Digital chart rankings show that it isn't all just about the music

Article: Lee Jin Ah's 'all kill' on the charts and EXID's climb back up

Source: Naver Entertainment via Naver

Article talks about how Lee Jin Ah is sweeping the charts from her popularity and story on 'K-Pop Star' while EXID is climbing back up thanks to their viral fancam.

1. [+3,204, -130] Hani's fancam wins everything

2. [+1,829, -131] Music is just a tool now, we live in a sad reality where our digital music charts are used for nothing but media play and sajaegi. Just looking at the fact that MC Mong can pathetically sweep the charts says everything.

3. [+1,772, -239] Lee Jin Ah has a unique voice but I've never listened to her more than twice. She lacks something...

4. [+1,215, -324] Idols who get famous for their bodies will realize their popularity is just a flash in the pan. Either way, they're popular now so I hope they work hard...

5. [+875, -30] Digital charts are just used for media play now. That makes idols focus more on events or international popularity to make money elsewhere... and even then, the concert industry isn't that big in Korea so they have to resort to getting their names out there through variety shows. The state of our music industry is the sole reason why we see idols literally everywhere... They simply don't make enough on just music alone.

6. [+223, -26] Saw EXID hit #1 on Melon... Damn if that isn't the power of Facebook

7. [+148, -9] It's like the honey butter chip craze... Everyone keeps saying it's good, it's good so you just assume it's good... It feels like you're not allowed to say you actually don't like (EXID) or something..

8. [+165, -30] Lee Jin Ah doesn't have vocal talent, her compositions are fit to her vocal color and she doesn't have any high notes... She'll hit a wall soon since she'll always be singing the same style songs.

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