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Discussion: Archived: The J-Pop Discussion Thread (#1)
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Mai Kuraki actually ***** omg
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Originally posted by feuxtography
omg yes! He's sexy. And gay???
And I was hoping kworb saw my ayu comment. He always quotes me out of nowhere clocking my misinformation.  |
I'm not sure...but if he's Ayu's dancer and is performing with her on her concert, so it automatically makes him gay 
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Member Since: 6/15/2009
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Originally posted by getinthezone
Mai Kuraki actually ***** omg
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Right. I also recently started liking her more during the summer. Our faves are sooo similar. 
Also LOVE is out and it's a solid mini as expected. Very classic Ayu. Sad she's not going to be on TV for it.
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Member Since: 8/22/2011
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One or two of the remixes on "Love" were cute, but the real gem of ayumi for me today was finding "GUILTY" CD+photobook edition on sale at my local Chinatown bootleg/occasionally real stuff shop. It's kinda funny. The bottom floor is all fancy traditional stuff mostly, and the bulk of the top is a bookstore with classical Chinese instruments...then there's a freaking HIVE of bootleg CDs, DVDs, TV shows, anime, you name it - it's there, usually in fairly impressive packaging. They always put out a few legitimate k-pop and j-pop CDs on the display part of the shelf, and I saw Super Junior, ayu and Tackey&Tsubasa. Wasn't impressed with any gems like a Namie Amuro bootleg I bought last time, so moved on...still thinking of a particular SuJu album in the back of my mind. Found two movies I wanted (the Artist and Hunger Games), went to check out w/mom since she was paying, and there was a debit card minimum amount we didn't meet. Went to grab a CD and chose Ayu's since it was cheaper than Super Junior's, despite wanting Super Junior's more...but then I got back to my dorm, listened, and it was AMAZING.
Like she was capable of making an album that was more kick ass than ballad. And even the ballads sounded fresh. I was served life on a silver platter with black leopard print pattern on it 
"Guilty" is amazing
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Originally posted by Belle
One or two of the remixes on "Love" were cute, but the real gem of ayumi for me today was finding "GUILTY" CD+photobook edition on sale at my local Chinatown bootleg/occasionally real stuff shop. It's kinda funny. The bottom floor is all fancy traditional stuff mostly, and the bulk of the top is a bookstore with classical Chinese instruments...then there's a freaking HIVE of bootleg CDs, DVDs, TV shows, anime, you name it - it's there, usually in fairly impressive packaging. They always put out a few legitimate k-pop and j-pop CDs on the display part of the shelf, and I saw Super Junior, ayu and Tackey&Tsubasa. Wasn't impressed with any gems like a Namie Amuro bootleg I bought last time, so moved on...still thinking of a particular SuJu album in the back of my mind. Found two movies I wanted (the Artist and Hunger Games), went to check out w/mom since she was paying, and there was a debit card minimum amount we didn't meet. Went to grab a CD and chose Ayu's since it was cheaper than Super Junior's, despite wanting Super Junior's more...but then I got back to my dorm, listened, and it was AMAZING.
Like she was capable of making an album that was more kick ass than ballad. And even the ballads sounded fresh. I was served life on a silver platter with black leopard print pattern on it
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Remixes on LOVE gave me good laugh.... I think I use only Remo-con one. Osawa was boring a bit... Dubscribe is awkward and Broken Haze is not bad but the bit sounds like took from TTT by Rihanna.
Good choice that u pick GUILTY. As I remember this album was dedicated to some Ayu's friend who died cuz of disease or something... not sure tho. I really like GUILTY since it's a rockish, a bit rough? I also envy u so badly that u even have that kind of shop in ur neighbourhood...
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Member Since: 8/22/2011
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The k-pop selection is far from spectacular, a bit out of date if anything. But honestly I'm sure if I asked I could have picked up a Jolin Tsai album or something, I just have no idea how to read Mandarin or any kind of Chinese.
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Originally posted by Belle
The k-pop selection is far from spectacular, a bit out of date if anything. But honestly I'm sure if I asked I could have picked up a Jolin Tsai album or something, I just have no idea how to read Mandarin or any kind of Chinese.
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Out of date or not, u should check, cuz maybe there can be someday some rare pearl sold out long time ago.
I'd be happy even to see some old k-pop cd's... I think I should check some manga&anime shops in Warsaw, they might have some cd's tho.
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Member Since: 8/22/2011
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Honestly, I was kind of shocked at the SuJu CD being there. Volume 4 was perfectly expected considering one of the other things I saw there once was the "Gee" mini (which had been bought by today, so they weren't lying - the k-pop stuff is selling for sure)...but vol 2? Wow. I really hope that I can find weird out-of-print stuff tbh. I know they have concert DVDs and those are almost better to have bootleg since they can play on any DVD player that way; I hope that next time I go, they have Kat-Tun or something. I'll need a longer time to look.
They do have this one bootleg CD that's like...J.LO, except it's the remix album, but completely different title and pics and everything
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I'm gonna try this solo girl from AKB48. Hopefully she ***** 
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Oh, the J-Pop thread really is still alive? I was looking for this earlier today. 
Perhaps someone here knows why Avex is a bitch of a label? I'm still pressed over them removing a ton of artists from iTunes, I can't even re-download all of my previously purchased Ayu songs. 
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waiT
they removed artists from iTunes where they could be LEGALLY PURCHASED, and yet complain about piracy constantly?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
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Originally posted by Belle
Honestly, I was kind of shocked at the SuJu CD being there. Volume 4 was perfectly expected considering one of the other things I saw there once was the "Gee" mini (which had been bought by today, so they weren't lying - the k-pop stuff is selling for sure)...but vol 2? Wow. I really hope that I can find weird out-of-print stuff tbh. I know they have concert DVDs and those are almost better to have bootleg since they can play on any DVD player that way; I hope that next time I go, they have Kat-Tun or something. I'll need a longer time to look.
They do have this one bootleg CD that's like...J.LO, except it's the remix album, but completely different title and pics and everything |
U should really check more Yassss KAT-TUN  I have to buy some of their singles :/ Tbh, a lot of bootleg DVD's have good quality so its better to buy rather them than original (especially jpop ones, c uz they're expensive).
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Originally posted by blackout77
I'm gonna try this solo girl from AKB48. Hopefully she ***** |
Tomochin ***** on every AKB member, including Maeda "mothership" atsuko.
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Originally posted by Belle
waiT
they removed artists from iTunes where they could be LEGALLY PURCHASED, and yet complain about piracy constantly?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
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Maybe it's a part of Ayu's promo? Avex is deleting everything which is not giving Ayu sales on Oricon, to finally make her go #1?
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Member Since: 8/22/2011
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Originally posted by blackout77
I'm gonna try this solo girl from AKB48. Hopefully she ***** |
Tomomi Itano is literally the best member in the group, any generation, bar none.
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Guilty is amazing, her last great album. That trinity of Guilty, Fated and Together When... in the middle 
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Member Since: 8/22/2011
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Iunno, Next Level is pretty good so far as well. I love that it's mostly uptempo.
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And u made me listen to Tomochin... I love her songs.
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Member Since: 8/22/2011
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She already needs a compilation album or something; she's got like 19 solo songs and at least 13 of them are pop gems.
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Yup..she can even release everything together, a-sides and b-sides, I wouldn't be mad, since I haven't bought any single - I'd buy whole album.
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Member Since: 8/22/2011
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also gotta say "Next Level" by ayumi is a damn impressive album. Might buy a copy if I can get it on the cheap.
Does anyone know if you can get a paypal account with a debit card associated with a banned one?
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Originally posted by Belle
also gotta say "Next Level" by ayumi is a damn impressive album. Might buy a copy if I can get it on the cheap.
Does anyone know if you can get a paypal account with a debit card associated with a banned one?
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Yessss I have only CD version ..I might buy 2CD+DVD one since they're so cheap  NL is one of the cheapest albums by Ayu ever...srsly..
http://www.ebay.pl/itm/AYUMI-HAMASAK...item3f1db48e48
18$ and it's urs I also recommend u this seller, headynana is a cool guy. I have bought from him a lot of stuff, he also sometimes gave me gift CD's (well...when I bought 6-7 CD's worth 80$...).
I have no idea about paypal...I think u'd have to read about it or ask them
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