riceeeeeeeeee

Same, we need to know what is really going on from the members themselves not the CEO/CCM

Same, we need to know what is really going on from the members themselves not the CEO/CCM

"It's not a suspension of activities, but more that we haven't specifically determined (schedules) yet."
.......i.......*sigh*...........i just wanna hear something something from the girls

Dang they work so hard for the concert too.
I'm so disappointed in all this drama going on but I'm not sure who to believe.
As a Jiyeon fan I was really heartbroken when she didnt hi5 her own member.

Dang they work so hard for the concert too.
I'm so disappointed in all this drama going on but I'm not sure who to believe.
As a Jiyeon fan I was really heartbroken when she didnt hi5 her own member.

Dang they work so hard for the concert too.
I'm so disappointed in all this drama going on but I'm not sure who to believe.
As a Jiyeon fan I was really heartbroken when she didnt hi5 her own member.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, will this start the downfall of T-ara? Or will it just pass by over time like nothing has happen.
Dang this is a good drama. Does it air every mon/tue on SBS? or thur/friday on MBC?

Sad to see and I dont really believe anything the media noir the CEO says unless the members make some clarification/tweets.
Please dont be foolish and believe everything someone says.
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Sad to see and I dont really believe anything the media noir the CEO says unless the members make some clarification/tweets.
Please dont be foolish and believe everything someone says.
Like this post if you agree

Sad to see and I dont really believe anything the media noir the CEO says unless the members make some clarification/tweets.
Please dont be foolish and believe everything someone says.
Like this post if you agree

Sad to see and I dont really believe anything the media noir the CEO says unless the members make some clarification/tweets.
Please dont be foolish and believe everything someone says.
Like this post if you agree

Sad to see and I dont really believe anything the media noir the CEO says unless the members make some clarification/tweets.
Please dont be foolish and believe everything someone says.
Like this post if you agree

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I dont care if they are number one or not as long as they keep on putting out quality tracks like day by day.

Appearance:Jiyeon
Vocals:Jiyeon
Acting:Jiyeon
Charm:Jiyeon
Dancing:Jiyeon
General (bias):Jiyeon
Cuteness:Jiyeon
I dont think im biased. El Oh El.

PLEASE VOTE AFTER READING.
A bit late, I know, but this topic is to help decide what edition may be better if you're stuck deciding or just a better insight to what each version has to offer and the differences.
Let's start with Sapphire:

Now it was brought to my attention that a soda can size here in the US may not be the same as those in other countries. That may explain the obesity rate here. So with that in mind, it's a decent sized album. Bigger than the previous Japanese albums but still not as cool and high quality as some of the Korean albums. I originally ordered Diamond only when preorders went up but went back and ordered Sapphire when the album covers came out. Sapphire's cover >>>> Diamond's.

The Sapphire edition is made up of a slipcover that holds a CD case and a booklet for photos and lyrics. The slipcover is really thin and doesn't hold the inside contents snuggly. The CD case itself is alright with one side housing both the CD and DVD and the other with pictures of each member .

The photo booklet is very light in content with two pages of pictures per member, one group photo and everything else being lyrics. Such a shame because the photos here are MUCH better than those in the Diamond edition.
DVD Contents - "The First Story of T-ara"
It's not so much a history of the group but behind the scenes. You get a lot of back and forth between concerts, interactions with fans and the members just talking throughout the film. Only Japanese subtitles so you're SOL if you need English subs or can't understand Korean.
Onto the Diamond version:

Next to the same drink for size comparison. It's more conventional CD sized, a HUGE plus for those of us who collect the CDs and get tired of the different dimensions. Though at this point our shelves are littered with varying sized albums. The quality is a bit better obviously from being composed of a thicker cardboard.

The box holds the CD case and photo booklet and has a compartment [for jewelry perhaps]. I feel they should've included a keychain or something here.

Obviously the booklet being a dedicated photo booklet, it will have more pictures. Each member has ~10 pages of pictures, prob around the same number for group photos and it’s pretty much split even; Diamond cover photos and Pearl cover photos. Also has a section for lyrics.

Comparsion of the thickness of both version’s CD cases and photo booklets. Also for my card fiends, pics of the two cards I got next to the ones I got from Lovey Dovey and Roly Poly. Unfortunately for those interested, all four have been traded away.
DVD Contents – Live in Osaka 2011
Pretty much a concert T-ara had in Japan. The menu is nice enough to have the concert sectioned off into songs. There is also a section for Japanese MVs they made. I have each MV in HD on my PS3 so this DVD is near useless for me.
So a final comparison:
Packaging – Diamond
For being a little over twice the cost, it had better be. But not by much. It doesn’t even have a different or nice finish. The typical cheap gloss paper. My fellow fans who own the Korean albums can attest to this. The standard for albums is a tad bit higher for Korean albums than Japanese. Though the Japanese albums have a good track record for being the same size lol.
Photos – Sapphire
Like I said I preordered Sapphire when I saw how hot the album cover was. The pictures do not disappoint. They’re all classy and not grossly touched up, can’t say the same for Diamond. Diamond definitely has more pictures but quality > quantity. Most of the pictures are oversaturated and exposed. The photos seem to have an identity crisis of cute and sexy. Sapphire wins hands down. Hyomin is freaking STUNNING in the photos. The pictures are also bigger in Sapphire.
Music – Tied
Content is same for both editions. Only difference is CD color; Sapphire – grey with blue accents/writing, Diamond – white with gold accents/writing. The new songs are good too. Not typical of repackage filler tracks. Definitely some effort put into both tracks. I actually enjoy the Japanese version a bit more than the Korean counterparts, and I’m Korean. My only gripe is they didn’t include the Japanese Roly Poly in Copacabana which is readily available. A Japanese Bye Bye and Falling U and this would've been a powerhouse album.
DVD – Sapphire
The behind the scenes and members’ interaction has a lot more substance than a concert DVD. For the price you would think they’d shoot for HD footage on a BD disc, but sadly it’s in 480p. Though all fans can enjoy the concert DVD, only those fans that can understand Korean or Japanese will fully enjoy the Sapphire DVD.
Overall – Sapphire
Sapphire has the better photos and DVD, the music content is the same. For just under half the price of Diamond too. The only downside is the cheaper packaging which you will gladly ignore once you see how great the photos are. The price for both of these albums in general are a bit outrageous when the quality is just a little bit more than regular CDs. We T-ara fans never have it easy though. The Jewelry editions prob made card collecting a bigger headache for those collectors too.
Sorry I didn't review Pearl, I planned on just ordering one version but ran into a problem of more content vs better album cover and just got both. Hopefully future buyers can decide on their purchase from this.

Nice review! Think imma pick up all 3 for collecting purpose. Gonna pick up the sapphire first though thx to your review