Korean model Gu Ji-sung in cosplay costume while hosting the Dungeon Fighter Festival, a promotional event for the multiplayer online game on July 19…
Wallpapers of Korean pop group Girls’ Generation for Viliv [Kr] portable media player endorsement; click image for full size (1920×1080) wallpapers.
[update] Added three new wallpapers…
“Departures” (おくりびと, Okuribito) is a multiple award winning Japanese movie and winner of the best foreign language film at the 2009 Oscars.
Directed by Yojiro Takita and starring Masahiro Motoki, the movie follows the story of a nokanshi whose job is to prepare the death for encoffinment. Other main leads include Ryoko Hirosue and Tsutomu Yamazaki etc.
English song from Korean pop star BoA; Korean songs from MC Mong and Kara; and Chinese song from Taiwanese actress-singer Vivian Hsu…
BoA – Energetic
Third MV from BoA’s self-titled American album, released in March 2009…
Video from Korean pop group Wonder Girls’ official Youtube channel, a mash-up of their performances as opening act for the Jonas Brothers’ concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on July 19-21…
Seems like the Wonder Girls are performing Nobody, Nobody and Nobody besides “Nobody” throughout the tour so far. Seriously, aren’t they going to sing another song? An English version of “Tell Me” perhaps?
The girls are obviously getting noticed, for good or bad, among Jonas fans. But if they want to get bigger publicity in the US, they need something more than just singing the same old song with the same old look for two long months.
Entertainment snippets from other sources…
China – Jane Zhang loves Barcelona [Cfensi]
Japan – Yuna Ito’s photobook [Reallycuteasians]
Japan – Miss Universe Japan Emiri Miyasaka’s national costume controversy (pic) [Japanprobe]
Korea – Kwon Sang-woo might star in Hollywood film “The Green Hornet” [Stareast]
Korea – Go Ara to make J-drama debut [Stareast]
Korea – Hyun Bin on Cosmopolitan [Koreanclicks]
Korea – SNSD and Son Dambi at Man Utd vs FC Seoul match [K-popped]
Korea – Rain Theater: 7th Global Fan Meeting [K-popped]
The Cameron Valley Tea House was the first stop of my Cameron Highlands trip on July 11. Located beside the main road (between Ringlet and Tanah Rata) and overseeing the Bharat Tea Plantation, the tea house is a perfect place for tourists to have a first glance of what Cameron Highlands has to offer…
Acclaimed Malaysian director-screenwriter Yasmin Ahmad died on late Saturday at the age of 51 from a stroke she suffered on Thursday.
A great storyteller whom I personally admired, and a wonderful filmmaker adored by people regardless of races or religions. Rest in peace.
Sharing one of her last works, “Funeral”, a heart-warming TV commercial for Singapore’s Ministry of Community Development…