News K-pop yearly album sales in South Korea has reported to have decreased for the first time since 2014 (1 Viewer)

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[StirFriedPanda]

Interesting, I wonder if this is caused by companies pushing for a more international audience....

 

[centen]

Not surprising, we've seen lots of groups have numbers down across the board. The growth was insane for a while, and albums aren't cheap. Peak had to be hit at some point.

 

[catonkatonk]

It's because Weki Meki didn't release an album this year.

 

[centen]

It's because Weki Meki didn't release an album this year.

That seems accurate, case closed.

 

[StirFriedPanda]

It's because Weki Meki didn't release an album this year.

That seems accurate, case closed.

The over all quality in humanity's taste in music has gone down substantially based on girl groups under performing. Aliens were about to enlighten, bring world peace, cure all illnesses, and make us immortal, but since Fromis disbanded they decided we're not worth saving.

 

[centen]

The over all quality in humanity's taste in music has gone down substantially based on girl groups under performing. Aliens were about to enlighten, bring world peace, cure all illnesses, and make us immortal, but since Fromis disbanded they decided we're not worth saving.

Can't even blame them, tbh. 2024 was a hard year for girl groups.

 

[pinkmelodies]

It's because Weki Meki didn't release an album this year.

I couldn't agree more

 

[pinkmelodies]

Albums have been expensive lately in general, especially having a trillion versions for them. A lot of groups are inactive or disbanding