Overseas ver. for the new A BEST albums?
 

Are there going to be overseas versions of the A BEST 2 albums? Or do I have to shelve out for the really expansive japanese releases o_o;;

overseas will most likely be out in march

once again, does anyone know the difference between overseas and japan's besides quality of the booklets.

i never noticed any differences. i think the korean version has a lower quality than the oversea or japanese versions.
but theres a thread about this somewhere, isn't it?

There's no difference, really. The overseas ones are printed by avex's hong kong label and are around ten bucks cheaper. but there's no difference in quality!

There isn't? Ok thanks

OS version generally comes out about 7 to 10 days after JP versions. Avex Hong Kong versions are of very high quality, definitely no difference compared to JP versions.

i've checked on ebay and the apparent release date seems to be march 9th. i'm waiting too :D

thats wierd cause when I order Secret CD+DVD OS it came out on the same day as the Japanese version I got it like a week after nov.30 but the info was release day couple of days before secret was released

^yeah, the same thing happened with me! :/

Now there is the singapore version... It's cheaper than HK OS ver... But there is a Warner Music Logo...

Yeah... that one.. I hate it so much.. But i don't have so much money, so i buy the singapore one...

Well if they don't come with the +2DVD version, they you may want to buy the JP version...

the difference is if you buy japan version u can directly support ayu in oricon chart which is the biggest music chart in japan, i guess, then, for OS versions can't...

An exception of overseas version is "LOVEPPEARS" the booklet has no photos of ayu at all

Comes out 3/9. It should be on Yesasia by Saturday.

OS versions are copy-controlled. I bought an OS version of BLUE BIRD and it has that Player thing on the CD... good thing my drive ws able to bypass the protection and I was able to rip the songs.
Otherwise, the quality is the same as that of Japan :D

only those that are marked as so in the packaging..

there should be OS versions
but apparently, HK doesn't even HAVE A BEST 2 in stock, so OS might even come out later.
the "black stores" have them coz they ordered their stock from Japan directly.

Copy controlled versions ended with CAROLS (as in the stopped if after CAROLS? or was it INSPIRE?) o-o, hmm...none of the BLUE BIRD singles I saw when I saw in HK had that. and nor do my OS copies of Ayu stuff either XD other than RAINBOW and MA.

Apparently, pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~. vers. have "nicer quality" in terms of sound too. but probably very hard to distinct from if you don't have a V.EXPENSIVE speaker etc etc. XD
coz I have both OS and pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~ vers. of MY STORY, and I honestly can say I don't find the CDand DVD much better lol~