Thanks so much for taking pics when it arrives! I always accessed your blog through you signature link but now I'll make sure that I bookmark it this time!

That's so awesome that they are going to have a regular TV Program! I really hope someone uploads it on youtube or somewhere online where we can see it!

BTW, do you happen to have the CD only version of their first album? If so, do you know if the back cover pics for the CD only version and CD+DVD version are exactly the same?

i don't have the cd only version but i remember that the back cover is different.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...p0wqc20738.jpg

by the way,i hope that this is true.fan-net listed love's album will release on 29/June

Thanks for posting the pic! I too hope that it's true that the album will be released next month! My birthday is in early July so it would be the perfect excuse to ask my boyfriend or parents to buy the album for me, lol! I won't miss out on the limited edition like I did with their first album, that's for sure (I got into their music when Kataomoi was released so it already sold out by then)! With the help of another member here, I was able to obtain the limited edition recently so now I'm just waiting for it to arrive! I'm super excited about it! Seeing it being unboxed in your blog makes me really excited! I can't wait to have the Love Bear set, it's super cute! Do you think they'll release something like it with their next album?

i was shocked when i receive the boxset.i never thought it would come with a box.LOL.
actually,previously some site(including sony itself) says that the 6th single (someday again) comes with an application form.you'll have to collect 1 application form from their 6th single and 2nd album to redeem a special packaging.however,they changed the first press bonus from 'application form+sticker+alternate cover' to 'special packaging+sticker+alternate cover'

so,some sites mention that the 2nd album will come with love bear mobile strap too.i'm not sure if this is accurate or not.haha...well,i'm still hoping that sony can announce it as soon as possible since 29th june is just 51 days away

It must have been a great surprise to see the packaging for the first time, not knowing that it was going to be anything like it is. I can't wait to see it in person when mine arrives so I can really get a good feeling of it's size. Plus, the Love Bear mobile strap looks to be a nice size as well. Anyways, I'm happy that they just decided to make the special packaging a first press bonus rather than having to submit applications. It makes life a whole lot easier that way, especially as an international fan.

I really do hope that the 2nd album will also come with a love bear mobile strap as well. And it would be so cute if the bears had an accessory or something on them to differientiate it from the first set. But I will be preordering the limited edition version of this album as soon as CDJ post the link, lol. Like you said, hopefully we'll get an announcement soon!

i don't know if you've read about the size of the love bear on my blog or at here or not.but the size is...very surprising.not going to elaborate more because i want you to see and feel it by yourself.
so,when will the album arrive to your doorstep?

i love to google for the new album release news.although its not confirmed yet,but i think its worth to post it since most of the reliable stores and site(like kino and rakuten and also fan-net) 'seems like' quite confirm it will release on 29th June

発売日：2011年06月29日
・ディスク枚数：3枚(CD1枚,DVD1枚,その他1枚)
・総曲数：-／-／-(アルバム)
AICL-2243/5
・JANコード：4547403010428
so,it says that the album will have 1CD,1DVD,1 OTHERS

From what I recall from reading your blog, I believe that you compared the length of the Love Bear set to a cell phone, which is definetely quite large for a mobile strap, especially a free one, lol. I figured since the box that houses the bears is quite large that they were a nice size but I'm really looking forward to seeing it in person so I can really get a feel for how large it really is. The person shipped the album to me on the 8th of this month via Registered Mail so I'm assuming it should arrive in approximately two weeks at the most.

BTW, I checked out your blog today and I'm happy to see that you have received your Someday Again single! The cover is super cute! Also, their performance on Kamisun! was wonderful! I really love watching them live. For some reason, I really like the side to side dancing that they do, lol. I guess the stan in me just likes everything they do, lol.

Thank you so much for posting the news here! I'm super excited about the album release and I'm hoping that the other item is really another Love Bear set! It would also be nice if the DVD also contained tour footage as well as I always find myself watching their performances on the Kataomoi DVD, lol. I wonder when preorders will begin.

Anyone knows here to download Kataomoi DVD from? Cause I forget to watch those prefs :P

@ayusakifan: the performance is awesome,but the high pitch part is kinda ruined by stephanie.if she is able to hit the notes,it will be a perfect performance.i'm still scratching my head figure out what they meant by 'special love packaging'.lol.is it the obi,the cover and the sticker contain the love bear,thats why they call it 'special love packaging'? lol.only they know XD
you bought kataomoi single?or you watch them online? XD
yes.hopefully they will include the tour performance on the album dvd XD

@aitakute : you can watch the pv,performance etc on my youtube channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/loveldh2008

can you upload taisetsu DVD document too also due to those names its hard to recognize which ones are from there and I rly dont want to watch everything XD

youtube blocked it.they don't allow me to upload it due to copyright issue.

so maybe just upload the files on JPS or somewhere slse :)

can you tell me which videos are from Kataomoi cause I really cant reconize ;P

JPS already have the file.just go type Love,go to DVD segment and there you are.all live tour clip are from kataomoi dvd

Love is actually doing quite well on recochoku...they were #8 yesterday....#7 today.

thanks to the single release,they are back to recochoku chart.they were in nowhere before the release date @@

I think because Stephanie has an alto voice, hitting those high pitched notes is quite tough. I find that portion of the song to be quite hard to sing anyhow and in order to be able to perfect it, she would really have to work hard to transition from her lower tone to that high pitched tone fairly quickly. It was still great overall though and I do hope they perform it more! :)

As far as the special packaging, I am unsure what they are referring to as well. Like you said, only they must know what is it because I sure don't either, lol.

I bought the CD+DVD version of Kataomoi shortly after it's release last year so I watch the DVD every once in a while. BTW, is the link you provided your youtube channel? If so (or not), thank you so much for providing a channel where everything is in one place. Sometimes I find it hard to find their performance videos and even PVs on youtube on my own so to have it all consolidated in one place is awesome!

I'm happy to see that they are doing well. I hope this ranking will also serve as a good indication of how their album will do since their single is rated pretty highly.

yupp.Sony Music previous deleted 2 of my Love related videos on my own youtube account.so i just create another account just for them XD
this is one of the reason why i scamble the name of the video T_T i don't know if they will delete the PVs in the future.so,better play safe :P

so,the special packaging they mean is the obi.
this is the regular version
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...laredition.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...editionobi.jpg

Thank you so much for having the persistence to continue posting their videos, even after they are taken down. That's a great idea to scramble the name, lol.

While the OBI is adorable with the bears on the inside, I honestly thought that the special packaging would be something involving the case as a whole. I'm hoping that they saved all the good stuff for the album at least, lol.