The H!P Musings/Rants Thread

[Celedam]

Ditto. CD Japan is the gold standard.

Some people are put off by the shipping costs, but you get what you pay for and the alternatives are worse.

[Moh]

Thanks, guys!

I already had an account with them and Google's had my password saved for it for 5 years. Okay then.
I added 6 albums (1 non-H!P) to my cart. I'll have to do the purchase later, though.
My bank is pretty particular about international transactions, so I'll have to link it to PayPal and transfer some funds to it. Hopefully some of the items will still be in stock.

[JonCC]

Some people are put off by the shipping costs, but you get what you pay for and the alternatives are worse.

Their points system offsets that to a degree. Every now and then I get a 'freebie'.
They also have a large variety of shipping options. I pick DHL which is on the more expensive side, but that's mainly so I can pay any import fees beforehand and not cash at the door.
I used unregistered SAL for years before that though and never had a problem.

so I'll have to link it to PayPal and transfer some funds to it. Hopefully some of the items will still be in stock.

I usually use PayPal as well.
If you link your account you can even switch items between different orders (something I've found myself doing more than I thought I would) just like when you use a credit card.

[Celedam]

From another thread…

And... Another MM. single that I can't immediately remember any part of the melody.

I can vaguely recall "a gonna" from "A gonna" and a bit of "Jama Shinai de Here We Go" but that's about it.

Okay, so it's not just me.

I remember parts of "Seishun Night" because it's still fairly recent. I remember parts of "Are you Happy?" because it was so unusual. I remember the raps from "Jealousy Jealousy" because they were fun to watch. And I remember the bridge from "BRAND NEW MORNING" because it was so freaking epic.

But everything else from the last few years is an undifferentiated smear. I just went to their YouTube channel page to look at the thumbnails, to see if any of them sparked memories of the actual songs, and I got nothing.

[JonCC]

I don't know, if anything it made the most recent concert have a very nice flow to it.
All the recent songs really go well from one to the other, they can just go full speed, with an 'older' song strategically inserted here and there.
From the perspective of someone who mainly buys concert Blu-rays I have very little issue with it.

[Celedam]

Yeah, that's fair.

[B8067HC]

Feel bad for Country Girls, especially for Risa chan & Ozeko. They (CG) release the "last album", but the promotion was very poor, even during the release date, Chii-chan & Musubu busy with other group schedule.

And looked how the publication of the Yoyogi Concert (JJ & MM) or BEYOOOOONDS sanrio concert overshadowed the last Country Girls release.

The sales figure also very bad, i guess management want to kill them quickly, so sad...

[Amped]

That is ridiculous. Yoyogi or BEYOOOOONDS Sanrio event has nothing to do with Country Girls's release.

[yumepin]

That is ridiculous. Yoyogi or BEYOOOOONDS Sanrio event has nothing to do with Country Girls's release.

Agreed. UF might have the tendency to overly push some members and give groups with hype extra spotlight but I don't see what that has to do with Country Girls. If anything I'd say UF has been very lenient. There aren't many idol companies that'd allow a group to go on that long of a hiatus while simultaneously allowing them to do events and perform at seasonal concerts. I'm not saying UF has a perfectly clean slate (at all), I myself would've loved to see more of Country Girls, but it seems this speedy sendoff is completely due to the members wishes and situations. Besides, Country Girls have strongly dedicated fans who've been supporting this release hard. I'm sure we'll see more of them now that we're heading into the new year anyway..

[Amped]

Popular drummer Yamauchi "Masshoi" has passed away at age 37. He recorded for many artists like Morning Musume. and C-ute. His name appears in the instrumental credits most recently for ANGERME's Desugita Kui wa Utarenai, Dondengaeshi, and Tomo yo
https://wikiredia.tk/wiki/%E5%87%BA%E3% ... F%E3%81%97

angela, Ikimonogakari, Wake Up, Girls! , Maeda Uchida, Aimer, Oyoshi Shimayoshi, Ayaka Ohashi, Okazaki Physical Education, Masami Okui, C-ute, Hiroyuki Sawano, SMAP, Sexy Zone, Azusa Tadokoro, Minori Sugawara, Do As Infinity, Animal Biscuit x PPP, Takashi Nishikawa, Namikura Manami, Hikasa Yoko, MYTH & ROID, Mizuki Nana, Minase Inori, May'n, Morning Musume. , Momoiro Clover Z, LiSA, Roselia.
https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2150665/full/

He appeared in Upcoming recording sessions a few times for C-ute and ANGERME songs

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