shibuya HMV closedown, the end of an era

it was this spring that the news of shibuya hmv closedown was delivered through the media. of course it was a big shock and surprise to many people who have been to the store. it was regarded as one of the biggest record stores not only in tokyo or japan, but also in the global context. many musicians around the world carried themselves to the store when they had concerts in tokyo. i myself saw Black Eyed Peas and m-flo in the store. therefore, i could never imagine that this store would be closed and i could hardly believe the news. nevertheless, the closedown was an official fact. therefore, i decided to see the store before it disappears from the map of shibuya.

what i surprised at the store was, actually, the lack of collection of music in fact. i always thought that shibuya hmv has everything i want, but it turned out to be an illusion. i was rather surprised that i could not find what i wanted to buy!! i think this is because people today tend to take the internet for granted and i misunderstood the store had the same potential as the internet... internet offers us literary everything i can imagine, from goods to services, and even to dates (although ive never tried the last one:P ), and this huge rival has gradually weaken even such a great record store...

i really hope that the closedown of shibuya hmv will gradually make people realize how important to live in the real world outside the world of world wide web. i do use internet shopping services once in a while but i try to go to find what i want by myself as often as possible. i really hope this would not be a trend for other stores. but at the same time, this fact somehow indicates that one era is now over. i also need to move on to another era as hmv moves on...