Chart Listings: Lee Hi debut single sold 667,549 MP3s in her first week

Dust2

http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/sect...on?nationGbn=T

#1 with 667,549 MP3s sold

last week #1 was HyunA "Ice Cream" which sold 454,650 MP3s

Not bad for a 16 years old rookie for her debut single.

Her first performance stage

Her MV

Retro

Damn. That's really good.

Witness

That's amazing. Biggest female debut of the year then.

Womanizah

She has a nice voice. It reminds me of Adele.
K-pop artists usually have high single sales because they only sell for like 6 cents lol.

disorder

Oh, better then Taylor.

!ola

Never heard of this gurl. New IU?

Dust2

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Originally posted by Womanizah

K-pop artists usually have high single sales because they only sell for like 6 cents lol.

That's not true.

It's $0.60 if purchase individually like Itunes/Amazon MP3
It's $0.12 if you pay $5 to download 40 MP3s in a 30 days period. (it's a package deal that expire)
It's$0.06 if you pay $10 to download 150 MP3s in a 30 days period. (it's a package deal that expire).

The package deal is similar to e-music in the USA but cheaper. I believe you pay $11.99 a month and you get 24 songs to download from e-music. (that's $0.50 per song compare to $1.29 on Itunes).

http://www.emusic.com/info/plans-pricing/

I see Gangnam Style, Skyfall, One More Night, Lock out of Heavens, We are never ever getting back together on e-music top 10 list. So if you planning to download 24 songs, instead of paying $30.96 for them on Itunes, e-music will sell you these same 24 songs on a package deal for $11.99.

Basically, if you want to download a song for "cheap" you will be forced to spend at least $5 or $10 and only have 30 days to use it and it will expire. So it is wrong to assume it is $0.06.

jeeriz

Wait a minute,who is this girl?
I like her voice and her style.

Dust2

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Originally posted by jeeriz

Wait a minute,who is this girl?
I like her voice and her style.

Some background info:

She is the runner-up in Kpop Star season 1 (South Korea singing competition similar to American Idol/X-Factor/The Voice).

Duffy "Mercy"

Her audition

Bust Your Windows by Jazmine Sullivan

she lost to the "Rolling the Deep" girl who finished 1st
The winner get $300,000, a brand new car and the choice to sign with either SME, YGE or JYPE, the three biggest music label in South Korea.

In the final episode, the two finalists (Lee Hi and Park Ji Min) performed a song together. It was pretty epic

greeneyedsoul

Quote:

Originally posted by Dust2

That's not true.

It's $0.60 if purchase individually like Itunes/Amazon MP3
It's $0.12 if you pay $5 to download 40 MP3s in a 30 days period. (it's a package deal that expire)
It's$0.06 if you pay $10 to download 150 MP3s in a 30 days period. (it's a package deal that expire).

The package deal is similar to e-music in the USA but cheaper. I believe you pay $11.99 a month and you get 24 songs to download from e-music. (that's $0.50 per song compare to $1.29 on Itunes).

http://www.emusic.com/info/plans-pricing/

I see Gangnam Style, Skyfall, One More Night, Lock out of Heavens, We are never ever getting back together on e-music top 10 list. So if you planning to download 24 songs, instead of paying $30.96 for them on Itunes, e-music will sell you these same 24 songs on a package deal for $11.99.

Basically, if you want to download a song for "cheap" you will be forced to spend at least $5 or $10 and only have 30 days to use it and it will expire. So it is wrong to assume it is $0.06.

Get ha!

alkralkra

Quote:

Originally posted by Dust2

That's not true.

It's $0.60 if purchase individually like Itunes/Amazon MP3
It's $0.12 if you pay $5 to download 40 MP3s in a 30 days period. (it's a package deal that expire)
It's$0.06 if you pay $10 to download 150 MP3s in a 30 days period. (it's a package deal that expire).

The package deal is similar to e-music in the USA but cheaper. I believe you pay $11.99 a month and you get 24 songs to download from e-music. (that's $0.50 per song compare to $1.29 on Itunes).

http://www.emusic.com/info/plans-pricing/

I see Gangnam Style, Skyfall, One More Night, Lock out of Heavens, We are never ever getting back together on e-music top 10 list. So if you planning to download 24 songs, instead of paying $30.96 for them on Itunes, e-music will sell you these same 24 songs on a package deal for $11.99.

Basically, if you want to download a song for "cheap" you will be forced to spend at least $5 or $10 and only have 30 days to use it and it will expire. So it is wrong to assume it is $0.06.

It's still basically free.

QueenBLadyG

I am REALLY feeling this girl!!

She is beautiful and her voice and style are great! I use, I use...

Flame Beat Z000

Well she isn't bad at all from what I am listening. she did a decent performance of Duffy and not so bad on Jazmine. Good Choices. No Shame losing to the RITD Girl. So Young looking at 16 as she could pass on as 13. More Flare while preforming and she is a go to be a decent one. Love the style cause I'm listening to a lot of that recently so keep it up.

Lukitoo

Not Lee Hi snatching Baek Ji Young, IU and BoA like that, and especially now that downloads are more expensive

QueenBLadyG

Selling like a Taylor Swift single!

Canonical Ensemble

It's a very good song. Any possibility for an English version?

But it would fit better with a more adult-ish MV and some outdoor lights.

!ola

Quote:

Originally posted by Dust2

That's not true.

It's $0.60 if purchase individually like Itunes/Amazon MP3
It's $0.12 if you pay $5 to download 40 MP3s in a 30 days period. (it's a package deal that expire)
It's$0.06 if you pay $10 to download 150 MP3s in a 30 days period. (it's a package deal that expire).

The package deal is similar to e-music in the USA but cheaper. I believe you pay $11.99 a month and you get 24 songs to download from e-music. (that's $0.50 per song compare to $1.29 on Itunes).

http://www.emusic.com/info/plans-pricing/

I see Gangnam Style, Skyfall, One More Night, Lock out of Heavens, We are never ever getting back together on e-music top 10 list. So if you planning to download 24 songs, instead of paying $30.96 for them on Itunes, e-music will sell you these same 24 songs on a package deal for $11.99.

Basically, if you want to download a song for "cheap" you will be forced to spend at least $5 or $10 and only have 30 days to use it and it will expire. So it is wrong to assume it is $0.06.

True. It's still extremely cheap though. Those numbers make people think the music market in S.Korea is huge but in fact it's not.

jeeriz

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Originally posted by Dust2

Duffy "Mercy"

Omg!This cover is perfect!!!

She deserved to win!
Did she release an album or something?!
I will google her!

Dust2

Quote:

Originally posted by !ola

True. It's still extremely cheap though. Those numbers make people think the music market in S.Korea is huge but in fact it's not.

The music market in South Korea is HUGE for its size.

Cheap MP3 combats piracy. They also making it up on volume. South Korea music market was plagued by illegal downloads several years ago. To combat that, they offer cheap MP3s. The result? The music market today generate around 200% more money compare to 5-6 years ago.

The two biggest music labels in South Korea have a combined stock market value over $2 billion USD. They used to be worth around $500 million combined a few years back. Obviously, kpop expansion internationally help but a stronger domestic music market also play a big part too.

http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=295001
Top 30 Song of the Year based on Total Digital Aggregate (2012/1/1-2012/10/27)

(the year is not over yet so expect these songs to generate more revenue)

01) Psy - Gangnam Style: 384,054,774 (15/15) x $0.003 =$1,152,000 USD
02) Busker Busker - Cherry Blossom Ending: 339,461,849 (31/31)
03) Sistar - Alone: 319,836,908 (29/29)
04) Sistar - Loving U: 297,962,441 (18/18)
05) Big Bang - Fantastic Baby: 282,391,337 (28/35)
06) 2NE1 - I Love You: 268,362,367 (17/17)
07) T-ara - Lovey Dovey: 265,253,913 (28/43)
08) Ailee - Heaven: 258,740,483 (29/38)
09) Big Bang - Blue: 256,091,615 (22/36)
10) Girls' Generation-TTS - Twinkle: 254,720,788 (24/26)
11) IU - Every End of the Day: 238,545,307 (24/25)
12) Busker Busker - If You Really Love Me: 235,302,683 (20/20)
13) Big Bang - Monster: 228,658,025 (20/21)
14) Wonder Girls - Like This: 222,558,779 (19/21)
15) Busker Busker - Yeosu Night Sea: 221,137,012 (29/31) x 0.003 = $664,000 USD
16) T-ara - Day by Day: 219,357,743 (17/17)
17) Busker Busker - First Love: 216,197,897 (29/31)
18) Lyn - Back in Time: 216,120,492 (21/41)
19) Lee Jonghyun - My Love: 215,970,379 (16/16)
20) Seo in Guk & Eunji - All For You: 208,825,818 (9/9)
21) Baek Jiyoung - Voice: 205,523,195 (21/25)
22) f(x) - Electric Shock: 203,241,271 (18/20)
23) Lee Hyun - My Heartsore: 200,082,208 (19/19)
24) 10cm - Sorrow: 199,838,791 (22/43)
25) Juniel - Illa Illa: 199,001,961 (21/21)
26) Huh Gak - The Person Who Once Loved Me: 196,601,964 (29/30)
27) BoA - Only One: 192,041,813 (14/14)
28) Psy - Passionate Goodbye: 191,387,379 (15/15)
29) Miss A - Touch: 188,401,907 (17/36)
30) 2AM - I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me: 180,182,946 (15/33) x $0.003 = $541,000 USD

feuxtography

She has a great voice + the song is pretty good, but girl has NO charisma.

That video is PAINFUL to watch.