[instiz] SM IS GOING CRAZY FOR THOSE ALBUM COMPOSITION

First of all, their photobooks specification are the fundamentals

Their digipack specifications (they have that signature face-shot for the covers)

I'm already satisfied with this

But ever since 2022, they have unveiled the "Smini"

It started with RV's Birthday

And the released one for every album

It's a keyring sized mini CD, but there's no physical CD

There's a nfc inside where you can scan it with your phone (you need the app)

It's a digital album you can listen to

And there's an on-off voice feature in the Smini

where you can also listen to just the instrumental of the song

it's so satisfying because you can listen to the instrument, the beat, etc.

요 악기소리!! 스미니로 인스트 들을 수 있으니까 넘 좋당#KAI #KAI_Rover #Rover https://t.co/a63N4ogcoL pic.twitter.com/bYgMScUB49
— ѕιяι (@siri_us__) March 29, 2023

Smini has a rather simple structure, containing only one poker card and NFC.

Environmentally speaking, it produces less waste and does not take up space.

If you're a fan, you should definitely buy it

And in 2021, aespa started experimenting with the POS version for their albums

‘Savage’ P.O.S(Case Ver.) Concept Clip

aespa 에스파 〖Savage〗
➫ 2021.10.05 6PM KST#aespa #æspa #에스파 #Savage pic.twitter.com/Dfnz1wivNe
— aespa (@aespa_official) September 16, 2021

They developed this AR virtual reality album for Kwangya...

Of course it's because it fits with aespa's world perfectly

SM has always released a album case version of their albums but now they inserted an AR version into it

And this time for the Armageddon CDP ver.

There was a review that the Savage p.o.s album actually looked too much like a toy, so to make up for that, the design was similar to the KWANGYA, but the function was to include a CD player as a component ㄷㄷ

aespa 에스파 'Armageddon' Album Details (CDP Ver.)

aespa 에스파 The 1st Album 〖Armageddon〗
‘Armageddon’ ➫ 2024.05.27 6PM (KST)

💿 https://t.co/mebaOfaW7I
🔗 https://t.co/8IVqBeE9vE #aespa #æspa #에스파 #Armageddon #aespaArmageddon #Supernova #aespaSupernova pic.twitter.com/DMbMKch3lE
— aespa (@aespa_official) May 23, 2024

You can of course stick your earphones in the CD layer and there are different colors too

Of course you can listen to it without wires too!

And just like old CDPs, the track number, playback time, and remaining battery level are all displayed

the sample posted on the center director’s Instagram

And the font is also aespa's font

It costs 183,300 won but the pre-orders are 145,000 won

People said it was too expensive so nobody would buy it but

They released it in 1 hour and the 100K copies all sold out

So they did a 2nd batch at 7pm and it was sold out right away too

It was so popular, it already reached 1.7M

Note that overseas orders are still not possible, so this is only domestically

It is expected to be released in offline stores around mid-July.

Personally, I’m glad that SM released a CDP.

SM always pays attention to CD design.

Actually, I usually don't use CDs, so it was just for ornamental purposes.

But now I'm thinking about buying a CDP and using it for CDs for real.

Wendy's CD was a button design

You can tell they put so much attention to their CD details

So it's a waste to not actually use them

They seem sincere with the way they design things

SHINee

And there are even the small details that makes you emotional

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