Korean teenage girls-group Wonder Girls with their “Tell Me” music video; the MV is a bit silly, but cute… fit the bill for a group of young girls ain’t so?



Wonder Girls - Tell Me

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Some Chinese chess pieces made of pressed Pu’er tea leaves are shown at a tea shop in Suzhou, eastern China’s Jiangsu province on Tuesday (Oct 23)…

Chinese chess made by Pu-erh tea
Chinese ‘tea’ chess (Image courtesy of Crienglish)

Pu’er (or Pu-erh) tea has been a popular drink in China for over thousand of years. Drinking Pu’er tea is purported to aid in digestion, reduce blood cholesterol and lipid levels. It is also widely believed in Chinese cultures that tea could counteract the unpleasant effects of heavy alcohol consumption.

Kikuya, a ramen shop in Tokyo offers a bizarre menu of ramen dishes, including vanilla ice cream ramen, yogurt ramen and chocolate ramen…

Ice cream ramen in Tokyo
Ice cream ramen (Image courtesy of Ramentheater, via Japanitup)

A series of commemorative medal for basketball star Yao Ming has been released in Beijing, China. The medals are produced by gold, silver and high-relief cast copper technology; the price is not mentioned.

Yao Ming commemorative medal
Yao Ming commemorative medal
Yao Ming commemorative medal on sale (Image courtesy of Xinhuanet)

Japan’s toy maker Tomy is introducing the world’s smallest radio controlled toy helicopter “Heli-Q”, which can make a 5-minute flight with a 20-minute charge of its lithium-ion battery. Tomy will put it on market next month.

Tomy Heli-Q smallest toy helicopter
Tomy’s employee Maiko Murayama displays the toy helicopter on October 23 in Tokyo
(Image courtesy of Tiscali, via Spluch)

Kim Tae-hee is one of the most popular Korean actresses; famous for her role in TV drama “Love Story in Harvard”.

Korean actress Kim Tae-hee
Picture of Kim Tae-hee

Kim Tae-hee Profile

Name: Kim Tae-hee
Korean name: 김태희
DOB: March 29, 1980
Birth place: Ulsan, South Korea
Height: 165cm
Blood type: O
Profession: Actress

(Also known as Kim Tae-hui)

Kim Tae-hee Biography

Kim Tae-hee made her entertainment debut as a model in late 90s, before started acting in some cameo roles.

Kim’s breakthrough came in 2003 with popular drama “Stairway to Heaven”, co-starring Kwon Sang-woo and Choi Ji-woo. Kim played the bad character in the drama, but her appearance and acting has won her many fans.

Kim Tae-hee then landed a leading role in “Forbidden Love” before starring in “Love Story in Harvard” (LSIH) alongside Kim Rae-won in 2005. LSIH was a great hit in Korea and some Asian countries, and Kim becomes a regional superstar.

LSIH is Kim’s last drama to date; she starred in movie “The Restless” in 2006… a huge budget movie that ended in disappointment. Her latest movie is “Quarrel” (Ssawoom) which is premiering in December 2007.

Kim Tae-hee has been featuring in lots of commercial films; lots of her CF are well received by fans and consumers, but there are critics arguing that she should spend more time on acting in real dramas and movies instead of all the commercials.

One undeniable fact though, Kim Tae-hee still remains as one of the most popular Korean actresses in Asia.

Kim Tae-hee Related Websites

Official Website ll Kim Tae-hee Forum

Latest music video (or promotional video to be precise) from Japanese pop star Koda Kumi, featuring Korean boyband TVXQ (better known as Tohoshinki in Japan)… “Last Angel”…


Koda Kumi feat TVXQ - Last Angel

Some floor cleaning robots featured bizarrely on the red carpet of the 20th Tokyo International Film Festival’s opening ceremony

Robotic floor cleaner at TIFF 2007
Robotic floor cleaner on the red carpet (Image courtesy of Sina)


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