FallenAngel 172 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Gfriend 1st Japanese Album weekly sales is 13k+ albums. Click here to view the Tweet This is far from BlackPink Japanese album first week at 30k+ albums sold and Twice first week at 130k+ albums sold Gfriend music is actually very Jpop compare to Twice and BlackPink album. But why Gfriend 1st Japanese Album is Unperformed at Japanese Market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abra 40,910 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 It's actually pretty good imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJJD 1,975 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 they're not big 3.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acer 396 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 They have small fanbase compared with Twice/BP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal glow 6,196 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Because GFriend's from a nugu company and their Japanese fanbase or general hype/interest in Japan is not as high as it was a few years back. Their music might have a jpop vibe but Japanese people can listen to actual jpop for that matter so yeah I don't think the jpop vibe of their songs has much impact on anything. I think they're doing fine considering the circumstances actually. People need to remember that they are from a small/nugu company with a small international fanbase. So to compare them to the big 3 groups is basically not realistic because those groups naturally have more fan support internationally. Plus, the big 3 brand helps. GFriend is basically starting from zero again and that's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanlag 492 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 In the japanese market big 3 groups use to do much better. Anyway, it's not bad at all, i think their sales are going to be similar to Apink's or AOA's, so it's ok, they don't need to sell 100k albums to be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team snack 518 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 In the japanese market big 3 groups use to do much better. Anyway, it's not bad at all, i think their sales are going to be similar to Apink's or AOA's, so it's ok, they don't need to sell 100k albums to be fine. what are the sales for apink/aoa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Soshistar 9,394 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 The girls said themselves that they're going to start from scratch in japan,just like their debut.So obviously their sales aren't going to explode just like that lol.Adding to the fact that half of the songs in the album are in korean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanlag 492 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 what are the sales for apink/aoa? Most of the singles are between 20-40k. Usually singles sell better than albums too, Apink's debut album sold 14k what Gfriend will probably surpass this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonesLoveSoshi 418 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 They release it too late .. They should release it after Navillera era .. Their popularity is not really high like before right now .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilhomer450 1 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Christ. Can we stop this notion that Gfriend songs sound like j-pop. What makes them japanese? because they have guitars in their songs? No. Gfriend and Soumu cater their music to Koreans first and foremost, no trendy western edm beats or anything. They are closer to 2008 SNSD more than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfriendlover 281 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 They release it too late .. They should release it after Navillera era .. Their popularity is not really high like before right now .. true, during that time their popularity was at a peak, soumu missed a chance and put too long of a hiatus during that gap between navillera and fingertip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpletea 3,148 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 seems pretty good to me they don't have company hype or japanese members so it's a good place to start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochichan 12,341 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Why do kpop fans expect all these cutesy/girl next door type group to do well in Japan just bc of their concept when there are 829729202x groups in japan doing the same thing except they can speak japanese, and are Japanese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B612 22,399 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Why do kpop fans expect all these cutesy/girl next door type group to do well in Japan just bc of their concept when there are 829729202x groups in japan doing the same thing except they can speak japanese, and are Japanese tbh The reason why groups like TWICE and BP do well there is because they have what fangirls love, they are pretty and have nice fashion to look forward to and buy magazines (inspire to be like), school uniforms are just normal in Japan. --- Also, don't forget that before Twice and BP debuted there they used 2PM and Big Bang for mediaplay as their juniors, people ofc would at least check them out, Gfriend is going there with their own name and 13k is good enough considering everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B612 22,399 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 The girls said themselves that they're going to start from scratch in japan,just like their debut.So obviously their sales aren't going to explode just like that lol.Adding to the fact that half of the songs in the album are in korean. that really isn't an excuse since BP and TWICE debuted with the same exact type of album (just look at their tracklist) I believe they can pull a T-ara in Japan if they work hard to promote there, step by step Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastelcake 10,112 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 to me personally..I think timing. they should have debut last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namie-Knowles 7,115 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 1. They don't have a big company. 2. They waited too long to debut. 2016 was their year. 3. Their "J-Pop" sound really isn't a factor here. 4. 13,000 isn't all that bad. It isn't impressive but it's not bad either. I believe with enough time they can sell around 30,000 ~ 60,000 each album. Which isn't that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPOP303 630 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 simple BC they dont have a foreigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ʜʙɪᴄ ᴊᴇɴɴɪᴇ 124 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 because they're uninteresting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue7kaoru 17,423 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 simple BC they dont have a foreigner Kara didn't have a "foreigner" either yet they slayed Japan, that's not an excuse. I didn't know that Gfriend already debuted there which means that the promo itself was lacking. I only heard about Umji being a model for some magazine. 13k isn't bad actually for a non Big 3 group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
respectmyauthori-tah 1,450 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 I think there are too many Korean girl's groups doing similar music besides they all do the Japanese version of their Korean songs They are doing well though, no need to worry They will do better after releasing original music after becoming more popular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Q98 1,510 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 i don't understand, i saw on twitter, gfriend had quite some hi touch/handshake events to promote this album though, how can it not reflect on the sales. it is underperforming for sure. i think they should just stay in korea and focus on group/solo activities instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinAi 3,245 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 they are just starting tho and that's pretty good start considering it's an album and they have No senior group nor big agency to do massive promote, they will improve. instant success can't be applied for anyone ya know, they are the type of group that climb from the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinAi 3,245 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 i don't understand, i saw on twitter, gfriend had quite some hi touch/handshake events to promote this album though, how can it not reflect on the sales. it is underperforming for sure. i think they should just stay in korea and focus on group/solo activities instead. from what i know the event is kind of free event so it can't be reflected on album sales except the impact after the event contributed in the sales, and that's a pretty good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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