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Post by wildthing on Jan 23, 2018 6:10:11 GMT
I’ll translate the perks: From PC version : k.aimer-web.jp/s/n37/?ima=3545Ticket - Ordering privilege Journal - Diary updates from Aimer Galerie - Archive of Illustrations by Aimer Radio - "Net radio" - occasionally Staff Journal - Staff updates about activities/behind the scene etc. Paroles - Aimer's hand written lyrics Anniverrsaire - Birthday message from Aimer on your birthday. Prime Meembre - Members who have joined 3 months or over gets access to a "secret room" Oh, those are actually pretty awesome. Who won't be happy to receive a birthday greeting from Aimer, though I bet it's an automated one, lol. Illustrations and lyrics also sound very cool. I wonder what net radio actually is. I know that Aimer occasionally stars as a guest in some radio programs. Is this a separate event? Thanks so much for your translations! Net radio I suspect will be like a podcast. Aimer hosts a regular radio show Sonar Music on Tuesdays on J-Wave. www.j-wave.co.jp/original/sonarmusic/vagabond/Her playlist is updated regularly on spotify from the show. Latest one at |
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Post by Migi on Jan 23, 2018 6:29:05 GMT
wildthing Valid points. Thank you very much for your explanation. It's true that catering to international fans means more complicated process. The language barrier is going to be especially tough. Any international fans who signed up for such process would probably be okay with the extra fee because it's an understandable compensation, though. This is the first time I heard of "smartphone fanclub". What does it exactly mean? I thought a majority of Japanese people use iPhones, so it sounds a bit weird to me. I also saw the Spotify playlist a while back. Some of the songs are not available in my area (because of region locks I suspect), though.
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Post by wildthing on Jan 23, 2018 7:56:52 GMT
wildthing Valid points. Thank you very much for your explanation. It's true that catering to international fans means more complicated process. The language barrier is going to be especially tough. Any international fans who signed up for such process would probably be okay with the extra fee because it's an understandable compensation, though. This is the first time I heard of "smartphone fanclub". What does it exactly mean? I thought a majority of Japanese people use iPhones, so it sounds a bit weird to me. I also saw the Spotify playlist a while back. Some of the songs are not available in my area (because of region locks I suspect), though. "Keitai website" = smartphone (Android/iPhone) website, i.e. Aimer's fan club can only be accessed via an Android/iPhone smartphone not from a PC/Mac. Some fan clubs deliberately do this to make it more difficult for the average user to try and download content such as videos, graphics etc. Apple in Japan has actually been losing market share with iPhone, they only have a slight lead approx 51.5% vs Android at the end of last year and are still loosing market share. Yeah for Spotify playlist, it depends on your region/licensing they have in your location, even some songs are not playable in Japan. With regards to compatibility, a lot of paid download music service do not work on non Japanese Android smartphones and maybe iPhone, as the non Japanese Android phones do not have all the APIs and other functions that are available. You will get an error saying your phone is not compatible etc. as they can do checks like for your Japanese SIM card etc. I brought back a overseas phone to use a couple of year back, back then I was in a bit of a shock then when I couldn't view the website for one of my fan membership, but suddenly after about 6 months the website started working, so I guess they changed their code. So it will really depend on the fan club if it will work or not. |
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Post by Migi on Jan 23, 2018 8:22:23 GMT
wildthing I see. That's very elaborate from the team management and it looks like a common thing for the celebrities. In my head fan clubs should be easy for access with many interesting offers to invite members in, but I can understand their safety concerns as well. Japan can be pretty dangerous. Yes, a friend in Japan couldn't open a Japanese artist's music video on YouTube. The region locks are confusing. Unfortunately, these music apps are the easiest legal access for international fans. It's sad that we are so limited like that.
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