How Did RIIZE Sell 1.8 Million Copies? Fans Question Authenticity Amid Low Streaming and Vote Counts
A recent post on Nate Pann has sparked controversy and skepticism surrounding the sales figures of RIIZE’s latest album, which reportedly sold 1.8 million copies.
Fans and netizens are raising questions about how such high sales numbers were achieved despite the group’s poor performance in music show votes and low streaming figures.
According to the post, RIIZE lost the Music Bank vote to I-DLE and was defeated by BTS’s Jin in both pre-votes and real-time voting. Meanwhile, M Countdown’s claims that HYBE “won” have frustrated many fans. The group’s music show streaming counts have stagnated, barely breaking into the 300s on music charts—a position even lower than TripleS and MEOVV.
Additionally, the music video for RIIZE’s latest single has only garnered 130,000 likes, a surprisingly low number given the reported album sales. Their upcoming GymnasticsCon COPIS event reportedly sees only around 8,300 daily views, raising further questions.
Fans also point out that RIIZE is not performing at major venues like Gocheok Sky Dome, nor are they touring in large international markets such as Japan, the US, or Europe. This leads to a growing suspicion: who exactly is buying these 1.8 million copies?
- Hey, this needs to go down in idol history. The music video is nearing 50 million views but only has 140,000 likes lololol. No matter how much they promote, does this even make sense…
- They only do well where Kakao’s involved lolol. Couldn’t they handle SNS or voting properly? hahaha
- A boy group lost votes to a girl group??? And not just any group, but to I-DLE?? Seriously, who even bought their albums?
- They won in digital sales and album sales but got overwhelmingly defeated in votes lolololol
- They’re truly a viral illusion group. All the charts and popularity feel like zero, so who the heck is buying their albums?
The debate continues as fans call for transparency and more authentic engagement metrics from the group and their management.
