Welcome to this week's Movie/Music news roundup, containing new Japanese and Hong Kong Video and Music releases from this week listed at Play-Asia.com. Around 240 new items are covered in this week, including new J-Pop, Anime as well as Japanese, Hong Kong and Western movie releases and much more.

Kimi ga iru kara is the theme song of Final Fantasy XIII. This is a gentle ballad that makes use of the strings and piano accompaniments and the strong but soothing voice of Sugawara Sayuri. It portrays the delicate nature of the characters' relationships and the expansiveness of the futuristic world in the game. You'll know that someone is always by your side when you hear the song.

Besides the theme song, this single carries Eternal Love, an insert song in the game and the singer's Christmas Song, Christmas Again.

Snow Prince Choir is the newest Johnny group, formed especially for Snow Prince, the theme song of a movie of the same name. This is a true children's choir as none of the boys are over the age of ten.

With Claude Debussy's Clair de lune as the song's motif and coupled with the children's voices, the song brings out the sweetness of the season.

The movie is about the young puppy love between a poor boy and a rich girl in the early Showa Japan. With the turbulent time as its background, the movie showed innocence and fleeting happiness.

J-Pop Music releases (120)

ENKA Music releases (14)

Anime Soundtracks & Drama CDs (15)

Hong Kong Version Music releases (6)

Blu-ray Disc Movies (11)

Anime & Animation (20)

Hong Kong Version Movie releases (27)

Japanese Movies (2)

Non-Japanese Movies / Japanese Version (3)

J-Pop DVD releases (18)

J-Pop Music releases (120)

25th Anniversary Yoko Nagayama Idol Complete Box - Legend Of Venus [10CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~Yoko Nagayama)	JPN	US$ 299.49
50 / 50 (~Kiichi)	JPN	US$ 29.49
About His Life (~Say My Name)	JPN	US$ 18.49
Ai To Nikushimi No Ballad (~Shigeru Izumiya)	JPN	US$ 36.99
Aisubeki Mirai E (~Exile)	JPN	US$ 36.99
Aisubeki Mirai E [CD+2DVD] (~Exile)	JPN	US$ 59.49
Am I Fallin' In Love (~Kazusa Kitaguchi)	JPN	US$ 11.99
Am I Fallin' In Love [CD+DVD] (~Kazusa Kitaguchi)	JPN	US$ 21.99
Anata Ga Kureta Kiseki (~Skelt 8 Bambino)	JPN	US$ 13.49
Anri Again - Best Of Myself (~Anri)	JPN	US$ 35.99
Appassionato Jonetsu No Uta (~Norimasa Fujisawa)	JPN	US$ 35.99
Appassionato Jonetsu No Uta [CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~Norimasa Fujisawa)	JPN	US$ 49.49
Appassionato Jonetsu No Uta [CD+DVD] (~Norimasa Fujisawa)	JPN	US$ 43.49
Blend (~Chicken Garlic Steak)	JPN	US$ 35.99
Boys On The Run (~Ging Nang Boyz)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Colla Disc Presents Lost Treasures 2000-2009	JPN	US$ 23.49
Coquillage - The Best Collection II (~Kokia)	JPN	US$ 36.99
Coquillage - The Best Collection II [Limited Edition] (~Kokia)	JPN	N/A
Covers Nostarsia (~Hirotaka Izumi Piano Trio)	JPN	US$ 29.49
Daddy (~Kay Ishiguro)	JPN	US$ 29.49
Dai Kansha Nandesu (~Kyoichi Usamoto)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Day By Day (~D)	JPN	US$ 11.99
Day By Day [CD+DVD Limited Edition Type A] (~D)	JPN	US$ 21.99
Day By Day [CD+DVD Limited Edition Type B] (~D)	JPN	US$ 19.49
Dear / Maybe (~Kana Nishino)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Delirious Japanese [CD+DVD] (~Teriyaki Boyz)	JPN	US$ 59.49
Deracla Depapepe Plays The Classics [Blu-spec CD] (~Depapepe)	JPN	US$ 25.99
Door (~Lumica)	JPN	US$ 11.99
Eien No Hikari (~Aki)	JPN	US$ 11.99
Eizo Japan 2 (~Eizo Japan)	JPN	US$ 29.49
Eve (~Vidoll)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Eve [CD+DVD Limited Edition Type A] (~Vidoll)	JPN	US$ 21.99
Eve [Limited Edition Type B] (~Vidoll)	JPN	US$ 21.99
Everyday Is A Symphony (~Kuchiroro)	JPN	US$ 35.99
Fighterz (~Breakerz)	JPN	US$ 33.49
Fighterz [CD+DVD Limited Edition Type A] (~Breakerz)	JPN	US$ 46.99
Fighterz [CD+DVD Limited Edition Type B] (~Breakerz)	JPN	US$ 46.99
Gimi Gimi Night Fever (~Mcu)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Go! Go! Ninazu (~Hallelujah 9ers)	JPN	US$ 11.99
Green Days (~Yukiyo Nakamura)	JPN	US$ 24.49
Hageshisa To Kono Mune No Naka De Karamituita Shakunetsu No Yami (~Dir En Grey)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Hageshisa To Kono Mune No Naka De Karamituita Shakunetsu No Yami [CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~Dir En Grey)	JPN	N/A
Heartful Lovers (~Sister Kaya)	JPN	US$ 26.99
Hotaru (~Rio)	JPN	US$ 29.49
House Nation Diamond	JPN	US$ 30.99
House Nation Diamond [Limited Edition]	JPN	US$ 30.99
I Believe (~Yasuha)	JPN	US$ 11.99
Ikari Ban (~Dohatsuten)	JPN	US$ 11.99
In Stereo (~Monoral)	JPN	US$ 21.99
Index (~Lines)	JPN	US$ 21.99
Jazz Et Jazz (~Sunaga T Experience)	JPN	US$ 34.49
Jitsuroku Kinkyu Tokuban Yanagisawa Keisatsu Micchaku 24-ji [CD+DVD] (~Shingo Yanagisawa)	JPN	US$ 36.99
Jupiter Jupiter (~Avengers In Sci-fi)	JPN	US$ 21.99
Just Start It (~Doraku)	JPN	US$ 29.49
Kataomou (~Naohiro Hibi)	JPN	US$ 11.99
Kaze Fukinukeru Taiyou No Yoake (~E-sound Speaker)	JPN	US$ 30.99
Kaze Ga Kirei (~Chicken Garlic Steak)	JPN	US$ 11.99
Kimi Ga Irukara (~Sugawara Sayuri)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Kimi Ga Irukara [CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~Sugawara Sayuri)	JPN	US$ 18.49
Kisaragi Niche (~Dohatsuten)	JPN	US$ 21.99
Kiseki No Yoru (~Magic Party)	JPN	US$ 9.49
Latest (~Fuzzy Control)	JPN	US$ 11.99
Light Prayer (~School Food Punishment)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Light Prayer [CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~School Food Punishment)	JPN	N/A
Liquid Puzzle (~Kalvary)	JPN	US$ 36.99
Lovers Concerto (~Deen)	JPN	US$ 36.99
Lovers Concerto [Blu-spec CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~Deen)	JPN	US$ 46.99
Majo Fukkatsu (~Shungiku Uchida)	JPN	US$ 24.49
Man Is Heavy (~Dohatsuten)	JPN	US$ 21.99
Merry Christmas (~K)	JPN	US$ 25.99
Mo Bye Bye (~Hilcrhyme)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Mol (~Yacht)	JPN	US$ 31.99
Moments (~Issei Noro Inspirits)	JPN	US$ 36.99
Motorman Electromix 10th Anniversary (~Super Bell'z)	JPN	US$ 28.49
Musashino Dog Style (~Dohatsuten)	JPN	US$ 26.99
My Girl (~Arashi)	HK	US$ 8.40
My Girl [CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~Arashi)	HK	N/A
My Life [CD+DVD] (~Alan)	HK	US$ 15.40
Namida Reggae 2 Talkin' Blues	JPN	US$ 33.49
Nande Nakitaku Nacchaundaro (~Miho Fukuhara)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Nande Nakitaku Nacchaundaro [CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~Miho Fukuhara)	JPN	US$ 18.49
Open Heart Kingdom (~Irokui)	JPN	US$ 36.99
Petit Best / Pucchi Best 10 (~Hello Project)	JPN	US$ 36.99
Petrol (~Monoral)	JPN	US$ 28.49
Poplar (~The Kiddie)	JPN	US$ 18.49
Poplar [CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~The Kiddie)	JPN	US$ 21.99
Power To The People (~Sista Five)	JPN	US$ 24.49
Rainbow Rainbow (~G-ampere)	JPN	US$ 25.99
Real Clothes - Motion Pictures Soundtrack / Jazztronik Collection (~Jazztronik)	JPN	US$ 30.99
Reborn (~Gackt)	JPN	N/A
Saihate (~Furukawa Miki)	JPN	US$ 11.99
Saihate [CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~Furukawa Miki)	JPN	US$ 16.99
Sakura Ame (~Ayako Uto)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Sayonara (~Ayabie)	JPN	US$ 11.99
Sayonara Johnny (~Kiyomi Suzuki)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Sayonara [CD+DVD Limited Edition Type A] (~Ayabie)	JPN	US$ 18.49
Sayonara [CD+DVD Limited Edition Type B] (~Ayabie)	JPN	US$ 18.49
Senko Riot 2009	JPN	US$ 8.49
Shinseki No Love Song (~Asian Kung-fu Generation)	JPN	US$ 11.99
Shinseki No Love Song [CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~Asian Kung-fu Generation)	JPN	US$ 16.99
Shuchakueki (~Uranino)	JPN	US$ 11.99
Snow Fairy [CD+DVD Limited Edition Type A] (~Funkist)	JPN	N/A
Snow Fairy [CD+DVD Type B] (~Funkist)	JPN	US$ 15.99
Still Live (~The Prodigal Sons)	JPN	US$ 34.49
Summer Picnic Forever In Tsumakoi (~Kosetsu Minami)	JPN	US$ 56.99
Sxoxu (~Sxoxu)	JPN	US$ 21.99
Tenohira No Yuuki (~Tokimeki Idoling)	JPN	US$ 11.99
The Best Of Skaver	JPN	US$ 26.99
The Blue Hearts Cover Album - Boku Punk Rock Ga Suki Da (~Yellow Cherry)	JPN	US$ 26.99
The Sky (~Fuyuki Goto)	JPN	US$ 21.99
Tokyo Calling (~Shinya Tada)	JPN	US$ 29.49
Top Of Six Logic Tour [CD+DVD] (~Snail Ramp)	JPN	US$ 35.99
Type-d (~Dohatsuten)	JPN	US$ 26.99
Uncle Jam (~Lubber In Faith)	JPN	US$ 24.49
Usotsuki / Mosi Anohi Ni Wakarenakereba (~Safarii)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Usotsuki / Mosi Anohi Ni Wakarenakereba [CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~Safarii)	JPN	US$ 18.49
Velvet Venus [CD+DVD] (~8-eit)	JPN	US$ 29.49
Walk (~Black Babe)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Yume No Manual Cherry Blossom Edition (~Cherryblossom)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Yume No Manual Reborn Edition (~Cherryblossom)	JPN	US$ 14.49

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ENKA Music releases (14)

Anata (~Tomio Umezawa)	JPN	US$ 14.99
Enka Hit Nenkan 2010	JPN	US$ 33.99
Fuyu Moe (~Kiyoshi Nakajo)	JPN	US$ 14.99
Hamakura Wo Utau - Kuranosuke Hamaguchi Sakuhin Shu (~Hiroshi Itsuki)	JPN	US$ 36.49
Harutsugeso (~Sayuri Hoshino)	JPN	US$ 14.99
Hibari Romantic (~Hibari Misora)	JPN	US$ 36.49
Ikuzo Yoshi Zenkyoku Shuu Keiai (~Ikuzo Yoshi)	JPN	US$ 36.49
Kita Ressha (~Akira Kamijo)	JPN	US$ 14.99
Meoto No Tabiji (~Midori Yume)	JPN	US$ 14.99
Minato (~Michinoku Kyodai)	JPN	US$ 14.99
Oshogatsu Shinshun Deluxe	JPN	US$ 28.99
Tomarigi No Blues (~Ichiro Sakai)	JPN	US$ 14.99
Unmei No Ai (~Kim Ran-hi)	JPN	US$ 14.99
Yuubae No Yado (~Sayuri Hirayama)	JPN	US$ 14.99

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Anime & Animation (15)

Esashi Koiuta (~Natsumi Kawano)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Exit Trance Presents Speed Anime Trance BL	JPN	US$ 24.49
Exit Tunes Presents Supernova	JPN	US$ 24.49
Exit Tunes Presents The Complete Best Of Azuma Feat. Miku Hatsune	JPN	US$ 24.49
Fuyu No Sake (~Akemi Mizusawa)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Fuyurenka (~Yukimi Hanasaki)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Hakuouki - Onsei Soukyokushuu	JPN	US$ 34.49
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Character Single Series Dai 3 Dan 3 Horizon / Hareta Sora Wo Miagete (~Kyoya Hibari, Ryohei Sasagawa)	JPN	US$ 11.99
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Character Single Series Dai 3 Dan 4 Jump / Tanoshiku Nacchau Uta (~Kyoko Sasagawa, Haru Miura, Rambo, ...)	JPN	US$ 5.49
Osama No Record Natsukashi No Manga Daikoushin	JPN	US$ 33.49
Seiken No Blacksmith Original Soundtrack	JPN	US$ 34.49
Shinobi Ai (~Masaki Aikawa)	JPN	US$ 14.49
Snow Prince (~Snow Prince Gassho Dan)	JPN	US$ 11.99
Snow Prince [CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~Snow Prince Gassyoudan)	JPN	N/A
The Idolmaster Dream Symphony 03 (~Ai Hidaka)	JPN	US$ 21.99

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Hong Kong Version Music releases (6)

18 Plus [Limited USB Edition] (~Gem Tang)	HK	N/A
Encore [CD+VCD] (~She)	HK	US$ 18.40
Hao Jing Dian Classic (~Eric Moo)	HK	US$ 14.40
My Girl (~Arashi)	HK	US$ 8.40
My Girl [CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~Arashi)	HK	N/A
My Life [CD+DVD] (~Alan)	HK	US$ 15.40

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Blu-ray Disc Movies (11)

Initial D The Movie [Limited Pressing] (~Jay Chou, Anne Suzuki, ...)	JPN	US$ 37.49
Monty Python's Life Of Brian	JPN	US$ 61.99
Okami To Koshinryo / Wolf And Spice II 3	JPN	US$ 98.49
Rookies - Sotsugyo (~Ryuta Sato, Hayato Ichihara, ...)	JPN	US$ 68.49
Rookies Blu-Ray Box (~Ryuta Sato, Hayato Ichihara, ...)	JPN	US$ 373.99
Snatch (~Benicio Del Toro, Brad Pitt, ...)	JPN	US$ 61.99
Taisho Yakyu Musume Vol.3 [Blu-ray+CD Limited Edition] (~Mai Nakahara, Kana Ueda, ...)	JPN	US$ 83.99
The Taking Of Pelham 123 (~James Gandolfini, Luis Guzman, ...)	HK	US$ 36.40
The Founding Of A Republic [Bluray+DVD] [dts] (~Jackie Chan, Jet Li, ...)	HK	US$ 32.40
The Hangover (~Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, ...)	HK	US$ 23.89
The Mask of Zorro (~Tony Amendola, Antonio Banderas, ...)	HK	N/A

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Anime & Animation (20)

07-Ghost Kapitel.5 (~Kouki Miyata, Junichi Suwabe, ...)	JPN	US$ 70.99
07-Ghost Kapitel.5 [DVD+CD Limited Edition] (~Daisuke Namikawa, Kouki Miyata, ...)	JPN	US$ 83.99
Devil Kings / Sengoku Basara Vol.6	JPN	US$ 73.49
Doraemon: The New Record Of Nobita - Spaceblazer (~Yumi Kakazu)	JPN	US$ 48.99
Doraemon: The New Record Of Nobita - Spaceblazer [Sepcial Edition] (~Yumi Kakazu)	JPN	US$ 59.49
Erin The Beast Player Vol.5	JPN	US$ 51.49
GA Geijutsu Ka Art Design Class Vol.2 (~Miyuki Sawashiro, Ai Tokunaga, ...)	JPN	US$ 74.99
GA Geijutsu Ka Art Design Class Vol.2 [DVD+CD Limited Edition] (~Miyuki Sawashiro, Ai Tokunaga, ...)	JPN	US$ 87.99
Garei Zero [Completed Series 2-Discs]	HK	US$ 34.40
Okami To Koshinryo / Wolf And Spice II 3	JPN	US$ 98.49
Okami To Koshinryo / Wolf And Spice II 3 (~Ami Koshimizu, Jun Fukuyama, ...)	JPN	US$ 85.49
One Piece 10th Season Thriller Bark Hen Piece.3 (~Akemi Okamura, Ikue Otani, ...)	JPN	US$ 57.99
Rurouni Kenshin TV Series Box 6 [Vol. 79-94 4DVD END]	HK	US$ 29.40
Saki Vol.6 (~Kana Ueda, Ami Koshimizu, ...)	JPN	US$ 87.99
Shinkyoku Sokai Polyphonica Crimson S Vol.6 (~Hiroshi Kamiya, Tomatsu Haruka, ...)	JPN	US$ 74.99
Taisho Yakyu Musume Vol.3 (~Mai Nakahara, Kana Ueda, ...)	JPN	US$ 66.99
Taisho Yakyu Musume Vol.3 [Blu-ray+CD Limited Edition] (~Mai Nakahara, Kana Ueda, ...)	JPN	US$ 83.99
Terminator Salvation The Machinima Series (~Voice: Moon Bloodgood, Victor Kubicek, ...)	HK	US$ 17.40
The Familiar Of Zero Futatsuki No Kishi DVD Box (~Yui Horie, Ayako Kawasumi, ...)	JPN	US$ 207.49
Valkyria Chronicles / Senjo No Valkyria Vol.5 (~Takahiro Sakurai, Junko Minagawa, ...)	JPN	US$ 74.99

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Hong Kong Version Movie releases (27)

5x10 All The Best! Clips 1999-2009 [2DVD] (~Arashi)	HK	US$ 27.40
Bandslam (~Aly Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, ...)	HK	US$ 11.59
Cinema Hong Kong	HK	N/A
Distortion [dts] (~Kirk Fogg, Sarah Lahti, ...)	HK	US$ 4.09
Drift Falcon IV [dts] (~Japanese Artists)	HK	US$ 13.40
Eye For An Eye (~Cha Seung-Won, Han Suk-Kyu, ...)	HK	US$ 9.40
Ferpect Crime (~Guillermo Toledo, Monica Cervera, ...)	HK	US$ 15.40
Garei Zero [Completed Series 2-Discs]	HK	US$ 34.40
Glory To The Filmmaker (~Beat Takeshi, Tohru Emori, ...)	HK	US$ 14.90
Hogus Pogus [Legendary Collection] (~Lam Ching Ying, Tung Wai, ...)	HK	N/A
Moon (~Matt Berry, Dominique McElligott, ...)	HK	US$ 18.40
Rurouni Kenshin TV Series Box 6 [Vol. 79-94 4DVD END]	HK	US$ 29.40
Sagan (~Sylvie Testud, Pierre Palmade, ...)	HK	US$ 13.40
School On Fire [Legendary Collection] (~Damien Lau Chung-Yan, Yuen Kit-Ying, ...)	HK	N/A
Split Second Murders (~Kay Tse On-Kei, Andy Hui Chi-On, ...)	HK	US$ 13.40
The Taking Of Pelham 123 (~James Gandolfini, Luis Guzman, ...)	HK	US$ 36.40
The Taking Of Pelham 123 (~James Gandolfini, Luis Guzman, ...)	HK	US$ 22.40
Terminator Salvation The Machinima Series (~Voice: Moon Bloodgood, Victor Kubicek, ...)	HK	US$ 17.40
The Fatality (~Ng Hak Kwan, Sam Lee Chan-Sum, ...)	HK	US$ 13.40
The Founding Of A Republic [2-Discs Edition] [dts] (~Jackie Chan, Jet Li, ...)	HK	US$ 14.40
The Founding Of A Republic [60th Anniversary Limited Edition] [dts] (~Jackie Chan, Jet Li, ...)	HK	N/A
The Founding Of A Republic [Bluray+DVD] [dts] (~Jackie Chan, Jet Li, ...)	HK	US$ 32.40
The Hangover (~Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, ...)	HK	US$ 23.89
The Hangover (~Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, ...)	HK	US$ 17.49
The Marilyn Manson Effect (~Sylvie Testud, Pierre Palmade, ...)	HK	US$ 4.09
The Mask of Zorro (~Tony Amendola, Antonio Banderas, ...)	HK	N/A
Woman Peeper (~Japanese Actress)	HK	US$ 12.40

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Japanese Movies (2)

32 Short Films About Glenn Gould (~Colm Feore)	JPN	US$ 48.99
Rookies - Sotsugyo (~Ryuta Sato, Hayato Ichihara, ...)	JPN	US$ 68.49

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Non-Japanese Movies / Japanese Version (3)

Initial D The Movie [Limited Pressing] (~Jay Chou, Anne Suzuki, ...)	JPN	US$ 37.49
Monty Python's Life Of Brian	JPN	US$ 61.99
Snatch (~Benicio Del Toro, Brad Pitt, ...)	JPN	US$ 61.99

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J-Pop DVD releases (18)

1st Anniversary Paradeis (~Oyugi Wagamama Dan, Paradeis)	JPN	US$ 46.49
Berryz Kobo Single V Clips 4 (~Berryz Kobo)	JPN	US$ 43.99
CK 04-09 Music Clips2 - Decade	JPN	US$ 48.99
Consecrate Movie Vol.2 (~Ryuga Kamui)	JPN	US$ 44.99
Foot Step (~Manabu Miyahara)	JPN	US$ 61.99
Izumiya Tenrankai 60 x 60 Dai 3 Bu (~Shigeru Izumiya)	JPN	US$ 57.99
Jyuu [Limited Edition] (~Cali Gari)	JPN	US$ 103.49
Love & Peace Paradice (~Erina Mano)	JPN	US$ 18.99
Mika Nakashima Concert Tour 2009 Trust Our Voice (~Mika Nakashima)	JPN	US$ 61.99
Minmi Live - Freedom In Awajishima (~Minmi)	JPN	US$ 43.99
Minmi Live - Freedom In Awajishima [DVD+CD Limited Edition] (~Minmi)	JPN	US$ 59.49
Ongaku Butokai Kuroshitsuji - Sono Shitsuji Yuko [Limited Pressing] (~Tsuyoshi Koyama, Shota Minami, ...)	JPN	US$ 91.49
Parade Tour Final Majestic At Nippon Budokan (~Nightmare)	JPN	US$ 72.49
Petit Best / Pucchi Best 10 DVD	JPN	US$ 48.99
Play Zone 2009 Taiyo Kara No Tegami	JPN	US$ 83.99
Risako Sugano In Hokkaido (~Risako Sugano)	JPN	US$ 48.99
We Love Hide - The Clips (~Hide)	JPN	US$ 68.49
We Love Hide - The Clips [Limited Edition] (~Hide)	JPN	US$ 121.99

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