iori 4,151 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 So i keep hearing about how BTS break the us chart, highest on billboard 200 etc. then I finally google it, and what i found in wikipedia for wings is honestly i was expecting more like 100,000++ sales, i guess kpop still have long way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--- 967 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revert2 676 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Kings of being over hyped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acer 396 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 they will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noonaphile 388 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Damn, slay kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Lee 2,635 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisali 181 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Kings of being over hyped How is it an over hype when they still have the best record for a kpop act? The next best is 6,000 so......bts remain unbothered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seulgi's jams 1,338 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 only been out for 2months/X days and already almost 1mil sales with one release. dat quality over quantity, just imagine if they put out repackage and 20 covers like *xo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plutto 9,419 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 It's still pretty good for a korean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akpheart 14,900 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Um actually the music industry has a long way to go. That number still gets you #26 on Billboard whether you're K-Pop or any other artist. Literally when will everyone else's faves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart 836 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 How is it an over hype when they still have the best record for a kpop act? The next best is 6,000 so......bts remain unbothered is that 23k overall or first week Um actually the music industry has a long way to go. That number still gets you #26 on Billboard whether you're K-Pop or any other artist. Literally when will everyone else's faves. and at what time of the year you release .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summer_baby 290 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 There aren't any K-pop acts with noteworthy success in the US or in Europe tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briar Rose 7,488 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I mean 23K is nothing compared to other American singers but for Kpop it's really good. Especially considering the album is in Korean and had no American promotion. I don't think anyone should be dumb enough to think that any Kpop act will break into mainstream America but the sales are obviously higher than what most Kpop acts are capable of pulling in the US (and keep in mind that billboard counts pure sales and streams but no bulk buying of physical albums). So I'd say rather than indicating any huge popularity in America it indicates that they have a decent sized fandom in America that's growing. Still within the niche of Kpop but still big within that niche. If anything given the fact that these sales are huge for Kpop acts in America, it indicates especially that Kpop just isn't that big in America period. And tbh Kpop is niche pretty much everywhere even in Korea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisali 181 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 is that 23k overall or first week and at what time of the year you release .. Overall. First week was 16k if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena 21,718 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 if they had 100,000 they would probably be playing on US radio by now lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abra 40,910 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 That's actually very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akpheart 14,900 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I mean 23K is nothing compared to other American singers but for Kpop it's really good. Especially considering the album is in Korean and had no American promotion. I don't think anyone should be dumb enough to think that any Kpop act will break into mainstream America but the sales are obviously higher than what most Kpop acts are capable of pulling in the US (and keep in mind that billboard counts pure sales and streams but no bulk buying of physical albums). So I'd say rather than indicating any huge popularity in America it indicates that they have a decent sized fandom in America that's growing. Still within the niche of Kpop but still big within that niche. If anything given the fact that these sales are huge for Kpop acts in America, it indicates especially that Kpop just isn't that big in America period. And tbh Kpop is niche pretty much everywhere even in Korea. It is good compared to many American singers. Again, #26 on Billboard. Many American singers can't get that. I don't think people realize how much physical sales in general have cratered. Whether people listen to something or not, people don't buy albums anymore. Of course there are huge artists out there like Adele...but no, not everyone's Adele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImAmazing 7,501 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 It's pretty good for a kpop group considering most kpop groups can barely get on to the billboard 200 and chart for 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAE AMO 4,848 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 the 2nd highest is 6k lol. 23k is a great amount for a kpop group that doesn't promote in the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilraen92 9,334 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 · Hidden by RubberDuckyTai, December 30, 2016 - No reason given Hidden by RubberDuckyTai, December 30, 2016 - No reason given Kings of being over hyped lmfao @ this ridiculous comment. tell me a single kpop act that can even break 10k, less alone 20k. 23k is BIG for a kpop act considering kpop is totally a niche genre in US. You exols don't miss a chance to trash bts even if your comments don't make sense. Link to comment
DarkHeart 836 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 the 2nd highest is 6k lol. 23k is a great amount for a kpop group that doesn't promote in the US 6k vs 16k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revert2 676 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 · Hidden by RubberDuckyTai, December 30, 2016 - No reason given Hidden by RubberDuckyTai, December 30, 2016 - No reason given lmfao @ this ridiculous comment. tell me a single kpop act that can even break 10k, less alone 20k. 23k is BIG for a kpop act considering kpop is totally a niche genre in US. You exols don't miss a chance to trash bts even if your comments don't make sense. Tell that to the armys who were talking about a US debut then Link to comment
Nico 805 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Albums released by Western artists themselves are lucky if they can cross 100k these days why were you expecting a K-pop group to do it? Also their numbers may look small but they're still miles ahead of all other K-pop acts so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity 11,102 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Let's fly even higher in 2017, BTS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAE AMO 4,848 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 6k vs 16k ??? 23k are the overall sales of bts while 6k are the overall sales of the next best group. it's a fair comparison no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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