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ALL RIGHT CM 15 sec. version
Thanks to Putavdo Pop at JPC for finding |
Are there any lyric translations anywhere for the album? Very interested in reading them despite not enjoying the album all that much.
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Since late 2016 avex Taiwan has stopped making Kuu's releases (Best Single Collection DVD , Driving Hit's 7 , W Face DVD) which's unfortunate
For AND , avex Taiwan has only make the CD only =( I was hoping avex Taiwan will make both CD & CD + DVD versions so for them to only make 1 which's not the CD + DVD , I'm surprised I probably will request my sister to buy the CD + DVD version of AND cos she's going back Japan next week :3 |
^I think you are the only one who is sad...just buy the Japanese Version when it is on a discount.
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I'm not the only 1 who's sad as other Baidu users are saying the same thing about AND
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/5594116937 Some of the Baidu users wrote in Mandarin that they're not keen to buy AND and also mention this's a terrible situation avex Taiwan has been making Kuu's releases since TAKE BACK single wise and feel my mind album wise & they used to make all versions of her releases except for Blu-ray From Can We Go Back in 2010 , avex Taiwan began to only make CD + DVD of her singles and for compilation/studio albums , that started to happen in early 2016 ie. WINTER of LOVE And now avex Taiwan has stopped making Kuu's concert DVDs too with the last 1 was for The Artist I worry the day when avex Taiwan completely stopped making Kuu's releases & what has happened to AND , guess I wouldn't be surprised if they're not going to make DNA === Kuu looking at AND fanclub tour goods on her laptop screen https://scontent-sit4-1.cdninstagram...40781312_n.jpg https://scontent-sit4-1.cdninstagram...54569728_n.jpg https://scontent-sit4-1.cdninstagram...43320832_n.jpg https://www.instagram.com/p/BgoH82rljhu Also I don't know if anyone noticed this but the Facebook button is not included on Kuu's website anymore . Her Facebook has not been deleted but the last post was made last Oct |
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Sorry Kuu, you're too extravagant for poor little me. XD |
I think some people assume that Taiwan press is of inferior quality unlike Japan press , that's not true
End of the day you're still buying an official release which avex Japan gave the license/rights to avex Taiwan to make & not a pirated copy In addition , the cost savings is huge especially for concert DVDs For example , for Kuu's The Artist DVD , I can buy 2 copies of the Taiwan press with the same amount I paid for 1 Japan press copy so why not ? Also for past Kuu's album releases , avex Taiwan included bonus items that the Japan press didn't gave away , like clearfiles for Bon Voyage & WALK OF MY LIFE and generally most of the time avex Taiwan kept the bonus items/packaging aspect of Kuu's releases intact so it's a win win situation |
Well, i'm from Germany and I also don't get and extra European-press that is cheaper. There are European CDs (Like Perfumes LEVEL 3) and its just no the same. I also rarely buy CDs new, but there are overall pretty neat bargains throughout the year to hop up on. I just recently bought 4 blu-rays and 12 Singles, new, for around 120 € (Miliyah, but still)
Moreover, I got some Oversea Versions from different countries (with Korean Versions being the worst) in the past and they are different - especially most of them have Mandarin on its OBI and it looks terrible. Some of Ayus singles are just plain white with blue font. Looks hideous. Oh, and I don't buy DVDs anymore when there is a blu-ray option available. It is an unfortunate situation, but it just is how it is. |
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I can deal withe obis, and some extra text on the back cover though, so I'll still pick up a Taiwan version when they're available (they keep the first press packaging as standard usually too!). But man, there is just something about the Korean versions that are awful. Those big silver stickers! :no |
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Seems like now Kuu's staff are more focused in using Twitter , LINE and now Instagram to drum up her presence online For a while her Twitter wasn't that active until in recent times Quote:
I'm not fussy about the colour difference in the OBIs but I know some are quite picky about it as it can look quite unflattering avex Hong Kong used to keep the same aspect OBI colour scheme as Japan press but that was a long time ago Somehow I feel the quality of Hong Kong presses weren't as good as Taiwan press but it's subjective because I found out that the paper quality of both W FACE albums' booklets that avex Taiwan made weren't that good Anyway end of the day , if I buy something official at 1/2 the price , I take it & somemore I don't have any DVD region code conflict I have to worry about |
1) I love Kuu's style in those photos
2) I love that she has a Jordan's sticker on her Mac. Where can I get one? 3) I want whatever she is drinking. It looks odd but yum 4) I have Spotify & Apple Music, so the rest of this conversation does not apply to me :laugh |
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3.) That's coffee you can buy in every conbini there. From the colours I guess it's Latte. :P |
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I love the lipstick she's wearing in this Instagram post. Beautiful color.
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ALL RIGHT now has 2 tie-ins,the second one being the PR song for the city of Minamiawaji:
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Kuu went to Saitama Super Arena today to watch Katy Perry's Witness: The Tour
She attended the concert with comedian Buruzon Chiemi xD https://scontent-sit4-1.cdninstagram...96292608_n.jpg https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg1EcvmlNAP/ From Buruzon Chiemi's Instagram https://scontent-sit4-1.cdninstagram...46489088_n.jpg https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg07mJjlWSr I had no idea both of them are friends haha so cool Buruzon Chiemi with K :laugh === Driving Hit's 8 is now available digitally https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/dr...s-8/1358256809 http://recochoku.jp/album/A2001197295/ |
We love queens who support queens
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that's amazing, nice to know she stans Witness
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The 2nd promo tie in that ALL RIGHT received definitely helped AND 4th week sales to a certain extent as it sold 1,452 copies this week which's almost double from last week's sales (864)
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/5619176337?pn=2 AND's 4th week sales is even higher than its 2nd week sales which's quite unusual |
Haha that's an interesting tie-in! Now alright is going to make me think of lettuce and happy cows. :)
Did the W Face tour ever get ripped and put up for download? It's the first tour I haven't been able to purchase from her, and I feel like I'm missing out not seeing it. |
I really think Kuu now has spacers in her ears. Its cool, but she's kinda late to the trend. lol
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And imagine if All Right would have had an amazing PV with a summery vibe like that last tie-in. It would have been so epic, what a waste of a song :weep
She looks effin' hot in the KP concert. I believe Kenji was also there as she tagged him on her last IG pic |
I need DH8 to leeeeeak
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Previews are up on cdjapan, I like the previews my favorite is FREAKY
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lol it leaked like 4-5 hours ago…
in europe it’s even on apple music tho anyways… DH7 was a really nice remix album, but seriously DH8 is amazing... didn’t had to skip any song, i‘m really shook! (and first time i love a FREAKY and selfish remix) hope DNA gets a DH9 as well and will be fun and amazing like this! edit: on my 3rd listen and still loving this ❤ |
it's on miusiq for almost 10 hours now I guess lol
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It's a shame WHO didn't get a tie-in, it's such a bop. |
LOOOOOOOVING DH8. The cover, the remixes, its everything I need in my life!!
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Driving Hit's 8
https://filecrypt.cc/Container/C57593112F.html Credits - https://jenie.co/album-koda-kumi-kod...ng-hits-8-m4a/ Alternate download link http://www.mexashare.com/e1vfg4ae1c2q/dh8_a.rar Password - jpfiles Credits - https://jpfiles.eu/japanese/japanese...ng-hits-8-aac/ Photos of Driving Hit's 8 http://tieba.baidu.com/p/5619285921 === Quote:
I don't know if the links are still working , if not I can upload the file for you except I converted the file from .mkv to .mp4 |
Driving Hit's 8
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Zh...eiOGsNeveBv88w The link will be down in a future. |
Not a huge fan of the album for right now, GOT ME GOING' is awful, sounds a little LQ for my taste and very noisy; and WHO is also kinda bad, with just the chorus being there. Haven't listen to the whole thing yet, but so far it's not as good as DHits 7 imo.
One month after the release and the ISO from the Blu-ray haven't leak yet, not even the rip from the PVs... https://media.giphy.com/media/dO7o8CUb2Z5p6/giphy.gif Also, I can't wait for the Sukkiri Special Live, I hope it's pretty much a preview for what we can expect for the FC Tour, with AND songs and some fan favorites. |
A PARTY Special MV campaign has been organised
Fans are encouraged to upload photos and/or videos online using the following hash tags - #倖田來未PARTY (a must) The other hash tags are not necessary but of course to be added onto the post is recommended - #PARTYおどってみた - #PARTYなう http://koda-and.jp/ Wonder why this wasn't done last month before AND was released ? :x -_- My sister & her friend are going back Japan end of this week (again LOL) and since avex Taiwan didn't had the license to make the CD + DVD version , I will ask my sister to help me buy the CD + DVD of AND if she pass by any CD shop(s) |
Ohhh nice campaign, even if a bit late, guess I'll post something~
DH8 is also up on Spotify, can't listen to it rn tho ): |
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Just shows how different tastes can be. :laugh Overall not as good as DH's 7. But also really nicely done. Hope they keep the good work up. |
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I think I like D8 more than AND - it is not really a remix album to me, but rather alternative versions.
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Thanks for the links provided guys. You rock!
Here is a pic of Kuu and Kenji on KP's Witness tour A pity they didn't have the opportunity to take a picture with Katy herself like they did back in 2013 https://i.imgur.com/bIe0RmW.png |
And TeddyLoid played one of his new remixes from DH's 8 on a gig in the US:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg3A6QBB9ya/ |
Both of his remixes are my fav from the album lol overall it's a nice album but it doesn't top DH7 for me :P
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I like DH8 a lot more than DH7 overall. Like, there are two or three songs on DH7 that I love, but overall its just okay. DH8 I like basically every song.
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oh wow Driving Hit's 8 is amazing
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Gonna need to give the DH8 samples a listen on iTunes!
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Speaking of remixes, how come am I only noticing ''Wicked Girls" (Daddy's Groove Remix) now?! THAT REMIX IS FIRE.
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Decided to listen to DH8 and the PARTY remix is INSANE! I love it! Too bad the rest of the album is meh. Listening to DH8 made me go listen to AND again and it’s grown on me somewhat. Still can’t really digest her singing style though.
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Sad to see DH not doing well. Debuted at #27 first day on Oricon and then into the 40s second day. This will be her first DH album not to debut in the Top 20. I don't understand what happened to the fans this year. It's not like W FACE was a smash or anything but I was hoping for smaller yearly drops now since the majority of the general public has left her and its only the fans supporting...
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As for the remix album, you seriously weren't expecting a top 20 debut when DH7 barely made it. I say this in the nicest possible way. You're a bit spoiled. Spoiled in the sense that Koda during her starlet days (2005 to 2009) was a juggernaut. Koda hasn't been a starlet since TRICK and we are quickly approaching the 10th anniversary of that release. I'm not sure what you're expecting from a female J-Pop artist pushing 20 years in the business dominated by idol fever. |
It's an overall phenomenon in the Japanese music market with some few exceptions (idols and male solos/bands mainly). Apart from Namie and Finally I don't know any female solo actually rising in sales.
People don't really spend money on music, more on going to concerts and buying merchandise, if at all. I've even just read a comment on Kuu's fan corner on fb, that a fan wants to buy DH's 8, but doesn't have the money for that. Plus remix albums never did too well. Kuu's first bunch was an exception, cause they were new for her probably (and Beach Mix cause there wasn't a single or album from her at that time). |
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I would say Kuu was a starlet from 2005 to 2012 as she was still appearing on Kouhaku, MSSL, and was very much in the public eye with the majority of sales still coming outside her main fanbase. It all sort of came crashing down in 2013 when she completely ditched (or was dumped, either side can be argued) her prime-time TV show slots at MS and the year-end shows. All I would like to see is Kuu staying around the 20k (15k at the very least) mark for albums so we can still get decent MVs like LIT every now and then. |
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As Corvina said, post-Kana I can't think of any female soloist to breakthrough in a major way. The industry no longer supports the soloist business model. Even an icon like Ken Hirai has had trouble breaking a certain sales level. Real talk. After Koda's 20th anniversary, she is going to start missing the top 10 on the album chart consistently. In other words, enjoy these top 10 albums while they last. |
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I didn't mean to jump on you, Corvina expressed my feelings in a softer way. |
Her sales are pretty stable at this point. It's not like Kana's drop of Just Love selling 305k to Love It 135k. This is a pretty good indication of how the physical sales are going down year by year.
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It sucks that Kumi's not getting much attention nowadays, but, as it has been mentioned, pretty much all female solos struggle with the same issue so it doesn't bother me that much. However, personally I haven't connected with her music the past few releases, the last album I enjoyed was WOML. I feel like she's having fun with her music and she's doing what makes her happy (which I 100% support), I just don't like the style of music she's been delivering. With a few exceptions tho, I really liked Bangerang from W FACE and WHO from AND, but that's about it lol
I haven't given up on her just yet, here's hoping that DNA will incinerate my wig. |
Seems like kuu will join misono very soon. I don’t want to see the day when her albums decline to 10k or even worse.
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I'm not worried about Kuu's current status in the industry cos she has been around for so long & the music climate now is such that it's very difficult for solos to sustain themselves
The only artistes that frankly can still sell considerable amount of physical CD copies are Johnnys (whom do not list their music online for streaming and/or for sale , for now) , girl groups , idol groups & to an extent groups who're under LDH For solo acts now , selling physical CD copies of their releases is not the only form of revenue that they're are getting from , now it's digital sales of their material , concerts , selling of concert goods & products they come up with which they draw $ from lovethatkuu&ayu mentioned Hirai Ken also faces this problem which's true & he has been around since 1995 . Ken's physical CD sales ain't as great as before but he still can sell out Arena venues be it his Ken's Bar concept tours and/or standalone tours to promote his releases So yeah I'm not worried . Kuu is doing just fine despite all this & I will still continue supporting her no matter what |
It’s a digital era as well and Kuu puts her music on streaming sites which will contribute to low physical sales but higher digital sales. Physical just isn’t the way to go anymore tbh. As much of a collector that I am.
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It also applies to digital sales. They're lower than their used to be in general for most artists.
On another note avex seems to be satisfied with Kenji's work for Kuu. Back-On wrote two songs for the band lol from their latest single, one of them being a main song. And now that LISA is back and active again, I really want her to write songs for Kuu again! I love one and Pearl Moon and both are by her! ;_; Btw. cause I think it wasn't mentioned here yet. From the entries of the new PARTY campaign they're going to do a special PARTY MV. Hence the name of the campaign. I have a feeling, they're probably going to use that special MV for the FC tour. |
Kumi is so cuteeee *___* !!!!!!! |
From her Instagram.
Kuu is shooting something today. She doesn't say for what, just that we should look forward to it. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...923/Pm2iT9.png Some are speculating it might be for a summer single, but Idk. We didn't get the results of the black and white shooting from the end of December yet as well. She did record song(s) in February/March, but I'm pretty sure that at least the concept for DNA is already done. She also showed the full FC Tour pullover on the FC blog: https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...923/S5kNDV.png |
Thanks for posting. I saw that on her Instagram and was excited. DNA is probably mostly done by this point. I'm thinking a mid-summer release date. The thing I'm most curious about is the hall tour. When will it start and how long will it go on? Will be really interesting if it rolls into 2019.
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One thing that hurts the "general" sales is the FC releases. The drop from JAPONESQUE to Bon Voyage was one of the indications of that (besides the quality of the content, but thats for another day). I think most of her fans would just buy the regular version from the stores, since the FC goodies were usually not that impressive. Only in Bon Voyage she started to do exclusively versions with different content for the FC.
If she cared that much about the sales, she would do what she did during Go to the top release: a tour bundle with album+concert ticket. As far as I remember from SoundScan numbers, Gttt sold less than 10k for the first week (in regular versions), but the Premium Night ~Love & Songs~ version was the one selling and getting the +50k numbers we know. This is what Namie did with FINALLY (a ballot ticket, but it's not that different since it's for a chance to see her last tour) and look what it did for the numbers. DNA will probably sell more than AND, if its an album for the regular audience, and not like AND, which was something more for the FC. ------------ I'm sad to say but I'm already over AND... I was expecting songs more like HUSH, with a good mix between singing parts and rap, but I was left with a bitter taste in my mouth. I just feel like I didn't connect with AND as much as I would like. For the first listen of the album I was like "okay, it's kinda okay but I might like later on", but as the time goes by I feel more and more like this is not the direction that I was hoping for. I don't know. :( As far as to expect for DNA: so far HAIRCUT wasn't that different from an AND song, so I don't know how things will turns out. Hoping for more IT'S MY LIFE kind of songs, for sure. :) |
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I'm still jamming to both W FACE and AND and just have my thoughts on the coming FC tour though. ;) _______________ The FC calender design for April is really pretty! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...923/eDjtmD.png |
^Oh, I'm always excited about a Koda concert, I should've been more clear. With me, it's having to remember that this is an actual tour for an album and not just "Lets Party 3". It will be interesting how she interprets AND into a live performance. W FACE as a tour was brilliant. How she and her staff captured the essence of the W FACE project was amazing. Definitely one of her best tours hands down.
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Definitely agree about W FACE TOUR!
As far as concepts and concert flows are concerned it was pretty brilliantly done. So yeah, considering she never had a new album for a FC tour, I am intrigued about the concept as well! Concerning her schedule this year ... a-nation dates are aleady announced. They have 6 this year in Mie, Nagasaki, Osaka and Tokyo in late July and August. I guess she's going to have a small pause in July after the FC tour, attending a-nation in August and then starts her 2nd tour/album cycle. EDIT: The new FC magazine is out. The black and white photo shooting from the end of December is for her Loveil contactlenses: https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...924/F6ZpPY.jpg |
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Driving Hit's 8 first week:
#40 - 2,534 For comparison Driving Hit's 7 first week: #18 - 3,473 |
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Driving Hit's 8 sold more in its first week than Miliyah Kato's new EP... |
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i just hope she keeps releasing remix albums, even though I don't enjoy many songs off the last 2 compilations. I'm just glad to get remixes and wish other artists would do the same! :(
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^ Couldn't agree more :P Missing my ayu-mi-x series lol
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Does anyone have the textless version of Dance In The Rain's single cover to be used as a desktop wallpaper? I used it all the time before I got a new computer and lost it.
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I wonder, if Kuu is going to be at the CDTV 25th Anniversary Special on the weekend, considering lots of performers weren't revealed yet.
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^ To this day, I love everything about Dance in the Rain. The music, the PV, the concept, the cover. I dare say its my favorite release from her?
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...And the lyrics! They make sense and I really love them. Easily some of her best.
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My sister came back from Tokyo yesterday & on Mon she went to HMV Esola Ikebukuro and helped me bought AND
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Also thing to note is the 4 photos of Kuu included in the CD + DVD & CD + Blu-ray versions of AND booklet , they're the same just that the text colour used are different So for CD + DVD , it's teal colour while for CD + Blu-ray , it's purple colour |
Rehearsals for the FC Tour started two days ago!
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...922/5YU58v.png https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...922/kXs1aI.png https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...924/BsHJaS.png I guess she's going with the AND album colours for her hair. |
AND update
#207 this week 334 copies sold 18,384 total |
^ Nice numbers, a pity the tour won't make it go up much since it's just a FC Tour, with less buzz than a usual tour
That second pic from the rehearsals looks like the VIP choreography, hope she performs it indeed :D |
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jenie.co will shut down on 19th April so :x |
Guys this was posted on March 28th... Haircut as the next summer single?
https://i.imgur.com/eOjh4zBh.jpg Source: PMS's facebook and instagram https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...51691824881012 |
Haircut
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Why not?
The short version is nice :) What is intriguing me is that "namieamuro" hashtag! |
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Haircut is a nice laid-back song, fitting for summer imo. There are western songwriters writing for the Japanese market after all! Another preview of the goods: https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...922/zL2ALH.png |
For those waiting the OS version of AND, Avex Taiwan released the CD Only version (AVJCD10698) http://www.books.com.tw/products/0020204966.
I don't know if a summer single is happening, but this reminds me of AT THE WEEKEND original single plan that was replaced by POP DIVA. |
Somehow 5music Taiwan is the only 1 giving away the poster with the Taiwan press of AND cos I didn't see it mentioned on Books Taiwan and/or Chia Chia Records's websites
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"single" can also mean just a digital one or a pre-release
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