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I am stressed y’all. With EXO’s comeback in three days, I cannot choose which album to buy. There are four versions and I want all of them, have the money for all of them, however, what I am I gonna do with four CDs? Plus, I know I’ll be buying the digital version anyway on iTunes where there is a digital booklet but like, it’s not as comprehensive and large as the actual photobook. Ugh.

This is why I normally buy digital albums because I don’t have to worry about wasting anything. I think the Kpop industry is ridiculously wasteful when it comes to albums anyway and I’m already getting a bit squirmy when I realize that I’m about to participate in that waste, all because I want the Kai Expansion version and a photobook. Plus, lots of fansites or just fans in general upload all the contents to SNS anyway so am I really missing out by not getting a physical copy? Not really but fuck those content previews of all the goodies. I’ve gone almost a decade without buying a physical album so I’m not sure why this one is tempting me so much?? (The last album that really fucked me over was DMUMT, also by EXO, but I persevered). I really really really want all the things for this comeback. I’ve been an EXO-L since Wolf, circa 2013, and I’ve been so good about supporting my faves digitally. But damn these specific posters and photobook teasers, and all of that have really punched me in the face.

Yeah, my car has a CD player but what exactly am I gonna do? Shuffle through four CDs like I’m changing clothes or something? The only reason that I’m somewhat okay with buying a physical album is because I do have a CD player and I know that I’m gonna frame whatever poster I happen to get and laminate the photo cards as precious heirlooms (jk, not really but yeah). I really wish that there was a digital version of the photobooks or some kind of extra only version of everything where you got a digital copy of the album itself and then all the physical goods.

And yes, I’m being highly hypocritical rn because I also think buying physical albums is kinda stupid because people don’t listen to CDs anymore and how often does someone really look at a photobook?I personally, am not sure how often I will be looking at said photobook. I could always download a scan from Pinterest and then print that but then what if it’s not good quality? I hate it here.

As someone who normally buys digital versions, how do people who buy physical albums do this??? I’m so fucking stressed out trying to figure out which version I want, if I actually want to buy a physical copy at all, if I should wait and see if I still want to purchase an album after the comeback goes live (even though there’s literally only one EXO song I don’t like enough to not listen to)–but then, what if they sell out?? Please validate my concerns.