“XIA,” Kim Junsu(JYJ), is showing his strong influence in the album sales chart. Despite obstacles against his appearance on TV, the sales of his 1st album are on the good track for the three-consecutive weeks.
According to the Hanteo Chart, a
statistic chart for album sales, Junsu’s first solo album TARANTALLEGRA
ranked no.1 in realtime sales ranking. About 20 days after the release
of the album on May 15, it seized the top in the realtime chart. This
comes as a surprise considering the current music album market in which
an album is sold within no more than 1 week.
The sales trend is much more
extraordinary. However strong one’s fandom is, it’s very difiicult to
keep the rising sales curve of the 1st week after the release. The more
active fandom is, the more sales in the 1st day of release. (and then a
nosedive.) XIA’s album was same but, extraordinarily, its sales turned
onto the rise by the 3rd week. It seized the top place, surpassing a
live album of YG Family in which all singers of the YG entertainment
participated.
In addition, what’s more remarkable is
that, even in the previous decreasing curve, the sales trend of his
album has been more stable than any other singers’. The album sales of
XIA was as many as 20,957 in the first release day, 10,715 On May 16,
7250 on 17. In the 2nd week, its sales was in gridlock but maintained
4-digit sales, vying for the top place with the group infinite.
The agency C-jes said about this
phenomenon, “the main reason is XIA’s efforts to make a high-quality
album aparting from the fleeting latest fashion. Thus, a growing number
of the public come to think his album is deserving to buy. His album is
loved by a wide range of people, beyond a specific generation.”
In fact, XIA showed his confidence in
his 1st album at the press conference right after the release of his
album. XIA said, “Basically, as singers the apperance on TV is needed to
promote one’s music. So, (given many ostacles against tv appearance) it
is considerably frustrating. Yet, I have gained more confidence during
the world tour (of JYJ) and tried to make my music and MV trump cards.”
Demands from overseas fans also played a
role. There are an increasing number of foreign fans to buy his album
in person by online-order at the local album stores. A person concerned
to a big local store said, “Orders via online become more than those via
offline. Taking a look at destination, we can know there are many
overseas buyers.”
XIA is turning the obstacles against TV
appearance into an opportunity. He is paving a way by directly reaching
his fans. Starting from his Seoul concert on May 19-20, he is on
seven-Asian-city tour. Holding a successful concert in Bangkok on May
27, now he will reach his local fans with signing events on June 1st.
Cr. Sports Seoul (http://news.nate.com/view/20120531n14149)
Translated by: Chocolat
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