Posts by nehdali

  • Question about Kang Daniel Gaon points (even Lim Young Woong)

    this culture of mass downloads doesnt sit too well with me. i know its how fans profess their love for their idols, but you can use album sales to achieve that (they probably earn more from this too). with all the chart reforms, digital performance is supposed to not only serve as a reflection of gp interest, but also for key performance indicators for artists and their companies. these profit-driven companies will think that their recipe for production style, musical direction etc. for this current 'successful' song' is going in the right direction, given the skewed digital performance, and try to recreate similar success, when in reality it wasn't even that popular among the masses. the bulk of income that idols get, aka CFs, also rely on such metrics to predict idol popularity, and volatile/ suspicious numbers will make them wary of signing a deal (their target audience isn't just kpop fans, but the general public). recent sajaegi scandals don't help either and its getting more difficult to prove if digitial numbers are fan-driven or bought. in the short run, yes you may celebrate the short-lived success of your ults, but it really just hurts them in the long run. i really don't want any idol to suffer this illusion of chart success that jeopardizes their career.