On February 22, it was reported that Hanteo Chart has decided to submit a petition to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requesting an official investigation into the recent accusations of manipulation of the sales numbers of the album through the massive purchase of an album by the artist's own agency against MOMOLAND.
Hanteo Chart will file a petition on February 26 to request an additional investigation into Sakhagi's accusations regarding the third MOMOLAND mini-album.
A source from Hanteo said: "When a sale is made in a store authorized by Hanteo Chart, it is automatically reflected in the list once the total is calculated in our computer network." After suspicions and controversies about sales numbers arose from the album, the store in question was unable to provide clear evidence [of sales] and we came to the decision to file a petition after determining that this incident could cause the public to lose confidence in the lists. "
The controversy began earlier this month, when MOMOLAND topped Hanteo's daily music list on February 12. According to the data of Hanteo Chart, "GREAT!" it has sold 8,261 copies in one day, almost double what MOMOLAND sold throughout the month of January. The numbers provoked accusations that the group's agency had participated to push the group's ratings into music programs.
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