A SUMMER BEST in Singapore

[KarenPang]

CD-Rama

-- 2 CDs only (Taiwan press) - S$20.95
-- 2 CDs + DVD (Hong Kong press) - S$29.95

Gramophone

-- 2 CDs + DVD (Hong Kong press) - S$25.95

HMV

-- 2 CDs only (Taiwan press) - S$20.90
-- 2 CDs + DVD (Hong Kong press) - S$25.90

[freedreamer]

I bought it on Tuesday!!
havent watch it yet though.. >.<
It's was weird to see chinese words on the CD only

and i went to the Marina Squ wan..and the Ayu section has shrunk to just being Party Queen and A SUMMER BEST

[KarenPang]

next time , just stick with HMV Somerset since HMV Marina Square is the smaller outlet unlike the main HMV outlet

anyway I was at HMV Somerset this afternoon & there were a lot of copies of A SUMMER BEST on the CD racks & surprisingly quite a lot of copies with regards to the 2 CDs edition too

[TeamAyu2004]

Oh, wow... is that in dollars... or local currency?? It seems cheap either way to me...

I wonder if it sold well or not in the first couple of days?

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

Oh, wow... is that in dollars... or local currency?? It seems cheap either way to me...

I wonder if it sold well or not in the first couple of days?

It's not in US$ but rather it's in Sing $ which's my country's currency

Those prices that the local HMV listed will never ever apply to Japan press in any single way . If so , the price that they will tag to a Japan press will be at most x3 on what you see in that photo I uploaded in the 1st post

[Sandy]

Cool, and I'mspotting YUI's newest single next to Ayu's CD. Yes I'm jealous!!!!

[TeamAyu2004]

you know.. i didn't really japanese music was so big in Singapore

[chu-lips]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

you know.. i didn't really japanese music was so big in Singapore

i read somewhere ayu i am sold more than 10k in Singapore

[inspire_rmx]

I'm surprised that for her recent works Singapore imports both versions of the albums..

[ayuuk]

Is there a Singapore version?

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

you know.. i didn't really japanese music was so big in Singapore

JPop was massive during the 80s - 90s in my country but back then , I was still a kid & still was listening to English music

Originally Posted by chu-lips

i read somewhere ayu i am sold more than 10k in Singapore

Yes that's true

Originally Posted by inspire_rmx

I'm surprised that for her recent works Singapore imports both versions of the albums..

I know o_o , that never happened before . This started 2 years ago from Love songs onwards

Originally Posted by ayuuk

Is there a Singapore version?

The record label here already stopped making S'pore versions of her stuff from Love songs onwards & since then , they have been importing HK / Taiwan press of her albums to be sold here

Might as well , since Warner Music S'pore did such a poor job in marketing ayumi & that goes for the other avex artistes too

[LacusClyne]

Cd Rama is selling the cd+DVD for $29.95.

[ayu_fantasy]

Originally Posted by chu-lips

i read somewhere ayu i am sold more than 10k in Singapore

hmms, do u mean during year 2000-2004....? she was quite popular back then.. but not now i think.... all they cared is KPOP...

edit: opps, sorry i read wrongly.... haha.... (now i realised u wrote I AM album...)

[jpopfan018]

Avex releases are now distributed by Universal Music Singapore. Does the album comes with the poster?

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by jpopfan018

Avex releases are now distributed by Universal Music Singapore. Does the album comes with the poster?

mmm I'm not sure , I didn't asked the HMV staff when I was there last Sat

but somehow I doubt it . They haven't give posters of ayumi since GUILTY . I don't count NEXT LEVEL because you have to pay $ in order to get hold of the poster which's so terrible

[tiffanytgs]

Now im a little regret buying the Japanese version which cost abt SGD$50 more =/

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by tiffanytgs

Now im a little regret buying the Japanese version which cost abt SGD$50 more =/

I think the amount you spent on the Japan press = 3 copies of the Hong Kong press / 2CDs + DVD that HMV is currently selling locally here X_X

this's why I don't believe in buying Japan press as it's downright ridiculously expensive . I only buy Japan press if the artiste I listen/support doesn't have any OS press

[tiffanytgs]

Don't think ill buy the japanese press again ><" Its kinda (T.T) since its for the same thing..

But its cool buying from the concert booth thou, makes you feel more like an ayu fan paying that $50 more HAHAHA =x

Originally Posted by inspire_rmx

I'm surprised that for her recent works Singapore imports both versions of the albums..

Same here... quite disappointed cos there isnt much publicity Im not even aware tt it was launched in sg -.-"

[KarenPang]

yeah everything is the same , it's just that why pay so much more for a Japan press where you can get the exact same thing that's made in Hong Kong and/or Taiwan at almost 3/4 of the price you pay in Japan ?

That's something I still don't get even up to now . Pureists will say oh Japan press is the best , it has the best quality & all but at the end of the day , what's more important , the music or the externalities ?

maybe because from day 1 since I became ayumi's fan , everything that I have/bought from her are all OS press which caused me to behave somewhat quite nit pick if not stingy but bear in mind that she's not the only artiste I listen/support so I have to take that into consideration -_-

Also , hopefully Universal Music S'pore will now do a much better job in managing ayumi locally . Warner Music S'pore was just so blah & they did everything so 1 sided , no wonder avex now let UMS handle matters which didn't really surprise me ~_~

[LacusClyne]

Originally Posted by tiffanytgs

Don't think ill buy the japanese press again ><" Its kinda (T.T) since its for the same thing..

But its cool buying from the concert booth thou, makes you feel more like an ayu fan paying that $50 more HAHAHA =x


Same here... quite disappointed cos there isnt much publicity Im not even aware tt it was launched in sg -.-"

I bought my Japan press second hand, it's only 2500yen, but in perfect condidition from Book Off last month when I went Tokyo for AKB48 Tokyo Dome Oncert.