Korean media fabricates sales for 2PM's Japanese single

[imjustcrycuzofu.livejournal.com]

Group 2PM recorded first place with their Japan debut single within all Korean male and female idols in history.

2PM released their first single ‘Take Off’ on the 18th and rose to 4th place on the Oricon singles chart while competing with leading Japanese artists. They sold 73 thousand copies, which is the largest amount for a Korean idol group’s debut single.

The chart shows 2PM side by side with Japan’s popular artists that released singles on the same day. First place is KAT-TUN, second is Perfume, and third is Diva. 2PM passed Nishino Kana who placed fifth and rose to fourth, showing the ‘Beastly Men’ craze and strength of K-POP. 2PM entered the Japanese market in December with a showcase and started their first tour concert ‘2PM 1st JAPAN TOUR 2011 ‘Take Off” on the 6th at Sapporo and went to Fukuoka on the 8th, Osaka on the 9th, and Nagoya on the 10th, receiving a warm response and ended successfully. Also before the performance at Tokyo on the 13th, another performance was added on the 12th with the request of fans and that concert was also sold out and ended successfully. 2PM finished their first Japanese tour and plunged into Japanese promotions and they are expected to return to Korea on the 21st.

Source: kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm
Photo: Oricon Daily Singles Chart
Translation: shmesmx3 at fyjypnation.tumblr.com
Anonymous tipster: lopezfitzgerald 

I really don't understand who they're trying to fool saying they sold 73,000 when they're #4, and #3 sold 42k. embarrassed for whoever wrote this tbh.

Comments

[kendalove.livejournal.com]

i tho they already release a lot of thing ... why is this debut ???

[brianathebard.livejournal.com]

They've only released a DVD, and they're counting this as their official debut.

[lopezfitzgerald.livejournal.com]

SOnyushitdae has been known to do this in the past, reports coming from my Okinawa correspondent state taht the girls sold just 35 copies nationwide and the rest are SM-purchased buybacks ):

[seulongs.livejournal.com]

side-eyeing sme rn

[seulongs.livejournal.com]

I really don't understand who they're trying to fool saying they sold 73,000 when they're #4, and #3 sold 42k. embarrassed for whoever wrote this tbh.

major fail tbh

Re: THE CHART ONLY INCLUDES SALES FOR VERSION A

[lopezfitzgerald.livejournal.com]

stop making excuses, oricon counts all sales

[orenji13.livejournal.com]

What's the point of this fabrication? smh

[albondiga.livejournal.com]

this is what they get for only having pale white boi stans who haven't seen the sun in months

[toomanysides.livejournal.com]

i bet it's kicking out a 0

[pottertastic.livejournal.com]

so how much did 2pm really sell tho...20k?

[lopezfitzgerald.livejournal.com]

according to my exclusive sources in JPN they really sold 7,300 copies

[pottertastic.livejournal.com]

ur the only one that matters tbh! <3

[tofucakes.livejournal.com]

I thought jype would have bought back more than that tbh

times is hard I guess!! : '(

[brianathebard.livejournal.com]

all da moniez are going to WG and their floptastic movie :'(

[simplyobessed.livejournal.com]

*sighs* is highly upset with the bulls game right now T_T but...watever. I am really curious to know 2pm’s sales number now...I guess I’ll have to wait for the end of the week.. :\

[remy-hahn.livejournal.com]

Tonight's game was a downer. T_T

But there's still game 3. :D

[crazyxcami.livejournal.com]

LOL how am i not surprised~

[riot-o-curls.livejournal.com]

oh dear, is someone over at korea yahoo headquarters dyslexic? and shame for any editors for not catching that. for shame!

[walkingparadoxx.livejournal.com]

are u laughing at my beloved oppas chingu? Cuz if you are, i'll have to terminate our treasured friendship :(

[tofucakes.livejournal.com]

bbs please come back to korea I still don't get the reason for this venture into japan in the first place

managed to get the love of some of japan's gay community but that's about it

[dorawa.livejournal.com]

lol mte

[markovnikov.livejournal.com]

lol

[brianathebard.livejournal.com]

I'd like to point something out that somebody on my tlist pointed out to me.

http://www.gokpop.com/news/2pm-shatters-snsds-record-for-best-debut-sales::7760.html

"In just 1 day 2PM came head to head with SNSD's record selling 42,493 copies only for them to break that record selling over 73,000 24 hours later, and with 4 more days to go just how far with 2PM's sales "Take Off" on the charts?"

[toomanysides.livejournal.com]

i like this comment "girl fans dominates male fans"
uhhh majority of fans of both kara and snsd are girl fans.

[markovnikov.livejournal.com]

this is a beautiful flawless sherlock holmes type post imo

[brianathebard.livejournal.com]

except 2pm doesn't disappoint like sherlock holmes did :(

[dorawa.livejournal.com]

this post lol

[qrizta.livejournal.com]

YAY! DIVA AND PERFUME!

[qrizta.livejournal.com]

2PM don't even sell that much in their homeland and isn't even near BB's popularity level in Japan. lol fail journalism.

[dorawa.livejournal.com]

the power of khunsus!!!

[wooso.livejournal.com]

Bishes
Yesterday 2pm recorded 40,000 copies in orican and it's just the first day and among best jpop artists
Wait till the end of debut week..
And 73,000 are all the versions combined ..

[qrizta.livejournal.com]

lol how do u know?

1st Oricon combines all versions
2nd they only released number of sales for the 1st to the 3rd rank.
rd "Not only that, the trusted Oricon-related blog on LiveDoor reports:
It is believed that there is a possibility that [2PM] has sold more than 10,000 on their first day."

[bubble-monkey9.livejournal.com]

o..