My J-Pop Acquisitions in Japan!
I thought it would be fun to showcase some of the Japanese CDs I’ve bought since moving to Japan! I’m building several collections at the moment, so I hope to acquire more from all the artists shown before leaving!
If you want be to unbox any of the albums shown or have any questions, feel free to send me a message ^^
NICO Touches the Walls: Starting off with my favorite J-rock group! Thus far I’ve gotten my hands on their albums HUMANIA, Aurora, and Shout to the Walls!, and I’d also like to continue to collect their other albums and the DVD versions of their singles since they include a lot of amazing acoustic content on their physical releases. The DVD design and contents of Ground of HUMANIA was too amazing to pass up on! Overall, I think they have really cool packaging for a Japanese group and I always feel like I get my money’s worth.
X4: I’ve only gotten their album releases so far: Funk, Dunk, Punk and Xross Mate. The DVD versions have pretty solid packaging, and when I bought Xross Mate at HMV, I also got the clear file pictured below the albums.
Flower: I’m currently working on getting the DVD/Limited versions of all their singles…so far, I’ve mainly acquired their original singles with the full line up. The packaging is really pretty, and the DVDs come with their MVs, which are some of the most aesthetically pleasing in J-pop in my book!
E-girls: I JUST started this collection, so I barely have anything yet. The special editions of their albums have a lot of content so they’re on the expensive side, but I hope to get the rest of their albums soon. I also want to get more of the photo cards from their singles!
XOX: XOX have really cool packaging for the DVD versions of their singles, so I’m working on collecting them at the moment. Some of their single releases also come with random member pictures on the physical CDs– for XXX, I got Riku!
Da-iCE: Needless to say, I buy their singles/albums as soon as they’re released ^^ However, I’m keeping my eyes out for used copies of the DVD version of their self-titled mini album, which I’d really like to own!
FlowBack: I currently have one version of each of their releases. The last three releases were bought to get event tickets to go see them, and my copy of VERSUS was autographed in person. HIGHLY recommend this group, they’re really amazing.
Bullet Train: I only have a few of their singles right now, but I’d like to continue to collect their singles and albums.
UNIONE: I saw this group at KCON (performing covers–they’re an all Japanese group) and really liked their songs, so I picked this up when I found it used. They’re pretty new, but they have a few more releases I’d like to check out. Really good group!
Bee Shuffle: This group is half Korean, half Japanese, but they’re mostly focused on promoting in Japan. I really like a lot of their songs, especially their newer ones, so I want to get their 2nd album and their single Saru as well.
That’s what I’ve got so far! There are other groups I’m interested in collecting for, so we’ll see what else I can find!
