And sells 319,824 copies in the first week.

http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/...load/list.gaon

Other album tracks:

05 (01) 145,098 Dancing Queen
07 (NE) 121,623 Express 999
11 (NE) 101,258 Baby Maybe
14 (NE) 85,201 Talk Talk
17 (NE) 83,574 Lost In Love
18 (NE) 83,343 Promise
20 (NE) 77,712 Romantic St.
24 (NE) 69,269 Look At Me
28 (NE) 66,629 XYZ

KWEENS slaying effortlessly.

slay

great sales

The Queens.

The album also topped Hanteo with first week sales of 40,000
https://twitter.com/Doongie09/status...698752/photo/1

Fun fact: Only 4 female acts sold more than that in all of 2012 (the top seller being TaeTiSeo, a subunit of Girls' Generation, with 74,000).

The slayage was expected.

Weak sales tbh.

These sales

Must have been a slow week if SNSD can only sell 319,824 MP3 for I GOT A BOY

Look at the week ending on Dec 3, 2011

MP3 Sold



She sold over 7 million MP3s in just 5 days from that album.
#1 song sold 1,129,761 copies

You can't compare IU to SNSD tho. IU is like Adele in US while SNSD as Pussycat Dolls.

2011 was the PEAK of digital music sales in Korea (and IU). Music sites got into trouble over the prices at the time. They've since gone up and sales aren't as high as in 2011/early 2012. It's been months since a song has even sold over 500k in 1 week. The highest opening week in 2012 was 758,000 back in June by Big Bang. Girls' Generation has had the #1 song with 2 different songs 2 weeks in a row and their album selling power is unmatched by all but Super Junior (who don't do well digitally at all). I'd say they're doing just fine with such a risky song choice.

Much lower than I would have expected. Didn't WG and Suzy's group both open with like 700k+ for their last go arounds? Not that I religiously chart watch but I can't actually remember the last A/B list girl group that opened so low and this is supposed to be the A++ group right here.

WG debuted with 707k in June 2012. Miss A debuted with 428k in October.

It seems like you haven't read my post before yours at all. The fact remains, though, I Got a Boy (the album) outsold WG and Miss A's entire chart runs combined in a week. That's pretty A++ right there.

And there's also this: Miss A had 3 tracks in the top 100. Wonder Girls had 5 of 6 in the top 30. SNSD had all 10 in the top 30.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...2_(South_Korea)

2012 #1 Singles and their corresponding Downloads for that week
(Single is measured by download + streaming + ringtone + BGM sales)

January 7 "Lovey-Dovey" T-ara 540,458
January 14 "The Story of a Tall Bachelor (Korean: 키 큰 노총각 이야기)" Jung Jun Ha 623,496
January 21 "Lovey-Dovey" T-ara 354,144
January 28 "I Knew It (Korean: 이럴 줄 알았어)" Beast 372,501
February 4 "When I Can't Sing (Korean: 내가 노래를 못해도)" Se7en 493,651
February 11 "Back In Time (Korean: 시간을 거슬러)" Lyn 353,903
February 18 "I Need You (Korean: 니가 필요해)" K.Will 396,678
February 25 "Blue" Big Bang 833,233
March 3 537,161
March 10 348,535
March 17 "I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me (Korean: 너도 나처럼)" 2AM 662,901
March 24[2] "Sherlock (Clue + Note)" Shinee 520,204
March 31 "Hey You" CN Blue 350,176
April 7 "Cherry Blossom Ending (Korean: 벚꽃 엔딩)" Busker Busker 522,232
April 14[3] 358,823
April 21 "Alone (Korean: 나 혼자)" Sistar 447,718
April 28 323,422
May 5 "Twinkle" Girls' Generation-TTS 604,870
May 12[4] "Voice (Korean: 목소리)" Baek Ji Young featuring Gary of Leessang 529,920
May 19 "Every End of the Day (Korean: 하루 끝)" IU 415,891
May 26 275,146
June 2 "Twinkle" Girls' Generation-TTS 163,646
June 9 "Monster" Big Bang 757,501
June 16 "Electric Shock" f(x) 630,510
June 23 "If You Really Love Me (Korean: 정말로 사랑한다면)" Busker Busker 388,510
June 30 388,784
July 7[5] "Loving U" Sistar 440,960
July 14 "I Love You" 2NE1 469,850
July 21 "Gangnam Style (Korean: 강남스타일)" PSY 816,868
July 28 473,372
August 4 333,592
August 11 289,995
August 18 261,797
August 25 "I Need You" Huh Gak featuring Zia 365,872
September 1 "All for You" Jung Eunji & Seo In Guk 409,284
September 8 "That XX" G-Dragon 428,762
September 15 "All for You" Jung Eunji & Seo In Guk 280,745
September 22 "Memory Of The Wind" Naul 452,899
September 29 432,591
October 6 244,051
October 13 "It's Cold" Epik High feat. Lee Hi 532,868
October 20 "Becoming Dust" Jung Joon Young & Roy Kim 525,881
October 27 "Ice Cream" Hyuna 454,650
November 3 "1, 2, 3, 4 Lee Hi 667,549
November 10 351,747
November 17 237,719
November 24 "Return" Lee Seung-gi 420,958
December 1 480,759
December 8 301,153
December 15 "Because It's Christmas" Sung Si Kyung, Park Hyo Shin,
Lee Seok Hoon, Seo In Guk, VIXX 272,901
December 22 "You Are Attractive" Akdong Musician 226,223
December 29 "Dancing Queen" Girls' Generation 263,376


SNSD I Got A Boy - 319,824



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Here's some songs that got #1 for at least 3 weeks

February 25 "Blue" Big Bang 833,233
March 3 537,161
March 10 348,535


July 21 "Gangnam Style (Korean: 강남스타일)" PSY 816,868
July 28 473,372
August 4 333,592
August 11 289,995
August 18 261,797


September 22 "Memory Of The Wind" Naul 452,899
September 29 432,591
October 6 244,051


November 3 "1, 2, 3, 4 Lee Hi 667,549
November 10 351,747
November 17 237,719


November 24 "Return" Lee Seung-gi 420,958
December 1 480,759
December 8 301,153



SNSD I Got a Boy isn't doing well because it is not that good of a song.

If it was "Oh" "Gee" "Genie" "Run Devil Run" that were release instead, they would have sold a lot more. For a group like SNSD, 319,824 MP3 sold is a disappointment. But the song wasn't that good so it was expected.

Right that still doesn't make 319k look particularly rosy but maybe this is the new high bar for girl groups I guess. Not being facetious, it's possible. We'll see what happens.

Here's how Twinkle did in the first 5 weeks

May 5 "Twinkle" Girls' Generation-TTS 604,870
Week 2: 330,363
Week 3: 247,457
Week 4: 213, 895
June 2 "Twinkle" Girls' Generation-TTS 163,646



SNSD I Got A Boy
Week #1 - 319,824

MP3 prices in South Korea increased starting January 1st, 2013. That probably had some effect. But the price was raised from $0.125 to $0.20 per MP3 so it was still dirt cheap.

Is a $0.075 rise in price deterring people from purchasing MP3? I doubt it. The only other explanation is that the song wasn't that good.

Good enough to be the number 1 song. And just because it's not super successful doesn't mean it isn't good. That's subjective.

Another thing to have a look at.

Twinkle album total from May 2 to Dec 31 - 74,000
I Got a Boy album total from Jan 2-Jan 9 - 61,000

What they lack in digital, they make up in physical. Besides, it's only been one week. It's all about longevity. It's still top 2 on all the main charts and the album is killing. They will be fine. We'll just have to see what happens when another big act makes their comeback in 2013.

The album as a whole sold 1,147,040 mp3 last week. Only the top groups can make that happen.

07 (NE) 121,623 Express 999

YAS.