Summary of May 2007 articles…
Personal
Some UK travel stories from 2005… arrival, the Buckingham Palace, St James’s Park, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square and Big Ben (pic).
Lifestyle and Discovery
A pair of melons were sold for $16,000 USD in Yubari, a Japanese city facing bankruptcy; and Nestle is doing their bid to help the city with some Yubari melon flavoured Kit Kat, or is it?
Still in Japan, Pepsi is planning to release a cucumber-flavoured soda drink this summer; and 16-year-old schoolboy Ryo Ishikawa became the youngest ever person to win a major golf tournament in the country.
In Indonesia, a rare coelacanth was caught by a fisherman.
Showbiz and entertainment
Hong Kong actress Isabella Leong has landed the role in Hollywood movie “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”. Chinese starlet Liu Yifei was initially thought to be the favourite to star in the film.
Plenty of Korean news… Jeon Do-yeon wins best actress in Cannes, the first Korean actress to win the award at the prestigious film festival.
Not so good news for pop diva Lee Hyori as her new drama was banned by Korea’s Broadcasting Committee for excessive product placement; entertainment mogul JYP is probably an unhappy man as well, seeing his protégé Rain leaving the company, especially after the confirmation of Rain’s Hollywood debut.
On lighter note, Korean actress Song Hye-kyo visits Paris for a working-holiday; while American singer Amerie visits Seoul instead. And teenage pop group Wonder Girls wow their fans with some hot dance in their first official fan meet.
To Japan… Fuji TV is filming Hana Kimi; a movie review for Sinking of Japan; and Miss Japan Riyo Mori was crowned Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico.
That’s it for the month of May 2007.