New album 'Colours' out July 2nd [II]

[Ayu-me]

Originally Posted by chocopockymaster

Not all blurays. In terms of DVDs, Japan and the States are different regions (USA is Region 1, Japan is version 2) but when it comes to blurays, Japan and USA are both Region A.

avex may release region-free blurays though, I'm not sure.

For some reason I was convinced that Ayu's blu-ray releases were all region-free but according to my searching, they're all in Region A. So even if I had a Blu-ray player, I wouldn't be able to play the Ayu Blu-rays I own ... Well, at least I can play all her DVDs without problem since Japan and Sweden have the same DVD region.
I do hate this region-thing though, in the age of globalization and the Internet it feels like it should be a relic of the past. I don't begrudge the media industry for finding new ways to make money when they're losing so much due to illegal copying/downloading of media, but it feels sour when it's at the cost of the paying consumer who wants to enjoy international media.
And this little rant is going a bit off-topic so I'll just say: Terminal has been my groove for the last few days, I love it and I hope to be able to buy the album when I (supposing something doesn't go wrong) get money on Thursday.

[happiholic★]

Originally Posted by Ayu-me

For some reason I was convinced that Ayu's blu-ray releases were all region-free but according to my searching, they're all in Region A. So even if I had a Blu-ray player, I wouldn't be able to play the Ayu Blu-rays I own ... Well, at least I can play all her DVDs without problem since Japan and Sweden have the same DVD region.
I do hate this region-thing though, in the age of globalization and the Internet it feels like it should be a relic of the past. I don't begrudge the media industry for finding new ways to make money when they're losing so much due to illegal copying/downloading of media, but it feels sour when it's at the cost of the paying consumer who wants to enjoy international media.
And this little rant is going a bit off-topic so I'll just say: Terminal has been my groove for the last few days, I love it and I hope to be able to buy the album when I (supposing something doesn't go wrong) get money on Thursday.

Preach, sister!

Anyway, I wonder if Ayu will have a comeback of sorts? Nothing huge, but for her to have a "hit" again. I don't recall anyone saying anything about the songs on Colours being huge in Japan. I remember I read in another thread that people consider Days to be her last big hit?

[pimenta]

Originally Posted by Ayu-me

For some reason I was convinced that Ayu's blu-ray releases were all region-free but according to my searching, they're all in Region A. So even if I had a Blu-ray player, I wouldn't be able to play the Ayu Blu-rays I own ...

Many blu-ray players can easily be unlocked to be region free. My player only needed me to type some specific numbers with the remote control with the CD door open and that was it, now I can watch DVDs and Blu-rays of any regions (you can search the different codes for different models on the internet)