http://yeinjee.com A weblog about Asian pop culture, lifestyle, entertainment, food, travel, fashion, gadgets, current issues and random fun stuff Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:59:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "The Chaser" (추격자; Chugyeogja) is a Korean movie which won multiple awards at the Daejong Film Festival in 2008. I watched the movie shortly after the film fest, and I think their wins are quite justified... it's simply a great movie. The Chaser is directed by Na Hong-jin and ... http://yeinjee.com/2008/review-the-chaser-2008/ A Korean magazine has picked the most popular Korean drama characters in the first half of 2008. Actor Ji Sung and actress Han Ji-min top the list with their roles in "New Heart" and "Yi San" respectively. Ji Sung, Park Yong-ha, Kang Ji-hwan, Jung Joon-ho and Kim Ji-suk Most popular male ... http://yeinjee.com/2008/most-popular-k-drama-characters-in-2008-thus-far/ Hong Kong artist Gillian Chung is trying her luck in Hollywood to make her career comeback after the infamous nude photos scandal. Gillian back from HollywoodThe 27-year-old actress and pop singer was in US to audition for a role in movie "Pinkville", directed by Oliver Stone and starring Bruce Willis. ... http://yeinjee.com/2008/gillian-chung-trying-her-luck-in-hollywood/ Promotional videos (PV) from Japanese girls group AKB48, titled "Sakura no Hanabira Tachi" (桜の花びらたち; literally 'petals of cherry tree')... AKB48 supposedly consist of 48 female member, divided into three groups (A, K and B) with 16 members each. The number is rarely precise though; they debuted in 2006 with 20 ... http://yeinjee.com/2008/pv-akb48-sakura-no-hanabira-tachi/ Japanese race queens at Malaysia Super GT International Series 2008... Run'A circuit mate Miho Miyazaka Epson Nakajima race queens Satomi Takahashi and Aiko Suzuki JLOC Dechau Girls race queen Rioka Eneos race queen Yukari Amano Team Mach race queens Airi Nagasaku and Rika Ootsuka Houzan's Cosmos Circut Ladies Aiko Hirayama and Keiko Ohno Hankook Ladies Aki Kogure ... http://yeinjee.com/2008/super-gt-sepang-2008-race-queens-2/ New wallpaper on my laptop, featuring Konata Izumi, main character from Japanese anime/manga "Lucky☆Star"... Saw this from Jamie, couldn't resist using it lol. Download full size (1600x1200) here. http://yeinjee.com/2008/kona-chan-laptop-wallpaper/ Cosplay, or costume play, is a popular trend where people dressing up mimicking fictional characters from anime, manga (comics), video games and movies etc. Japan is generally credited as the origin of cosplay, but there are no actual facts of when the cosplay culture started. The credit for coining the ... http://yeinjee.com/2008/origin-of-the-word-cosplay/ Music video of "Smile Again", a song from I L♥ve Asia project by Korean celebrities to raise funds for Sichuan earthquake victims in China. The song is produced by Korean singer-producer JYP in collaboration with Chinese superstar Jackie Chan; participating celebs include Jo Sung-mo, Park Yong-ha, Gan Mi-yeon, Chae Yeon, Kim ... http://yeinjee.com/2008/mv-i-love-asia-smile-again/