Joga 1,315 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 And example being that Kris Wu song going #1 on US iTunes for a few hours because chinese fans made a bunch of US iTunes accounts and bought the song.... why?Like, who are you fooling? And then the bulk buying, mass streaming... its like..? And then y'all act surprised when the average korean has no idea who these groups are. "bu-but one million sellerz!!" I just don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovesound 4,053 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Western entertainment fans did this thingy too lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joga 1,315 Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 Western entertainment fans did this thingy too lmao Its quite literally impossible to top itunes without spending thousands of dollars at once. Western stans don't do this. Katy Perry sold 105k copies of her song in a week earlier this year and she never got above #4, not even for an hour. This is another level of trying to inflate popularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satoori 45,814 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 And then y'all act surprised when the average korean has no idea who these groups are. "bu-but one million sellerz!!" Many average Koreans at least know the name EXO and BTS tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoopula 5,670 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 its still a great achievement who cares the guy got experience working with a known western artist idk why others are pressed with what fans are doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charmy 6,317 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 How is that any different from I-fans getting melon streaming passes, searching on naver to get groups trending, making accounts on Korean websites, etc? We basically do the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickIaus 1,211 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 The real question... Why do fan activities like this bother people so much? Let them stan in peace~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaiku 883 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Bragging rights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everypart 11,409 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 That's literally not how iTunes works jsdfhsdgh you can't just make a US account and buy the song. You have to have a US credit card/bank and one account can only buy the song for themselves once. You think iTunes doesn't have safeguards in place to prevent mass buying and country spoofing? Stop being bitter lmao and stream the song since it interests you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantabileCross 638 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 they're not bothering anyone, why are you obsessed with what they do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damewon 500 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 To fight the White Patriarchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Bear 9,460 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 The real question... Why do fan activities like this bother people so much? Let them stan in peace~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Do not include JPop fans in this. We're very realistic about how famous our faves are. The real question... Why do fan activities like this bother people so much? Let them stan in peace~ Because it creates chart distortion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracerB 251 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Do not include JPop fans in this. We're very realistic about how famous our faves are. The bias/superiority complex is unreal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 The bias/superiority complex is unreal Umm, it's the opposite. We're not running around saying our faves are world stars. That's a real superiority complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickIaus 1,211 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Because it creates chart distortion. No it doesn't tbh. If they make accounts that they use to buy a song then that's cool, and it's exactly how every other song is sold. A sale is a sale. Anyone confused by chart results and claiming they misrepresent success needs to learn that one number doesn't mean everything. For example, longevity is almost always more important than peak position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 No it doesn't tbh. If they make accounts that they use to buy a song then that's cool, and it's exactly how every other song is sold. A sale is a sale. Anyone confused by chart results and claiming they misrepresent success needs to learn that one number doesn't mean everything. For example, longevity is almost always more important than peak position. Are they Americans? No. Therefore, it's chart distortion. And I know all about charts, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickIaus 1,211 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Are they Americans? No. Therefore, it's chart distortion. And I know all about charts, thanks. Obviously not, it would seem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kami 9,209 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Didn't this happen to Jane Zhang ranking no 4 on US itunes when no one knew about her song Dust My Shoulders Off? It's rigged by his Chinese bots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigo 16,433 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Because fans think the exposure~ will take their favs to the next level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Obviously not, it would seem If you knew about charts, you wouldn't be spewing the crap you currently are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leerhiyel 1,546 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 If you knew about charts, you wouldn't be spewing the crap you currently are.DocumentaLy dragging Kpop to make Jpop real good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelisk 425 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 DocumentaLy dragging Kpop to make Jpop real good. I have never really saw jpop fans being obsessed with international recognition, regardless that some do tours overseas, nobody is really hyping it. I see pretty often how kpop fans distort popularity of China, Japan and west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YuMing 4,176 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 The real question... Why do fan activities like this bother people so much? Let them stan in peace~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coward 1,968 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I hate it. It's like they think that some success means everyone knows them, then the reality is that Psy is the only one with any general public recognition. Most people don't even know suju, and they had a fair amount of international success. I think Baby Metal might be more commonly known than them. It just makes it so awkward and I hate awkward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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