One of the biggest debates in K-Pop right now is the topic of bulk buying. Netizens have spotted huge piles of discarded albums on roads and in bins, as many K-Pop fans just want the photocards. In particular, with so many companies releasing huge amounts of photocards and multiple versions, the issue continues to rise and get even bigger.
It is a common issue among K-Pop fandoms and companies, but BTS’s Suga is being praised for his recent announcement amidst the controversy.
On May 20, netizens couldn’t hide their excitement when it was announced that Suga’s Agust D Tour D-DAY was being released on DVD.
Along with the announcement, there was a post of all the inclusions in the special release, and it ranged from posters, booklets, postcards, and of course, photocards.
While most albums and releases capitalize on “random PC” additions where you get a certain number of photocards out of the batch created, ARMYs were shocked to see that Suga’s package contained 28 photocards from each stop of his tour.
When the pictures were released, ARMYs couldn’t hide their reactions. Not only did they love the number of photocards, but loved that after everything going on, Suga decided to make an executive decision to gift ARMYs all the photocards rather than them having to buy many copies to get the whole set.
yoongi said “fuck capitalism and this random shit. my babes are getting 28 photocards at once”
— ⁷ (@yoongipd) May 20, 2024
YOONGI so real for this like giving 28 PHOTOCARDS IN ONE SET 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/NqEX30nEXF
— missing Tannies⁷ ʳᵖʷᵖ (@yoonglssss) May 20, 2024
“28 Photocards” is trending 🤣😭
D-DAY THE ORIGINAL IS COMING#D_DAY_THE_ORIGINAL#SUGA #슈가 #AgustD pic.twitter.com/hjPWZz2jaO
— Snooze⁷🥢🍊🍉 missing Yoongi 🙁 ia (@sdlitsyg) May 20, 2024
yoongi said let’s protect the world and in only one version you can get all the 28 photocards he took during the whole tour 😭
— silvia 🥢 (@93MIDASYG) May 20, 2024
28 PHOTOCARDS OF YOONGI FOR THE 28 TOUR DATES
AND ALL OF THEM WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE DVD IM A MESS pic.twitter.com/5qBTuChA8L
— lea⁷ 🧑🏻🚀 (@seokjinbit) May 20, 2024
The issue of bulk buying for photocards is an issue netizens think companies need to sort out and monitor for the benefit of the environment.
