Korean actor Jang Geun-suk works with fame singer-producer JYP for this song, “Black Engine”. The MV is also a branded entertainment for Etude’s Black ‘N Jean, a men-styling-product.


Black Engine music video

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A bizarre Korean commercial for Okmewaka ice cream…


Weird but funny somehow… (A longer video with some rehearsing clips)

A funny Japanese commercial for Ajinomoto Stadium…


Funny Japanese video (Hat tip to Asianoffbeat)

Ajinomoto Stadium is officially known as Tokyo Stadium (東京スタジアム) and is located in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. Completed in March 2001, it is the first stadium in Japan that offered its naming rights, which was sold to Ajinomoto Co. for a 5-year period (Mar 2003 to Feb 2008), thus the name Ajinomoto Stadium.

The stadium is the home of the J. League football teams F.C. Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy 1969.

The latest Samsung AnyCall commercial film, featuring AnyBand - a group of artists with different talents - pop star BoA, Xiah Jun-su (from boyband TVXQ), Tablo (from hip-hop group Epik High) and pianist prodigy Jin Bora…

AnyCall is famous for its commercial films; its previous series featuring pop star Lee Hyori (AnyMotion, AnyClub etc.) were simply classic. The CFs were very well received in Korea and spread around the world through various online video sharing site.

With Hyori’s contract ending pretty soon… Samsung is trying to form a new hype with AnyBand. With pop stars BoA and Jun-su in backing, and the talent of Tablo and Bora… it’s almost certain that the commercial will create a great buzz in the market.

Here is the latest commercial films (full 9 minutes version) featuring AnyBand; the theme of the CFs is to tell people to share more love, have fun and be happy…


Talk, Play, Love - Promise You

An interesting Japanese video from Nikon for their 90th anniversary celebration. The video shares some development of their camera technology, as well as some nice photos and clips.


Nikon celebrates 90th anniversary [Hat tip to Kuanchong]

Chinese commercial featuring Taiwanese supermodel Lin Chi Ling, for leg-massage product…


Lin Chi Ling - Osim uSqueez

Korean commercial featuring pop star Lee Hyori and Hollywood actress Jessica Alba, for beauty care product Isa Knox


Lee Hyori and Jessica Alba

Japanese toy manufacturer Bandai is introducing a new high-tech toy… ‘Hex Bug’, a translucent robot modelled after real cockroaches.

Hex Bug - cockroach robot toy
Hex Bug in 5 colours (Image courtesy of Strapya)

The robotic bug has a size of H33×W60×D60 (mm), weighs around 16g and came in 5 colours.

It has six legs, a touch sensor that tells it to change directions when it hits a wall, a micro monitor that makes it vibrate like a cell phone, and a mic sensor that lets it scuttle away when you make loud noises. [Tokyomango]

The retail price for a Hex Bug is 1,995 yen (~USD17); you can order these from Strapya.


Video of Hex Bug in action


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