whitegrey 115 Posted June 21, 2012 http://www.hearjapan.com/en/news/hearja ... ting-down/ Well, I think this sucks... hope it isn't old news already... I've bought quite a few of my favorite albums there over the years (especially Indie/Underground stuff). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeus 7997 Posted June 21, 2012 Unfortunately there were many unanticipated costs in doing this that made HearJapan impossible to manage. I feel like we had something to do with that. I wasn't the biggest user of their services but this isn't good. :\ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAT5 9075 Posted June 21, 2012 Honestly, I'm not surprised... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sai 868 Posted June 21, 2012 Unfortunately there were many unanticipated costs in doing this that made HearJapan impossible to manage. I feel like we had something to do with that. AW SHIT. But yeah this sucks. Chances to get your hands on VK music are starting to get rather slim. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitegrey 115 Posted June 21, 2012 I was very happy with the old version (pre 2.0)… it was not "modern" but it worked for me. I was buying like 3-5 albums a month back then, sometimes even more… But I must admit I've never gotten used to the new 2.0 version… I bought less after the update and I suppose this was also the case for other people… Though I think they've improved their service the last couple of weeks so I was actually willing to buy more stuff again at hj in the near future… Anyway - even with the fact that I didn't like 2.0 as much as 1.0 it's very sad… They had a very nice Indie-collection and the kind of stuff where I think it's right to actually support it with money - and the price was right (no shipping-cost, no lame digital rights management…). I always thought it was a fair service. Maybe the step to update the site was the wrong decision… I don't know… Would be good if they find somebody to save the whole thing and even make it better. (but if it only can get worse - better shut it down in time - I don't want another "corporate" service with e.g. limited genres/labels only). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAT5 9075 Posted June 21, 2012 Honestly, I was never pleased with their selection...but I do understand how hard it is to secure the rights to sell music from so many different labels... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Number Girl 48 Posted June 21, 2012 Well, shit. . . Although even when they had bands I liked, I never ended up buying anything from them (I always used iTunes for digital shit) so I guess I can't say I helped much. :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flame-X 441 Posted July 19, 2012 It was bound it happen. With the existence of Amazon and itunes, they had no chance of competing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
