As Seo Tai-ji’s marriage and divorce with actress E Ji-ah continues to create a stir, the demand for the singer’s music has increased by four times.
“A survey of major domestic music websites such as Melon, Bugs and Dosirak shows that sales for music content related to Seo Tai-ji has surged almost fourfold over the past weekend,” Gaon Chart, the country’s comprehensive music chart, said Monday.
The figures are not a final accumulation of the number of downloads from multiple websites, said the chart.
The most downloaded song was “Neoege” (To You), which appeared in Seo Taiji and Boys’ second album, among other pieces from the mid-1990s when Seo dated and married E.
“Seo Tai-ji had always been a very mysterious figure and it seems many fans are shocked by the news about his personal life,” said a staff of Gaon. “Fans are mostly taking an interest in songs that were made during the time Seo dated and married E. In particular ‘Neoege’ is one of Soe’s very few love songs.”
Supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Gaon Chart is based on both online and offline data of album and music sales.