K-Pop - Recent Purchases (Collective)

Woo~ I've been waiting a while to receive more stuff and do this post! Last Friday and today (well technically yesterday), I received a whole bunch of stuff in the mail. It makes me so happy to come home to parcels :P

Anyway I'm just gonna share all my recent K-pop related purchases. These were purchased over the span of a couple weeks, so this post is going to be a bit longer~

Starting off, I bought these albums opened/used off someone on Facebook. These are two albums I've wanted for a while, and the opportunity just presented itself so I just decided to buy them off the person.

I got B1A4's  Ignition Special Edition for $20. It came with Baro's photocard (not pictured). I don't really care about the photocard, but it would have been nice to get either Jinyoung or Sandeul since they're my two favorites from B1A4. Anyhow, I don't have B1A4's Ignition (normal edition), and I'm not going to bother with it since this Special Edition has all the songs that the regular one has (and more) and I didn't like the album/title track that much to buy the normal one too. "Baby I'm Sorry" was kinda blah. There are quite a few b-side tracks I like from this album though.
Anyway, if you're interested, B1A4 Ignition - Special Edition available here.

I also picked up VIXX's Hyde from the same person. It's Ken's version, which is so perfect since he's my favorite member. I still need to get a couple of VIXX's CDs to complete the collection of their CDs that I want, but I don't think I'll be buying all their CDs. I got this for $10 -- crazy good deal! I don't even care that it's not in the perfect condition and it's already opened.
If you're interested, VIXX's Hyde is available here.

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Next up are some Infinite photo cards. I've recently gotten really into collecting their photo cards. I think now that I've been participating in Facebook groups and other social media platforms trying to sell K-pop merchandise that I no longer want, my urge to collect this kind of stuff has really been encouraged. Not sure if it's a good thing or bad thing, but whatever. It's not like I'm going to spend tons and tons of money trying to collect them.
Another thing is that now I feel like I should go ahead and collect these cards while they're pretty readily available instead of waiting -- you never know what's going to happen. For example, Inspirit only came with photocards in the beginning, then they stopped including the photocards, so now they're pretty rare and pricey. Sadly I got a Sungjong photocard in my Inspirit album, and the second one I ordered maybe a month afterwards had no photocard. I'm still trying to find Sunggyu and Woohyun's photocards from that album, but alas, no luck so far. They're all being scooped up super fast. I wonder if I'll ever be able to find them.
Anyhow, right now I'm trying to collect Sunggyu and Woohyun's cards, since they're my favorite. I have absolutely no plans on collecting all 7 members for Infinite's different albums.

Wow that was a long prelude. Okay. So I purchased some photocards from eBay.

I got Sunggyu's photocards from "Destiny" and "Paradise" off the same seller on eBay to take advantage of combined shipping. You have to message sellers on eBay and ask them for it, but they will give it to you.
Anyhow, both of these are no longer available from the seller I bought it off, jace0337, who by the way is 100% legit and packages items very well, but it shouldn't be hard to find these cards off other sellers. I got Destiny for $10USD and Paradise for $13USD (+$4.80 for shipping).

I got Woohyun's photocard along with my Destiny album that I ordered last year, so now I have Sunggyu's and Woohyun's -- Destiny complete!
(I got Woohyun in my New Challenge album too, so now I just need Sunggyu for that album ><)

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I also somehow ended up collecting Hoya and Woohyun's photocards from Paradise. I wanted Woohyun but I dunno, I bid kind "for fun" on Hoya's and I won. Woohyun's card was also an auction, but I actually lost it to a higher bidder. The seller, however, offered me a second chance deal to purchase it, so I bought both. Again, I took advantage of combined shipping.
I won these off the seller 109fish_com, who is another legit seller who packaged the goods very carefully and well.
I got Hoya for $8USD and Woohyun for $12.50USD (+$4.90 for shipping). Again, it shouldn't be that hard to find these same cards off a different seller since the Paradise albums are still available and they still come with photocards.

So now...
I have 4 photocards from Paradise.

Hoya, Woohyun, Sunggyu and Sungjong (who I originally got -- I know right, my luck with him is so good...-_-)

Just a different view of them. Again, I only really wanted Sunggyu and Woohyun, but somehow I ended up with these four, lol. But I won't be buying any more.

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Next up is a bit of an annoying and negative experience.
I bought these Inspirit photocards off of a seller on eBay who had no feedback at all - so that was a warning sign already...
Anyhow, they stated that these cards are official, but they're not.
At least I didn't pay too much for them, around $25USD (free shipping) for the whole set, but I'm still unhappy. I'm not sure what I'm going to do - perhaps just keep them because who knows if I'll actually be able to find Sunggyu and Woohyun's real ones - but at least now I've learned a very important lesson. To do my research and be suspicious before making purchases...
I was just lured in by the price :/
Btw the seller's name is kkoo-memo. Even if they say their items are official, don't trust them.

After I received these cards, I went and did a bit more research (figures... I do research after I make the damn purchase) and there have actually been quite a number of people being tricked into purchasing these counterfeit cards, thinking they were official.
Apparently, if the seller's name has an underscore/hyphen, there's a good chance they're not legit. Another thing to note (which should have been the biggest indicator for me... I was dumb, I know) is that it is a problem if they have no feedback at all.
Be careful when you're purchasing, folks.

I think I'll do a separate post detailing how I know these are counterfeit, and risk looking like a total dumbass. But whatever. I don't want anyone else to go through the same thing.

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Next up is this magazine clipping I got off another seller on eBay. Yeah, I've been totally lurking around eBay a lot these days :P
This is Infinite's photoshoot out of the July issue of "The Celebrity" magazine. The entire magazine would have cost $30+ so I decided just to buy this clipping instead.
It's a very pretty photoshoot/spread, but you wouldn't die if you're an Infinite fan and don't have it, though. I just went a bit cray. I also sort of wish that this was actually stuck together like in a magazine, but they were clipped out... so what can I do? :/

I got this clipping off luckydelivering, another legit seller for around $7CAD. Shipping was a little over $3CAD so altogether it came to around $10CAD, which I think is fine.
This clipping is still available here through luckydelivering, if you're interested.

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Finally the last stretch of items!
So here are the items I received today.

Beast's "Good Luck" albums, both the black and white versions, finally arrived today (yesterday, since it's like 3AM now.. lol)!

I've been really enjoying this new mini album. So glad Beast came back -- and they've been raking in all the music show wins too! Go Beast!

Anyhow, I preordered these off of MWave Shop. They were $18.99USD each - a great price compared to YesAsia, KR, and other sites.

Beast Good Luck - Black and White versions available here at MWave Shop.

I wouldn't say this album has the prettiest design or anything. But it is pretty cool.

I ended up getting one Doojoon photocard (black ver.) and one Kikwang photocard (black ver.) - I want to trade Kikwang's for Doojoon's white version, since he's my favorite. I lucked out even getting one of him, which I'm super grateful for ^__^

The 'molds' on the cover of the album coincide with the other colour, so they kind of 'snap' together, which I thought was cool. It makes them much easier to store on a shelf as well, lol.
--if you look at the black album, the top part's writing sticks out, and on the top part of the white one, there's indents for the black's writing to 'fit' in. That's what I mean by 'snap'.

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Alright onto my last items!
I purchased two magazines (both July2014 and with Infinite on the covers) from YesAsia, along with version A of Infinite's Japanese version of Season 2.

star1 magazine available here.
The Star magazine available here.
Infinite - Season 2 Japanese version A available here.

The magazines are totally worth it in my opinion. The star1 is $9.99USD and The Star is $10.99USD, which I think is fine. But these magazines are actually like 3000won in Korea, which equates to about $3... but yeah... whatever. I don't live in Korea =_= plus it's free shipping so it all evens out I guess.
The photo shoots inside of Infinite are SO cute. But I think I like the one in The Star a little better, just cuz Sunggyu is so freaking adorable in them! Actually, all of them are really adorable in that photoshoot. Definitely recommend if you're an Infinite fan.

The Japanese album on the other hand is kind of ridiculously pricey for what it is. It costs $23.75USD on YesAsia, which is ~$25.50CAD. It comes with a CD (three songs, Jap. versions of Last Romeo, A Person Like Me and Nothing's Over), a DVD (Last Romeo Jap. MV and MV making of) and a thin booklet. I still want the B version of this album and the regular version, though, just cuz I think they're so pretty.

Japanese versions always tend to be pricier than Korean CDs though -- probably because they come with the DVD with the MV. I know that in Japan, MVs are actually not released in whole for free on the internet - instead, they're treated like merchandise to be sold and bought, not promotional material to get people to buy the CD like in Korea.

-Phew- Damn that was a long post. I'm going to just post that short post of why I know those Inspirit photocards are counterfeit, then head to bed. It's getting late, even by my standards.

~♔Josephine ♥  

Recent Purchases ~ Clothes, Accessories, Shoes & K-Pop!

Hi hi!!~
So here is a compilation of some stuff I've purchased over the past few weeks :3
First off is this dark denim jacket I found at Forever 21. It has black lace detailing on the back, which I thought was really pretty ><

Forever 21 Dark denim jacket w/ black lace detail, $18.99 (sale!)

Here's the back...

and a close up of the lace on the back :P

This jacket is pretty oversized.. so it's definitely not fitted. It's a size M and it's still pretty big on me (especially in the shoulder area) but I think it looks really cute with the sleeves rolled up. I think this will be a really great piece to just throw on when the weather gets a bit warmer.. I'll be able to wear this like I wear blazers as outerwear during the Spring/early Summer/early Fall. I was just browsing through the sale rack at the Forever 21 at Richmond Centre after class last week and stumbled upon this. It's at a really good price point too, so I decided to just pick it up.

Here's the second piece I found on the sale racks at F21 on the same day.

Forever 21 Black sweater w/ silver spike detailing, $22.99 (sale!)

Here's a close up of the spikes :)

This sweater is so badass! xD I've wanted a sweater or cardi like this for a while, and I just decided to purchase this one from F21 since it was on sale and it fit nicely. The large was way too long and big, so I opted for a medium, which fits pretty well, but is still baggy on top - which I like cuz it's comfortable and flattering.

Next up is this necklace I found at H&M :)

H&M rose gold necklace, $12.95

 I actually got 10% off this since H&M was doing an offer for 10% for students and teachers with a student ID card. It's really pretty and not too much of a statement, so I decided to pick it up. Sadly, I think necklaces are such a bother to wear most of the time, so I usually don't wear them. This one looks really nice with collared shirts though, so I'll definitely make sure to wear it >_<

Next up are these shoes that I've eyed for a really long time... I always said I would eventually get myself a pair since I just ended up trying them on at PC once a long time ago.

Sam Edelman Felicia in black leather, $125, The Bay

After observing The Bay for a few seasons, I realized that these shoes are like an essential that NEVER go on sale. So I took advantage of this 20% off almost everything coupon that my dad got in the mail for The Bay to buy these :P
Originally they're $125 (I've seen them at Town Shoes for the same price, but again, I've never seen them go on sale), which is way too much in my opinion for these shoes, but I got them for a little over $100. Of course, after tax, they come up to a little below the original price, but any discount is a good one for items like these!
Sadly, though, I thought the coupon was a one-time-use, so I only used it to take these shoes home :( Even though I looked around, I couldn't find anything else that I felt like getting, so I didn't end up getting anything else. It sucks though cuz earlier that weekend, when the coupon was valid, I also roamed around 2 different Bays after class :( I could have gotten even more stuff! -sigh- Oh well. What can I do now besides enjoy these awesome shoes?

BTW, these are the Sam Edelman Felicias in the black (authentic) leather. The sole is also man made, according to The Bay's website.
They're SUPER comfortable, which is why I really wanted to invest in them in the first place, but I have to say I haven't worn them out yet, so I'm not sure about how they really feel. So far I'm really loving them, though, and I'm sure that even if they do give me a bit of discomfort at first, they'll break in nicely and be really comfortable.

Alrighty! Lastly are these two CDs that I received in the mail a while ago.
I said in a previous post that I'd definitely buy the physical copies for these two albums, and I did! :P
Again, I purchased these from YesAsia.

I'm sad that the B.A.P album came in a little damaged on the top right hand corner :( and a little in other places... but oh well. It's not enough for me to go through the trouble of complaining to YesAsia and requesting another one and yada yada.

If you're interested...
B.A.P's First Sensibility available here.
BTOB's Beep Beep available here.

Alrighty! That's all for now. Wow, that's one long post. I haven't really done a long one in a while, but it feels pretty nice that I actually have stuff to blog about.
Ok see you next time! :)

~♔Josephine ♥

Recent Purchases ~ Coat + K-pop Update

Hello! I'm back ^_^
I received some CDs I ordered from YesAsia and I picked up this wool coat from TopShop!

I was just roaming around downtown after I had class on Friday, and I found this gorgeous steal of a coat. It was originally $160, but on clearance for $48!! :O WHAT A STEAL~ Plus with a student ID, I got another 10% off which is freaking awesome. I ended up getting this coat for $43.20.... although with tax in BC, the total basically came up to the price without the 10% discount but whatever. A discount is a discount :)

TopShop dark green wool coat w/ furry white lining, $48, TopShop @ Pacific Centre's The Bay

Yep, that's really the only piece of clothing I've purchased in this little while. Good for me, lol. I think avoiding malls is a good choice for me :P

Besides the coat, I also received an order of CDs from YesAsia.
This time I picked up these three CDs :) B1A4's Who Am I, B.A.P's Badman (I know I'm pretty late with this >_<) and VIXX's Super Hero. Slowly, I'm building my VIXX collection... slowly ><

B1A4's Who Am I has some ah-mazing  packaging. Like seriously. I know it looks like a magazine, but I really didn't expect much. But when I got it and flipped through he actual physical book, the whole thing is designed to look like magazine pages!

Here are some shots of the inside :P I'm not showing you everything, so if you want to see more, go buy it! ^_^

B1A4's Who Am I available here.
B.A.P's Badman available here.
VIXX's Super Hero available here.

I actually stumbled upon another website that has even better prices than YesAsia - and shipping is free on orders $25 and over! I think I'm gonna start ordering from there. It's called MWave Shop. I'm guessing it's affiliated or a part of MNet? Yeah, anyway, the prices are really good so I'll definitely be on the lookout for some stuff on that site.
If you're interested in the B1A4 album, I recommend that you check out MWave Shop first, since I saw it on there for $19.99 as opposed to YesAsia's $22.99 T___T"
The only thing is that I think this site only has a one-time stock, so if they're sold out of their original stock, they won't restock and they won't have anymore :s at least that's what it looks like. I dunno, I'll have to familiarize myself with the website some more.

Other than these recent purchases, I also wanna talk about some new songs I've been enjoying ^_^
I said in my last post that I was feeling sorta bored with my music, so I went searching for some more new music to add to my playlist. Here's some of the songs I've really been enjoying :)

1. BTOB - 뛰뛰빵빵 (Beep Beep)

Yay! If you didn't know, I'm also a pretty big fan of BTOB :) Although I wasn't too thrilled with their last comeback (Kpop fans, see what I did there? :P lol), I'm really enjoying their most recent comeback with Beep Beep! I'm glad Cube has realized that BTOB's style should head towards the fun, bright and playful direction, instead of trying to have them become a second Beast, or completely under-do other bands in concepts that are trending (cough.. by this, I mean trying to sorta creepy concept, even though VIXX has completely owned that :/) I'm really enjoying the rest of this album too, and I already ordered a physical copy so I'll share when it arrives :)

2. BTS (방탄소년단) - Boy In Luv (상남자)

I didn't really like this song the first time I watched the mv. Probably because I simultaneously read the childish and goofy lyrics.. and there is some completely unnecessary violence against the girl in this mv. :/ However, I decided to watch some of their live performances and found myself liking the song a lot. It's really freaking catchy @_@" A while ago, I said I would be keeping an eye on this group, even though I didn't really like their previous releases. I do really enjoy this one, though. :) Congrats BTS for making it onto my playlist! xD

3. 노지훈  - 너를 노래해 (A Song For You)

This a really simple song, but it's really enjoyable. Plus I heard he personally worked on the lyrics/composition(?) for this song, so good for him! Nice song... oh, and he's really attractive :P

4.Thunder/천둥 from MBLAQ - 없어

Another really simple and nice song. Self-composed by Thunder! Good for him ^__^ Really catchy and I found myself singing along to it easily.

5. 소유 of SISTAR & 정기고 - 썸 (Feat. Lil Boi of Geeks)

This is such a pretty song, and it puts you in a good mood ^_^ I've always like Soyou's voice, and it sounds really good with Junggigo's. The mv is cute too~ Baro is adorable :P

6.  Dal Shabet - B.B.B. (Big Baby Baby)

Yeah... I don't really talk about girl groups a lot xD Mostly because I usually like male singers better :x But this song is so catchy! I especially love the background music. It's funky and I dunno.. I just like it! xD

7. Nine Muses - Glue

DANG this song is catchy! Really upbeat and fun :P Great addition to my playlist.

Wow alrighty, it's been a long post xD
Bye!
~♔Josephine ♥

Recent Purchases ~ All Online + K-pop

Hello again! I am back :D

I received some items recently that I ordered a while ago so I'm just gonna share them here :)

First... being the crazy Infinite fangirl I am....
I ordered their collection card binder + a set of their collection cards

Infinite Official Collection Card Binder (Limited Edition)

Infinite Official Collection Card Set Vol. 1

Here's what's inside the collection card container

I got these off Kpopmart. They shipped it out on the day that they were releases (Nov 1) and I received them about 2 weeks after. I expected it to take longer... but since shipping isn't free on Kpopmart and I paid for shipping... 2 weeks seems pretty average.
Kpopmart has great prices, but the shipping costs basically bump the price up to YesAsia prices... so I'll compare the total costs before ordering. Actually YesAsia had a better deal for this combo, but when I remembered to go and order it, they already ran out of stock. They have since restocked, but they don't have that special deal for it anymore.. so I'm glad I just got it from Kpopmart.

If you're interested...
Infinite Official Collection Card Binder (Limited Edition) available here.
Infinite Official Collection Card Vol. 1 available here.

Oh and here are the duplicates I have from the cards I got... If there's a chance you'd like to trade for any of your duplicates... leave a comment, lol.

Next are some orders from YesAsia.
I ordered Block B's "Very Good" and G-Dragon's Coup D'etat (in both the red version and the black version). These came with a "special YesAsia photocard" each... but I forgot to take them out when I took the pictures... so too bad, lol.

Since this was the first time I ordered a smaller amount of items from YesAsia, they took over a month to arrive. It's much faster if it's a bigger package/order.. around 2 weeks. But that's free shipping for you. Oh well.

If you're interested...
Block B - Very Good available here.
G-Dragon - Coup D'etat red & black versions.

That's all for now~
~♔Josephine ♥

Recent Online Purchases ~ Second YesAsia Experience

Hello again! I'm back so soon right :p
My second YesAsia order ~ever~ was delivered to me today. This is gonna be a short post, but I'll have another one up realllllly soon :D

This time I ordered

Top left: Infinite - Be Mine (Innocent Ver., Cover C) [Japanese]
Bottom left: Infinite - Be Mine (Pop Art Ver., Cover B) [Japanese]
Top right: Vixx - Mini Album Vol 1 (hyde) Repackage - Jekyll
Bottom right: Infinite - She's Back (Normal Ver.) [Japanese]

Honestly I don't really care for Japanese albums by Kpop groups cuz they're just full of translated songs... but I couldn't pass up the adorable "innocent ver" and the pretty and bold "pop up ver" T_T These have come out for a while now, so I debated quite a bit before purchasing. The She's Back was just cuz it's on Summer clearance for like $7 and I already have the limited edition big package ver. xD
Ooh this is also my first Vixx album ever! They're supposed to be coming here to perform next month.. so I thought I should buy their most recent album >< I'm planning on buying their other albums too... gradually though, gradually.

Oh one last thing! This order took less than 2 weeks to arrive.. comparing that to my first order... there's a big difference +_+ probably because I preordered stuff last time.. but yeah. Free shipping - less than 2 weeks to arrive.. not bad YesAsia.. not bad at all.

Alrighty that's it~ cya!
~♔Josephine ♥

Recent Online Purchases ~ BornPrettyStore + YesAsia

Hihi! Long time no see~ I'm almost done exams.. just one more to go and I'll be free! For a little while... heh.

Anyway I'm here to share some stuff I bought online recently, here we go~
The first items are from BornPrettyStore.com

Holographic polishes - $5.59/each

  I decided to get these because elleandish on YouTube recommended them. I've been wanting to try holo polishes for a while, and these are reasonably priced unlike the ones at the drug store. Plus BornPrettyStore provides free worldwide shipping, so it's a great deal!
Silver polish here & pink polish here

Gold spiked bracelet - $3.59

 I've been eying this bracelet for a while on different online sites and fb shops, but I saw it on the BPS site and decided to get it from there also. It's under $4, so I didn't expect much from the quality, but it's actually quite sturdy (although pretty lightweight). I will say, though, the the gold colour is very cheap looking, but it's not too terrible. I wore it with my silver MK watch recently, and they looked alright together. This bracelet is passable. I think I might get the silver version soon too.
Gold spiked bracelet here

Floral iPhone 5 Case - $5.99 (when I purchased it, it's now $7.99)

 Ive been wanting a new phone case for a while, so I picked this one out while browsing the site. It's so pretty! And it has some glow in the dark patterns. Different, but cool. It's pretty good quality too. I was most concerned about the material being easily stain-able.. like from jeans or something, but so far it seems to be fine.
Floral case here
My order took exactly 2 weeks to arrive. Not bad for free shipping :) I am very happy with my experience with BPS so far.

Next are some cds I ordered from YesAsia

 From top left, clockwise: C-Clown Young Love, Infinite Destiny, Beast How to Love Hard to Love, B.A.P. One Shot, C-Clown Not Alone.
I also got the posters for the new Beast album and Infinite album.

And since I bought 5 albums, they also gave me this free magazine. Coolies!

It took this YesAsia order a little more than 3 weeks to arrive. Probably because I preordered the Beast and Infinite albums, so that delayed it a little bit. Overall pretty happy with my YesAsia experience also ^^
I'm definitely going to be purchasing more from these two sites :D
I placed an order on YesStyle too... but that's a different story :/ I'll post when those items finally arrive.
Alrighty that's it for this post!
~♔Josephine ♥