SM wins the 'Golden Disk' daesang six years in a row, but what about SHINee?

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Article: SM wins the 'Golden Disk' daesang six years in a row, but what about SHINee?

Source: Sports Seoul via Naver

1. [+403, -81] The class of the daesang seems to have dropped a lot

2. [+338, -93] EXO only got popular for Growl. SHINee's been consistent since Sherlock.

3. [+243, -63] SHINee's the top when it comes to vocal talent and performance. Like they ate a CD! ♥

4. [+39, -7] EXO prioritized earning public recognition with a traditional SM style song while SHINee looked to stand out and be unique. They're known for being non-SM in style. The only reason they were able to get their niche songs so popular was purely through their own talent and effort. And of course, there's a difference between being popular and being talented. It'd be more difficult for EXO to sing 'Everybody' than it would be for SHINee to sing 'Growl'. SHINee chose talents over public recognition. I think that's an accurate dissection.

5. [+39, -7] There's nothing any of us can do about it... The Golden Disk gives the daesang purely based on physical sales.

6. [+35, -8] Probably the most well liked group out of SM. They're passionate about everything and don't act up at all. They're decent idols.

7. [+30, -11] A bit off putting to see them win daesang like they just won #1 at some music show... Maybe because they shot to popularity so fast. I heard their fans were crying in the crowd but EXO acts so calm like they expected to win.

8. [+25, -5] SHINee's live last night was amazing! Definitely a long run for them... I grade success based on longevity of your career, not how many headlines you can land.

9. [+24, -9] The daesang's meaning in the past was to measure how many people owned or bought that singer's album... but SM came up with a way to work around it with repackaged, photocard albums, and fan signings. The meaning of the daesang was changed not to measure how many people owned the album but how many albums one person owned.
Kiss version -> 269,689 copies. Hug version -> 201,881 copies. Kiss repackaged -> 336,024 copies. Repackaged hug -> 199,983 copies. All of this together was media played as million sellers that beat out Kim Gun Mo, etc etc blah blah blah blahbhalbhalh already heard this stuff in other comments.

10. [+23, -3] I'm sure anyone who's seen yesterday's stage will notice how much SHINee has grown. Despite the unstable audio settings, they showed unwavering skill that displayed their seven years of experience. Although they didn't win any big award, they lived up to our expectations of showing a stage that exceeded our imaginations!

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