SM Entertainment's rookie boy group바카라 웹사이트, who debuted in 2023, is now under observation바카라 웹사이트after being accused of바카라 웹사이트'sajaegi.'바카라 웹사이트
In the South Korean music industry, the term 'sajaegi' refers to the unethical or illegal manipulation of chart rankings. This includes the involvement of바카라 웹사이트entertainment agencies in buying large quantities of their own CDs or using바카라 웹사이트bots or computer farms to artificially show an increase in the바카라 웹사이트streaming numbers and boost바카라 웹사이트chart positions.바카라 웹사이트
Back in September 2023, the seven-member boy band's debut single 'Get A Guitar,' earned the status of a 'Million-Seller,' selling over 1.01 million copies in its first week itself. According to Circle Chart's monthly album sales chart,바카라 웹사이트the total sales reached 1,039,600 copies by the end of September, but바카라 웹사이트saw a slight바카라 웹사이트decrease바카라 웹사이트to 1,038,084 copies in the바카라 웹사이트monthly album sales chart of December.바카라 웹사이트
This mathematical equation left netizens in a state of confusion, considering the fact that RIIZE has conducted about 60 events like in-person fan signs, fan calls, lucky draw events, all바카라 웹사이트in which fans compulsorily have to purchase their album.바카라 웹사이트However, rather than contributing to the annual sales record, these were only lowering the sales figures.바카라 웹사이트
Why is it happening? The most plausible reason is that SM Entertainment collaborated with album distributors to "place orders of albums in advance."바카라 웹사이트This means that there's more stock than sales, requesting fans to make bulk purchases within the first week of the album's release, even before바카라 웹사이트they are distributed physically until later. It's usually done to "fill the quota" before ending all promotions for that specific album, which involves conducting special events to ensure that the albums ordered and sold "in advance" showcase accurate바카라 웹사이트sales figures.
But if you take RIIZE's case specifically, they바카라 웹사이트"failed to fill the quota" which led to a바카라 웹사이트decrease in the album sales. They also started promotions for new songs, while still holding onto their old release 'Get A Guitar,' as well as showing off their 'Million-Seller' title, when in fact, they probably wouldn't have sold that many copies if it weren't for all the "advance orders."
This has naturally taken all netizens by surprise. They took to social media to comment nasty things like,바카라 웹사이트"SM pulled a fast one to build hype for RIIZE so they could have the 'Million-Seller' title, but in the end, we won't ever know if they were actually capable of selling a million albums just with their debut..."
Another said, "In the end, all of those awards that they got, all of that attention they've been getting as the 'rising rookies', was all fabricated lies." While one more said, "If you're going to cheat, you need to make sure you don't get caught!"
