It feels so good to see RESCENE surpass 600,000 copies in first-week sales
Even if there aren't individual fans buying hundreds or thousands of copies,
and even if I don't see many fans posting proof of bulk purchases here and there,
the fact that so many people are buying their albums
and that the base of fans with such passion is expanding makes me, as a fellow fan, truly happy.
Seeing their narrative that I've felt,
and their kindness and bond—like sisters, without any conflict structures—is so clear,
that the joy of finding a girl group I can support with a peaceful heart
is being shared and recognized by the general public, which feels amazing.
How should I put it? Confirming that there are so many people sharing this sense of solidarity provides a bit of comfort in these desolate times.
They are breaking all the stereotypes,
like "girl groups are just for parasocial relationships" or "this is how the idol fandom rules work."
I believe the scalability of their popularity—helping to integrate divided generations through a mainstream appeal that spans all age groups—will have a positive impact on Korean society as a whole,
which makes them even more admirable and makes me want to cheer for them even more.
ps: I had predicted 777,000 copies for first-week sales out of pure fan love (as I wrote in my previous post).
I hope people can see that today's final announcement as of 10:00 AM miraculously reached over 700,000 copies.
Out of the 12 copies I purchased, I've received 6, 3 are on the way, and the remaining 3 haven't been shipped yet,
so I feel like there might be quite a few people like me. Of course, if we include purchases made after the first week, I am expecting they will easily surpass 1 million copies sold.
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