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Korean crossdresser’s Fuwa Fuwa Time

Yein Jee — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:32:36 +0000

Video of a Korean crossdresser playing bass to Fuwa Fuwa Time, an OST from Japanese anime K-On! It’s so weird that it’s actually funny…

According to his Youtube profile… he’s a South Korean bassist whose name is Hyunmo Kim who “hopes to be the world’s greatest stupid idiot bass player.”

Good luck Mr Kim, thanks for the lulz.

Korean crossdresser’s Fuwa Fuwa Time from YeinJee's Asian Blog

KARA’s first Japan showcase

Yein Jee — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:16:21 +0000

Korean pop group KARA made their first official performance in Japan on Feb 7…

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KARA’s first Japan showcase from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Otaku’s New Year party at Akihabara

Yein Jee — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:43:52 +0000

Interesting (or absolutely bizarre depends on how you see it) video of how some Japanese otaku celebrated their New Year’s Eve at a maid cafe and idol stage in Tokyo’s Akihabara… [video via Japanprobe]

Otaku’s New Year party at Akihabara from YeinJee's Asian Blog

35th Anniversary Hello Kitty Design History

Yein Jee — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:20:24 +0000

Japanese pop culture icon Hello Kitty celebrates her 35th birthday in 2009. And Sanrio has released a video of its design history over the years for the character that charmed the world with its overloaded cuteness…

35th Anniversary Hello Kitty Design History from YeinJee's Asian Blog

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 Blog

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Japan

Yein Jee — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:41:51 +0000

The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan, is the world’s second largest aquarium behind the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, USA. It’s one of the very few aquariums in the world that keep whale sharks in cavity.

Video of Kuroshio Sea, the largest tank in the aquarium; shot by Canadian filmmaker Jon Rawlinson. Mesmerising stuff; I can watch this for hours…

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Japan from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Yoshida Brothers – Kodo music video

Yein Jee — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:42:55 +0000

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.

Yoshida Brothers – Kodo music video from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Asian music video collection (3)

Yein Jee — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:04:58 +0000

Korean songs by Outsider and 4Minute; Japanese song by AKB48; and Cantonese song by Hong Kong singer Eason Chan…

Outsider – Alone

English subbed MV of “Alone” (외톨이) by Outsider, dubbed as Korea’s fastest rapper; song from “Vol.2 Maestro” album, released in June 2009…

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Asian music video collection (3) from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Sour – Tone of Everyday (really cool) music video

Yein Jee — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:21:32 +0000

Music video for “Tone of Everyday” (日々の音色; Hibi no Neiro) by Japanese band Sour from their first mini album “Water Flavor EP”.

The song is just ok, but the MV super cool. The cast were selected from actual Sour fan base around the world; and each person and scene was filmed purely via webcam and stitched together to make the awesome video…

Music video directed by Masashi Kawamura, Hal Kirkland, Magico Nakamura and Masayoshi Nakamura [via Yellow-menace]

Sour – Tone of Everyday (really cool) music video from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Paperclips dance on train floor

Yein Jee — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:33:40 +0000

Paperclips dancing under the influence of electromagnetic field on the floor of a Kobe train in Japan; the effect is produced by the electric current that drives the motors located under the floor…

Although harmless to human body, the magnetic field could damage electronic devices left on the floor. The train company is installing extra shielding on these trains as countermeasures for the issue.

[video via kinchangnoodle@Youtube & Pinktentacle]

Paperclips dance on train floor from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Asian music video collection (1)

Yein Jee — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:37:17 +0000

A few Asian music videos; from Korean pop groups Super Junior, 2NE1, Japanese pop group Morning Musume and an English song from Chinese singer Khalil Fong.

Super Junior – It’s You

“It’s You” (너라고) by Korean pop group Super Junior from the “Sorry Sorry” album, released in March 2009…

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Asian music video collection (1) from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Yubari City – No Money But Love

Yein Jee — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:18:51 +0000

Story of the revival of the bankrupting Yubari City in Japan with its No Money But Love campaign. Yubari is famous for its melons which made international headlines in the past few years for its record breaking price; but the city also has an unpleasant tag for being one of the poorest places in the nation…

[video via markettara@Youtube]

Yubari City – No Money But Love from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Toyama Tourism Anime Project

Yein Jee — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:52:22 +0000

Two Toyama based animation studios, P.A. Works and The Berich have created some short animes to promote Toyama tourism, based on the theme “Tear Bringing Toyama Prefecture”.

Sharing here are videos from P.A. Works; three short stories about love, friendship and family; with Mt Tateyama, Toyama Bay, and Gokayama as backdrop.

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Toyama Tourism Anime Project from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Cute guinea pigs munching green

Yein Jee — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:14:20 +0000

Four cute guinea pigs (and a rabbit) munching on their food. Pics available on their master’s Japanese blog; more vids on his/her Youtube channel…

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Cute guinea pigs munching green from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Life-size Gundam in Odaiba, Tokyo

Yein Jee — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:53:45 +0000

A life-sized 18m Gundam model was assembled at Odaiba Island in Tokyo to mark the 30th anniversary of “Mobile Suit Gundam”, the very first Gundam anime series which evolved into a highly successful franchise over the years…

The real scale Gundam can do a few simple tricks, no big deal… but the details of the model itself is still pretty impressive.

The Gundam is going to be displayed for only two months unfortunately, it could turn to be Tokyo’s new tourist attraction if it’s kept for a much longer period.

Video via Akibahobby; check out some of their pics [Jp] as well.

Life-size Gundam in Odaiba, Tokyo from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Getting your kid to school in five minutes

Yein Jee — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:24:37 +0000

Remember the Japanese comedy skit of “getting to work in 5-minutes?” Here’s another similar piece from the same show, of “getting your kid ready to school in five minutes,” featuring comedian Tomoko Murakami.

Not as brilliant imo, but quite funny nonetheless… [again, via Japanprobe]

Getting your kid to school in five minutes from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Nakizumo – Japanese baby crying festival

Yein Jee — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:05:05 +0000

Nakizumo (lit. crying sumo) is a traditional Japanese festival with 400-years of history. The event, believed to bring good health to the babies, is held annually in temples across Japan where the kids would face-off each other to see who’s crying the soonest (and loudest)…

The above video [credits to garyjpn@youtube for the upload] is probably from Hiroshima in 2009; there are other slightly different format in other places, including in Tokyo where some real sumo wrestlers were involved.

Nakizumo – Japanese baby crying festival from YeinJee's Asian Blog

One fat, cute and weird Japanese cat

Yein Jee — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:50:25 +0000

Better than Garfield… [video credits to tomomama3@youtube]

One fat, cute and weird Japanese cat from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Tokyo Decadance – wild Japanese club event

Yein Jee — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:14:44 +0000

Eating beer cans, swallowing swords, wielding light saber, lesbian kiss, fire show, wacky performance, loud music, booze, dance, girls… that’s what you are going to see from the below video… [by ronindave@youtube, via Japundit]

Founded in October 2005 by ex-French drag queen Adrien Le Danois, Tokyo Decadance had the goal to mix all the most creative, flashy, crazy, exaggerated, extreme, bizarre styles of the Tokyo streets.

The event is now the rendezvous of gothic, cyberpunk, fetish, manga heroine, lolitas, yamanbas, ko gyaru, drag queen, punk, Tokyo jet-set, partymonsters, and also salaryman and ‘normal people’.

The wild party is occasionally on tour in some European cities beside the monthly show in Japan [check out Decadance' Myspace]

Tokyo Decadance – wild Japanese club event from YeinJee's Asian Blog

Yuri Ebihara’s cute Japanese commercial

Yein Jee — Sun, 10 May 2009 08:00:33 +0000

Japanese commercial (2008) featuring popular model Yuri Ebihara, often referred to as Ebi-chan by her fans. You won’t know what’s the ad is about until the last few seconds; give it a good guess while enjoying her overloaded cuteness…

I’ll explain a bit about the senselessness at the first comment.

[video credits: chefprotoss@youtube]

Yuri Ebihara’s cute Japanese commercial from YeinJee's Asian Blog