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Where Can I Buy Foreign Songs Legally?

Postby Sanji07 » Tue May 12, 2009 2:31 pm

I was wondering if there was any way for me to get foreign mp3s for my iPod legally at a trusted site for as low as possible. I was using Limewire, but I found out that was illegal and it caused a lot of bugs and viruses to occur on other people's comps. Any help is appreciated. ^_^
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Postby Tsukuyomi » Tue May 12, 2009 2:56 pm

The most reputable place would be off of Itunes ^^
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Postby Sanji07 » Tue May 12, 2009 3:04 pm

That's where I get most of my songs. The only problem is that iTunes doesn't have the foreign songs I'm looking for (if any). What about Rhapsody?
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Postby shooraijin » Tue May 12, 2009 3:22 pm

If you don't mind old-fashioned physical media you can rip, http://www.cdjapan.co.jp has lots of good stuff. Not cheap, but good, and a decent collection of anime OST and J-pop. Bought a lot from them over the years. No bootlegs either.
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Postby Sanji07 » Tue May 12, 2009 3:28 pm

Thanks I'll check it out. ^_^
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Postby Etoh*the*Greato » Tue May 12, 2009 3:39 pm

Jbox offers iTunes cards for the Japanese iTunes setup and, last I saw, instructions on how to get yourself set up with the foreign J-iTunes client.
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Postby Sanji07 » Tue May 12, 2009 3:50 pm

Really? That's awesome! Thanks.

I ran into a problem. Do I need a credit card from Japan to make a Japanese iTunes account? Or do I just need to use a different one from my US account?
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Postby Momo-P » Tue May 12, 2009 4:19 pm

Sanji07 (post: 1311186) wrote:Really? That's awesome! Thanks.

I ran into a problem. Do I need a credit card from Japan to make a Japanese iTunes account? Or do I just need to use a different one from my US account?

If you read the info about the Japanese iTunes card, Jbox gives you a way to avoid the Japanese address/credit card/etc. issue. ^^
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Postby Sanji07 » Tue May 12, 2009 4:24 pm

Hmm...I'll have to go through those instructions again. Let me see if I can fix this.

Edit: I don't have a Japanese iTunes card to redeem with yet-I'm just trying to go on and make the account.
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Postby LadyRushia » Tue May 12, 2009 8:15 pm

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Also, I've bought Japanese songs on iTunes without having to switch over or anything. There's a place you can go where you have a list of all the different genres they have and they have Japanese stuff.
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Postby blkmage » Tue May 12, 2009 8:30 pm

LadyRushia (post: 1311278) wrote:Moved to Jam Session.

Also, I've bought Japanese songs on iTunes without having to switch over or anything. There's a place you can go where you have a list of all the different genres they have and they have Japanese stuff.


It depends on whether your country's iTunes store has what you're looking for. I know a few years ago, Canada's iTunes store had a really poor selection of Christian music, but now it's about the same as the US store. And the US store has a lot more gaming soundtracks than Canada's store. Similarly, there's Japanese stuff outside of Japan, but Japan's iTunes store still has an overwhelmingly larger selection.

Things seem to be getting better though. I mean, I was able to buy a Vocaloid album from Canada's iTunes store. That is amazing to me.

That's where I get most of my songs. The only problem is that iTunes doesn't have the foreign songs I'm looking for (if any). What about Rhapsody?

I have access to Rhapsody at work, and at the moment, there is nothing that I recognize there in the Japanese section except for Utada Hikaru. And I suspect that it's because she's been going out of her way to make licensing agreements in North America as part of her English releases. Basically, there's no Japanese stuff on Rhapsody.
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Postby Sanji07 » Wed May 13, 2009 4:25 am

Can you guys tell me where to go to find Japanese music?
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Postby Fish and Chips » Wed May 13, 2009 11:15 am

Japan would be a good start.
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Postby EricTheFred » Wed May 13, 2009 11:49 am

As the prior posts in this thread note, there are a lot of pitfalls to trying to find a reliable direct download source that is legal. I just bUy the CDs online and load them onto my computer to stock my MP3 player.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp was already mentioned. Another site for Asian CDs (mostly Japan, Korea and China) is Yesasia.com


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Postby shooraijin » Wed May 13, 2009 1:08 pm

+1 for Yesasia.com.

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Postby airichan623 » Sat May 16, 2009 10:45 pm

Etoh*the*Greato (post: 1311177) wrote:Jbox offers iTunes cards for the Japanese iTunes setup and, last I saw, instructions on how to get yourself set up with the foreign J-iTunes client.


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Postby airichan623 » Sat May 16, 2009 10:46 pm

EricTheFred (post: 1311394) wrote:As the prior posts in this thread note, there are a lot of pitfalls to trying to find a reliable direct download source that is legal. I just bUy the CDs online and load them onto my computer to stock my MP3 player.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp was already mentioned. Another site for Asian CDs (mostly Japan, Korea and China) is Yesasia.com




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note: yesasia is overpriced: avoid at all cost. if possible use ebay or amazon
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Postby EricTheFred » Sun May 17, 2009 12:38 pm

airichan623 (post: 1312503) wrote:note: yesasia is overpriced: avoid at all cost. if possible use ebay or amazon


I don't tend to buy anything from an Asian-based business that is available from a business here in the US, for exactly this reason. However, a great many Asian CDs are not available on Amazon. Most of what I have purchased from Yesasia and CDJapan are in this category.

I have found eBay a very good way to buy pirated material, which is why I avoid it now.
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Postby shooraijin » Thu May 21, 2009 6:26 am

Looks promising. Hopefully they expand their selection.
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Postby Sanji07 » Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:00 pm

Sorry to bump this thread, but when I was trying to make a Japanese iTunes account, it said this in the Terms and Conditions:

"3. Japan ONLY. The Service is available to you only in Japan and is not available in any other location. You agree not to use or attempt to use the Service from outside of the available territory. iTunes may use technologies to verify such compliance."

'Just thought I would post this incase someone else tried doing the same thing. Oh, and another question. Is it legal to get MP3s off of nicosound.com? I've just been curious abou it.
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Postby blkmage » Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:40 pm

I'm assuming nicosound rips MP3s from Nico Nico Douga videos, in which case, it depends on the video. I usually use the same kind of thing to get VOCALOID songs, but otherwise, it's the equivalent of ripping stuff from YouTube.
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Postby Sanji07 » Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:49 pm

Yes nicosound does do that. Is it legal to use it for Vocaloid songs but not other songs? Can you explain?
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