Chapter 6 Pre-sale (Part II)
Power outage.,I came once in the early morning and at noon.,It didn't finish writing and it stopped again.,It's always been like this lately.,I don't know which side of the road is changed online or what's going on.ć This is yesterday's second update.,Given that I didn't recommend a bit this week.,The next chapter.,That's today's first update6 hours later (you can go up on the homepage to collect),The second update will be placed tomorrow morning.,So as not to make me sad about the power outage at night......
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Similar sentiments have continued to appear in several fanclubs, with many expressing their concerns in postes.
This is probably a side effect of Ahn Junhyuk's fame, most of his fan base is converted from fans of "I'm Sorry, I Love You", these people are used to his mature and vicissitudes of image, as can be seen from the fact that fans usually use the title "uncle" when they mention him, they can't imagine him singing and dancing.
But this also shows the loyalty of his fan base from the side, if it is placed on the average singer, no matter how you change your style, no one will worry about discussing it, even if it is an official fan, at most it will hold a bystander attitude, success is gratifying, they will not regret failure, it's a big deal to give up support.
The music industry is the most cruel place in the entertainment industry, and the replacement is too fast, basically every once in a while, some new faces emerge, and some old faces exit in the fierce dumping and competition.
No matter how you discuss it, before the album is officially released, it is at most just a talk about it, and you have to listen to it to know the truth. More fans are still looking forward to this, especially the album's first title track "1 minute and 1 second", a few months ago, even if the sound quality is very poor because of the poor recording equipment, but it still makes many lyrical and hiphop lovers want to stop, and the personal homepage that became popular at the end of last year, many people use it as the background music of their homepage, and it has not been removed.
That night, SĀ· Not long after Company M confirmed the news that his mini album was about to be released through Ahn Joon-hyuk's official club, it was announced again on the homepage of the official website, and the content was richer, revealing the name of the album and the first version of the makeup photo.
This mini album is titled "Memory", which fits the content of the two title songs, symbolizing the memory and nostalgia of past feelings. The makeup photo is the photo of Ahn Jun Hyuk when he was filming the MV of "The Sun That Never Sets", the dark and damp alley, the steam curling, several rusted and old sewer pipes hanging down from the wall next to it, the faint light extending from far above, Ahn Jun Hyuk, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, stood in the middle of the alley, the upper half of his face was covered by the shadow of the hood, and the gloomy atmosphere belonging to the dark atmosphere came to his face.
That kind of gloomy and mysterious intuitive impression made this version of the makeup photo immediately reprinted by fans as soon as it was released.
The next day, the official website opened a pre-sale channel. The pre-sale album is slightly different from the regular version (A version) released next month, and the gifts that are used to being given during the pre-sale, such as posters, trinkets and other things are naturally there, and at the same time, fans who pre-order will also get an additional transparent DVD disc, which contains the MV and tidbits of the first title song "1 minute and 1 second", in addition to the same as the A version, there is no inclusion of the second title song "The Sun That Never Sets", which is equivalent to allowing this part of the fans to enjoy the repackage version released a month later in advance (it can be regarded as the final version, first, The second title track and MV will be included in this version). In addition, when the repackage version is released a month later, fans will be able to hold the DVD and pre-sale poster to attend Ahn Joon-hyuk's book signing at Lotte Department Store in Myeongdong.
This series of measures is naturally the company's efforts to stimulate sales in the first week and reduce distribution costs. When an album is released on the shelves, it is not just sent directly to the video store, and there are so many records on a shelf in the video store, and only the higher the row, the more conspicuous it is, the more conducive to sales. This is a kind of implicit propaganda means, if it is a popular singer, it is just that, a newcomer like Ahn Junhyuk, if the album wants to get a conspicuous good position, it is necessary for the company to pay for publicity, even if it is SĀ· A record giant like Company M also has to compromise with retailers in some ways and play by their rules. ā¦,
However, if the pre-sale sales are good enough to give the retailer the impression that the album will be a hit, they will naturally offer a good position, and the company can save a lot of money at that time.
Of course, it's not just commercial considerations, it's also Ahn Joon-hyuk's gratitude to the fans who support him, and he can pre-order the album before it is released, although he only pays a deposit, but I'm afraid only hardcore fans will do it.
On the morning of the 24th, An Junhyuk, who arrived at the company very early, also personally confirmed the news that the pre-sale would start today in several other fanclubs, especially in the "An Family Xiaozhu", at this time these fanclubs were already boiling, and not long after his post was released, there were hundreds of replies, and the attitude of fans was very positive.
After all, the popularity of "I'm Sorry, I Love You" has not completely subsided, and in recent months, except for a few meetings held in Japan, he has rarely appeared in China, and fans who are eager to get to know and get close to him are not satisfied with the brief moments when he shows up on the official website or fanclub from time to time, and the launch of this album is timely.
However, in the company, there are still some worries.
At noon, Kwon Bo-geun came over and talked to Ahn Jun-hyuk about the pre-sale, saying, "The company has printed 20,000 DVDs this time, and I hope that they will be sent away by then!" When he said this, his tone was not very clear.
Ahn Jun-hyuk was stunned when he heard this, "20,000 copies?" The number of "20,000 copies?" means that the company expects his album to be pre-sold within 20,000 copies?
He is not surprised that this number is too much, but too little, so far, the popularity brought to him by the drama "Right", not counting other fanclubs, only the number of registered fans of the official club has reached more than 90,000, these fans may not be able to pre-order all of the album, but one-third of the share is estimated to be there, plus the effect of publicity, but I didn't expect the company's expectations to be so small.
Hearing the surprise in his tone, Quan Baogen, who had guessed his thoughts, smiled bitterly: "You haven't calculated the composition of your fan base, have you?"
Hearing him say this, Ahn Junhyuk frowned and thought about it, and then suddenly he suddenly realized.
That's right, his fan base is indeed huge, and even stronger and more terrifying than the original rain. Rain debuted 3 years ago and claimed to have 100,000 fans, but anyone knows that that number has moisture, far less than his 90,000 registered fans, but the problem is that most of his fans are fans, and the fans who really become fans because they love his songs only account for a small part of them.
Although they are all fans, they love and support two different areas, especially the album is different from the TV series, you don't need to pay to watch the TV series, any fan can provide him with ratings support, but the album is worth paying for, similar to his mini album, because there are two main songs and MV, and it is released in two versions, the A version will cost 9,000 won, and the repackage version will cost 12,000 won.
The company is probably not sure whether fans are willing to pay money, so it has reduced its estimated sales.
Thinking about this, Ahn Junhyuk has no bottom in his heart, he can be confident that he has achieved good results, and the carefully selected title song has been brewing on the Internet for several months, and it will not disappoint him, but there are unexpected factors, and what the result is, I am afraid it will depend on tomorrow's statistics to know.
Quan Baogen obviously had a similar idea, and when he saw that he was silent and no longer spoke, he patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "Don't worry, this is just a preliminary estimate, even if it is a little lower, it does not mean that the official sales are not good." Your song "1 minute and 1 second" was praised even by the music critics of "The Sound of Popular Music", so you must have confidence in yourself......"
Having said that, it is comforting, but I am afraid that he is the one who has the least confidence.
Ahn Junhyuk laughed and listened to him start nagging again, knowing that this was his habit when he was nervous, he nodded, and didn't say anything more, but the anxiety in his heart still remained, causing him to wander from time to time during the morning practice. ā¦,
The company will arrange for him to appear on the debut stage on Friday, March 4th, during this period, the only singing show that can be played is KBS's "Music Bank", in fact, it is not the company's choice, but KBS took the initiative to strive for, "I'm Sorry, I Love You" continues to create profits for KBS, as one of the main creators of this year-end gift, Ahn Junhyuk is now very popular with them- Although the two sides have had a dirty relationship in private because of copyright issues, but in business it is like this, one second they can quarrel red-faced, as if they want to tear their faces and fight to the death, and the next second they may be happy with each other, not to mention that Ahn Junhyuk was very good at that time, even if the asking price was darker, at least he did not sell any copyright to competitors.
It was also in this morning that the company formulated a good publicity plan and began to promote it step by step.
TV, newspapers, the Internet and other channels have started the first wave of publicity, and at about 10 o'clock, the 2-minute warm-up MV of "1 Minute and 1 Second" also began to be broadcast on major music stations.
The plot of the MV is not complicated, but as the song progresses, the flashback lens is used to set off the sad atmosphere of remembrance and remembrance between the lyrics, and the only highlight is probably the time reversal effect shown by the flashback shot, everything is carried out in reverse, which is also the focus of the MV promotion. and Lee Hyuk-jae and others, who accompanied him to practice, watched the MV in the lounge for a while, and Lee Hyuk-jae gave him a thumbs up: "It's so cool! I can spit out bananas in my mouth......"
Ahn Jun-hyuk patted him on the head, "I know that you don't have good things to say!"
"Hey, hey. Lee Hyuk-jae scratched his head, and then said: "But seriously, it's really cool to shoot, I don't know what it's like to say "The Sun That Never Sets"?"
"You......" Ahn Jun-hyuk smiled angrily, he knew that that longing was not for him, but in the MV of "The Sun That Never Sets", Hyuk Jae starred as a backup dancer, but I'm afraid this guy will be disappointed.
He had already seen the MV, and at that time, the lighting engineer focused the main light on him, so Hejae and the other backup dancers only had a vague outline, and they couldn't see their faces at all......
Ahn Joon-hyuk thought about it, and looked at Hyuk Jae's longing expression again, with a little sympathy, if he saw the MV, would he go and strangle the gaffer to death in grief and anger?
With similar funny thoughts in his mind, the depression of his mood finally weakened, and when he returned home at noon, he instructed Yuan Cheng, who was driving: "Yuan Cheng, find a video store." ā
No matter how he was worried, he was not a person who was used to running away from setbacks, and he wanted to see for the spot how the pre-sale was going.