According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 53 percent of respondents stated that they bought physical music because they wanted to keep a physical copy of a particular album. Close to half of all respondents did so because they liked the artist who released the album, while roughly 29 percent preferred the sound quality of a physical album over digital music.
Main reasons for buying physical copies of music in South Korea as of July 2023
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (November 8, 2023). Main reasons for buying physical copies of music in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310184/south-korea-reasons-for-buying-physical-music/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Main reasons for buying physical copies of music in South Korea as of July 2023." Chart. November 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310184/south-korea-reasons-for-buying-physical-music/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Main reasons for buying physical copies of music in South Korea as of July 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310184/south-korea-reasons-for-buying-physical-music/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Main Reasons for Buying Physical Copies of Music in South Korea as of July 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310184/south-korea-reasons-for-buying-physical-music/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Main reasons for buying physical copies of music in South Korea as of July 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310184/south-korea-reasons-for-buying-physical-music/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Main reasons for buying physical copies of music in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, November 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310184/south-korea-reasons-for-buying-physical-music/