For physical albums, is there a feature of the album that makes you buy it?

[sollie]

If you do buy physical albums, its it because they're your favourite group? Collectable items? Photobook? Posters? The packaging? Or something else?

 

For me, i buy the albums mainly to support a group i like and because i like the music. The other stuff that comes with the album is just an added extra. I don't trade pc's or anything, i just think they look pretty on my shelf.

 

Although saying this shipping costs so much i usually wait until i have a few to buy so it brings the cost down a bit.

[OhGosh!]

Because I want to support the group that put it out. Some things might make me buy more copies (multiple versions that I actually want), but even SM's shitty CD cases won't stop me from buying in the first place.

 

edit: I guess 'same' lol

[eriy.m]

Same OP.

[Posy‪ℓuv]

My car has a CD player and no aux cable so the CDs are useful, I like to support my artist and I kinda consider albums a piece of merch so it’s nice to have cute pics and pcs of my fav artists

[TickleMePink]

I either buy albums because they're my faves and I want to collect their releases or because I found the songs on it pretty good

[Full Moon]

nah, i buy them to support and obviously if i like the whole thing, i legit still buy jewel cases from my western faves so that tells you that i dont care for the packaging at all lmao 

[Nirgil]

They should just switch from albums into some kind of fan packages since pretty much no one uses them for the music anyway tbh.

[UMJI MOODS]

Same OP.

[TickleMePink]

Because I want to support the group that put it out. Some things might make me buy more copies (multiple versions that I actually want), but even SM's shitty CD cases won't stop me from buying in the first place.

 

edit: I guess 'same' lol

 

RV's packaging deserves so much better

I love RR's packaging the most, but Rookie's the fanciest we've ever gotten

[Ddeona Oneul Bame]

Yes, EXO is located on it~

[Velveteer]

just to support a group i like. i've been tempted by the packaging of some albums by groups i don't stan but shipping costs are so high

[kythestar]

although same~

but i usually buy the albums so my sister has a higher chance of collecting all the members' photocards and such.

(an then trading when she has doubles... it's tough)

but still the more physical albums are bought the better chance of it being supported towards the artists is a great feeling.

[rowanokke]

it started with wanting to support loona and their album sales 

 

then it turned quickly to spending 200$ on their albums and quickly spreading to my other favorite artists.

 

idk how. I started off with "why would u just wanna buy a cd with pictures!?!" 

[Himbo]

i buy because it's my favorite group and i want to support them

or because they serve good music

 

thankfully, my faves  serve good music

[Jinsus]

The biggest thing for me, other than them having to be a group I really like, is the outward packaging.

Best packaging I've seen so far:
Fx's Pink Tape

BTS's Dark & Wild

"Book" form albums like Taeyeon's 'my voice'

[OhGosh!]

RV's packaging deserves so much better

I love RR's packaging the most, but Rookie's the fanciest we've ever gotten

 

Yeah, it's also the first album I've ever bought every version for and I wasn't even mad about it. Which is surprising because when I was learning about kpop I thought repackages and multiple versions were the dumbest idea and I'd never...

[evermore]

I buy to collect all the stuff my favorite groups release. Sometimes I buy stuff from other groups and artists because I really like the music and the packaging

[Clairement]

 

Same OP.

 

[sollie]

My car has a CD player and no aux cable so the CDs are useful, I like to support my artist and I kinda consider albums a piece of merch so it’s nice to have cute pics and pcs of my fav artists

Funnily enough i don't think i've touched any of the CD's apart from one to download a CD only song. This kinda makes me want to take my CDs to my car just to get use out of them!

 

They should just switch from albums into some kind of fan packages since pretty much no one uses them for the music anyway tbh.

This is what i've been thinking. Even if the removed the CD and replaced it with a download code (which you pay for as part of the album obviously) and still have photobooks etc, i'm pretty sure people would still buy it regardless! I feel like albums are going to die a death in the near future

[rockerchic88]

To support. I want my boys to be well fed. I have the photocard and posters but like I only have so much space on my wall and shelves. So they're mostly inside.

 

Yeah I buy albums just to feed my boys.

[OhGosh!]

This is what i've been thinking. Even if the removed the CD and replaced it with a download code (which you pay for as part of the album obviously) and still have photobooks etc, i'm pretty sure people would still buy it regardless! I feel like albums are going to die a death in the near future

 

They should just put everything on a USB. Oh, wait... 

[sollie]

They should just put everything on a USB. Oh, wait... 

[Candy Sunrise]

The music and photobook.

[Carat]

honestly with how much the shipping costs I only buy the physicals of my bias group and svt have had really nice albums so far (besides 17 carat...) I won't buy an album if the physical isn't appealing it's just honestly not worth me spending like $50+  

[AloHara]

I have to really like the group, the packaging, and the songs on it for me to buy it I don't have the funds to be buying albums willy nilly