First, a story: I once knew a classmate who was teaching his dog to “stay”. He would put the dog in a sitting position and command “STAY!”, and test it's resolve by placing a potato chip a few feet off to it’s right. Though the dog understood the meaning of the phrase “Stay”, and would actually sit still for a while, he just couldn’t ignore that mouth-watering potato chip in corner of his eye, and, with a downcast face, would s-l-o-w-l-y start leaning towards the snack before giving up and gobbling up the chip. My classmate would start cracking up and try again, but it always ended up with the same result…
Which brings us to a similar situation I had recently…
As I mentioned a few weeks back, I’d recently plunked down almost half a grand in J-pop DVDs and BluRay Discs, so I knew I would have to tighten my belt and refrain from any new purchases for awhile. In the post about my MOMOE in YORU NO HIT STUDIO DVDs, I lamented that there was another Momoe DVD set I wanted, which was a show called MOMOE on THE BEST TEN, but as that one cost almost $300, it would be a WHILE til I could get it!
Then a few days after I blogged about it, my friend dropped me a line to let me know that Amazon.com Japan was selling it for an incredible $185.00! CRAP, that was almost HALF OFF! Still, I knew my bankbook couldn’t afford such a purchase, and said that even at half price, it would have to wait.
Then I began to behave like my classmate’s dog. It’s one thing to be patiently trying to be frugal, but it’s another thing ENTIRELY when the DVD is up for grabs before your eyes at such a price! I found myself nervously checking the link every night to see if it was still available, and in the end, I finally surrendered, got out my trusty CREDIT CARD and BOUGHT THAT DVD! Hey, Credit Cards were MADE for emergencies, y’know?
Unbelievably, only a few days LATER, my Momoe DVD Box Set arrived on my doorstep! Amidst the thunder and rain, this morning was interrupted by a DHL Delivery Man with my J-pop Purchase!!!! YATTA! It was MOMOE time!
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| Momoe THE BEST TEN DVD Box Set |
As expected, the MOMOE YAMAGUCHI BEST TEN DVD Box Set is beautifully made: a velvety covered slipcase housing a book holding five DVD s and a detailed 56 page booklet featuring thumbnails, lyrics and pictures of Momoe’s appearances. So Nice! Now, onto the CONTENTS...
Since Momoe was invited to perform every time one of her singles appeared in the Top Ten chart, she appeared quite frequently and subsequently there are LOT of different performances of her singles! Seems a bit monotonous, but watching to see which beautiful new outfit she’ll come out in next is such a thrill, and they have a care to make an interesting backdrop for each song…and then of course, the awesome LIVE band backing her makes for an exciting, original performance each time!
Along with these stellar clips are of course the interviews and sit-downs Momoe had with the hosts of the show during her appearances, as well as commentary from some of the folks who were there at the time, making for a wonderful MOMOE experience! One only wishes that this show had been around longer so we could have had some of her earlier singles covered as well!
With this DVD Box Set as well as the YORU NO HIT STUDIO set, one wonders if these kind of Collections are a continuing thing of the future. If it’s the sign of things to come, I for one am all for it- I mean, who wouldn’t want a DVD Box Set of, say, all Princess Princess’ performances on MUSIC STATION?
