On June 5, a topic titled “Shocking direct Japanese sales of 4th generation girl groups’ recently released album” was published on the Korean forum “Instiz”.
According to this topic, the direct Japanese sales of LE SSERAFIM, IVE, NewJeans, and aespa for their latest releases are as below:
- LE SSERAFIM’s “Easy” – 140,307 copies
- IVE’s “Ive SWITCH” – 41,522 copies
- NewJeans’s “How Sweet” – 36,260 copies
- aespa’s Armageddon – 10,569 copies
It can be seen that the sales of IVE, NewJeans, and aespa combined is 88,351 copies, meaning that LE SSERAFIM alone sells more albums than the rest, proving the group’s massive popularity in Japan.
Upon seeing these numbers, many netizens are shocked, while some commented that this is likely due to LE SSERAFIM’s Sakura’s pre-existing fame in Japan.
Below are some comments from netizens:
- Isn’t Sakura already popular in Japan before LE SSERAFIM? The sales make sense
- There is Sakura, but LE SSERAFIM only sold 140,000 copies? She has been active there for like 10 years
- Why is aespa’s sales so low? Is it because the album is new?
- Wow so LE SSERAFIM is the most popular in Japan. The gap is shocking
- Despite everything, LE SSERAFIM’s popularity in Japan cannot be refuted
Source: Instiz
