THE iDOLM@STER > Derived products, CD albums & anime
iM@S - Now on iTunes in Japan!
Bro:
FANTASTIC.
And I imagine I have to jailbreak my iPad or iPod to get the Japanese iTunes?
altuixde:
I know that it's possible to access the Japanese iTunes store from iTunes on a Mac or PC (I haven't tried to access it on an iOS device). First you'll have to create a Japanese iTunes account; there are instructions on how to do this in the idolmaster mobile i thread. It's been a while since I did that, but I think it involves switching to the Japanese store, clicking to download a free app in the store, then fudging a street address in Japan. Then you'll need a Japanese iTunes gift card. Once you've purchased and downloaded the songs, I guess that they'll play on an iPad, iPod or iPhone without jailbreaking. Wikipedia says that the Japanese iTunes store stopped using DRM for music earlier this year. Even if the songs still had DRM, I think it's not difficult to authorize your iOS devices to play them. Note that I haven't actually done all this yet; I still haven't bought a Japanese iTunes gift card.
Daverost:
Everything you said is right. That's how you sign up for an account, and your JP account songs will play just fine. Your iPod/iPhone/whatever isn't limited to songs you buy on your main iTunes account. It will play whatever you decide to sync to it, and that includes songs from other accounts.
I don't think the JP store gives away a free song every week anymore, or at least there was some reason I stopped checking, but a couple of years back I used to get a few songs here and there from the JP store and they're on my iPod.
Bro:
Feh, this is all real expensive. But I want to support the idols... Hmm..
With the money I save not buying these songs, I'll just buy more iDOLM@STER CDs and games.
Accoun:
--- Quote from: Bro on September 24, 2012, 04:49:44 am ---With the money I save not buying these songs, I'll just buy more iDOLM@STER CDs and games.
--- End quote ---
With better sound quality, ability to re-rip at will (as long as you have a device with a CD drive at hand) and those OMGfancy packaging and artwork. Good choice.
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