Gaon Chart will be revealing the specific data numbers on album sales on February 9th at International Conference hall, Korea Press Club.

Gaon Chart will invite singers, important people in music field, media reporters and PDs to the event. Gaon Chart will have a presentation on last year’s performance and their prospects in 2011.

In the presentation, Gaon Chart will reveal the ranking of last year album sales as well as the data numbers on album sales. This will be the first time since the Recording Industry Association stopped calculating offline album sale in 2008 that offline album sales will be revealed. This will also be the first time that the data numbers on online album sales will be revealed since the emergence of digital music market.

A rep from Korean Music Contents Industry Association said, “I think revealing the specific data numbers will show the fairness of the chart. It will also help to analyze the music market and will indicate the trend of the market. From now on, Gaon Chart will be revealing all data involving music charts.”

Meanwhile, the presentation will also hold an awards ceremony. The ranking of Online and offline album sales for last year will be revealing and an award will be given to those who have the top selling album. The team who has the honor of receiving this award is Super Junior. They ranked number one in album sales.

Miss A, G.NA, Kang Seungyoon, Lee Seung Chul will also be receiving awards for their high online and offline album sales.

Source:Asiae

Translated by Minnie @ SUJUISM.BLOGSPOT.COM

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