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The flood of girl groups this year might actually be doing some damage to the music industry (besides saturating the idol market). Netizens are raising suspicions over manipulated album sales statistics from three girl groups, and consequently, Hanteo – an album sales anaylst site – has become the center of hot attention.
Apparently, netizens spotted sudden spikes in album sales from the Brave Girls, Rainbow, and 4minute, which caused some concerned discussions on various community boards as to whether companies were actually buying back their albums to create an ‘all-kill’ effect. Because the Korean music market isn’t as strong as it could be, it only takes a few thousand sales to achieve that much-coveted ‘all-kill’ title.
In effect, all it would take for an agency to bump their rookies to the next level is to spend a little extra money to help push false reports about ‘all-kill’ titles, and hopefully grab a music program trophy in the process.
But where did it all begin?
It all started with Brave Girls suddenly dominating charts overnight with over 4,000 in album sales. It’s a feat that they cleared barely a week into their debut, while senior girl groups with established fanbases like SISTAR and SECRET took much longer to achieve those same numbers.
Netizens have been watching as Rainbow followed with a sudden spike in sales. Soon after, 4minute recorded nearly 5,000 sales in just under two days to keep up with the others on the charts.
On Hanteo, a netizen wrote, “Because Brave Girls is buying back their own albums, Rainbow is now forced to keep up and have bought back their own albums in the second week of their promotions. 4minute is also competing for that #1 title so of course, they are starting to buy it back as well. Even if artists win #1 on charts, we need to keep it quiet to prevent this.”
Another netizen wrote, “What exactly are they going to do with all of the albums they bought back? Despite it being such a blatant case of buying back their own albums, they’re claiming it’s not. Now people are accusing f(x) of buying back because they’re the next girl group comeback.”
An anonymous representative of the industry commented, “These days, album sales are an indication of a fandom’s strength. To rookies that have yet to establish a name or fanbase for themselves, it’s only natural that accusations of buying back albums will follow when they suddenly dominate album charts. It’s reality.”
sources: Naver & allkpop
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Date: 2011-04-23 04:05 pm (UTC)the article DOES NOT state that f(x) is buying albums, but that rainbow, 4minute and brave girls might be. f(x) IS NOT part of this scam. the article seriously doesn't even point f(x), allkpoop that decided to quote some ~netizens~ saying that people might think f(x) is involved.
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Date: 2011-04-23 04:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-04-23 04:14 pm (UTC)first week 1600
second week 1600
third week 9500 only in 3 days (all from same retailer)
Some think cube entertainment really did buy those albums back because Korean 4 minutes fans on DC sites are raising a hell storm at Cube for tarnishing 4 minutes' image. Apparently, Brave Girl's company started the trend of buying back their albums which forces other companies to do so. Netizens stated that if it weren't for f(x)'s comeback they would not have known. People are worried now that f(x) isn't able to win an award next week
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Date: 2011-04-23 04:39 pm (UTC)Give it a few years..
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Date: 2011-04-23 04:49 pm (UTC)Also, I usually don't complain about the title but I have no idea, what the titles got to do with anything or with 2pm for that matter.
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Date: 2011-04-23 04:49 pm (UTC)Sure, it's possible it's all a scam (from all the music companies).
And so what? If that's the hype that'll lengthen the lifespan of hallyu and of the groups I enjoy, who am I to bitch about it.
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If there's a moral failing here, it's not from my oppars/unnies. Corporate bullshit is a higher level decision. Shame on anybody who thinks it's a reflection of character of the people actually in the trenches.
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Date: 2011-04-23 04:59 pm (UTC)This. I know many kpoppers like to think that idols are all morally corrupt and evil minions, unlike the godly singers of the west but the truth is, when push comes to shove both in Korea and the West, most artist unless they are Jay-Z, P.Diddy, Lady Gaga and the type are all kept in the dark or very much controlled by the company that they are under.
The music business, is a business. To be a business means to make money and you do what you have to do, whether the idols like it/are aware of it or not.
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Date: 2011-04-23 05:19 pm (UTC)Worried about 4Minute. Way to tarnish their first win.
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Date: 2011-04-23 05:56 pm (UTC)i was referencing the situation from f(x)'s last comeback, come on.
you all get your panties in a knot so easily.
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Date: 2011-04-23 05:57 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2011-04-23 05:57 pm (UTC)It's obvious that Brave Girls are buying their own albums since they have like 5 fans. Rinbow probably is too, who knows.
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Date: 2011-04-23 06:49 pm (UTC)Like who would believe they sold THAT MUCH.
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Date: 2011-04-23 09:25 pm (UTC)brave girls, f(x), rainbow are the desperate ones as always!
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Date: 2011-04-23 09:57 pm (UTC)And I've seen various 4Minutes fans telling each a differnt story as to why they spiked. Because they won, because of their not sold out fansign, because of their Japanse fans. Then now this. Seems they can't make up their minds how it happened.
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Date: 2011-04-23 10:51 pm (UTC)Maybe BEAST can get some wins now come on Cube hold that shit down!
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Date: 2011-04-23 11:08 pm (UTC)cant they see SM artist albums always sell well and f(x) isbigger than those gril groups named
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Date: 2011-04-23 11:15 pm (UTC)*best album till now is TVXQ's KYHD*
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