tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post1884172499862976180..comments2023-10-24T05:34:51.894+08:00Comments on K-popped! Passionate about Korean pop culture: Get cheaper K-drama DVDs in Singapore!Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110110318684628074noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-18840535502336756452009-12-27T16:18:12.720+08:002009-12-27T16:18:12.720+08:00Can someone help me I'm travelling to Singapor...Can someone help me I'm travelling to Singapore, vn and Malaysia. Can u tell the places where I could get kdramas in the above countries I've listed. Also does anyone know where to get k pop music CDs posters and merchandise. And btw how can I tell wat is fake and real DVDs I'mso confused. I'm leaving in 2 days, so please reply asap. <br />Reply to my email asap, bit desperate, michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262540603889944585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-86786977299270961792009-08-19T14:15:50.494+08:002009-08-19T14:15:50.494+08:00If there are cheaper dvds available in Korea, perh...If there are cheaper dvds available in Korea, perhaps <a href="http://www.mvphomevideo.com" title="instructional dvd’s" rel="nofollow"> instructional dvd’s </a> industry would gain less and quality must be very poor.laurie01https://www.blogger.com/profile/10964679148435216334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-66482708582715661492008-11-12T11:08:00.000+08:002008-11-12T11:08:00.000+08:00well i would be cheaper if you go to Vietnam and b...well i would be cheaper if you go to Vietnam and buy some Korean Drama, it just about 4$ 1 set ^.^ .....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16503457275530390522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-39738629030917150632008-07-14T18:04:00.000+08:002008-07-14T18:04:00.000+08:00owh, i just realised that the korean drama boxset ...owh, i just realised that the korean drama boxset in singapore is cheaper than m'sia but the korean movie is more expensive compare to m'sia???<BR/><BR/>@orchid, when it comes to subtitles, i always have this thought that they can sell the boxset very expensive but why can't they find a person that can do subs very well...lately i rewatched my very first korean boxset, Winter Sonata. i was like W.A.W.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734470807144031754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-5177584871784646632008-07-14T17:56:00.000+08:002008-07-14T17:56:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.W.A.W.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734470807144031754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-69049522121582933352008-07-11T11:57:00.000+08:002008-07-11T11:57:00.000+08:00alchocoholic & amy_meteorgdnThank you for the good...alchocoholic & amy_meteorgdn<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the good advice. <BR/><BR/>@alchocoholia - you and your mom must be hard core drama supporters. Spending up to RM6000 on dramas. Do you watch the Hong Kong dramas as well?<BR/><BR/>Okay, taking the public tranport and stopping at the Pasar Seni LRT station is certainly an option! <BR/><BR/>And ya i am scared of those Korean dramas/movies Orchidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08881213146970265673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-35696436927211228012008-07-09T23:22:00.000+08:002008-07-09T23:22:00.000+08:00Hey all... just to add a lil bit more info to what...Hey all... just to add a lil bit more info to what I and some of you have said earlier. There is a Hong Kong Video Store in Sg Wang and also in S&M but if you were to go to the one in Sg Wang, they offer 20% discount to members while the one in S&M only offers 10%. Don't be fooled by this!! Go to the one in S&M and skip the sg wang shop. The reason why they offer 20% is becoz they raise the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-69004888262458448522008-07-09T18:20:00.000+08:002008-07-09T18:20:00.000+08:00Okay.. "My Heaven" is not a shop name! It refers t...Okay.. "My Heaven" is not a shop name! It refers to Comic Hero shop by a friend.. because there's a lot of Korean dramas & movies there.. so that's why we called "My Heaven" KEKEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-54621857371994292232008-07-09T18:14:00.000+08:002008-07-09T18:14:00.000+08:00Dear K-popped sisters,If you go to S&M @ 3rd floor...Dear K-popped sisters,<BR/><BR/>If you go to S&M @ 3rd floor, there's a lot of CD/VCD/DVD shop there. Compare the price first, because different shops offer different prices. Also they have original & pirated CD/VDC/DVD too.<BR/><BR/>Or you might wanna visit "My Heaven".. Hero Comic World @ Petaling Street/Jalan Sultan/S&M.<BR/>Apply the VIP card for only RM10/year which entitles you for 10% Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-27598598987891381692008-07-09T13:27:00.000+08:002008-07-09T13:27:00.000+08:00Hi wawa, yeah I remember that the Coffee Prince bo...Hi wawa, yeah I remember that the Coffee Prince boxset is selling at almost RM200!!! So expensive.<BR/><BR/>It's good to know that we have new alternatives now. I rarely go to Kotaraya too...but now will make time to go there...someday :-).Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110110318684628074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-6418481031982262992008-07-09T13:09:00.000+08:002008-07-09T13:09:00.000+08:00as the quality of the DVD/VCD, i think PMP enterta...as the quality of the DVD/VCD, i think PMP entertainment has the best quality compare to other distributor. i never really had any problem with VCD/DVD that i bought from PMP entertainment.<BR/><BR/>but since usually, there's only 10 bucks different between the VCD & DVD boxset, better buy the DVD aite??<BR/><BR/>@liz, yah sometimes we do feel like speedy is too way expensive. but the price was W.A.W.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734470807144031754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-79627704593158903712008-07-09T12:59:00.000+08:002008-07-09T12:59:00.000+08:00yah my friend did told me that we can get a very c...yah my friend did told me that we can get a very cheap price of DVD/VCD boxset of Korean/Japanese in S&M in kotaraya. but since i hate to go to kotaraya, so i never try to go there before.<BR/><BR/>i'm currently working in a recording company, so usually i just ordered any of drama that i love through our company salesman and they will buy it for me with 30-40% discount. <BR/><BR/>like the W.A.W.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734470807144031754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-42669402532941944702008-07-09T12:56:00.000+08:002008-07-09T12:56:00.000+08:00Anyone know a good place to go near Chicago? I thi...Anyone know a good place to go near Chicago? I think I'll just have to stick with yesasia.com and hkflix.com<BR/>I know H-Mart has the dramas, but they're obviously bootlegs as they're $3/disc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-32707727491522137042008-07-09T10:10:00.000+08:002008-07-09T10:10:00.000+08:00@coro, thanks for the feedback. Yeah we make it a ...@coro, thanks for the feedback. Yeah we make it a point to only buy DVDs with English subs. <BR/><BR/>VCDs are of lower quality and we don't really like it.Orchidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08881213146970265673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-1302127664233376292008-07-09T07:59:00.000+08:002008-07-09T07:59:00.000+08:00Yeah, S&M is definitely the cheapest place to buy ...Yeah, S&M is definitely the cheapest place to buy korean DVD/VCD in KL. I've been a regular costumer since the 'winter sonata days' in malaysia. and that was like 6-7 years ago. They've been there for quite some times(moved frm ground floor to 3rd floor now), but frm what i see DVD box set are usually sold around rm90 above (usually rm120, wth english subs). Only the VCD box set range frm rm50-80Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-46586775342343895182008-07-08T23:34:00.000+08:002008-07-08T23:34:00.000+08:00best place to get cheap Korean DVDs for me:1. S&M ...best place to get cheap Korean DVDs for me:<BR/><BR/>1. S&M Kotaraya (all shops, survey the price 1st)<BR/><BR/>2. Sg. Wang Plaza (Hong Kong Video)<BR/><BR/>3. Comic Shop at Cineleisure Damansara Lower Ground Floor (i think it's Hiro Comic)<BR/><BR/>4. SS2 DVD shop (pirated but great quality, price around RM40++)<BR/><BR/>5. Sri Hartamas DVD Shop (Pirated, good quality, price RM60++, limited noVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438699492044937411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-66320155994311251112008-07-08T17:49:00.000+08:002008-07-08T17:49:00.000+08:00I get mine from Hiro Comic. They got shop at S&M, ...I get mine from Hiro Comic. <BR/>They got shop at S&M, Petaling Street and Sg Wang.<BR/>If u have a vip card i.e. membership card (RM10 per year), u are entitled of up to 50% discount. <BR/><BR/>I think PMP & Multimedia are the authorised distributors for Korean drama. Same distributor if u bought urs from Speedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-36242274505428204922008-07-08T15:25:00.000+08:002008-07-08T15:25:00.000+08:00Hmmm... allow me to clarify, regarding Korea relea...Hmmm... allow me to clarify, regarding Korea release of tv drama set... I am not sure if they have it, coz Japan and US do have their own drama and sitcom set like erm... from Fuji TV or TBS of Japan or like sitcom/drama sets like Sex and the City, LOST, The Sopranos from HBO and Fox and etc... and in Korea it's such a wired society... everything is pretty much online I guess... <BR/><BR/>Even ifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-60367275531881616232008-07-08T14:14:00.000+08:002008-07-08T14:14:00.000+08:00Hey thanks guys for your recommendations. Both Liz...Hey thanks guys for your recommendations. Both Liz and myself only know of Speedy. <BR/><BR/>Yes i like to buy original - which means they have the ORI sticker and not pirated products. @porcelain - not sure about Korean released. <BR/><BR/>So now we have options (in Malaysia!)<BR/><BR/>1. S&M top floor (what is the shop's name?)<BR/><BR/>2. Hong Kong Video store (Sg Wang plaza, which floor?)<BR/Orchidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08881213146970265673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-67034476844823791892008-07-08T10:36:00.000+08:002008-07-08T10:36:00.000+08:00Hey I really like this thread of information! I've...Hey I really like this thread of information! <BR/><BR/>I've wasted half my live staring at Speedy DVDs because I didn't know there are actually CHEAPER original alternatives in Malaysia!<BR/><BR/>Darn, you Speedy, for being everywhere.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110110318684628074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-81256916603683996632008-07-08T10:31:00.000+08:002008-07-08T10:31:00.000+08:00I guess original would mean releases from Korea no...I guess original would mean releases from Korea no? I guess that's mostly movies. I am not too sure about dramas, since they see it free to air in Korea and online, so am not sure if they produces DVD set in Korea. <BR/><BR/>Well,for us, Msian, the one from S&M the building next to Kotaraya, oppposite the arch from Petaling Street, I think they can be considered licensed copy. They come with the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-51846843296792841652008-07-08T10:03:00.000+08:002008-07-08T10:03:00.000+08:00Granted Hong Kong Video store at Sg Wang is one of...Granted Hong Kong Video store at Sg Wang is one of the best place to go for first releases by PMP Entertainment but if you can hold on for a week or two, my regular video store just a short walk from Hong Kong Video store will sell it to me at a better discount rate.<BR/><BR/>Normally, I will wait ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-85224576440298947522008-07-08T09:37:00.000+08:002008-07-08T09:37:00.000+08:00Hi everyone, are the copies bought in S&M, Kotaray...Hi everyone, are the copies bought in S&M, Kotaraya originals? If they are, then they are really good bargains. <BR/><BR/>I usually stand and stare at the original DVD copies in Speedy because I can't afford them :-(. <BR/><BR/>The Singapore ones Orchid bought are original and the quality is really good :-). Yay!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110110318684628074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-79499223565659644642008-07-08T09:20:00.000+08:002008-07-08T09:20:00.000+08:00Is the Imbi plaza still open in KUL? And guys, rem...Is the Imbi plaza still open in KUL? And guys, remember your geography-- Singapore is a city/country INSIDE Malaysia. Geoing to SIN is a short train trip!<BR/><BR/>This is no doubt the world's best blog. Thank you guys for doing such an excellent job!<BR/><BR/>//Vic in San DiegoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032501670292723848.post-6671665359709374892008-07-08T08:32:00.000+08:002008-07-08T08:32:00.000+08:00damn!!!!! that is so freaking cheap!!!! wow $14.70...damn!!!!! that is so freaking cheap!!!! wow $14.70 for a box set, it's like close to a hundred over here in Cali...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com