[pann] The group is #1 in first week sales, Stray Kids is invisible on the Billboard Hot 100

[drakan]

The group is #1 in first week sales, Stray Kids is invisible on the Billboard Hot 100

 

 

“Interesting facts:
Stray Kids is the first K-pop group to have 3 albums at #1 on the Billboard 200 but no songs on the Billboard Hot 100!”

Billboard Hot 100 – flop
Melon Daily – flop

What a weird group

[+437, -96]

 

1. [+282, -20] But who built this group the image of a group with good digital abroad? Just look at Spotify, this group is similar to TXT, Seventeen, ENHYPEN (even these three groups have higher monthly listeners than Stray Kids)

2. [+276, -11] But if they sell so many albums, isn’t it normal for their songs to be popular and known by everyone?

3. [+262, -12] It’s so weird

4. [+255, -17] Is this different from just selling albums?

5. [+197, -4] But who really bought 4 million copies?

6. [+182, -4] I guess the fans are also tired of listening to their music

 

Original post (1)

 

 

https://pannkpop.com/the-group-is-1-in-first-week-sales-stray-kids-is-invisible-on-the-billboard-hot-100/

[Leader]

They just keep breaking records!

[juu]

6. [+182, -4] I guess the fans are also tired of listening to their music

[RussianRoulette]

Doesn’t it normally take a hot minute before a Kpop song ends up on the billboard charts? I feel like I don’t see a lot be on the chart immediately?…

[deobizone]

no cuz when i saw news on their pre sales breaking records, and even the rcord that was set by 17 before,  i was like. no shot bruh. and im thinking theres 10+ versions. and theres liek double that im-.

and ive seen fans defend this like multiple covers does not mean more version.. girl i assure you its not like that. bc if someone has the means to, and theyre otx, usually buying every album version.. yeah. theyre gonna do this. and ngl i find it slightly more insidious looking at their stores bc, im scrolling thru 17's and like wow thats a lot, but skz store is like u get random version. like the poor collectors gotta be losing their mind, maybe seeking out specific version on trades or ebay, idk. and at the end of the day, its their money. go for it. but im saying this as someone who used to be buying albums. over a few years i accumulated like over 100 albums being a multi, and im glad i had this phase during when it was like 3 version max, but usually only 1 or 2. when i had to move into room about half the size w/ no closet in 2020, i had to downsize heavily so yeah. its just im sad for these people.. albums are expensive and take up so much space. albeit, from what ive seen the version w cover for each member is like small jewel case ish. which is better but when youre buying give or take 10 of them, if youre collector, or even just a few just getting ur bias line or sumn. it just sucks. and these fans dont gaf of my pity for them but im just saying. unless you have fuck you money, theres so much better sht to be spending it on, or for the best, saving it.

and i hate kpop albums in general, complained ab this on OH so much, but companies should honestly just sell digital or sumn, and either bundle esque you get photocards sent, or sell those as well on your site, and othercollectible they hav etc. bc ngl, i did love the experience of unboxing an album and seeing what i get and etc. but its not worth the money at th end of the day imo. and i wish someday kpop companies will wake up to this. but they wont bc in a business standpoint theyre gouging money from fans and it works out. but ive always hated albums bc of thewaste of it. like when fans bulk buys for fansign or whatever other reason. and they have dozens of extra albums, putting it lightly, and they end of trashing or donating them. not even hating on either of the grouops btw, so no offense stans, i just find the companies doing this very sleezy. 

[Leader]

6 hours ago, deobizone said:

no cuz when i saw news on their pre sales breaking records, and even the rcord that was set by 17 before,  i was like. no shot bruh. and im thinking theres 10+ versions. and theres liek double that im-.

 

The amount of versions is actually ridiculous, Billboard had a whole section on their article outlining them and well, just take a look:

https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/stray-kids-5-star-number-one-debut-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235351204/

Like many K-pop releases, the CD edition of 5-STAR was issued in collectible CD packages (18 total, including exclusives for Barnes & Noble, Target, Walmart and a signed edition in the group’s webstore), each containing a standard set of bonus items and randomized elements (photo cards, mini posters, sticker sets, photo books). There were also four alternative digital versions of the album, sold only in the act’s webstore, each containing the base song tracklist, but with alternative covers and bonus voice memos from individual members of the eight-member group, each selling for $6.99.

i have no idea if its standard for billboard to explain exactly how many versions an album has but it felt lowkey shady of billboard to put this in

[reiichi]

On 6/16/2023 at 6:23 PM, Leader said:

The amount of versions is actually ridiculous, Billboard had a whole section on their article outlining them and well, just take a look:

https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/stray-kids-5-star-number-one-debut-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235351204/

Like many K-pop releases, the CD edition of 5-STAR was issued in collectible CD packages (18 total, including exclusives for Barnes & Noble, Target, Walmart and a signed edition in the group’s webstore), each containing a standard set of bonus items and randomized elements (photo cards, mini posters, sticker sets, photo books). There were also four alternative digital versions of the album, sold only in the act’s webstore, each containing the base song tracklist, but with alternative covers and bonus voice memos from individual members of the eight-member group, each selling for $6.99.

i have no idea if its standard for billboard to explain exactly how many versions an album has but it felt lowkey shady of billboard to put this in

Billboard does this for EVERY kpop album that tops BB 200 fyi

And they count separate version as soon as there's a store-exclusive POB, even if it's just an extra photocard, so they count more versions than the actual versions -  5-Star effectively has 1 limited version + 3 standard versions + 8 member-specific digipacks, about the same as every big boy group release these days. Yes it's ridiculous to release that many versions and it inflates sales quite a bit, but it's a good source of profit, so kpop companies are not going to stop doing it just because Billboard tries to shame them for it. Their aim is not to top charts, it's to make money.