Your Arashi collection

[manami-0.livejournal.com]

Firstly, thanks for your answers in my last poll ^^.
Today, again, I have some request. Can you make a list, about your Arashi collection? I mean what goods connected with Arashi you have. (singles, photobook etc)
(Including things like if it's Limited Edition or Normal and if it's Japan Version or some other for ex. Korean is loved ♥ )

And one more thing. If you could add which things are loved by you, or are thought to be a must-have goods I would be truly happy.
Thanks a lot minna :).

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

i'm sorry if thats not your intention but i can't see this as anything other than a "lets brag about how much stuff we own!" post. :( it can't be very nice for people who can only afford or get their hands on a few random things.

[manami-0.livejournal.com]

No, sorry if it sounds like that, this wasn't my intention. I intend to start buying my Arashi goods and I'm wondering which are a must have goods (it's quite impossible to buy all goods), and do the fans buy only Japan version signles etc, cause I alone don't know which should I choose.

[missmomoko.livejournal.com]

If you get anything, I think the TIME concert DVD is essential!!!!!!!!!! I was kind of not expecting to like their music, I only watched their variety shows because they were funny, but seeing that concert REALLY got me into their music! I could enjoy it without knowing any songs at all! After that I thought they were amazing...so TIME definitely!

[manami-0.livejournal.com]

Yep, TIME concert is really great ^^ I've watched it already, but on computer. I want to buy it soon.
Thanks for leaving comment ♥

[asuran-rocks.livejournal.com]

yes the TIME concert really got me into them too ;DD
was totally awesome

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not trying to be mean... but the only way you can find out what to start buying is to browse through the comms and check out scans, songs & concerts to find out what you really enjoy... that is also part of learning about arashi as a fangirl isn't it? i find it pretty pointless to ask others *shrugs*

[manami-0.livejournal.com]

Probably yes. But I also think that opinion of other Arashi fan's is important.

The other thing, I'm also not trying to be mean but when you say something, what you really mean, you don't have to hide behind "anonymous". You can log in.

[(Anonymous)]

Must have official photobook is Arashigoto. Beautiful compilation worth every cent.
Best Calendar. 2007-2008. The one with the cook book. SWEET!
Must have concert goods. Anything from TIME. Gorgeous! Love the t-shirt and the mini mug. The heart penlight. The postcards.. LOVE!
Must have album. TIME limited edition with solos.
Must have DVD. Izaa Now and TIME. Also, Kokuritsu. I think Every DVD is worth the money.
Must have single. Truth limited edition and Happiness.

[manami-0.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your opinion, it helped me a lot ^^.

[sapah-fu.livejournal.com]

^ I pretty much agree with everything listed here. :)

[karened.livejournal.com]

I agree. Arashigoto is a MUST have...it's really beautiful!!!

But well, I won't post about what I have coz I don't want to even start...it'll take like a few days and perhaps make me die over the amount I've spend on them.

[http://users.livejournal.com/kawaiino_/]

I think the most must-have one is 5x5 Limited Edition but it's quite expensive to buy.

Actually, the thing is, it depend on your opinion that which part of them you want to cherish the collection, some is magazine some is single or both single and album blah blah. but for me, for single, I'll buy only DVD edition and surely buy albums, DVD for their live concerts. and plus the FC mag and con goods.

I used to buy every single thing they had released but I found that I love to watch their DVD more than collecting their Shop photo and Calender.

I think you should start buying from now on, not buying back-date (in case that you have some money and want to spend i still recommend 5x5 Limited edition)

Hope this help

[hontowa.livejournal.com]

I would agree with buying from now on instead of buying back-date - unless of course you're a collector (like me with CDs XD) or you happen to have a lot of money available to spend.

For concert goods, calendars, and limited edition versions: While lots of people have suggested some great items, I think obtaining them is a little impractical. You'll have to use Yahoo! Auctions or a similar service to get them since they're no longer available on sale. That means everything will be quite expensive, and if you don't live in Japan you'll need to use a go-between service which will drive the cost up.

I agree on the suggestion of 5x5 LE - it's expensive, but cheaper than going back and buying aaaalll of those singles/albums.

Some personal favorite items of mine (that are still available in stores) are the Iza Now, Time, and Dream-A-Live albums, almost any of the concerts (How's it Going and Iza Now have great bonus features) and the Arashigoto and Arashi Around Asia photobooks.

[neocopasetic.livejournal.com]

What is up with this comm and anons lately?

Like someone else said, the only things that you should really go back to buy are the DVDs and maybe some of the albums. I also really liked the TIME DVD, and the AAA+ in Dome DVD from the first AAA tour. I feel like those are both must-haves and, for me, they are a beloved part of my collection. I've also tried to collect all the albums, getting whichever version is better available to me.

When it comes to singles, I only get what I REALLY like. Let's face it, Arashi release a new single just about every month lately. I don't have the money for that when I like almost all the other groups too. Sorry boys :P

Aside from that, when it comes to goods and things... if there's something you really like from past concerts, you can try to find it on Yahoo!Japan Auctions, but if not, don't bother with that stuff. Just collect goods starting from now and you'll have a good collection in no time.

[hisa-no-nikki.livejournal.com]

anonymous-san does have a point in their comment..but different person have different way of thinking,isnt it..not that I want to offense anybody..

in my opinion,the first important thing about buying Arashi related goods is "the budget"..like what anonymous-san said,not everyone can afford to buy everything..and it is not good to brag about it,especially when Arashi 10th Anniversary Concert Tour is just right ahead of us..because maybe some fans will feel belittle[??] & inferior because they have just a little or countable items..although that your post is not intentionally about bragging.. :)

2nd is either the goods worth buying or not..just because a magazine is Arashi covered or mentioning Arashi in it,doesnt mean sometime it is worth buying..but that is the fans own decision to buy it or not,isnt it..

but if you ask me about my Arashi collection,I do have tons of it..cd [singles & albums],dvd,official & unofficial photobooks,concert goods and many more..just mentioning some of it so that I dont hurt "some" fans feeling or to be called "bragging".. ~<33333

PEACE Y(^_^)Y

[acidae.livejournal.com]

I'd have to agree with kawaiino_, it really depends on what sort of media you prefer to begin with. For example, I like visuals more so than audio, so I prefer buying magazines, concert pamphlets, shop photos, photobooks and so forth more than I do their singles/albums/DVDs. But, working off a list someone already made, here's my own:

Albums: Time was a really good album for the music, but ONE's limited edition came with a bonus DVD with tons of footage too. That one's really hard to get your hands on, though.
Singles: I'm not too keen on singles so I don't really have a favourite for them, sorry ^^; I liked the packaging of Nice na Kokoroiki's limited edition? And Hadashi no Mirai's Coca Cola design.
DVDs: I'd go for probably either Time or AAA2008. You can probably find downloads for them (or have already watched them) so I don't need to go into much detail here.
Photobook: Arashigoto for a nice comprehensive look at Arashi over the years, though I enjoyed Arashi Around Asia a lot too.
Calendars: 2003-2004 for possibly the widest range of photoshoots in any of their calendars, 2006-2007 for the size and quality of the calendar itself (I also liked the two-page format where you can lift up the top page for each month to see candid shots of them during the photoshoots), and 2008-2009, which is the correct date for the one that comes with a bonus cookbook-- again for the quality of the calendar and the photoshoots.
Concert pamphlets: 02-03 Atarashi Arashi, if not for the 10 pages of Arashi stickers that come with it. Either that or 2007 Time, because not only is the overall quality nice, there's a wide variety of photoshoots and they all looked great in it.
Concert goods: There's way too many to count, but some of my favourites are the tote bag from How's it Going? because it's really sturdy and practical, the stationery set from AAA+ 2007, the cellphone strap and sticker set from Time, and the character design version of Dream-A-Live's cellphone strap.

I'm not purposely trying to pimp myself out here, but you can try taking a look at Sakura Sake (http://sakurasake.net23.net/index.html), which is like a visual reference site for most Arashi goods, and you can find many of the things I listed above on the site too. Hope that helps!

[hisa-no-nikki.livejournal.com]

even the mods give comment & suggestion..hehehe.. ~<33333

totally agree with you recommending ONE LE..I really love Arashi ONE album..its like a turning point or an upgrade album for Arashi **the 1st album with member solo track included** and TIME is Arashi 2nd upgrade album **the 1st album with member solo track "cd" included**..and also TIME concert pamphlet because they have 2 version of it.. :D

[happyeling.livejournal.com]

Gomene if my opinion and stuff are kinda not helpful here~

Well, if you want to buy something like they all said, TIME would really be a good choice! But All the Best! 1999-2009 is also one of the choice cause it's gonna released soon and it has the singles and stuff in XD

But I personally prefer their dramas. I collect most of their dramas. ^^

[criyu.livejournal.com]

The concert of 2006 is a must (I love them in this concert!)
And the concert of 2008 is simply fabulous*-*

I read that some have buy the T-Shirt of the concerts, but are there in internet? Where?°-°

[acidae.livejournal.com]

I suggest trying je_sales, but you should keep in mind that t-shirts are pretty hard to come across so the pricing for them would probably be quite high as well.

[criyu.livejournal.com]

Thanks^-^ (yes, the price is very high@_@)

[manami-0.livejournal.com]

Thanks for everyone's suggestions, all helped me quite a lot ^^

[riku-tsuyoi.livejournal.com]

[zomboid.livejournal.com]

I personally think it's best to start with some albums and dvds, then maybe move on to harder to get goods like concert pamphlets and concert goods?

As for DVDs, I really love love love Time and AAA08. The AAA dvd is good, but I think only the LE is worth it but the LE is also really expensive even at the cheapest of idol shops. Album wise, Time is probably their best album by far to me. Arashic's special edition has the half hour digest of the One tour but that's pretty hard to get your hands on, 5x5's LE has the PVs in DVD but that's also very hard to get your hands on. For books, I really enjoyed Arashigoto and Dream A Live (the book is sooo much better than any scans out there.) For concert pamphlets, I only own a few, but One's concert pamphlet by far has the most photos for the buck? And they're really pretty too.

I don't really care for singles so I can't really give you any advice on them. But I think Aozora Pedal's bonus edition is pretty cool with the making-of and everything, so is Step and Go's? I just really like singles with making-ofs attached to them.

[dw9lives.livejournal.com]

i only read a few comments but kinda wanna post, too... i've stopped wanting to buy Arashi goods, i'd rather spend my money on NEWS b/c Koyama is my favorite man, ever! :P but yeah, i do have a few arashi goods and i can't seem to make myself sell them, they're personal favorites. all i have are the DaL album LE version (my first Japanese and Arashi cd), the arashigoto photobook, the 2008-2009 calendar/cookbook and i think that's it? still have the HYDF photobook. and Nino has become my favorite actor and arashi member so I've bought Nino's dvds and his latest stageplay goods. i plan to get the 'beautiful days' single b/c RnK is my favorite drama. so, yeah, if you have a favorite song, get that single or stick to albums. if you have a favorite member, get his stuff.

i think i read someone's comment about buying the new releases from now on, it's a good suggestion! good luck with your collection, it's an expensive thing to get addicted to so be sure to check around for prices. :)

i know what you mean..

[kenshin-dono.livejournal.com]

I've been on the lookout lately more for Kanjani8 stuff than Arashi stuff.


That's odd. The spell check says Kanjani8 is ok, but it underlines Arashi as misspelled.

[kenshin-dono.livejournal.com]

I think I agree with most everyone here on a lot of the "Things to get."

The Time cd is my favorite as well.
DVD-wise; AAA+, Iza now, and AAA08 are all good (I think AAA+ is my favorite by a narrow margin).
Bookwise, Arashi Around Asia is my favorite and has some of the most gorgeous photos. Arashigoto is a fun one too.
The 08-09 calendar is another favourite.

My three favorite goods are my Kokuritsu uchiwas, my Freestyle poster, and my Kitto Daijoubu promo poster. But things like that are hard to come by and expensive.

AAA+ is probably the thing I use the most, though.

[http://users.livejournal.com/kawaiino_/]

Just want to add some more although this thread became a little war already. lol

If you want to be a collect or having all or most of Arashi CD/DVD I think you can buy Korea or Taiwan version which is also worth to buy cos the price is more reasonable which means you can buy more if you want,i.e. Japanese version is $12 but HK version is only $9.99 (refering to YesAsia). All of its packages is mostly the same with Japanese version (cos it gonna have Chinese alphabet) and also the containing ,CD and DVD, is also the same with Japanese version. So, what's the different, is it?

For buying other than je_sales comm. I think you may try on following websites which offer free shipping in listed countries which means you can save some more.
Yesasia << you can choose to send as gift so that you may avoid custom fee
http://www.yesasia.com/global/arashi/0-aid983-0-bpt.47-en/list.html
Play-asia
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-19-71-9y-49-en-15-Arashi-40-artist.html

for the point that depends on which part of them you want to collect, I think you can try buying some first, like latest best album and Arashi is Alive Photobook as everyone here suggested, and see which one you are satisfied, if you love to open the photobook page by page, you may love to buy visual thing like [info]ames_909. If you prefer to watch them move, you may buy DVD next. Something like that.

I don't mean to tell you to use up all you money for that but I can get your point that you really don't know which one you should buy first (is it? lol i'm not sure though) but I understand the feeling that you want to buy something about Arashi SO much. Why don't you follow je_sales comm cos there always have Arashi stuff selling there from time to time.