Yoshida Brothers are Japanese musicians famous for playing the shamisen (三味線, lit. three flavour strings), a traditional Japanese music instrument.
Kodo (鼓動) was released in 2004 in the Yoshida Brothers II album; a remix version of the song was used for Nintendo’s Wii commercial in 2006.
The BIG Bibik & The Little Nyonyas is the latest project from my online friend Quachee. It’s an online cookshow showcasing the Peranakan (or Nyonya) cuisine.
Peranakan refers to descendants of foreign immigrants (primarily Chinese) who assimilated with the Nusantara community during the 15th & 16th century and created a unique culture of their own. Chinese-Peranakan is often referred to as Baba (male) and Nyonya (female).
The BIG Bibik & The Little Nyonyas revolves around a Peranakan grandmother teaching her grandchildren and friends on the art of cooking Nyonya dishes. Below are the first four (of eight) webisodes…
Best of Youtube series: Malaysia & Singapore.
Methodology: Just search for specific keyword on Youtube and share some of the most viewed videos here; limited to one video per channel.
Malaysian Idol (Michael Jackson) [by liquidbuffet]
Malaysian Idol 2004 audition. Epic performance.
Alain Robert, nicknamed Spiderman, climbed successfully to the top of Malaysia’s iconic 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers on September 1…
The 46-year-old Frenchman is famous for scaling skyscrapers and famous architectures across the world, without safety equipments.
This was Robert’s third attempt to conquer the 452m Petronas Towers, formerly the world’s tallest building. He made the first attempt in 1997, and the second a decade later; both climbs were thwarted by authorities on the 60th floor.
He was subsequently arrested and fined RM2000 (~USD567) for illegal trespassing.
English subbed Korean commercials of Samsung Anycall mobile phone series, the Magic Hole, featuring heartthrobs Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong and newbie singer Uee. Pretty funny, love the first two vids…
A project to share some of the most popular videos from Youtube on this site; you’ll be seeing a couple dozen of these posts in the next few weeks/months.
Simple methodology… just search for the specific keyword on Youtube and embed some of the most viewed videos here; limited to one video per channel.
Obviously there will be related videos that are missed out using this method, but it’s just a compilation for infotainment, let’s no go into details too much.
Keywords “Asia” and “Asian”… 13 vids with over a million views each…
A touching Thai commercial (more like a short film) about a deaf girl who defy odds to learn playing a violin. The product brand will only be revealed in the end; you can give a good guess of what it’s about in the final minute though…
Theme song is one of my favourite classical pieces, the Pachelbel’s Canon.
[video via garfieH@Youtube]
Chinese songs by Taiwanese singer Lala Hsu and Hong Kong singer Kay Tse; Korean songs by G-Dragon and Baek Ji-young (ft. Taecyeon).
Lala Hsu – Riding a White Horse
“Riding a White Horse” (身骑白马) by singer-songwriter Lala Hsu, from her debut album released in May 2009; a mix of pop music with traditional folk song…
