^Well not all Asian music. Mostly just the Japanese. The Chinese aint too bad most times and Korean music is quite cheap for CDs.

Japanese music is stupidly expensive. I thought that maybe because this is a cover album, it might have been 2000 yen instead.

CDJapan aren't selling the Universe Tour DVD, for some reason. You'll have to get it elsewhere.

Well what really sucks is the exchange rate between the Yen and Canadian Dollar is terrible right now. For example, the Yen price on Kuu's new CD is 2913Yen. That used to be about just under $30CDN when the exchange rate was really good. I dunno what happened, but now at the lousy exchange rate its $36CDN. As for Kuu's Universe Tour DVD, I just borrowed my mom's credit card and ordered both these new items from YA cause due to the crappy exchange rate it's much cheaper to buy from YA.

Who is she covering "Tattoo" from, Jordin Sparks?

This might be a stupid question because she's kind of a nobody, especially in Japan, but it's the only "tattoo" I know.

^i thought it was all covers of JPOP songs from between the 70s to 90s?

I just looked her up.....wow.

It's from Nakamori Akina. Don't know her though.

^i just checked Nakamori out. It says she was born July 13, 1965. She's 45 years old and is a famous Japanese pop singer and actress thats been active since 1982. She's had 23 original studio albums.

i'm with you, why is so expensive ??? The japanses people are rich?
Jesus i don't know if i can keep buying japanese stuff



BE MY BABY is really good

^I must agree. For the price of 1 CD-Only Jpop Japan Edition i can buy 2 US artist CDs or in most cases even 2 Korean artist CDs.

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yeah but we don't know why there's always the temptation of buying japan stuff insted of US, UK....
I think they used to be very careful with the package, the presentation of albums is mostly amazing. (now I talk about kuu) But 1 album with that double-sized box including the album, the dvd with video clips, and always another dvd with a special live or something like that, many booklets (always more than one)... I know it's expensive, but there's too much stuff in it.

If u go to any music shop in any country with a huge market in music, the albums are just a simple box, the cd with the songs, and the booklet. It's rare to found anything else (maybe some special or limited editions, but it's nothing worth), then, it makes u think on download the songs and forget about spend money xDD that's for me at least.

With the japanesse music industry I'm very angry cause they always make me to want to buy everything! even a damn single!!!! (I found very heavy that every single has the cd+dvd version, it's like crazy!)

is anyone with me?
mainly avex is a genius making money xD

HMV Japan link is up to preorder ETERNITY ~Love & Songs

http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/deta...ite=mailmagart

Very true. Also, I have some American albums that have like almost no booklet. A couple don't even have lyrics. However, and just my opinion, but i dislike most American music these days. There's very little I like, and if i do like the songs that's usually all I like about the artist. I'm just mostly more interested in older music in America like from 60s thru to 90s. And even a little at the very start of the 00's. I miss Smash Mouth. :( Anyways, getting back on track, you are right about all the extra goodies that Japan likes to add in, and now Korea's starting to get into that more and more as well. Still, quite often we do have the option to buy HK or other OS Presses, yet the Japan Presses just feel so tempting.

jw, do you work for HMV? :think

haha no I don't work for HMV Japan unfortunately

it just so happened that was the 1st email I saw this morning when I logged onto my Yahoo email account

^ No special price for online member? :weep

I got a discount when I bought it....?

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Never mind, it was only a few yen off. Not that big of a difference! But I did get x10 points for it!

The cover album is called ETERNITY ~Love & Songs & the cover is that pic up on HMV? Where the **** have I been?!

yeah no special price for HMV Japan online members this time round :no

so basically the price they charge is the same as CDJapan , except for shipping fee wise