[Utada Hikaru] Can't Wait 'Til Christmas in the 42nd Official Thread

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan

It never said phone strap or anything, right?
If anything, it was lost in translation and people just anticipated the wrong thing.

As for the packaging, Utada was the only one who said it was amazing. No artist is going to be like "Yeah...the packaging is awful, so don't expect much." And maybe she really does think it's amazing. I mean, she did make a video of herself washing dishes...

lol

I guess the whole "charm" thing was too vague for us over-imaginative-spoiled-by-ayu-and-koda peoples.

[Picaflor 7/4]

Originally Posted by CoriKaru

Can't get much worse. Watch this be her first Region Locked DVD.

omg don't say that! if that happens I will probably just resell this album. haha. except for the songs, there's basically nothing more I like about this album. the region lock would just be the icing on the cake for me to sell it.

[bluegie]

I'm going to get my parcel at the post office, hopefully that kuma charm will not scare me away . I've already heard about the paper + printed in black ink kuma charm. I told my brother about that and he couldn't stop laughing at all. I always thought the charm would be something made in cloth with a kuma sewed on the front. I guess they're too busy to make one like this .

[HTMSD]

I'm totally speechless with the packaging...
After 1 day kept the CD on the shelves, I decided to open it, and I think I regretted it.
Because after I open the square-sized-paper-in-covered-in-black-star, now I want to kill Utada (or maybe the 'good design company' whom participated in Design, Art Direction and Photo). It's all black and very cheap. When open the Kuma Charm... I'm totally speechless, especially when I open the fold-able slipcase, the two CDs fall easily...
Ah well, after all, I bought her music, not the package...
*try to be calm*

[nanakopy87]

Originally Posted by HTMSD

I'm totally speechless with the packaging...
After 1 day kept the CD on the shelves, I decided to open it, and I think I regretted it.
Because after I open the square-sized-paper-in-covered-in-black-star, now I want to kill Utada (or maybe the 'good design company' whom participated in Design, Art Direction and Photo). It's all black and very cheap. When open the Kuma Charm... I'm totally speechless, especially when I open the fold-able slipcase, the two CDs fall easily...
Ah well, after all, I bought her music, not the package...
*try to be calm*

fall easily?it is suppose to be inside the 'side' of the 'digipak' thingy.mine didn't fall at all

[koumori]

I'd rather have good songs that good packaging.

Saying that though, since the whole promotion thing was so half-assed..and since she's going on hiatus...it should of been a whole lot better..they had so long to prepare after all

I'm just glad I like the songs, and that at least the whole thing was not a load of crap.

[omably]

there's writing on the back of the kuma charm.. has anyone translated what it says yet?

[bluegie]

Originally Posted by Koumori

I'd rather have good songs that good packaging.

Well I prepared myself before carefully cutting the plastic bag, and it didn't turn out as ugly as I thought (those the booklet was kinda meh...). I didn't open the kuma charm cuz I didn't wanna break the seal of the envelope ( a charm that hikki made for me yeah lol). I can see the point if people dun wanna buy the cd because of the packaging. It's actually less "dignified" than SC1 .

I just quickly listened to the news songs for a few mins. I must say, her voice is still haunting (what a relief haha). And I really liked what I heard so far except probly Arashi no Megami. Then again, I've just heard each song for a min so I can't t really judge.

I truly hope the album can pass... well, 500K in the end..

[AyuGAME]

looking at hikki sales figure...it's like a waking up call and reality check for me...that the music generation is already shifting quiet a lot...

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by omably

there's writing on the back of the kuma charm.. has anyone translated what it says yet?

there is? well...I guess that's something...

[nanakopy87]

there is some wording on the charm but i couldn't see it properly.don't know 'onegai' what what :S

[Polyrhythm]

I think someone mentioned somewhere that it says something lame like "Oh! You've opened me" -_-

[emi♡]

^wow. That's just the cherry on top, isnt it.

[koumori]

Originally Posted by emiko

^wow. That's just the cherry on top, isnt it.

I have to laugh..seriously..I'm not taking this release as serious..maybe just..a bonus to her discography.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by emiko

^wow. That's just the cherry on top, isnt it.

Oh, Hikki...

[Meat Pao]

I don't think the DVD will be region locked. I remember seeing pics of the DVD and it had the region all logo on it!

Speaking of which I've yet to even receive my copy

[Keiichi_JPU]

Originally Posted by emiko

^wow. That's just the cherry on top, isnt it.

I Love you.

[tenshi no hane]

What does the booklet look like btw? Just black with lyrics on them or something?


I translated her Oricon Style and Tower Records interviews. (They're on my LJ)

[bluegie]

^yeap, just plain glossy black with white fonts .

Anywayz, it's no. 1 again with another 20K.

11.22 - 22052
11.23 - 57600
11.24 - 40742
11.25 - 26843
11.26 - 22375
11.27 - 22727

so far: 192339. That means it will break 200K (with tomorrow's sales) in the first week. But then, it has an extra day. So I think if it was released on a normal non-chaotic week, it might not be able to break 200K. Still, the sales are steady for the last few days, which is a good sign .

[ALPHY]

Those last two numbers are quite similar - I like the consistency here.