MJVibe reported back in June<\/a>, Japanese cinemas have been celebrating the release of Michael with a series of exclusive admission gifts, including special collectible cards featuring iconic moments from Michael Jackson\u2019s career.<\/p>\nThe latest card is the \u201cBeat It\u201d ver., featuring Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson recreating the legendary look and attitude from one of Michael\u2019s most iconic short films.<\/p>\n
The card officially became available on Friday, August 7, marking the sixth wave of admission gifts for the Japanese release of Michael. Multiple Japanese cinema chains confirm that the card is being distributed to moviegoers while supplies last.<\/p>\n
A Growing Collection<\/p>\n
The Michael collectible card campaign has already become a fun way for Japanese fans to celebrate the movie, with different designs being released throughout its theatrical run.<\/p>\n
The current series includes:<\/p>\n
Young MJ ver. \u2014 July 10\u201323
\nBillie Jean ver. \u2014 July 24\u2013August 6
\nBeat It ver. \u2014 August 7\u201320
\nBad ver. \u2014 August 21\u2013September 4<\/p>\n
The next card, featuring the \u201cBad\u201d look, is scheduled to begin distribution on August 21.<\/p>\n
The cards are admission gifts rather than items sold separately, and cinemas note that distribution is limited and will end once supplies run out. Fans are also generally limited to one gift per movie admission.<\/p>\n
Jaafar\u2019s \u201cBeat It\u201d Moment<\/p>\n
For Michael Jackson fans, the \u201cBeat It\u201d card is particularly special. Jaafar Jackson recreates one of Michael\u2019s most recognizable eras in Michael, bringing the iconic imagery of the 1982 hit into the biopic.<\/p>\n
The film\u2019s Japanese theatrical campaign has already included several exclusive collectibles, with the collectible card series giving fans another reason to return to theaters and continue building their Michael collection.<\/p>\n
And with the \u201cBad\u201d ver. arriving on August 21, Japanese fans still have another card to look forward to.<\/p>\n
MJVibe will continue to follow the Japanese Michael releases and exclusive merchandise as the movie continues its impressive theatrical run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Japanese fans of Michael Jackson\u2019s Michael biopic have another collectible card to add to their collections, with the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76574,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4614,4615,49142,8,17,4617,4618,4619,13093,4620],"class_list":["post-76573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-japan","tag-biopic","tag-collector","tag-imax","tag-japan","tag-japanese","tag-michael-jackson","tag-michael-jackson-merchandise","tag-michael-jackson-news","tag-mj-fan","tag-mj-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}