[NEWS] TVXQ surpassed "Culture President" Seo Tae Ji

Fourth album breaks Seo Tae Ji's album selling record and also breaks the 490 000 mark... The album market's signal to change from old icon to new icon!

Boyband DBSK surpasses Seo Tae Ji.

DBSK's management SM Entertainment's staff said, "If we count all the DBSK fourht album that have been sold, it has officially passed the 490 000 mark on the 31st of December. 500 000 isn't a difficult to achieve now. Anytime soon."

With this, Seo Tae Ji's record has been broken by DBSK in four years. Seo Tae Ji had sold 482 000 copies of his seventh album last 2004.

DBSK and Seo Tae Ji as leaders of huge Fandom, came back in 2008, as Seniors and Juniors. Seo Tae Ji's 8th album's first single and DBSK's fourth album were the only albums that passed the 200 000 mark when first sold, and created a non-competition like competition. The two teams performed at the Seoul Jamsil Performance stage and had an "Old-New Fandom Competition" also.

The happening of DBSK surpassing Seo Tae Ji has many meanings. Thanks to the two teams, 2008's music market has found life once again, in a long time.

They didn't turn away their fans. And paid attention to the general audeitnce, and held events which helpd the selling of their albums.

Source: http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/music/200...07072095510.htm
Creds: vaseline.@TVXQaustralia (translations)
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