JB, maybe you should add that the deadline to preorder is JANUARY 5, 2010.

Besides the EXTENDED 16 episodes (which will include more of Jeremy and Shinwoo's storyline), there will be interviews, behind the scenes, ngs, commentary, plus a photobook. English subs for the extras have yet to be confirmed but if there were a large number of international order, then the possibility of them being subbed will be higher.

Innolife is legit. They do a lot of sales in Japan as well and the site is based in Korea.

I think the dvd will be worth it in the end even though it's a bit pricey. Think, you'll never be able to get your hand on this copy ever again. Plus there's way too much goodies to pass it up. More YAB screen time!!

@ 51: Sounds like with all the goodies then, with the shipping matrix you posted, we should expect a $27-$35 shipping charge for North America...

Okay...I think I can live with that!

@52: When will we know if the extras will be subbed? Without subs, the extras are useless. Might we know before Jan 5?

I made my pre-order yseterday and my order no. was in 5000 something.
Does that mean that there are already over 5000 pre-orders?

I agree with Nom_Kitteh, I basically watch the drama for free with youtube, my soju, etc and have derived many hours of pleasure from the drama.
US$120 is acceptable price to pay, mmm
Though I have already spend another $80 on the pig-rabbit and OSTs.

I ordered last week and it was at 47xx

A question about the region coding - so if a company like YA or something secures the rights to YAB for North America for example - does that mean - the current production company would not release this director cut version in Region 1?

i already pre-ordered right away when the site was up, and I though with all the goodies, $120 was worth it......., the shipping will most likely through EMS and the price range will be around $30 or more......
This director's cut won't be available on yesasia......so pre-order while it last......we need more oversea orders so that english subs will be sure available *confirmed on the 16 eps but not yet for BTS, NGs, etc*

As Pal dvd's can also play the usa version that no bother what stops me from getting it, or any Korean English subbed DvD is fear of poor subbing like that of Night after Night. my last and I mean last Korean DvD I brought. Compared to fan sub version it was very poor, so simply not paying for sub of that quality any more. Until Korean companies can give some sort of guaranty on the eng sub then I will not be buying any.

I just ordered it. I understand the concerns of others re price... but I think when it's something I really want and will use, I want to buy legit. I'll watch it, I'll force friends to watch it, I'll force friends' friends to watch it...

I've already had my 'free' version, as Nom_Kitteh points out, and I'm thankful that that medium is available for watching dramas before the official versions come out. But then when the official version it out and it's good, I think I can live with $120+ once in a while. I do think over $100 is expensive and probably not very smart marketing (if it were $99 + $10 for the extras I suspect they'd get a lot more orders).

Omg 20 episodes i want it!

@ Nom_Kitteh
I am perfectly comfortable with paying $120 for the special Director’s cut DVD set. After all, apart from contributions to WITHS2, Viikii, Megaupload premium service, and…I think aja…, I pretty much got to watch the drama for free. (Now that I think about it, payments to fan services, etc., can add up and get steep :-) ) .

i agree... i started buying boxsets of kdramas that i loved precisely for the same reasons... once i was able to afford buying them, i tried to purchase most of the previous kdramas i enjoyed the most, in hopes of at least supporting the efforts (and production costs) of those dramas.

if you are a kdrama lover and you can afford boxsets, you should at least donate to the subbing group (WITHS2, BON, etc)... right?

@ lovesdramas
does that mean – the current production company would not release this director cut version in Region 1?

I think it all depends on when YesAsia plans to release their Region 1 version of the boxset... I mean it took them almost a year to release Boys Over Flowers, and it wasnt even as "goodie packed" as this Director's Cut....

I believe this one is coming out in February... so there you go.

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I already preordered this... the only thing that was annoying was that it charged my Paypal right away... geez. Innolife will probably bill me again for that additional shipping costs thingy ~

QUESTION: Is this only available on the internet? And, only around the first quarter of the year?

I plan on asking a friend now to buy me one OR since I'm going there October 2010...I could probably get it myself.

So anyone know where you can get it aside from net?
Is it available around October?
any way we can pay cash!? haha!

Sorry...I just don't know how this works.
damn it...first time I ever wanted a korean drama dvd so bad. online subs are just not enough now. hahaha!

I'm going to buy this...I'm afraid though because I live in the US...I hope it will play on my DVD player...ahhhh I so agree with the previous post, eng subs on the internet is not enough anymore...I just can't get enough of YB...I still miss it...I'll probably order it in January...

Thanks JB for the endorsement...I wasn't sure and saw it on other websites but I trust your site the most!!!

Thank you for advertising this DVD. I bought it when I first heard about it. Figured as in all things, it's a gamble to buy online. Even though it may be well described, there's always the chance you will not get what you thought you would. Hopefully, we will not be disappointed. I am looking forward to getting it in February. Thank you again, dramabeans.

I ordered mine from day one with my eyes closed (X-mas savings gone)... Cecilia have been very helpful to us through all the process, super thanks to her.

About this site "innolife" in soompi it was commented that other people participated in a pre-order through this site and they didnt have any problem... I am wishing for the best in this... I really want to see the cut scence... I cant wait I am super Happy!!!

To buy or not to buy.

Even after reading about all your good comments insisting on how innolife is legit, I still feel so uneasy about this. I really want it but about the region code thing, I live in the U.S., it WILL play on my dvd player, correct? Someone please verify this? Ugh, I hate the fact that this is like a one in a lifetime offer kind of thing. "You'll never be able to get your hands on this again!" :l

@62 Eike
"QUESTION: Is this only available on the internet? And, only around the first quarter of the year? I plan on asking a friend now to buy me one OR since I’m going there October 2010…I could probably get it myself."
---->This version is only available through innolife. You can't order it anywhere else. Same goes for the deadline. After this deadline, you won't be able to order it. Other versions of YAB will come out, but the content and extra goodies will be less than this version.
---->If you want to order, order by Jan. 5th.

@53 Nom_Kitteh: Cecilia is still waiting for confirmation. She will tell us as soon as she finds out.

just go buy yourself a cheap philips dvd player that plays all regions like at walmart.

Oh my goodness, $120?????? I'm a college student (and therefore quite poor) so there's no way I can afford that! I mean seriously, why so expensive??? Oh well, I guess i'll just have to settle on the pig-rabbit. Does anyone know how much that is?

I ordered the director cut dvd before (that is the Devil, a brilliant drama that also deserved a much higher rating than it end up with), it cost me 199 us dollar and I finally paid more than 279 canadian dollar( I live in Canada) which include shipping fee so You're Beautiful's price is not that bad.

I think a drama that can bring me this much of fun and more important the happiness of feeling young again; I should support the production company, the staffs, actors for their good work. I watched the shows on line but this production company did not earn any profit same as the actors so to show the support I do not mind to spend this amount of money.

By the way, I order the dvd in the begining of the month, my credit card alreay shown the transaction and their e-mail also remind me there will be more to come as to pay for the shipping and handling charge. Hope this will help someone to answer his/her question regarding the credit card charge.

I was on Cecilia's blog that JB posted up there. This is one of her replies to someone asking about the quality of the English subs:

"the subs will be done by a professional translator
hopefully they’ll be good"
cr: Cecilia from http://minamdvd.wordpress.com/

hope that helps

Honestly, if they just include the mini-concert footage as an extra, that would make me pretty happy. The handheld fancams were a bit of a tease. I'd like to see what else they did, only with better resolution. :D

Just came from http://minamdvd.wordpress.com/. Apparently the January release date isn't official and the info that it's going to be 20 episodes is wrong >.< The production staff is still working on what is going to be included in the set, nothing's final yet...

It's too Expensive to me.. Sigh... :(

In my country (Indonesia) $120,00 means 1million and two hundred Rupiahs....

Where on Earth did you get that..????

And like comments here, there is apparently order numbers are surprisingly low just because of that.... Fans of YAB is mostly from student..... It hard to earn that much money... :( :( :(

I read this on allkpop last night and squealed... For a while.

Now i'm pondering if i should dig into my reserves and invest US$120 (plus a hefty international shipping fee, for sure) in this... :(

@72 moogle
"Honestly, if they just include the mini-concert footage as an extra, that would make me pretty happy."
---->The two concerts will be added on.

wanna get a set of it, but too expensive.

wow i myself would like to have this 'director's cut copy', but not a good buy and WAY OVER BUDGET!! it's TOO EXPENSIVE!! sadly... cant have it.

@ mawar it's $120 not --> $120,00(0) --as you say.

i'm still in college, too.. i don't even have a bank account, much less a credit card. i really want to buy one! :'(

Innolife is 100% legit! This is derived from the fact that it is the designated site that the production company choose for overseas orders. So please don't worry about it.

cecilia from soompi has direct contact with stuff from the production company via the official DVD site ( http://cafe.daum.net/minamdvd ), and had kindly set up a site in English ( http://minamdvd.wordpress.com/ ) with updates and information taken directly from the official Korean site. And from her updates it seems that Region 1 is highly likely so check back there for confirmation.

For those who are thinking of getting it from other sources aside from Innolife (YesAsia / YA Entertaiment etc), it will NOT BE THE SAME as the preorder version! The preorder version will have more goodies such as photobook, more BTS etc. These goodies are ONLY for the preordered version!

So once the preorder ends on 5th January 2010, you will never be able to get the same set again. Even if YesAsia or any other places sells the Director's Cut DVD later on, it WILL NOT include the same amount of goodies. Also, this preorder version is at a discounted price of 114900 won (5% discount) where the normal price is 121000 won. So you'll be paying more for lesser stuff once this preoder period ends.

Visit http://minamdvd.wordpress.com/about/ for more information about the nature of the preorder version of the DC DVD. cecilia has been really helpful translating all the information from the official Korean site allowing overseas fans like us to be kept updated and able to make our purchase. Please read the FAQ / Preorder information and updates there.

Bought it!!!!
Now excuese me i'll go out and sell my kidney

Yipee!! Ordered one last night!! Thought I'll treat myself and like some of the others mentioned above, I see it as a way to "give back" to the cast and crew who have worked so hard but not got anything from me. (I watched YB on either Youku or Tudou with chinese subs). Erm... although I also bought both OSTs ;p

If I like the series enough, I'm usually quite happy to spend some dosh to show my support. The kicker for me was the fact that it's not often I fall for a drama in this manner; the last was probably TW drama The Devil Beside You eons ago. So it's not like I would be buying these box sets on a regular basis. It's just like a nice memento to remind me of the happy hours I spent with YB.

As for the price, I agree that it's steep but not anywhere near as steep as the Jpaanese DVDs. The Gokusen Movie is costing me US$60 w/o postage and that's for a 90min movie! Without any extras. My Majo No Jouken Drama boxset was US$270 w/o postage for 11 episodes. Don't even get me started on the cost of Japanese CDs.

Went to solicit reviews on Innolife; apparently they sell quite a lot in Japan, as well as in Taiwan, China, HK etc. My experience with websites that sell extensively to North East Asia is that they don't really give a damn about the English speaking community because it's so small and as a result their sites invariably lack coherent English instructions. Charging your card before shipping is also protocol on these sites, not just for DVDs but also for books, cosmetics, clothing, accessories etc. I find it dodgy too because that would never fly in the UK, but at least I've not encountered any problems thus far. As for regions, I have a multi region player so I am good on that front.

But i think the last reason that made me decide to jump is because i don't want to hesitate, and in a couple of months hear everyone talk about how good it is and end up a ball of regret and anger.... arghhhhh!!!

Even though I had some reservations since I have never ordered from Innolife and I have never pre-ordered any exclusive, once in a life time Korean drama box set, I still jumped on the bandwagon.

I have never ordered from Innolife as well. And this DVD box set is so expensive. But since I love YB so much, I have placed order immediately. I hope that I will not be disappointed.

Ah, I was wondering if you would blog about the D-Cut of YAB, Javabeans. I'm very happy that you did because that way more people will get to know about it.

I ordered my copy on day one and I can't wait to receive it.

Like some people mentioned above, it's been a while since a drama brought me so much pleasure and I want to give something back to the production company, cast and crew. They deserve to know that their quality hardwork is appreciated.

For those of you who are wondering why you have to pay BEFORE the dvd is shipped, I think it was explained on Soompi that it's because the dvd will be produced on demand. In other words, if 5000 people pre-order the DVD, there will only be 5000 copies made and they need to give the money up front so that the production of the dvds can start.

Also, like mentioned above, this is YOUR ONLY CHANCE to get the D-cut with that many deleted scenes. From what I understand, if you don't buy this version from innolife, not only the next one won't have all the extras, but there also will not be as many deleted scenes.

The people making the dvd are really giving us a great gift IMO. They're really making a dvd for the fans. There even was a poll on the internet from the production company asking us what we wanted included in the dvd. Judging from this official annoucement, they listened to us. They also asked for our favorite scenes and lines and I guess they'll include a kind of best of (a bit like they did in the Special episode for Hong Gil Dong perhaps).

For the people who are worried about the dvd region, it's is actually extremely easy to make your dvd player region-free (just do a google search with the appropriate keywords + the brand and model of your player and you'll get the code to enter with the remote to make it region free. It's done in a few seconds). And many cheap players are actually region free from the start. My old no-brand $30 dvd player could read just about anything.

About the price, although I'm one of those people who never buy sa dvd unless it's in the $9.99 bin, I think it's fully justified in this case. Think of all we're getting:

*16 extended episodes (footage amounts to 18 episodes total and that's about 1080 minutes of film) with never before seen footage.

*OST

*Photobook and other goodies.

The OST alone is worth quite a bit and the photobook will have exclusive pictures too.

I was actually expecting it to cost more.

It wouldn't surprise me to see the D-cut version appear online sometime next year (although, with it being licensed in the US, I don't think Aja-aja will make it available) but in YAB, case, I really want to show my appreciation by buying a legal version of the drama.

hmmm
The most I'd pay for a DVD boxset is 20 bucks but this is just too hard to pass up
so i guess im gonna have to cut back on gift giving this year or sell my kindey like sucker lol
I remember reading from soompi that theyre trying to get at least 2000 preorders for the DVD, I wonder if its still under the minimum? I really hope not because apparently the more people that will order, the better quality the DVD will be as in, high quality subs abd even the extra NGs and commentaries and what not will be subbed. also, the OST will be included as well?
Does anyone know if its all 3 of them or just the first one? Either ways, this is really a great deal :O...ok, im just trying to justify why i just spent that much money
anyway, i can't wait til i get my grubby hands on my copy.
I hope the cast will get a cut from the profit because its the only way us overseas fans can show how much we appreciated their hard work in making this drama enjoyable for all of us here!

if u want to say u support YB but the DVD d'cut too expensive that u rather buy the boot leg dvd that cost 20$

some people are just too much...

if u dont have money or earn enough yet so dont buy it..

but dont say that u can get at 20$ the same thing...for boot leg one..

I'm not getting this because I'm not willing to spend so much on it. For those of you who have concerns about shipping, perhaps you can get a gauge of how much shipping might cost from the innolife FAQ page at http://shop.innolife.com/shop/help.php?j=h&ah_id=5

Kay, so I finally ordered it. I'm officially a beggar now.
My winter break will be so gloomy to stay in this cold weather country.
*Dreaming of Spain and Greece*

Has anyone from the Philippines ordered already?

Im trying to decide whether it is safe to buy or not..

Here is an update from Cecilia on her blog at minamdvd.wordpress.com

One more reason to buy this DC DVD XP.

"Behind the scenes of the recording of the commentary [12.15.09]

The commentary and interviews for the director’s cut dvd took place yesterday (12.15.2009). The following is a brief translation/summary of what happened. The original notice in Korean can be found at the official daum cafe here

Yesterday, admins of the director’s cut daum cafe met up with related persons from the production company, producers from sbs, director Hong Sung Chang as well as our ANJell’s Jang Keun Suk, Park Shin Hye, Lee Hong Ki and Jung Yong Hwa. The purpose of the meeting was to record the interviews and commentary which will be included into the director’s cut DVD.

Because of the schedules of various members, the recording was pushed back til 8pm and everyone had already had dinner when they came (the daum cafe had intended to provide them with dinner and snacks). So instead they started off by giving them snacks and coffee.

The person to arrive at the recording studio was director Hong Sung Chang and the admins started to discuss about the dvd with him. After that, Mr Kim from ENE media also arrived and everyone’s ideas about the packaging of the dvd was passed on to him. Also, ideas about the extra videos were passed onto Song Yeon Soo PD from SBS.

After all the discussion with them, Jeremy and Shinwoo arrived together. The actors were supposed to arrive at 8pm but they arrived early at 7:35pm. Not long after, Tae Kyung and Mi Nam also arrived. (They all arrived despite their busy schedules, can you feel how passionate they are about the dvd?)

While they were waiting for the coffee to arrive, Mi Nam and her manager offered to buy everyone coffee and the cafe admins told them that they were buying already and that it would arrive soon. Everyone enjoyed their coffees and snacks on this cold day.

First of all, the individual interviews for each of the actors was filmed. All the questions asked by everyone was compiled and passed onto the ENE production team and all questions for the interviews were from questions contributed by fans. When the actors found out that the questions were all from fans, they were excited and took extra effort to answer each question in length.

After the interviews, ANJells and the director gathered to record the commentary together. As they watched the videos, they were all very enthusiastic in talking about different scenes and stories and they had alot of fun recording the commentary. Mr Kim from ENE media, who had seen alot of commentaries being recorded said that this was the first time he had seen such an atmosphere for a commentary recording.

After the recording, Tae Kyung and Mi Nam had schedules so they left and because of the time, everyone could not stay at the recording studio any longer. Because the recording had taken some ti me, the cafe admins thought they might be hungry and the dinner which they had originally prepared was given to everyone as supper instead (freshly delivered of course).

Shortly, there will also be some photos of the meeting, autographs and more information. So stay tuned!"

credit: Cecilia at minamdvd.wordpress.com

@71 sweetaddiction,

Thanks for the many updates!

I hope that the professional translator will also be familiar with the drama, and not just be translating from a written script. I bought the dvd set for "Hearts of Nineteen", and the English subtitles were, in a word, horrid. The lead male is a director in his father's IT company. Throughout the drama, the English subtitles called him everything from "Office Helper" to "Dorm Room Leader" to "Manager" to "Director". If the translator had been familiar with the drama's setting, the result would have been so much better.

Thanks again for all the updates!

Well I can see why the numbers are low for the box set. Are they trying to cheat people out of their money! A box set for $120!? Is the shipping like $60 or something?! Don't even tell me if the shipping isn't included in the already $120. I mean I loved this show, WUVED it! But I didn't even buy Dead Like Me's boxset that cost like $40 cuz it was too expensive. And I LOVE Dead Like Me (I actually have it on my Netflix XD). Maybe it's since I'm a cheapskate, but even if I did have the money (which I don't since i bought tickets to see a play with my mom in January), $120 is very pricey for 16 episodes or 20 episodes. Sorry Tae Kyung but I'mma have to pass. <3's!

@ Tricia
I'm pretty sure that they are not cheating people out of their money. This company is not some fraud, they are legit and running a very professional business. Also, you get what you pay for.
:)

@Tricia

Although I agree with you that the pricing is very steep, but it is definitely the standard pricing for a D-cut boxset. You can compare the price with other boxsets that comes out of Korea/Japan. This is even more so because of the goodies that comes with it.

As for me, I don't want to cry and regret next year when i see all the other fans raving over their boxsets, so yep, i'm jumping on the bandwagon as well eventhough i'll be eating air for the next few months!

YAB FIGHTING!!

PS: I heard that the number of pre-orders are extremely low (really too bad!!). Does anyone actually knows what is the number currently?

gosh people! buy the dvd!! let's show our support for YB.

Exactly, chris! I KNOW I'll regret not buying it once I see pictures of it with all the goodies. I'm not saying it's not expensive but it's a once in a lifetime chance. It's a cost I'll have to pay.

As for me, I'm so excited to get it even though it might take a few months. I don't mind them taking a while because I want it to be awesome and worth the money I paid for.

@Chris & D
Okay Okay, I give. But why is this a once in a lifetime chance? Is it only going to sell now and not there after? I may have some money come march. (I have no job, college student here). I could probably purchase it then.

@99 Tricia

Exactly! As far as the information given by Daumcafe & Cecilia goes, this D-cut is exclusive, and we can only pre-order before 5th Jan. All other versions that comes out later will not be as complete or have as many goodies as this! Which is why I am willing to buy it at such an expensive price. This is the first time I am buying something online from overseas. Loads of firsts for me =P

Cecilia explained better - you can read it here:
http://minamdvd.wordpress.com/about/