A Complete in Singapore
 

Hey guys... as we all know, in most of the other Asia region (other than Japan), the number of the limited edition of A Complete 3CD+DVD ver is determined by the number ordered by the music stores so Avex in these countries are getting people to pre-order first...

Does anyone knows what is the situation like in Singapore... do we have to go and pre-order the CD to get the limited edition? or issit going to be like on sale for everyone?

As far as i know, Singapore is not that sophiscated and will produce using a one size fit all policy. So we'll probably get the box set in stores island-wide. I think we'll definitely have the posters for maybe the first few buyers (or from some people buying MW stories, whether the salespeople remember to give it to you) and hopefully the photobook. Anyway, i'm waiting to buy it without fear.

Some are preferring to order the HK press online though where they will definitely get the box set with photobook.

I went to HMV to ask abt the album... and the ans I gt was...

YES! we will have the album in box set, but whether will there be a photobook it all depends on Warners...

I wish I could just go to a store and tell the employees ''hey I am looking for the new Ayumi Hamasaki album.Do you have any copies left?'' instead of buying it on the internet.It would just be so cool to get the rush of running to the store to get the cd instead of sitting in front of my computer.But oh well.As long as I get the cd I'm happy.:D

10 more days!!!

um... 17 to 24 more days for S'poreans? *sad....*

Time really flies, and i can't wait to receive my copy :P

^ YA. omg hurry up 10 days D:

i wonder when it will sent to malaysia :(

all j-pop albums were came from spore

All I know is that Warner is the one printing most of the J-Pop stuff now.

e.g. Kuu's Kingdom, ayu's Secret and GUILTY.

THE PHOTOBOOK HAVE TO BE THERE! I mean I think avex Japan will allow Warner to print it this time because it's part of the Box set. The GUILTY photobook serves as a bonus and Warner said that avex Japan doesn't allow Warner Singapore to print it so Warner printed the poster to compensate. But judging from the description of the 3CD+DVD version, I'm guessing a 99.9% chance the photobook will be there. But 0.1% is still there, though.

I just hope that there will not be any PB issues this time round. I will be super pissed if SG version doesnt have PBs again.

So to prevent myself from being disappointed, i decided to order online but have yet to see the OS version available for pre order.

Maybe someone should just ring up Warner Singapore to ask lol.

^ ya loh.. ;/

ring also no use. cos they will just probably give u an answer that is neither here nor there..

but at least we can know whether they are going to publish the PB or not mah..
who knows karen will call? ( cuz las time she called to Warner also.. )
lol :S

You mean they didn't allow warner to print for Guilty? That's very strange. I thought warner just wants to sell the album at competitive prices so didn't put in the PB which would drive up cost.

haha hope Warner will not give a half-fug answer.

So at least got the box uh// I'm so scare the Wsg removing them..

But I thought you have your own version of Guilty printed in Malaysia with pb? Maybe if our dear distributor do something stupid again... you will get your Malaysia version?

Rung them last wed. Dear lady said nothing in their system...

Well, I don't have much expectations for Warner Singapore. Sadly, I can't order online or anything, so if Warner Singapore decides to print A COMPLETE without the photobook... I guess I have to accept it.

^nothing in their system..?
wad u mean? o.0?
means still donno yet lo?

Yeah. No info

See? It's like 2 weeks from the product's release and still no info. they think we 3 yo kid sia..

oh my.. This is making me panic! it wouldnt be COMPLETE without the PB!!

^ ya lo :S
who knows the purposely sell the PB and the Discs separately ..

Not possible. I'll try ringing them up tomorrow. And then bother the hell out of them. :mischief

hi, is there any place to preorder the overseas version? i have checked yesasia and playasia only the japan version is listed. anyone ordered the overseas one?

I wanted to pre order too but I can't find it anywhere either.

Rang up Warner today and still no news of it.

oh sad.. one more week to go... =(

from what I understand on observations made by me , Warner SG will always produce the CD + DVD edition of ayumi's albums locally , I never seen them produce just the CD itself as it's not profitable coming from them

but as to whether will A COMPLETE will include the photobook , it all depends whether can they secure the license from avex to do so in which I kinda doubt that will happen since that failed for GUILTY's case .

But since they left the photobook for Koda Kumi's Kingdom intact , there might be a slight chance it might happen ? you never know

6 more days omgggg...
but still no news...

^well, at least we can definitely expect it to be in Asia by friday then

I guess I'll ring up Warner again tomorrow.

I want to know too~ I might go to Singapore some time sooooon!! Um, how easy is it to locate Ayu's DVDs at HMV? Or should I just go ahead and ask the salesperson? XD

There's this rack in one corner where's there's a lot of J-Pop DVDs. So you could just choose from there. Kinda limited, though.

Quite easy. There's a tag that says japanese songs and it's arranged in alphabetical order so ayu's under H(amasaki ayumi). It's not difficult to locate since ayu's CDs take up the most space in the japanese corner.

if you're heading to HMV Heeren , the JPop corner's located on Level 3

you wouldn't miss it anyway as Heeren's a big place & so's HMV

anyone can advise me?where to get ayu's cd or item in singapore?
planning to go there this dec.
maybe to get an os a complete single

thx^_^

^Just about every first hand music store should stock it. Where particularly will you be travelling around?

Most music stores should have her cds..
If you want imported from japan, CD only versions, go to HMV.

Oh yeah called warner and hmv... nothing on A COMPLETE

^ehhh? why r they so slow this time...i rememebr Secret came out on a friday..so probably ...
damnn!

Warner SG is irriatating! They'd remove PBs as and when they like, jack up the prices, and release lesser Ayu commercials in SG...

=(

^ermmm....there isn't gonna be a PB? issit confirmed? omg...but it ships in a box right?...i doubt they will just take out the PB from that box

I don't know for that honestly

since the SG press of GUILTY didn't came with the photobook , so I'm gonna assume the same thing's going to happen ?

then again they left the photobook for Koda Kumi's Kingdom so there's quite a chance the photobook will be left intact for A COMPLETE ?

i cant wait anymore longer already!!!sg is always so sslow..

come to think about it now , I don't think I will be getting A COMPLETE since I already have A BEST & A BEST 2 . Somemore I just downloaded the 10th anniversary version of Who ... earlier on

but then again see how although the DVD contents of A COMPLETE is really tempting me big time

^How can you not buy A Complete!! It's probably gonna be only $30 or something.

Ayu fantasy, it's difficult to jack up sg press prices since it's made in singapore... Unless you count HMV where there's a mark up compared to stores like Music Junction and Sembawang. It's those DVDs like asia tour 07 where they import from hongkong and sell for much more. And don't get me started on j-press stuff.

I know Elaine but you definitely can't help but feel a bit cheated especially since A BEST 2 was put out recently ala last year

then again never say never , I might just get it to complete my ayumi collection

Lol! It was mock anger so don't worry about it. Don't feel offended by my next statement. I thought you being an arashi fan would understand the j music culture more than some AHS people so i was surprised when you said you wouldn't be buying it. Somehow A Best 2 is mentioned more than A Best. I don't see the connection between the best albums releases and A complete's. I know the songlists are very similar but that's about it. Like kinki, they released their 10th anniversary compilation less than two years after their second best album and their fans didn't complain. I'm surprised by the general unhappiness over a complete.

well at 1st I was real happy when A COMPLETE was announced but after I saw the tracklist , I wasn't happy especially since it doesn't feel & sound complete to me as a lot of fantastic A sides were excluded from the tracklist & you can tell the main A side from her double/triple/quarter A sides singles are only selected & the rest were basically chopped liver .

Somemore you're right in that it's not fair in a way to compare A BEST 2 against A COMPLETE since there're quite a lot of non singles included in A BEST 2 where it's nothing but singles that she has put out for A COMPLETE's case .

then again , there's quite a chance I will get it because of the DVD's contents & somemore Warner S'pore will be producing it locally for sure so ya

& sorry ar , why did you drag ARASHI into the pic ?? I don't get it :dead2

^I'm just a little sad about the poor reception A Complete is getting on AHS but at least many members seem to be getting it ultimately. Yeah maybe they should have added in all the a-sides haha. Really hope it's affordable like both A Best 2s. I'll probably troop down to music junction once it's available.

I think it feels like a let-down to lots of us due to the timing. We only recently got AB2 and it kinda seemed like just a teaser leading up to her 10th anniversary and I guess there was the expectation that there'd be more from her this far into the year.

We did (technically) get a new album and 2 singles this year if you count GREEN but apart from that the only other release is little more than a re-hash of AB2 coupled with some footage they couldn't pawn off anywhere else until now and her standard tour DVD. I think that because most of us aren't in Japan and can't enjoy all the extra concerts she's been doing for her fans, we kinda feel left out. We just feel lonely!! :cry

I still love A Complete (although partly because I got the China press of AB2 in CD-only version-so I want the songs in good quality-and the unreleased single covers intrigued me too) :yes
The covers have also grown on me and I'm happy that Ayu has re-recorded her signature songs, but apart from the concert (which is old material) and extra pictures, there's nothing new musically from her until GREEN comes out. I had hopes that she would start releasing songs like crazy again for her 10th and releasing heaps of new B-sides that otherwise never made it to our ears.

I think there's a whole thread on this already so I'll try not to hijack this one anymore :tired

I really hope that Warner has permission for the PB printing for you guys although we'd all love to see what poster they printed if they couldn't get it. I'm sure some yummy HQ scans will come up for you guys pretty soon after the release regardless but I'll keep my fingers crossed!

It sounds like even Warner and HMV have no idea at this stage! :thud

exactly , if all the A sides are left intact I really don't mind but I think you need 4 discs instead of 3 to fit everything together

I'm quite sure the price will be a-ok since it's OS press & it's not going to be expensive like the Japan press

btw I still don't get it , why did you drag ARASHI into the pic since this's like outta the blue

& Kendalle , she only re-recorded Who ... . The other songs on A COMPLETE were all remastered & resung & remastered are 2 separate entities

Haha! Disappointment much? Yeah that thread was fun while it lasted. Thanks for your well wishes for a complete on our shore. I think more like their front line staff has no idea. It's very bureaucratic here so information probably didn't get transmitted effectively. Most of the times, the staff only gets shipment dates and stuff. They wouldn't know anything about PBs and i don't blame them.

From all your pictures i assumed you were an arashi fan :P I thought JE epitomizes what the japanese music scene was. What i meant was i thought you would have been more understanding about A Complete release but of course you are entitled to your choices lol and now i know why you feel slightly let down with it. We don't have to be happy about everything our queen does.

haha yes I'm an ARASHI fan & I do support them mainly cos of their music & I also support their other fellow JE 'colleagues' , be it Senpai or Koukai groups

I actually only came onboard the JE music bandwagon late May this year & I have been an ayumi fan for almost 2 years +

It's logical for ayumi to put out A COMPLETE this year anyway since it's the celebration of her 10th anniversary in the business but frankly things will be much better if all the A sides are left intact & A BEST 2 wouldn't be put out last year but then again it's just me lah

I called Warner just now AND THERE'S STILL NO NEWS OF IT!? DD:

so..now...we are awaiting the ASIA version then

If there's really no pb... I might consider not to buy.. well that was my intention initially..
But then again that box collection is very appealing

lol patience Jia Rong

I'm quite sure the Japan press of A COMPLETE will be available in HMV latest by tomorrow

hard to say because all this while , all of her albums have been produced locally by Warner especially most recently for A BEST 2 & GUILTY

it was only after the (m)u arena tour DVD , Warner S'pore started to source her DVDs from HK

*nods*

see how things goes in time to come

HAHA i'm so high right now! A Complete sales is living up to my expectations! I hope i'm not counting chickens before they hatch but this could be it. And i just hope the PB is in the sg version one cos the price difference between that and j-press is just too huge. Probably will be too huge more like lol!!

If Singapore doesn't have the photobook BUT has the poster, I might considered. But I'll most probably buy from YesAsia. I'll see how.

Come to think of it...

THE WARNER MUSIC AND PG STICKER WILL DESTROY THE PICTURE!!! DD:

Don't remind me about the stupid sticker...

Do you think the Box + PB edition will still be available after the Sg ver is out? I mean if the SG ver is very idiotic, do you think if i can still get that edition from yesasia or something?

I'm quite sure HMV will give out posters cos they did that for A BEST 2 , GUILTY , Secret bcos I got all of them from HMV & it came with a poster for each album

as for photobook , I really don't have a clue although my gut feeling's saying that S'pore might not get it :(

if not , then I ask my Taiwanese friend for a good lobang

^ If you ask your Taiwanese friend... then can you help me? :lech

ANYWAY.

All music stores gave oeut posters for GUILTY, A BEST 2 and Secret. ;)

aha of course

in fact since I buy stuff directly from him & not via Ebay since he's an ebay seller , he charges me 15% less of the price/s that he listed on Ebay so ya

I'm 100% sure the box and all the contents will be the same, 90% sure about the poster and 50% confident about the photobook. I'm just gonna buy it from a local store. Pa ma fan is my middle name...

Just order online overseas version lo.

surely as cheap as Singapore's version. Sure got PB. (poster i duno).

No sticker also. and it's faster!!!!!! :)

I want free shipping... Only yesasia gives that and need min US25 purchase. It's ok i go to TM like twice a week. It's no bother to pop by music junction and have a look around. And i'm not that fussed about the sticker lol! I know there's a whole lot of you that damns the sticker but it's green. Supposed to be an eye relaxant. And makes ayu seem that little bit more edgy cos it's PG ya noe.

Being sarcastic but it really doesn't bother me much hee...

Warner Singapore suxors..

i had stopped buying local Ayumi albums since Warner SG bought over the license rights from Avex Trax

Ok i called hmv heerens a few secs ago. and they said the a complete box set is out. JAPANESE version the 3 CDS only box set. price is $64.95 . ex LOL

actually Elaine , now you have to pay US$39 & above to enjoy free shipping on YesAsia

ya lor it's so expensive but considering that it's a 3 disc set , it's quite ok ?

ooh nice Genie , hopefully your free gift will be something good

64?!...omggg. well its the japan version after all so...

ya

lovell texted me this morning , he was at the Heeren outlet & he said that it's $64.95 :dead2

ahhh. if local vers batch do not include pbs . then i nid to ask my fren to get the tw vers for me also >_<!

Ooh thanks for the information. Understandable la. US25 is really quite a small price for free shipping. So the 3CD version is a $20 markup on the original price. Harsh. Fengzheng, what other problems do you face with warner sg besides PG sticker?

ya that's the thing , it's quite uncertain on whether local press of A COMPLETE will include the photobook or not

I say it's a 50/50 chance cos they left the photobook intact for Koda Kumi's Kingdom

wa liddat warner so evil lor zzz. afterall, its ayu's A COMPLETE SINGLES box set. everything must be COMPLETE ma !! Hais!! T.T COMPLETE with photobook and everything thats supposed to make this release a complete one. still can scar her release with those ugly stickers [imagine A COMPLETE comes with free bonus local warner stickers]!! -.-

okay!! lets pray hard!! *sings M* =X

Seriously lor. WHY WARNER SG SO SLOW FOR J-POP RELEASES THIS YEAR!? DD:

Well except GUILTY but there's not photobook ~_~

well will go to sing this december for a buddhist ceremony.
it will become my first time go to singapore.
any specific address?any advise if i want to go to the toys center? ^_^

so still don't know where to go.

hopefully i can get cheaper price for os version of A COMPLETE Single bt that time?

*lol love the singlish*

Well, that is pretty expensive D: Waaa, I want that album , and the PB as well T___T Heck, my aunt is inviting me to come with her to Singapore in two weeks' time, there better be some news by then :D

avex in Japan's probably slow to give Warner SG the rights to produce the Jpop stuff locally since there's no avex office in S'pore

if only there was...Singapore will have a much bigger chance of bringing them here

there used to be an avex office in S'pore but it has since been closed down

I think the same thing happened for Music Street since they used to produce (m)u locally

Rang up Warner AGAIN and still NO NEWSSS.

People who wants to buy the OS version from YesAsia, the Hong Kong version is up for pre-orders!

PREORDERS FOR A COMPLETE (Hong Kong Version) IS OUT!

3CD+DVD http://www.yesasia.com/global/a-comp...0-en/info.html

3CD+DVD+Poster http://www.yesasia.com/global/a-comp...0-en/info.html

3CD+Poster http://www.yesasia.com/global/a-comp...0-en/info.html

YesAsia didn't list the 3CD Only version o.o

Well if Singapore has the photobook then I'll just get from Singapore.

^ wah Jia Rong you sure are persistant huh ? Wouldn't the people at Warner SG be scared away by you :laugh

I don't think it's an instant effort coming from them to put out the SG press of A COMPLETE so soon

too bad they're not efficient like Sony BMG which rolled out OS presses of JPop acts within a mere few days except for Sony BMG's case , the OS presses of the CDs doesn't come with chinese translation sheets

I know cos I have the SG press of Ken Hirai's FAKIN' POP & it doesn't have translation sheet

Wonder how Guilty got rolled out so fast. At least there's no new songs or anything so i'm just waiting lor. But if i have to wait til say christmas then that's really too much.

I remember me saying in this thread that I would annoy the hell out of Warner SG xD

OMG WHAT?! 22ND? and my exams start on 23RD
wadda heckkkkk

thanks for the info though

I can join you in the 'campaign' but can only call on certain days... No point wasting my mobile charges on this. Wait till I'm at home before 6pm.

Oh yeah the 3CDs only also come in a box? The same box as the CDs+DVD's?

^ Nope it doesn't. ;) It's the normal Multi-CD Jewel case that can hold 3 discs without a box. ;)

i ordered from YESASIA already. 3CD+DVD.. without poster. :D

^wow. that's fast. but y wouldn't u wanna get the poster? cos it wld be cheaper?

Argh. I'm lacking of patience now to wait for the SG version to appear in cd stores. :grumpy

If I was him I would buy the one without poster too. US$12 for a poster is nuts.