MUAHAHAHAHA

[kyanited]

Oh, oh, ooohhh...

I just purchased a legal copy of "Time To Love" for 150 Yen, with no Japanese address or Japanese iTunes card required. \o/ All it took was to register an account/email address and a regular, simple credit card (mine is a Master Card).

From MUSICO.

They also have a pretty promo pic up that I have been looking for. Yay

Comments

[ladybretagne]

Do you know if the DRM on the WMA file you get prevents you from using something like Switch and converting it to an mp3? Because I'm in the opposite boat you are (have a Mac, work for Apple, detest WMAs and can't put them on my iPod, thus no point in paying for one if I can't convert it) but am desperate to be able to get ahold of some of this stuff.

[kyanited]

I just downloaded Switch and tested it, and no, it doesn't work.

But if you want *some* of that stuff (assuming that means more than one song), wouldn't it be better if you actually bought a Japanese iTunes card?

It seems to be pretty easy with jbox - no Japanese language skills, Japanese credit card or Japanese address required:

http://www.jbox.com/PRODUCT/ITUNESCARD

You don't even need to have it sent to you, they'll scan it for you and you can use it instantly.

[ladybretagne]

Thanks for testing that for me. It looks like I will end up just ordering an iTunes card from JBox. I had been avoiding doing so since for awhile with the exchange rate and the prices JBox was charging it was really pretty criminal (I swear last time I looked it was going to end up costing almost twice as much as the card was actually worth if you bought it there). Either I'm just misremembering or their prices have dropped, because that's actually not too bad now and I probably will just end up doing that.

[kyanited]

Hey, please ask Jenn to check her email.

[tokugawa]

You got "Time To Love"! Man I am loving that song, it gets addicting, especially if you have the Fabulous 5 of Yukigumi, ^_^!

[broodingvampire]

Hey there,

Thanks for posting about Musico. It's nice to know we have options on how to buy Takarazuka music ^__^. I have some questions if you don't mind.

I've registered, entered my credit card number and such (visa) but I can't seem to purchase the items on my cart. I've also adjusted my IE browser settings (at least I think I did, I had to use babelfish since I'm kanji illiterate ^^;). Would you happen to have any idea on what seems to be the problem? Thanks in advance!

P.S : I hope you don't mind me adding you ^__^

[kyanited]

Hm, are you sure the registration process is completed? Did you get the confirmation email and clicked the confirmation link?

From there it shouldn't be too hard with the help page:

http://musico.jp/help/help.aspx

Btw, http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english is a much better translator.
(for websites use: http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english/web )

[broodingvampire]

Yes, I'm pretty sure the registration is complete. I clicked the url sent to my email, and I got confirmation that the process was done. I even managed to sign in. That's why I'm confused ^^;

Thanks for the translator. Will try it now.

[kyanited]

Did it work?

[1shimarisu]

Hi, I just stumbled upon your website describing how to buy music von musico and this entry here. Your success encouraged me to try to buy music from that site once again and thanks to your help I managed! Thank you soooo much!!! *is gleefully listening to "Excalibur"-music*

(Although I've been knowing of the site for about a year, I always got an error-message and thought: "Oh well, so they noticed that I don't live in Japan after all..." and didn't try further *I'm an idiot!*)

[kyanited]

Heh, yay, I'm always happy to hear it helped someone to get closer to bankruptcy acquire shiny. :D