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[Acid Black Cherry] The 4th Thread
New Releases Spoiler:
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From previous thread
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For me before I started buying Japanese releases online , I had no idea you have to pay custom tax if you're living in other countries like in Europe I think I also have to pay custom tax here but the amount limit is quite high , probably about S$2,000 or something ? That I don't know but I'm real lucky I don't have to pay I had bad experience with YesAsia even though their customer service is quite good despite my multiple complaints . Their headquarters are in Hong Kong but yet the last parcel I ordered through them , it took way too long , an airplane flight from here to Hong Kong is about 4-5 hours & I had to wait 2 weeks+ which's I guess end of the day that's why most people prefer ordering via CDJapan , especially if you're living in Europe . I only use them if I order 1 item but most of the time I buy multiple releases , I always use HMV even though in recent times , EMS is not as cheap as they used to be Anyway I'm real pleased that avex Taiwan has started to make ABC's releases in recent times . Not all but at least they've made for Acid BLOOD Cherry . It's cheaper for me & I don't mind to wait cos if avex Taiwan made it , I will get Taiwan press If not , then I will get Japan press due to cost & DVD region code difference
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Ah thank you! Next time I will see if HMV is cheaper for me than CDJapan.
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You probably will still stick with CDJapan as HMV Japan have the following cons that might discourage you from using them
- Only accept credit card for international orders , unlike domestic orders within Japan where they accept a wide variety of payment methods - Only use EMS as shipping option for international orders - Poster(s) is/are folded and stuffed inside the padded envelope (that's if you don't mind folded posters) - For EMS shipping fee (http://www.hmv.co.jp/help/6000008/) , the chart they created , all the costs listed are only estimates so there's always a chance you will pay more for the shipping cost if the items you order are heavy but HMV Japan has an option for you to select if like to be informed of the change of the delivery cost when confirming your order . If you do not select the option , your order will be shipped with the actual shipping fee without asking you - Unlike CDJapan , HMV Japan sometimes are not so accurate in stating if 1st press bonus are still available cos in the past at times , on the website HMV will state they ran out of 1st press bonus but I still will receive them inside the parcel Ok that's all I can think of for now haha
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Thank you for the detailed review!
I guess I have to stick with CDJapan though, since I don't have a credit card (in Germany you usually don't use them). But I was thinking about getting one before I go to Japan, maybe I will try HMV in the future. |
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^ If you're living domestically in Japan , you don't have pay shipping charges if you spend 2,500 Yen & above via HMV
Tower Records Japan also offers free domestic shipping & the spending limit is even lower ie. 1,500 Yen === Acid BLOOD Cherry 6th day sales - 2,213 The album stays put at #2 over the weekend . Real curious to see if yasu can get another #1 again
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Acid BLOOD Cherry sold 46K copies in the 1st week & this's yasu's 2nd release to get #1 after 『2012』
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2093117...?ref_cd=tw_pic Congrats
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Acid BLOOD Cherry 1st week sales - 45,959
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Is this photo included in both versions of Acid BLOOD Cherry , CD sleeve wise ?
https://twitter.com/TeamABCofficial/...83887113895937
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^I don't think it is included in any of them. Booklets for both versions are different, btw.
I have to say I really enjoy the album. Love this classy visual kei style from the 2000's you hear a lot in most of the songs. It's pretty obvious that every composer wanted to write a song that has a lot of energy in it and wouldn't be a "filler track", which makes the songs overall more fast paced. In the end you have a pretty dark album with fast paced tracks which have a cliché visual kei sound with a lot of elements from the 2000's. Since I grew up as a teen with visual kei and was part of the german visual kei scene, it's very nostalgic for me to listen to this album and I like it a lot. But most of the lyrics are real bad. lol First of all, there is more engrish than japanese and they are as bland and cliché as it can get. lol That I really don't like. But since it's a spin-off album I let it pass. If it would have been a true ABC album, I would have been disappointed, but as a 10th anniversary project it's a great album! I love love love the concept and the overall sound of the album! |
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Acid BLOOD Cherry is an interesting not your typical 10th anniversary release
I agree that most of the songs are really fast paced , I was hoping for a ballad or 2 but they might stick out like a sore thumb And I feel this release will appeal to Visual Kei fans cos of the vibes I get from some songs That said , if BAD BLOOD didn't get a PV , the next alternative song that should get a PV should be RIDE into the FATE I also like Forbidden Bells & Guilty Cry too
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I listen to RIDE into the FATE a lot. I also really like KEDAMONO.
Aaaand yasu actually did it. The album reached no 1 with 45.959 copies sold. |
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5music Taiwan just shipped out my copy of Acid BLOOD Cherry , this's the 1st release I bought of ABC in Taiwan press mode
avex Taiwan started making ABC's studio albums from 2012 onwards . I didn't bought the Taiwan press of L cos avex Taiwan made the version I didn't want haha
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I just received my Taiwan press copy of Acid BLOOD Cherry and I'm looking at the lyrics booklet now
I'm surprised quite a lot of songs in the album have considerable no. of English/Engrish lyrics :O I think I need to relisten to the songs cos it's quite obvious yasu's English pronunciation ain't that good , LOL
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BAD BLOOD .ts
http://katfile.com/ozl54o8fwgo4/badblood_mon.rar.html http://www.mexashare.com/53hcojm5xnvt/badblood_mon.rar http://nitroflare.com/view/8957AAE38...dblood_mon.rar http://rapidgator.net/file/1f4cf7b6e...d_mon.rar.html http://uploaded.net/file/w2hnvo0t/badblood_mon.rar http://jpfiles.blog138.fc2.com/blog-entry-29173.html
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Haha yes, like I said, most of the lyrics are pretty bad actually. |
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yasu & others sent flowers to BREAKERZ Debut 10th Anniversary 【BREAKERZ X】 MEMORY today at Tokyo's Toyosu PIT
https://twitter.com/jurian27/status/886117880177217536
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1 day late but happy 10th anniversary to yasu
SPELL MAGIC is still epic & never fails to bring in the LOL's xD
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AKIHIDE blogged about ABC's 10th anniversary
http://blog.livedoor.jp/akihidelife/.../52189644.html It's interesting that ABC & BREAKERZ's 10th anniversaries debut dates are exactly 1 week apart from each other
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Oh, I didn't realised since I was busy with exams. lol
But yes, SPELL MAGIC is great and the PV just epic. |
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