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Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Difference in Korean and Japanese album packaging

It's from TTS Twinkle's album packaging that started off as the topic between me and my fren. And all along I have been thinking about the different styles of packaging too. Basically I like with posters or photobooks! haha.


For Korean, they will have different packaging sizes released at the same time, with a photocard inside. Those ultra big ones like in Mr. Simple was 'whoaaa...!!' cos it's one member per cover!! and usually with posters given right?? Well, I'm not really happy about this one member per cover cos in such a big group like SuJu u can have so many favourite members. lol. What a marketing scheme to get fans to buy so many copies of the same album with different member covers. (¬_¬) How about re-packaged then!! Just add one or two more new songs and viola~ another version album. Argh!!! Otherwise is the same song but sang in another language like Japanese or English and u can come up with another version album again!! It's really like recycling songs!! Why are they so lazy to compose new nice proper songs instead of using them over n over again.
But why no DVD along with the CD in the album? Usually they sell in CD only. Is it that those mvs for those few hit songs are really too few for u to make them as DVD? I wonder...

For Japanese, it's just simple plastic CD casing and usually all versions released at the same time. No repackaged. At most is first press where there's poster or photobook given. It's just simple and good especially DVD for all mvs are included in the album. How nice.

I think Korean ones are similar to Taiwan style. They will make their album packaging really fanciful enough to entice fans to buy. and there's always a re-package. Not that nice imo. lol. I certainly won't want to buy so many copies of the same album. I can never understand how other people can do it. Not just the money, and the space? and their not like a highly worth asset. I still think there are limits on how far u can support an artiste. As long as u buy their album, is good enough. Won't making urself go so far tires u out? And they will never know who u are.... just someone who lets them earn money.

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