“No wonder HYBE are broke, they spend all their money buying albums…”
THE SERAPHIM AND MOVES they have been accused of manipulating sales numbers.
On September 4, a post titled “LE SSERAFIM Turned The Switch On LOL” went viral. Since then, the post has been viewed nearly 40,000 times.
In the post, the author uploaded a photo of LE SSERAFIM’s first week sales for their latest release “Crazy”.
According to the sales graph, the group’s sales inexplicably increased on day five, a day after the group went viral for its poor sales.
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Internet users reacted to the post, with many ridiculing HYBE, accusing it of manipulating sales numbers after the group’s surprisingly poor results.
- “They flipped the switch (Sajaegi) because they knew at this rate it would be a fiasco.”
- “Sajaegi is now part of their first week sales.”
- “No wonder HYBE is broke, they spend all their money buying albums.”
- “LOL, this is really pathetic.”
- “Coincidentally they released a statement on Hanteo Chart and claim that the numbers are organic in online communities.
- “Well, their leader is someone who ‘miraculously’ went from 19th place on debut (Produce 48).”
What do you think?