Korean Idols Stole My Money

     I was in bed last weekend, being super unproductive, when I realized I had yet to buy SHINee's new Japanese single. It's been out since August and usually I pre-order their albums before they're released. So why don't I have this album yet? Because I have no money. Part of that is because of school: books, tuition that wasn't covered by financial aid, GAS MONEY TO GET THERE. These are only some of the reasons my bank account is a bit on the low side. The other reason? Well..............





     Those are just SHINee albums and they're not cheap AT ALL. The Japanese albums are always more expensive than the Korean albums. The concerts are TWICE as much. Sometimes, three times as much, but I buy them to support them! That and their music is REALLY good. I don't only buy SHINee albums though.





     The big Super Show 4 concert was $150! I don't even like that group that much, but my sister wanted it so I bought it for her birthday. The rest were decent prices: all around $20 or $40. Albums and concerts are great, but what's the point of getting them if you don't get the posters or photo cards?





     I prefer photo cards (small photos in the middle) to posters mostly because they come in the album and are FREE. Posters are usually $10 extra, so I've opted out of the poster option. To make things cheaper, I could just buy them on iTunes, but I wouldn't get the photo card or photo booklet that I get with the physical copy. I've only bought two albums on iTunes and that's because I was too excited to wait for my physical copy. Yes, I bought a digital copy AND a physical copy. To sum it all up, I'm a broke college student with an expensive hobby.


Side Note: I edited my Memoir post and added SHINee's Lucifer video. Go check it out!