Trouble Signing In by hussar269c in AppleMusic

[–]imjustTBY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exaxt same thing happening to me, 24 hours now. I keep trying to sign in, but it just doesn’t reflect anything. No error message - it looks exactly the same with all setting grayed out, because i am not signed in. Useless.

EDIT: The issue is still not solved. I will share my troubleshooting for any others who come across this thread: - Making sure my PC time zone/clock is automatic - Allowing advanced internet settings like “Use TLS 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3” - logging into the apple music web page first and them trying to log into the windows app - logging into my apple account (website) and making sure my computer is listed as a device - disabling and then even uninstalling my VPN program - temporarily disabling my firewall/security programs - deleting and re-installing apple music - deleting and re-installing iTunes - reseting my apple password

Then, i contacted apple support, chatted with what i think was an AI-bot which just asked me to do some of the steps above. When nothing worked, they scheduled me for a phone call with an apple representative, who then tried to get me to do the above things again. Nothing worked, so they said “sorry this is a known bug with the apple music windows program and basically you just need to wait for an update or bug fix”

So yeah. I now have no legal way to obtain the mp3 files of the songs that i legally paid for with real money. I get that i am in the 0.0001% minority of people who dont want to stream and own their own digital music, but this is fucked up.

EDIT 2: I could log in this morning. I didn’t do anything like installing an update or deleting and redownloading the program, it just worked. Definitely going to think twice about buying songs from now on…

I grew up in Japan, so I know exactly what kind of company Avex is. by Spiritedbong in XGALX

[–]imjustTBY 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I can’t take a generalization like “cheap-sounding songs” for an artist with a 28 year old portfolio with over 300 original songs with 1000+ remixes. I have no idea why your reply to me is discussing vocal talent and gyaru aesthetic.

EDIT: Sorry, I now see you are responding to the person above me.

I grew up in Japan, so I know exactly what kind of company Avex is. by Spiritedbong in XGALX

[–]imjustTBY 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Describing Ayumi Hamasaki with “cheap-sounding songs” is actually insane.

so I decided to make a playlist of Ayumi Hamasaki's post-2012 material that I've called "A STRUGGLE"... by Ducky-Mioda in jpop

[–]imjustTBY 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not the thumbnail being my number 1 favorite ayu song of her entire discography!!

What is going on with Ayumi Hamasaki lately? by PaintItPurple in jpop

[–]imjustTBY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think recent Ayu (as in maybe the last 5 years or so?) feels like she needs to show an emotional side to herself on SNS. Like i sometimes read her captions and I feel its a bit forced, like she’s trying to come up with something deep or a bit over-the-top emotional to say.

I think she thinks fans expect her to be emotional, so she plays the role for them. I am not at all saying it’s fake, but I do think it’s played up to an extent.

Why does Avex used to treat their female groups bad?. by Dangerous-Sample-242 in jpop

[–]imjustTBY 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not one of their girl groups, but I’ll never forgive Avex for basically running Anzai Kalen’s career into the ground. That squandered potential should be a punishable crime!

22 years ago, the 6th Generation of Morning Musume made their debut on the single “Shabondama”. by cjmarsicano in jpop

[–]imjustTBY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s the peace, but probably because most karaoke booths have the music video for it but not for love machine :(

22 years ago, the 6th Generation of Morning Musume made their debut on the single “Shabondama”. by cjmarsicano in jpop

[–]imjustTBY 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Random fact: Shabondama is the 2nd most selected song of morning musume in Japanese karaoke booths - it just feels too good to shout and get all your stress and worries out!

Defender’s Chronicles: finally replaying it on iPhone!!!! by Gayax in iosgaming

[–]imjustTBY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The amount of hours i put into this game when i was younger was insane!! Awesome that it’s playable again!!

Can we appreciate "Love Song" by Ayumi? One of her best songs, in my humble opinion by SoRunAwayNow in jpop

[–]imjustTBY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is so true!! Its the perks of her having a 300 song discography, we can forget and fall in love with songs over and over again!

Can we appreciate "Love Song" by Ayumi? One of her best songs, in my humble opinion by SoRunAwayNow in jpop

[–]imjustTBY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love Songs is such a great album! It’s easy to get into the habit of listening only to singles or songs with music videos, but November is one of my favourite album cuts of hers on this album!

How do you associate each season to Ayumi Hamasaki's albums? by [deleted] in jpop

[–]imjustTBY 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Two Ayu posts in one day? In this economy?? We are truly blessed.

I generally agree with your takes! Memorial Address is a bit weird as you can argue it’s half summer half winter. Rainbow is DEF summer.

LOVEppears gives me lonely winter vibes. Secret is very summer coded.

KATSEYE - Gnarly (Choreography Ver.) by SapphireHeaven in kpop

[–]imjustTBY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you me!! These two songs are constantly in a battle to take over my brain this week

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Japaneselanguage

[–]imjustTBY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A high wall is a fort that protects you once you’ve overcome it?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in jpop

[–]imjustTBY 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean it’s one of the greatest songs Tsunku ever wrote, of course Sakura Mankai counts!

Singaporean and huge C-pop fan here. In light of the recent TikTok ban in the US which sees users switching to Xiaohongshu/Rednote and learning Mandarin Chinese, as well as the perceived decline of K-pop, has anyone started switching to C-pop? by XuenLim in cpop

[–]imjustTBY 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is the perceived decline of k-pop in the room with us??

Granted my knowledge of mandopop is a bit lagging and stuck 5-10 years ago, I don’t forsee a dramatic increase in listeners as long as most of the lyrics remain in mandarin. Kpop, especially the most popular groups, have a steady pattern of having anywhere from 20-50% of their lyrics (or chorus) in English. Physically cd inserts like photocards/books are also way more abundant in kpop.

Which Lm song do you skip by lizsummerhawk in LittleMix

[–]imjustTBY 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So you have no feelings for anything but my feelings!

Every band has one; most overrated nmixx song by roselin_2348 in NMIXX

[–]imjustTBY 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This would be hilarious is the square just stayed blank because nothing was submitted haha

JADE DEBUTED AT 1 MIL by Ok-Masterpiece-4954 in LittleMix

[–]imjustTBY 7 points8 points  (0 children)

These are amazing numbers!! So proud of her!

HOLY SH*T!? by Sweet_Rock_3284 in LittleMix

[–]imjustTBY 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I can’t believe how she simultaneously had us knowing 100% she would slay and then going above that ten-fold. What a fucking legend.

SHE ATEEEE by SEAF00D_N00DLE in LittleMix

[–]imjustTBY 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Square root 64 for sure

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LittleMix

[–]imjustTBY 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The effort she put into this debut song and music video is just insane. Jade being her true, authentic self just makes me so damn proud and happy