the ocean 67,601 Posted March 25, 2022 Note to mods: Decided to put it here cause it seemed the most appropriate, but please move to a better place if you think otherwise. x This is a thread to discuss OBI strips which are the strips of paper on most (if not all) Asian music releases, as well as assorted video, game & Western music releases. To start, here's the OBI strip of all of Lana's Japanese albums (pics politely stolen from Discogs): plus the Taiwanese Violet OBI (cause it hasn't been released on CD in Japan) 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Make me your Dream Life 87,866 Posted March 26, 2022 I always wanted to get the japanese BB cd but the shipping from there's always a bit more expensive, they look so good 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeadSeaOfMercury 22,978 Posted March 26, 2022 One of my favorite possessions… Spoiler 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the ocean 67,601 Posted March 26, 2022 i don't own any lana cds so i can't show pictures of them my lana collection is actually quite lacking i do have a good amount of japanese cds though i need to post them here sometime 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godsmonster 14,221 Posted March 26, 2022 I have two! from the Japanese edition of The Fame and The Fame Monster (Explicit) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the ocean 67,601 Posted March 26, 2022 here's my obi strip collection - most of them are from japanese indie artists aside from one kpop group also here's my japanese cds:: first is the cds with the obis (most not pictured w/ the cd) and the second image is my cds that i don't have obis for Spoiler edit: i actually forgot a few of my non-obi ones but i also have some more cds coming so i'll just include them in that update lol 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Siren 30,521 Posted March 26, 2022 Before Marilyn Manson was exposed for being abusive I had bought Japan versions of Golden Age of Grotesque and The High end of Low Ill have to open my laptop to format and link everything but for now, ill just link to these https://www.discogs.com/release/17474545-Given-gift https://www.discogs.com/release/4594044-Keha-Warrior https://www.discogs.com/release/4752093-ONE-OK-ROCK-Nicheシンドローム https://www.discogs.com/release/11881070-BTS-Face-Yourself 0 Quote Last.FM | Discogs | JOYRIDE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the ocean 67,601 Posted March 26, 2022 debating on renaming this thread to the japanese cd's thread but then it would lose it's * special unique touch * that these cursed niche threads have and it would have to be moved to the music section 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
house of balloons 12,793 Posted March 26, 2022 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Siren 30,521 Posted March 26, 2022 now that im at my laptop, heres a list of all the releases i own that were released in Asia 1 hour ago, The Siren said: https://www.discogs.com/release/17474545-Given-gift https://www.discogs.com/release/4594044-Keha-Warrior https://www.discogs.com/release/4752093-ONE-OK-ROCK-Nicheシンドローム https://www.discogs.com/release/11881070-BTS-Face-Yourself https://www.discogs.com/release/21093031-Della-愛到不要命 https://www.discogs.com/release/13468925-HUSH-換句話說 https://www.discogs.com/release/21092767-Ann-Bai-44天 https://www.discogs.com/release/20068693-Various-History2-Original-Tv-Soundtrack https://www.discogs.com/release/18199558-Vicky-Chen-Am-I-Who-I-Am https://www.discogs.com/release/17301736-TXT-Still-Dreaming https://www.discogs.com/release/21092920-Kim-Sung-Kyu-3rd-Mini-Album-Inside-Me these are all that i could not get in a US physical store 1 Quote Last.FM | Discogs | JOYRIDE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
details 17,165 Posted March 26, 2022 i absolutely LOVE obi strips, they're such a cute packaging thing, especially when done by asian artists, they get really creative with it! when it comes to western artists i sometimes find it funny bc they be having random ass phrases and that makes me laugh lmao i once saw one for gaga's joanne and it was something like "gaga: human return" out of nowhere, never a dull moment with asian music industry 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Siren 30,521 Posted March 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, Motorcycle Love Divine said: i absolutely LOVE obi strips, they're such a cute packaging thing, especially when done by asian artists, they get really creative with it! when it comes to western artists i sometimes find it funny bc they be having random ass phrases and that makes me laugh lmao i once saw one for gaga's joanne and it was something like "gaga: human return" out of nowhere, never a dull moment with asian music industry western artists are lazy with their packaging (if theres any physical release at all, looking at you Blue Lips ) 1 Quote Last.FM | Discogs | JOYRIDE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Siren 30,521 Posted March 26, 2022 49 minutes ago, The Siren said: now that im at my laptop, heres a list of all the releases i own that were released in Asia https://www.discogs.com/release/21093031-Della-愛到不要命 https://www.discogs.com/release/13468925-HUSH-換句話說 https://www.discogs.com/release/21092767-Ann-Bai-44天 https://www.discogs.com/release/20068693-Various-History2-Original-Tv-Soundtrack https://www.discogs.com/release/18199558-Vicky-Chen-Am-I-Who-I-Am https://www.discogs.com/release/17301736-TXT-Still-Dreaming https://www.discogs.com/release/21092920-Kim-Sung-Kyu-3rd-Mini-Album-Inside-Me these are all that i could not get in a US physical store I'm adding pics of these and whoever came up with the idea of Dell's booklet is my worst enemy 🤡 But that poster is amazing! 1 Quote Last.FM | Discogs | JOYRIDE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cherry Blossom 21,547 Posted March 26, 2022 i loveeee obi strips i hope to own some one day. ive always wanted to design some too but i’m worried the japanese translation will come out wrong, and i’m not really sure what information to include 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Siren 30,521 Posted March 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, Cherry Blossom said: i loveeee obi strips i hope to own some one day. ive always wanted to design some too but i’m worried the japanese translation will come out wrong, and i’m not really sure what information to include tbh you could just find an already existing one for the artist youre making a design of and just copy + paste the text 1 Quote Last.FM | Discogs | JOYRIDE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sympathyisaknife 16,032 Posted March 27, 2022 I have the OBI strips for the 2018 You Can Dance RSD release and the 2019 La Isla Bonita RSD release 2 Quote sitting on his lap sippin diet pepsi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Siren 30,521 Posted April 4, 2022 just bought this on amazon for $42 because i was annoyed how i couldnt find a download for the japan edition in lossless on the internet https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/7917505 (yes discogs has cheaper used copies but i have free amazon shipping and its a sealed new copy whereas the cheapest sealed copy on discogs would total $44) 1 Quote Last.FM | Discogs | JOYRIDE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Siren 30,521 Posted August 29, 2022 forgot to update the thread on new additions to my collection https://www.discogs.com/release/15734516-MIYAVI-No-Sleep-Till-Tokyo https://www.discogs.com/release/23508596-Enhypen-Dimension-Senkou https://www.discogs.com/release/23605061-Miyakawa-Taisei-Symbol and i have these pre-ordered on Amazon.co.jp https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/gp/product/B0B4HL83Y3 https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/gp/product/B0B1SKC7H3 https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/gp/product/B0B5ZKRGQT 0 Quote Last.FM | Discogs | JOYRIDE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
