DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 This might be a stupid question but I was wondering why so many older JPop albums out of print on CDJapan and YesAsia? E.g. I've been working my way back through Globe's discography and have had to resort to Amazon (and even second hand copies in some cases) and I was looking up Gackt's Rebirth album today which is unavailable. I also out of curiosity looked up Ayumi's Duty which is also out of print. Are these CDs available in shops in Japan or are they out of print completely? At least now a lot of these albums are available on iTunes. It's scary how many of these albums are out of print since I got into JPop and it kinda sucks for any new JPop fans wanting to get into some classic artists who want to buy physical copies of their music. It makes me so glad that when I got into JPop in 2004 I was able to get so many albums throughout the years which aren't available now. Yes, they're out of print. But how many albums from 20 years ago from anywhere are still in print, unless they're re-released? What do you guys think of Avex's new logo? Personally I think it's a downgrade (it's ugly imo)... their simple "a" looked a lot nicer Eww. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Ugliest logo I have ever scene Throwback: DOUBLE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Just reading through that BTS Army vs. Cupcakke twitter beef mess and it got me thinking: Has any Japanese fandom been so rabid to go after a western artist for saying something about their fave? It happens all the time with k-fandoms but I don't really hear anything like it j-fandoms. Because when they talk about Japanese acts, which is rare, it's normally ones people don't care about. Like Justin Bieber talking about Piko-Taro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 This is giving me TK reign era late nineties vibe AND I AM LIVING FOR IT Very much so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 There's only two songs left in my playlist out of the entire track. Sugar & Yoru no Kage. A couple of intl fans on twitter said those two sounded too kpop.. but they've been doing disco funk like Sugar since their first album. I would hate if there's no disco vibe in arashi album. Yoru no Kage might sound kpop-ish and they (nino esp) sounded so good. Btw, THE NEW SINGLE IS LOVELY. Loving all the tracks. TOKIO had a bigger hit than Arashi recently? What song was it? Actually their last hit songs were a year apart, about a decade ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Whose? You're not answering my question. TOKIO had a bigger hit than Arashi recently? What song was it? I didn't say bigger, I said more recently. I was off by a few months with "Sorafune" v. "Love so sweet." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 SO RECENT OMG Love So Sweet is not Arashi's last hit. That was GUTS. Was it really a hit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Honestly, after untitled, I left the fandom lol. Still liking Nino and Jun though, but I think I'm done with Arashi. Disappointed :( Damn, was it that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Why does the instrumental sound like it was taken from Kyary Pamyu Pamyu? I feel like ive heard the instrumental before but i cant pin point the song. Thoughts anyone? LOL, it does. What are album you guys like this year? Daichi Miura's is my fave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Me explaining to the police exactly what I was doing in the park at 3am when they catch me cruising The cruising anthem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 After the mess of Kohaku, I've noticed Johnny's once iron tight grip on the industry has loosened. A male idol group from another company will rise soon, I believe. BOYS AND MEN are already getting the #1s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Will Namie ever agree to appear on any of the other big year-end shows, now that Kouhaku is out of question? I feel like if it has to be one, it's probably going to be Music Station Super Live, if Tamori asks her personally. Strangely, I can see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Hi all, I've been given permission to change a lot of the outdated J-Badges, are there any that you would like to see changed or kept the same? Let me knooooow please I don't really care about badges. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Korea's Johnny's fans make their own sousenkyo through theqoo and here are the results from 2015-2017: Click here to view the Tweet This could make an interesting thread! If only I could find the original theqoo source, because I'm sure people will be asking for it. KinKi Kids being so high is surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 So I'm officially heading off to Japan on the 4th of December. Well technically we are doing layover in Japan before we head off to Seoul for 4 days to with a very tight itinerary (including a DMZ Tour!). My sister managed to snag a ticket to see BTS she wanted to see really badly so I'm happy for her. On the japanese side of things I have a quite comprehensive concert schedule going for a good month as the following: The Yellow Monkey on 10 December in Tokyo Dome Kuwata Keisuke on 16 December in Kyocera Dome Eikichi Yazawa on 19 December in Nippon Budokan Big Bang on 21 December in Kyocera Dome B'z on 23 December in Fukuoka Yafuoka Dome UverWorld on News Year Eve in Marine Messe Arena Porno Graffitti on 11 January in Morioka Cultural Hall Of course I would've loved to see Namie Amuro live but they would've required me to stay an extra month on top of applying for heavily contested tickets. So I'm quite satisfied overall on how I managed to line this up. I'll definitely give an account of my trip and concert experience once I get back so watch this space. How did you manage to get all these tickets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Literally me: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 you got to see it? ughh omfg I hate you I wanna see it sooo bad also why isn't wednesday campanella as hyped as they used to be they're still quality I'm not familiar with how much they're selling tho, so maybe I'm wrong They're not as hyped because the material isn't as exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Is the new Sheena's album worth of checking out or it's a loud and overproduced mess with annoying vocals? Can anyone who has listened to it enlighten me? Thanks. This isn't a Namie album we're talking about. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Your shade failed. Namie stays a legend. And it was serious question, is Sheena's album any good? I like it. She's had better though. Your shade failed. Namie stays a legend. And it was serious question, is Sheena's album any good? I like it. She's had better though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 globe released a song about smoking cigarettes and then Keiko had a stroke aged 39, like what kind of walking iconic leading by example anti-smoking campaign is that? hitomi's cover was cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Two weeks til I leave for Paris! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Vacation or permanently? Vacation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Lucky you. What do you plan on doing there? Museums, Versailles, shopping, eating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 God, stan twitter is the absolute worst. I know with Kpop fans people always say it cause they're young, but it's been going on for years and some people never seem to grow out of it. I think the most annoying thing is when people try to point to sales or YouTube views as a be all end all, but quality is so much more important than random figures. Just because something sells well or gets a lot of views doesn't mean it's good. ----- I really can't wait for March to come. Yakuza 6 and Ni no Kuni II come out the same week and they have a high chance of being my games of the year A big part of it is them being young. The KPop fans of 5 years ago are largely gone, replaced by another young group that will be gone in a few years, leading to the cycle repeating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Agreed. Kpop is a revolving door where masses of fans come and leave in a moments notice hence the constant bragging and quarrels online. The high turnover rate of idol groups also plays a role. Yes. Everything is new to them because they're pretty much always new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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