In the 2010s, the first 20 million copies were surpassed .. United States of America three years ago.
K-pop Hallyu Idol growth such as BTS Wanna One
The film "Introduction to Architecture", released in 2012, attracted 4.11 million viewers, rarely in melodrama, and it stimulated the emotions of audiences in their 30s or older by introducing memories in the background of the late 1990s. It was particularly impressive that college students Seung Min (Lee Je-hoon) and Seo Yeon (Suzie) sat on the floor and went on a date listening to the group exhibition song 'Memory's Essay' as a CD player (CDP). At the time of the movie's release, the CDP was a memorable electronic product that could be found in the Hwanghak-dong flea market.
CD market that has been on fire for two years
The CD market Risen in Korea, which is an IT powerhouse in the era of listening to Music rather than owning it. This year, the number of CDs sold in Korea was 21.54 million, more than three times higher than in 2011 (6.82 million copies). This is the result of the Dong-A Ilbo's confirmation of annual record sales (topping 400th place) from 2011 to December 8, 2018, commissioned by the Korea Music Content Association (Mok-Kon-Hyup). This is the first time this year in the 2010s that CD sales exceeded 20 million copies, the highest level since 2011, when the Mkon Association created the Gaon Music Chart and started to collect domestic soundtrack and record sales volume. Last year, CD sales were 16.93 million.
The domestic CD market started to catch fire two years ago, with sales of CDs reaching 10 million in 2016 and more than 5 million each year. It is the opposite of the World record market, which is gradually shrinking after the generation of Music consumption has been replaced by soundtrack on CD. CD sales were halved at United States of America, the largest Music market in World, last year at 87.6 million, compared with 2014 (142.8 million) three years ago.
Non-Idol Singer ‘0’ in Top 100
Unlike United States of America, the surge in CD sales in Korea is largely due to the growth of the K-pop Idol industry. The K-pop Korean Wave, which was castrated in 2006 by Big Bang, has expanded with the emergence of BTS, Wanna One and Twice. The CD market has also revived. Among the Singers who sold more than 40,000 copies and ranked 100th in the record sales this year, there is no single Singer, not Idol. The CD market is the Idol League. BTS sold 4 million copies with two albums this year. “Wanna One, a temporary project group, will dismantle on the 31st, and the CD market will not be as booming as this year,” said Kim Jin-woo, chief researcher at Gaon Music Chart. Wanna One's CD sales this year amount to 2 million copies.
'105 kinds of photo cards' appeared 'maximizing the commercial'
The growth of the CD market is the result of ironic reality: it happened when fans bought CDs like souvenirs rather than listening to Music. Many Idol fans collect pictures of Singer and buy several CDs for the Members Only entry. In the used Music market, Idol group CDs that have not been unpacked are poured. After buying a CD at a Music store, write down the contact information and name on the receipt, put the receipt in the fan Members Only application box, and then sell the CD back. Yes24, an online site that sells CDs, saw a minimum 10% increase in used CD transactions from 2015 to 2017.
“I don’t have a CD, but I buy a CD to see photos of photo cards and jackets in the CD,” said Kim, a 20-year-old college student who likes Idol group A. The CD has become a means of applying for Idol 'Pictorial' or fan Members Only.
Idol's over-representation of the company also contributes to the surge in CD sales. The agency encourages fans to purchase duplicated copies by releasing jacket photos and internal photos differently for each member even if the CD contains the same song. Yang Yo-seob, a member of the group highlights, took 105 photos separately while releasing the Solo album 'Bank' in February. There are only two pictures of him on each CD. If you are a fan of all 105 randomly printed Yang Yo-seob photos on the CD, you have to open your wallet. “In the case of Idol groups with thick fandom, it is basic to produce three or four versions of CDs only,” said Kim Sang-hwa, a Music critic. “Risen in the CD market has also been bubbled by the agency’s description.”