K-20: The Fiend with 20 Faces finally hits shelves this week, and I'm so excited for my copy to arrive. I've been waiting for this DVD for months! It has action, drama and Takeshi Kaneshiro and Jun Kaname ( Read more... )

This is a fabulous week for both Japanese- and Korean-music fans - it's totally packed with awesome selections! Lee Hyori's long awaited new album finally arrives, along with new CDs from Ayumi Hamasaki, BUMP OF CHICKEN, Angela Aki and a host of others.

( Region 1, English subbed DVD releases for the week of April 12 - April 18... )

It's time for yet another roundup, and this week's is full of great movies, like Academy Award winner Departures and critically acclaimed Thirst. There are also quite a few excellent CD selections this time around, including selections from the Yoshida Brothers and Rain's comeback CD.

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YesAsia's big Spring Fling sale is currently running and offering some insanely good deals of up to 80% OFF! I hit a few of them in the last round up, but since there are so many discounts available, it really deserves its very own post.

For Japanese movie lovers, the first press, limited editions of both Cobalt Blue (Masami Nagasawa, Seiji ( Read more... )

Though this week doesn't boast any region 1 DVD releases, a region 3 DVD of Korean movie White Night (based on the Keigo Higashino* novel, Byakuyako) is slated to land this Tuesday. I've loved all the adaptations of Higashino's work I've seen to date, so I'm definitely looking forward to checking this out, too.

On the music front, the NYC Boys ( Read more... )

I'm feeling a bit under the weather, so this week's roundup is pretty abbreviated. There's a great "25% OFF everything!" sale going on for orders at Borders.com, though, that you should definitely take advantage of - especially if your order is large enough to qualify for free shipping (U.S. residents). There are also a ton of deals going on at ( Read more... )

We're finally getting some interesting region 1 DVD releases again! This week, K-drama fans can pick up the Lee Seung Gi vehicle Brilliant Legacy in a fabulous box set edition, while Ichihara Hayato and Haruma Miura fans can finally snag Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge on DVD. There are a ton of CDs landing, too, so both J- and K-pop fans have plenty ( Read more... )

There are plenty of great deals out there this week, including a rare sale on Johnny's Entertainment CDs and DVDs. CDJapan's clearance sale is still going on, as is YesAsia's spring fling blowout, while Deep Discount is featuring some excellent bargains on Japanese and Korean horror films.

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Once again, there's not too much in the way of region 1 live-action releases, but there are a couple English subbed region 2 titles about to land, along with a ton of great CDs from artists like Porno Graffitti, F.cuz, and SNSD.

( Other Region, English subbed DVD releases for the week of March 22 - March 28... )

It's another week full of deals, from horror-tinged fare (Death Note) to the charmingly absurd and trippy (Kamikaze Girls).

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