With longevity you build a large fan base and Shinhwa's fans came out in full force.

Their 11th album 'The Classic' went on pre-sale at 10AM KST on May 8, but due to an overwhelming surge of traffic, the server for Synnara Records crashed immediately as soon as the clock hit 10:00 AM.

Synnara Records, the pre-order site, revealed, "Most popular idols crash the server for 1-2 hours, but the server will come back up soon after that. However, Shinhwa's pre-order site is still down. It's the first time this has happened in our history."

Shinhwa Company was awed themselves as they announced, "We sold out the concert last year, and sold out every copy of the album last year. We were wondering if they'd perform well this year as well, but we never thought they could crash the server. We're very awed."

Shinhwa's 11th album 'The Classic' will be released on May 16.

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