My After 17th: 2021

Monday, June 21, 2021

My Comments on IU 5th Album : LILAC (BYLAC Version + HILAC Version Photo Book)

IU 5th Album : LILAC

Album Released : 25 March 2021

Two versions (from left to right) : HILAC, BYLAC

IU 5th Album : LILAC

Track List :

01 Lilac

02 Flu

03 Coin

04 Hi Spring Bye

05 Celebrity

06 Troll (feat. DEAN)

07 Empty Cup

08 My Sea

09 Ah Puh

10 Epilogue

IU 5th Album : LILAC

Specifications with Details

COVER (2 versions, mine is BYLAC)

W 198 x H 222 x T 26 (mm)

Hard scrapbook plastic material.

Once folded, never undo its original form.

Handle with care.

Front box cover. Not really like the photo here to be honest.

Back box cover. Artistic? I don't get the message in this shot?

Just, whatever. Filling up this little gap with some text is so much better to me.

Upon opening the box, on the left side.

Little floral design in faded white ink.

Right side after opening the box.

Honest opinion : The box compartment is quite light. Unable to withstand the weight when I try to take items inside. As you can see, the bottom part of the box torn a little. Not sure if it originally came like that or I made it. 😛

Front side of Lyric Book + AR Photo Card

Back side of Lyric Book + AR Photo Card

It has track list on it, but it's not bilingual.

Top : Lyric Book

Lyric Book : 16p / W 188 x H 140 x T 8 (mm)

Bottom : AR Photo Card

(Two versions : HILAC & BYLAC) AR Photo Card : W 120 x H 120 (mm)

Lyric Book

Honest opinion : I think it's glued behind. Not detachable. Hmm~ Is that mean that I can put the CD on that AR Photo Card slot?

Front AR Photo Card.

Honest opinion : I tried using iLLUU app on both Android and iOS phone (iPhone 11 to be exact) and it's shamefully disappointing that it's not working at all. It's just a stupid photo card that brings common confusion that it's a CD.

Back AR Photo Card

I thought this would be the most interesting feature that I can explore, but... New experience to bring me to reality fact. 😄

P/s: Be note that there is slight changes on my bloglink in terms of its font colour. Don't worry, no changes in the link. Hehe~

Front side of most-of-the-petite inclusions:

Photo card, ID photo kit, artwork sticker.

Front photo card

Photo card : 2 versions (HILAC & BYLAC), each version have 3 types, will receive 1/3 ; W 54 x H 86 (mm)

Okay... why am I receiving this kind of photo card. 😅 I'm expecting it to be more... *indescribable*

Back photo card

Well, at least it is in English. I can understand what she writes.

* Update as of 11/05/2021, I sell this photo card to someone from Rantau, Negeri Sembilan.

Received payment : 11/05/2021

Posted via J&T Express : 12/05/2021

Buyer received parcel : 18/05/2021

Front ID photo kit

ID photo kit : 2 versions (HILAC & BYLAC), W 65 x H 90 (mm)

So much little efforts in keeping it in intact. Haha~

Inside ID photo kit

Ahhh~ this is cute to keep though... Tell me what people do with this?

Artwork sticker

Artwork sticker : 2 versions (HILAC & BYLAC), W 55 x 170 (mm)

And again, too cute to use though~ An idea from my mum telling me to stick this inside lyrics book, since it won't stick well by time. Any better idea?

Front BYLAC ver. photo book

Glad to own this. My HILAC & BYLAC photo books just feel complete. 😌

But, I don't have LILAC photo book~ 😢😭

WHY IS IT SO EXPENSIVE?!?!

Back BYLAC ver. photo book

How I wished there is someone sell BYLAC ver. photo book itself.

But what is bought is already on my hand. Relieved!

Front HILAC ver. photo book

So good to see them in pair now...

Back HILAC ver. photo book

I will make sure my purchase of HILAC ver. photo book itself a well-deserved choice. Confidence!

P/s: Another different day I edited these 2 photos of HILAC ver. photo book. No changes in the link, just the font colour. Please don't worry about it, since I guess no one will notice about it as well ahahah~

Photo Book : 2 versions (HILAC & BYLAC) ; 72P / W 187 x H 210 x T 7 (mm)

Front CD

This is what I am looking for the most. First run whole tracklist in car's radio.

How cool it is to use official CD to play it?!

Pre-order only Poster

Pre-order only poster : 2 types (HILAC & BYLAC) ; Random 1 to be received ; W 420 x H 594 (mm)

It's not the nicest poster I've seen. But thanks for that, seller. Hehe~

Friday, May 21, 2021

My IU BYLAC Album

Hey Hey! Another new blog post here~

A quick question here: "How is it going?" or "How it is going?"

I will provide the answer on the last part.

Reason for asking this? I'll tell you.

Recently, I've watched a little YouTube videos from SQ K-POP making unboxing videos of IU 5th Album : LILAC & also TWICE contents. 🐢🐢

His introduction keeps replaying on my mind: "Hey there~ How itis / isit going?"

As the aftermath, I replicated his introduction for this post. 😶👉👈

Repetition: I bought myself IU's HILAC Photo Book from Carousell.

No more surprise. I bought myself IU 5th Album: LILAC (BYLAC Version) from Carousell too.

Since I was fallen into Kpop albums rabbit hole for the moment, I saw this listing. Quite a bargain though, because it included a folded poster woohoo~

As what people usually do, I asked for photos of the album's condition.

And here it is, with every edges of the album.

Okay, here's the underlying fact:

Actually, I bought this 1st following with IU HILAC photo book. I was in dilemma, two-hearted if I should purchase a pricier HILAC version album or just cheaper option of BYLAC version?

😛 why can't I just move forward to important stuffs? 😛

Thanks to that "free postage" inclusion, I thoroughly think that I should take it after almost 2-3 days of consideration. Boomer me is too new at using bank transfer and debit thingy~

1) Initially used Bb/Ss/Nn account to debit money directly using Carousell payment method. And weirdly enough, technical issue happened + me being inexperienced is having anxiety so much. The responsible seller cancelled my payment & asked me to use transfer fund method.

2) Finally, I used Mm/Aa/Yy/Bb/Aa/Nn/Kk account (not mine) to transfer fund directly to the seller. Everything seems good in my eyes. Kokoro is in eased.

At first, the seller intended to use FMX but also due to technical issue (cannot deliver to my place 😢)

The seller had to use J&T Express (which I'm not foreign about it 😅)

The next day, two photos arrived from the seller to show me the airway bill number.

Seller ranted to me that the postage to Sabah is expensive. Tears be flowing the sea from Johor to Sabah HAHAHA [P/s: Thank you #cryforme]

Finally, on my hands right now!

[ IU BYLAC ALBUM UNBOXING VIDEO ]

--- Coming soon, please be awaited ---

Free gifts from the seller!

Flat-lay shot of IU 5th Album : LILAC (BYLAC Version)

Just another flat-lay shot with IU's HILAC photo book.

Process of Waiting

21st April : Started to ask seller about BYLAC album.

22nd April : Act clever me used Bb/Ss/Nn account for the first time without any experience. Technical issue happened. Buyer cancelled my payment. Bringing my anxiety to the next day.

23rd April : Issued payment to seller via bank transfer fund in the morning. Received photos and messages telling me that buyer used J&T Express (instead FMX) to post parcel.

28th April : Received parcel safe & sound at home.

Answer:

So, I've checked out the answer.

The correct one is: "How is it going?" or "How's it going?"

Apparently, this phrase is an idiom that brings the same meaning as: "How are you?"

Some petty question I asked, right? But this is life, it's easy to neglect the littlest intricate things making us to create big problem, which is actually fundamental. Hmm~ now I started to talk big haha

Until then~ 😄✌

Monday, May 3, 2021

My IU HILAC Photo Book

Hello everyone! 😬👋🏼

First post in year 2021. New month, new resolution. I'm back again. Yeay~ 🥳🎊

I found this in Carousell... Feeling like wanna keep this for aesthetic collection heheheh~

It'll be my first ever experience to buy things inside Carousell...

I am so anxious that people will buy it since:

1) It was posted just one week ago. I scared many people will buy it since it's kinda like a super deal to realise that people sell loose K-Pop merchandises there.

2) Three people (including myself) have liked the post. Are the other two likers also keening to buy it?

I watched videos of people unboxing IU's 5th Album: LILAC. This album has 2 versions: HILAC & BYLAC.

Personally, I like BYLAC photo book more than HILAC version. But, I don't see any BYLAC photo book available for sell... So,, I just pick up what's on the market lahh~

The seller is from Sarawak (Kuching specifically)... Requested to quote price for delivery fee.

I intended to buy HILAC cover and also HILAC photo book from the same seller. But the seller said HILAC cover has minor defects.

The box : ~~RM20~~ RM15

The book : ~~RM37~~ RM35 (I don't request for that price, but that's the price seller gave me)

Delivery fee : RM11.65 (why? Kuching to Kota Kinabalu also that expensive 🔪💔)

To be honest, I don't really mind the dents on the HILAC cover. But it will cost RM61.65 liao~ The total price can buy around ¾ of the album price. 😭

It's a hard decision to take. I only take HILAC photo book. That would be RM46.65, plus additional RM1 for Carousell Protection fee.

The photo : I requested the seller to snap a photo of how it looked like to put both HILAC & BYLAC photo books inside a cover. It fitted perfectly, the seller said that I have a great idea there. *flushing face*

Please allow me to laugh for straight 10 seconds.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAGAHAHAHAHHAHAHAGAHAHAHAHAHAHAGAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Process of Waiting:

21st April : Started to ask seller about HILAC cover & photo book.

23rd April : Issued payment to seller via GrabPay. (It really fully filled up my mind from day till night, same as others' upcoming purchases I had on the same day wow)

24th April : Parcel posted via J&T Express.

28th April : Received parcel safe & sound at home.