops, I can see them charting well but maybe it will lack that viral factor like Tomboy ...

Quote from harambelives

So what’s the point of selling an album then? If it’s just photo cards then why even sell it at inflated prices, a few pics that could just as easily be released online along with a digital album. If they were really about the environment they would go all digital but clearly the lure of cash from album sales overrides any actual environment concern.

All that’s without taking into consideration shipment. Saying your environmentally friendly by reducing content but still end up up shipping pieces of paper across the world on boats and planes.

It’s a marketing ploy at the end of the day

To me it sounds like an attempt to boast about JYP company's stance on ESG without being environmental-friendly at all.

GREEN-WASHING

They really thought investors couldnt see through it

Quote from alexS

and to bring this one on topic...

Did they all get together and decide to release it one week apart?

Probably, cause YHS and JYP are buddies

If it is YG vs SM, then would be different story. We already seen how YG pushed back 2NE1 to release close to SNSD and then SM delayed mv release due to 'data error' presumably to avoid competition. It was a such a mess tbh and sneaky YG could really dare to go head to head

if u look at mercari japan, u already know aespa is big there. Most winter and karina items sold out like hotcakes there despite the super high reselling prices.

People are delusional to think aespa only has chinese fanbase

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I would say young Aespa, IVE and NewJeans has a chance of surpassing Twice's Melon, touring and best selling record.

I believe in the potential of youth

i really thought you wont troll

But this is like the biggest troll thread eva

Cant wait for melon ranking

Also downgrading a legendarg group like Twice to compare with newbies, how desperate you are for a hit thread

Quote from Dreamer95

True, the buyers aren't real. There are no buyers who get their product. Just a collective effort to get the numbers rolling. Anyone defending what cbars doing is part of the problem. Closing your eyes to that just cause your faves happen to have many sales from there which you don't wanna give up on for the sake of fanwars, is pathetic. And then a richer fandom comes out like Aespa and y'all suddenly change the tune and rant about China in anons.

I get some of my albums from C Bar

i guess im not a human after all

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i hope JYP walk that talk and not just lip service like YG.

YG said want to be environmental friendly (they do use environmental friendly ink in photobook and QR code to replace CD in merchs) but i still see them releasing so many merchs and album versions.

Quote from jonginmomo

Same

And honestly I don't see a lot of international bulk buyers that just throw albums away like people claim - maybe it happens in Korea a lot - but international fans usually sell them or use them for craft

I bulk buy a lot and i dont throw them. I sell them off at cheap price to those fans who couldnt afford the expensive full albums. A win win situation

hmm, just curious, then those collectors of CD and albums how?

If they want to be ESG friendly, they should release light version with SAME photocards as the regular version (with CD). The fact that they release regular version, jewel case, light ver, special versions with DIFFERENT photocards, they are inducing fans to bulk buy all different versions. If they release same photocards, then fans who want photocards only will go for light ver/jewel case and album collectors will go for full.

The fact that they didnt do this mean they were aiming for sales boost fron different versions with different photocards

but i think aespa is the only girl group to have two top15 songs

it is safe to say all 4 groups will break their previous record

Twice likely more than 1mil

Blackpink 2.5-3 mil

Snsd >600k

Ive close to 1mil

Edit: 2.5-3mil for blackpink album. If they drop single album like HYLT,i think around 1mil only

Anything wrong? They are adults and exes dont necessary need to be enemies

Quote from KangK

illusion is a slow burner by the way. It seem to retain listeners better than gaining. It was released 2 months ago but the climb start a few days before aespa comeback and got a huge boost after aespa comeback.

So 2 months later, it is still gaining listeners but pretty slow relative to sneakers. I am not sure it can break into the top 10 or not but I think it will get close to the sub 10 position.

Aespa stopped promotion completely in SK.

otherwise, both girls and illusion will continue to pick up in streams & listeners

Quote from catzi

SM always pick the most risky songs for titles tbh, zimzalabim and nct titles for example, so picking illusion would be on brand for them.. but i do think, like someone already mentioned, that we may say the same about girls if it was a bside. After reading comments I think the best thing would make a proper prerelease of illusion, switch it with life is too short

LTS in weird spot honestly

Illusion would have worked much better

I always play illusion followed by Girls

They are on par

Quote from Bpsosoro

2/4. Rosé and Jennie. But Lisa has an AMAZING accent, she isn’t actually as fluent as people think

Lisa is considered fluent English speaker. As pointed below, if she can converse with interviewer in full English, i think it is considered fluent. You can expect everyone to be super fluent in English cause they are not native speaker.

i think one important factor that appeals to overseas fans is that 3/4 of the girls are well-weversed in English. It makes fan engagement easier and that most members (growing up in foreign countries) give flavor/diversity to the group

Full korean groups at times feel like "manufactured" to be honest.

illusion will never be the title track cause Karina didnt start the first verse