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Tokyo Girls Collection 2009 Autumn & Winter

Yein Jee — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:01:31 +0000

Tokyo Girls Collection (TGC) is one of the world’s largest fashion festival, held twice annually in Japan since 2005, and is opened to public with affordable price.

The event showcases real cloths, street fashion and casual brands. The show is streamed live on mobile and internet; people can buy their favourite products on the spot or almost real time online.

Below are some videos from the 2009 Autumn-Winter show on September 5; fashion, girls, or music, it seems fun whichever you preferred…

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Tokyo Girls Collection 2009 Autumn & Winter from YeinJee's Asian Journal

Bijin Tokei = cute Japanese girls + clock = win

Yein Jee — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:13:49 +0000

Introducing the prettiest digital clock ever.

Bijin Tokei (literally beauty clock) is a web application with cute Japanese girls showing you the time on your PC, iPhone, gadget, website etc., which refreshed automatically with a new image every minute.

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Yui Aragaki looks best in Yukata

Yein Jee — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:52:33 +0000

Undated photo of Japanese idol Yui Aragaki in Yukata, a traditional Japanese bathrobe which is a popular fashion during summer festivals…

Aragaki was voted the best looking female celeb in Yukata in a recent Oricon poll; Hiroshi Tamaki tops the male chart but I couldn’t care much lol [pic via G2slp]

Yui Aragaki looks best in Yukata from YeinJee's Asian Journal

Super GT Sepang 2009 – Eneos Girls

Yein Jee — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:11:22 +0000

Photos from Super GT Malaysia 2009 – Japanese race queens Yukie Morikawa (L) and Megumi Furusawa for Lexus Team LeMans ENEOS…

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Namie Amuro gets wild for Coca Cola

Yein Jee — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:58:33 +0000

Coca Cola’s Japanese commercial featuring pop star Namie Amuro with her latest single “Wild”; a couple of wallpapers after the video…

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Anime Expo brings Morning Musume to LA

Yein Jee — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:21:39 +0000

Japanese pop group Morning Musume is going to perform at the Anime Expo (AX), America’s largest anime convention that will be held on July 2-5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

J-pop fans in the region should be pretty excited about the news despite the fact that Morning Musume’s popularity has been fading a bit in recent years… the all-girls group is an icon synonymous to Japanese pop culture after all.

Some self-proclaimed hardcore anime fans might not be too happy though; I’ve known a few people that don’t fancy pop stars intruding anime/manga conventions, especially those whose previous works are totally not related to anime culture.

Anime Expo brings Morning Musume to LA from YeinJee's Asian Journal

Ayumi Hamasaki releasing album in USB flash drive

Yein Jee — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:16:32 +0000

Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki is releasing her new album “Next Level” in USB flash drives (limited version) along with regular CDs…

“Next Level” USB-album… pretty cool design (Image from Avex (Jp))

The idea is not new; American stars Matchbox 20 and Jennifer Lopez have done this before. Ayu is probably the first popular Japanese singer to try this though… I guess she is stamping her mark as the trendsetter at the land of the rising sun yet again.

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Seijin no Hi – Japanese Coming of Age Day

Yein Jee — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:42:51 +0000

Seijin no Hi (成人の日; literally adult’s day) is a national holiday in Japan which falls on the second Monday in January each year. The holiday is for young Japanese who reached the legal age of adulthood (20) to celebrate their new status.

A Seijin Shiki (成人式; coming-of-age ceremony) is normally held in the morning at local city offices where politicians and academicians will give speeches reminding the new adults of their social responsibilities. The Shin Seijin (新成人; new adults) would often visit a shrine after the ceremony to make their wishes and go for parties later on.

Young ladies are often seen in traditional Furisode on the day, while guys in business suit or traditional Hakama. Sharing a few 2009 pics by Dannychoo the Stormtrooper in Tokyo; obviously a paradise for photography geeks…

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Entertainment roundup (January 12, 2009)

Yein Jee — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:09:12 +0000

Some entertainment news from various sources…

Update – A new video is added to Korean girls group SNSD’s Goobne Chicken commercial.

Japan – Hiroshi Tamaki, Aoi Miyazaki (pic) and Ringo Shiina top an annual list for celebrities who look best in kimonos [Tokyograph]

Philippines – Chinese celebrity couple Dicky Cheung and Jess Zhang is getting married in Philippines on Monday (Jan 12) [Stareastasia]

S Korea – Actor Song Il-gook was temporarily unconscious after felling off his horse last Tuesday (Jan 6) while filming for drama “The Kingdom of the Winds” [Hanfever]

S Korea – Bae Yong Joon and Park Jin Young, two influential personalities of Korean entertainment industry, have come together to form a new company which aim at producing new stars of the future [Coolsmurf]

S Korea – “Devil” co-stars Joo Ji-hoon and Shin Mina reunite in “Kitchen” [K-popped]

S Korea – A fan made video showing his/her selection of top 20 K-pop songs in 2008; a bit biased, but pretty cool… [Youtube]

Taiwan – Boyband Fahrenheit promotes album in Ximending, Taipei [Stareastasia]

Entertainment roundup (January 12, 2009) from YeinJee's Asian Journal

Super GT Sepang 2008 – GT race queens set (2)

Yein Jee — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:48:32 +0000

Photo collection of some Japanese race queens from the Super GT series at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit in June 2008…

Mola race queens Izumi Morita, Risa Kobayashi, Yayoi Uehara and Rika Gotou

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Super GT Sepang 2008 – pit walkabout (2)

Yein Jee — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:33:20 +0000

Photos from the pit walkabout session of Super GT International Series Malaysia at Sepang International Circuit in June 2008…

Safety costumes?

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Super GT Sepang 2008 – pit walkabout (2) from YeinJee's Asian Journal

Vogue Nippon Women of the Year 2008

Yein Jee — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:58:18 +0000

Vogue Nippon magazine has recently revealed the winners of its “Women of the Year 2008″ award. The annual event showcases the outstanding Japanese women of the year in various fields, primarily in the pop culture industry.

The nine winners of Vogue Nippon Women of the Year 2008 are actress Aoi Miyazaki, actress Juri Ueno, comedian Harumi Edo, softball player Yukiko Ueno, Buddhist activist-writer Jakucho Setouchi, singer-writer Mieko Kawakami, talent-idol Suzanne, manga artist Yukari Ichijo and actress Kanako Higuchi…

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Vintage geisha postcards

Yein Jee — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:30:21 +0000

Flickr user Vintage Lulu is sharing her collection of Geisha postcards from late 19th and early 20th century; some of the postcards are reproduction and purchased in Japan while others original period pieces acquired in the UK… [via Neatorama]

I am not sure if geisha is the right word to describe the postcards though… most of those ladies look like ordinary people (including some westerners) wearing traditional Japanese kimonos instead of real geishas. The pics are pretty neat nonetheless.

Vintage geisha postcards from YeinJee's Asian Journal

Men’s bra a hit in Japan

Yein Jee — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:51:50 +0000

A Japanese website has sold hundreds of bras for men…

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Style-arena – Japanese street fashion site

Yein Jee — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:03:49 +0000

Style-arena.jp is a website about Tokyo street fashion, with weekly photo updates of latest Japanese fashion in the streets of Harajuku, Shibuya, Omotesando, Daikanyama and Ginza in Tokyo. Pretty cool site if you are into fashion and trends.

Style-arena – Japanese street fashion site from YeinJee's Asian Journal

Old Japan era’s bathing beauties

Yein Jee — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:30:59 +0000

Photo of Japanese Geisha posing in swimsuits (or bath-suits) during the Meiji Era (1868-1912) or Taisho Era (1912-1926) of old Japan…

More pictures available on Flickr [via Japanprobe]

Old Japan era’s bathing beauties from YeinJee's Asian Journal