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Akon, Chammak Challo, Ra.One

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Chammak Challo, a Hindi song by Senegalese-American singer Akon (not in video) for Bollywood film Ra.One, a science-fiction-superhero-action-flick starring Shahrukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor (who sings the female part if not mistaken)…

Group dance – essential in most Bollywood movies – is not spared even if it’s scifi.

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2010 video

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A 12-minute video summary of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York last month. The models who walked the runway include Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel, Liu Wen and Chanel Iman etc. There were also live performances by singers Akon and Katy Perry.

Victoria’s Secret is an American brand of women’s premium lingerie, clothing and beauty products. It only started global expansion in recent years but many people already know about the brand; its annual show and models (aka the Angels) probably play a huge part in that.

The first VS Fashion Show was held in 1995. It made its network TV broadcast debut in 2001, and it introduced live music acts by pop singers in the same year too. The show also became more widespread overseas in recent years because of YouTube and other online media.

I first watched the show in 2006. I like the event, not going to lie about that; it becomes a bit boring after a few years though, feels like watching the same thing all over again. A summarised video like this one seems about right though.

Oh Africa! Pepsi football commercial

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PEPSI commercial featuring world-class football players i.e. Lionel Messi, Ricardo Kaká, Didier Drogba, Thierry Henry, Frank Lampard and Andrey Arshavin. Song is Oh Africa by American-Senegalese singer Akon who also appears in the video.

The FIFA World Cup will be held in South Africa this summer, hence the African culture theme. Sentimental wise it would be nice if there’s an Asian in the advert, but I guess there are no players “world-class” enough in Asia.