[Official Message] A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition-

[Saki-Chan]

Originally Posted by CeReSu

I loved A BEST, I love my own a best copy and this release is ridiculous, I'm sorry.
This is nothing new except for these bonus things. And this is really, really expensive.
It's great to celebrate the 15th anniversary of this Best who marked the Jpop - That I agree with - but it's too much. I just have the impression that it's just to make more money, money, money.
This release is just for hardcore fans I think. A collector: nothing more, nothing less.

THIS. TOTALLY AGREE.

[Tomoyo]

Originally Posted by pimenta

What picture? I can't find it o_o
I sure hope there's still an album coming. The tour only starts in May, maybe she's planing an album to be released before it? Or during, if it follows Colours release pattern.

i went on my facebook and took a second look, it looks like i read it wrong so it may have been the A BEST announcement. i doubt she will release the new album before A BEST remaster. since the album comes out in march, that just doesn't seem like enough time. I agree with the other speculations that the album will release around april or may. I don't really notice the re-master either, i did on the original a best with like Boys & Girls. I will probably still buy it just because but i'm not really excited for it. And putting a DVD and BLU RAY in the same package is just weird to me. I don't understand that decision.

oh well lol

[Earth_maiden]

I have so little faith in the "deluxe box design" after what happened with the A ONE deluxe box.

[Coelacanth]

It's really no surprise that a white male rock paradigm persists in popular music when a fanbase still manages to be critical of a harmless re-release of one of the biggest selling Japanese albums of all time. The woman has a legendary back catalog, God forbid she make money off of it. No one says anything when The Beatles/Zeppelin/Springsteen re-release their old albums several times a year.

[jiarongisme]

THEY'RE PULLING A FIRST LOVE.

[CeReSu]

Preorder links for CDJAPAN:

REGULAR VERSION
LIMITED EDITION

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by tsumekaze_

I'm happy about this release but honestly how good do you think this could sell? The entire population already owns a best and bought it digitally these past two years lol.

I agree with you on that. Don't know if the digital success has anything to do with this re-release. And even so, pretty much everybody, who wanted a physical copy, probably already owns one (as it isn't one of the highest selling releases overall for nothing).
And throwing everything together in one deluxe edition with that price, it seriously is something for collectors and hardcore fans only.
Idk how the normal edition will do.

[Andrenekoi]

^I doubt they are specting big sales... Those kind of "legacy" re-releases are more to reinforce the importance of the artist on the market over the years... Something the has been doing slowly and constantly since 2013...

[Yuniz_hime]

High resolution of videoclip. My question is does it has the same resolution like in A Clip Box? That release also in BR version, right?

[BlackSilence]

To be honest i hope she left the best news for the last. The tour was a given and the re-release is just an other easy way of getting some cash without putting much effort into it. I'm underwhelmed lol

[Matt_rq]

And AGAIN is all about the money darling... I don´t have A Best in my collection so I´m looking forward to it. I think japanese people will love this, they usually likes this kind of thing.

[blackmage]

A BEST was one of the very few albums I never got to buy back then. I could STILL buy it if I wanted, but if they are re-releasing it, I'm a little excited. Its completely odd to me that they would lump DVD and Blu Ray together though. Like someone said, it is kind of a lazy move.

[deebosco]

I just can't believe she is actually releasing a 15th Anniversary version of A BEST when I still remember she told everyone how much she hated A BEST in 2004.

[indigochild]

Are some people really up in arms about this? It's JUST an anniversary release celebrating A BEST :\ I'm sure we're getting a new album soon after this anyways. I highly doubt she's going on a tour without any new material.

[lastminute]

I'm kinda excited but oh boy, I really was looking forward to A BEST 3
I'd love to get the limited edition but the price tag $.$

[Yumsushi]

Originally Posted by Coelacanth

It's really no surprise that a white male rock paradigm persists in popular music when a fanbase still manages to be critical of a harmless re-release of one of the biggest selling Japanese albums of all time. The woman has a legendary back catalog, God forbid she make money off of it. No one says anything when The Beatles/Zeppelin/Springsteen re-release their old albums several times a year.

Wow jumping to conclusions much? So by criticizing this release we are automatically supporting these white male acts you mentioned? lol!

I think many posters here have made a valid point that a DVD AND Bluray release is unnecessary and expensive and as many people here are collectors who want to support Ayumi, its upsetting not be be able to afford a release. Personally, I wouldnt care to own another A Best copy but that tshirt does intrigue me....

[Coelacanth]

^ No, but having been in multiple fandoms, I'm always floored when fans of pop/r&b music always find some reason to be unsupportive and dissect a harmless commemorative release, questioning the motives behind its release, when fans of rock artists seldom do that.

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

^I doubt they are specting big sales... Those kind of "legacy" re-releases are more to reinforce the importance of the artist on the market over the years... Something the has been doing slowly and constantly since 2013...

Exactly, that's all it is.

[//ABEST]

i think it's amazing that they honour A BEST's legacy when they are doing this maybe it makes someone fall in love with ayu again

i wanna have those t-shirts! i wonder are they going to be like the one she wore on RnRC Tour

why y'all complaining? we are getting bts pictures and MAYBE something amazing comes out of those re-arrangements

i wanna see is she going to re-shoot the covers

[ayumisrael]

There won't be re-arrangements, only re-mastering. Probably no new photoshoot as well.

[jean-baptiste]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

There won't be re-arrangements, only re-mastering. Probably no new photoshoot as well.

For this reason, I personally won't be buying it. I own A BEST already.