[Update] Infinite: Koi Ni Ochiru Toki 1st Japanese Full Album Review

As new official Infinite products seem to be on hiatus (as in Woollim isn't releasing any new albums or DVDs for awhile), I decided that I want to try and collect all seven random member photobooks from the Japanese full album, Koi Ni Ochiru Toki! I originally bought a new album in Japan and received Hoya, which I traded for my friend's Myungsoo. Though I have my bias's book, I love this concept and photoshoot so much, and the fact that the random element is an actual book instead of a photocard, that I decided to try and collect more! Here is my original review of the album, and in this blog post I'll describe my game plan for collecting all seven photobooks and continue my review of the album.

I prefer buying new albums, but because I want to collect specific books and ask sellers which member's book they're selling, I decided to go to the used market on Amazon. While there are few sellers on eBay selling specific member's photobooks, they're offering ridiculous prices so buying used from Amazon seemed best. I emailed many sellers for which members they had, some of who ignored me, some who said they don't have access to their warehouse, and others who gave me the member and immediately hiked up the price three-fold. I'm pretty hesitant buying from an independent seller on Amazon (as I've had way more than my share of bad experiences), especially because the random member photobook may be missing from the album. Yet I gambled with the cheapest seller, SHINJITU JP, who also never responded to my email. I paid just under $16 and my used album arrived exactly two weeks after shipment.

My album arrived in a paper envelope lined with bubblewrap, and there was a thin cushy layer around my album that was taped onto the album itself...luckily it didn't leave a mark. But of course the first thing I checked before opening my package was whether or not the random photobook was inside-I gave my package a shake and everything seemed to be there! Overall the exterior casing had a few nicks, but the photobooks were in excellent, practically new condition!

I'm pretty meticulous when it comes to documenting my Infinite merchandise, so that's why most of this post is pointless. But anyways, my album came with, in order from top to bottom: the CD/DVD case, the regular photobook, the advertisement slip, and lastly the random member photobook. The only thing that's missing is the lottery ticket.

And if it wasn't for this album, I wouldn't have known that the perforated exterior case is also a slip that goes over the album! So the real album covers under the cover slips look like this, with a simplistic front and with a group photo from the regular photobook, the CD and DVD tracklists and technical information on the back.

Of course the first thing I checked after opening the package was which member did I get...I got Woohyun, the one I wanted the most! Admiring every page of pure amazingness, my hands were trembling so much in happiness that I finally got what I had wanted. While all the member photobooks include photos from all three photoshoots (white suits, black and white suits, pastel suits), the number of pages per each shoot is different. Excluding the front and back covers, Hoya's and Woohyun's are 6, 4, 8, and Myungsoo's is 6, 6, 6.

Here are the covers of Woohyun's photobook. Like the front cover, the rest of the photos from this shoot show Woohyun calm and distant, and then the last shoot is more cute and fun.

Mostly every page has its own photo, but for some reason that one photo of Woohyun was wasted...it's still a gorgeous photo though^^ Then there are the black and white photos, which are cute as well. Many of Woohyun's photos (5 to be exact) are full body, and many more (8) are half body...I was hoping for more close-ups. Included are Woohyun's profile information and printed autograph, and the last two pages are fun poses!

I never got around to posting about Myungsoo's photobook, but it's never too late! Here are the front and back covers.

I cannot get over the first photoshoot; it is just pure perfection. These pages show Myungsoo being cute and charming, and also expressionless L! Included again are the profile information and printed autograph, and the last two pages are so cute!

Again, I cannot state how esctatic I am to have both Myungsoo's and Woohyun's. Part of me wants to continue collecting the rest ASAP but then I feel like I won't cherish my top 2 as much as I do now...we'll see^^