2NE1 ‘Fire’ up #1 on illegal download site for 3rd consecutive week

[ansohi.livejournal.com]

2NE1’s debut song ‘Fire’ has been up #1 on illegal download site for the 3rd consecutive week.

MusicSave, which investigates into music and media content downloads online, said, “On popular illegal download sites P2P, Webhard, together with several online cafes, 2NE1’s ‘Fire’ stands 22.7% of the illegal music downloads, the song is up #1 for the download chart for 3 weeks through.”

2NE1 is the first artiste after So Nyeo Shi Dae to top illegal download charts for such long run. Already being up on the chart for 3 week consecutively has already shown their popularity. They are also one of the top searched keywords on portal sites.

Until now, they only performed once which is also their debut stage on SBS Inkigayo on 17th May.

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Comments

[distortedinpink.livejournal.com]

Yay???

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

This is a good thing? yes but no but yes but no ~people like them but they don't care to give them their money.
Stop braggin about your 1 stage per.

[iamdjkeoki.livejournal.com]

well duh. if it was a real physical single or minialbum i think ppl would be buying it a lot more... with a digital release it's easier to just download illegally.

[remy-hahn.livejournal.com]

IA XD

[aprettyeternity.livejournal.com]

...this is a positive thing?
And why is performing only once also a positive thing.
lol wut.

[centric-xx.livejournal.com]

everyday to school. :)

[schizofragile.livejournal.com]

I thought their edge was, apparently, having wimminz as their fanbases instead of the usual males.

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Possibly in some cases, but considering that apparently 90 % of 2NE1 fans are girls, so it doesn't seem to apply in this case.

[miduhyo.livejournal.com]

girl groups tend to attract audiences, while male groups attract fanbases. since you're not personally invested, you're more likely to just download it illegally, whereas fanbases are more willing to spend money. snsd straddles the line, though, and basically represent both sides, since they're an sm group.

[natacha92.livejournal.com]

woot~*~

[schizofragile.livejournal.com]

LOL it's not too good to let people wait for too long. If the ~popular~ groups released an album at this time imo 2ne1 would have a hard time fighting for the... charts. As well as other things.

[marslover13.livejournal.com]

YG controlling their stages is one of the most WTF things I've ever read.
I really just don't understand the purpose of it.

They debuted two weeks ago and have only performed once.
How exactly does he expect them to promote their song?