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 Chapter 166 - Rebirth Melodies

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C166 - Rebirth Melodies

Chapter 166 - Rebirth Melodies

The hype surrounding the upcoming release of Iris Long’s new album "Rebirth Melodies" was due to several factors.

First was that it was the piano version of the already successful "Rebirth" album.

Second was that it would be accompanied by a complete piano songbook which was of great interest not only to pianists but also to other instrumental musicians as well. Even to those who weren’t musicians but were Iris Long fans, especially the Black Stars, the songbook was a great collectible.

Third was that it was an album intended to be released internationally right from the start.

Fourth and the biggest factor of all was that the album was first announced alongside the bombshell about Iris Long being appointed as official composer for an as of yet unknown film.

These were the reasons why it broke pre-order records for instrumental albums in the country’s music history.

Despite the hype and the record-breaking pre-order sales, many music industry experts still predicted that "Rebirth Melodies" wouldn’t be able to directly compete against the usual pop albums because it was an instrumental album. They reasoned that the majority of people weren’t that interested in purely instrumental music.

In the past, the only instrumental albums that could directly compete in the music charts were the official soundtracks of popular TV drama and movies. Even albums by the country’s most celebrated classic instrumental musicians rarely entered the music charts.

"Rebirth Melodies" wasn’t any of these, not an official soundtrack of a popular TV drama or film, and Iris Long wasn’t a celebrated classic instrumental musician either. So the music industry experts’ skepticism about the album made sense.

Finally, the release day of Iris Long’s album "Rebirth Melodies" arrived. Following the music industry experts’ skepticism, many radio stations declined to play the album’s piano songs. Only a handful readily played them, including DJ Song’s radio show.

Despite not getting sufficient radio airplay, "Rebirth Melodies" still managed to debut at number 8 in the music charts. It accomplished this feat based purely on streaming power and sales. It was currently the only instrumental album in the music charts’ top 100.

Its daily streaming power was on its way to catching up to the original "Rebirth" album. People liked to listen to "Rebirth" and "Rebirth Melodies" simultaneously to compare. The two albums technically contained the same songs, but listeners were quickly discovering that "Rebirth Melodies" had a completely different vibe from the original album.